Standard Horizon GX2000E, Owner'S Manual

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12.4 INDIVIDUAL RINGER
The radio can be setup to ring like a telephone to alert you the radio received
a DSC Individual call. The default setting is 2 minutes, however this can be
changed to 15, 10 or 5 seconds with the procedure below.
1. Press and hold down the [ CALL
(
MENU
)] key
until “
Setup Menu
” appears.
2. Rotate the CHANNEL knob to select “
DSC
SETUP
” menu.
3. Press the [ SELECT
] soft key, then select “
IN-
DIVIDUAL RING ” with the CHANNEL knob.
4. Press the [ SELECT
] soft key.
5. Rotate the CHANNEL knob to select ringing
time of a Individual Call.
6. Press the [ ENT
] soft key to store the selected set-
ting.
7. Press the [ QUIT
] soft key several times to return to radio operation.
12.5 GROUP DIRECTORY
For this function to operate, the same Group MMSI must be programmed into
all the DSC VHF radios within the group of vessels that will be using this fea-
ture. To understand Group MMSI programming, first a Ship MMSI has to be
understood.
Ship MMSI : The first three digits called a MID (Mobile Identity Group) of a Ship
MMSI denote the country the ship registered for a MMSI. The last 6 digits are
specific to the Ships ID.
Ship MMSI Example : If your MMSI is “366123456”, “366” is MID which denote
the country and “123456” is your ships MMSI.
Group MMSI :
Group MMSI numbers are not assigned by the organizations licensed to
assign ship MMSI numbers.
The first digit of a Group MMSI is always set to “0” by International rules.
All Standard Horizon radios are preset so when programming a Group
MMSI the first digit is set to “0”.
The USCG recommends programming the MID of a ships MMSI into the
Second, Third and Fourth digits of the Group MMSI as it denotes the area
the ship is located in.
The last 5 digits are decided upon by persons in the Group. This is an
important step as all radios in the Group must contain the same Group
MMSI so they can be contacted by each other. There is a chance that