Usa, Canadian, And International Channels; Keypad Lock; Noaa Weather Channels - Standard Horizon HX300 Owner's Manual

6.5 USA, CANADIAN, AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS

1. To change from US to International or Canadian Marine Channels, hold
down the
to International, and to Canadian with each press.
2. "U" appears on the LCD for the USA band, "I" ap-
pears for the International band, and "C" appears for
the Canadian band
3. Refer to the marine channel charts in section "9. VHF MARINE CHAN-
NEL ASSIGNMENTS" for allocated channels.
6.6 KEYPAD LOCKING
In order to prevent accidental channel change, the HX300's keypad may be
locked.
Hold down the
PTT, , and
tally changed. The "
number of the display, to indicate that the functions are
locked.
Hold down the

6.7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS

1. To receive a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion) weather broadcast, press and hold the
The transceiver changes to the weather channel
mode and the radio will be set to the last used NOAA
weather channel. This mode consists of a preset
memory bank containing the NOAA weather chan-
nels.
2. Press the
3. To exit from the weather channel mode, press and hold the
two seconds. The transceiver will revert to the channel you were using
prior to switching to the weather channel mode.
HX300
key and press the
key to lock the keypad (except the
keys) so that they are not acciden-
" icon will appear on the channel
key until the "
or key to change to other weather channels.
key. The band will change from USA,
" icon disappears to unlock the radio.
key for two seconds.
key for
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