Standard Horizon HX-300 - Manual (Page 25)

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6.5 USA, CANADIAN, AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS
1. To change from US to International or Canadian Marine Channels, hold
down the key and press the key. The band will change from USA,
to International, and to Canadian with each press.
2. “ U” appears on the LCD for the USA band, “I” ap-
pears for the International band, and “ C” appears for
the Canadian band
3. Refer to the marine channel charts in section “ 9. VHF MARINE CHAN-
NEL ASSIGNMENTS” for allocated channels.
6.6 KEYPAD LOCKING
In order to prevent accidental channel change, the HX300’s keypad may be
locked.
Hold down the
key to lock the keypad (except the
PTT, , and keys) so that they are not acciden-
tally changed. The “ ” icon will appear on the channel
number of the display, to indicate that the functions are
locked.
Hold down the
key until the “ ” icon disappears to unlock the radio.
6.7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS
1. To receive a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion) weather broadcast, press and hold the key for two seconds.
The transceiver changes to the weather channel
mode and the radio will be set to the last used NOAA
weather channel. This mode consists of a preset
memory bank containing the NOAA weather chan-
nels.
2. Press the or key to change to other weather channels.
3. To exit from the weather channel mode, press and hold the key for
two seconds. The transceiver will revert to the channel you were using
prior to switching to the weather channel mode.