Vertex Standard HX760S TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

RF EXPOSURE SAFETY STATEMENT ..................................................................			4
FCC AND CANADA RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ........................................			5
FCC NOTICE .............................................................................................................			6
1.	GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................		7
	1.1	INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................	7
2.	ACCESSORIES ....................................................................................................		8
	2.1	PACKING LIST ...........................................................................................	8
	2.2	OPTIONS ....................................................................................................	8
3.	ABOUT THIS RADIO ..........................................................................................		9
	3.1	ABOUT THE VHF MARINE BAND .........................................................	9
4.	GETTING STARTED ..........................................................................................		10
	4.1	BATTERIES AND CHARGERS ...............................................................	10
5.	CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .......................................................................		14
	5.1	CONTROLS AND SWITCHES ................................................................	14
	5.2	INDICATORS ............................................................................................	18
6.	BASIC OPERATION ..........................................................................................		20
	6.1	PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS .........................................................	20
	6.2	INITIAL SETUP ........................................................................................	20
	6.3	RECEPTION .............................................................................................	20
	6.4	TRANSMISSION .......................................................................................	21
	6.5	USA, CANADIAN, AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS .......................	22
	6.6	SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANEL USE .........................................................	22
	6.7	KEYPAD LOCKING ..................................................................................	22
	6.8	NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ...............................................................	23
	6.9	PRESET CHANNELS (0 ~ 9): INSTANT ACCESS ................................	24
	6.10	MEMORY SCAN ......................................................................................	25
	6.11	PRIORITY SCAN .....................................................................................	26
	6.12	DUAL WATCH ..........................................................................................	27
	6.13	TRIPLE WATCH .......................................................................................	27
	6.14	EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) .......................................................	28
	6.15	CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ..........................	29
	6.16	OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 .............................................................	30
	6.17	OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67 .............................................................	30
	6.18	MEASURING WATER TEMPERATURE .................................................	30
	6.19	ENABLING S.O.S STROBE OPERATION .............................................	31
7. BH-2 Bluetooth® HEAD SET OPERATION .......................................................			32
	7.1	PAIRING ....................................................................................................	32
	7.2	CONTROLS AND SWITCHES ................................................................	33
	7.3	OPERATION .............................................................................................	34
8.	MENU (“SET”) MODE ........................................................................................		36
9.	MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................		40
	9.1	GENERAL .................................................................................................	40
	9.2	REPLACEMENT PARTS ..........................................................................	40
	9.3	TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ................................................................	41
10. VHF MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT ........................................................			42
11. WARRANTY ........................................................................................................			48
12. INSTALLATION OF OPTIONS ..........................................................................			51
	12.1	FBA-38 ALAKLINE BATTERY CASE .....................................................	51
13. SPECIFICATIONS ...............................................................................................			52
	13.1	GENERAL .................................................................................................	52
	13.2	TRANSMITTER ........................................................................................	52
	13.3	RECEIVER ................................................................................................	53
	13.4	Bluetooth® .....................................................................................................................................	53
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