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- Page 1 HX470S Submersible Dual Band Marine Portable Owner's Manual HX460S...
- Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS RF EXPOSURE SAFETY STATEMENT ..................2 FCC AND CANADA RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ............... 3 FCC NOTICE ..........................5 1. GENERAL INFORMATION ....................... 6 1.1 INTRODUCTION ........................ 6 2. ACCESSORIES ......................... 7 2.1 PACKING LIST ........................7 2.2 OPTIONS ........................... 7 3.
- Page 3 Congratulations on your purchase of the HX470S! Whether this is your first portable marine VHF transceiver, or if you have other STANDARD HORI- ZON 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 harsh- est of environments.
- Page 4 RF EXPOSURE SAFETY STATEMENT SAFETY INFORMATION Your wireless handheld portable transceiver contains a low power trans- mitter. When the Push-to-Talk (PTT) button is pushed, the transceiver sends out radio frequency (RF) signals. In August 1996, the Federal Communications Commission adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for hand-held wireless devices.
- Page 5 FCC AND CANADA RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION Standard Horizon radios comply with the Federal Communication Commis- sion (FCC) and Industry-Canada requirements that regulate the Maritime Radio Service. MARITIME STATION LICENSE An FCC ship station license is no longer required for any vessel traveling in U.S.
- Page 6 FRS LICENSING No FCC license is required to use the FRS Frequencies. You are allowed to operate the HX470S on the FRS channels if you are not a representative of a foreign government, and if you cooperate in the selection and use of chan- nels in order to reduce interference to others.
- Page 7 Unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void compli- ance with FCC Rules. Any change or modification must be approved in writ- ing by STANDARD HORIZON, a Marine Division of VERTEX STANDARD. NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
- Page 8 The optional SU-1 Barometric Pressure Sensor Unit can be installed to pro- vide readout of the current barometric pressure. Or (not simultaneously) The optional FVP-31 Voice Scrambler can be installed to permit secure voice communications with other Standard Horizon radios with the FVP-31 or CVS2500 scramblers installed. Page 6 HX470S...
- Page 9 2. ACCESSORIES 2.1 PACKING LIST When the package containing the transceiver is first opened, please check it for the following contents: r HX470S Transceiver r FNB-80LI 1300 mAh Lithium Ion Battery Pack r CD-25 Charger Cradle for HX470S r NC-72B 120VAC Wall Charger for CD-25 r E-DC-19 DC Cable with 12 V Cigarette Lighter Plug for CD-25 r CLIP-14 Belt Clip with screw r Lanyard...
- Page 10 3. ABOUT THIS RADIO 3.1 ABOUT THE VHF MARINE BAND WARNING: The radio frequencies used in the VHF marine band lie between 156 and 158 MHz with NOAA Weather stations available between 161 and 163 MHz. The marine VHF band provides communications over dis- tances that are essentially “line of sight”...
- Page 11 to the channel, you must disable any tone squelch. Also, you must at all times and on all FRS channels, give priority to emer- gency messages [95.193(d)]. Refer to page 23 (reception), 24 (transmitting), and 33 (CTCSS) for operation. HX470S Page 9...
- Page 12 3.3 ABOUT RECEIVE ONLY CHANNELS and FREQUENCIES AM/FM Broadcast Bands The AM/FM bands contained within the HX470S are the same channels you use every day to listen to music, news and commentary with your car or home stereo. The AM broadcast band currently extends from 530 to 1700 kHz.
- Page 13 nautical band are mostly occupied by navigational equipment and transmit non voice signals in Morse code. If you select a frequency in the upper range the air is suddenly filled with conversations between pilots and air traffic controllers, pilots and their company dispatchers, flight service sta- tions, and ATIS broadcasts.