User manual STANDARD HORIZON HX460S

[. . . ] HX460S VHF/FM Marine Handheld Transceiver Owner's Manual VERTEX STANDARD CO. , LTD. 4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan YAESU U. S. A. 17210 Edwards Rd. , Cerritos, CA 90703, U. S. A. 52nd Terrace, Suite 201, Miami, FL 33166, U. S. A. YAESU EUROPE B. V. P. O. Box 75525, 1118 ZN Schiphol, The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD. Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U. K. YAESU GERMANY GmbH Am Kronberger Hang 2, D-65824 Schwalbach, Germany YAESU HK LTD. 11th Floor Tsim Sha Tsui Centre, 66 Mody Rd. , Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong HX460S TABLE OF CONTENTS FCC NOTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 GENERAL INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Refer to the OWNWER'S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT for an overview of common transceiver operating procedures. 4. 4 TRANSMIT TIME - OUT TIMER (TOT) While the PTT switch is held down, transmission time is limited to 5 minutes. About 10 seconds before automatic transmitter shutdown, a warning beep sounds from the speaker. The transceiver automatically switches to the receiving mode, even if the PTT switch is held down. Before transmitting again, the PTT switch must first be released, then pressed again. This Time-Out Timer (TOT) prevents a continuous transmission that would result from an accidentally stuck PTT switch. HX460S Page 11 4. 5 USA, CANADIAN, AND INTERNATIONAL BANDS 1. To change the operating band (channel set) of the transceiver, hold down the 16/9 key and press the WX key. The band will change from USA, to International, and to Canadian with each press. "USA" appears on the LCD for the USA band, "CAN" appears for the Canadian band, and "INTL" appears for the International band. Refer to the marine channel charts in the OWNER'S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT for allocated channels in each band. 4. 6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS 1. This mode consists of a special pre-set memory bank containing the standard NOAA weather channels. The transceiver will revert to the channel you were using prior to switching to the weather channel mode. 4. 7 SCAN This transceiver provides a special "Scanning Memory Bank" which allows you to designate certain channels for inclusion in a "loop" which will be scanned at high speed. If an incoming signal is detected on one of the channels in the scanning loop, the radio will pause on that channel, allowing you to listen to the incoming transmission. Select the desired channel to be included in the scanning loop using the [p] or [q] key. Press the MEM key to store the channel into the transceiver's scanning memory. To delete a channel from the transceiver's scan memory, press the MEM key again while the memorized channel is displayed. All channels programmed remain in the transceiver's scan memory even if the power is turned off. See section 4. 17: "RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER'S MICROPROCESSOR" to clear all channels from the transceiver's scan memory. Page 12 HX460S 6. The scan proceeds from the lowest to the highest programmed channel number and stops on channels when a transmission is received. Scanning will resume when the squelch closes after the incoming signal disappears at the end of the transmission. To stop the scan, press the SCAN key. 4. 8 PRIORITY SCAN The priority scanning feature allows the radio to scan while also keeping watch on a particularly important "priority channel. " The following channels can be set as the priority channel: 16, 09, and Preset Channels A through E (Preset Channels are described in section 4. 14). To set the priority channel, hold down the 16/9 key and press the MEM key. The channel will change from 16 to 09 to Preset A to Preset B to Preset C to Preset D to Preset E with each press of the MEM key. [. . . ] Alkaline batteries can be used for transmission in an emergency, but power output will only be 0. 9 W, and battery life will be short. Slide the batteries into the FBA-23 with the Negative [­] side of the batteries touching the spring connections inside the FBA-23. Insert the FBA-23 into the battery compartment on the back of the transceiver, then close the Battery Pack Latch until it locks in place with a "click. " Note: The battery indicator on the transceiver is only applicable to the FNB-V75LI rechargeable battery. Disregard this indication when using alkaline batteries. Figure 8 HX460S Page 23 5. 5 BATTERY SAFETY Battery packs for your transceiver contain Nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries. [. . . ]