General Information; Introduction; Rf Exposure Safety Statement - Standard Horizon HX380 Owner's Manual

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of the HX380! Whether this is your first
portable marine VHF transceiver, or if you have other STANDARD HORIZON
equipment, the STANDARD HORIZON organization is committed to ensuring
your enjoyment of this high performance transceiver, which should provide
you with many years of satisfying communications even in the harshest of
environments. STANDARD HORIZON technical support personnel stands
behind every product sold, and we invite you to contact us should you require
technical advice or assistance.
The HX380 is a Submersible 5-Watt portable two way marine transceiver with
the capability to be programmed with 40 LMR (Land Mobile Radio) channels
with CTCSS or DCS signalling by a dealer. The transceiver has all allocated
International, Canadian, or USA channels. It has emergency channel 16 which
can be immediately selected from any channel by pressing the [ 16/9 ] key.
The HX380 includes the following features: 10 PRESET channels for enabling
the instant access, Memory Scanning, Priority Scanning, Battery Saver, easy-
to-read large LCD display, EEPROM memory back-up, Battery Life displayed
on the LCD, and a transmit Time-Out Timer (TOT).
The HX380 transmitter provides a full 5 Watt of transmit power and also is
selectable to 1 Watt to assist the user in ensuring maximum battery life.
We appreciate your purchase of the HX380, and encourage you to read this
manual thoroughly, so as to learn and fully understand the capabilities of the
HX380.

1.2 RF EXPOSURE SAFETY STATEMENT

Your wireless handheld portable transceiver contains a low power transmitter.
When the Push-to-Talk (PTT) button is pushed, the transceiver sends out ra-
dio frequency (RF) signals.
This device is authorized to operate at a duty factor not to exceed 50% (this
corresponds to 50% transmission time and 50% reception time).
This transmitter and its antenna must maintain a separation distance of at
least 2.5 centimeters from your face. Speak in a normal voice, with the an-
tenna pointed up and away from the face at the required separation distance.
Use only the supplied antenna. Unauthorized antennas, modifications, or at-
tachments could damage the transmitter.
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