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HX600S

VHF/FM Marine Handheld Transceiver

Owner's Manual

Summary of Contents for HX600S

Page 1: ...HX600S VHF FM Marine Handheld Transceiver Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...A CANADA AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS 24 7 2 MEMORY SCAN 24 7 3 PROGRAMMABLE PRIORITY SCAN 25 7 4 DUAL WATCH 26 7 5 TRI WATCH 26 7 6 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 26 7 7 CHANNEL 9 27 7 8 OPERATING ON USA or CANADIAN 13 OR USA CHANNEL 67 27 7 9 OPERATING ON USA CHANNEL 67 27 7 10 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING 28 7 11 SIMPLEX DUPLEX CHANEL USE 29 8 SCRAMBLER OPERATION 30 8 1 VOICE SCRAMBLER UNIT 30 9 OPERATING PRA...

Page 3: ...o contact us should you re quire technical advice or assistance We appreciate your purchase of the HX600S and encourage you to read this manual thoroughly so as to learn and fully understand the capabilities of the HX600S 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: ...e 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 only the Vertex Standard belt clip for this transceiver and ensure that the an...

Page 5: ...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 fie...

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: ...rine transceiver operation the HX600S provides receive ONLY coverage of AM FM broadcast bands and AM aircraft bands The HX600S includes the following features Memory Scanning Priority Scan ning NOAA Weather Alert NOAA SAME 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 internati...

Page 8: ...canceling Waterproof Speaker Microphone MH 57A4B Mini Speaker Micro phone VC 24 VOX Headset VC 27 Earpiece Microphone FVP 31 Voice Scrambler CD 33 Charger Cradle FNB 83 7 2 V 1400mAh Ni MH Battery Pack FBA 25A Alkaline Battery Case E DC 19A DC Cable with 12 V Cigarette Lighter Plug NC 88B C U 120 230 VAC Overnight Charger for the FNB 83 E DC 6 DC Cable plug and wire only VAC 10 Rapid Charger CAW23...

Page 9: ...hich you are transmitting you could interfere with a search and rescue case or contribute to a collision between passing ships For VHF Marine channel assignments refer to page 40 section 13 3 2 ABOUT RECEIVE ONLY CHANNELS and FREQUENCIES AM FM Broadcast Bands The AM FM bands contained within the HX600S are the same channels you use every day to listen to music news and commentary with your car or ...

Page 10: ...oice communications it does however provide someone with a working knowledge of Morse code the opportunity to identify various bea cons The upper range of the aeronautical band 118 000 MHz to 136 975 MHz is where the majority of voice communications can be monitored Com munications in the VHF band are transmitted in AM mode and most if not all compatible receivers automatically default to this mod...

Page 11: ...r transceiver contain Ni MH batteries This type of bat tery stores a charge powerful enough to be dangerous if misused or abused especially when removed from the transceiver Please observe the following precautions DO NOT SHORT BATTERY PACK TERMINALS Shorting the terminals that power the transceiver can cause sparks severe overheating burns and battery cell damage If the short is of sufficient dur...

Page 12: ...ct to self discharge avoid high storage temperatures that cause large self discharge rates After extended storage a full recharge is recommended Battery Recycling DO NOT PLACE USED BATTERIES IN YOUR REGULAR TRASH NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES MUST BE COLLECTED RE CYCLED OR DISPOSED OF IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MAN NER The incineration land filling or mixing of nickel cadmium batteries with the ...

Page 13: ...ging the battery The NC 88 E DC 19A and E DC 6 will charge a completely discharged FNB 83 battery pack in about 10 hours 4 1 3 BATTERY INSTALLATION REMOVAL 1 Turn the transceiver off 2 To install insert the battery pack into the battery compartment on the back of the transceiver then close the Battery Pack Latch until it locks in place with a click 3 To remove open the Battery Pack Latch on the bo...

Page 14: ...ow A fully discharged pack will be charged completely in approximately 10 hours 5 When charging is completed disconnect the pack from the CD 33 and unplug the NC 88 from the AC line outlet 4 1 5 MOUNTING THE CD 33 ON THE VESSEL The CD 33 is designed to be surface on a vessel which can be connected to the charger and a GPS that supplies NMEA data for DSC Distress transmis sions If mounting on a ves...

Page 15: ...wn below Blue NMEA Input Connects to NMEA Out of GPS Green NMEA Negative Connects to NMEA Negative or battery Ground of GPS If you have further inquires please feel free to contact us at Phone 800 767 2450 Fax 888 679 8046 Web site standardhorizon com Email marinetech vxstdusa com To connect the GPS receiver connect the wires between the CD 33 and the GPS Insure that the wires are properly shielde...

Page 16: ...SWITCHES NOTE This section defines each control of the transceiver For detailed operat ing instructions refer to section 6 BASIC OPERATION Refer to illus trations for the location of the following controls switches and connec tions ...

Page 17: ...quelch control will degrade the re ception of wanted transmissions To quickly open the squelch and moni tor a channel before transmitting press and hold this key for 3 seconds POWER SWITCH Press and hold in this switch for 2 seconds to toggle the 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 co...

Page 18: ...smission inhibit channels When operating on Canadian channel 13 or USA channels 13 or 67 pressing this key momentarily toggles the power level from Low power to medium or High power Secondary use Hold down this key to lock the keypad except the PTT SQL and H L keys so that they are not accidentally changed The key lock symbol will appear on the LCD to indicate that the functions are locked Hold do...

Page 19: ...r illuminates different colors de pending on the band that is selected The chart to the right shows the colors illuminated when the signal is received This indicator glows red during transmit When the Emergency feature is activated this indicator blinks the inter nationally recognized Morse Code S O S message DISTRESS KEY When radio is programmed with a MMSI and this key is pressed once and presse...

Page 20: ...ct a channel or frequency that has no signal being received no one is transmitting on the channel and where only noise is heard 6 Press the SQL switch then press the S key and stop 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...

Page 21: ...Medium power or High power is displayed 5 When receiving a signal wait until the incoming signal stops 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 tra...

Page 22: ...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 23: ...erage may not have reliable reception in some locations due to signal blockages and or exces sive distance from the transmitter Programming NOAA SAME area s codes Refer to section 10 MENU SET MODE nA1 nA6 NOAA Weather SAME Area 1 6 Operation The HX600S can receive and display SAME messages only when the Weather channel in your area is selected and the SAME code is programmed When a message is rece...

Page 24: ... Materials Warning HMW A1 Hurricane Watch HUA A2 Hurricane Warning HUW A1 High Wind Watch HWA A2 High Wind Warning HWW A1 Local Area Emergency LAE A5 Law Enforcement Warning LEW A1 National Information Center NIC A0 Network Message Notification NMN A0 National Periodic Test NPT A4 Nuclear Power Plant Warning NUW A1 Radiological Hazard Warning RHW A1 Required Monthly Test RMT A4 Required Weekly Tes...

Page 25: ... the LCD for 1 second and preset channel 1 is represented by 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 10 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 HX600S as a ...

Page 26: ...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 27: ...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 28: ...he 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 PRI ORITY SCAN 1 To start the TRI Watch feature select a channel and press and hold the SCAN key The radio checks the priority channel CH09 and the se lected channel for voice traffic A sma...

Page 29: ...ergencies and when approaching blind river bends high power is allowed Pressing the H L key will change the power output from 1 Watt to 5 Watts if pressed again 2 5 Watts will be selected When the PTT 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 nav...

Page 30: ...obile Service Identity MMSI What is an MMSI An MMSI is a nine digit number used on Marine Transceivers capable of using Digital Selective Calling DSC This number is used by the HX600S when a Marine DSC Distress call is transmitted This number is registered with the USCG Refer to section 10 MENU SET MODE MMSI REG NOTE An MMSI must be programmed into the HX600S before the DSC Distress function will ...

Page 31: ...l is received 5 If no acknowledgment is received the distress call is repeated in three minute intervals until an acknowledgment is received 6 To cancel the distress call alarm press the 16 9 key 7 To send the CANCEL call Press the DISTRESS key then press the S or T key until CAN CEL is shown on the LCD Press the DISTRESS key NOTE When a GPS receiver with NMEA output is connected via the CD 33 Cha...

Page 32: ...ACTICES 9 1 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 USE Channel 16 is known as the Hail and Distress Channel An emergency may be defined as a threat to life or property In such instances be sure the transceiver is on and set to CHANNEL 16 Then use the following procedure 1 Press the microphone push to talk switch and say Mayday Mayday Mayday This is your vessel s name 2 Then repeat once Mayday your vessel s name 3 N...

Page 33: ...el charts in this manual and select an appropriate channel for communications after initial contact For example Channels 68 and 69 of the U S VHF Charts are some of the channels available to non commercial recreational boaters Monitor your desired channel in advance to make sure you will not be inter rupting other traffic and then go back to either channel 16 or 9 for your initial contact When the...

Page 34: ...e event of a major storm or other appreciable weather condition requir ing vessels at sea or other bodies of water to be notified the NOAA Na tional Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration broadcasts a 1050 Hz tone that some VHF radios including your HX600S can detect for Weather Alarm purposes refer to section 6 4 1 NOAA WEATHER ALERT for a discussion of how to use this feature The 1050 Hz t...

Page 35: ...F 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 d...

Page 36: ... 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 scanning Available Values Normal Spec...

Page 37: ...StP StP StP StP AM STEP Function Selects the AM Band frequency step size Available Values 10kHz or 9kHz for Europe Default 10kHz rEg rEg rEg rEg rEg MMSI REG Function Stores MMSI ID code Note The MMSI can only be inputted twice If entered more than twice the HX600S will have to be sent to STANDARD HORIZON factory service to reset the MMSI nA1 nA6 nA1 nA6 nA1 nA6 nA1 nA6 nA1 nA6 NOAA Weather SAME A...

Page 38: ... and hold the POWER switch until the display turns on and shows SEt SEt SEt SEt SEt 4 Press the SQL switch until nA1 nA1 nA1 nA1 nA1 is shown 5 Press the S or T key to select the digit in the SAME code press the MEM key to set the number and step to the next position 6 Repeat step 5 until all numbers are programmed If you make a mistake press the H L key to move back to the digit and repeat step 5...

Page 39: ...th the FVP 31 and replace the battery Installation is now complete 11 2 FBA 25A Alakline BATTERY Tray FBA 25A is a battery case that holds six alkaline batteries and is used with the HX600S 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 the...

Page 40: ...e 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 12 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 Cypress CA...

Page 41: ...justed Proper operation not followed Low battery Key Lock is on Proper operation not followed Defective battery FNB 83 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 th...

Page 42: ...A is an International duplex channel for port operations The HX600S 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 43: ...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 44: ...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 45: ...4 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 X D 157 375 161 975 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 88 X X X D 157 425 162 025 Public Correspondence ship to coast 88A X S 157 425 Commercial Inter ship Only WX01 X X X D 162 550 Weather receiv...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...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 48: ...kers Antennas Carrying Accessories Power Supplies and Signaling Boards To receive warranty service the purchaser must deliver the Product transporta tion and insurance prepaid to STANDARD HORIZON a division of VERTEX STANDARD Include proof of purchase indicating model serial number and date of purchase STANDARD HORIZON will return the Product to the purchaser freight prepaid Products purchased pri...

Page 49: ... any ancillary equipment and all such equipment is expressly excluded from this warranty STANDARD HORIZON disclaims liability for range coverage or op eration of the Product and ancillary equipment as a whole under this warranty STANDARD HORIZON reserves the right to make changes or improvements in Products during subsequent production without incurring the obligation to in stall such changes or i...

Page 50: ...lat 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 with the unit when you return it to your Dealer or to STANDARD HORIZON Lifetime Flat Rate Service Program For the original Owner only for the lifetime of the unit STANDARD HORIZON will repair the unit ...

Page 51: ...y 10 ppm 4 F to 140 F 20 C to 60 C Emission Type 16K0G3E 16K0G2B Antenna Impedance 50 Ohms Supply Voltage Nominal 7 2 V DC Negative Ground Battery Terminal Current Consumption 170 mA Receive 50 mA Standby 1 45 A 5 W Power transmit 1 0 A 2 5 W Power transmit 0 6 A 1 W Power transmit 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 ant...

Page 52: ...2nd 450 kHz 10 7 MHz 3rd 1 MHz Sensitivity 0 2 µV for 12 dB SINAD Marine Band 0 2 µV for 12 dB SINAD WX Band 1 µV for 12 dB SINAD FM Broadcast 1 µV for 10 dB SN AM Broadcast 1 µV for 10 dB SN AIR Band Adjacent Channel Selectivity 65 dB Typical Intermodulation 65 dB Typical Selectivity 25 kHz 60 dB NFM AM 300 kHz 20 dB WFM AF Output Internal speaker 700 mW 16 Ohm for 10 THD 7 4 V ...

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Page 55: ...les 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 56: ... CO LTD All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD Marine Division of VERTEX STANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 U S A E M 0 1 9 N 1 0 0 ...

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