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oers at any time. We reserve the right to do so without warning. All features
and specications are also subject to change without warning. All screens in
this manual are simulated.
In accordance with EU regulations, DSC is not available in Europe for
handheld radios.
For free owner’s manuals and the most current information on this product, its
operation and accessories, visit our web site: www.simrad-yachting.com
Important safety information
Please read carefully before installation and use.
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to poten-
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
CAUTION
tially hazardous situations. Obey all safety messages that follow
this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, could result in death or serious injury
CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
CAUTION used without the safety alert symbol indicates a
potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result
in property damage.
Contents
Safety and Operational Information ................................................................5
IMPORTANT ...........................................................................................................................................6
Section 1 - General Information ........................................................................7
Section 2 - Controls and Keys .............................................................................8
3-1-4 Mounting Battery Charger to at surface.................................................................... 14
3-1-5 Mounting Battery Charger and bracket onto wall ...................................................14
3-2 Installing the Belt Clip ..................................................................................................................15
3-3 Installing and Removing the Antenna ....................................................................................16
3-4 Power On/O .................................................................................................................................... 17
3-5 Adjusting the Squelch level .......................................................................................................17
3-6 Volume control ................................................................................................................................. 17
4-6-9 Set Magnetic Variation (MAG VAR) ................................................................................. 36
4-7 Radio Setup .......................................................................................................................................37
4-10 Get Buddy ...................................................................................................................................... 45
5-1 What is DSC? .................................................................................................................................... 47
5-1-1 Maritime Mobile Service Identity ...................................................................................47
5-1-2 How can I obtain a MMSI number? ................................................................................ 48
Appendix C - EU Inland Waterway Channels .................................................72
Special Channels 2 .........................................................................................................................75
CAUTION
Due to European Union (EU) regulations, DSC is not available in the HH33E (EU)
model.
WARNING
Never leave your radio in a closed car or trunk; the extremely high temperatures
generated in hot weather can damage the electronics.
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FCC Statement
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this
device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
FCC regulations require that members of the general public should not be exposed
to excessive levels of radio frequency radiation. To comply with the specied limits it
is recommended that this radio is operated in such a manner as to limit transmission
to no more than ve minutes in any half hour period and that the antenna is kept at
least 8 inches from any part of the body during transmission.
CAUTION: Changes or modications not expressly approved by the manufacturer
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
IMPORTANT
DSC functions will not operate until you have entered your user MMSI. 1.
The radio channels installed into the radio may vary from country to country, 2.
depending upon the model and government or national communications authority
regulations.
Simrad recommends that you check the radio operating licensing requirements of 3.
your country before using the radio. The operator is solely responsible for observing
proper radio installation and usage practices.
This radio is designed to generate a digital maritime distress call to facilitate search 4.
and rescue. To be eective as a safety device, this radio must be used only within
the geographic range of a shore-based VHF marine Channel 70 distress and safety
watch system. The geographic range may vary but under normal conditions is
approximately 20 nautical miles.
It is the owner’s sole responsibility to install and use the instrument in such a manner that
will not cause accidents, personal injury or property damage.
Simrad disclaims all liability for any use of this product in a way that may cause accidents,
damage or that may violate the law.
Governing Language: This statement, any instruction manuals, user guides and other
information relating to the product (Documentation) may be translated to, or has been
translated from, another language (Translation). In the event of any conict between any
Translation of Documentation, the English language version of the Documentation will
be the ocial version of the Documentation.
This manual represents the HH33 radio at the time of printing. Simrad reserves the right
to make changes to specications without notice.
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Section 1 - General Information
Congratulations on your purchase of this handheld VHF marine radio HH33, designed
and built using superior technology and craftsmanship. It provides the following useful
features:
Adjustable contrast settings for the LCD•
Adjustable keypad backlighting for easy night time use•
Waterproof and immersible to comply with IPX-7•
GPS latitude and longitude (LL) and time display•
Built-in GPS sensor•
Choice of High or Low (5W or 1W) transmission power•
Special CH16 key for quick access to the priority (international distress) channel•
Special 3CH key to select your three favorite channels•
Flexible dual watch facility•
DSC (Digital Selective Calling) capability that meets USCG SC101 Standards (US •
only) DISTRESS call button to automatically transmit the MMSI and position until an
acknowledgement is received (US only)
Easy access to a buddy list of up to 20 favorite people (US only)•
LL position polling information•
Buddy tracking capacity•
Weather alert facility (US only)•
ATIS facility for inland waterways (Europe only)•
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HH33 MARINE VHF/GPS
WATERPROOF
16/9
GO
MOB
CALL
MENU
WX
NAV
HI/LO
M
Section 2 - Controls and Keys
VHF Antenna
Signal strength
Status: T or R
PTT
Working mode
channel name
Time COG/SOG
Latitude
Longitude
Left Soft Key
DISTRESS
(US only)
16/9 (US)
16 (EU)
GO/MOB
CALL/MENU
POWER/KEYLOCK
GPS Antenna
Tx Power: HI or LO
Low battery indicator
Speaker/Mic jack
Channel
Favorite channels:
1, 2 or 3
Vol + and Vol -
Right Soft Key
/
CH
SQ /
HI/LO/GPS
WX/NAV
Mic
Speaker
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2-1 Keys/Controls & Functions
PWR On/O & KEYLOCK
To turn the unit on and o, press and hold down PWR /
onds and release.
The keylock, locks and unlocks keypad. Press PWR /
A key icon will appear on screen to indicate whether keylock is on or o.
/
VOL
Volume Adjustment. Press to increase or decrease until a comfortable volume is reached.
/
SQL
Squelch or Threshold Level. Sets the threshold level for the minimum receiver signal. 16
steps available.
16/9
Priority Channel. Press to cancel all other modes and to tune into the priority channel.
Press again to return to your original channel. To make Channel 09 the default instead,
hold down 16/9 until a beep sounds and 09 is displayed (US only).
16 Priority Channel. Press to cancel all other modes and to turn into the priority channel.
Press again to return to your original channel (EU only).
Left Soft Key (3CH/ ESC)
Three Favorite Channels. Press to toggle between your favorite channels. The
symbol appears on the LCD to show which favorite channel is selected.
If you want to scan all three favorite channels, press 3CH, then immediately press and
hold SCAN.
To add a favorite channel for the rst time, select that channel then hold 3CH to store it
in the CH1 location. Repeat the procedure to store two more favorite channels in the CH2
and CH3 locations respectively.
If you try and add another favorite channel it will overwrite the existing CH3. CH1 and
CH2 will remain unless you delete them.
To delete a favorite channel, select that channel then hold down 3CH until a dialog box
appears to prompt the deletion.
Escape. Use ESC when navigating menus to clear incorrect entries, to exit from a menu
without saving changes and to back up to the previous screen.
Right Soft Key (SCAN/ ENTER)
Scan. Quickly press and release for Dual Watch - scan between your current channel and
the priority channel in DUAL mode.
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(red key) for more than 2 sec-
(red key) for 1 second and release.
, , or
Press and hold down SCAN for more than 2 seconds to enter ALL SCAN mode where the
priority channel is checked every 1.5 seconds.
When a signal is received, scanning stops at that channel and “R” appears on the screen. If
the signal ceases for more than 5 seconds, the scan restarts.
In ALL SCAN mode, when a signal is received, holding down left- key for more than 2
seconds makes
appear on the screen. This “always busy” channel will not have been
skipped in the next scan period. If this channel needs recover, holding down left-key once
again for more than 2 seconds makes disappear. The skip function is cancelled accordingly. Besides, it is impossible to skip over the priority channel.
Enter. Use ENTER when navigating menus, to conrm entries and edits.
/
CH
Channel Select. The current channel is shown on the screen in BIG digits with the channel
description information below the channel number.
Press CH
/ to step through the available channels one at a time, or hold down to scroll
quickly through all the available channels. See Appendix B for a listing of channel charts.
Alphanumeric Entry. This key can also be used for menu selection and alphanumeric entry. Press CH
When editing an item that contains only numbers, press - CH
/ to scroll the cursor up or down menu options when navigating menus.
to count through the
numbers or hold down to scroll through quickly.
To enter a character, press CH
to step through the alphabet or hold down to scroll
through quickly.
HI/LO/
Transmission Power. High (HI) 5W or Low (LO) 1W. Press to toggle between high or low
transmission powers for the entire channel bank. The or selection is shown on the
LCD screen.
Some channels allow only low power transmissions. Error beeps will sound if the power
transmission setting is incorrect.
Some channels allow only low power transmissions initially, but can be changed to high
power by holding down HI/LO and PTT all at the same time. See Appendix B for a complete listing of channel charts.
hold down and enter GPS Satellite mode.
WX/NAV
Quickly press to access WX channel (US/Canada only).
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The channel is used mostly for weather. Press again to return to your previous mode. Hold
down WX/NAV for more than 3 seconds to enter Navigation mode. Bearing, Distance and
cross track error from the last selected waypoint will display on the screen. If no WP is set,
it will appear “NO ACTIVE ROUTE!!” prompt.
NAV. Press NAV to enter Navigation mode. Bearing, Distance and Cross Track error from
the Waypoint will display on screen. If no WP is set, it will appear “NO ACTIVE ROUTE!!”
prompt.
GO/MOB
Press GO / MOB if you are navigating to waypoint and want to reset the XTE (cross track
error) as shown on the screen.
If someone falls overboard, hold down GO / MOB for about 3 seconds to mark the
position.
The latitude and longitude of the Man Overboard position is shown on the screen and is
automatically set as the destination waypoint.
PTT
Push To Talk. Push to start the transmitting
CALL/MENU
Quickly press the CALL/MENU key to access the DSC Call menu. The call mode is used
for making DSC calls. Hold down the Key more than 3 seconds to access the Menu Setup
mode and to customize your VHF radio. US only
MENU. Quickly press the MENU key to access the Menu setup mode and to customize
your VHF radio (EU only).
Please refer to the following sections for more details.
CAUTION
BATTERY CAUTION: This device uses a Lithion Ion battery - please observe the following cautions.
Do not disassemble.•
Do not incinerate or expose to re.•
Dispose of used batteries according to local codes and requirements.•
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Section 3 - VHF Radio Operation
3-1 Batteries and Charger
The radio is shipped with a sealed Li-Polymer battery pack that is rechargeable.
WARNING
The charger provided for this radio is only to be used to charge the battery pack
provided. DO NOT charge any other type of batteries in the charger as re, explosion
or battery damage could occur. Avoiding extreme room temperature will also help
prolong the life of the battery pack for the radio.
3-1-1 Installing the Battery Pack
Position the battery pack to line up the three external alignment tabs to the 1.
alignment slots in the radio.
Engage the battery pack into the radio until battery pack is fully seated against the 2.
radio housing.
Pivot the locking tab up until it snaps into place on the back of the battery pack.3.
3-1-2 Initial Charge
You can either charge the Li-Polymer battery
pack when it is attached to the radio or separated:
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Plug in the AC/DC wall charger- check the voltage is correct for your wall charger.1.
NMEA(-)(BLACK)
NMEA(+)(RED)
GPS NAVIGATION RECEIVER
Connect the charging wire into the charging socket on the cradle charger.2.
Insert the entire radio or the separated battery pack into the cradle charger. The 3.
metal charge contacts on the radio will contact the mating prongs in the charger to
transfer the charging current.
Observe that the red light on the front of the charger glows to indicate that the 4.
battery pack is properly seated and the charger is operating.
Allow the battery to charge for about 2.5 to 3 hours before use. The light will change 5.
back to green when the battery is fully charged.
CAUTION
To maximise battery life: remove the battery from the charger after approximately 3.5
hours. Overcharging batteries may result in damage to both the battery pack and
radio.
3-1-3 GPS Connector
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This radio supports NMEA0183 for outputting the GPS signal. You can use the GPS connector to connect the radio and some GPS navigation receiver, such as chart plotter.
Insert the GPS connector cord into the NMEA socket of the cradle charger.1.
Connect the chart plotter to the VHF using the following wiring code:2.
Wire ColorFunction
RedNMEA OUT(+)
BlackNMEA OUT(-)
3-1-4 Mounting Battery Charger to flat surface
You can mount the battery charger straight onto solid surface. Make sure that the surface
can be penetrated and is strong enough to hold permanantly in place.
3-1-5 Mounting Battery Charger and bracket onto wall
You can also mount the battery charger onto wall by using the provided bracket and
screws.
Mount the bracket as indicated in the diagram. 1.
Attach the battery charger to the bracket using the screws provided.2.
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To remove the battery from the radio:
Slide the two levers (simultaneously) in a downward motion. 1.
Remove battery.2.
3-2 Installing the Belt Clip
Slide the clip (2) into the recess on the back of the radio battery.1.
The belt clip supplied with your radio allows you to attach the radio to your belt. To 2.
install the belt clip: slide the belt clip to the back of your radio, make sure that the
tting Groove is aligned.
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3-3 Installing and Removing the Antenna
Make sure that the exible antenna is attached to the radio. Ensure that the radio is
turned OFF anytime that the antenna is not connected.
Installing the antenna:
1. Screw the antenna in a clockwise motion until it is securely locked into place.
Removing the antenna:
2. Unscrew the antenna in a anti-clockwise motion until it is removed (as illustrated
below).
Note: Do not operate the radio or press PTT key without the antenna being installed.
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3-4 Power On/Off
You can turn on the unit by pressing PWR/ switch (on the top side of radio) until the
screen and backlight are on. You can also adjust the volume to a comfortable level, by
pressing the VOL / keys on the side of unit.
Note: Press the PWR/
key at any time will turn the display backlight on.
3-5 Adjusting the Squelch level
The SQUELCH control enables you to set the levels of your desired signal. It determines
how strong your signal can be before you can hear it, before it “breaks squelch.” It aims to
keep any static, unwanted, weak or distant signals from interrupting your conversations.
There are 16 signals to choose from when adjusting the squelch level. To increase the
levels, raise the “Squelch Gate” higher so that only stronger signals can get through. Level
“0” for instance, means that there is no “Squelch Gate” and everything will get through.
To adjust the squelch level, press SQL
/ accordingly.
3-6 Volume control
Press VOL / to adjust the volume level. A volume sub-menu will appear when pressed.
It times-out after 5 seconds.
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3-7 Channel selection
To manually select a channel, press CH to increase, or press CH to decrease the channel number. Communication channels are located on channel 01-28 and 60-88. For more
detailed channel chart information, refer to Appendix B.
16/9 (Priority channel)
HH33U (US only).
Press to cancel all other modes and tune into the priority channel on Hi power.1.
Press again to return to your original channel.2.
Channel 16 is the default. To make Channel 09 the default instead, hold down 16/9 3.
until a beep sounds and 09 is displayed.
16 (Priority channel)
HH33E (EU only).
Press to cancel all other modes and tune into the priority channel on Hi power.1.
Press again to return to original channel.2.
3-8 Receiving and transmitting
CAUTION
Transmitting without an antenna may damage the radio.
To turn power on, press the PWR key for more than 2 seconds1.
Adjust for comfortable volume level. ( The squelch level temporarily set to “0”)2.
Set the suitable Squelch level to mute noise if necessary.3.
Press CH 4.
When receiving a signal,
Further volume adjustment may be needed to get your desired setting.
Press HI/LO to select the output power. 5.
Choose low power to conserve battery power, or choose high power for longer
distance communications.
Press and hold “PTT” to transmit, then speak into the microphone, while 6.
on the screen.
/ to select the desired channel.
appears on screen and audio is emitted from the speaker.
appears
Release PTT, to receive conversation.7.
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Note: Some channels are for low power only. Channel 70 cannot be used for
transmission.
For clear and audible transmission:
Pause for a few seconds after pressing PTT.•
Hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) away from your mouth and speak at •
a normal volume.
3-9 Dual Watch Operation
Dual watch monitors channel 16 while receiving another channel. To activate this, you
must:
Select the desired operating channel (e.g. CH88A).1.
Push the SCAN key repeatedly until 2.
To cancel dual watch, press SCAN (once) until3.
If a signal is received on channel 16, dual watch pauses on channel 16 until the signal
disappears.
To transmit on the selected channel during dual watch, press and hold PTT.
appears on screen
disappears.
3-10 3CH Operation (Favorite Channel)
You can instantly access the three most frequently used channels by 3CH mode, Three Favorite Channels. Press to toggle between your favorite channels. The
appear on the LCD to show which of your favorite channel is selected.
3-10-1 Add a favorite channel for the first time
Select the desired channel, then hold 3CH to store it. The CH11. symbol appears on
the screen.
Repeat the procedure to store two more favorite channels in the CH2 and CH3 2.
locations.
, , or symbols
3-10-2 Modify or Delete favorite channel
If you try and add another favorite channel it will overwrite the existing CH3. But CH1 and
CH2 will remain unless you delete them.
To delete a favorite channel:
Select that channel, then hold down 3CH until a dialog box appears to prompt the •
deletion.
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3-11 Scan Operation
Scanning is an eective way to locate signals quickly over a wide frequency range.
All Scan
All channels in the set are scanned sequentially, in repeated cycles (CH16 is checked every
1.5 seconds).
01
3CH Scan
Press and hold down the SCAN key in the 3CH mode, you will then enter a 3CH SCAN
mode. However, only the 3CH and CH16 will be scanned.
01
3-12 Navigation Mode
Press and hold down NAV key, (US only), or just press the NAV key (EU only) to enter the
Navigation Mode. It will display: Bearing, Distance and cross track error from the last
selected waypoint.
02
15
03
18
16
16
04
01
88
18
If no WP is set, ‘NO ACTIVE ROUTE!!’ will appear to prompt you that no WP is selected.
During Nav Mode:
PTT – return to normal mode and TX.•
16/9 – return to normal mode and go to 16/9•
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NAV – return to normal mode•
GO – Reset the cross track error (XTE)•
– Go to WP select Mode
SQL •
– Go to Plotter Mode
SQL •
Other key – error beep•
3-13 WP Select Mode
WP LIST 13
CAMP 1 MOB 1
CAMP 2 MOB 2
CAMP 3 MOB 3
DOCK 1 PARK 1
DOCK 2 PARK 2
ESC ENTER
CH • / – Page up down the list;
- Go to Plotter Mode;
SQL •
- Returns to Navigation Mode
SQL •
Note: During WP Select Mode, press ENTER right-key to ash the rst WP, then press
/ to select next WP, press ENTER right-key again to set the WP as your next
CH
destination and enter navigation mode.
3-14 Plotter Mode
During plotter Mode:
Soft Key It will zoom in/out the circle to see more/less area.•
Go to Navigation Mode
SQL •
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SQL •Go to WP select Mode
PTT Return to normal mode and TX.•
16/9 Return to normal mode and go to 16/9•
NAV Go to normal mode•
Other key Error beep•
To avoid screen clutter, a maximum of 5 waypoint icons closest to you plus the active
waypoint are shown.
3-15 GPS Satellite Mode
Press and hold the HI/LO/key to enter GPS satellite mode.
During GPS satellite mode:
PTT Return to normal mode and TX.•
16/9 (16) Return to normal model and go to 16/9•
•Return to normal mode
Left soft-key Return to normal mode•
Other key Error Beep•
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Section 4 - Advanced Operation
How to Display and Navigate Menus
Hold down CALL / MENU key to enter in menu (US only); or press MENU key to enter 1.
setup mode (EU only).
Press CH 2.
desired items. Press soft-key ENTER to enter into the items.
Press soft-key ENTER to conrm changes. Otherwise, press soft-key ESC to ignore.3.
Press soft-key ESC to go back or exit. Any changes are activated as soon as you 4.
enter/exit the screen.
How to Enter Alphanumeric and Alphabet Data
Use the CH
Press 1.
the desired character.
Press 2.
character.
Press ENTER to conrm.3.
The following options are available through MENU:
MENU
•WAYPOINT
•BACKLIGHT
•LAMP
•BUDDY LIST
(US only)
•CONTRAST
•GPS/Data
•RADIOSETUP
•DSCSETUP
(US only)
•ATISSETUP
(EU only)
•GETBUDDY
(US only)
•TRACK LOG
•ERASE TRACK
•RESET
/ to scroll up and down the menu until the cursor is positioned at the
/ key to enter characters.
to enter and count through numbers and letters, and hold down to select
to go through letters of the alphabet, and hold down to select the desired
•UIC (US only)
•CHNAME
•RINGVOLUME
•KEYBEEP
•UNITS
• MANUAL
• SETTING
•ATISMMSI
(EU only)
•ATISSELECT
(EU only)
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•WATCHMODE
(US only)
•WXALERT
(US only)
•NMEAOUT
•USER MMSI
(US only)
•GROUP MMSI
(US only)
•IDIV REPLY
(US only)
•DSCSELECT
(US only)
•LLREPLY
(US only)
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