Standard Horizon Hx500s TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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