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HX350S Owner’s Manual page 23 Horizon HX350S VHF/FM Marine Handheld Transceiver Owner’s Manual W X S C A N A/B M E M 16/9 HX350S S U B M E R S IB L E LAMP H /L[...]
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page 24 Owner’s Manual HX350S TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1 FCC/ INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION ............................................[...]
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HX350S Owner’s Manual page 1 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 cha[...]
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page 2 Owner’s Manual HX350S 2 ACCESSORIES 2.1 PACKING LIST 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 [...]
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HX350S 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 tra[...]
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page 4 Owner’s Manual HX350S Figure 1. Controls and Connectors W X SCAN A /B MEM 1 6 /9 HX350S SUBMERSIBLE LAMP H/L SQL VOL OFF UP KEY DOWN KEY MEM KEY SCAN KEY WX KEY A/B KEY 16/9 KEY LAMP/ KEY LOCK KEY PTT SWITCH H/L KEY POWER SWITCH VOLUME CONTROL SQUELCH CONTROL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE CONNECTOR ANTENNA CONNECTOR BATTERY PACK[...]
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HX350S Owner’s Manual page 5 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 le[...]
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page 6 Owner’s Manual HX350S 3.2 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. [...]
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HX350S Owner’s Manual page 7 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 c[...]
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page 8 Owner’s Manual HX350S 4 OPERATION 4.1 INITIAL PROCEDURE NOTE Never key the transceiver without an antenna connected. Damage may occur to the transceiver. Do not operate the transceiver while charging. 1. Install the belt clip on the transceiver if desired. Use the 2 Phillips-head screws included with the clip to mount the clip to the back [...]
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HX350S Owner’s Manual page 9 6. To change channels, press the or key. Sometimes, a slight adjustment of the squelch threshold is needed as some channels have a higher noise level than others. Please refer to the Owner’s Manual Supplement for a complete listing of all USA, International and Canadian VHF Marine channels and their use. 7. If neces[...]
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page 10 Owner’s Manual HX350S 4.4 TRANSMIT TIME - OUT TIMER (TOT) While the PTT switch is held down, transmission time is limited to 5 minutes. This prevents prolonged unintentional transmissions. About 10 seconds before automatic transmitter shutdown, a warning beep is sounded from the speaker. The transceiver automatically switches to the recei[...]
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HX350S Owner’s Manual page 11 4.7 SCAN 1. Select the desired channel to be scanned using the or key. 2 . Press the MEM key to store the channel into the transceiver's memory. “MEM” is displayed on the LCD. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all the channels to be scanned. 4. To delete a channel from the transceiver’s scan memory, press the ME[...]
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page 12 Owner’s Manual HX350S 4.9 WEATHER ALERT In the event of extreme weather disturbances such as storms and hurricanes, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather reports on the weather channels. The transceiver is capable of receiving this alert if the fol[...]
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HX350S Owner’s Manual page 13 4.13 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67 When channel 67 is used for navigational bridge-to-bridge traffic between ships, high power may be used temporarily in the USA mode by pressing the H/L key. When the H/L key is released, the transceiver will revert low power. 4.14 CHANNEL A/B INSTANT ACCESS Two user-assigned channels can [...]
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page 14 Owner’s Manual HX350S 4.14.2 Operation Pressing the A/B key more than once toggles between channel A and channel B. Channel A is represented by “A” to the left of the channel number on the LCD, and channel B is represented by “b”. Do not confuse this “A” with the one that sometimes is displayed to the right of the channel numb[...]
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HX350S Owner’s Manual page 15 3. Press the MEM key to store the scrambler code in the transceiver's memory. The display shows: 4 . Press the or key to set the scrambled channel (scrambled channel = CH05). The display shows: 5. Press the MEM key to store the scrambled channel in the transceiver. “MEM” will be displayed on LCD. 6. To progr[...]
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page 16 Owner’s Manual HX350S 4 .17 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER’S MICROPROCESSOR Resetting the microprocessor restores the initial, factory supplied conditions in the transceiver. These are called the default conditions. To reset the microprocessor, first turn the transceiver off. Then while holding the WX and SCAN keys pressed, turn the transcei[...]
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HX350S Owner’s Manual page 17 5 BATTERY CAUTION To avoid risk of explosion and injury, CNB350/CNB350AS battery pack should only be removed, charged or recharged in non-hazardous environments. 5.1 BATTERY CHARGING To check the charge status, install the battery and press the PTT switch while observing the BATT indicator. (see page 7) The battery c[...]
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page 18 Owner’s Manual HX350S 5.3 OPERATING BATTERY CHARGE SYSTEM 1. Plug the end of CWC230 wall charger to the DC IN connector of the CCA250 charge adaptor. 2. Plug the wall charger into a 120 VAC wall outlet. 3. Turn the transceiver off. 4. Insert the transceiver. The indicator lights, and charging begins. 5. Remove the battery pack from charge[...]
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HX350S Owner’s Manual page 19 5.5 BATTERY SAFETY Battery packs for your transceiver contain Nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries. This type of battery stores a charge powerful enough to be dangerous if misused or abused, especially when removed from the transceiver. Please observe the following precautions: DO NOT SHORT BATTERY PACK TERMINALS Shortin[...]
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page 20 Owner’s Manual HX350S 6 MAINTENANCE For preventive maintenance and instructions on obtaining factory service, please refer to the OWNER’S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT. For general troubleshooting, refer to this Troubleshooting Chart. TROUBLESHOOTING CHART PROBABLE CAUSE No channels memorized. Squelch is not adjusted. Proper operation not followed.[...]
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HX350S Owner’s Manual page 21 7 SPECIFICATIONS Performance specifications are nominal, unless otherwise indicated, and are subject to change without notice. 7.1 GENERAL Frequency Range ............................................... 156.025 to 163.275 MHz Channels ................................. All currently allocated USA, Canadian and Interna[...]
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page 22 Owner’s Manual HX350S Standard Communication Corp. P.O. Box 92151 Los Angeles, CA 90009-2151 Telephone 310/532-5300 © STANDARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 1999 All Rights Reserved Printed in Japan 03/99 406B851012[...]