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. YAESU U.S.A. INTERNATIONAL DIVISION 8350 N.W. 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........................................................................... 2 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 2 FCC/INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION ................................................. 2 ACCESSORIES ............................................................................................. 3 PACKING LIST .............................................................................................. 3 OPTIONS ....................................................................................................... 3 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .................................................................. 4 CONTROLS and CONNECTIONS ............................................................... 4 INDICATORS ................................................................................................. 7 OPERATION .................................................................................................. 9 INITIAL SETUP .............................................................................................. 9 RECEPTION ................................................................................................ 10 TRANSMISSION.......................................................................................... 11 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ........................................................ 11 USA, CANADIAN, AND INTERNATIONAL BANDS .................................. 12 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS .................................................................. 12 SCAN ............................................................................................................ 12 PRIORITY SCAN ......................................................................................... 13 NOAA WEATHER ALERT ........................................................................... 14 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 ...................................................................... 14 CHANNEL 9 ................................................................................................. 14 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 ................................................................. 15 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67 ................................................................. 15 PRESET CHANNELS (A ~ E): INSTANT ACCESS .................................. 15 Programming .......................................................................................... 15 Operation ................................................................................................ 16 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE .......................................................... 16 BAROMETRIC PRESSURE METER ......................................................... 17 SETUP MODE ............................................................................................. 18 CLONING ..................................................................................................... 20 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER'S MICROPROCESSOR .................... 21 BATTERY ..................................................................................................... 23 BATTERY CHARGING ................................................................................ 23 BATTERY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ....................................................... 23 USING THE NC-72 BATTERY CHARGER ................................................ 24 FBA-23 BATTERY CASE ............................................................................ 24 BATTERY SAFETY...................................................................................... 25 MAINTENANCE .......................................................................................... 26 SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................... 27 HX460S Congratulations on your purchase of the HX460S! Whether this is your first portable marine VHF transceiver, or if you have other STANDARD HORIZON equipment, The STANDARD HORIZON organization is committed to ensuring your enjoyment of this high-performance transceiver, which should provide you with many years of satisfying communications even in the harshest of environments. STANDARD HORIZON technical support personnel stand behind every product we sell, and we invite you to contact us should you require technical advice or assistance. We appreciate your purchase of the HX460S, and encourage you to read this manual thoroughly, so as to learn and understand the capabilities of the HX460S fully. 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. HX460S Page 1 1. GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 INTRODUCTION The HX460S is a miniature 5-Watt portable two-way VHF marine transceiver. The transceiver has 173 channels: 163 marine and 10 weather. The 163 marine channels are switchable to comply with USA, International, or Canadian regulations. It has an emergency channel 16 which can be immediately selected from any channel by pressing the 16/9 key. Weather channels can also be accessed immediately by pressing the WX key. The transceiver includes following features: Memory Scanning, Priority Scanning, NOAA 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). The transmitter provides a maximum of 5 Watts output, and has the selection of 2.5 Watts and 1 Watt to assist the user in ensuring maximum battery life. The optional SU-1 Barometric Pressure Sensor Unit can be installed to provide readout of the current barometric pressure. 1.2 FCC/INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATON The following data pertaining to the transceiver is necessary to fill out the license application. FCC Type Accepted ............................................................................ Part 80 Output Power with CNB460 ..........1 W (Low), 2.5 W (Mid), and 5 W (High) Emission............................................................................................16K0F3E Frequency Range ................................................... 156.025 to 163.275 MHz FCC Type Number .......................................................................K66HX460S Industry Canada Type Approval ........................................................ <> 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 HX460S 2. ACCESSORIES 2.1 PACKING LIST When the package containing the transceiver is first opened, please check it for the following contents: · HX460S Transceiver · CNB460 1100 mAh Lithium Ion Battery Pack · NC-72B 120VAC Wall Charger for CNB460 · CAT460 Antenna · E-DC-19 DC Cable with 12 V Cigarette Lighter Plug for the CNB460 · Quick Draw Belt Clip · Carring Strap · Owner's Manual (P/N EC010N100) · Owner's Manual Supplement (P/N E00005004) 2.2 OPTIONS CNB460 1100mAh Lithium Ion Battery Pack NC-72C 230-240 VAC Wall Charger for the CNB460 NC-72U 230VAC Wall Charger for FNB-58LI FBA-23 Alkaline Battery Case SU-1 Barometric Pressure Sensor Unit CMP460 Noise-canceling Waterproof Speaker/Microphone VC-24 VOX Headset E-DC-19 DC Cable with 12 V Cigarette Lighter Plug E-DC-6 DC Cable; plug and wire only MCC460 Soft Case CAW230 SMA - SO239 Adapter Note: Before operating the HX460S for the first time, it is recommended that the battery be charged. Please see section 5.3 OPERATING BATTERY CHARGER for details. HX460S 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 POWER SWITCH/VOLUME CONTROL Turns the transceiver on and off, and adjusts the volume. SQUELCH ( SQL) CONTROL 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. MIC/SP JACK Accepts the optional CMP460 Speaker/Microphone or VC-24 VOX Headset. When this jack is used, the internal speaker is disabled. Antenna Connector Connect the supplied CAT460 flexible antenna here. PUSH-TO-TALK (PTT) SWITCH Activates transmission. LAMP 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 H/L, PTT, and LAMP keys) so that they are not accidentally changed. The key lock symbol " " will appear, to indicate that the functions are locked. Hold down until the key lock symbol " " disappears to unlock the radio. UP (p) KEY Selects the desired channel. Each press increases the channel number. When held down, the channels increase continuously. Page 4 HX460S Figure 1 Controls and Connectors HX460S Page 5 DOWN (q) KEY Selects the desired channel. Each press decreases the channel number. When held down, the channels decrease continuously. 16/9 KEY Immediately recalls channel 16 from any channel location. Holding down this key recalls channel 9. WX KEY Immediately recalls the last-used NOAA Weather Channel from any channel location. Recalls the previously- selected working channel when the WX key is pressed again. Secondary use: When the 16/9 key is held and the WX key is pressed, the radio will change modes between the USA, International, and Canadian channel sets. MEM KEY Memorizes the selected channel for scanning. Holding this key will delete a memorized channel. ("MEM" appears on the LCD display during memory operation). H/L KEY Toggles the transmitter power level between High (5 Watts), Medium (2.5 Watts), and Low (1 Watt) of output. To change from Low power to Medium or High power, hold down this key on Canadian channel 13, USA channel 13 or 67. <> PRESET KEY Immediately recalls one of up to five user preset memories for operation (shown as A -E on the LCD). Pressing this key repeatedly scrolls through the preset memory channels. SCAN KEY Starts scanning and priority scanning of programmed channels. When scanning, press and hold this key to turn on and off priority scan (P is shown on the left side of the display during Priority scanning). EXT DC JACK This DC jack allows connection to an external DC power source (6-16V DC). Page 6 HX460S 3.2 INDICATORS Figure 2 Indicators Channel Display The operating channel is shown on the LCD in both the transmission and reception modes. When the optional SU-1 Barometric Pressure Sensor Unit is installed, the LCD may be configured to indicate the current Barometric Pressure. A Indicator Signifies ship-to-ship channels in USA or Canadian mode (whose count ...