HX260S VHF/FM Marine Handheld Transceiver Owner's Manual VOL F OF SQ L DW 16 9 SC AN WX H/L TABLE OF CONTENTS FCC NOTICE .......................................................................................................... 1 1 GENERAL INFORMATION .............................................................................. 2 1.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 2 1.2 FCC/ INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION .................................................... 2 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 ACCESSORIES ............................................................................................... 3 PACKING LIST ................................................................................................. 3 OPTIONS ......................................................................................................... 3 REPLACEMENT PARTS .................................................................................. 3 3 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ..................................................................... 4 3.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS ................................................................. 4 3.2 INDICATORS ................................................................................................... 8 4 OPERATION .................................................................................................. 10 4.1 INITIAL PROCEDURE ................................................................................... 10 4.2 RECEPTION ................................................................................................... 11 4.3 TRANSMISSION ............................................................................................ 12 4.4 TRANSMIT TIME - OUT TIMER (TOT) .......................................................... 12 4.5 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE .............................................................. 13 4.6 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE ............................................ 13 4.7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ...................................................................... 13 4.8 WEATHER ALERT ......................................................................................... 14 4.9 MEMORY SCANNING .................................................................................... 14 4.10 DUAL WATCHING ........................................................................................ 15 4.11 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 ........................................................................ 15 4.12 CHANNEL 9 .................................................................................................. 15 4.13 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 ................................................................... 15 4.14 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67 ................................................................... 16 4.15 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER'S MICROPROCESSOR ....................... 16 5 BATTERY ....................................................................................................... 17 5.1 BATTERY CHARGING ................................................................................... 17 5.2 BATTERY PACK REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ............................................... 17 5.3 USING BATTERY TRAY ................................................................................ 18 5.3 OPERATING CWC260 BATTERY CHARGER ............................................... 18 5.4 BATTERY SAFETY ........................................................................................ 19 6 7 7.1 7.2 7.3 MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................. 20 SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................... 21 GENERAL ...................................................................................................... 21 TRANSMITTER .............................................................................................. 21 RECEIVER ..................................................................................................... 21 page 24 Owner's Manual HX260S FCC NOTICE NOTICE Unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void compliance with FCC Rules. Any change or modification must be approved in writing by STANDARD HORIZON, a division of YAESU USA. NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: -- -- -- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced marine electronics technician for help. HX260S Owner's Manual page 1 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 INTRODUCTION The STANDARD HORIZON (a division of YAESU USA) HX260S is a marine handheld two-way VHF transceiver. The transceiver has 65 channels: 55 marine and 10 weather. The 55 marine channels are switchable to comply with either USA, International, or Canadian regulations. It has an emergency channel 16 which can be immediately selected from any channel by pressing the red 16/9 key. Weather channels can also be accessed immediately by pressing the WX key. The transceiver includes the following features: memory scanning, dual watch, weather alert, battery saver, easy-to-read large LCD display, EEPROM memory back-up, low battery indication displayed on LCD, and a transmit Time-Out Timer (TOT). 1.2 FCC/ INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION The following data pertaining to the transceiver is necessary to fill out the license application. FCC Type Accepted ........................................................................ Part 80 Output Power with CNB260 battery ................... 1 watt (Low) and 5 watts (High) Emission ...................................................................................... 16K0F3E Frequency Range ............................................... 156.025 to 163.275 MHz FCC Type Number .................................................................. K66HX260S Industry Canada Type Approval ................................................ PENDING Additional FCC and Industry Canada data, including licensing requirements, are contained in the companion document titled OWNER'S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT. The document also contains charts for VHF channel assignments, transceiver operating procedures, maintenance, factory service information, and warranty data. page 2 Owner's Manual HX260S 2 2.1 PACKING LIST ACCESSORIES When the package containing the transceiver is first opened, please check it for the following contents, notify the dealer if you are missing any of these contents. · HX260S Transceiver · CNB260 Rechargeable Battery Pack (Ni-Cad 7.2V, 750 mAh) · CAT350 Flexible Antenna with STUD connector · CWC260 120V AC Wall charger · Battery Tray for "AA" alkaline battery · Lanyard · Belt Clip with screws · Owner's Manual · Owner's Manual Supplement 2.2 OPTIONS CAW350 ................................................... Radio to ships antenna adapter CMC240 .................................................................. 12VDC-trickle charger MCC260 .................................................................................... Nylon case 2.3 REPLACEMENT PARTS Flexible Antenna with STUD Connector ....................................... CAT350 Rechargeable Battery Pack .......................................................... CNB260 Belt Clip .................................................................................. 365B258020 Lanyard .................................................................................. 458C156040 Volume Control Knob ............................................................. 451X154410 Battery Tray ............................................................................ 451X064430 CWC260 120V AC Charger ......................................................... CWC260 HX260S Owner's Manual page 3 3 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS NOTE This section defines each control of the transceiver. For detailed operating instructions refer to section 4 of this manual. Refer to Figure 1 for the location of the following controls, indicators, and connections. 3.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS q POWER SWITCH/VOLUME CONTROL Turns the transceiver on and off and sets the audio volume. To turn the transceiver on, turn this knob clockwise until the LCD turns on. When power is turned on, the transceiver is set to last selected channel. Secondary use When the transceiver is turned on while the SCAN and WX keys are held down, the internal microprocessor is reset. This clears memory and all user-programmed settings, such as scan memory. This is known as the default condition, the same as when shipped from the factory. For a list of these defaults, see the section on resetting the Transceiver's Microprocessor. w DW KEY Watches for a transmission on CH16 and another selected channel until either signal is received. e (Up) KEY Selects the desired channel and adjusts the squelch level. Each press increases the channel number or squelch level. When held down, the channels or squelch levels increase continuously. r (Down) KEY Selects the desired channel and adjusts the squelch level. Each press decreases the channel number or squelch level. When held down, the channels or squelch levels decrease continuously. page 4 Owner's Manual HX260S o !0 q !1 w !4 16 SQL 9 DW e r !2 i u SCAN WX H/L t !3 y Figure 1. Controls and Connectors HX260S Owner's Manual page 5 t SCAN KEY Memory SCAN 1. Press once to start or stop scanning programmed channels. NOTE This function will not work if the radio is scanning. Secondary use 1. Press and hold to store the selected channel into the transceiver's scan memory for scanning. Press and hold down the SCAN key again to store or delete a channel from the scan memory. 2. Holding down the SCAN and WX key while turning the power on, resets the microprocessor and erases scan channels from memory. This clears the memory and establishes the factory-set defaults. For a list of these defaults, see the section on resetting the Transceiver's Microprocessor. y H/L KEY Toggles between high (5 watts) and low (1 watt) transmit output power. Does not operate on "low power only" and transmission-inhibit channels. When this key is pressed while the transceiver is on channel 13 or 67, the power will temporarily go high when the PTT switch is pressed. When the PTT switch is released the power setting reverts to low. u WX KEY Immediately recalls last selected weather channel. Secondary use 1. Holding down the 16/9 key while pressing the WX key, changes the mode from USA to International or Canadian. 2. Holding down the WX and SCAN key while turning the power on, resets the microprocessor and erases scan channels from memory. This clears the memory and establishes the factory-set defaults. For a list of these defaults, see the section on resetting the Transceiver's Microprocessor. page 6 Owner's Manual HX260S i 16/9 KEY Immediately recalls channel 16 from any channel location. Holding down this key recalls channel 9. Secondary use Please see secondary use for the WX key. o Antenna Connector Connects to the flexible antenna CAT350. !0 (Lamp/key lock) KEY Single depression of this key, turns on or off the back-lit for the LCD and Keys. When pressed and held locks the keypad buttons except for the H/L, (Lamp/key lock) and PTT. !1 PUSH-TO-TALK (PTT) SWITCH Activates transmission and shows TX indicator on the display. !2 SQL (SQUELCH CONTROL ) Activates the squelch adjusting mode. (Up) Press this key to activate the squelch adjusting mode. Press the or (Down) key to adjust the squelch. Sets the point at which random noise on the channel does not activate the audio circuits but a received signal does. This point is called the squelch threshold. Further adjustment of the squelch control will degrade reception of wanted transmissions. !3 CNB260 Battery Pack Provides DC power to the transceiver. !4 Belt Clip HX260S Owner's Manual page 7 3.2 INDICATORS T X BUSY USA I NT L CAN T SD MEM HL SQL A Channel Display Displays the operating channel in both tra ...