Table Of Contents - Standard Horizon Explorer GPS GX1700 Owner's Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Quick Reference Guide ..............................................................................4
1 GENERAL INFORMATION ...................................................................5
2 PACKING LIST .....................................................................................5
3 OPTIONS ...............................................................................................5
4 ON-LINE WARRANTY REGISTRATION ( in USA or Canada only ) ...6
5 GETTING STARTED .............................................................................7
5.1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS . ...........................................7
5.2 ABOUT VHF RADIO . .................................................................7
5.3 SELECTING AN ANTENNA . ......................................................7
5.3.1 Coaxial Cable .................................................................8
5.4 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) . ...........................................8
5.5 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9)................9
5.6 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 . ...........................10
5.7 AUTOMATED RADIO CHECK SERVICE . ..............................10
6 INSTALLATION....................................................................................12
6.1 SAFETY / WARNING INFORMATION . .....................................12
6.2 LOCATION . ................................................................................12
6.3 MOUNTING THE RADIO . ........................................................12
6.3.1 Supplied Mounting Bracket . .........................................12
6.3.2 Optional MMB-97 Flush Mount Bracket . ....................13
6.4 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ................................................14
6.5 ACCESSORY CABLE . ..............................................................15
6.5.1 Internal GPS (DSC Output to a Chart Plotter) . .......15
6.5.2 External GPS or Chart Plotter (for GPS) ..................15
6.5.2.1 GPS Input -
Standard Horizon GPS Antenna .....................15
6.5.2.2 GPS Input and DSC Output
GPS Chart Plotter (RS422 Connection) . ........16
6.5.2.3 Standard Horizon Chart Plotter
or Other Chart Plotter (RS232 Connection) .16
6.6 CHECKING GPS STATUS . ......................................................17
6.7 CHANGING THE GPS TIME ..................................................18
6.8 CHANGING THE TIME AREA.................................................19
6.9 CHANGING THE TIME DISPLAY . ..........................................19
6.10 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC ......................20
6.11 OPTIONAL RAM3 (CMP30) INSTALLATION .........................20
6.11.1 Connecting an External Speaker
to the RAM3 Mic Cable . .............................................22
6.11.2 External Speaker AF Selection . ..................................22
7 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .......................................................24
7.1 FRONT PANEL .........................................................................24
7.2 REAR PANEL . ...........................................................................26
7.3 MICROPHONE ..........................................................................27
8 BASIC OPERATION ...........................................................................28
8.1 RECEPTION . .............................................................................28
8.2 TRANSMISSION . .......................................................................28
8.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER ( TOT ) . .....................................28
8.4 SIMPLEX / DUPLEX CHANNEL USE......................................29
8.5 DISPLAY TYPE . ........................................................................29
8.6 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE . ......................30
8.7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS . ...............................................30
8.7.1 NOAA Weather Alert . ...................................................30
8.7.2 NOAA Weather Testing . ...............................................31
8.8 DUAL WATCH ( TO CHANNEL16 ) ............................................31
8.9 SCANNING . ...............................................................................32
8.9.1 Scan Type Selection . ...................................................32
8.9.2 Scan and P-Scan Memory Programming . .................32
8.9.3 Memory Scanning ( M-SCAN ) . ......................................33
8.9.4 Priority Scanning ( P-SCAN )..........................................33
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8.10 PRESET CHANNELS ( 0 ~ 9 ) : INSTANT ACCESS . ...............34
8.10.1 Preset Channel Programming .....................................34
8.10.2 Operation . ......................................................................34
8.10.3 Deleting a Preset Channel . ..........................................34
8.11 INTERCOM OPERATION . ........................................................35
8.11.1 Communication . .............................................................35
8.11.2 Calling . ...........................................................................35
9 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING .......................................................36
9.1 GENERAL . .................................................................................36
9.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) . ................36
9.2.1 What is an MMSI? ......................................................36
9.2.2 Programming the MMSI . ..............................................37
9.3 DSC DISTRESS ALERT ..........................................................38
9.3.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert .............................38
9.3.1.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert
with Nature of Distress . ..................................39
9.3.1.2 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert
by Manually Entering a Position . ...................40
9.3.1.3 Pausing a DSC Distress Call ........................41
9.3.1.4 Cancel a DSC Distress Call ..........................41
9.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call . .................................41
a. ACCEPT ...................................................................41
b. PAUSE . .....................................................................41
c. QUIT .........................................................................41
9.4 ALL SHIPS CALL . ....................................................................43
9.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call . ...................................43
9.4.2 Receiving an All Ships Call . .......................................44
9.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL . ...................................................................45
9.5.1 Individual / Position Call Directory Setup . .....................45
9.5.2 Individual Reply Setup . ................................................46
9.5.3 Individual Acknowledgment Setup . ..............................47
9.5.4 Individual / Group Call Ringer Setup ..........................47
9.5.5 Transmitting an Individual Call . ...................................48
9.5.5.1 Individual Call
using the Individual Directory . ........................48
9.5.5.2 Individual Call
by Manually Entering a MMSI .......................49
9.5.6 Receiving an Individual Call .......................................50
9.6 DSC LOG OPERATION . ..........................................................51
9.6.1 Reviewing and Resending
a Transmitted Logged Call . .........................................51
9.6.2 Reviewing a DSC Distress Logged Call ...................51
9.6.3 Reviewing a Other Logged Calls . ..............................52
9.6.4 Deleting a Call from the "DSC LOG" Directory . ......52
9.7 GROUP CALL . ..........................................................................54
9.7.1 Group Call Setup . ........................................................54
9.7.2 Transmitting a Group Call . ..........................................55
9.7.2.1 Group Call
using the Individual Directory . ........................55
9.7.2.2 Group Call
by Manually Entering a MMSI .......................56
9.7.3 Receiving a Group Call . ..............................................57
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