GX5500S
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Quick Reference Guide ...............................................................................4
1 GENERAL
INFORMATION
.....................................................................5
2 PACKING
LIST
.......................................................................................5
3 OPTIONAL
ACCESSORIES
...................................................................6
4 ON-LINE WARRANTY REGISTRATION (in USA or Canada only) ......6
5 GETTING
STARTED...............................................................................7
5.1 PROHIBITED
COMMUNICATIONS
.............................................7
5.2 ABOUT VHF RADIO ....................................................................7
5.3 SELECTING AN ANTENNA .........................................................7
5.4 COAXIAL
CABLE
.........................................................................8
5.5 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ............................................8
5.6 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9)..................9
5.7 MAKING
TELEPHONE
CALLS
..................................................10
5.8 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 .................................10
5.9 AUTOMATED RADIO CHECK SERVICE ..................................10
6 INSTALLATION
....................................................................................12
6.1
SAFETY / WARNING INFORMATION .......................................12
6.2
LOCATION .................................................................................12
6.3 MOUNTING
THE
RADIO
...........................................................13
6.3.1 Supplied Mounting Bracket ..............................................13
6.3.2 Optional MMB-84 Flush Mount Bracket ...........................14
6.4 ELECTRICAL
CONNECTIONS
.................................................15
6.5 ACCESSORY
CABLES
.............................................................16
6.6 CHECKING GPS STATUS .........................................................18
6.7 CHANGING THE GPS TIME .....................................................18
6.8 CHANGING THE TIME DISPLAY ..............................................19
6.9 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC ..........................20
6.10 TREBLE AND BASS AUDIO TONE CONTROL.........................21
6.11 OPTIONAL RAM3
(
CMP30
)
INSTALLATION ............................21
6.11.1 Connecting an External Speaker to the RAM3 Mic
Cable .............................................................................23
6.11.2 External Speaker AF Selection ......................................23
6.12 EXTRA MICROPHONE INSTALLATION ...................................24
7 CONTROLS
AND
INDICATORS
..........................................................25
7.1 FRONT
PANEL
..........................................................................25
7.2 REAR
PANEL
.............................................................................30
7.3 MICROPHONE
..........................................................................31
8 BASIC
OPERATION
.............................................................................32
8.1 RECEPTION
..............................................................................32
8.2 TRANSMISSION
........................................................................32
8.3 TRANSMIT TIME - OUT TIMER (TOT) ......................................33
8.4 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ..........................................33
8.5 DISPLAYING SOG AND COG INFORMATION .........................33
8.6 ADJUSTING
DIMMER
...............................................................33
8.7 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE ........................34
8.8 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ..................................................34
8.8.1 NOAA Weather Alert ........................................................34
8.8.2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing ............................................35
8.9 DUAL WATCH (TO CHANNEL 16) ............................................35
8.10 SCANNING ................................................................................36
8.10.1 Scan Type Selection ......................................................36
8.10.2 Scan Channel Memory Programming ............................36
8.10.3 Memory Scanning (M-SCAN) ........................................37
8.10.4 Priority Scanning (P-SCAN) ...........................................37
8.11 PA/FOG OPERATION
................................................................38
8.11.1 Operating the PA/HAILER mode ....................................38
8.11.2 Operating the FOG HORN mode ...................................39
8.11.3 Fog Signal Timing Chart .................................................40
8.12 INTERCOM OPERATION ..........................................................41
8.12.1 Communication ..............................................................41
8.12.2 Calling ............................................................................41
8.13 VOICE SCRAMBLER ................................................................42
8.14 WIRELESS OPERATION ..........................................................42
9 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING ..........................................................43
9.1 GENERAL
..................................................................................43
9.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) ....................43
9.2.1 What is an MMSI? ............................................................43
9.2.2 Programming the MMSI ....................................................44
9.3 DSC
DISTRESS
ALERT
............................................................45
9.3.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert ....................................45
9.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call ........................................49
9.4 ALL SHIPS CALL .......................................................................50
9.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call ..........................................50
9.4.2 Receiving an All Ships Call ..............................................51
9.5 INDIVIDUAL
CALL
.....................................................................52
9.5.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory ............52
9.5.2 Setting up the Individual Call Reply .................................53
9.5.3 Setting up the Individual Call Acknowledgment ...............54
9.5.4 Transmitting an Individual Call .........................................55
9.5.5 Receiving an Individual Call .............................................57
9.5.6 Setting up the Individual Call Ringer ................................58
9.6 GROUP
CALL
............................................................................59
9.6.1 Setting up the Group Call .................................................59
9.6.2 Transmitting a Group Call ................................................61
9.6.3 Receiving a Group Call ....................................................63
9.6.4 Setting up the Group Call Ringer .....................................64
9.7 POSITION
REQUEST
...............................................................65
9.7.1 Setting up the Position Reply ...........................................65
9.7.2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel .........66
9.7.3 Receiving a Position Request ..........................................68
9.7.4 Setting up the Position Request Ringer ...........................69
9.8 POSITION
REPORT
..................................................................70
9.8.1 Transmitting a DSC Position Report Call .........................70
9.8.2 Receiving a DSC Position Report Call .............................72
9.8.3 Setting up the Position Report Ringer ..............................72
9.9 MANUAL INPUTTING A GPS POSITION (LAT/LON) ................73
9.10 DSC TEST CALL .......................................................................74
9.10.1 DSC Test Call by using Individual/Position Call
Directory ........................................................................74
9.10.2 DSC Test Call by Manually Entering a MMSI .................75
9.10.3 Receiving a DSC Test Call .............................................76
9.11 POLLING CALL..........................................................................77
9.11.1 Transmitting a Polling Call to Another Vessel .................77
9.11.2 Receiving a Polling Call .................................................78
9.12 DSC LOG OPERATION .............................................................79
9.12.1 Reviewing Logged DSC Distress Calls ..........................79
9.12.2 Reviewing Other Logged Calls ......................................80
9.12.3 Deleting a Call from the “DSC LOG” Directory ..............80
10 RADIO SETUP ......................................................................................82
10.1 CONTRAST ...............................................................................82
10.2 TIME OFFSET .............................................................................82
10.3 TIME DISPLAY ............................................................................82
10.4 SOG UNIT
..................................................................................83
10.5 MAGNETIC ................................................................................83
10.6 PRIORITY CHANNEL ................................................................83
10.7 SCAN TYPE
...............................................................................84
10.8 SCAN RESUME TIME ...............................................................84
10.9 KEY BEEP .................................................................................85
10.10 WEATHER ALERT .....................................................................85
10.11 CHANNEL NAME.......................................................................86
10.12 UNIT NAME ...............................................................................87
10.13 TREBLE AND BASS AUDIO TONE CONTROL.........................88
10.14 FOG ALERT TONE FREQUENCY.............................................88
10.15 CALENDAR SETUP ..................................................................89