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Standard Horizon HX870 Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Quick Reference Guide ............................................................................... 4
Introduction ..................................................................................................5
1 GENERAL INFORMATION .....................................................................6
2 PACKING LIST .......................................................................................6
3 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ...................................................................7
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 DISTRESS AND HAILING (CHANNEL 16) ..................................9
5.4 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9)................10
5.5 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS .................................................. 11
5.6 BRIDGE CHANNELS 13 AND 67 ..............................................11
5.7 AUTOMATED RADIO CHECK SERVICE ..................................12
6 GETTING STARTED.............................................................................13
6.1 BATTERIES AND CHARGERS..................................................13
6.1.1 Battery Safety ..................................................................13
6.1.2 Rechargable Battery Installation/Removal ....................... 15
6.1.3 Battery Life Information .................................................... 15
6.1.4 Using the SBH-12 Charger Cradle ................................... 16
6.1.5 Installation of the SBT-13 Battery Case ...........................17
6.2 BELT CLIP INSTALLATION / REMOVAL ...................................18
6.3 ATTACHING AN ANTENNA .......................................................18
6.4 CHECKING GPS SIGNAL (GPS STATUS DISPLAY) ................ 19
6.5 CHANGING THE GPS TIME .....................................................20
6.6 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION ...........................................21
6.7 CHANGING THE TIME FORMAT ..............................................21
7 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ..........................................................22
8 BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................. 25
8.1 TURNING ON AND OFF THE TRANSCEIVER .........................25
8.2 RECEPTION ..............................................................................25
8.3 TRANSMISSION ........................................................................ 25
8.3.1 Transmit Power ................................................................26
8.4 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ........................................26
8.5 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ..........................................27
8.6 USA, INTERNATIONAL, AND CANADA MODE ........................27
8.7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ..................................................27
8.7.1 NOAA Weather Alert ........................................................28
8.7.2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing ............................................ 28
8.8 MULTI WATCH (TO PRIORITY CHANNEL) ..............................29
8.8.1 Setting up the Multi Watch Operation ..............................29
8.8.2 Starting the Dual Watch ...................................................29
8.9 SCANNING ................................................................................30
8.9.1 Selecting the Scan Type ..................................................30
8.9.2 Programming Scan Memory ............................................31
8.9.3 Memory Scanning (M-SCAN) ..........................................31
8.9.4 Priority Scanning (P-SCAN) ............................................. 32
8.10 PRESET CHANNELS: INSTANT ACCESS ...............................32
8.10.1 Programming .................................................................32
8.10.2 Operation .......................................................................33
8.10.3 Deletion .......................................................................... 33
8.11 MOB OPERATION ..................................................................... 34
8.12 VOX OPERATION .....................................................................34
8.13 OPERATION MENU ..................................................................35
9 GPS OPERATION.................................................................................36
9.1 DISPLAYING POSITION INFORMATION ..................................36
9.1.1 GPS Information Compass Display .................................36
9.1.2 GPS Information Numerical Display ................................36
9.2 CHECKING GPS STATUS .........................................................37
9.3 GPS LOGGER OPERATION .....................................................37
10 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC) ...............................................38
10.1 GENERAL ..................................................................................38
10.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) ....................38
10.2.1 What is an MMSI? .......................................................... 38
10.2.2 Programming the MMSI .................................................39
10.3 DSC DISTRESS CALL...............................................................40
10.3.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Call ................................... 40
10.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call ......................................42
10.4 ALL SHIPS CALL .......................................................................44
10.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call ........................................44
10.4.2 Receiving an All Ships Call ............................................45
10.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL .....................................................................46
10.5.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory ..........46
10.5.2 Setting up the Individual Call Reply ...............................47
10.5.3 Enabling the Individual Call Acknowledgment ...............48
10.5.4 Transmitting an Individual Call .......................................48
10.5.5 Receiving an Individual Call ........................................... 50
10.5.6 Setting up the Individual Call Ringer .............................. 52
10.6 GROUP CALL ............................................................................53
10.6.1 Setting up a Group Call .................................................. 53
10.6.2 Transmitting a Group Call ..............................................55
10.6.3 Receiving a Group Call ..................................................57
10.6.4 Setting up the Group Call Ringer ...................................58
10.7 POSITION REQUEST ...............................................................59
10.7.1 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel .......59
10.7.2 Receiving a Position Request ........................................61
10.7.3 Manual Input of Position Information .............................61
10.7.4 Setting up a Position Request Ringer ............................62
10.8 POSITION REPORT ..................................................................63
10.8.1 Transmitting a DSC Position Report Call .......................63
10.8.2 Receiving a DSC Position Report Call ........................... 65
10.8.3 Navigating to the Reported Position ..............................65
10.8.4 Saving the Reported Position as a Waypoint .................66
10.8.5 Setting up a Position Report Ringer ............................... 67
10.9 POLLING CALL..........................................................................68
10.9.1 Transmitting a Polling Call to a Vessel ........................... 68
10.9.2 Receiving a Polling Call .................................................69
10.10 AUTO POS POLLING ................................................................70
10.10.1 Setting up the Polling Operation ..................................70
10.10.2 Setting up the Polling Time Interval .............................70
10.10.3 Selecting Vessels to be Automatically Polled ...............71
10.10.4 Enabling/Disabling Auto POS Polling ........................... 72
10.11 DSC TEST .................................................................................73
10.11.1 Programming MMSI into Individual Directory ...............73
10.11.2 Transmitting a DSC Test to Another Vessel..................73
10.11.3 Receiving a DSC Test Call ...........................................74
10.12 DSC LOG OPERATION .............................................................75
10.12.1 Reviewing and Resending a
Transmitted Logged Call ........75
10.12.2 Reviewing a Logged DSC Distress Call ....................... 76
10.12.3 Reviewing Other Logged Calls ....................................76
10.12.4 Deleting Logged Calls from the DSC Log Directory ..... 77
10.13 DSC LOOP BACK OPERATION ................................................ 78
11 NAVIGATION ........................................................................................ 79
11.1 WAYPOINT OPERATION ..........................................................79
11.1.1 Starting and Stopping Navigation ...................................79
11.1.2 Setting Up Waypoint Directory .......................................81
11.1.3 Selecting the Display Range ..........................................85
11.1.4 Selecting the Arrival Range ............................................85
11.2 ROUTING OPERATION.............................................................86
11.2.1 Setting Up Routing Directory ..........................................86
11.2.2 Starting and Stopping Route Navigation ........................88
11.2.3 Changing the Destination ............................................... 89
11.2.4 Selecting Automatic or Manual Routing .........................89
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  • When I input a waypoint into my standard horizon HX870, it does not let me finish and go back to the save menu. Does anybody know why? Thanks in advance. Submitted on 10-9-2022 at 19:47

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