General Information; Introduction - Standard Horizon HX100 Owner's Manual

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of the HX100/HX150! Whether this is
your first portable marine VHF transceiver, or if you have other STANDARD
HORIZON equipment, the STANDARD HORIZON organization is commit-
ted 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 person-
nel stands behind every product sold, and we invite you to contact us should
you require technical advice or assistance by calling (800)767-2450 Monday
through Friday 8AM to 5PM Pacific time.
The HX100/HX150 is a Submersible Floating 5-Watt (for HX150) or 2.5-Watt
(for HX100) portable two way marine transceiver programmed with all allo-
cated USA, International, or Canadian channels. The transceiver is equipped
with the emergency channel 16 which can be immediately selected from any
channel by pressing the key. The HX100/HX150 also features 10 NOAA
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Weather channels which
can be accessed immediately by pressing and holding the key.
The HX100/HX150 includes the following features: Memory Scanning, Prior-
ity Scanning, Dual and Tri-watch, NOAA Weather Alert, easy-to-read large
LCD display, Battery Life displayed on LCD, and a transmit Time-Out Timer
(TOT).
The HX100/HX150 transmitter provides a full 5 Watt (HX150) or 2.5-Watt
(HX100) 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 HX100/HX150, and encourage you to
read this manual thoroughly, so as to learn and fully understand the capabili-
ties of the HX100/HX150.
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