Standard Horizon HX460S, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...S A INTERNATIONAL DIVISION 8350 N W 52nd Terrace Suite 201 Miami FL 33166 U S A YAESU EUROPE B V P O Box 75525 1118 ZN Schiphol The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close Winchester Hampshire SO23 0LB U K YAESU GERMANY GmbH Am Kronberger Hang 2 D 65824 Schwalbach Germany YAESU HK LTD 11th Floor Tsim Sha Tsui Centre 66 Mody Rd Tsim Sha Tsui East Kowloon Hong Kong ...

Page 2: ...BANDS 12 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS 12 SCAN 12 PRIORITY SCAN 13 NOAA WEATHER ALERT 14 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 14 CHANNEL 9 14 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 15 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67 15 PRESET CHANNELS A E INSTANT ACCESS 15 Programming 15 Operation 16 SIMPLEX DUPLEX CHANNEL USE 16 BAROMETRIC PRESSURE METER 17 SETUP MODE 18 CLONING 20 RESETTINGTHETRANSCEIVER SMICROPROCESSOR 21 BATTERY 23 BATTERYCHARGING 23 BATTE...

Page 3: ...STANDARD HORIZON a division of YAESU USA NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in...

Page 4: ...mitter provides a maximum of 5 Watts output and has the selec tion of 2 5 Watts and 1 Watt to assist the user in ensuring maximum battery life The optional SU 1 Barometric Pressure Sensor Unit can be installed to pro vide readout of the current barometric pressure 1 2 FCC INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATON The following data pertaining to the transceiver is necessary to fill out the license application FC...

Page 5: ... s Manual Supplement P N E00005004 2 2 OPTIONS CNB460 1100mAh Lithium Ion Battery Pack NC 72C 230 240 VAC Wall Charger for the CNB460 NC 72U 230VAC Wall Charger for FNB 58LI FBA 23 Alkaline Battery Case SU 1 Barometric Pressure Sensor Unit CMP460 Noise canceling Waterproof Speaker Microphone VC 24 VOX Headset E DC 19 DC Cable with 12 V Cigarette Lighter Plug E DC 6 DC Cable plug and wire only MCC4...

Page 6: ...h control will de grade the reception of wanted transmissions MIC SP JACK Accepts the optional CMP460 Speaker Microphone or VC 24 VOX Head set When this jack is used the internal speaker is disabled Antenna Connector Connect the supplied CAT460 flexible antenna here PUSH TO TALK PTT SWITCH Activates transmission LAMP KEY Turns the lamp for LCD and Keypad back lighting on and off Hold down this key...

Page 7: ...HX460S Page 5 Figure1 Controls and Connectors ...

Page 8: ...ning Holding this key will de lete a memorized channel MEM appears on the LCD display during memory operation H L KEY Toggles the transmitter power level between High 5 Watts Medium 2 5 Watts and Low 1 Watt of output To change from Low power to Medium or High power hold down this key on Canadian channel 13 USA channel 13 or 67 This can t be right PRESET KEY Immediately recalls one of up to five us...

Page 9: ...rt in the International mode is a public correspondence marine operator channel USA CAN INTL Indicator Denotes the band of operation for the particular channel USA indicates the USA band CAN indicates the Canadian band and INTL indicates the International band Refer to the Owner s Manual Supplement for a list of channels H M L Indicator indicates high power indicates medium power and is for low po...

Page 10: ...y is approximately 60 When the battery capacity is approximately 10 this indicator will blinks NOTE The battery life indicator is accessed immediately by pressing the PTT switch The battery indicator should be used only as a guide in charg ing the CNB460 battery KEY Lock Indicator When the symbol is shown on the LCD all keys are disabled except for the H L PTT and LAMP keys ...

Page 11: ...460S 180 degrees then slide the transceiver out from the Quick Draw Belt Clip Figure 4 c Page 9 4 OPERATION 4 1 INITIAL SETUP NOTE Never key the transceiver without an antenna connected as this may cause damage to the transceiver Do not operate the transceiver while charging its battery 1 Install the belt clip on the transceiver if desired 2 Install the nylon carrying strap on the the trans ceiver...

Page 12: ...eived that exceeds the squelch threshold 6 To change channels press the p or q key Sometimes a slight ad justment of the squelch threshold is needed as some channels have a higher noise level than others 7 Please refer to the Owner s Manual Supplement for a complete listing of all USA International and Canadian VHF Marine channels and their uses 8 If necessary press the LAMP key to turn on the dis...

Page 13: ...ltaneously 6 Press the PTT Push To Talk switch to transmit The TX indicator is displayed during transmission 7 Speak slowly and clearly into the microphone Hold the microphone about to 1 inch away from your mouth 8 When the transmission is finished release the PTT switch 9 Refer to the OWNWER S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT for an overview of common transceiver operating procedures 4 4 TRANSMIT TIME OUT TIMER...

Page 14: ...y The trans ceiver will revert to the channel you were using prior to switching to the weather channel mode 4 7 SCAN This transceiver provides a special Scanning Memory Bank which allows you to designate certain channels for inclusion in a loop which will be scanned at high speed If an incoming signal is detected on one of the chan nels in the scanning loop the radio will pause on that channel all...

Page 15: ...A to Preset B to Preset C to Preset D to Preset E with each press of the MEM key The displayed channel will be set as the priority channel 2 For priority scanning hold down the SCAN key during normal scanning Scanning will proceed between the memorized channels and the priority channel The priority channel will be scanned after each programmed channel A P is shown on the left side of the channel n...

Page 16: ...lert tone is re ceived 4 When an alert is received on a weather channel scanning stops and the transceiver emits a beeping tone that will stay on for 5 minutes or until the user presses the WX key to listen to the Weather Alert 4 10 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 1 To select the emergency channel press the 16 9 key from any channel 2 If you cannot contact anyone on channel 16 switch to another channel 3 See...

Page 17: ...the PTT switch released the transceiver will revert to low power 4 14 PRESET CHANNELS A E INSTANT ACCESS Five user assigned channels can be programmed for instant access Press ing the PRESET key provides activates the user assigned channel bank If the PRESET key is pressed and no channels have been assigned an alert beep will be emitted twice from the speaker 4 14 1 Programming Hold down the PRESE...

Page 18: ... is displayed to theright of the channel number described in the section 3 2 of this Owner s Manual 4 15 SIMPLEX DUPLEX CHANNEL USE All channels are factory programmed in accordance with FCC USA In dustry Canada and International regulations The mode of operation cannot be altered from simplex to duplex or vice versa Simplex or duplex mode is automatically activated depending on the channel and wh...

Page 19: ...rrent Barometric Pressure 3 After few seconds the current Barometric Pressure in mm of Hg will appear on the display 4 To return to normal operation again hold down the H L key until the HX460 shows the last selected working channel alternatively turn the squelch counter clockwise until noise is heard The display will revert to the last channel selected Return the squelch control to the threshold ...

Page 20: ...p or q key select the status or value of the Menu item 6 After completing your adjustment press the 16 9 key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 4 17 1 beP KEY BEEP Function Enable Disable the Keypad beeper Available Values ON OFF Default ON 4 17 2 LP LAMP MODE Function Select the LCD Keypad Lamp mode Available Values KEY TGL Toggle 5 5 second Default KEY KEY Illuminates the LCD K...

Page 21: ...ner is stopped to indicate the channel number on which the radio has stopped 4 17 5 bro BAROMETRIC PRESSURE Requires optional SU 1 Function Select the unit of the Barometric Pressure display Available Values HG mm Hg HPA Default HG mm Hg 4 17 6 boF BAROMETRIC PRESSURE OFFSET Requires optional SU 1 Function Calibrating the Barometric Pressure meter Press the p or q key to set theHX460S s Barometric...

Page 22: ...er of switching the radios on does not matter c L n will appear on the display on both transceivers 4 On the Destination transceiver press the MEM key cr will appear on the LCD 5 Press the 16 9 key on the Source transceiver cS will appear on the Source radio and the data will now be transferred 6 If there is a problem during the cloning process cE will displayed Check your cable connections and ba...

Page 23: ...and hold ing in the WX and SCAN keys turn the transceiver on The default condi tions are No channel numbers are in scan memory Channel 16 is the priority channel Channel 16 will be selected when the transceiver is turned on WX channel 01 will be recalled when the WX key is pressed Preset Channels are unassigned NOTE The above procedure also resets the microprocessor Perform this pro cedure if an o...

Page 24: ...power is available the optional E DC 6 or the E DC 19 DC adapter with cigarette plug may be used for charging the battery The NC 72 E DC 6 and E DC 19 will charge a completely discharged CNB460 battery pack in about 3 hours 5 2 BATTERY REMOVAL INSTALLATION 1 Turn the transceiver off 2 To remove open the Battery Pack Latch on the bottom of the trans ceiver then slide the battery downward and out fr...

Page 25: ...water proof while opening the gasket 5 4 FBA 23 BATTERY CASE FBA 23 is a battery case that holds two alkaline batteries and is used with the HX460S transceiver Alkaline batteries can be used for transmission in an emergency but power output will only be 0 9 W and battery life will be short 1 Slide the batteries into the FBA 23 with the Nega tive side of the batteries touching the spring connection...

Page 26: ... metal surfaces or objects such as paper clips keys tools etc When the battery pack is installed on the transceiver the termi nals that transfer current to the transceiver are not exposed The terminals that are exposed on the battery pack when it is mounted on the transceiver are charging terminals only and do not constitute a hazard DO NOT INCINERATE Do not dispose of any battery in a fire or inc...

Page 27: ...tion Indicator does not light when charging a battery PROBABLE CAUSE No channels memorized Squelch is not adjusted Proper operation not followed Low battery Key Lock is on Proper operation not followed Defective battery FNB 58LI REMEDY Use the MEM key to enter desired channels into the transceiver s memory Adjust the squelch to threshold or to the point where noise just disappears Further adjustme...

Page 28: ...TX 1 6 A H 0 9 A M 0 6 A L Temperature range 4 F to 140 F 20 C to 60 C Battery life 10 hours 5 W HI STBY RX TX 18 1 1 15 hours 2 5W MID 19 hours 1 W LOW Dimensions 37 8 H x 23 6 W x 11 41 D in 96 H x 60 W x 29 D mm Weight 7 2 Transmitter Frequency range 156 025 157 425 MHz RF output power 5 W 2 5 W 1 W 7 2 V or 13 8 V Spurious emissions At least 65 dB down AF distortion 5 1 kHz Max deviation 5 kHz...

Page 29: ...Double conversion superheterodyne IFs 1st 21 7 MHz 2nd 450 kHz Sensitivity 0 2 µV 12 dB SINAD Adjacent channel selectivity 70 dB Intermodulationresponse 70 dB Spurious response rejection 70 dB Speaker impedance 8 Ω AF output 0 4 W 8 Ω 10 THD 7 2V 0 5 W 8 Ω 10 THD 13 8V ...

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Page 32: ...HX460S E C 0 1 0 N 1 0 0 Copyright 2000 VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD All rights reserved Printed in Japan No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD ...