Vertex Standard HX760S - Manual (Page 2)

HX760S Page 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
RF EXPOSURE SAFETY STATEMENT .................................................................. 4
FCC AND CANADA RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ........................................ 5
FCC NOTICE ............................................................................................................. 6
1. GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................. 7
1.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 7
2. ACCESSORIES .................................................................................................... 8
2.1 PACKING LIST ........................................................................................... 8
2.2 OPTIONS .................................................................................................... 8
3. ABOUT THIS RADIO .......................................................................................... 9
3.1 ABOUT THE VHF MARINE BAND ......................................................... 9
4. GETTING STARTED .......................................................................................... 10
4.1 BATTERIES AND CHARGERS ............................................................... 10
5. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ....................................................................... 14
5.1 CONTROLS AND SWITCHES ................................................................ 14
5.2 INDICATORS ............................................................................................ 18
6. BASIC OPERATION .......................................................................................... 20
6.1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS ......................................................... 20
6.2 INITIAL SETUP ........................................................................................ 20
6.3 RECEPTION ............................................................................................. 20
6.4 TRANSMISSION ....................................................................................... 21
6.5 USA, CANADIAN, AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS ....................... 22
6.6 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANEL USE ......................................................... 22
6.7 KEYPAD LOCKING .................................................................................. 22
6.8 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ............................................................... 23
6.9 PRESET CHANNELS (0 ~ 9): INSTANT ACCESS ................................ 24
6.10 MEMORY SCAN ...................................................................................... 25
6.11 PRIORITY SCAN ..................................................................................... 26
6.12 DUAL WATCH .......................................................................................... 27
6.13 TRIPLE WATCH ....................................................................................... 27
6.14 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ....................................................... 28
6.15 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) .......................... 29
6.16 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 ............................................................. 30
6.17 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67 ............................................................. 30
6.18 MEASURING WATER TEMPERATURE ................................................. 30
6.19 ENABLING S.O.S STROBE OPERATION ............................................. 31
7. BH-2 Bluetooth ® HEAD SET OPERATION ....................................................... 32
7.1 PAIRING .................................................................................................... 32
7.2 CONTROLS AND SWITCHES ................................................................ 33
7.3 OPERATION ............................................................................................. 34
8. MENU (“SET”) MODE ........................................................................................ 36
9. MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................. 40
9.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................. 40
9.2 REPLACEMENT PARTS .......................................................................... 40
9.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ................................................................ 41
10. VHF MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT ........................................................ 42
11. WARRANTY ........................................................................................................ 48
12. INSTALLATION OF OPTIONS .......................................................................... 51
12.1 FBA-38 ALAKLINE BATTERY CASE ..................................................... 51
13. SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................... 52
13.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................. 52
13.2 TRANSMITTER ........................................................................................ 52
13.3 RECEIVER ................................................................................................ 53
13.4 Bluetooth ® ..................................................................................................................................... 53