Table Of Contents - Standard Horizon HX300E Owner's Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Quick Reference Guide .................................................................................................................................... 3
1. GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................ 4
1.2 RF EXPOSURE SAFETY STATEMENT ........................................................................................ 4
2. ACCESSORIES .......................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 PACKING LIST .............................................................................................................................. 5
2.2 OPTIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 5
3. ABOUT THIS RADIO ................................................................................................................................ 6
3.1 ABOUT THE VHF MARINE BAND ............................................................................................ 6
3.2 ABOUT WATER RESISTANCE ................................................................................................... 6
DISTRESS AND HAILING ( CHANNEL 16 ) ................................................................................ 6
3.3
CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL ( CHANNEL 16 OR 9 ) ............................................................... 7
3.4
OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 AND 67 ( USA Channel Group Only ) ..................................... 8
3.5
3.6 SIMPLEX / DUPLEX CHANNEL USE .......................................................................................... 8
4. GETTING STARTED................................................................................................................................ 10
4.1 RADIO CARE ............................................................................................................................... 10
4.2 BATTERIES AND CHARGERS .................................................................................................. 10
4.2.1 BATTERY SAFETY ..........................................................................................................11
4.2.2 BATTERY INSTALLATION / REMOVAL .......................................................................... 12
4.2.3 BATTERY CHARGING .................................................................................................... 13
4.3 BELT CLIP INSTALLATION / REMOVAL ................................................................................... 14
HAND STRAP INSTALLATION .................................................................................................. 14
4.4 INSTALLATION OF OPTION ..................................................................................................... 15
4.4.1 FBA-44 ALKALINE BATTERY CASE ............................................................................ 15
5. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ............................................................................................................ 16
5.1 CONTROLS AND SWITCHES ................................................................................................... 16
5.2 LCD INDICATORS ...................................................................................................................... 19
6. BASIC OPERATION ................................................................................................................................ 21
6.1 INITIAL SETUP ........................................................................................................................... 21
6.2 RECEPTION ................................................................................................................................ 21
6.3 TRANSMISSION .......................................................................................................................... 22
6.3.1 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER ( TOT ) .............................................................................. 22
WATER ENABLED LIGHT ........................................................................................................... 22
6.4 USA, CANADIAN, AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS .......................................................... 23
6.5 KEYPAD LOCKING ..................................................................................................................... 23
PRESET CHANNELS ( 0 ~ 9 ) : INSTANT ACCESS ................................................................... 23
6.6
6.6.1 PROGRAMMING ............................................................................................................. 23
6.6.2 OPERATION ..................................................................................................................... 24
6.6.3 DELETING A PRESET CHANNEL ................................................................................ 24
6.7 SCANNING .................................................................................................................................. 24
6.7.1 PROGRAMMING SCAN MEMORY ............................................................................... 24
6.7.2 SELECTING SCAN TYPE .............................................................................................. 25
6.7.3 OPERATION ..................................................................................................................... 26
6.7.3.1 Priority Scan ....................................................................................................... 26
6.7.3.2 Memory Scan ..................................................................................................... 26
6.8 DUAL WATCH ............................................................................................................................. 27
6.9 TRI-WATCH ................................................................................................................................. 28
7. ATIS SETUP ............................................................................................................................................. 29
7.1 ATIS CODE PROGRAMMING ..................................................................................................... 29
7.2 ATIS CH GROUP ......................................................................................................................... 30
MENU ( "SET" ) MODE .............................................................................................................................. 31
8.
9. MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................................................ 33
9.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................................... 33
9.2 REPLACEMENT PARTS............................................................................................................. 33
9.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ................................................................................................... 33
10. VHF MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT ............................................................................................. 34
11. SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 38
11.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................................... 38
11.2 TRANSMITTER............................................................................................................................ 38
11.3 RECEIVER ................................................................................................................................... 38
Page 2 HX300E