Table Of Contents - Standard Horizon HX290 Owner's Manual

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE ........................................................................................................ 3
1. GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................... 4
1.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 4
4.2 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 HAILLING ( CHANNEL 16 ) ............................................................ 6
3.3
CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL ( CHANNEL 16 OR 9 ) ............................................ 7
3.4
3.5 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 ............................................................................... 8
3.6 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67 ............................................................................... 8
3.7 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ......................................................................... 8
4. GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................ 10
4.1 RADIO CARE ............................................................................................................ 10
4.2 BELT CLIP, HAND STRAP INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL ............................. 10
4.3 BATTERIES AND CHARGERS ............................................................................... 11
4.3.1 BATTERY SAFETY ....................................................................................... 11
4.3.2 BATTERY INSTALLATION / REMOVAL ....................................................... 12
4.3.3 BATTERY CHARGING ................................................................................. 13
5. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ......................................................................................... 14
5.1 CONTROLS AND SWITCHES ................................................................................ 14
5.2 LCD INDICATORS .................................................................................................... 17
6. BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................................................ 18
6.1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS ......................................................................... 18
6.2 INITIAL SETUP ......................................................................................................... 18
6.3 RECEPTION .............................................................................................................. 18
6.4 TRANSMISSION ....................................................................................................... 19
TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER ( TOT ) ........................................................... 19
6.4.1
6.5 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS .............................................. 20
6.6 KEYPAD LOCKING .................................................................................................. 20
6.7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ............................................................................... 21
6.7.1 NOAA WEATHER ALERT ............................................................................. 21
6.7.2 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING ............................................................ 21
PRESET CHANNELS ( 0 ~ 9 ) : INSTANT ACCESS ................................................ 22
6.8
6.8.1 PROGRAMMING .......................................................................................... 22
6.8.2 OPERATION ................................................................................................. 22
6.9 SCANNING ................................................................................................................ 23
6.9.1 SELECTING THE SCAN TYPE .................................................................... 23
6.9.2 PROGRAMMING SCAN MEMORY ............................................................ 24
MEMORY SCANNING ( M-SCAN ) ................................................................ 24
6.9.3
PRIORITY SCANNING ( P-SCAN ) ................................................................ 24
6.9.4
6.10 DUAL WATCH ........................................................................................................... 25
7. MENU ( "SET" ) MODE .......................................................................................................... 26
8. MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................... 28
8.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................. 28
8.2 REPLACEMENT PARTS .......................................................................................... 28
8.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ................................................................................ 29
9. VHF MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT .......................................................................... 30
10. WARRANTY .......................................................................................................................... 36
11. INSTALLATION OF OPTION .............................................................................................. 39
11.1 FBA-42 ALKALINE BATTERY CASE ........................................................................ 39
12. SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................. 40
12.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................. 40
12.2 TRANSMITTER ......................................................................................................... 40
12.3 RECEIVER ................................................................................................................ 40
13. FCC & CANADA RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ....................................................... 41
14. FCC NOTICE ....................................................................................................................... 42
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