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Standard Horizon HX500E Owner's Manual

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VHF/FM Marine Handheld Transceiver
Owner's Manual
16/9
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  • Page 1 HX500E VHF/FM Marine Handheld Transceiver Owner's Manual 16/9...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    8. MENU (“SET”) MODE ......................20 9. INSTALLATION OF OPTIONS ....................22 9.1 FBA-25A ALAKLINE BATTERY TRAY ................22 10. MAINTENANCE ........................23 10.1 GENERAL ......................... 23 10.2 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ..................23 11.VHF MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT ................34 12. SPECIFICATIONS ........................30 HX500E...

  • Page 3: About Vhf Marine Band

    Congratulations on your purchase of the HX500E! Whether this is your first portable marine VHF transceiver, or if you have other STANDARD HORIZON equipment, the STANDARD HORIZON organization is committed to ensur- ing your enjoyment of this high performance transceiver, which should pro- vide you with many years of satisfying communications even in the harshest of environments.

  • Page 4: General Information

    1. GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 INTRODUCTION The HX500E is a SUBMERSIBLE miniature 5-Watt portable two-way marine transceiver. The transceiver has all allocated USA, International, or Cana- dian channels. It has emergency channel 16 which can be immediately se- lected from any channel by pressing the [16/9] key.

  • Page 5: Accessories

    DC Cable; plug and wire only VAC-10 Rapid Charger CAW230 Radio-to-Ship’s-Antenna Adapter Note: Before operating the HX500E for the first time, it is recommended that the battery be charged. Please see section 3.1.4 “USING THE CD-32 CHARGER CRADLE” for details. HX500E Page 3...

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    DO NOT INCINERATE: Do not dispose of any battery in a fire or incinerator. The heat of fire may cause battery cells to explode and/or release danger- ous gases. Page 4 HX500E...
  • Page 7 • Battery packs should be charged only in non-hazardous environments; • Use only STANDARD HORIZON-approved batteries; • Use only a STANDARD HORIZON, (a Marine Division of VERTEX STAN- DARD) approved charger. The use of any other charger may cause permanent damage to the battery.
  • Page 8 “click.” Install the Battery Pack Close the Battery Pack Latch 3. To remove, open the Battery Pack Latch on the bottom of the transceiver, then slide the battery downward and out from the transceiver. Page 6 HX500E...
  • Page 9 3. Insert the HX500E (with the battery pack) into the CD-32; the antenna should be at the left side when viewing the charger from the front. 4. If the HX500E is inserted correctly, the Red indicator on the CD-32 will glow. A fully-discharged pack will be charged completely in approximately 10 hours.

  • Page 10: Controls And Switches

    Turn this control clockwise to increase the volume. MIC/SP JACK The jack accepts the optional CMP460 Speaker/Microphone, MH-57 Mini Speaker/Microphone, VC-24 VOX Headset or VC-27 Earpiece/Mi- crophone. When this jack is used, the internal speaker is disabled. Page 8 HX500E...

  • Page 11: Antenna Connector

    [DW] KEY Press the [DW] key, scan for voice communications on the priority chan- nel and another selected channel until a sognal is received on either channel (Dual Watch). Refer to section “6.4 DUAL WATCH” for details. HX500E Page 9...
  • Page 12 “MEM” is removed from the display. BUSY/TX INDICATOR This indicator glows green when a signal is being received and red when transmitting. When the Emergency feature is activated, this indicator blinks the inter- nationally-recognized Morse Code “S.O.S.” message. Page 10 HX500E...

  • Page 13: Basic Operation

    [H/L] key for about one second. This locks the [ ] and [ ] keys and all the front panel controls except the [H/L], PTT and SQL keys. The “ ” symbol will appear on the display to indicate that the keypad is locked. HX500E Page 11...

  • Page 14: Transmission

    PTT switch is held down. Before transmitting again, the PTT switch must first be released, and then pressed again. This Time-Out-Timer (TOT) prevents a continuous transmission that would result from an accidentally stuck PTT switch. Page 12 HX500E...

  • Page 15: Preset Channels (0 ~ 9)

    5.5 ENABLING S.O.S. STROBE OPERATION The S.O.S. STROBE feature utilizes the high-intensity strobe LED on the front of the HX500E as a visual distress beacon. When enabled, the LED blinks the internationally recognized Morse Code “S.O.S.” message ( • • • – – – • • • ) at a rate of 5 words per minute. This can be very useful in summoning help from rescuers who may not be able to communicate with you via radio.

  • Page 16: Advanced Operation On The Marine Band

    11 “VHF MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS” for allocated channels. 6.2 MEMORY SCAN The HX500E can be programmed to scan channels from a minimum of 2 channels up to all channels in the marine band. If an incoming signal is detected on one of the channels during scan, the radio will pause on that channel, allowing you to listen to the incoming transmission.

  • Page 17: Programmable Priority Scan

    5. Hold down the [SCAN] key to change the priority scanning to normal scanning, and then press the [SCAN] key to stop the scan and return to normal operation. HX500E Page 15...

  • Page 18: Dual Watch

    2. If you cannot contact anyone on channel 16, switch to another channel. 3. See section 7.1 “EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE)” for additional emer- gency operating practices. 4. To recall the previously-used channel when you are finished on channel 16, press the [16/9] key again. Page 16 HX500E...

  • Page 19: Channel 9

    Industry Canada and International regulations. The mode of operation can- not be altered from simplex to duplex or vice-versa. Simplex (ship to ship) or duplex (marine operator) mode is automatically activated, depending on the channel and whether the USA, International or Canadian operating band is selected. HX500E Page 17...

  • Page 20: Operating Practice

    U.S. waters by using Channel 9 as the initial contact (hailing) channel for non-emergency communications. Here, also, calling time should not exceed 30 seconds but may be repeated 3 times at 2-minute intervals. Prior to making contact with another vessel, refer to the channel charts in Page 18 HX500E...

  • Page 21: Operating On Channel 13 And 67

    However, in certain situations it may be necessary to temporarily use a higher power. See page 10 ( [ H/L ] key) for means to temporarily over- ride the low-power limit on these two channels. HX500E Page 19...

  • Page 22: Menu ("Set") Mode

    8. MENU ( “SET” ) MODE The Menu Mode allows a number of the HX500E operating parameters to be customized. 1. Turn the transceiver off. 2. Hold down the SQL switch, then turn on the transceiver while still holding down the SQL switch.
  • Page 23 Default: Special When “Special” is selected the channel shown on the display is the last channel the HX500E received a call on. This is a handy feature if you cannot look at the radio the moment a transmission was received.

  • Page 24: Installation Of Options

    9.1 FBA-25A Alakline BATTERY Tray FBA-25A is a battery case that holds six alkaline batteries and is used with the HX500E transceiver. 1. Slide the batteries into the FBA-25A with the Negative [-] side of the batteries touching the spring connections inside the FBA-25A.

  • Page 25: Maintenance

    10. MAINTENANCE 10.1 GENERAL The inherent quality of the solid-state components in STANDARD HORIZON radios will provide many years of continuous use. Take the following precau- tions to prevent damage to the radio. • Keep the microphone connected or the jack covered at all times to pre- vent corrosion of electrical contacts;...
  • Page 26 USA/CAN/INTL channel selection procedure described on page 28 of this manual. Channel 22 (without an “A”) is an International duplex channel for port operations. The HX500E displays an “A” adjacent to the channel number on all “Alpha” channels, unlike some other models that may not indicate the “A”...

  • Page 27: Vhf Marine Channel Assignment

    157.050 161.650 Port operation, ship movement 21A X X 157.050 U.S. Government Only, Canadian Coast Guard 157.100 161.700 Port operation, ship movement 22A X X 157.100 US and Canadian Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts announced on channel 16 HX500E Page 25...
  • Page 28 Port Operations ( Inter-ship only ) (1W) Port Operations ( Inter-ship only ) (1W) 156.875 Port Operations ( Inter-ship only ) 156.875 156.925 161.525 Public Correspondence ( Marine Operator ) , Port operation, ship-movement Non-commercial ( Recreational ) 78A X X 156.925 Page 26 HX500E...
  • Page 29 X X X 157.425 162.025 Public Correspondence ( ship-to-coast ) X X X 88A X 157.425 Commercial, Inter-ship Only The above BOLD channels are not for use of the general public in U.S. waters, unless proper authorization is given. HX500E Page 27...
  • Page 30 Corporation or the U.S. Coast Guard. The use of these frequencies outside VTS and ship movement sector protected areas is permitted provided they cause no interference to VTS and ship movement communications in thier respective designated sectors. Page 28 HX500E...
  • Page 31 16: The frequency 156.450 MHz is available for intership, ship and coast general purpose calling by noncommercial vessels, such as recreational boats and private coast stations. 17: The frequency 156.425 MHz is assigned by rule to private coast stations in Alaska for facsimile transmissions as well as voice communications. HX500E Page 29...

  • Page 32: Specifications

    Adjacent Channel Selectivity: 70 dB Intermodulation: 68 dB Selectivity: 25 kHz (–60 dB) AF Output (Internal speaker): 700 mW @ 16 Ohm for 10 % THD (@7.4 V) (External speaker): 320 mW @ 8 Ohm for 10 % THD (@7.4 V) Page 30 HX500E...
  • Page 33 MEMO HX500E Page 31...
  • Page 34 MEMO Page 32 HX500E...

  • Page 35: Declaration Of Conformity

    We, Yaesu Europe B.V. declare under our sole responsibility that the following equipment complies with the essential requirements of the Directive 1999/5/ Type of Equipment: VHF Transceiver Brand Name: STANDARD HORIZON Model Number: HX500E Manufacturer: Vertex Standard Co., Ltd. Address of Manufacturer:...
  • Page 36 VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. 4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan VERTEX STANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, U.S.A. YAESU EUROPE B.V. P.O. Box 75525, 1118 ZN Schiphol, The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD. Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K.

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