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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

GM800

MF/HF MARINE TRANSCEIVER

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Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL GM800 MF HF MARINE TRANSCEIVER...

Page 2: ...about your ship Type Length Color The number of people on board EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS WORD DEFINITION RDANGER Personal death serious injury or an explosion may occur RWARNING Personal injury fire haza...

Page 3: ...tors on the rear panel do not meet IPX7 NOTE If the remote controller s waterproof protection appears defective carefully clean it with a soft damp fresh water cloth then dry it before operating The r...

Page 4: ...hould be installed as high as possible for maximum efficiency and the installation height should be at least 2 0 meters above any accessible position In the case where an antenna cannot be installed a...

Page 5: ...Group call 45 D D Sending a Geographical call 47 D D Sending a Position Request call 50 D D Sending a Position Request acknowledgement 51 D D Sending a Polling Request acknowledgement 52 D D Sending...

Page 6: ...ment in the maintenance log The entries requires signatures by the authorized licensed technician performing or supervising the work RADIO LICENSES 1 SHIP RADIO STATION LICENSE You need a current ship...

Page 7: ...GPS IN t CONTROLLER CONNECTOR CONTROLLER Connect to the supplied controller y MODEM SOCKET AF MOD p 87 Connect to an external terminal unit for SSB mode operation through an RS 232C cable D sub 15 pi...

Page 8: ...turn the transceiver ON or OFF i VOLUME DIAL VOL Rotate to adjust the speaker volume level Push 1 5 times to display the setting screens Pushing once The Volume Setting window is displayed Pushing twi...

Page 9: ...are Keys for various functions The key s function is displayed above them as shown below DSelecting the Software Key function When or is displayed beside the key icon pushing or scrolls the Software K...

Page 10: ...sh to turn the Clarity Control function ON or OFF p 16 TX Freq Monitor Push to check and monitor the transmit frequency p 15 SP Push to turn the speaker output ON or OFF AGC Push to turn the Automatic...

Page 11: ...layed when the Clarity function is ON The number displays the added or subtracted frequency SIMP Displayed when a Simplex channel is selected DUP Displayed when a Duplex channel is selected J3E H3E LS...

Page 12: ...r that NO POSITION will be displayed DATE AND TIME AREA The current time is displayed when valid GPS data is received or manually enter the time The date information is displayed when the RMC GPS sent...

Page 13: ...Push CLR to cancel the entry In that case the transceiver displays Push ENT to Register Your MMSI again 3 Enter your 9 digit MMSI code 4 After entering the 9th digit push ENT The MMSI CONFIRMATION sc...

Page 14: ...est ACK Medical Transports Ships and Aircraft Distress Scanning Receiver 10 Second Delay Alarm Status Safety Routine Warning Self Terminate Discrete Auto Print DSC Loop Test Radio Settings User CHAN I...

Page 15: ...h MENU to return to the Main screen Rotate Push CH GRP Rotate Push CH GRP Rotate Push CH GRP Innooraaton L You can use the following key functions in the MENU screen FUNCTION ACTION Select Rotate CH G...

Page 16: ...nnel Select mode or the Group Select mode or is displayed 2 Rotate CH GRP to select a channel or group Example When selecting the Group Select mode the User channels change in 20 channel steps NOTE Se...

Page 17: ...WR is displayed during the transmission check your antenna system 5 Speak into the microphone at your normal voice level 6 Release PTT to receive is displayed NOTE Foo the Time out Timeo TOT function...

Page 18: ...s adjustable in 7 levels and OFF OFF is selectable only in the Day mode Push Rotate Push CH GRP OTHER FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS 6 Backlight function The function display and keys can be backlit for bet...

Page 19: ...he frequency range between user channels Ch 159 Ch 160 1 Push or until SQL is displayed in the Software Key area 2 Push SQL to turn OFF the squelch function 3 Push or until Scan is displayed in the So...

Page 20: ...oises that come from engine ignitions However when the received strong signals are distorted adjust the Noise blanker level or turn OFF the function 1 Push or until NB is displayed in the Software Key...

Page 21: ...F gain level setting window is displayed 3 Rotate CH GRP to adjust the RF gain level D DClarity Control function With the Clarity Control function you can slightly shift the receive frequency without...

Page 22: ...ating RX frequency and push ENT Otherwise it automatically returns to the preset value soon 4 Push RX TX to select the TX mode The TX icon lights blue 5 Enter a TX frequency then push ENT NOTE Quickly...

Page 23: ...ollowing instructions are for a User channel Editing However you can set an ITU Simplex channel name in the same way 1 Enteoing the Channel Edit scoeen 1 Push MENU 2 Select Radio Settings 3 Select Use...

Page 24: ...Setting a channel name You can set a channel name of up to 10 characters for each User and ITU channel This may be helpful to indicate the frequency s use or a ship s name 11 Select Name 12 Enter a ch...

Page 25: ...11 10 9 8 7 6 5 3 4 2 Quick Refeoence Assigning a function You can assign some different Software Key functions to a key between Soft Key 5 and Soft Key 20 p 5 You can also assign some Software Key f...

Page 26: ...place Example Push 3 Rotate Push CH GRP Rotate Push CH GRP Rotate Push CH GRP Rotate Push CH GRP Assigning a function 6 Select a Software Key function Example Backlight Backlight is assigned to Push 3...

Page 27: ...U 2 Select Configuration 3 Select Assignment 4 Select P Key Assignment Rotate Push CH GRP Rotate Push CH GRP Rotate Push CH GRP 5 Select a Software Key function Example Mode Mode is assigned to P 6 Pu...

Page 28: ...ect Call Frequency Rotate Push CH GRP Rotate Push CH GRP Push Rotate Push CH GRP Push Rotate to select a character CH GRP Rotate Push CH GRP You can enter a total of 100 DSC address IDs and assign a n...

Page 29: ...fter entering push or to select Done and push ENT 10 Select Name 11 Enter an Individual ID name After entering push or to select Done and push ENT 12 Push Save 13 Push OK to save the ID The entered In...

Page 30: ...ID L The first 2 digits are 0 for any Coast station ID 7 Select Call Frequency 8 Enter an RX frequency After entering push or to select Done and push ENT 9 Enter a TX frequency After entering push or...

Page 31: ...eturn to the Main screen DDeleaing mn enaered ID 1 Push MENU MENU screen is displayed 2 Rotate CH GRP to select DSC Settings DSC SETTING screen is displayed 3 Select Individual ID or Group ID INDIVIDU...

Page 32: ...Select DSC Settings 3 Select Position Input 4 Enter your latitude L To select N North latitude or S South latitude push any key when the cursor is on the N or S position 5 After entering push or to se...

Page 33: ...UTC Time 13 20 When no position data and time are set No Position and No Time are displayed LInformatio L While entering To move the cursor Rotate CH GRP To correct the entry Move the cursor to the c...

Page 34: ...mode has 2 statuses Active and Hold When you send the repeat call or send an acknowledgement to the caller station push Active to display the Active window Active window L is displayed on the active...

Page 35: ...ess call D DSimple call 1 Confirm no Distress call is being received 2 Lift up the key cover then hold down DISTRESS until Transmitting is displayed to send a Distress call 3 After sending Waiting for...

Page 36: ...alid In that case go to Step 3 4 Select Position The Latitude Position Entry screen is displayed 5 Enter your position data and time See page 27 for entering details Step 3 Setting a communication fre...

Page 37: ...ed distress Position data The latest GPS or manual input position data is retained for 23 5 hours unless you turn OFF the transceiver While holding down DISTRESS count down beeps sound and both the ke...

Page 38: ...r then hold down DISTRESS until Retransmitting is displayed to resend the call While holding down DISTRESS count down beeps sound and both the key and display backlighting blink NOTE To cancel a Distr...

Page 39: ...the Distress Cancel call push Back 3 After sending the following screen is displayed Push Select FREQ 4 Select a frequency to send a voice cancel message and push ENT L The check mark shows that the D...

Page 40: ...Push Select FREQ 4 Select a frequency to send a voice cancel message and push ENT L The check mark shows that the Distress call on the selected frequency is canceled by sending voice cancel message 5...

Page 41: ...he coast station if the coast station requires IMPORTANT Distress acknowledgements should be transmitted only on the 2187 5 kHz according to regulations ITU R 493 13 When you receive a Distress call o...

Page 42: ...one Else and Distress Relay Call with Distress Call Log NOTE DO NOT push DISTRESS to transmit a distress relay call It is used for only your own distress calls To transmit the Distress Relay call with...

Page 43: ...ll Log is displayed after receiving the Distress call DO NOT select displayed Individual IDs for DROBOSE 8 Enter the 9 digit Distress ID MMSI ID code of the ship in distress that you want to help Afte...

Page 44: ...select Done and push ENT See page 27 for position entering details 13 Select Call Frequency 14 Select an option Example 2187 5 kHz 15 Push Call to send the Distress Relay call 16 After sending the fol...

Page 45: ...2 Select Message Type 3 Select a message type Example Individual 4 Select Address 5 Select a coast station address or Manual Input Example COAST A NOTE When you select Manual Input in this step push t...

Page 46: ...all to send the Distress Relay call 11 After sending the following screen is displayed See page 29 for details of the software key function in the DSC Task mode 12 Hold down PTT to communicate with a...

Page 47: ...DSC Task mode is displayed on the Task tab 3 Push to scroll the software key function 4 Push ACK Relay The call contents screen is displayed The call contents screen is displayed L Rotate CH ENT to v...

Page 48: ...ress 3 Select an Individual address or Manual Input Example STATION A NOTE When you select Manual Input in this step push the keypad to manually enter an Individual ID 4 Select Category 5 Select an op...

Page 49: ...push the keypad to manually enter a communication frequency 8 Send an Individual call 9 After sending Waiting for ACK is displayed 10 When receiving the acknowledgement Alarm sounds The following win...

Page 50: ...thout any changes ACK Unable Send an acknowledgment but you cannot make a communication ACK New CH Send an acknowledgment You can specify the Voice Communication channel The call contents screen is di...

Page 51: ...2 1 NOTE When you select Manual Input in this step push the keypad to manually enter the DSC call frequency 6 Select Comm Frequency 7 Select a communication frequency or Manual Input Example SHIP 2M N...

Page 52: ...Quadrant 6 Enter the area information Push Rotate Push CH GRP Rotate Push CH GRP Rotate Push CH GRP Rotate Push CH GRP When selecting Circle You can send a Geographical call within the area covered b...

Page 53: ...You 10 Longitude 100 W To Your Right 20 1 Enter the latitude of your position After entering select Done and push ENT 2 Enter the longitude of your position After entering select Done and push ENT Pu...

Page 54: ...M NOTE When you select Manual Input in this step push the keypad to manually enter a communication frequency 13 Push Call to send the Geographical call 14 After sending the following screen is display...

Page 55: ...e Non Distress 2 Select Message Type 3 Select Position 4 Select Address 5 Select an Individual ID or Manual Input Example STATION A NOTE When you select Manual Input in this step push the keypad to ma...

Page 56: ...isplayed on the Task tab 3 Push to scroll the software key function 4 Push a key to select an acknowledgement option Example ACK Able LInformatio L ACK Able Send an acknowledgment with position data a...

Page 57: ...otate CH GRP to confirm the contents Push any Push Push 5 Push Call to send the Polling Request acknowledgement Your position data and time are transmitted 6 Push Standby Mode to return to the Standby...

Page 58: ...14 5 kHz 8 Push Call to send the Test call 9 After sending the following screen is displayed See page 29 for details of the software key function in the DSC Task mode 10 Push Standby Mode to return to...

Page 59: ...ft call The Medical Transports call informs all ships by urgency priority that your ship is carrying a patient in need of medical treatment The Ships and Aircraft call informs all ships that your ship...

Page 60: ...10 N 100 W 20 N 100 W 10 N 80 W 20 N 80 W Example Latitude 20 N Behind You 10 Longitude 100 W To Your Right 20 1 Enter the latitude of your position After entering select Done and push ENT Push Rotate...

Page 61: ...CH GRP 7 Select Call Frequency 8 Select an option Example 8414 5 kHz Rotate Push CH GRP Rotate Push CH GRP 9 Select Comm Frequency 10 Select a communication frequency or Manual Input Example SHIP 8M N...

Page 62: ...gement to the ship If the Distress call continues the coast station may not be receiving the call In such cases you should contact the ship via the phone When the ship requires a Distress Relay call o...

Page 63: ...in step 2 the countdown will be paused Push Resume to restart the countdown Rotate Push CH GRP DReceiving a Distress acknfwledgerent 1 When a Distress Acknowledgement is received Alarm sounds The fol...

Page 64: ...e a coast station may require assistance Rotate CH GRP to confirm the call contents See page 29 for details of the software key functions in the DSC Task mode 3 Push Standby Mode to return to the Stan...

Page 65: ...ep 2 the countdown will be paused Push Resume to restart the countdown D D Receiving a Distress Relay acknowledgement 1 When a Distress Relay Acknowledgement is received Alarm sounds is displayed The...

Page 66: ...C Task mode L Rotate CH ENT to confirm the call contents L See page 29 for details of the Software key functions in the DSC Task mode NOTE When you select Accept in step 2 you can send the acknowledge...

Page 67: ...e CH GRP to confirm the call contents See page 29 for details of the software key functions in the DSC Task mode 3 Hold down PTT to communicate 4 Push Standby Mode to return to the Standby mode When r...

Page 68: ...CH GRP to confirm the call contents See page 29 for details of the software key functions in the DSC Task mode 3 Hold down PTT to communicate 4 Push Standby Mode to return to the Standby mode D DRece...

Page 69: ...phical Area call for the area you are in is received Alarm sounds The following screen is displayed and the backlight blinks is displayed and blinks Push Alarm Off 2 Select your desired action Hold Pu...

Page 70: ...send an acknowledgement Accept Push Accept to enter the DSC Task mode L Rotate CH GRP to confirm the call contents L See page 29 for details of the software key functions in the DSC Task mode 3 Push S...

Page 71: ...are key functions in the DSC Task mode 3 Push Standby Mode to return to the Standby mode TIP See page 52 for details on sending an acknowledgement D DReceiving a Test call NOTE When Test ACK is set to...

Page 72: ...ts call 1 When a Medical Transports call is received Alarm sounds The following screen is displayed and the backlight blinks is displayed and blinks Push Alarm Off 2 Select your desired action Hold Pu...

Page 73: ...Off 2 Select your desired action Hold Push Hold to return to the Main screen Pause Push Pause to pause the countdown Accept Push Accept to enter the DSC Task mode LInformatio L Monitors the communicat...

Page 74: ...Select your desired item 4 Rotate CH GRP to confirm the message contents 5 Push Standby Mode to return to the Standby mode DOther ressages 1 Push DSC Log to display the RCVD CALL LOG screen 2 Select O...

Page 75: ...cy number and push Edit Example 50 5 Select Use Rotate Push CH GRP Rotate Push CH GRP Rotate Push CH GRP Push Rotate Push CH GRP 6 Select an option Example Call Communication Communication frequency t...

Page 76: ...Select an option and then push ENT Individual ACK Default Manual Position ACK Default Manual Polling ACK Default Auto Test ACK Default Auto 4 Push MENU to return to the Main screen D DAutomatic acknow...

Page 77: ...U 2 Select Ships and Aircraft then push ENT DSC Settings Ships and Aircraft 3 Select an option then push ENT On Displayed in the COMPOSE NON DISTRESS screen Off Not displayed in the COMPOSE NON DISTRE...

Page 78: ...el until you push Active to enter the DSC Task mode 4 Push MENU to return to the Main screen D DSetting the Alarm Status Safety Routine Select whether or not to sound an alarm when receiving the Safet...

Page 79: ...elect whether or not to enable the Automatic Print Out function when a DSC call is received The received DSC call content is printed out if a printer is connected to the transceiver 1 Push MENU 2 Sele...

Page 80: ...tween 1 20 21 40 and 41 60 that include the scan start channel or searches for all ITU channels in the band when an ITU channel is selected Program Searches for signals within the frequency range Sear...

Page 81: ...ces when you receive a call from the station whose address is entered in your Individual ID list Off Does not output the NMEA sentences Default D DAssignment You can assign some functions to the softw...

Page 82: ...to the Distress calls For RT Related J3E Set the inactivity timer to 10 sec 30 sec or to between 1 and 10 min in 1 minute steps Configuration Inactivity Timer RT Related J3E The transceiver automatic...

Page 83: ...al oscillator and the oscillator s heater is directly connected to the DC power terminals It keeps its temperature to at a specified level even if you turn OFF the power by holding down on the remote...

Page 84: ...iod Ask your dealer for details When a PC is connected operating the PC automatically updates settings on the remote controller Position and UTC time data IEC61162 1 Ed 4 2010 11 AF MOD 600 ground fre...

Page 85: ...iver to a positive grounded ship otherwise the transceiver will not function Any external units such as PC printer and so on must be properly grounded We suggest using a wide copper strap Best ground...

Page 86: ...elow Attaching the DC power cable ferrite EMI filter The DC power cables should be connected to the transceiver s main unit through the supplied ferrite EMI filter as shown below The ferrite EMI filte...

Page 87: ...to read Put the supplied Emergency frequency sticker to where you can always see when operating the transceiver D DMounting the remote controller Mount the remote controller using the supplied mounti...

Page 88: ...spring and flat washers as shown below 2 Drill 7 holes 6 8 mm in diameter using the template supplied with the MB 108 3 Attach the mounting base to a flat surface using the hex head bolts M6 50 spring...

Page 89: ...ansceiver before replacing a fuse 1 Unscrew 4 cap bolts from the top case Use a 6 mm Allen wrench 2 Open the transceiver s main unit then disconnect 1 flat and 2 coaxial cables as shown below 3 Unscre...

Page 90: ...lamp or buzzer that needs a power source between this pin and GND When receiving a Distress call the key backlight blinks and the internal relay intermittently connects between this pin and GND Applic...

Page 91: ...OR The printer sets this pin to Low when an error occurs such as when the printer has no paper 16 17 NC NOTE Do not connect to these pins 18 25 GND Ground terminals REMOTE Pin Pin name Description Spe...

Page 92: ...1 6 3 9999 MHz 85 W PEP 4 0 27 5000 MHz 125 W PEP Spurious emissions at Maximum power 43 dB below peak output power Carrier suppression at Maximum power 40 dB below peak output power Unwanted sideban...

Page 93: ...1 MB 108 mounting bracket to install the GM800 main unit The following items are sold as a set with the GM800 AT 141 U bolts U bolt brackets 4 pin connector Flat washers M6 small Flat washers M6 large...

Page 94: ...sed after you manually entered the position data The GPS position data is invalid Enter the current position data p 27 NO POSITION and NO TIME are displayed instead of the position data and time A GPS...

Page 95: ...3 Latitude 0000 0000 to 9000 0000 10 Magnetic variation degrees no use 4 N S 11 E W 5 Longitude 00000 0000 to 18000 0000 12 Mode Indicator A Autonomous D Differential F Float RTK N No fix P Precise R...

Page 96: ...cifier 2 digits 7 Time or Tel No Maximum 16 digits 2 Address 10 digits 8 MMSI of ship in distress 10 digits or NULL 3 Category 2 digits or NULL 9 Nature of Distress 2 digits or NULL 4 Nature of Distre...

Page 97: ...02EARNZ IC9051 1 C1 2 V 3 C1 4 C2 5 C2 6 V 7 T2O 8 R2I 9 R2O 10 T2I 11 T1I 12 R1O 13 R1I 14 T1O 15 GND 16 VCC CD6109SA1J0 J9051 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C9051 0 0047 C9058 0 01 Q9051 2SC4116 R9064 47k 47k R9...

Page 98: ...mber label as shown to the right Software version You can confirm the transceiver s software version in the Menu screen 1 Push MENU 2 Select Configuration 3 Select Software Version 4 The transceiver s...

Page 99: ...I O Sentences 90 ITU Simplex channel 18 Main screen 6 Main unit 2 MB 108 83 Medical Transports call Receiving 67 Sending 54 Menu Configuration Assignment 76 Inactivity Timer 76 Key Beep 76 MIC Key 77...

Page 100: ...1 1 32 Kamiminami Hirano ku Osaka 547 0003 Japan A7258H 1EU 2 Printed in Japan 2018 2019 Icom Inc Apr 2019...

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