Standard Horizon HX760S, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Page 1 HX760S HX760S Floating Marine Transceiver with Bluetooth Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...OCKING 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 ...

Page 3: ...ur purchase of the HX760S and encourage you to read this manual thoroughly so as to learn and fully understand the capabilities of the HX760S NOTE Water resistance of the transceiver is assured only when the battery pack is attached to the transceiver and MIC SP cap is installed in the MIC SP jack WARNING This radio is capable of transmitting on Marine VHF The FCC allows the use of VHF Marine band...

Page 4: ...eception time WARNING To maintain compliance with the FCC s RF exposure guide lines this transmitter and its antenna must maintain a separation dis tance of at least 1 inch 2 5 centimeters from your face Speak in a normal voice with the antenna pointed up and away from the face at the required separation distance If you use a headset accessory for this radio with the radio worn on your body use on...

Page 5: ...le side band radio telephone or marine satellite terminal FCC license forms including applica tions for ship 605 and land station licenses can be downloaded via the Internet at www fcc gov Forms Form605 605 html To obtain a form from the FCC call 888 225 5322 MARINE RADIO CALL SIGN Currently the FCC does not require recreational boaters to have a Ship Radio Station License The USCG recommends the ...

Page 6: ...nt 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 accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer...

Page 7: ...ludes the following features Memory Scanning Priority Scan ning NOAA Weather Alert Battery Saver easy to read large LCD display EEPROM memory back up Battery Life displayed on LCD and a transmit Time Out Timer TOT The HX760S transmitter provides a full 6 Watt of transmit power and also is selectable to 5 2 5 and 1 Watt to assist the user in ensuring maximum battery life In addition the HX760S can ...

Page 8: ...B Speaker Microphone MH 57A4B Mini Speaker Microphone VC 24 VOX Headset VC 27 Earpiece Microphone CN 3 Radio to Ship s Antenna Adapter CD 39 Charger Cradle FNB V99LI 7 4 V 1150 mAh Li Ion Battery Pack FBA 38 Alkaline Battery Case BH 2 Bluetooth Head Set CD 40 Charger Cradle for the BH 2 NC 85B C UÚ AC adapter for the CD 40 E DC 19A DC Cable with 12 V Ciga rette Lighter Plug NC 88B C UÚ AC Wall Cha...

Page 9: ...W radio transmission expected distances can be greater than 15 miles for a portable 6 W radio transmission the expected distance can be greater than 5 miles in Line of sight The user of a Marine VHF radio is subject to severe fines if the radio is used on land The reasoning for this is you may be near an inland water way or propagation anomalies may cause your transmission to be heard in a waterwa...

Page 10: ...ur transceiver contain Li Ion batteries This type of battery stores a charge powerful enough to be dangerous if misused or abused espe cially when removed from the transceiver Please observe the following pre cautions DO NOT SHORT BATTERY PACK TERMINALS Shorting the terminals that power the transceiver can cause sparks severe overheating burns and bat tery cell damage If the short is of sufficient...

Page 11: ...e life Since batteries are subject to self discharge avoid high storage temperatures that cause large self discharge rates After extended storage a full recharge is recommended Battery Recycling DO NOT PLACE USED BATTERIES IN YOUR REGULAR TRASH LI ION BATTERIES MUST BE COLLECTED RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANNER The incineration land filling or mixing of Li Ion batteries w...

Page 12: ...battery pack turn the transceiver off open the Battery Pack Lock on the bottom of the transceiver then slide out the battery from the transceiver NOTE The battery lock must be set to LOCK position to ensure water integ rity and from the battery coming loose BELT CLIP INSTALLATION REMOVAL INSTALLATION Install the Belt Clip as shown below REMOVAL Pulling the Belt Clip toward up c while pulling the t...

Page 13: ...ctly the Red CHARGING in dicator will glow A fully dis charged pack will be charged completely in approximately 8 hours 5 When charging is completed the red LED indicator will change to green CAUTION The CD 39 is NOT designed to be waterproof Do not attempt to charge in water hazardous locations NOTE The CD 39 is only designed for the charging of the HX760S s battery and is not suitable for other ...

Page 14: ...for the location of the following controls switches and connec tions c ANT Jack Top Panel The supplied CAT460 flexible antenna is attached here d MIC SP Jack Top Panel The jack accepts the optional CMP460 Speaker Microphone MH 73A4B Speaker Microphone MH 57A4B Mini Speaker Microphone VC 24 VOX Headset or VC 27 Earpiece Microphone When this jack is used the in ternal speaker and microphone are disa...

Page 15: ... the channel or level increases continuously T DOWN Key This key is used to change the operating channel receiver volume level and squelch threshold level Press the key momentarily the channel or level decreases one step Holding the key the channel or level decreases continuously WX Key Immediately recalls the last used NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Channel from any ...

Page 16: ...the selected channel for scanning When pressed a MEM icon will be shown on the LCD display indicating the channel has been saved to scan memory The scan memory is only used with the Marine and WX channels To delete the channel from scan memory select the channel and press this key until MEM is removed from the display Secondary use To enable the SOS Strobe light turn off radio press and hold this ...

Page 17: ...erature to register correctly NOTE The temperature sensor may not display the correct temperature when the internal temperature of the radio is to hot for example while transmitting a lot so the radio becomes hot i Microphone The internal microphone is located here j Speaker The internal speaker is located here k Battery Pack Lock Bottom side Turn the Battery Pack Lock to the OPEN position for bat...

Page 18: ...e optional BH 2 Bluetooth Head Set Shown continuously the HX760S recognize the BH 2 Blinks slowly the HX760S is recognizing the BH 2 Blinks fast the battery voltage of the BH 2 is Low VOL Indicator This indicator shows the receiver audio volume level SQL Indicator This indicator shows the squelch level SCN Indicator This indicator appears when the Scan is activated DW Indicator This indicator appe...

Page 19: ... weather channel is selected MEM Indicator This indicator shows the channel is in the transceiver s Scan Memory Channel Display The operating channel is shown on the LCD in both the transmission and reception modes Battery Indicator When the battery charge is almost depleted a icon will appear on the display When this icon appears it is recommended that you charge the battery soon Indicator When t...

Page 20: ...hed to the transceiver and MIC SP cap is installed in the MIC SP jack 6 3 RECEPTION 1 Press and hold the POWER key for two seconds to turn the transceiver on The DC supply voltage will be indicated on the display for 2 seconds 2 Press the SQL key to activate the squelch adjusting mode Press the T key until the SQL level is 00 then press the SQL key again or wait 3 seconds to exit from the squelch ...

Page 21: ...n appears or Normal power 6 watts No icon by pressing the H L key 5 When receiving a signal wait until the incoming signal stops before trans mitting The transceiver cannot transmit and receive simultaneously 6 Press the PTT Push To Talk switch to transmit During transmission the indicator will appear on the dis play and the TX BUSY indicator will grow red 7 Speak slowly and clearly into the micro...

Page 22: ... MARINE CHANNEL CHART page 42 for instructions on use of simplex and duplex channels NOTE All channels are factory programmed in accordance with FCC USA Industry Canada and International regulations The mode of operation cannot be altered from simplex to duplex or vice versa Simplex ship to ship or duplex marine operator mode is automatically activated de pending on the channel and whether the USA...

Page 23: ...tor blinks white Press the WX key to stop the beep tone and listen to the weather reports NOTE Options for the Weather Alert feature are available refer to Menu Mode Item 13 ALt WX ALERT on page 38 for details 6 8 2 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING In the event of a major storm or other appreciable weather condition requiring vessels at sea or other bodies of water to be notified the NOAA National Ocean...

Page 24: ...PRESET key The Preset Channel number 0 will ap pear at the right of the channel number on the display for 1 second 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to program the desired channels into Preset Chan nels 1 9 4 To delete a Preset Channel hold down the PRESET key and press the T or S key until the Preset Channel number to be deleted is displayed then release the PRESET key 6 9 2 OPERATION Pressing the PRESET ke...

Page 25: ... to be scanned 4 To delete a channel from the transceiver s scan memory select the memo rized channel then press the MEM key until MEM is removed from the display 5 All channels programmed remain in the transceiver s scan memory even if the power is turned off 6 Adjust the SQL level until background noise is eliminated by pressing the SQL key followed by the T S key 7 To start scanning press the S...

Page 26: ...Scanning then hold down the SCAN DW key while activating the Memory Scan Scanning will proceed between the memorized channels and the Priority Channel The Priority Channel will be scanned after each pro grammed channel 3 As an example of priority scanning let us say that marine channels 06 07 and 08 are memorized in the transceiver s scan memory Priority scanning will proceed in the following sequ...

Page 27: ...larly the Dual Watch feature The Triple Watch feature watches the channel 16 and 09 while receiving the current channel 6 13 1 SETTING UP TRIPLE WATCH FEATURE 1 Turn the transceiver off 2 Hold down the SQL key and then turn on the trans ceiver while still holding down the SQL key 3 The SEt SEt SEt SEt SEt will appear on the display indicating that the Menu Set Mode has been activated 4 Press the S...

Page 28: ...ocedure 1 Press the PTT Push To Talk switch and say Mayday Mayday Mayday This is _____ _____ _____ your vessel s name 2 Then repeat once Mayday _____ your vessel s name 3 Now report your position in latitude longitude or by giving a true or mag netic bearing state which to a well known landmark such as a navigation aid or geographic feature such as an island or harbor entry 4 Explain the nature of...

Page 29: ...r initial contact For example Channels 68 and 69 of the U S VHF Charts are some of the channels available to non commercial recreational boaters Monitor your desired channel in advance to make sure you will not be interrupting other traffic and then go back to either channel 16 or 9 for your initial contact When the hailing channel 16 or 9 is clear state the name of the other vessel you wish to ca...

Page 30: ... will revert to low power 6 18 MEASURING WATER TEMPERATURE The HX760S can measure water temperature The measurable temperature range is 14 F to 140 F 10 C to 60 C 6 18 1 ACTIVATING WATER TEMPERATURE SENSOR 1 Turn the transceiver off 2 Hold down the SQL key and then turn on the trans ceiver while still holding down the SQL key 3 SEt SEt SEt SEt SEt will appear on the display indicating that the Men...

Page 31: ...tion The temperature sensor may not display the correct temperature when the temperature inside the radio is high for example while the trans mission mode or high receiver audio output 6 19 ENABLING S O S STROBE OPERATION The S O S STROBE feature utilizes the high intensity strobe LED on the front of the HX760S as a visual distress beacon When enabled the LED blinks the internationally recognized ...

Page 32: ...e BH 2 to sleep to conserve battery life When signal is received or the PTT switch is pressed the BH 2 will be active again Furthermore if there has been no signal or key activity for 10 min utes turns the BH 2 off automatically Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Activates the BH 2 with the VOX feature VOX gain High Lo Lo Lo Lo Lo Activates the BH 2 with the VOX feature VOX gain Low oFF oFF oFF oFF oFF Disable the BH...

Page 33: ... Switch Turns the BH 2 on and off To turn the BH 2 on press and hold this switch until the BH 2 s LED indi cator glows red and the beeper sounds a high pitch tone approximately three seconds To turn the BH 2 off press and hold this switch until the beeper sounds two brief tones emit the one low pitch tone and then one high pitch tone and the BH 2 s LED indicator glows red approximately five second...

Page 34: ...your ear 3 Press the BH 2 to your ear 4 Adjust the flexible boom microphone by bending the boom towards your mouth For more comfort when wearing the BH 2 affix the sponge sup plied with the BH 2 on the speaker and insert the sponge ball supplied with the BH 2 into the Ear Hook and adjust as neces sary 7 3 2 OPERATION 1 Press and hold the HX760S s POWER key for two seconds to turn the transceiver o...

Page 35: ...r minimun a beep will be heard in the BH 2 speaker 7 The communication range between the BH 2 and HX760S is around 10 m 33 ft If you move out the range a beep will be heard from the BH 2 to alert you If you move back into range the BH 2 will beep to alert you are back within range 8 When the battery voltage of the BH 2 is low a the LED will illuminate Red and Blue and be blinking b a beep will be ...

Page 36: ...nu item will blink 6 Press the SQL key to select the status or value of the Menu item 7 After completing your adjustment press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 01 bEP BEEP Function Enable Disable the Keypad beeper Available Values on oFF Default on 02 PC AUDIO PITCH CONTROL Function This control changes the speaker audio to have a high or lower sounding pitch to ...

Page 37: ...07 SnL SCAN LAMP Function Enable Disable the automatic illumination of the lamp when a signal is received on a channel during Scan ning Available Values on oFF Default oFF 08 SCn SCAN DISPLAY Function Selects the Scanning display mode Available Values nor Normal SPL Special Default nor Normal When this menu is set to nor Normal the channel num bers during scan will be shown as scrolling on the dis...

Page 38: ...Values on oFF Default on 12 SOS STROBE ILLUMINATION Function Selects the S O S Strobe illumination from con tinuously on to SOS Strobe Available Values SoS Cnt Continuous Default SoS 13 ALt WX ALERT Function Enable Disable the Weather Alert feature Available Values on SCn on SC oFF Default on SC on When on a weather channel the radio will alarm when the Weather Alert is received Scn Emits a load b...

Page 39: ...f there has been no signal or key activity for 20 seconds the Battery Saver automatically puts the BH 2 to sleep to conserve battery life When signal is received or the PTT switch is pressed the BH 2 will be active again Hi Activates the Bluetooth function with the VOX gain set to High Lo Activates the Bluetooth function with the VOX gain set to Low oFF The Bluetooth function is turned off 15 Pin ...

Page 40: ...d the value specified in your Owner s Manual y Use only STANDARD HORIZON approved accessories and replacement parts 9 2 REPLACEMENT PARTS Occasionally an owner needs a replacement part These can be ordered from our Parts Department by writing or calling Marine Division of Vertex Standard US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 U S A Telephone 714 827 7600 Commonly requested parts and ...

Page 41: ...y FNB V99LI 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 dis appears Further adjustment of the squelch control may eliminate in coming signals HOLD down the 16 9 key and press the WX key Charge battery Refer to section 4 of this manual Press the VOL key and press the S key several times Turn Key Lock...

Page 42: ...te an A adjacent to the alpha channels on the display on others alpha is not indicated but the proper channel is se lected based on the U I C setting 3 Bridge to Bridge channels for example Channel 13 are for use by bridge operators on inter coastal waterways and rivers It is also used by marine vessels in the vicinity of these bridges for navigation and for communicat ing with the bridge operator...

Page 43: ...156 650 Inter ship Navigation Safety Bridge to bridge 14 X X X S 156 700 Port operation VTS in selected areas 15 X S 156 750 Environmental Receive only 15 X X S 156 750 Commercial non commercial ship movement 1 W 16 X X X S 156 800 International Distress Safety and Calling 17 X X X S 156 850 State Controlled 1 W 18 X D 156 900 161 500 Port operation ship movement 18A X X S 156 900 Commercial 19 X ...

Page 44: ...67 X X X S 156 375 US Commercial Used for Bridge to bridge com muni cations in lower Mississippi River Inter ship only Canada Commercial fishing S R 68 X X X S 156 425 Non commercial Recreational 69 X X X S 156 475 US Non commercial Recreational Canada Commercial fishing only International Inter ship Port opertions and Ship movement 70 X X X S 156 525 Digital selective calling voice communications...

Page 45: ...Correspondence Marine Operator 85 X X X D 157 275 161 875 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 86 X X X D 157 325 161 925 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 87 X X S 157 375 Port operation ship movement 87A X S 157 375 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 88 X X S 157 425 Port operation ship movement 88A X S 157 425 Commercial Inter ship Only WX01 X X X D 162 550 Weather receive only WX02 X X...

Page 46: ...72 156 625 Intership only 78A 156 925 156 925 79A 156 975 156 975 Great Lakes only 80A 157 025 157 025 Do 6714 156 375 Internship only Distress Safety and Calling 16 156 800 156 800 EPRIB Intership Safety 06 156 300 a Intership or b For SAR Ship and aircraft for the U S Coast Guard Environmental 1513 156 750 Coast to ship only Maritime Control 179 10 156 850 156 850 Liaison U S Coast Guard 22A11 1...

Page 47: ...States Canada border in the area of the Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca its approaches the Great Lakes and the St Lawrence Seaway 157 425 MHz is available for intership and commercial communications Outside Puget Sound area and its approaches and the Great Lakes 157 425 MHz is also available for commu nications between commercial fishing vessels and associated aircraft while engaged in ...

Page 48: ...purchased after 01 01 91 Associated Batteries 18 months Note Batteries will be deemed defective only if storage capacity drops below 80 of rated capacity or if leakage develops Associated Accessories 1 year Includes Microphones Handsets External Speakers Antennas Carrying Accessories Power Supplies and Signaling Boards To receive warranty service the purchaser must deliver the Product transpor tat...

Page 49: ...TANDARD HORIZON nor does this warranty extend to Products on which the serial number has been removed defaced or changed STANDARD HORIZON cannot be responsible in any way for ancillary equip ment not furnished by STANDARD HORIZON which is attached to or used in connection with STANDARD HORIZON s Products or for the operation of the Product with any ancillary equipment and all such equipment is exp...

Page 50: ...you have any questions or comments regarding the use of the HX760S you can visit the STANDARD HORIZON Web site to send an E mail or contact the Product Support team at 714 827 7600 ext 6300 M F 7 00 5 00PST In addition to the warranty STANDARD HORIZON includes a lifetime flat rate program to provide service after the warranty period has ex pired If you wish to obtain the flat rate price for out of...

Page 51: ...he five AAA size Alkaline batteries into the FBA 38 with the Nega tive side of the batteries touching the spring connections inside the FBA 38 2 Insert the FBA 38 into the battery rest on the bottom of the transceiver and then turn the Battery Pack Lock to the LOCK position with a coin NOTE When the FBA 38 Alkaline Battery Case is used the HX760S is not able to transmit using 6 W power output ...

Page 52: ...ion 280 mA Receive Typical at AF MAX 50 mA Standby Bluetooth Off 100 mA Standby Bluetooth On 10 mA Standby Saver On Bluetooth Off 60 mA Standby Saver On Bluetooth On 1 6 A 1 5 A 1 0 A 0 7 A TX 6 W 5 W 2 5W 1W Operating Temperature 4 F to 140 F 20 C to 60 C Thermometer Operating Range 14 F to 140 F 10 C to 60 C Case Size W x H x D 2 44 x 5 57 x 1 61 62 x 141 5 x 41 mm w o knob antenna Weight Approx...

Page 53: ...tivity 70 dB typical Intermodulation 70 dB typical Ham Noise Ratio 40 dB typical Sensitivity 0 25 μV for 12 dB SINAD Selectivity 12 kHz 25 kHz 6 dB 60 dB AF Output Internal SP 700 mW 16 Ω for 10 THD 7 4 V 13 4 Bluetooth Profile HSP Frequency Range 2402 MHz 2480 MHz Modulation Method GFSK Transmitter Output 0 dBm Class 2 Sensitivity Less than 80 dBm ...

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Page 55: ...e FCC rules Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference Part 15 21 Changes or modifications to this device not expressly ap proved by Vertex Standard could void the User s authorization to oper ate this device ...

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