In this paper, we study the HC-model with a countable set (mathbb Z) of spin values on a Cayley tree of order (kge 2). This model is defined by a countable set of parameters (that is, the activity function (lambda _i>0), (iin mathbb Z)). A functional equation is obtained that provides the consistency condition for finite-dimensional Gibbs distributions. Analyzing this equation, the following results are obtained: