Standard Horizon Hx 350s owner manual Channel A/B Instant Access, Programming

4.13 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67

When channel 67 is used for navigational bridge-to-bridge traffic between ships, high power may be used temporarily in the USA mode by pressing the H/L key. When the H/L key is released, the transceiver will revert low power.

4.14 CHANNEL A/B INSTANT ACCESS

Two user-assigned channels can be programmed for instant access. USA channels 9 and 16, and WX channels should not be assigned as A or B channels because they are readily available with the 16/9 and WX keys. If the A/B key is pressed and no channel A or B has been assigned, the LCD will display “– –” and no channel number will be present.

4.14.1 Programming

1.Hold down the A/B key and then turn on the transceiver.

2.The blinking letter A will appear on the display, and dashes “– –” indicate that no channel has been designated Channel A.

3.Press the or key until the desired channel number is displayed.

4.With the desired channel number displayed, press the MEM key once. The “A” will stop blinking, indicating that the displayed channel is now designated Channel A.

5.Press the A/B key again. The blinking letter “b” will appear on the display, and dashes “– –” indicate that no channel has been designated Channel B.

6.Press the or key until the desired channel number is displayed.

7.With the desired channel number displayed, press the MEM key once. The “b” will stop blinking, indicating that the displayed channel is now designated Channel B.

8.Turn the radio off and then on again to return to normal radio mode.

To change A and B channel assignments, perform the following steps:

1.Hold down the A/B key and then turn on the transceiver. The desired channel A’s number is displayed.

2.Press the MEM key. The “A” will blink and dashes “– –” will appear on the display.

3.Set the new channel to be designated Channel A (or leave the channel unassigned). Press the MEM key again to save.

4.Next press the A/B key and press the MEM key. The “b” will blink and dashes “– –” will appear on the display.

5.Set the new channel to be designated Channel B (or leave the channel unassigned). Press the MEM key again to save.

6.Turn the radio off and then on again to return to normal radio mode.