General Information; Introduction; Rf Exposure Safety Statement - Standard Horizon HX290 Owner's Manual

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of the HX290! The HX290 is a JIS-8/IPX8
Submersible Floating 5-Watt portable two way marine transceiver. The trans-
ceiver has all allocated USA, International, or Canadian channels. It has emer-
gency channel 16 which can be immediately selected from any channel by
pressing the key. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion) Weather channels can also be accessed immediately by pressing and
holding the key.
The HX290 includes the following features: 10 Programmable Preset Chan-
nels, Memory, Priority, Dual Watch Scanning, NOAA Weather Alert, easy-to-
read large LCD display, EEPROM memory back-up, Battery Life displayed on
LCD, Glow-In-The-Dark strip, and a transmit Time-Out Timer (TOT).
The HX290 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.
JIS-8/IPX8: 1.5 m (about 5Ft) for 30 minutes

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. In August 1996, the Federal Communications Com-
mission adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for hand-held wire-
less devices.
This device is authorized to operate at a duty factor not to exceed 50% (this
corresponds to 50% transmission time and 50% reception time).
WARNING: To maintain compliance with the FCC's RF exposure guidelines,
this transmitter and its antenna must maintain a separation distance of at least
1 inch (2.5 centimeters) from your face. Speak in a normal voice, with the
antenna pointed up and away from the face at the required separation dis-
tance.
Use only the supplied antenna. Unauthorized antennas, modifications, or at-
tachments could damage the transmitter, and may violate FCC regulations.
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