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Owner

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25 Watt VHF/FM 
Marine Transceiver

SP GX2355S

A/B

H/L

PA/FOG

NAV

SCAN

MEM

CALL

SET

DISTRESS

PUL

L  O

PEN

16/9

SPECTR

UM+

VOL/PWR

SQL

16/9

WX

Submersible
DSC distress call automatically broadcasts lat/long and vessel ID

MARITEL DSC telephone capability
DSC position request function and NMEA data input/output
Noise canceling Clear Voice Speaker microphone with channel selector
20 W Loud Hailer with Bells & Whistles
Latitude/Longitude and SOG/COG display

Channel name capability
Versatile user-programmable scanning and priority scan
NOAA Weather Alert
One-button access to Channel 16 and 9
Access all US, Canadian and International channels
Big, back-lit display and keys

with GPS attached

Содержание SPECTRUM + GX2355S

Страница 1: ...hone capability DSC position request function and NMEA data input output Noise canceling Clear Voice Speaker microphone with channel selector 20 W Loud Hailer with Bells Whistles Latitude Longitude an...

Страница 2: ...e channel A B 17 5 11 PA FOG OPERATION 17 5 11 1 Operating the PA HAIL mode 18 5 11 2 Operating the FOG HORN mode 18 5 12 NAVIGATION INDICATION 19 5 13 VOICE SCRAMBLER 19 5 13 1 Operation with voice s...

Страница 3: ...8 3 2 Calling 51 9 OPERATING PRACTICES 52 9 1 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 USE 52 9 2 C A L L I N G A N O T H E R V E S S E L CHANNEL 16 OR 9 52 9 3 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS 53 9 4 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND...

Страница 4: ...d for any vessel traveling in U S waters which uses aVHF marine radio RADAR or EPIRB and which is not required to carry radio equipment However any vessel required to carry a marine radio on an intern...

Страница 5: ...energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a part...

Страница 6: ...either USA International or Canadian regulations It has an emergency channel 16 which can be immediately selected from any channel by pressing the red 16 9 key NOAA Weather channels can also be acces...

Страница 7: ...taching hardware Spare Fuse 6 A 250 V Owner s Manual Quick Reference Card Accessory Cable Power Cord Dust Cover 2 2 OPTIONS CMB16 Flush Mount Bracket CMP23 Remote Access Microphone RAM Mic Black White...

Страница 8: ...ory and all user programmed settings such as scan memory priority scan assignments and A B channel assignments This condition is known as the default condition the same as when shipped from the factor...

Страница 9: ...page 6 Owner s Manual GX2355S Figure 1 Controls and Connectors 16 9 16 9 wx UIC A B H L NAV MEM SCAN PA FOG CALL SET DISTRESS PULL OPEN SPECTRUM IC VOL PWR SQL MENU PA VOL q e r t y u i o 0 1 2 3 w...

Страница 10: ...e the UP or DOWN keys on the mic case are pressed or Channel Selector knob on radio is turned the radio will show the channels in scan memory This function will not work if the unit is scanning NOTE T...

Страница 11: ...s on channel 13 or 67 the power will temporarily switch from LO to HI power until the PTT is released The H L key does not function on transmit inhibited and low power only channels NAV IC Key 1 Press...

Страница 12: ...tercom operation mode it activates the microphone for the intercom 0 CLEAR VOICE NOISE CANCELING SPEAKER MIC Transmits the voice message with reduction of background noise 1 UP and DOWN KEYS The UP an...

Страница 13: ...CTRICAL CONNECTIONS CAUTION Reverse polarity connections will damage the radio Connect the power cord and antenna to the radio Antenna and Power Supply connections are as follows see Figure 2 1 Mount...

Страница 14: ...MEA IN 5 PA 6 NMEA IN 7 NMEA OUT 8 NMEA OUT 2 Connect the red power wire to a 13 8 VDC 20 power source Connect the black power wire to a negative ground 3 If an optional remote extension speaker is to...

Страница 15: ...e behind the dash or panel is deep enough to accommodate the transceiver at least 6 inches deep There should be at least 1 2 inch between the transceiver s heatsink and any wiring cables or structures...

Страница 16: ...CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS for available channels 7 When a message is received adjust the volume to the desired listening level The BUSY indicator in the LCD is displayed indicating that the channel is bein...

Страница 17: ...r to the channel chart section 11 CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS for instructions on use of simplex and duplex channels NOTE All channels are factory programmed in accordance with FCC USA Industry Canada Canada...

Страница 18: ...annels The transceiver is capable of receiving this alert if the following is performed 1 Program NOAA weather channels into the transceiver s memory for scanning Follow the same procedure as for regu...

Страница 19: ...from the transceiver s memory press the MEM key MEM will disappear in the LCD 5 To start scanning press the SCAN key Scanning will proceed from the lowest to the highest programmed channel number and...

Страница 20: ...ld down the A B key and rotate the Channel Selector knob to select the desired channel 2 Release the A B key to store a desired channel as channel A B 3 Repeat steps to program second channel A B 5 10...

Страница 21: ...ERWAY FOG 2 POWER BOAT STOPPED FOG 3 SAIL BOAT FISH VESSEL TOW VESSEL FOG 4 VESSEL UNDER TOW 1 Press the PA FOG key on PA HAIL mode Toggle between the PA HAIL and FOG HORN modes by pressing the PA FOG...

Страница 22: ...MBLER If privacy of communications is desired a CVS2500 voice scrambler VS can be installed in the transceiver Contact your Dealer to have a CVS2500 installed Refer to the section 7 8 of DSC RADIO SET...

Страница 23: ...or first turn the transceiver off Then while pressing the WX and SCAN keys turn the transceiver on The default conditions are No channels in the SCAN memory Channel 16 will be selected when the transc...

Страница 24: ...vessels within range of the transmission DSC will also allow mariners to initiate or receive distress urgency safety and routine calls to or from another vessels equipped with a DSC transceiver 6 1 2...

Страница 25: ...n the Channel Selector knob to select SEND When you select MANUAL refer to 6 2 2 Sending a Distress Call Manually 4 Press and hold the DISTRESS or CALL SET key for 3 seconds or more Holding time will...

Страница 26: ...2 of 6 2 1 Sending a Distress Call Automatically 2 Turn the Channel Selector knob to select MANUAL and press the CALL SET key 3 Turn the Channel Selector knob to select the desired numeral and press t...

Страница 27: ...will be as shown in the illustration on the left 4 Turn the Channel Selector knob or press the UP or DOWN key on microphone to select the NATURE OF DISTRESS To send a DISTRESS CALL with NATURE OF DIST...

Страница 28: ...knob or press the 16 9 key 4 Press the CALL SET key The transceiver will beep and the individual directory will appear 5 Turn the Channel Selector knob to select the individual you want to contact 6...

Страница 29: ...elect the desired channel to use Group Call for voice communications 2 Press the CALL SET key The DSC CALLING menu will appear 3 Turn the Channel Selector knob to select GROUP To cancel select EXIT wi...

Страница 30: ...eteorological message 1 Select the traffic channel for voice communication 2 Press the CALL SET key The DSC CALLING menu will appear 3 Turn the Channel Selector knob to select ALL SHIPS 4 Press the CA...

Страница 31: ...l signal is sent the dot matrix area of the LCD will be as shown in the illustration on the left 6 When the transceiver receives the telephone call starting signal the channel is switched to telephone...

Страница 32: ...seconds or more Resending menu will appear You can resend the telephone call with this menu 1 You receive no acknowledgment signal from coast station the dot matrix area of the LCD will be as shown i...

Страница 33: ...aiting directory 5 To cancel this press the 16 9 key NOTE This function is available as following DSC SCAN is turned on or the current channel is set CH70 if DSC SCAN is turned off 6 9 CALL WAITING DI...

Страница 34: ...nd select EXIT 6 9 2 Operation of Individual Call Waiting 1 Press the CALL SET key The DSC CALLING menu will appear 2 Turn the Channel Selector knob to select CALL WAIT 3 Press the CALL SET key 4 Turn...

Страница 35: ...eiver and must not have its transceiver set to deny position requests Refer the section 7 5 to enter information into the individual directory 1 Select a traffic channel then press the CALL SET key Th...

Страница 36: ...eature Your vessel must have an operating GPS receiver connected to its SPECTRUM to send the position and must not have its transceiver set to deny position send When other vessel receives your positi...

Страница 37: ...rticular DSC type as outlined in the following examples NOTE If the radio is receiving on a working channel or transmitting on a working channel DSC calls will not be received 6 12 1 Receiving a distr...

Страница 38: ...tomatically selected 2 Press any key to stop the alarm 3 Monitor channel 16 or traffic channel until the URGENCY communication is completed 6 12 4 Receiving a geographical area call 1 A geographical c...

Страница 39: ...ffers depending on the SET UP POS REPLAY mode setting Automatically reply 1 When a position request call is received a calling alarm sounds 4 times Then requested position coordinates are transmitted...

Страница 40: ...e CALL SET key The lamp adjusting menu will appear 3 Turn the Channel Selector knob to select the desired level When OFF is selected the lamp is extinguished When HI is selected the lamp is brightest...

Страница 41: ...the Channel Selector knob scroll through the alphabet and 0 9 6 Press the CALL SET key to enter the desired letter and move the cursor one space to the right Repeat procedure until the name is comple...

Страница 42: ...er and move the cursor one space to the right Repeat procedure until the name is complete The name can consist of up to eleven characters if you do not use all eleven characters press the CALL SET key...

Страница 43: ...Selector knob and press the CALL SET key 4 To enter the letter of the name turn the Channel Selector knob scroll through the alphabet and 0 9 and press the CALL SET key Repeat procedure until the name...

Страница 44: ...T and press the CALL SET key NOTE Refer to the section 9 3 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS 7 7 POSITION REQUEST REPLY TYPE 1 Press and hold the CALL SET key until the SETUP menu is displayed 2 Select POS REPLY...

Страница 45: ...he SCRAMBLER SETUP menu 7 Select CHANNEL in the SCRAMBLER SET UP menu and press the CALL SET key 8 Turn the Channel Selector knob to change the scrambled channel 9 PresstheCALL SETkeytostoretheselecte...

Страница 46: ...d beeps for DSC operation cannot be turned OFF 7 10 INDIVIDUAL RING 1 Press and hold the CALL SET key until the SETUP menu is displayed 2 Select INDIV RING in the SETUP menu with the Channel Selector...

Страница 47: ...L SET key The time offset menu appears 4 Turn the Channel Selector knob to select time offset from UTC See Figure 4 to find your offset time from UTC If 0 00 is assigned the time is the same as UTC Un...

Страница 48: ...ext space will blink To delete previous letter press the H L key 6 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set your MMSI 7 When the last number of your MMSI is in place press the CALL SET key to store your MMSI NOTE...

Страница 49: ...the first space will blink 4 Turn the Channel Selector knob to set the number 0 to 9 5 Press the CALL SET key to store the set number The blinking number is stored and the next space will blink 6 Rep...

Страница 50: ...n added to the SETUP MENU in the radio to disable the DSC SCAN However turning off DSC SCAN will disable the radio from receiving DSC calls i e Individual Call All Ships Call Distress Call and Positio...

Страница 51: ...key to activate the squelch adjusting mode Press the or key to adjust the squelch Sets the point at which random noise on the channel does not activate the audio circuits but a received signal does Th...

Страница 52: ...and stops scanning of programmed channels 2 If held while the UP or DOWN key is pressed the radio will show the channels in scan memory This function will not work if the unit is scanning Secondary u...

Страница 53: ...the LCD back light H L KEY Toggles between high and low power When the H L key is pressed while the transceiver is on Canadian channel 13 USA channel 13 or 67 the power will temporarily switch from LO...

Страница 54: ...itted when the RAM Mic PTT switch is pressed while the transceiver microphone s PTT switch is pressed 4 Speak slowly and clearly into the microphone hold the microphone about 1 2 inch away from your m...

Страница 55: ...sel 8 Give your vessel s description length design power or sail color and other distinguishing marks The total transmission should not exceed 1 minute 9 End the message by saying OVER Release the mic...

Страница 56: ...communication with the other vessel is completed end the last transmission by stating your Call Sign and the word out Note that it is not necessary to state your Call Sign with each transmission only...

Страница 57: ...mergency messages n Messages to any boat except in emergencies and radio tests n Messages to or from a vessel on land n Transmission while on land n Obscene indecent or profane language potential fine...

Страница 58: ...other vessel equipped with a DSC transceiver 9 7 1 USCG DSC Watch The USCG has plans to upgrade its VHF National Distress System expected by 2005 so at the time of printing only larger vessels that ar...

Страница 59: ...elephone call through a shore based telephone company In the U S market contact maritel at 1866 marinet for subscription details 9 10 ADDITIONAL DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING INFORMATION For additional in...

Страница 60: ...3dB gain stainless steel whip is used on a sailboat mast The longer 8 foot 6dB fiberglass whip is primarily used on power boats that require the additional gain 9 13 COAXIAL CABLE VHF antennas are con...

Страница 61: ...e contained in the section 12 WARRANTY 10 1 REPLACEMENT PARTS Occasionally an owner needs a replacement mounting bracket or knob These can be ordered from our Parts Department by writing or calling Ma...

Страница 62: ...ollowing Standard Horizon Factory Service 115 North Wright Brothers Drive Salt Lake City UT 84116 2838 Telephone 800 366 4566 Fax No 801 359 4122 An RA Return Authorization number is not necessary to...

Страница 63: ...If the problem persists contact your Dealer for servicing Confirm that the connected power supply voltage is not 24 volts or lower than 9 volts Confirm that the generator has not malfunctioned Check t...

Страница 64: ...d Green Magellan Fixed Mount Gray Blue Black ground Green Magellan Portable Orange Blue Black ground Green Northstar Yellow Blue Black ground Green Raytheon 420 Yellow Blue Brown Green Raytheon 520 62...

Страница 65: ...the proper channel is selected based on the U I C setting 3 Bridge to Bridge channels for example Channel 13 are for use by bridge operators on intercoastal waterways and rivers It is also used by mar...

Страница 66: ...4 X X X S 156 700 Port operation VTS in selected areas 15 X S 156 750 Environmental Receive only 15 X X S 156 750 Commercial non commercial ship movement 1W 16 X X X S 156 800 International Distress S...

Страница 67: ...anada Commercial fishing only International Port operations and Ship movement 70 X X X S 156 525 Digital selective calling voice communications not allowed 71 X X X S 156 575 US Canada Non commercial...

Страница 68: ...88 X X X D 157 425 162 025 Public correspondence ship to coast 88A X S 157 425 Commercial Inter ship Only WX01 X X X D 162 550 Weather receive only WX02 X X X D 162 400 Weather receive only WX03 X X...

Страница 69: ...Power Supplies and Signaling Boards To receive warranty service the purchaser must deliver the Product transportation and insurance prepaid to STANDARD HORIZON a division of VERTEX STANDARD 115 North...

Страница 70: ...duct with any ancillary equipment and all such equipment is expressly excluded from this warranty STANDARD HORIZON disclaims liability for range coverage or operation of the Product and ancillary equi...

Страница 71: ...to the warranty STANDARD HORIZON includes a lifetime flat rate program to provide service after the warranty period has expired If you wish to obtain the flat rate price for out of warranty repair yo...

Страница 72: ...2 H x 5 5 8 W x 5 1 4 D 51 H x 143 W x 133 D mm Weight 2 73 Lb 1 24 kg 13 2 TRANSMITTER Frequency Range 156 025 to 157 425 MHz RF Output 25 W Hi 1 W Lo Conducted Spurious Emissions 80 dB Hi 60 dB Lo...

Страница 73: ...lation and Rejection at 12 dB SINAD 75 dB Audio Output 4 W Audio Response within 2 8 of a 6 dB octave de emphasis characteristic at 300 to 3000 Hz Frequency Stability 20 to 50 C 0 0005 Channel Spacing...

Страница 74: ...ivision of Vertex Standard US Headquarters 17210 Edwards Rd Cerritos CA 90703 Phone 562 404 2700 Fax 800 552 6813 Email marinetech vxstd com www vxstd com Printed in China 03 2002 03AX851010 E Y 2 8 1...

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