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HX300

4.2.3 BATTERY CHARGING

1. Turn the transceiver off.

2. Slide the

CHG

cover button (with arrow)

up to open the

CHG

cover, then connect

the supplied Charge Cable to the

CHG

jack on the

HX300

3. Connect the other side plug of the sup-

plied Charge Cable to the

PA-54B

, then

plug the

PA-54B

into the AC line outlet.

If only 12 ~ 24 Volt DC power is avail-

able, the supplied

SDD-14

USB DC

Charger with Cigarette Lighter Plug may

also be used for charging the battery.

4. If the connection is correct, the “

”

and “

” icon will appear in the display.

A fully-discharged pack will be charged completely in approximately 6

hours.

5. When charging is completed, the “

” icon disappears and “FL” will ap-

pear in the display. Disconnect the Charge Cable from the

HX300

and

close the

CHG

cover securely (make sure a click is heard), then unplug the

PA-54B

from the AC line outlet.

CAUTION



When using the radio, make sure the

CHG

cover is completely

closed to insure water integrity.



The

PA-54B

SDD-14

is NOT designed to be waterproof. Do not at-

tempt to charge in water hazardous locations.

NOTE



The

HX300

may also be charged by connecting the USB cable to

the radio and a USB connector on a PC. It will take about 6 hours

to charge the battery and FL will be shown on the

HX300

display

when charging is completed.



The

PA-54B

SDD-14

is only designed for the charging of the

HX300

’s battery pack, and is not suitable for other purposes. The

PA-54B

SDD-14

may contribute noise to TV and radio reception in

the immediate vicinity, so it do not recommend its use adjacent to

such device.



When carefully maintained, a pack should be useful for about 300

charge/discharge cycles.

Summary of Contents for HX300

Page 1: ...Page 1 HX300 HX300 Floating VHF FM Marine Transceiver Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ... CONTROLS AND SWITCHES 18 5 2 LCD INDICATORS 21 6 BASIC OPERATION 23 6 1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS 23 6 2 INITIAL SETUP 23 6 3 RECEPTION 23 6 4 TRANSMISSION 24 6 4 1 TRANSMIT TIME OUT TIMER TOT 24 WATER ENABLED LIGHT 24 6 5 USA CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS 25 6 6 KEYPAD LOCK 25 6 7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS 25 6 7 1 NOAA WEATHER ALERT 26 6 7 2 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING 26 6 8 PRESET CHANNELS 0...

Page 3: ...ess the key to selects the operating channel Press the key two times SQL indicator blinks then press the key to squelch or press the key to un squelch the radio Press the key to toggle the transmit power between High 5W and Low 1W Press the key briefly to recall channel 16 Press and hold the key for two seconds to recall channel 9 Press the key again to revert to the last selected channel Place yo...

Page 4: ...ransceiver has all allocated USA International or Canadian channels It has emergency channel 16 which can be immediately selected from any channel by pressing the key NOAA National Oceanic and At mospheric Administration Weather channels can also be accessed immedi ately by press and holding the key The HX300 includes the following features Memory Scanning Priority Scan ning Dual and Tri watch NOA...

Page 5: ...authorized to operate at a duty factor not to exceed 50 this corresponds to 50 transmission time and 50 reception time WARNING To maintain compliance with the FCC s RF exposure guidelines this transmitter and its antenna must maintain a separation distance of at least 1 inch 2 5 centimeters from your face Speak in a normal voice with the antenna pointed up and away from the face at the required se...

Page 6: ...ap Owner s Manual 2 2 OPTIONS CAT460 Antenna AY139X001 CN 3 Radio to Ship s Antenna Adapter FNB 122LI 3 7 V 1560 mAh Li ion Battery Pack FBA 44 Alkaline Battery Case 3 x AAA Cell Size CLIP 22 Belt Clip CP9672002 PA 54B C USB Wall Charger SDD 14 USB DC Charger with Cigarette Lighter Plug B suffix has a Type A plug and C suffix has a Type C plug Both ver sions of the USB Wall Charger are available i...

Page 7: ...Page 7 HX300 MEMO ...

Page 8: ...lision between passing ships For VHF Marine channel assign ments refer to section 9 VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART ASSIGNMENT WARNING This radio is capable of transmitting on Marine VHF The FCC allows the use of VHF Marine band on water areas only How ever the FCC does not allow the use of the VHF Marine band when on land If persons use the VHF Marine Band on land and interfere with others communicating...

Page 9: ...y other ves sels Use of channel 16 for hailing must be limited to initial contact only Call ing should not exceed 30 seconds but may be repeated 3 times at 2 minute intervals In areas of heavy radio traffic congestion on channel 16 resulting from its use as a hailing channel can be reduced significantly in U S waters by using Channel 9 as the initial contact hailing channel for non emergency commu...

Page 10: ... Pressing the key will change the power output from Low Power 1 Watt to High 5 Watts When you change from this channel then return to it low power will be automatically selected 3 6 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67 When channel 67 is used for navigational bridge to bridge traffic between ships Normal High or Medium power may be used temporarily in the USA band by pressing the key When you select this chann...

Page 11: ...ntly available in the areas listed below West Coast Sea Tow Newport LA Ch 27 Sea Tow San Diego Ch 27 Northeast Sea Tow Portland Midcoast Maine Ch 27 Sea Tow Boston Ch 27 Sea Tow South Shore Mass Ch 28 Sea Tow Rhode Island Ch 24 Sea Tow Eastern Long Island Ch 27 Sea Tow Huntington N Y Ch 27 Sea Tow Manasquan N J Ch 28 Mid Atlantic Sea Tow Northern Chesapeake Md Ch 28 Sea Tow Central Chesapeake Md C...

Page 12: ...er been used or its charge is depleted it may be charged by connecting the PA 54B USB Wall Charger or SDD 14 USB DC Charger with Cigarette Lighter Plug with the Charge Cable see section 4 2 3 BAT TERY CHARGING The PA 54B or SDD 14 will charge a completely dis charged FNB 122LI battery pack in about 6 hours If the USB port is available such as your personal computer You may charge the FNB 122LI bat...

Page 13: ...of fire may cause battery cells to explode and or release dangerous gases Battery Maintenance For safe and proper battery use please observe the following Battery packs should be charged only in non hazardous environments Use only STANDARD HORIZON approved batteries Exceeding the specified temperature limits Reversing charge polarity Use only the proper charger If this is tam pered with or another...

Page 14: ...adio then remove the Battery Cover from the radio while pulling the bottom side of the Bat tery Cover Install the FNB 122LI Battery Pack into the radio by carefully mating the battery s two alignment tabs on the top side of the Battery Pack with their corresponding alignment slots in the Battery Nest of the ra dio then gently press the bottom side of the Battery Pack until it locks in place Instal...

Page 15: ...arge Cable from the HX300 and close the CHG cover securely make sure a click is heard then unplug the PA 54B from the AC line outlet CAUTION When using the radio make sure the CHG cover is completely closed to insure water integrity The PA 54B SDD 14 is NOT designed to be waterproof Do not at tempt to charge in water hazardous locations NOTE The HX300 may also be charged by connecting the USB cabl...

Page 16: ...p to the groove of the Battery pack then press the Belt Clip downward until it locks in place with a Click ê HAND STRAP INSTALLATION é Belt Clip Tab r To remove the Belt Clip press the Belt Clip Tab away from the battery pack to unlock the Belt Clip then slide the Belt Clip up ward to remove it ...

Page 17: ...se with the Negative side of the batteries touching the spring connections inside the FBA 44 Battery Case Figure 1 r Turn over the FBA 44 Battery Case then insert the FBA 44 Battery Case into the Battery Compartment by a same manner of the installation of the FNB 122LI Figure 2 r Re install the Battery Cover Figure 3 then close the Battery Cover Latch until it locks in place with a Click Figure 4 ...

Page 18: ...efer to section 6 BASIC OPERATION Refer to illustrations for the location of the following controls switches and connections ANT Jack Top Panel The supplied CAT460 flexible antenna is attached here PTT PUSH TO TALK Switch Left Side Panel When pushed activates the transmitter LCD Display This display shows current operating conditions as indicated on the page 21 ...

Page 19: ... Watts and Low 1 Watt power This key does not function on the Transmission Inhibited and Low power only channels Secondary use Hold down this key to lock the keypad except the and PTT keys so that they are not accidentally changed The Keylock icon will appear at the top left on the display to indicate that the functions are locked Hold down this key until the Keylock icon disappears to un lock the...

Page 20: ...ser preset memories for each band shown as P0 P9 on the LCD Refer to section 6 8 2 OPERATION Secondary use Used top program channels into the Preset Channel memory Refer to section 6 8 1 PROGRAMMING Speaker The internal speaker is located here CHG Charge Cover Jack Left Side Panel This mini USB Type B jack allows to connection to the supplied PA 54B USB Wall Charger or SDD 14 USB DC Charger with C...

Page 21: ... shown on the LCD all keys are disabled except for the PTT and keys Indicator This indicator appears during transmission Indicator This indicator appears when a signal is being received or the radio is un squelched U I C Indicator These indicators show the band of operation U indicates the USA band I indicates the International band and C indicates the Canadian band SCN Indicator This indicator ap...

Page 22: ... TX output power is Low 1 Watt power NOTE When the icon is not shown the power is set to 5 Watts WX ALT Indicator WX NOAA weather channel is selected WX ALT Weather Alert is received TW DW Indicator TW Tri Watch is activated DW Dual Watch is activated VOL Indicator This indicator shows the receive audio volume level SQL Indicator This indicator shows the squelch level Channel Display The operating...

Page 23: ...o turn the radio on 2 Press the key twice SQL will be blinking 3 While SQL is blinking press the key until the indicator will appear on the display then press the key 4 Press the key VOL will be blinking 5 While VOL is blinking press the key until the noise or audio from the speaker is at a comfort able level then press the key 6 Activate the squelch adjusting mode by pressing the key twice the SQ...

Page 24: ...clearly into the microphone 8 When the transmission is finished release the PTT switch 6 4 1 TRANSMIT TIME OUT TIMER TOT While the PTT switch is held down transmission time is limited to 5 minutes This prevents prolonged unintentional transmissions About 10 seconds before automatic transmitter shutdown a warning beep will sound from the speaker The transceiver automatically switches to the receivi...

Page 25: ...TT and keys so that they are not acciden tally changed The icon will appear on the channel number of the display to indicate that the functions are locked Hold down the key until the icon disappears to unlock the radio 6 7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS 1 To receive a NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra tion weather broadcast press and hold the key for two seconds The transceiver changes to th...

Page 26: ...addi tional channels and selecting Memory Scan or Prior ity Scan When a Weather Alert is received on a weather chan nel the transceiver emits a beep tone and icon is shown on the display Press the key to stop the beep tone and listen to the weather reports NOTE Options for the Weather Alert feature are available refer to Menu Mode Item AL WX ALERT on page 33 for details 6 7 2 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TE...

Page 27: ...of the channel number on the display 3 Press the or key to select the desired Preset Channel P0 P9 4 Press the key to program the current channel into the Preset Channel Bank 5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 to program the other channel into Preset Chan nels if desired 6 8 2 OPERATION 1 Press the key to recall the Preset Channel The icon and Preset Channel Number will ap pear on the display 2 Press the ...

Page 28: ... ceiver while still holding down the key icon will appear on top right of the display 3 Press the or key to select desired channel to be scanned then press the key The icon ap pears on the display which indicates the channel has been selected to the scan channel 4 Repeat step 3 for all desired channels to be programmed into scan mem ory 5 To DELETE a channel from the scan memory select the channel...

Page 29: ...he key two times until the SQL indicator blinks to activate the squelch adjusting mode then press the key until the back ground noise disappears 2 Press the key to start scanning a icon and blinking and icons will appears on the dis play during scanning 3 When the HX300 receives a transmission on a work ing channel it will stop on the working channel and Dual Watch described in next chapter to the...

Page 30: ...el Channel 16 and one other channel 1 Select the desired channel using the or key 2 Press and hold the key for two seconds to acti vate the Dual Watch feature A icon will appear on the display when the Dual Watch feature is acti vated 3 When a transmission is received on the Priority Channel the radio receives the Priority Channel until the incoming signal disappears 4 When the HX300 receives a tr...

Page 31: ...old the key for two seconds to acti vate the TRI Watch feature icon will appear on the display when the Tri Watch feature is activated 3 When a transmission is received on the channel 16 HX300 will stay on the channel 16 until the incoming signal disappears 4 When a transmission is received on the channel 9 the HX300 will Dual watch between the channel 16 and channel 9 5 When the HX300 receives a ...

Page 32: ...ey beep SC Scan Mode dt Dual watch or Tri Watch mode FL Water Enabled Strobe Menu AL Weather alert 5 Press the or key will change the selection of the selected menu item 6 Press the key to save the menu selection 7 After completing your adjustment turn the transceiver off and on by press and holding the key LP LAMP MODE Function Selects the Lamp illumination method for the LCD Keypad Available Val...

Page 33: ...ctivity of the current channel and the Channel 16 FL WATER ENABLED LIGHT Function Enables the water enabled light when the HX300 comes in contact with water with the radio on or off The light will turn on with the radio off or turned on Available Values F1 F2 F3 F4 SO SOS OF OFF Default F1 F1 Blinks slowly F2 Blinks fast F3 Blinks Medium F4 Blinks Rapidly SO Blinks S O S Morse Code OF Disables the...

Page 34: ...ad is connected to the antenna receptacle Use only STANDARD HORIZON approved accessories and replacement parts 8 2 REPLACEMENT PARTS Occasionally an owner needs a replacement part Items can be ordered from our Parts Department by writing or calling in USA or Canada or Standard Horizon Vertex Standard authorized dealers outside USA or Canada YAESU USA 6125 Phyllis Drive Cypress California 90630 Tel...

Page 35: ...ed Enter desired channels into the transceiver s Scan memory Refer to section 6 9 1 PROGRAMMING SCAN MEMORY Squelch is not adjusted Press the key several times until the SQL indicator blinks then press the key until the icon disappears Further adjustment of the squelch level may eliminate incoming signal Cannot select between USA INTL Canadian bands Proper operation not fol lowed Hold down the key...

Page 36: ...n A adjacent to the alpha channels on the display on others alpha is not indicated but the proper channel is selected based on the U I C setting 3 Bridge to Bridge channels for example Channel 13 are for use by bridge operators on inter coastal waterways and rivers It is also used by marine vessels in the vicinity of these bridges for navigation and for com municating with the bridge operators Not...

Page 37: ... of these fre quencies outside VTS and ship movement sector protected areas is per mitted provided they cause no interference to VTS and ship movement communications in their respective designated sectors 10 Use of 156 875 MHz is limited to communications with pilots regarding the movement and docking of ships Normal output power must not ex ceed 1 watt 5 156 375 MHz and 156 650 MHz are available ...

Page 38: ...hes and the Great Lakes 157 425 MHz is also available for communications between com mercial fishing vessels and associated aircraft while engaged in commer cial fishing activities 14 When the frequency 156 850 MHz is authorized it may be used addition ally for search and rescue training exercises conducted by state or local governments 15 The frequency 156 850 MHz is additionally available to coa...

Page 39: ...hip Navigation Safety Bridge to bridge 14 X X X S 156 700 Port operation VTS in selected areas 15 X S 156 750 Environmental Receive only 15 X X S 156 750 Commercial non commercial ship movement 1 W 16 X X X S 156 800 International Distress Safety and Calling 17 X X X S 156 850 State Controlled 1 W 18 X D 156 900 161 500 Port operation ship movement 18A X X S 156 900 Commercial 19 X D 156 950 161 5...

Page 40: ... 67 X X X S 156 375 US Commercial Used for Bridge to bridge communi cations in lower Mississippi River Inter ship only Canada Commercial fishing S R 68 X X X S 156 425 Non commercial Recreational 69 X X X S 156 475 US Non commercial Recreational Canada Commercial fishing only International Inter ship Port operations and Ship movement 70 X X X S 156 525 Digital selective calling voice communication...

Page 41: ...e Marine Operator 83A X X S 157 175 U S Government Only Canadian Coast Guard Only 84 X X X D 157 225 161 825 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 85 X X X D 157 275 161 875 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 86 X X X D 157 325 161 925 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 87 X X S 157 375 Port operation ship movement 87A X S 157 375 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 88 X X S 157 425 Port o...

Page 42: ...f purchased after 01 01 91 Associated Batteries 1 year Note Batteries will be deemed defective only if storage capacity drops below 80 of rated capacity or if leakage develops Associated Accessories 1 year Includes Microphones Handsets Exter nal Speakers Antennas Carrying Accessories Power Supplies and Signal ing Boards To receive warranty service the purchaser must deliver the Product transpor ta...

Page 43: ...STANDARD HORIZON nor does this warranty extend to Products on which the serial number has been removed defaced or changed STANDARD HORIZON cannot be responsible in any way for an cillary equipment not furnished by STANDARD HORIZON which is attached to or used in connection with STANDARD HORIZON s Products or for the operation of the Product with any ancillary equipment and all such equip ment is e...

Page 44: ...ding the use of the HX300 you can visit the STANDARD HORIZON Web site to send an E mail or contact the Product Support team at 800 767 2450 ext 6300 M F 8 00 5 00PST In addition to the warranty STANDARD HORIZON includes a lifetime flat rate program to provide service after the warranty period has ex pired If you wish to obtain the flat rate price for out of warranty repair you must include the inf...

Page 45: ...uty cycle Operating Temperature 4 F to 140 F 20 C to 60 C Case Size W x H x D 2 3 x 5 x 1 3 59 x 128 x 33 mm w o knob antenna Weight Approx 8 4 oz 240 g with FNB 122LI Belt Clip Antenna 11 2 TRANSMITTER RF Power Output 5 W 1 W 3 7 V Modulation Type Variable Reactance Maximum Deviation 5 kHz Spurious Emission 75 dBc typical Microphone Impedance 2 k 11 3 RECEIVER Circuit Type Double Conversion Super...

Page 46: ...Internet at www fcc gov Forms Form605 605 html To obtain a form from the FCC call 888 225 5322 MARINE RADIO CALL SIGN Currently the FCC does not require recreational boaters to have a Ship Ra dio Station License The USCG recommends the boats registration number and the state to be used CANADIAN SHIP STATION LICENSING You may need a license when traveling in Canada If you do need a license contact ...

Page 47: ...sidential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be...

Page 48: ...e 48 YAESU USA 6125 Phyllis Drive Cypress California 90630 Copyright 2013 YAESU MUSEN CO LTD All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of YAESU MUSEN CO LTD EM049N101 ...

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