Standard Horizon HX460S User Manual
HX460S
VHF/FM Marine
Handheld Transceiver
Owner's Manual
VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD.
4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan
YAESU U.S.A.
17210 Edwards Rd., Cerritos, CA 90703, U.S.A.
YAESU U.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
HX460S
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FCC NOTICE ................................................................................................. 1
GENERAL INFORMATION........................................................................... 2
INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................2
FCC/INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION................................................. 2
ACCESSORIES............................................................................................. 3
PACKING LIST .............................................................................................. 3
OPTIONS ....................................................................................................... 3
CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .................................................................. 4
CONTROLS and CONNECTIONS ............................................................... 4
INDICATORS ................................................................................................. 7
OPERATION .................................................................................................. 9
INITIAL SETUP .............................................................................................. 9
RECEPTION................................................................................................10
TRANSMISSION.......................................................................................... 11
TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ........................................................ 11
USA, CANADIAN, AND INTERNATIONAL 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
RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER’S MICROPROCESSOR....................21
BATTERY ..................................................................................................... 23
BATTERY CHARGING ................................................................................23
BATTERY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ....................................................... 23
USING THE NC-72 BATTERY CHARGER ................................................ 24
FBA-23 BATTERY CASE ............................................................................24
BATTERY SAFETY......................................................................................25
MAINTENANCE .......................................................................................... 26
SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................... 27
HX460S
Congratulations on your purchase of the HX460S! Whether this is your first
portable marine VHF transceiver, or if you have other STANDARD HORIZON equipment, The STANDARD HORIZON organization is committed to
ensuring your enjoyment of this high-performance transceiver, which should
provide you with many years of satisfying communications even in the harshest of environments. STANDARD HORIZON technical support personnel
stand behind every product we sell, and we invite you to contact us should
you require technical advice or assistance.
We appreciate your purchase of the HX460S, and encourage you to read
this manual thoroughly, so as to learn and understand the capabilities of the
HX460S fully.
FCC NOTICE
NOTICE
Unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void compliance with FCC Rules. Any change or modification must be approved
in writing by 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
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
– Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced marine electronics technician
for help.
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1. GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1 INTRODUCTION
The HX460S is a miniature 5-Watt portable two-way VHF marine transceiver.
The transceiver has 173 channels: 163 marine and 10 weather. The 163
marine channels are switchable to comply with USA, International, or Canadian regulations. It has an emergency channel 16 which can be immediately
selected from any channel by pressing the 16/9 key. Weather channels can
also be accessed immediately by pressing the WX key.
The transceiver includes following features: Memory Scanning, Priority Scanning, 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 transmitter provides a maximum of 5 Watts output, and has the selection 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 provide 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.
FCC Type Accepted ............................................................................ Part 80
Output Power with CNB460 ..........1 W (Low), 2.5 W (Mid), and 5 W (High)
Emission............................................................................................16K0F3E
Frequency Range ................................................... 156.025 to 163.275 MHz
FCC Type Number.......................................................................K66HX460S
Industry Canada Type Approval ........................................................ <<??>>
Additional FCC and Industry Canada data, including licensing requirements, are contained in the companion document titled
OWNER’S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT. The document also contains
charts for VHF channel assignments, transceiver operating procedures, maintenance, factory service information, and warranty data.
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2. ACCESSORIES
2.1 PACKING LIST
When the package containing the transceiver is first opened, please check
it for the following contents:
• HX460S Transceiver
• CNB460 1100 mAh Lithium Ion Battery Pack
• NC-72B 120VAC Wall Charger for CNB460
• CAT460 Antenna
• E-DC-19 DC Cable with 12 V Cigarette Lighter Plug for the CNB460
• Quick Draw Belt Clip
• Carring Strap
• Owner’s Manual (P/N EC010N100)
• Owner’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
MCC460 Soft Case
CAW230 SMA - SO239 Adapter
Note: Before operating the HX460S for the first time, it is recommended that
the battery be charged. Please see section 5.3 OPERATING BATTERY
CHARGER for details.
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3. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
NOTE
This section defines each control of the transceiver. For detailed operating instructions, refer to section 4 of this manual. Refer to Figure 1 for
the location of the following controls, indicators, and connections.
3.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
POWER SWITCH/VOLUME CONTROL
Turns the transceiver on and off, and adjusts the volume.
SQUELCH (SQL) CONTROL
Sets the point at which random noise on the channel does not activate
the audio circuits but a received signal does. This point is called the
Squelch threshold. Further adjustment of the squelch control will degrade the reception of wanted transmissions.
MIC/SP JACK
Accepts the optional CMP460 Speaker/Microphone or VC-24 VOX Headset. 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 to lock the displayed channel functions (except the
H/L, PTT, and LAMP keys) so that they are not accidentally changed.
The key lock symbol “ ” will appear, to indicate that the functions are
locked. Hold down until the key lock symbol “ ” disappears to unlock
the radio.
(p)
UP
Selects the desired channel. Each press increases the channel number.
When held down, the channels increase continuously.
KEY
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Figure 1
Controls and Connectors
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DOWN
Selects the desired channel. Each press decreases the channel number. When held down, the channels decrease continuously.
(q)
KEY
16/9 KEY
Immediately recalls channel 16 from any channel location. Holding down
this key recalls channel 9.
WX KEY
Immediately recalls the last-used NOAA Weather Channel from any channel location. Recalls the previously- selected working channel when the
WX key is pressed again.
Secondary use: When the 16/9 key is held and the WX key is pressed,
the radio will change modes between the USA, International, and Canadian channel sets.
MEM KEY
Memorizes the selected channel for scanning. Holding this key will delete 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 user preset memories for operation
(shown as A-E on the LCD). Pressing this key repeatedly scrolls through
the preset memory channels.
SCAN KEY
Starts scanning and priority scanning of programmed channels. When
scanning, press and hold this key to turn on and off priority scan (P is
shown on the left side of the display during Priority scanning).
EXT DC JACK
This DC jack allows connection to an external DC power source (6-16V
DC).
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3.2 INDICATORS
Figure 2
Indicators
Channel Display
The operating channel is shown on the LCD in both the transmission and
reception modes. When the optional SU-1 Barometric Pressure Sensor Unit
is installed, the LCD may be configured to indicate the current Barometric
Pressure.
A Indicator
Signifies ship-to-ship channels in USA or Canadian mode (whose counterpart 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
power. “Blank” in this location indicates a reception-only channel.
PRI Indicator
Priority Scan is activated.
SCN Indicator
Scan is activated.
TX Indicator
Appears during transmission.
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WX Indicator
NOAA weather channel.
MEM Indicator
The channel is in the transceiver’s “Scan Memory.”
Battery Indicator
This indicator appears when the battery capacity 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 charging 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.
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