GME GX800W User Manual

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I N S T R U C T I O N M A N UA L

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Private Channels
The GX800 can be programmed with private channels for use
by organisations that have been officially allocated special
frequencies within the VHF Marine band. To access private
channels programmed into the radio briefly press the

key then press the

keys.

NOTE:

This feature is not available to users in Australia and

New Zealand. If the

key is pressed, an error beep will be

heard and ‘– –‘ will be displayed. Press the

key again

to return to normal operation.

16 KEY

The GX800 supports two priority channels.

PRIORITY CHANNEL 16

To switch to Channel 16, briefly press the

key. All

previous functions such as scanning or low power will be
cancelled and Hi transmit power will be selected. When

the key is used to select channel 16, ‘P’ is displayed.

Briefly press the

key again to return to the last selected

channel or press the

keys to switch to the next

channel in sequence.

SECOND PRIORITY CHANNEL

To select the second priority channel press and hold the
key. The radio will switch to the second priority channel and
‘P’ will be displayed.

The second priority channel can be user-programmed to any
of the standard marine channels. To program your preferred
channel into the second priority channel;

1. Press and hold the

key. The radio will switch to the

present second priority channel and ‘P’ will be displayed

2. Press and hold the

key again. ‘P’ will disappear and

the channel number will flash.

3. Select the required channel using the

keys.

4. Press and hold the

key again. The displayed channel

will be stored as your new second priority channel.

HI/LO POWER

Briefly press the

key to toggle high or low transmitter

power. The display will show ‘HI’ or ‘LOW’ to confirm the
selected power setting.

NOTE:

Some channels may be permanently limited to HI or

LOW power by default. If any of these channels are selected
you will not be able to change the power setting for that
channel. However, for some channels you are allowed to
overrule this restriction temporarily – e.g. channels 13 & 67
in the US channel set.

To temporarily select HI power on these channels, hold the
PTT then hold the

key. The radio will switch to HI

power. Now while still holding the

key, release the PTT

followed by the

key. The channel will stay on HI power

for as long as you remain on that channel.

KEY LOCK

Press and hold the

key to lock the keypad. The

icon will be displayed when the keypad is locked and all keys
except the PTT and any Distress related keys will be locked.

To unlock the keypad, press and hold the

key again. The

icon will disappear.

BACKLIGHT

The backlight operates automatically whenever any key
(except the PTT) is pressed and switches off a few seconds
after the last key press. The backlight provides lighting for the
display and keypad.

SCANNING

Basic Scan
The basic scan function allows the radio to scan all channels
for signals. When a signal is detected the scan pauses to
allow the signal to be heard. Once the signal has gone the
scan resumes.

To activate the scan function, briefly press the

key.

‘SCAN’ appears on the display and the channel numbers
change rapidly as the radio scans for signals.

To deactivate the scan function, briefly press the

key

again. ‘SCAN’ disappears from the display.