Operation Manual

GX1000SPage 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE ........................................................................................................ 4
QUICK INSTALLTION GUIDE ....................................................................................................... 6
1 GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................... 8
2 PACKING LIST ....................................................................................................................... 8
3 OPTIONS ................................................................................................................................ 8
4 SAFETY / WARNING INFORMATION .................................................................................... 9
5 FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ................................................................................ 10
6 FCC NOTICE ........................................................................................................................ 11
7 GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................. 12
7.1 ABOUT VHF RADIO ................................................................................................ 12
7.2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA .................................................................................... 12
7.3 COAXIAL CABLE ..................................................................................................... 13
8 INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................... 14
8.1 LOCATION ................................................................................................................. 14
8.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ................................................................................ 14
8.3 ACCESSORY CABLE .............................................................................................. 16
8.4 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS ......................................................................... 17
8.5 CHANGING THE GPS TIME .................................................................................. 17
8.6 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION ....................................................................... 18
8.7 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION ......................................... 19
9 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ........................................................................................... 20
10 BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................................................. 24
10.1 RECEPTION .............................................................................................................. 24
10.2 TRANSMISSION ....................................................................................................... 24
10.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ..................................................................... 24
10.4 SIMPLEX / DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ..................................................................... 25
10.5 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE ..................................................... 25
10.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ............................................................................... 26
10.6.1 NOAA Weather Alert ................................................................................. 26
10.6.2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing ................................................................... 27
10.7 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) .......................................................................... 27
10.8 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ............................................. 27
10.9 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS ............................................................................... 28
10.10 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 ........................................................... 28
10.11 SCANNING ................................................................................................................ 29
10.11.1 Selecting the Scan Type ............................................................................ 29
10.11.2 Memory Scanning (M-SCAN) .................................................................... 29
10.11.3 Priority Scanning (P-SCAN) ...................................................................... 30
Priority Channel Setting ...................................................................... 30
10.11.4 Dual Watch ................................................................................................. 31
10.12 NAVIGATION INDICATION ....................................................................................... 31