HX471S
TABLE OF CONTENTS
RF EXPOSURE SAFETY STATEMENT ...................................................................................... 2
FCC AND CANADA RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION .............................................................. 3
FCC NOTICE ............................................................................................................................... 5
1. GENERAL INFORMATION ...................................................................................................... 6
1.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 6
2. ACCESSORIES ....................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 PACKING LIST .................................................................................................................. 7
2.2 OPTIONS .......................................................................................................................... 7
3. ABOUT THIS RADIO ............................................................................................................... 8
3.1 ABOUT THE VHF MARINE BAND ..................................................................................... 8
3.2 ABOUT FRS (Family Radio Service) .................................................................................. 8
3.3 ABOUT RECEIVE ONLY CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES .......................................... 10
4. GETTING STARTED .............................................................................................................. 12
4.1 BATTERES AND CHARGERS ........................................................................................ 12
4.2 CONNECTING A GPS TO THE CD-25 ............................................................................ 17
5. CONTROLS AND SWITCHES ............................................................................................... 18
6. BASIC OPERATION .............................................................................................................. 22
6.1 INITIAL SETUP ................................................................................................................ 22
6.2 RECEPTION .................................................................................................................... 23
6.3 TRANSMISSION .............................................................................................................. 24
6.4 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ....................................................................................... 25
6.5 PRESET CHANNELS (P0 ~ P9) ...................................................................................... 26
6.6 ENABLING S.O.S STROBE OPERATION ....................................................................... 27
7. ADVANCED OPERATION ON THE MARINE BAND ............................................................. 28
7.1 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS ..................................................... 28
7.2 MEMORY SCAN .............................................................................................................. 28
7.3 PRIORITY SCAN ............................................................................................................. 29
7.4 DUAL WATCH ................................................................................................................. 30
7.5 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 ........................................................................................... 30
7.6 CHANNEL 9 ..................................................................................................................... 30
7.7 OPERATING ON USA or CANADIAN 13, OR USA CHANNEL 67 .................................. 30
7.8 OPERATING ON USA CHANNEL 67 .............................................................................. 31
7.9 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING ...................................................................................... 31
7.10 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANEL USE ................................................................................ 32
8. CTCSS OPERATION ON THE FRS BAND ........................................................................... 33
8.1 CTCSS CODE OPERATION ........................................................................................... 33
9. BAROMETER AND SCRAMBLER OPERATION .................................................................. 34
9.1 BAROMETRIC PRESSURE METER ............................................................................... 34
9.2 VOICE SCRAMBLER UNIT ............................................................................................. 34
10. OPERATING PRACTICE ..................................................................................................... 35
10.1 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) .............................................................................. 35
10.2 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) .................................................... 35
10.3 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 AND 67 ....................................................................... 36
10.4 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS ............................................................................... 37
10.5 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING ............................................................................. 37
11. RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER’S MICROPROCESSOR .............................................. 38
12. CLONING ............................................................................................................................. 39
13. MENU (“SET”) MODE ......................................................................................................... 40
14. MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................... 44
14.1 GENERAL ...................................................................................................................... 44
14.2 REPLACEMENT PARTS ............................................................................................... 44
14.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ..................................................................................... 45
15. INSTALLATION OF OPTIONS ............................................................................................. 46
16.VHF MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT ............................................................................. 47
17. WARRANTY ......................................................................................................................... 53
18. SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................... 56
