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2001 NEW
2001 NEW
Thank you for choosing this Icom product.
The GM800
mf
/
hf
marine
transceiver
is designed
and built with Icom’s state of the art technology and
craftsmanship. With proper care, this product should
provide you with years of trouble-free operation.
The GM800 has Class A DSC functions for Distress
alert transmission and reception, as well as general
DSC calls (Individual call, Group call Geographical
call, Position Request call, Polling Request call, and
Test call).
IMPORTANT
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS
carefully and
completely before using the transceiver.
SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL
— This
instruction manual contains important operating
instructions for the GM800.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
When your ship requires assistance, contact other
ships and the Coast Guard by sending a Distress call
using DSC (digital selective calling) on an Emergency
frequency.
When immediate help is needed:
1. To send a Distress call, hold down [DISTRESS]
for 3 seconds until the short beeps become one
long beep.
2. Release [DISTRESS] and wait for an
acknowledgment.
3. After receiving the acknowledgement call, hold
down [PTT] on the microphone and send the
following information.
1
“MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY.”
2
“THIS IS . . . . . . . . (name of ship).”
3
“LOCATED AT . . . .(ship’s position).”
4
Give the reason for the distress call.
5
Explain what assistance you need.
6
Give additional information about your ship:
• Type
• Length
• Color
• The number of people on board
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS
WORD
DEFINITION
R
DANGER!
Personal death, serious injury or an
explosion may occur.
R
WARNING!
Personal injury, fire hazard or
electric shock may occur.
CAUTION
Equipment damage may occur.
NOTE
If disregarded, inconvenience only.
No risk of personal injury, fire or
electric shock.
NOTE:
This transceiver receives the frequency
range 30 kHz ~ 500 kHz in the J3E mode, but it
has not been tested and Icom does not warrant
the operation in this frequency range. Thus this
transceiver does not conform to the permission of
the frequency range 415 kHz ~ 526.5 kHz which is
permitted by the ITU Radio Regulations [3].
Icom, Icom Inc. and the Icom logo are registered
trademarks of Icom Incorporated (Japan) in Japan, the
United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France,
Spain, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, and/or other
countries.
Icom is not responsible for the destruction, damage
to, or performance of any Icom or non-Icom
equipment, if the malfunction is because of:
• Force majeure, including, but not limited to, fires,
earthquakes, storms, floods, lightning, other
natural disasters, disturbances, riots, war, or
radioactive contamination.
• The use of Icom transceivers with any equipment
that is not manufactured or approved by Icom.
To stabilize the output frequency:
±10 Hz frequency stability requires a warming up time
period.
The warming up time period is within 30 minutes after
turning ON the transceiver’s main power, and it differs
depending on the output temperature.