Standard Horizon HX600S TABLE OF CONTENTS

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-33............................................................................. 13
5. CONTROLS AND SWITCHES.................................................................................................1 4
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.................................................................................................................. 49