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- Page 1 HX270E VHF/FM Marine Handheld Transceiver Owner's Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
If you use a headset accessory for this radio, with the radio worn on your body, use only the STANDARD HORIZON belt clip for this transceiver, and ensure that the antenna is at least 1 inches (2.5 centimeters) from your body when transmitting. - Page 3 Congratulations on your purchase of the HX270E! Whether this is your first portable marine VHF transceiver, or if you have other STANDARD HORIZON equipment, the STANDARD HORIZON organization is committed to ensur- ing your enjoyment of this high-performance transceiver, which should pro- vide you with many years of satisfying communications even in the harshest of environments.
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Page 4: General Information
1. GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 INTRODUCTION The HX270E is a submersible, miniature 5-Watt portable two-way VHF ma- rine transceiver. The transceiver has all allocated USA, international, or Canadian channels. It has an emergency channel 16 which can be immedi- ately selected from any channel by pressing the 16/9 key. -
Page 5: Accessories
DC Cable; plug and wire only VAC-370B/C/U Rapid Charger CE68 PPS Software CT-111 Cable SET for CE68 CAW230 Radio-to-Ship’s-Antenna Adapter Note: Before operating the HX270E for the first time, it is recom- mended that the battery be charged. HX270E Page 3... -
Page 6: Battery
Battery Pack Latch until it locks in place with a “click” while pressing and holding the battery pack/case in toward the top panel (secure the upper edge of the battery pack/case snugly against the upper edge of the battery nest). Page 4 HX270E... -
Page 7: Using The
3.3 USING THE NC-88 BATTERY CHARGER 1. Install the supplied FNB-83 battery pack on the rear of the HX270E. Ensure that the transceiver is switched off. 2. Plug the NC-88 Overnight Charger into the AC line outlet, then insert the cable plug into the jack located on the side panel of the CD-26 Charger Cradle. -
Page 8: Battery Safety
Do not dispose of any battery in a fire or incinerator. The heat of fire may cause battery cells to explode and/or release dangerous gases. Caution Never short-circuit the connection terminals on the bat- tery or charger ! CONTAINS NICKEL-METAL-HYDRIDE BATTERY. MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF PROP- ERLY. Ni-MH Page 6 HX270E... -
Page 9: Controls And Indicators
This section defines each control of the transceiver. For detailed oper- ating instructions, refer to section 5 of this manual. Refer to Figure 3 for the location of the following controls, indicators, and connections. H X270 E Figure 3 Controls and Connectors HX270E Page 7... -
Page 10: Controls And Connections
9. The 16/9 key is also used to revert to the channel selected before pressing the 16/9 key. Example: select Ch68, press 16/9 key (Ch16 appears), press the 16/9 key again and Ch68 is shown. Page 8 HX270E... - Page 11 (shown as 1 1 1 1 1 -8 8 8 8 8 on the LCD). Pressing this key repeatedly scrolls through the preset memory channels. MEM KEY Press to select a channel for scanning. Press this key again to delete a memorized channel. (“MEM” appears on the LCD display during memory operation). HX270E Page 9...
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Page 12: Indicators
” is for Low power (1 Watt). “Blank” in this location indicates a re- ceive-only channel. P Indicator Ch16 Priority Scan is activated. DW Indicator Dual watch is activated. SCN Indicator Scan is activated. TX Indicator Appears during transmission. Page 10 HX270E... -
Page 13: Battery Indicator
NOTE: The battery indicator should be used only as a guide in charging the FNB-83 battery. KEY Lock Indicator When the “ ” symbol is shown on the LCD, all keys are disabled except for the H/L, PTT and SQL keys. HX270E Page 11... -
Page 14: Operation
Figure 5 Antenna Installation Installing the Quick Draw Belt Clip 1. Connect the hanger to the rear of the HX270E, with the notch point- ing directly up, using the supplied screw (Figure 6-a). Use only the screw included with the clip to mount the clip... -
Page 15: Reception
” symbol will appear on the display to indicate that the keypad is locked. Hold down the H/L key for about one second to unlock the keys. The “ ” sym- bol will disappear from the display. HX270E Page 13... -
Page 16: Transmission
8. When the transmission is finished, release the PTT switch. 5.4 TRANSMIT TIME - OUT TIMER (TOT) The HX270E is capable of PC programming TRANSMIT TIME - OUT TIMER (TOT) by a dealer. Contact your dealer for further details. While the PTT switch is held down, transmission time is limited to 5 minutes. -
Page 17: Usa, Canadian, And International Bands
Scanning will resume when the squelch closes after the incoming signal disappears at the end of the transmission. 8. To stop the scan, press the SCAN, 16/9, or DW key. HX270E Page 15... -
Page 18: Programmable Priority Scan
A small “DW” icon will be shown blinking on the left of the display during scanning. 2. To cancel the Dual Watch feature, press the DW key. Page 16 HX270E... -
Page 19: Emergency
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. HX270E Page 17... -
Page 20: Operating On Channel 13
When channel 67 is used for navigational bridge-to-bridge traffic between ships, High or Medium power may be used temporarily (in the USA band) by pressing the H/L key. When the PTT switch released, the transceiver will revert to low power. Page 18 HX270E... -
Page 21: Preset Channels (1 ~ 8)
Canada and International regulations. The mode of operation cannot be altered from simplex to duplex or vice-versa. Simplex or duplex mode is automatically activated, depending on the channel and whether the USA, International or Canadian operating band is selected. HX270E Page 19... -
Page 22: Setup Mode
5.15 SETUP MODE The HX270E’s Setup Mode allows a number of the HX270E operating pa- rameters to be custom-configured for your operating requirements. The Setup Mode is easy to activate and set, using the following procedure: 1. Turn the radio off. - Page 23 Available Values: nor (Normal)/SPL (Special) Default: nor (Normal) nor: The channel number changes when scanning. SPL: The channel number only changes when the radio receives a trans- mission. This lets you see the last channel on which someone called. Normal Special HX270E Page 21...
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Page 24: Maintenance
6. MAINTENANCE The inherent quality of the solid-state components in STANDARD HORIZON radios will provide many years of continuous use. Take the following precau- tions to prevent damage to the radio. Keep the microphone connected or the jack covered at all times to pre- vent corrosion of electrical contacts;... - Page 25 MEMO HX270E Page 23...
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Page 26: Channel Assignments
161.650 Weather 156.225 160.825 Duplex (RX only) 156.275 160.875 Duplex WX09 - - - 161.775 Weather 156.275 Simplex (RX only) 156.325 160.925 Duplex WX10 - - - 163.275 Weather 156.375 Simplex (RX only) 156.425 Simplex 156.475 Simplex Page 24 HX270E... - Page 27 155.825 Scandinavia NOTE CH 0 will only be made available in the UK to Coastguard users with written authorisation. Channel 70 is the designated Digital Selected Calling (DCS) channel and may not be used for voice transmissions. HX270E Page 25...
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Page 28: Specifications
2nd: 450 kHz Sensitivity: 0.35 µV 20 dB SINAD Adjacent channel selectivity: 70 dB Intermodulation response: 70 dB Selectivity: 12 kHz / 25 kHz (–6 dB/–60 dB) AF output: 600 mW @ 16 Ohm for 10 % THD (@7.2V) Page 26 HX270E... - Page 29 MEMO HX270E Page 27...
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- Page 32 VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. 4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan VERTEX STANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, U.S.A. YAESU EUROPE B.V. Copyright 2005 P.O. Box 75525, 1118 ZN Schiphol, The Netherlands VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. YAESU UK LTD. Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close All rights reserved.