Table Of Contents - Standard Horizon HX500E Owner's Manual

ABOUT VHF MARINE BAND ........................................................................................................ 1
1. GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................ 2
1.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1
2. ACCESSORIES .......................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 PACKING LIST ..................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 OPTIONS ............................................................................................................................. 3
3. GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................................. 4
3.1 BATTERIES AND CHARGERS ........................................................................................... 4
4. CONTROLS AND SWITCHES ................................................................................................... 8
5. BASIC OPERATION ................................................................................................................. 11
5.1 INITIAL SETUP .................................................................................................................. 11
5.2 RECEPTION ....................................................................................................................... 11
5.3 TRANSMISSION ................................................................................................................ 12
5.4 PRESET CHANNELS (0 ~ 9) ............................................................................................. 13
5.5 ENABLING S.O.S STROBE OPERATION ........................................................................ 13
6. ADVANCED OPERATION ON THE MARINE BAND .............................................................. 14
6.1 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS ...................................................... 14
6.2 MEMORY SCAN ................................................................................................................. 14
6.3 PROGRAMMABLE PRIORITY SCAN ............................................................................... 15
6.4 DUAL WATCH .................................................................................................................... 16
6.5 TRI WATCH ........................................................................................................................ 16
6.6 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 ............................................................................................. 16
6.7 CHANNEL 9 ........................................................................................................................ 17
6.8 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 ........................................................................................ 17
6.9 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67 ........................................................................................ 17
6.10 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANEL USE .................................................................................. 17
7. OPERATING PRACTICE ......................................................................................................... 23
7.1 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) .................................................................................. 18
7.2 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ...................................................... 18
7.3 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 AND 67 ........................................................................... 19
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

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