HX470S
TABLE OF CONTENTS
RF EXPOSURE SAFETY STATEMENT ....................................................................................... 2
FCC AND CANADA RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ............................................................... 3
FCC NOTICE ................................................................................................................................. 5
1. GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................................... 6
1.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 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 FRS (Family Radio Service) .................................................................................. 8
3.3 ABOUT RECEIVE ONLY CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES .......................................... 10
4. GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................... 12
4.1 BATTERES AND CHARGERS ......................................................................................... 12
4.2 CONNECTING A GPS TO THE CD-25 ............................................................................. 17
5. CONTROLS AND SWITCHES ................................................................................................ 18
6. BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................................................... 22
6.1 INITIAL SETUP ................................................................................................................. 22
6.2 RECEPTION ..................................................................................................................... 23
6.3 TRANSMISSION ............................................................................................................... 24
6.4 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ........................................................................................ 25
6.5 PRESET CHANNELS (P0 ~ P9) ....................................................................................... 26
6.6 ENABLING S.O.S STROBE OPERATION ....................................................................... 27
7. ADVANCED OPERATION ON THE MARINE BAND ............................................................. 28
7.1 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS ...................................................... 28
7.2 MEMORY SCAN ............................................................................................................... 28
7.3 PRIORITY SCAN .............................................................................................................. 29
7.4 DUAL WATCH ................................................................................................................... 30
7.5 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 ............................................................................................ 30
7.6 CHANNEL 9 ...................................................................................................................... 30
7.7 OPERATING ON USA or CANADIAN 13, OR USA CHANNEL 67 ................................... 30
7.8 OPERATING ON USA CHANNEL 67 ............................................................................... 31
7.9 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING ....................................................................................... 31
7.10 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANEL USE ................................................................................. 32
8. CTCSS OPERATION ON THE FRS BAND ............................................................................ 33
8.1 CTCSS CODE OPERATION ............................................................................................ 33
9. BAROMETER AND SCRAMBLER OPERATION .................................................................. 34
9.1 BAROMETRIC PRESSURE METER ................................................................................ 34
9.2 VOICE SCRAMBLER UNIT .............................................................................................. 34
10. OPERATING PRACTICE ...................................................................................................... 35
10.1 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ............................................................................... 35
10.2 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) .................................................... 35
10.3 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 AND 67 ........................................................................ 36
10.4 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS ................................................................................ 37
10.5 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING .............................................................................. 37
11. RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER’S MICROPROCESSOR .............................................. 38
12. CLONING .............................................................................................................................. 39
13. MENU (“SET”) MODE .......................................................................................................... 40
14. MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................... 44
14.1 GENERAL ....................................................................................................................... 44
14.2 REPLACEMENT PARTS ................................................................................................ 44
14.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ...................................................................................... 45
15. INSTALLATION OF OPTIONS .............................................................................................. 46
16.VHF MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT .............................................................................. 47
17. WARRANTY .......................................................................................................................... 53
18. SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................. 56
