General Information; Introduction - Standard Horizon Hx500s Owner's Manual

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 INTRODUCTION

The HX500S is a SUBMERSIBLE 5-Watt portable two-way marine trans-
ceiver with a high capacity Lithium-Ion battery. The transceiver has all allo-
cated USA, International, or Canadian channels. It has emergency channel
16 which can be immediately selected from any channel by pressing the
[ 16/9 ] key. NOAA Weather channels can also be accessed immediately by
pressing the [ WX ] key.
The HX500S includes the following features: Memory Scanning, Priority Scan-
ning, NOAA Weather Alert, Battery Saver, easy-to-read large LCD display,
EEPROM memory back-up, Battery Life displayed on LCD, Transmit Time-
Out Timer (TOT) and a strobe light when enabled blinks the internationally
recognized SOS distress signal.
The transmitter provides a maximum of 5 Watts output, and has the selec-
tion of 2.5 Watts and 1 Watt to assist the user in ensuring maximum battery
life.
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