Standard Horizon HX-870 - Manual (Page 27)

Page 27 HX870
8.5 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE
Refer to the VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART (Pages 125 to 127) for instruc-
tions on use of simplex and duplex channels.
NOTE
All channels are factory-programmed in accordance with FCC (USA),
Industry Canada (Canada), and International regulations. Mode of
operation cannot be altered from simplex to duplex or vice-versa.
8.6 USA, INTERNATIONAL, AND CANADA MODE
To change the channel group from USA to International or Canada:
1. Press the
MENU key to display “MENU”, then
select “SETUP” with the CH▼/CH▲/◄/►
key.
DSC SETUP
GM SETUP
BACK
SETUP
WAYPOINT SETUP
CH SETUP
GPS SETUP
CONFIGURATION
SELECT
CH GROUP
WX ALERT
SCAN MEMORY
SCAN TYPE
SCAN RESUME
MULTI WATCH
PRIORITY CH
CH SETUP
BACK SELECT
ON
USA
BACK
CH SETUP
INTL
CAN
ENTER
CH GROUP
A
P
16
DISTRESS
VOL
118°09.582
33°37.120
W
s
LOC 09.56 AM
TX HI USA
TIME
LON
LAT
C
A
MEM
P-SET
2. Press the [SELECT] soft key, then press the
CH▼/CH▲ key to select “CH SETUP”.
3. Press the [SELECT] soft key, then press the
CH▼/CH▲ key to select “CH GROUP”.
4. Press the [SELECT] soft key.
5. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to select desired
channel group “USA”, “INTL”, or “CAN”.
6. Press the [ENTER] soft key to store the
selected setting.
7. Press the CLR key to return to radio opera-
tion.
8.7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS
1. To receive a NOAA weather channel, press ◄/► key
repeatedly until the [WX] soft key is displayed at the bottom
of the screen.
A
P
16
DISTRESS
VOL
118°09.582
33°37.120
W
s
LOC 09.56 AM
BUSY HI USA
TIME
LON
LAT
C
A
MEM
P-SET
07
162.525MHz
VOL
118°09.582
33°37.120
W
s
LOC 09.56 AM
BUSY WX
TIME
LON
LAT
2. Press the [WX] soft key. The “WX” indicator appears on
the top part of the screen.
3. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to select a different NOAA
weather channel.
4. To exit from the NOAA weather channels, press the [CH]
soft key. The transceiver returns to the channel it was on
prior to a weather channel and the “ WX” indicator disap-
pears from the display.