HX280E
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6.5 USA, CANADIAN, AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS
1. To change from International to Canadian or US Marine Channels, hold
down the [
16/9
] key and press the [
DW
] key. The band will change from
International, to Canadian, and to US with each press.
2. “
U
” appears on the LCD for the USA band, “
I
” appears
for the International band, and “
C
” appears for the Ca-
nadian band
3. Refer to the marine channel charts in section 9 “
VHF MARINE CHANNEL
ASSIGNMENTS
” for allocated channels.
6.6 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE
Refer to the VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART (page 27) for instructions on
use of simplex and duplex channels.
NOTE
All channels are factory-programmed in accordance with FCC (USA),
Industry Canada and International regulations. The mode of operation
cannot be altered from simplex to duplex or vice-versa. Simplex (ship to
ship) or duplex (marine operator) mode is automatically activated, de-
pending on the channel and whether the USA, International or Cana-
dian operating band is selected.
6.7 KEYPAD LOCKING
In order to prevent accidental channel change, the
HX280E
’s keypad may be
locked out.
Hold down the [
H/L
(
)] key to lock the keypad (except the
PTT
, [
SQL
], and [
H/L
(
)] keys) so that they are not acci-
dentally changed. The “
” icon will appear on the channel
number of the display, to indicate that the functions are
locked.
Hold down the [
H/L
(
)] key until the “
” icon disappears to unlock the ra-
dio.
