Owner manual

GX600D INSTRUCTIONMANUAL PAGE3
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations.Youhavejustpurchasedoneofthemost
technicallyadvancedVHFmarineradiosintheworld.
The GME GX600D is a VHF FM radio designed to
operate in the 156 - 163 MHz marine band.
TheGX600Dhasanumberofenhancedfeaturesincluding
fullyuserprogrammableChannelScanning,DualWatch
andTripleWatchfunctions,aprogrammable‘Instant’
channelmemoryandadjustablebacklighting.Inadditionit
incorporatesDigitalSelectiveCallingandsupportsposition
reportingwhenconnectedtoaGPSreceiver.
WithitscompactsizeandIP67designitcaneasilybe
installedintoalmostanypanelmountinglocationinyoury
bridgeorcabin.
TheGX600DistotallydesignedatourGladesvillefacility.
Precisionrobotsandtheverylatestmanufacturing
techniquesensureaconsistentlyhighqualityismaintained
resultinginacommunicationssystemofextremereliability
andperformance.
Pleasereadthismanualthoroughlytoensureyougetthe
bestfromtheGX600D’sfeatures.
FEATURES
• CompactIP67Design
• SelectableInternational,USA,andCanadianChannelSets
• GPSpositiondisplaywhenconnectedtoaGPS
• FullyCompliantClass‘D’DigitalSelectiveCalling
• SeparateDSCReceiver
• SelectableUSAWeatherChannels
• DualWatchandTripleWatchwithProgrammable
PriorityChannel.
• 10PrivateChannelsavailable
• ProgrammableChannelScanning
• SelectablePower25/1Watt
• WorkingChannelMemory
• AdjustableDigitalSquelchsetting
operatorsmaychoosetoobtainaMarineRadioOperators
CerticateofProciency(MROCP),whichcoversthe
operationofbothVHFandMF/HFequipment.
ManyTAFEsandmarineorganisationsoffercoursesleading
toexaminationfortheMROVCPandMROCPalthough
suchcoursesarenotcompulsory.Personswishingtoobtain
theMROVCPorMROCPshouldrstpurchaseacopyof
theMaritimeRadioOperatorHandbookwhichisessential
readingforeveryboatownerinAustralia.
TheAustralianMaritimeCollege(AMC)providesthemarine
examinationandcerticateserviceonbehalfoftheACA.
TheAMCcanprovidethedetailsoforganisationsand
individualsofferingcoursesandorconductingexams.
Forfurtherinformationvisit:www.amc.edu.au
DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC)
TheDigitalSelectiveCalling(DSC)featureonyourGX600D
usespreformatteddigitaldatamessagesinsteadofvoiceto
transmiturgentorimportantinformationtoanotherradio.
DSCalertsallradioswithinrangetoadistressmessage
evenwhenalisteningwatchisnotbeingmaintained.
Thisincreasesthechancesofyoursignalbeingheard.
DSCispartoftheGlobalMaritimeDistressandSafety
System(GMDSS)whichisexpectedtoeventuallyreplace
listeningwatchesondistressfrequenciesandwillbe
usedtoannounceallroutineandurgentmaritimesafety
informationbroadcasts.
DSC AND GPS
DSCoperationisenhancedbytheadditionofaGPS
receiverorchartplotterconnectedtoyourGX600D.
WhenaGPSisconnected,yourdistresscallcan
automaticallyincludeyourcurrentpositionandtime,while
achartplotterwillallowyoutodisplaythepositionof
anothervessel.IfaGPSisnotconnected,DSCcallscanstill
besentandreceivedtoalerttheoperatorofanothervessel
forsubsequentvoicecommunication.
MARINE MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY
(MMSI)
TheMMSIisa9-digitnumberusedtoidentifyaradiothat
iscapableofusingDSC.Thenumberisusedtoselectively
callothervessels.
TosetupandusetheDSCfeatureonyourradio:
Pleaserefertothe‘DigitalSelectiveCalling’sectionon
page8ofthismanual.
NOTE: Youcanstillreceivedistresscallswithouta
userMMSI.
OPERATOR QUALIFICATIONS
AnypersoninAustraliaoperatingaVHFmarineradio
shouldpossessatleastaMarineRadioOperatorsVHF
CerticateofProciency(MROVCP).Alternatively,