Standard Horizon HX400, Owner'S Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Quick Reference Guide ............................................................................................................... 3
WARNING! FCC RF EXPOSURE REQUIREMENTS ................................................................... 4
1.
GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................... 6
1.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 6
1.2 RF EXPOSURE SAFETY STATEMENT ................................................................... 6
2. ACCESSORIES ...................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 PACKING LIST ........................................................................................................... 7
2.2 OPTIONS ..................................................................................................................... 7
3. ABOUT THIS RADIO ............................................................................................................ 8
3.1 ABOUT THE VHF MARINE BAND .......................................................................... 8
3.2 ABOUT THE LMR CHANNELS ................................................................................ 8
3.3 ABOUT WATER RESISTANCE ................................................................................. 8
3.4 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) .......................................................................... 8
3.5 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ............................................ 9
3.6 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 ............................................................................. 10
3.7 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67 ............................................................................. 10
3.8 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ....................................................................... 10
4. GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................ 12
4.1 RADIO CARE ............................................................................................................ 12
4.2 BELT CLIP INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL ............................................................ 12
4.3 BATTERIES AND CHARGERS ............................................................................... 13
4.3.1
BATTERY SAFETY ....................................................................................... 13
4.3.2 BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL ................................................. 14
4.3.3 BATTERY CHARGING ................................................................................. 15
5. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ......................................................................................... 16
5.1 CONTROLS AND SWITCHES ................................................................................ 16
5.2 LCD INDICATORS .................................................................................................... 19
6. BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................................................ 20
6.1 INITIAL SETUP ......................................................................................................... 20
6.2 RECEPTION .............................................................................................................. 20
6.3 TRANSMISSION ....................................................................................................... 20
6.3.1
TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ........................................................... 21
6.4 INTERNATIONAL, CANADIAN AND USA CHANNELS ........................................ 21
6.5 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ................................................................................. 22
6.5.1
NOAA WEATHER ALERT ............................................................................. 22
6.5.2 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING ............................................................ 22
6.6 KEYPAD LOCKING .................................................................................................. 23
6.7 PRESET CHANNELS (0 ~ 9): INSTANT ACCESS ................................................ 23
6.7.1
PROGRAMMING .......................................................................................... 23
6.7.2 OPERATION ................................................................................................. 23
6.8 MEMORY SCAN ....................................................................................................... 24
6.9 PRIORITY SCAN ...................................................................................................... 25
6.10 DUAL WATCH ........................................................................................................... 26
6.11 TRI-WATCH ............................................................................................................... 26
6.12 VOICE SCRAMBLER ................................................................................................ 27
7. MENU (“SET”) MODE .......................................................................................................... 28
8. MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................... 32
8.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................. 32
8.2 REPLACEMENT PARTS .......................................................................................... 32
8.3 FACTORY SERVICE ................................................................................................. 33
8.4 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ................................................................................ 33
9. VHF MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT .......................................................................... 34
10. WARRANTY .......................................................................................................................... 38
11. INSTALLATION OF OPTION .............................................................................................. 41
11.1 FBA-42 ALKALINE BATTERY TRAY ...................................................................... 41
12. SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................. 42
12.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................. 42
12.2 TRANSMITTER ......................................................................................................... 42
12.3 RECEIVER ................................................................................................................ 43
FCC AND CANADA RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ......................................................... 44