Operation Manual
GX1300
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Soft Keys
The 3 programmable soft keys can be customized by the SETUP menu
(see the section “10.1.7 SOFT KEYS”). When one of the soft keys is
pressed briey, the functions will appear above each key on the display.
The factory defaults are Key 1:
CH/WX
, Key 2:
SCAN
, Key 3:
SCAN MEM
,
Key 4:
PRESET
and Key 5:
GPS STATUS
function.
Appropriate functions are automatically assigned to these keys during
the menu and the DSC operations.
H/L Key
Press this key to toggle the transmit output power between 25 W (High)
and 1 W (Low) power. When the H/L key is pressed while the transceiver
is 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.
CLR Key
Immediately recalls the previous selected working channel during the
DSC operation and other menu operations.
16/S Key
Immediately recalls channel 16 from any channel location and automati-
cally selects high power. Pressing and holding this key recalls sub
channel. Pressing the 16/S key again reverts to the previous selected
working channel.
MENU Key
Press this key to access the menu list. The “
DSC
”, “
GPS
”, “
MMSI/POS
INFO
”, and “
SETUP
” functions can be accessed from the menu.
NOTE
DISTRESS Key
Used to send a DSC Distress Call. To send the distress call refer to
section “9.3.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert”.
Before the “
DSC
” menu can be selected an MMSI must be entered.
Refer to section “9.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY
(
MMSI
)
.”