Table Of Contents - Standard Horizon HX851 Owner's Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE ....................................................................................... 4
RADIO CARE ............................................................................................................... 6
RF EXPOSURE SAFETY STATEMENT .................................................................... 7
FCC NOTICE ................................................................................................................ 8
1 GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................. 10
2 ACCESSORIES ..................................................................................................... 10
2.1 PACKING LIST ........................................................................................... 10
2.2 OPTIONS .................................................................................................... 10
3 ABOUT THIS RADIO .......................................................................................... 11
3.1 ABOUT THE VHF MARINE BAND .......................................................... 11
3.2 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ........................................................... 11
3.3 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) .............................. 12
3.4 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 .............................................................. 13
3.5 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67 .............................................................. 13
3.6 VHF OPERATION ON WATER AND LAND .......................................... 13
4 GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................ 14
4.1 BATTERIES AND CHARGERS ................................................................ 14
4.2 CONNECTING A CHART PLOTTER TO THE CD-38 ......................... 18
5 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS .................................................................... 19
6 BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................................ 23
6.1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS .......................................................... 23
6.2 INITIAL SETUP .......................................................................................... 23
6.3 RECEPTION ............................................................................................... 23
6.4 TRANSMISSION ......................................................................................... 24
6.5 DISPLAY MODE SETUP ............................................................................ 25
6.6 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS ............................. 26
6.7 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ........................................................ 26
6.8 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ................................................................ 27
6.9 PRESET CHANNELS (0 ~ 9): INSTANT ACCESS .................................. 28
6.10 SCANNING ................................................................................................. 31
6.11 DUAL WATCH ............................................................................................ 33
6.12 STROBE LIGHT ......................................................................................... 34
7 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING ........................................................................ 35
7.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................... 35
7.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) ................................. 35
7.3 DSC DISTRESS ALERT ........................................................................... 37
7.4 ALL SHIPS CALL ...................................................................................... 41
7.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL ..................................................................................... 43
7.6 CALL WAITING DIRECTORY ................................................................... 48
7.7 GROUP CALL ............................................................................................ 50
7.8 POSITION REQUEST ............................................................................... 54
7.9 POSITION REPORT .................................................................................. 59
7.10 GEOGRAPHIC CALL .................................................................................. 62
7.11 DSC TRANSMISSION TEST .................................................................... 63
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