Standard Horizon HX600S Marine Radio User Manual


 
HX600S
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
3.2 ABOUT RECEIVE ONLY CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES ............................................7
4. GETTING STARTED ..................................................................................................................9
4.1 BATTERIES AND CHARGERS ...........................................................................................9
4.2 CONNECTING A GPS TO THE CD-36 ........................................................................... 13
5. CONTROLS AND SWITCHES ................................................................................................. 14
6. BASIC OPERATION ................................................................................................................. 18
6.1 INITIAL SETUP ................................................................................................................. 18
6.2 RECEPTION ..................................................................................................................... 18
6.3 TRANSMISSION ............................................................................................................... 19
6.4 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ........................................................................................ 20
6.5 PRESET CHANNELS (0 ~ 9) .......................................................................................... 23
6.6 ENABLING S.O.S STROBE OPERATION....................................................................... 23
7. ADVANCED OPERATION ON THE MARINE BAND ................................................................ 24
7.1 USA, 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 PRACTICE .......................................................................................................... 30
9.1 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ............................................................................... 30
9.2 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9).................................................... 31
9.3 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 AND 67......................................................................... 32
9.4 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING ................................................................................ 32
10. MENU (“SET”) MODE ...........................................................................................................33
11. INSTALLATION OF OPTIONS ............................................................................................... 37
11.1 FVP-31 VOICE SCRAMBLER UNIT .............................................................................. 37
11.2 FBA-25A ALAKLINE BATTERY TRAY ............................................................................ 37
12. MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................................................... 38
12.1 GENERAL ....................................................................................................................... 38
12.2 REPLACEMENT PARTS................................................................................................ 38
12.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART .................................................................................... 39
13.VHF MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT ................................................................................ 40
14. WARRANTY ........................................................................................................................... 46
15. SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 50