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HX500S

HX500S

VHF/FM Marine Handheld Transceiver

Owner's Manual

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Page 1: ...HX500S HX500S VHF FM Marine Handheld Transceiver Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...RINE BAND 19 7 1 USA CANADA AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS 19 7 2 MEMORY SCAN 19 7 3 PROGRAMMABLE PRIORITY SCAN 20 7 4 DUAL WATCH 21 7 5 TRI WATCH 21 7 6 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 21 7 7 CHANNEL 9 22 7 8 OPERATING ON USA or CANADIAN 13 OR USA CHANNEL 67 22 7 9 OPERATING ON USA CHANNEL 67 22 7 10 SIMPLEX DUPLEX CHANEL USE 22 8 OPERATING PRACTICE 23 8 1 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 USE 23 8 2 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL ...

Page 3: ...o contact us should you re quire technical advice or assistance We appreciate your purchase of the HX500S and encourage you to read this manual thoroughly so as to learn and fully understand the capabilities of the HX500S WARNING This radio is capable of transmitting on VHF Marine 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 Marin...

Page 4: ...eception time WARNING To maintain compliance with the FCC s RF exposure guide lines this transmitter and its antenna must maintain a separation dis tance 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 separation distance If you use a headset accessory for this radio with the radio worn on your body use on...

Page 5: ...e Internet at www fcc gov forms 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 their nearest f...

Page 6: ...tions 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 deter mined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver ...

Page 7: ...y NOAA Weather channels can also be accessed immediately by pressing the WX key The HX500S includes the following features Memory Scanning Priority Scan ning NOAA Weather Alert Battery Saver easy to read large LCD display EEPROM memory back up Battery Life displayed on LCD Transmit Time Out Timer TOT and a strobe light when enabled blinks the internationally recognized SOS distress signal The tran...

Page 8: ...OPTIONS CMP460 Noise canceling Waterproof Speaker Microphone MH 57A4B Mini Speaker Micro phone VC 24 VOX Headset VC 27 Earpiece Microphone CD 35 Charger Cradle FNB V98LI 7 4 V 1700 mAh Li Ion Battery Pack FBA 25A Alkaline Battery Case E DC 19A DC Cable with 12 V Cigarette Lighter Plug NC 90B C U 120 230 VAC Overnight Charger for the FNB V98LI E DC 6 DC Cable plug and wire only CAW230 Radio to Ship...

Page 9: ...n on the power output of the transmitter A portable 5 W radio transmission expected distance can be 2 to 5 miles The user of a Marine VHF radio is subject to severe fines if the radio is used on land The reasoning for this is you may be near an inland waterway or propagation anomalies may cause your transmission to be heard in a waterway If this occurs depending upon the marine VHF channel on whic...

Page 10: ...performance Lithium Ion battery providing high ca pacity in a compact package CAUTION To avoid risk of explosion and injury FNB V98LI battery pack should only be removed charged or recharged in non hazardous environments 4 1 1 BATTERY SAFETY Battery packs for your transceiver contain Lithium Ion batteries This type of battery stores a charge powerful enough to be dangerous if misused or abused esp...

Page 11: ... discharge avoid high storage temperatures that cause large self discharge rates After extended storage a full recharge is recommended When a battery pack is not used for a long time please remove it from the transceiver Also while in storage the charge will drain slightly over time and the battery should be recharged 50 every six months Battery Recycling DO NOT PLACE USED BATTERIES IN YOUR REGULA...

Page 12: ...n the charger If 12V DC power is available the sup plied E DC 19A DC Cable with 12 V Cigarette Lighter Plug or the optional E DC 6 DC Cable may be used for charging the battery The NC 90 E DC 19A and E DC 6 will charge a com pletely discharged FNB V98LI battery pack in about 8 hours 4 1 3 BATTERY INSTALLATION REMOVAL 1 Turn the transceiver off 2 To install insert the battery pack into the battery ...

Page 13: ...s Important Note Do not leave the charger connected to the transceiver for continuous periods in excess of 24 hours Long term overcharging can degrade the Lithium Ion battery pack and significantly shorten its useful life 5 When charging is completed disconnect the pack from the CD 35 and unplug the NC 90 from the AC line outlet 4 1 5 MOUNTING THE CD 35 ON THE VESSEL The CD 35 is designed to be su...

Page 14: ...ION Refer to illus trations for the location of the following controls switches and connec tions VOLUME CONTROL Turn this control clockwise to increase the volume MIC SP JACK The jack accepts the optional CMP460 Speaker Microphone MH 57A4B Mini Speaker Microphone VC 24 VOX Headset or VC 27 Earpiece Mi crophone When this jack is used the internal speaker is disabled ...

Page 15: ... transceiver s power on and off S UP KEY Press to select a desired channel Each press increases the channel number When held down the channels increase continuously T DOWN KEY Press to select a desired channel Each press decreases the channel number When held down the channels decrease continuously MICROPHONE The internal microphone is located here 16 9 KEY Immediately recalls channel 16 from any ...

Page 16: ...ammed channels When scanning press and hold this key to turn on and off priority scan P is shown on the display during Priority scanning PRESET KEY Immediately recalls one of up to 10 user preset memories for each band shown as 0 9 on the LCD Pressing this key repeatedly scrolls through the preset memory channels MEM KEY Press this key to memorize the selected channel for scanning When pressed a M...

Page 17: ...top immediately after the noise disappears This condition is known as the Squelch Thresh old If the squelch is set to a higher level weak signals may not be received No noise or no signal is heard until a signal is received that exceeds the squelch threshold Sometimes a slight adjustment of the squelch threshold is needed as some channels have a higher noise level than others NOTE To quickly open ...

Page 18: ...ops before trans mitting The transceiver cannot transmit and receive simultaneously 6 Press the PTT Push To Talk switch to transmit The indicator is displayed during transmission 7 Speak slowly and clearly into the microphone Hold the microphone about 1 2 to 1 inch away from your mouth 8 When the transmission is finished release the PTT switch For an overview of VHF Marine band operating procedure...

Page 19: ...es NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sends a weather alert consisting of a 1050 Hz tone followed by weather reports on the weather channels The transceiver is capable of receiving this alert if the following is performed 1 Program your area s weather channels into the transceiver s scan memory Follow the same procedure as for regular channels under section 7 2 2 Press the SCAN k...

Page 20: ...1 and so forth The preset channel number will disappear after a few seconds Note You may add an alphanumeric name Tag to any desired Preset Chan nel refer to CH NAME SET item on the section 9 MENU SET MODE 6 6 ENABLING S O S STROBE OPERATION The S O S STROBE feature utilizes the high intensity strobe LED on the front of the HX500S as a visual distress beacon When enabled the LED blinks the interna...

Page 21: ...ll pause on that channel allowing you to listen to the incoming transmission 1 Press the SQL switch then the S or T key until the background noise from the speaker is turned off 2 Select the desired channel to be included in the scan memory using the S or T key 3 Press the MEM key to store the channel into the transceiver s scan memory MEM will be dis played on the LCD 4 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for a...

Page 22: ...ls and the priority channel The priority channel will be scanned after each programmed channel P is shown on the left side of the channel number during prior ity scanning 3 As an example of priority scanning let us say that marine channels 06 07 and 08 are memorized in the transceiver s scan memory Priority scanning will proceed in the following sequence CH06 Æ Priority Channel Æ CH07 Æ Priority C...

Page 23: ... feature allows the radio to watch for a transmission on the priority channel and the secondary calling channel channel 09 and an other selected Marine channel until a signal is received The priority channel is determined per the discussion in section 7 3 PROGRAMMABLE PRIOR ITY SCAN 1 To start the TRI Watch feature select a channel and press and hold the SCAN key The radio checks the priority chan...

Page 24: ...switch is re leased the transceiver will revert to Low power Press the H L key again if you need High power on a subsequent transmission 7 9 OPERATING ON USA CHANNEL 67 USA Channel 67 is used for navigational bridge to bridge traffic between ships This channel has been allocated for temporary high power transmis sion if communication is not able to be established on one watt Select Channel 67 then...

Page 25: ...esign power or sail color and other distinguishing marks The total transmission should not exceed 1 minute 9 End the message by saying OVER Release the microphone button and listen 10 If there is no answer repeat the above procedure If there is still no re sponse try another channel 8 2 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL CHANNEL 16 OR 9 Channel 16 may be used for initial contact hailing with another vessel Ho...

Page 26: ...hone s push to talk PTT switch When all communication with the other vessel is completed end the last transmission by stating your Call Sign and the word out Note that it is not necessary to state your Call Sign with each transmission only at the beginning and end of the contact Remember to return to Channel 16 when not using another channel Some radios automatically monitor Channel 16 even when s...

Page 27: ...r to section 6 4 1 NOAA WEATHER ALERT for a discussion of how to use this feature The 1050 Hz tone when de tected will produce a loud beep in the speaker of the HX500S to signal that a Weather Alert Broadcast is being received In order to test this system NOAAbroadcasts the 1050 Hz tone every Wednes day sometime between 11 AM and 1 PM local time You may use this oppor tunity to test your HX500S pe...

Page 28: ... CHF CHF CHANNEL FREQUENCY Function Enable Disable the Channel Frequency display Available Values ON OFF Default OFF CHn CHn CHn CHn CHn CH NAME SET Function Changes the channel name shown on the display 1 Select the channel on which you wish to change the name before recall ing this Menu item 2 Turn the transceiver off 3 Hold down the SQL switch then turn on the transceiver while still holding do...

Page 29: ...tes the LCD Keypad for 5 seconds when any key is pressed oFF Disables the LCD Keypad illumination Cnt Illuminates the LCD Keypad continuously SnL SnL SnL SnL SnL SCAN LAMP Function Enable Disable the automatic illumination of the lamp when a sig nal is received on a channel during Scanning Available Values ON OFF Default OFF SCn SCn SCn SCn SCn SCAN DISPLAY Function Selects the display mode while ...

Page 30: ...Available Values Continue SOS Default SOS 10 INSTALLATION OF OPTIONS 10 1 FBA 25A Alakline BATTERY Tray FBA 25A is a battery case that holds six alkaline batteries and is used with the HX500S transceiver 1 Slide the batteries into the FBA 25A with the Negative side of the batteries touching the spring connections inside the FBA 25A 2 Insert the FBA 25A into the battery compartment on the back of t...

Page 31: ...ected to the antenna receptacle Ensure that the input voltage does not exceed the value specified in your Owner s Manual Use only STANDARD HORIZON approved accessories and replacement parts 11 2 REPLACEMENT PARTS Occasionally an owner needs a replacement parts These can be ordered from our Parts Department by writing or calling Marine Division of Vertex Standard US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street...

Page 32: ...sted Proper operation not followed Low battery Key Lock is on Proper operation not followed Defective battery FNB V98LI REMEDY Use the MEM key to enter de s i r e d c h a n n e l s i n t o t h e transceiver s memory Adjust the squelch to threshold or to the point where noise just disappears Further adjustment of the squelch control may elimi nate incoming signals HOLD down the 16 9 key and press t...

Page 33: ...A is an International duplex channel for port operations The HX500S displays an A adjacent to the channel number on all Alpha channels unlike some other models that may not indicate the A even though they may be set to the correct frequency 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 t...

Page 34: ...tion ship movement 07A X X S 156 350 Commercial 08 X X X S 156 400 Commercial Inter ship only 09 X X X S 156 450 Boater Calling channel Commercial Non commercial Recreational 10 X X X S 156 500 Commercial 11 X X X S 156 550 Commercial VTS in selected areas 12 X X X S 156 600 Port operation VTS in selected areas 13 X X X S 156 650 Inter ship Navigation Safety Bridge to bridge 14 X X X S 156 700 Por...

Page 35: ...mmercial Fishing 65 X D 156 275 160 875 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 65A X X S 156 275 Port Opeations 66 X D 156 325 160 925 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 66A X X S 156 325 Port Operations 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 ...

Page 36: ...5 161 875 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 86 X X X D 157 325 161 925 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 87 X X D 157 375 161 975 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 87 X S 157 375 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 88 X X D 157 425 162 025 Public Correspondence ship to coast 88 X S 157 425 Public Correspondence ship to coast 88A X S 157 425 Commercial Inter ship Only WX01 X X X D 162...

Page 37: ...75 156 275 66A 156 325 156 325 123 156 600 156 600 73 156 675 156 675 143 156 700 156 700 74 156 725 156 725 774 156 875 Intership only 20A12 157 000 Intership only Navigational Bridge to Bridge 5 136 156 650 156 650 677 156 375 156 375 Commercial 01A1 156 050 156 050 63A1 156 175 156 175 07A 156 350 156 350 677 156 375 Intership only 08 156 400 Do 09 156 450 156 450 10 156 500 156 500 113 156 550...

Page 38: ...es Canada border in the area of the Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca its approaches the Great Lakes and the St Lawrence Seaway 157 425 MHz is available for intership and commercial communications Outside Puget Sound area and its approaches and the Great Lakes 157 425 MHz is also available for communica tions between commercial fishing vessels and associated aircraft while engaged in comm...

Page 39: ...before 01 01 91 3 years if 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 External Speakers Antennas Carrying Accessories Power Supplies and Signaling Boards To receive warranty service the purchaser must deliver ...

Page 40: ...tructions furnished by STANDARD HORIZON nor does this warranty extend to Products on which the serial number has been removed defaced or changed STAN DARD HORIZON cannot be responsible in any way for ancillary 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 a...

Page 41: ...can visit the STANDARD HORIZON Web site to send an E mail or contact the Product Support team at 714 827 7600 ext 6300 M F 7 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 information on the Owner s Record...

Page 42: ...transmit Battery life 16 hours 5 5 5W 90 duty cycle Operating Temperature 4 F to 140 F 20 C to 60 C Case Size W x H x D 2 36 x 4 09 x 1 2 60 x 104 x 30 5 mm w o knob antenna Weight Approx 10 6 300 g with FNB V98LI Antenna 15 2 TRANSMITTER RF Power Output 7 4 V 5 2 5 or 1 W Modulation Type Variable Reactance Maximum Deviation 5 kHz Spurious Emission At least 65 dB below Microphone Impedance 2 k Ohm...

Page 43: ...C rules Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference Part 15 21 Changes or modifications to this device not expressly ap proved by Vertex Standard could void the User s authorization to oper ate this device ...

Page 44: ...TD All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD Printed in Japan Marine Division of VERTEX STANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 U S A E M 0 1 8 N 1 1 0 ...

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