HX600S
VHF/FMMarineHandheldTransceiver
OwnersManual
TABLEOFCONTENTS
RFEXPOSURESAFETYSTATEMENT2
FCCANDCANADARADIOLICENSEINFORMATION3
FCCNOTICE4
1.GENERALINFORMATION5
1.1INTRODUCTION5
2.ACCESSORIES6
2.1PACKINGLIST6
2.2OPTIONS6
3.ABOUTTHISRADIO7
3.1ABOUTTHEVHFMARINEBAND7
3.2ABOUTRECEIVEONLYCHANNELSANDFREQUENCIES7
4.GETTINGSTARTED9
4.1BATTERIESANDCHARGERS9
4.2CONNECTINGAGPSTOTHECD-3313
5.CONTROLSANDSWITCHES14
6.BASICOPERATION18
6.1INITIALSETUP18
6.2RECEPTION18
6.3TRANSMISSION19
6.4NOAAWEATHERCHANNELS20
6.5PRESETCHANNELS(0~9)23
6.6ENABLINGS.O.SSTROBEOPERATION23
7.ADVANCEDOPERATIONONTHEMARINEBAND24
7.1USA,CANADA,ANDINTERNATIONALCHANNELS24
7.2MEMORYSCAN24
7.3PROGRAMMABLEPRIORITYSCAN25
7.4DUALWATCH26
7.5TRIWATCH26
7.6EMERGENCYCHANNEL1626
7.7CHANNEL927
7.8OPERATINGONUSAorCANADIAN13,ORUSACHANNEL6727
7.9OPERATINGONUSACHANNEL6727
7.10DIGITALSELECTIVECALLING28
7.11SIMPLEX/DUPLEXCHANELUSE29
8.SCRAMBLEROPERATION30
8.1VOICESCRAMBLERUNIT30
9.OPERATINGPRACTICE30
9.1EMERGENCY(CHANNEL16USE)30
9.2CALLINGANOTHERVESSEL(CHANNEL16OR9)31
9.3OPERATINGONCHANNEL13AND6732
9.4NOAAWEATHERALERTTESTING32
10.MENU(“SET”)MODE33
11.INSTALLATIONOFOPTIONS37
11.1FVP-31VOICESCRAMBLERUNIT37
11.2FBA-25AALAKLINEBATTERYTRAY37
12.MAINTENANCE38
12.1GENERAL38
12.2REPLACEMENTPARTS38
12.3TROUBLESHOOTINGCHART39
13.VHFMARINECHANNELASSIGNMENT40
14.WARRANTY46
15.SPECIFICATIONS49