Standart Horizont HX870 User Manual

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HX870
HX870
6 Watt VHF/FM
Floating Marine Transceiver with DSC Class D and GPS
Owner’s Manual

Standart Horizont HX870 Specifications

General

Antenna Impedance	50 ohms
Modes	FM
Power Supply	13.8 V DC
Weight	1.2 kg
Channels	All current US, International and Canadian channels

Summary

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

RADIO CARE

GENERAL INFORMATION

CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9)

GETTING STARTED

BATTERIES AND CHARGERS

Information on charging the battery, battery types, and specifications.

BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL

USING THE SBH-12 CHARGER CRADLE

CONNECTING A USB DATA TERMINAL TO THE PC

CHECKING GPS SIGNAL (GPS STATUS DISPLAY)

CHANGING THE GPS TIME

CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

BASIC OPERATION

INITIAL SETUP

RECEPTION

How to set up the radio for receiving signals, including squelch.

TRANSMISSION

USA, INTERNATIONAL, AND CANADA MODE

NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS

NOAA WEATHER ALERT

DUAL WATCH (TO CHANNEL 16)

SCANNING

SELECTING THE SCAN TYPE

PROGRAMMING SCAN MEMORY

MEMORY SCANNING (M-SCAN)