1.GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1INTRODUCTION
The HX500S is a SUBMERSIBLE 5-Watt portable two-way marine transceiver with a high capacity Lithium-Ion battery. The transceiver has all allocated USA, International, or Canadian channels. It has emergency channel 16 which can be immediately selected from any channel by pressing the [16/9] key. NOAA Weather channels can also be accessed immediately by pressing the [WX] key.
The HX500S includes the following features: Memory Scanning, Priority Scan- ning, NOAA Weather Alert, Battery Saver, easy-to-read large LCD display, EEPROM memory back-up, Battery Life displayed on LCD, Transmit TimeOut Timer (TOT) and a strobe light when enabled blinks the internationally recognized SOS distress signal.
The transmitter provides a maximum of 5 Watts output, and has the selection of 2.5 Watts and 1 Watt to assist the user in ensuring maximum battery life.
