Horizon HX350S VHF/FM Marine Handheld Transceiver Owner's Manual LA MP HX350S SC AN WX H/ 16/9 L ME M A/B LE SIB ER BM SU HX350S Owner's Manual page 23 TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1 FCC/ INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION .......................................................... 1 ACCESSORIES ...................................................................................................... 2 PACKING LIST ....................................................................................................... 2 OPTIONS ................................................................................................................ 2 REPLACEMENT PARTS ........................................................................................ 2 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ............................................................................ 3 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS ........................................................................ 3 INDICATORS .......................................................................................................... 6 OPERATION ........................................................................................................... 8 INITIAL PROCEDURE ............................................................................................ 8 RECEPTION ........................................................................................................... 8 TRANSMISSION ..................................................................................................... 9 TRANSMIT TIME - OUT TIMER (TOT) ................................................................ 10 USA, CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL MODES ............................................. 10 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ............................................................................ 10 SCAN .................................................................................................................... 11 PRIORITY SCAN .................................................................................................. 11 WEATHER ALERT ............................................................................................... 12 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 ................................................................................ 12 CHANNEL 9 .......................................................................................................... 12 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 ........................................................................... 12 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67 ........................................................................... 13 CHANNEL A/B INSTANT ACCESS ...................................................................... 13 Programming .................................................................................................. 13 Operation ........................................................................................................ 14 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE .................................................................... 14 VOICE SCRAMBLER ........................................................................................... 14 Programming .................................................................................................. 14 Operation with voice scrambler ...................................................................... 15 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER'S MICROPROCESSOR ............................... 16 BATTERY ............................................................................................................. 17 BATTERY CHARGING ......................................................................................... 17 BATTERY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ................................................................ 17 OPERATING BATTERY CHARGE SYSTEM ....................................................... 18 CBT350 BATTERY TRAY ..................................................................................... 18 BATTERY SAFETY .............................................................................................. 19 MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................... 20 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................ 21 GENERAL ............................................................................................................. 21 TRANSMITTER .................................................................................................... 21 RECEIVER ............................................................................................................ 21 page 24 Owner's Manual HX350S 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 INTRODUCTION The Standard Communications Corp. (SCC) HX350S 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, priority scanning, weather alert, battery saver, easy-to-read large LCD display, EEPROM memory back-up, battery life displayed on LCD, and a transmit time-out timer (TOT). For privacy of communications, an optional CVS240 voice scrambler can be installed. 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 CNB350/CNB350AS battery ....... 1 watt (Low) and 5 watts (High) Emission ...................................................................................... 16K0F3E Frequency Range ............................................... 156.025 to 163.275 MHz FCC Type Number ...................................................................... APV0697 Industry Canada Type Approval ............................................ 363822196A 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. HX350S Owner's Manual page 1 2 2.1 PACKING LIST ACCESSORIES When the package containing the transceiver is first opened, please check it for the following contents: · HX350S Transceiver · CBT350 Alkaline Battery Tray · CAW240 DC Charge Cable with 12 V Cigarette Lighter · CNB350/CNB350AS Rechargeable Battery Pack · CCA250 Charge Adaptor with screws · CWC230 120VAC Wall Charger for CCA250 · CAT350 Flexible Antenna with STUD connector · Lanyard · Belt Clip with screws · Owner's Manual · Owner's Manual Supplement 2.2 OPTIONS CMP350 ....................... Noise-canceling Waterproof Speaker/Microphone CSA240AB ...... 230VAC Desktop Rapid Charger for CNB350/CNB350AS CSA280 ........... 120VAC Desktop Rapid Charger for CNB350/CNB350AS CVS240 ..................................................................... Voice Scrambler Unit CWC232 ...................................... 120/230 VAC Wall Charger for CCA250 2.3 REPLACEMENT PARTS Flexible Antenna with STUD Connector ....................................... CAT350 Rechargeable Battery Pack ...................................... CNB350/CNB350AS Belt Clip .................................................................................. 484C258012 Screws for Belt Clip ................................................................ 51102604U0 Lanyard .................................................................................. 458C156040 Volume Control Knob ............................................................. 406B154010 Squelch Control Knob ............................................................ 406B154010 SPK/MIC Connector Cover .................................................... 406B067020 SPK/MIC Connector Screw .................................................... 406B010010 SPK/MIC Connector Washer ................................................. 406B012010 page 2 Owner's Manual HX350S 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 adjusts the volume. w SQUELCH CONTROL (SQL) 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 the reception of wanted transmissions. e PUSH-TO-TALK (PTT) SWITCH Activates transmission. r UP ( ) KEY Selects the desired channel. Each press increases the channel number. When held down, the channels increase continuously. t DOWN ( ) KEY Selects the desired channel. Each press decreases the channel number. When held down, the channels decrease continuously. y 16/9 KEY Immediately recalls channel 16 from any channel location. Holding down this key recalls channel 9. When the WX key is pressed while holding down this key, the mode toggles between USA, International and Canadian. u WX KEY Immediately recalls a weather channel from any channel location. Recalls the previous channel when the WX key is pressed again. HX350S Owner's Manual page 3 SPEAKER/MICROPHONE CONNECTOR ANTENNA CONNECTOR SQL VOL OFF SQUELCH CONTROL POWER SWITCH VOLUME CONTROL LAMP/ KEY LOCK KEY LAMP HX350S WX KEY 16/9 KEY H/L SCAN KEY UP KEY WX A/B 16/9 SCAN MEM PTT SWITCH A/B KEY H/L KEY DOWN KEY MEM KEY BATTERY PACK SUBMERSIBLE Figure 1. Controls and Connectors page 4 Owner's Manual HX350S i SCAN KEY Starts scanning programmed channels. Press this key for at least 1 second to turn on and off priority scan (scanning of programmed channels and priority channel) during scan. o MEM (Scrambler) KEY Memorizes the selected channel. When pressed again, deletes the memorized channel. Hold down this key for at least 1 second, to turn the scrambler on and off. (if an optional CVS240 voice scrambler is installed) !0 A/B KEY Immediately recalls two user assigned channels from any channel. !1 H/L KEY Toggles between high and low power. To change from low power to high power, hold down this key on Canadian channel 13, USA channel 13 or 67. !2 LAMP/ (key lock) KEY Turns the lamp for LCD and keypad back-lighting on and off. Hold down this key to lock the displayed channel functions (except the keys) so that they are not accidentally H/L, PTT and LAMP/ changed. The key lock symbol " " appears to indicate that the channel is locked. Hold down until the key lock symbol disappears to unlock the channel. !3 Antenna Connector Connects the flexible antenna CAT350. !4 Battery Pack Provides DC power to the transceiver. !5 External Speaker/Microphone Jack Accepts optional CMP350 speaker/microphone. When the EXT jack is used, the internal speaker is disabled. HX350S Owner's Manual page 5 3.2 INDICATORS WX HL T X DISTRESS CALLING U S A CAN MEM INTL S Figure 2. Indicators Channel Display The operating channel in both transmission and reception mode. A Indicator Ship-ship channel in USA or Canadian mode whose counterpart in the International mode is a public corespondence (marine operator) channel. USA/INTL/CAN Indicator The modes of operation for the particular channel. "USA" indicates USA mode. "INTL" indicates International mode and "CAN" indicates Canadian mode. TX Indicator Indicates transmission. WX Indicator NOAA weather channel. MEM Indicator The channel is in the transceiver's scan memory. H/L Indicator "H" is high power. "L" is low power. Blank is a reception only channel. Key Lock Symbol Indicator The channel is locked. All keys are disabled except for the H/L, PTT and LAMP/ keys. page 6 Owner's Manual HX350S Battery Indicator Battery life, during transmission and reception, is as follows: : Over 50% charged : 25% charged : Less than 10% charged : Need to charge (Also see Section 5.1) NOTE The battey life indicator is accessed immediately by pressing the PTT switch. The battery indicator should be used only as a guide in charging the CNB350/CNB350AS battery. S Indicator " on the display The small character " S " above the keylock symbol " indicates the scrambler cod ...