HX300E
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Quick Reference Guide .................................................................................................................................... 3
1. GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................ 4
1.1
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................ 4
1.2
RF EXPOSURE SAFETY STATEMENT ........................................................................................ 4
2. ACCESSORIES .......................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1
PACKING LIST .............................................................................................................................. 5
2.2
OPTIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 5
3. ABOUT THIS RADIO ................................................................................................................................ 6
3.1
ABOUT THE VHF MARINE BAND ............................................................................................ 6
3.2
ABOUT WATER RESISTANCE ................................................................................................... 6
3.3
DISTRESS AND HAILING (CHANNEL 16) ................................................................................ 6
3.4
CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ............................................................... 7
3.5
OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 AND 67 (USA Channel Group Only) ..................................... 8
3.6
SIMPLEX / DUPLEX CHANNEL USE .......................................................................................... 8
4. GETTING STARTED................................................................................................................................ 10
4.1
RADIO CARE ............................................................................................................................... 10
4.2
BATTERIES AND CHARGERS .................................................................................................. 10
4.2.1 BATTERY SAFETY ..........................................................................................................11
4.2.2 BATTERY INSTALLATION / REMOVAL .......................................................................... 12
4.2.3 BATTERY CHARGING .................................................................................................... 13
4.3
BELT CLIP INSTALLATION / REMOVAL ................................................................................... 14
HAND STRAP INSTALLATION .................................................................................................. 14
4.4
INSTALLATION OF OPTION ..................................................................................................... 15
4.4.1 FBA-44 ALKALINE BATTERY CASE ............................................................................ 15
5. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ............................................................................................................ 16
5.1
CONTROLS AND SWITCHES ................................................................................................... 16
5.2
LCD INDICATORS ...................................................................................................................... 19
6. BASIC OPERATION ................................................................................................................................ 21
6.1
INITIAL SETUP ........................................................................................................................... 21
6.2
RECEPTION ................................................................................................................................ 21
6.3
TRANSMISSION .......................................................................................................................... 22
6.3.1 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) .............................................................................. 22
WATER ENABLED LIGHT ........................................................................................................... 22
6.4
USA, CANADIAN, AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS .......................................................... 23
6.5
KEYPAD LOCKING ..................................................................................................................... 23
6.6
PRESET CHANNELS (0 ~ 9): INSTANT ACCESS ................................................................... 23
6.6.1 PROGRAMMING ............................................................................................................. 23
6.6.2 OPERATION ..................................................................................................................... 24
6.6.3 DELETING A PRESET CHANNEL ................................................................................ 24
6.7
SCANNING .................................................................................................................................. 24
6.7.1 PROGRAMMING SCAN MEMORY ............................................................................... 24
6.7.2 SELECTING SCAN TYPE .............................................................................................. 25
6.7.3 OPERATION ..................................................................................................................... 26
6.7.3.1 Priority Scan ....................................................................................................... 26
6.7.3.2 Memory Scan ..................................................................................................... 26
6.8
DUAL WATCH ............................................................................................................................. 27
6.9
TRI-WATCH ................................................................................................................................. 28
7. ATIS SETUP ............................................................................................................................................. 29
7.1
ATIS CODE PROGRAMMING ..................................................................................................... 29
7.2
ATIS CH GROUP ......................................................................................................................... 30
8. MENU (“SET”) MODE .............................................................................................................................. 31
9. MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................................................ 33
9.1
GENERAL .................................................................................................................................... 33
9.2
REPLACEMENT PARTS............................................................................................................. 33
9.3
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ................................................................................................... 33
10. VHF MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT ............................................................................................. 34
11. SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 38
11.1
GENERAL .................................................................................................................................... 38
11.2
TRANSMITTER............................................................................................................................ 38
11.3
RECEIVER ................................................................................................................................... 38
