Simrad HH33E User manual

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Manual
Simrad HH33U/HH33E
VHF
English

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and specications are also subject to change without warning. All screens in
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In accordance with EU regulations, DSC is not available in Europe for
handheld radios.
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Important safety information
Please read carefully before installation and use.
DANGER
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to poten-
tially hazardous situations. Obey all safety messages that follow
this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
WARNING WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, could result in death or serious injury
CAUTION CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
CAUTION
CAUTION used without the safety alert symbol indicates a
potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result
in property damage.

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Contents
Safety and Operational Information................................................................5
IMPORTANT...........................................................................................................................................6
Section 1 - General Information........................................................................7
Section 2 - Controls and Keys.............................................................................8
2-1 Keys/Controls & Functions..............................................................................................................9
Section 3 - VHF Radio Operation .....................................................................12
3-1 Batteries and Charger ................................................................................................................... 12
3-1-1 Installing the Battery Pack ................................................................................................ 12
3-1-2 Initial Charge.......................................................................................................................... 12
3-1-3 GPS Connector...................................................................................................................... 13
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
3-7 Channel selection ........................................................................................................................... 18
3-8 Receiving and transmitting........................................................................................................ 18
3-9 Dual Watch Operation................................................................................................................... 19
3-10 3CH Operation (Favorite Channel) ........................................................................................ 19
3-10-1 Add a favorite channel for the rst time.................................................................... 19
3-10-2 Modify or Delete favorite channel............................................................................... 19
3-11 Scan Operation............................................................................................................................. 20
3-12 Navigation Mode ......................................................................................................................... 20
3-13 WP Select Mode ............................................................................................................................ 21
3-14 Plotter Mode ................................................................................................................................ 21
3-15 GPS Satellite Mode...................................................................................................................... 22
Section 4 - Advanced Operation......................................................................23
4-1 Buddy List (Manage your buddy list. US only)...................................................................... 25
4-1-1 Add a new buddy name .................................................................................................... 25
4-1-2 Edit a buddy name............................................................................................................... 26
4-1-3 DELETE a buddy name ....................................................................................................... 26
4-2 Waypoint ............................................................................................................................................ 27

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4-2-1 Add a new waypoint........................................................................................................... 27
4-2-2 Edit a waypoint ..................................................................................................................... 28
4-2-3 Delete a waypoint................................................................................................................ 29
4-2-4 Set a route to a stored waypoint ................................................................................... 29
4-3 Backlight Adjustment................................................................................................................... 30
4-4 Lamp Timer....................................................................................................................................... 30
4-5 Contrast Adjustment .................................................................................................................... 30
4-6 GPS/DATA .......................................................................................................................................... 31
4-6-1 Manual (Manually Enter Your Position and UTC Time)............................................ 31
4-6-2 Settings: LL Display (Show or hide your position).................................................... 32
4-6-3 Settings: Time Display (Show or hide the time) ........................................................ 32
4-6-4 Time Oset (Local time)..................................................................................................... 33
4-6-5 Settings: Time Format (12 or 24 hour clock)............................................................... 34
4-6-6 Settings: COG/SOG (Course & speed display options)............................................ 35
4-6-7 GPS Alert.................................................................................................................................. 35
4-6-8 Turn GPS ENABLE on/o.................................................................................................... 36
4-6-9 Set Magnetic Variation (MAG VAR)................................................................................. 36
4-7 Radio Setup....................................................................................................................................... 37
4-7-1 UIC (US only) .......................................................................................................................... 37
4-7-2 Channel Name Editing ....................................................................................................... 37
4-7-3 Ring Volume Adjustment .................................................................................................. 38
4-7-4 Beep Volume Adjustment................................................................................................. 38
4-7-5 Select Unit (UNITS)............................................................................................................... 38
4-7-6 Set the Priority Channel (WATCH MODE) (US only) ................................................. 39
4-7-7 Weather Alerts (WX ALERT) (US only)........................................................................... 39
4-7-8 Set NMEA OUT (NMEA OUT) ............................................................................................ 39
4-8 DSC Setup (US only)...................................................................................................................... 40
4-8-1 Enter or Check Your USER MMSI (USER MMSI)........................................................... 40
4-8-2 Maintain Groups................................................................................................................... 41
4-8-2-1 Enter your Groups.....................................................................................................41
4-8-2-2 Edit user Groups.........................................................................................................42
4-8-2-3 Delete a Group ...........................................................................................................42
4-8-3 Response to Individual Calls (INDIV REPLY)................................................................ 43
4-8-4 Enable DSC Functionality (DSC SELECT)...................................................................... 43
4-8-5 Response Type to LL Polling Calls (LL REPLY)............................................................ 43
4-9 ATIS SETUP (EU only)..................................................................................................................... 44
4-9-1 Enter or check your ATIS MMSI (ATIS MMSI) ............................................................... 44
4-9-2 Enable ATIS Functionality (ATIS SELECT)...................................................................... 45
4-10 Get Buddy ...................................................................................................................................... 45
4-11 Track Log.......................................................................................................................................... 46
4-12 Erase Track....................................................................................................................................... 46

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4-13 Reset (Reset to factory defaults) ............................................................................................. 46
Section 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC Calls (US only) ..................................47
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
5-2 DSC Call Types................................................................................................................................. 48
5-2-1 Send an Individual call ....................................................................................................... 49
5-3 Send a Group Call............................................................................................................................ 50
5-4 Send an All Ships call..................................................................................................................... 50
5-5 Reply to a call in your Call Log................................................................................................... 51
5-6 Reply to a call in your Distress Log ........................................................................................... 52
5-7 Reply to the Last Call..................................................................................................................... 53
5-8 Request the LL position of a buddy (LL Request)............................................................... 54
5-9 Track Your Buddy Request (TRACK BUDDY) .......................................................................... 54
5-9-1 Add or Delete a Buddy (TRACKLIST) ............................................................................. 55
5-9-2 Select your TRACK BUDDY ................................................................................................ 55
5-9-3 Set the time interval of tracking ..................................................................................... 55
5-9-4 Start Tracking......................................................................................................................... 56
5-10 Receive an All Ships call ............................................................................................................. 56
5-11 Receive a Group call .................................................................................................................... 57
5-12 Reply to an LL position request............................................................................................... 57
5-12-1 Manually reply to an LL Request.................................................................................. 58
5-12-2 Automatically reply to an LL position request ........................................................ 58
5-12-3 Do not reply to an LL position request ...................................................................... 58
5-13 Receive an individual call........................................................................................................... 59
5-14 Receive a Polled Position Call................................................................................................... 59
Section 6 - Distress Calls (US only)..................................................................59
6-1 Send a Distress Call......................................................................................................................... 59
6-2 Receive a Distress Call ................................................................................................................... 60
6-3 Receive a Distress Relay Call........................................................................................................ 61
6-4 Receive Distress Acknowledgement (DISTRESS ACK)....................................................... 61
6-5 Relay a Distress Call from the Distress LOG (RELAY).......................................................... 62
Appendix A - Technical Specifications............................................................63
A-1 General: ...................................................................................................................................... 63
A-2 Receiver:..................................................................................................................................... 63
A-3 Transmitter: .............................................................................................................................. 64
A-4 GPS and Navigation:.............................................................................................................. 64

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Appendix B - Frequency Charts .......................................................................65
International Marine Channels ................................................................................................... 65
Special Notes on International Channel Usage .................................................................... 66
USA Channel Chart.......................................................................................................................... 67
Special Notes on USA Channel Usage...................................................................................... 68
CANADA Channel Chart................................................................................................................ 69
Special Notes on Canada Channel Usage............................................................................... 70
WEATHER Channels......................................................................................................................... 71
Appendix C - EU Inland Waterway Channels .................................................72
Special Channels 2......................................................................................................................... 75
Safety and Operational Information
WARNING
Never leave your radio in a closed car or trunk; the extremely high temperatures
generated in hot weather can damage the electronics.
CAUTION
Due to European Union (EU) regulations, DSC is not available in the HH33E (EU)
model.

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FCC Statement
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follow-
ing 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 specied 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 modications 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 of3.
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 search4.
and rescue. To be eective 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 conict between any
Translation of Documentation, the English language version of the Documentation will
be the ocial version of the Documentation.
This manual represents the HH33 radio at the time of printing. Simrad reserves the right
to make changes to specications 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)•

HH33 MARINE VHF/GPS
WATERPROOF
16/9
GO
MOB CALL
MENU
WX
NAV
HI/LO
M
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Section 2 - Controls and Keys
Speaker
CALL/MENU Mic
WX/NAV
HI/LO/GPS
Low battery indicator
Favorite channels:
1, 2 or 3
Speaker/Mic jack
Channel
Vol + and Vol -
GPS Antenna
Right Soft Key
CH /
SQ /
POWER/KEYLOCK
Tx Power: HI or LO
GO/MOB
Status: T or R
Signal strength
16/9 (US)
16 (EU)
DISTRESS
(US only)
PTT
VHF Antenna
Left Soft Key
Working mode
channel name
Time COG/SOG
Latitude
Longitude

HH33 MARINE VHF/GPS
WATERPROOF
16/9
GO
MOB CALL
MENU
WX
NAV
HI/LO
M
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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 / (red key) for more than 2 sec-
onds and release.
The keylock, locks and unlocks keypad. Press PWR / (red key) for 1 second and release.
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 , , or
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.