Standard Horizon Gx5500s - Manual (Page 2)

GX5500S Page 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................... 4
1.1
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 4
2 PACKING LIST ......................................................................................................................................... 4
3 OPTIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 5
4. SAFETY/WARNING INFORMATION ........................................................................................................ 5
5 FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION .................................................................................................... 6
5.1
STATION LICENSE ..................................................................................................................... 6
5.2 RADIO CALL SIGN ..................................................................................................................... 6
5.3 CANADIAN SHIP STATION LICENSING .................................................................................... 6
5.4 FCC / INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION ............................................................................. 6
6 FCC NOTICE ............................................................................................................................................. 7
7 GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................................................. 8
7.1
ABOUT VHF RADIO ................................................................................................................... 8
7.2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA ....................................................................................................... 8
7.3 COAXIAL CABLE ........................................................................................................................ 8
8 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................................... 9
8.1
LOCATION ................................................................................................................................... 9
8.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................... 9
8.3 ACCESSORY CABLE ............................................................................................................... 10
8.4 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS .......................................................................................... 12
8.5 CHANGING THE GPS TIME ................................................................................................... 12
8.6 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION ........................................................................................ 13
8.7 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC ....................................................................... 13
8.8 TREBLE AND BASS AUDIO TONE CONTROL .................................................................... 14
8.9 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION .......................................................... 15
8.10 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM+ SECOND STATION MIC
OR VH-310 HANDSET INSTALLATION .................................................................................... 16
9 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ............................................................................................................. 18
9.1
CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS .......................................................................................... 18
10 BASIC OPERATION ................................................................................................................................ 24
10.1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS .......................................................................................... 24
10.2 RECEPTION ............................................................................................................................... 24
10.3 TRANSMISSION ........................................................................................................................ 25
10.4 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ...................................................................................... 25
10.5 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ........................................................................................ 25
10.6 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE ...................................................................... 25
10.7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ................................................................................................ 26
10.7.1
NOAA Weather Alert ................................................................................................. 26
10.7.2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing ................................................................................... 26
10.8 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ........................................................................................... 27
10.9 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) .............................................................. 27
10.10 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS ................................................................................................ 28
10.11 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 ............................................................................ 28
10.12 DUAL WATCH (TO CH16) ......................................................................................................... 29
10.13 SCANNING ................................................................................................................................. 29
10.13.1
Selecting the Scan Type .......................................................................................... 29
10.13.2 Memory Scanning (M-SCAN) .................................................................................... 29
10.13.3 Priority Scanning (P-SCAN) ...................................................................................... 30
10.14 PA/FOG OPERATION ............................................................................................................... 31
10.14.1
Operating the PA HAIL mode .................................................................................. 31
10.14.2 Operating the FOG HORN mode ........................................................................... 32
10.15 DISPLAY SOG AND COG INFORMATION ............................................................................ 32
10.16 LCD DIMMER ............................................................................................................................ 32
10.17 INTERCOM OPERATION ......................................................................................................... 34
10.17.1
Communication ........................................................................................................... 34
10.17.2 Calling ......................................................................................................................... 35
10.18 VOICE SCRAMBLER ................................................................................................................ 35
11 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING ............................................................................................................. 36
11.1
GENERAL .................................................................................................................................. 36
11.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) ................................................................. 36
11.2.1
What is an MMSI? ................................................................................................... 36
11.2.2 Programming the MMSI ............................................................................................ 37
11.3 DSC DISTRESS CALL ............................................................................................................. 38
11.3.1
Transmitting a DSC Distress Call ........................................................................... 38
11.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call ............................................................................... 40
11.4 ALL SHIPS CALL ..................................................................................................................... 40
11.4.1
Transmitting an All Ships Call ................................................................................. 41
11.4.2 Receiving an All Ships Call ..................................................................................... 41