Standart Horizont HX870 User manual

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HX870
HX870
6 Watt VHF/FM
Floating Marine Transceiver with DSC Class D and GPS
Owner’s Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Quick Reference Guide...............................................................................4
RADIO CARE................................................................................................5
1 GENERAL INFORMATION.....................................................................6
2 PACKING LIST.......................................................................................7
3 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES...................................................................8
4 ONLINE WARRANTY REGISTRATION (in USA or Canada only).......8
5 ABOUT THIS RADIO..............................................................................9
5.1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS.............................................9
5.2 ABOUT VHF RADIO....................................................................9
5.3 DISTRESSAND HAILING (CHANNEL 16)..................................9
5.4 CALLINGANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL16 OR 9)................10
5.5 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS..................................................11
5.6 BRIDGE CHANNELS 13AND 67..............................................11
5.7 AUTOMATED RADIO CHECK SERVICE..................................12
6 GETTING STARTED.............................................................................13
6.1 BATTERIESAND CHARGERS..................................................13
6.1.1 Battery Safety..................................................................13
6.1.2 Battery Installation/Removal............................................15
6.1.3 Battery Life Information....................................................15
6.1.4 Using the SBH-12 Charger Cradle...................................16
6.2 CONNECTINGAUSB DATATERMINALTOTHE PC...............17
6.3 CHECKING GPS SIGNAL(GPS STATUS DISPLAY)................18
6.4 CHANGING THE GPS TIME .....................................................19
6.5 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION...........................................20
6.6 CHANGING THE TIME FORMAT..............................................20
7 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ..........................................................21
8 BASIC OPERATION.............................................................................25
8.1 INITIALSETUP..........................................................................25
8.2 RECEPTION..............................................................................25
8.3 TRANSMISSION........................................................................25
8.4 TRANSMITTIME - OUTTIMER (TOT)......................................26
8.5 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNELUSE..........................................26
8.6 USA, INTERNATIONAL,AND CANADAMODE........................26
8.7 NOAAWEATHER CHANNELS..................................................27
8.7.1 NOAAWeatherAlert........................................................27
8.7.2 NOAAWeatherAlert Testing............................................28
8.8 DUALWATCH (TO CHANNEL16)............................................28
8.9 SCANNING................................................................................28
8.9.1 Selecting the Scan Type..................................................29
8.9.2 Programming Scan Memory............................................30
8.9.3 Memory Scanning (M-SCAN)..........................................30
8.9.4 Priority Scanning (P-SCAN).............................................31
8.10 PRESET CHANNELS: INSTANTACCESS ...............................31
8.10.1 Programming.................................................................31
8.10.2 Operation.......................................................................32
8.10.3 Deletion..........................................................................32
9 GPS Operation.....................................................................................33
9.1 GPS Logger Operation..............................................................33
9.2 GPS Compass Display..............................................................33
9.3 GPS Information Display............................................................34
9.4 Numerical display with GPS status............................................34
10 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC)...............................................35
10.1 GENERAL..................................................................................35
10.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY(MMSI)....................35
10.2.1 What is an MMSI?..........................................................35
10.2.2 Programming the MMSI.................................................36
10.3 DSC DISTRESS CALL...............................................................37
10.3.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Call...................................37
10.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call......................................39
10.4 ALLSHIPS CALL.......................................................................41
10.4.1 Transmitting anAll Ships Call ........................................41
10.4.2 Receiving anAll Ships Call............................................42
10.5 INDIVIDUALCALL.....................................................................43
10.5.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory..........43
10.5.2 Setting up the Individual Call Reply...............................44
10.5.3 Enabling the Individual CallAcknowledgment ...............45
10.5.4 Transmitting an Individual Call.......................................45
10.5.5 Receiving an Individual Call...........................................48
10.5.6 Setting up the Individual Call Ringer..............................49
10.6 GROUP CALL............................................................................51
10.6.1 Setting up a Group Call..................................................51
10.6.2 Transmitting a Group Call..............................................53
10.6.3 Receiving a Group Call..................................................55
10.6.4 Setting up the Group Call Ringer...................................56
10.7 POSITION REQUEST...............................................................57
10.7.1 Setting up a Position Request Reply ............................57
10.7.2 Transmitting a Position Request toAnother Vessel.......58
10.7.3 Receiving a Position Request........................................60
10.7.4 Setting up a Position Request Ringer............................61
10.8 POSITION REPORT..................................................................61
10.8.1 Transmitting a DSC Position Report Call.......................62
10.8.2 Receiving a DSC Position Report Call...........................63
10.8.3 Navigating to a Position Report.....................................64
10.8.4 Stopping Navigation to a Position Report......................64
10.8.5 Saving a Position Report as a Waypoint........................64
10.8.6 Navigating to a Saved Waypoint....................................65
10.8.7 Setting up a Position Report Ringer...............................65
10.9 MANUALINPUT OFAGPS LOCATION (LAT/LON)..................66
10.10 AUTO POS POLLING................................................................67
10.10.1 Setting up the Polling Time Interval.............................67
10.10.2 Selecting Stations to beAutomatically Polled
(Tracked)......................................................................67
10.10.3 Enabling/DisablingAuto POS Polling...........................68
10.11 DSC TEST.................................................................................69
10.11.1 Programming MMSI into Individual Directory...............69
10.11.2 DSC Test call by using Individual/Position Directory....69
10.11.3 DSC Test Call by Manually Entering an MMSI.............70
10.12 POLLING CALL..........................................................................71
10.12.1 Transmitting a Polling Call toAnother Vessel ..............71
10.12.2 Receiving a Polling Call...............................................72
10.13 DSC LOG OPERATION.............................................................73
10.13.1 Reviewing and Resending a Transmitted Logged
Call...............................................................................73
10.13.2 Reviewing a Logged DSC Distress Call.......................74
10.13.3 Reviewing Other Logged Calls....................................75
10.13.4 Deleting a Call from the DSC Log Directory................75
11 NAVIGATION ........................................................................................77
11.1 OPERATION..............................................................................77
11.1.1 Operation .......................................................................77
11.1.2 Navigating to a Saved Waypoint....................................77
11.2 SETTING UP WAYPOINT DIRECTORY....................................78
11.2.1 Marking a Position..........................................................78
11.2.2 Adding a Waypoint .........................................................79
11.2.3 Editing a Waypoint.........................................................80
11.2.4 Deleting a Waypoint.......................................................81
11.2.5 Saving a DSC Position Call as a Waypoint....................81
11.2.6 Selecting the Waypoint Range.......................................82
11.2.7 Selecting theArrived Range...........................................82
12 CONFIGURATION................................................................................83
12.1 DIMMERADJUSTMENT............................................................83
12.2 LAMP.........................................................................................83
12.3 DISPLAY CONTRAST ...............................................................84
12.4 KEY BEEP.................................................................................84
12.5 BATTERY SAVER......................................................................85

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12.6 STROBE LED............................................................................85
12.6.1 EMARGENCY LED........................................................85
12.6.2 WATER HAZARD LED...................................................86
12.7 SOFT KEYS...............................................................................87
12.7.1 KeyAssignment.............................................................87
12.7.2 Key Timer.......................................................................87
13 CHANNEL FUNCTION SETUP............................................................89
13.1 CHANNELGROUP....................................................................89
13.2 SCAN MEMORY........................................................................89
13.3 SCAN TYPE...............................................................................89
13.4 SCAN RESUME.........................................................................89
13.5 PRIORITY CHANNEL................................................................90
13.6 WEATHERALERT.....................................................................90
13.7 CHANNELNAME.......................................................................91
13.8 SUMMARY OF THE CANNEL FUNCTION SETUP...................92
14 DSC SETUP..........................................................................................93
14.1 INDIVIDUALDIRECTORY.........................................................93
14.2 INDIVIDUALREPLY..................................................................93
14.3 INDIVIDUALACKNOWLEDGMENT..........................................93
14.4 INDIVIDUALRINGER................................................................93
14.5 GROUP DIRECTORY................................................................93
14.6 POSITION REPLY.....................................................................94
14.7 AUTO POS POLLING................................................................94
14.8 AUTO POS INTERVAL..............................................................94
14.9 AUTO CH CHANGE..................................................................94
14.10 NOACT TIMER..........................................................................95
14.11 DSC BEEP.................................................................................95
14.12 SUMMARY OF THE DSC SETUP MENU..................................96
15 GPS SETUP..........................................................................................97
15.1 GPS ON/OFF.............................................................................97
15.2 POWER SAVE...........................................................................97
15.3 LOCATION FORMAT.................................................................98
15.4 TIME OFFSET...........................................................................98
15.5 TIMEAREA................................................................................99
15.6 TIME FORMAT...........................................................................99
15.7 UNIT OF MEASURE..................................................................99
15.8 PINNING..................................................................................100
15.9 SBAS (Satellite BasedAugmentation System)........................100
15.10 OUTPUT SENTENCES...........................................................101
15.11 LOGGER INTERVAL...............................................................101
15.12 LOG ERASE............................................................................102
15.13 SUMMARY OF THE GPS SETUP...........................................102
16 MAINTENANCE..................................................................................103
16.1 REPLACEMENT PARTS .........................................................103
16.2 FACTORY SERVICE ...............................................................104
16.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART................................................104
17 CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS................................................................105
18 WARRANTY........................................................................................ 111
19 INSTALLATION OF THE SBT-13.......................................................115
20 SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................116
20.1 GENERAL................................................................................116
20.2 TRANSMITTER.......................................................................116
20.3 RECEIVER (for Voice and DSC)..............................................117
20.4 GPS.........................................................................................117
20.5 NMEAOUTPUT.......................................................................117
21 FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION..............................................118
21.1 STATION LICENSE..................................................................118
21.2 RADIO CALLSIGN..................................................................118
21.3 CANADIAN SHIP STATION LICENSING.................................118
21.4 FCC / INDUSTRYCANADAINFORMATION...........................118
22 RF EXPOSURE SAFETY STATEMENT.............................................119
23 FCC NOTICE ......................................................................................120

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Quick RefeRence Guide
The HX870 is equipped with the E2O (Easy-To-Operate) system. Basic opera-
tion may be accomplished by following the procedure below:
POWER: Press and hold to turn on/off the transceiver.
PTT (Push-To-Talk):Activates the transmitter when pressed.
SQL: Press to display the SQL level setting screen, then press the CH▲
key to squelch or press the CH▼ to un-squelch the radio.
MIC: Speak slowly and clearly into the MIC hole having it about 1/2 to 1
inch (1.2 to 2.5 cm) away from your mouth while pressing the PTT key.
◄/►: Press to toggle the on-screen menus to right/left.
CLR: Press to cancel a function or menu selection.
MENU: Press to access MENU.
DISTRESS: Sends a DSC distress call. Lift the red cover, press the
DISTRESS once, then press and hold until the radio alarms.
Soft keys: These three programmable keys can be customized through
the setup menu mode. By pressing one of these keys briey, display the
key functions at the bottom of the display.
TX/BUSY Indicator: Press to toggle the on-screen menus up/down.

CH▲/CH▼: Press to change the operating channel.

: Press and hold to lock and unlock the keypad.

16/S: Press to recall channel 16. Press and hold to recall channel 9.

VOL−/VOL+: Press to adjust the speaker audio volume.
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Congratulations on your purchase of the HX870! Whether this is your rst
portable marine VHF transceiver, or if you have other STANDARD HORIZON
equipment, the STANDARD HORIZON organization is committed to ensuring
yourenjoymentof thishighperformance transceiver, which shouldprovide you
with many years of satisfying communications even in the harshest of envi-
ronments. STANDARD HORIZON technical support personnel stands behind
every product sold, and we invite you to contact us by phone [phone].
We appreciate your purchase of the HX870, and encourage you to read this
manual thoroughly, so as to learn and fully understand the capabilities of the
HX870.
RADIO CARE
Before using the radio:
1. Itisrecommended the batterybe charged.Please see section“6.1.4 Using
the SBH-12 Charger Cradle” for details.
2. Insure the speaker microphone jack, antenna and battery are in place and
rmly tightened.
3. Care must be taken if the radio was dropped and a close inspection may
be needed to insure the radio case and gaskets are in adequate condition.
NOTE
This is to keep the rubber switches and speaker grill clean and in top
operating condition after exposure to water: Clean the radio with fresh
waterafterexposureto saltwaterbyrinsingtheradiounderasink faucet
or by dunking the radio in a bucket of fresh water. After washing, use
a soft cloth and thoroughly dry all parts of the radio.

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1 GENERAL INFORMATION
The STANDARD HORIZON HX870 Portable Marine transceiver is designed
to be used in USA, International, and Canadian Marine bands. The HX870 can
be operated from 11 to 16 VDC and has a switchable RF output power of 1 watt,
2 watts or 6 watts.
TheHX870 is capable of DSC(Digital Selective Calling)ITUClassD operation.
ClassD operation allows continuousreceiving of DigitalSelectiveCalling func-
tions on channel 70 even if the radio is receiving a call. The HX870 operates
on all currently-allocated marine channels which are switchable for use with
USA, International, or Canadian regulations. Emergency channel 16 can be
immediately selected from any channel by pressing the red 16/S key. NOAA
weather channel can also be accessed immediately by selecting [WX] on the
main menu screen.
With the internal high-performance GPS receiver, WASS and QZSS satellites
can be received.

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2 PACKING LIST
When the package containing the transceiver is rst opened, please check it
for the following contents:
HX870 Transceiver
CAT460*Antenna
SBR-13LI 7.4V 1800mAh Li-ion Battery Pack
SBH-12 Charger Cradle for HX870
SAD-11B 120VAC Wall Charger for SBH-12
E-DC-19A DC Cable with 12 V Cigarette Lighter Plug for SBH-12
SBT-13 Alkaline Battery Case forAAA x 5 pcs
Clip-22 Belt Clip
YS-05-01 Hand Strap
T9101606 USB Cable (Type USB “A” plug to Type USB mini “B” plug)
Owner’s Manual
* Antenna gain: -1.5 dBi
Impedance: 50 ohms

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3 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
MH-73A4B ...................................................Submersible Speaker/Microphone
MH-57A4B ................................................................Mini Speaker/Microphone
VC-24 ........................................................................................VOX Headset
SSM-55A .......................................................................Earpiece/Microphone
SSM-10 ..................... Submersible Speaker/Microphone with Earphone Jack
SEP-10 .........................................................................Earphone for SSM-10
CN-3 ........................................................... Radio-to-Ship’s-Antenna Adapter
SBH-12 ................................................................................... Charger Cradle
SBR-13 LI .................................................7.4V 1800mAh Li-ion Battery Pack
SBT-13 ...................................................Alkaline Battery Case (AAA x 5 pcs)
E-DC-19A .....................................DC Cable with 12 V Cigarette Lighter Plug
SAD-11B/C/U..................................................Wall Charger for the SBH-12
E-DC-6 .............................................................. DC Cable; plug and wire only
:“B” sufx is for use with 120 VAC (Type-A plug), “C” sufx is for use with 230
VAC (Type-C plug), and “U” sufx is for use with 230 VAC (Type-BF plug).
4 ONLINE WARRANTY REGISTRATION
(in USA or Canada only)
Please visit www.standardhorizon.com to register the HX870 Marine VHF. It
should be noted that visiting the website from time to time may be benecial
to you, as new products are released they will appear on the STANDARD
HORIZON website.
PRODUCT SUPPORT INQUIRIES
If you have any questions or comments regarding the use of the HX870, you
can visit the STANDARD HORIZON website to send an E-Mail or contact the
Product Support team at [phone] M-F 8:00-5:00 PST.

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5 ABOUT THIS RADIO
5.1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS
The FCC prohibits the following communications:
• False distress or emergency messages:
• Messages to “any boat” except in emergencies and radio tests;
• Messages to or from a vessel on land;
• Transmission while on land;
• Obscene, indecent, or profane language (potential ne of $10,000).
5.2 ABOUT VHF RADIO
The radio frequencies used in the VHF marine band lie between 156 and 158
MHzwithsome shore stations available between 161and163MHz.Themarine
VHF band provides communications over distances that are essentially “line of
sight” (VHF signals do not travel well through objects such as buildings, hills
or trees). Actual transmission range depends much more on antenna type,
gain and height than on the power output of the transmitter. On a xed mount
25W radio transmission expected distances can be greater than 15 miles, for
a portable 6W radio transmission the expected distance can be greater than
5 miles in “line of sight”.
5.3 DISTRESS AND HAILING (CHANNEL 16)
Channel 16 is known as the Hail and Distress Channel. An emergency may
be dened as a threat to life or property. In such instances, be sure the
transceiver is on and set to CHANNEL 16. Then use the following procedure:
1. Pressthe PTT (Push-To-Talk)buttonand say “Mayday,Mayday,Mayday.
This is , , ” (your vessel’s name).
2. Then repeat once: “Mayday, ” (your vessel’s name).
3. Nowreportyourpositionin latitude/longitude, orbygivingatrueormagnetic
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 your distress (sinking, collision, aground, re, heart
attack, life-threatening injury, etc.).
5. State the kind of assistance your desire (pumps, medical aid, etc.).
6. Report the number of persons aboard and condition of any injured.
7. Estimate the present seaworthiness and condition of your vessel.
8. Giveyourvessel’sdescription: length, design (power orsail),colorandother
distinguishing marks. The total transmission should not exceed 1 minute.
9. End the message by saying “OVER”. Release the PTT button and listen.
10. Ifthereisnoanswer, repeattheaboveprocedure.Ifthereis stillnoresponse,
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NOTE
The HX870 has the DSC Distress calling, that can transmit a distress
call digitally to all ships with compatible DSC radios. Refer to section
“10 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC)”.
5.4 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9)
Channel 16 may be used for initial contact (hailing) with another vessel.
However, its most important use is for emergency messages. This channel
must be monitored at all times except when actually using another channel.
It is monitored by the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards and by other vessels.
Use of channel 16 for hailing must be limited to initial contact only. Call-
ing should not exceed 30 seconds, but may be repeated 3 times at 2-minute
intervals. In areas of heavy radio trafc, congestion on channel 16 resulting
from its use as a hailing channel can be reduced signicantly in U.S. waters
by using channel 9 as the initial contact (hailing) channel for non-emergency
communications. Here, also, calling time should not exceed 30 seconds but
may be repeated 3 times at 2-minute intervals.
Prior to making contact with another vessel, refer to the channel charts in this
manual, and select an appropriate channel for communications after 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 trafc, and then go back to either channel 16 or 9 for your initial contact.
When the hailing channel (16 or 9) is clear, press the PTT button and state the
name of the other vessel you wish to call and then “this is” followed by the
name of your vessel and your Station License (Call Sign) then release the PTT
button. When the other vessel returns your call, immediately request another
channel by pressing the PTT button and saying “go to”, the number of the
other channel, say “over” and release the PTT button. Then switch to the new
channel. When the new channel is not busy, call the other vessel.
Afteratransmission, say “over”, andreleasethe PTT button. When allcommu-
nicationwith the other vessel is completed, endthe last transmissionby stating
your Call Sign and the word “out”. Note that it is not necessary to state your
Call Sign with each transmission, only at the beginning and end of the contact.
Remember to return to Channel 16 when not using another channel. Some
radios automatically monitor Channel 16 even when set to other channels or
when scanning.