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HX500S
TABLE OF CONTENTS
RF EXPOSURE SAFETY STATEMENT......................................................................................2
FCC AND CANADA RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION..............................................................3
FCC NOTICE ...............................................................................................................................4
1. GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................5
1.1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................5
2. ACCESSORIES....................................................................................................................6
2.1 PACKING LIST ............................................................................................................6
2.2 OPTIONS .....................................................................................................................6
3. ABOUT THIS RADIO ...........................................................................................................7
3.1 ABOUT THE VHF MARINE BAND ..............................................................................7
4. GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................8
4.1 BATTERIES AND CHARGERS ...................................................................................8
5. CONTROLS AND SWITCHES ...........................................................................................12
6. BASIC OPERATION...........................................................................................................15
6.1 INITIAL SETUP ..........................................................................................................15
6.2 RECEPTION ..............................................................................................................15
6.3 TRANSMISSION........................................................................................................16
6.4 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS..................................................................................17
6.5 PRESET CHANNELS (0 ~ 9) ....................................................................................18
6.6 ENABLING S.O.S STROBE OPERATION ................................................................18
7. ADVANCED OPERATION ON THE MARINE 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 (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ...............................................23
8.3 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 AND 67 ...................................................................24
8.4 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING .........................................................................25
9. MENU (“SET”) MODE .......................................................................................................26
10. INSTALLATION OF OPTIONS ...........................................................................................28
10.1 FBA-25A ALAKLINE BATTERY TRAY ......................................................................28
11. MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................29
11.1 GENERAL ..................................................................................................................29
11.2 REPLACEMENT PARTS ...........................................................................................29
11.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART..................................................................................30
12. VHF MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT ..........................................................................31
13. WARRANTY ......................................................................................................................37
14. SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................................................40