Standard Communications Horizon HX255S, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Horizon HX255S VHF FM Marine Handheld Transceiver Owner s Manual Standard Communications S ...

Page 2: ...HER CHANNELS 11 SCAN 11 PRIORITY SCAN 12 WEATHER ALERT 12 CLEARING THE TRANSCEIVER S MEMORY 13 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 13 CHANNEL 9 13 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 13 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67 13 SIMPLEX DUPLEX CHANNEL USE 13 VOICE SCRAMBLER 14 BATTERY 16 BATTERY CHARGING 16 BATTERY REMOVAL INSTALLATION 16 OPERATING BATTERY CHARGE SYSTEM 16 CBT350 BATTERY TRAY 17 BATTERY SAFETY 18 MAINTENANCE 19 SPECIFICATI...

Page 3: ...back up battery life displayed on LCD and a transmit time out timer TOT For privacy of communications an optional CVS240 voice scrambler can be installed 1 2 FCC INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION The following data pertaining to the transceiver is necessary to fill out the license application FCC Type Accepted Part 80 Output Power with CNB250A battery 1 watt Low and 5 watts High Emission 16K0F3E Frequen...

Page 4: ... CAW230 Antenna Adaptor SMA to SO 239 CHP111U Headset with PTT CMP240 Speaker Microphone CMP241 Mini Speaker Microphone CMP242 Tie pin Microphone Earphone CMB240 Mobile Bracket CSA240 120VAC Desktop Rapid Charger for CNB250A CSA240AB 230VAC Desktop Rapid Charger for CNB250A CSA280 120VAC Desktop Rapid Charger for CNB250A CVS240 Voice Scrambler Unit CWC232 120 230 VAC Wall Charger for CCA250 2 3 RE...

Page 5: ...control will degrade the reception of wanted transmissions e e TX BUSY LED Lights RED to indicate that the Push To Talk switch is pressed Lights GREEN to indicate that the selected channel is busy during reception r r PUSH TO TALK PTT SWITCH Activates transmission t t UP KEY Selects the desired channel Each press increases the channel number When held down the channels increase continuously y y DO...

Page 6: ...S Page 4 Figure 1 Controls and Connectors POWER SWITCH VOLUME CONTROL SQUELCH CONTROL TX BUSY LED PTT SWITCH UP KEY DOWN KEY 16 9 KEY WX KEY SC PS KEY MEM SCMB KEY H L KEY CLR KEY LAMP KEY LOCK KEY ANTENNA CONNECTOR BATTERY PACK MICROPHONE EXTERNAL SPEAKER MICROPHONE JACK ...

Page 7: ...22 CLR KEY Recalls the previous channel when pressed after CH16 or WX key is pressed Stops the transceiver from scanning when pressed during the scan Stops the transceiver from weather alert when pressed during the weather alert mode To erase all programmed scan channels from the transceiver s memory held down the CLR key while turning the transceiver on and then off 33 Lamp Key Lock KEY Turns the...

Page 8: ...A or Canadian mode whose counterpart in the International mode is a duplex channel U I C Indicator The modes of operation for the particular channel U indicates USA mode I indicates International mode and C indicates Canadian mode WX Indicator A weather channel M Indicator The channel is in the transceiver s scan memory H L Indicator H is high power L is low power Blank is a reception only channel...

Page 9: ...harged 25 charged blinks needs to be charged Also see Section 5 4 NOTE The battery indicator should be used only as a guide in charging the CNB250A battery Scrambler Code Indicator The small characters 1 8 and 8 above the letters BATT on the display indicate the scrambler code only when CVS240 scrambler is installed and activated BATT BATT BATT BATT BATT Owner s Manual HX255S Page 7 ...

Page 10: ...p on the belt clip if desired The steel ring on the strap attaches to a hole on a tab protruding from the belt clip 3 Install the battery pack on the transceiver see figure 3 and section 5 2 4 Install the antenna to the transceiver see figure 4 5 Turn the POWER VOLUME CONTROL knob clockwise to turn the transceiver on NOTE Water resistance of the transceiver is assured only when the battery pack an...

Page 11: ...er the noise disappears This condition is known as the Squelch Threshold If the knob is turned clockwise past this point weak signals may not be received No noise and no signal are heard until a signal is received that exceeds the squelch threshold 7 To change channels press the or key Sometimes a slight adjustment of the squelch threshold is needed some channels have a higher noise level than oth...

Page 12: ...low power is not effective select high power by pressing the H L key until H is displayed 5 When receiving a signal wait until the signal disappears before transmitting The transceiver cannot transmit and receive simultaneously 6 Press the PTT push to talk switch The TX BUSY LED lights red during transmission 7 Speak slowly and clearly into the microphone Hold the microphone about 1 2 to 1 inch aw...

Page 13: ...CLR key The transceiver recalls the previous non weather channel 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 M is displayed 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 MEM key again while the memorized channel is displayed ...

Page 14: ...nic 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 following is performed 1 Program weather channels into the transceiver s memory for scanning Follow the same procedure as for regular channels under Section 4 7 2 Press the SC PS key to start the scan...

Page 15: ...d down the 16 9 key to select channel 9 4 13 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 Channel 13 is used at docks bridges and for maneuvering in port Messages on this channel must concern navigation only such as meeting and passing in restricted waters In emergencies and when approaching blind river bends high power is allowed Hold down the H L key to temporarily switch to high power High power can only be accesse...

Page 16: ... the WX key and press the or key to set the scrambler code Any number from 00 to 127 can be selected as the scrambler code but all channels to be scrambled must have the same code The display shows 3 Select the channel to be scrambled by pressing the or key The display shows 4 Press the MEM key to store the channel to be scrambled in the transceiver s memory The display shows the following with a ...

Page 17: ...the CLR key This clears the memory and display recalls the one shown in step 1 8 After all desired channels to be scrambled have been programmed turn off the transceiver 9 Turn on the transceiver Normal operation resumes 10 Select a channel that was programmed for scrambler mode 11 Hold down the MEM key for 1 second to turn the scrambler on The display shows the scrambler code to indicate that the...

Page 18: ...automatically sensed when full charge is achieved the charger switches to trickle charge mode to maintain the charge indefinitely without harm to either the battery or the charger This charger and extra battery are highly recommended 5 2 BATTERY REMOVAL INSTALLATION 1 Turn the transceiver off 2 To remove turn the battery lock screw counterclockwise 3 or 4 turns and pull the battery pack until it s...

Page 19: ...g close attention to the battery polarity markings on the case n When the HX255S is operated with the alkaline batteries the battery life is as follows 5 5 90 duty cycle high power 5 hours low power 12 hours Note that battery life is more than doubled if transceiver is consistently operated on low power NOTE To ensure proper alignment of screw rotate if counterclockwise a couple of times prior to ...

Page 20: ...e battery pack when it is mounted on the transceiver are charging terminals only and do not constitute a hazard DO NOT OVERCHARGE Do not charge the transceiver for more than 16 hour with the battery charge system Heat generated by overcharging can shorten battery life and cause other battery pack component failures The CSA240 rapid charger changes to trickle charge to maintain charge after their r...

Page 21: ...MEM key to memorize desired channels into the transceiver s memory Adjust the squelch to threshold or to the point where noise just disappears Further adjustment of the squelch control may eliminate incoming signals Hold down the 16 9 key and press the WX key Charge battery Refer to section 5 of this manual Turn Lock key off Hold down for 2 seconds Contact your SCC dealer or SCC for servicing SYMP...

Page 22: ...5 mm x 38 mm Weight 1 0 Ib 0 45 Kg FCC Type Acceptance Number APV0194 Industry Canada Type Approval Number 363822164AP Battery Life 5 TX 5 RX 90 Standby 10hrs low 6hrs high 7 2 TRANSMITTER Conducted Spurious Emissions 65 dB high 55 dB low Audio Response within 2 8 of 6 dB octave pre emphasis characteristic from 300 Hz to 3000 Hz AF Harmonic Distortion 3 Hum and Noise 37 dB Frequency Stability 20 t...

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