Table Of Contents - Standard Horizon ECLIPSE DSC+ GX1200E Owner's Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Quick Reference Guide ..............................................................................................5
1 GENERAL INFORMATION ......................................................................................6
2 PACKING LIST ........................................................................................................6
3 OPTIONS .................................................................................................................6
4 SAFETY / WARNING INFORMATION .....................................................................7
5 GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................8
5.1 ABOUT VHF RADIO ........................................................................................8
5.2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA .............................................................................8
5.2.1 COAXIAL CABLE.................................................................................9
5.3 EMERGENCY ( CHANNEL 16 USE ) ..............................................................10
5.4 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL ( CHANNEL 16 OR 9 ) ...................................10
5.5 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 (USA Channel Group Only) ........11
6 INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................12
6.1 LOCATION .....................................................................................................12
6.2 MOUNTING THE RADIO ...............................................................................12
6.2.1 Supplied Mounting Bracket ................................................................12
6.2.2 Optional MMB-84 Flush Mount Bracket .............................................13
6.3 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS .....................................................................14
6.4 ACCESSORY CABLE ....................................................................................16
6.5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS ................................................................17
6.6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME .........................................................................18
6.7 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION ...............................................................19
6.8 CHANGING THE TIME FORMAT ..................................................................19
7 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ............................................................................20
7.1 Front Panel ....................................................................................................20
7.2 Rear Panel .....................................................................................................22
7.3 Microphone ....................................................................................................23
8 BASIC OPERATION ..............................................................................................24
8.1 RECEPTION ..................................................................................................24
8.2 TRANSMISSION ............................................................................................24
8.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER ( TOT ) ............................................................24
8.4 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE .............................................................25
8.5 INTERNATIONAL, USA, AND CANADA MODE ............................................25
8.6 SCANNING ....................................................................................................26
8.6.1 Selecting the Scan Type ....................................................................26
8.6.2 Scan Memory Programming ..............................................................27
8.6.3 Memory Scanning ( M-SCAN ) ............................................................27
8.6.4 Priority Scanning ( P-SCAN ) ...............................................................28
8.6.5 Priority Channel Setting .....................................................................28
8.6.6 Dual Watch ........................................................................................29
8.7 PRESET CHANNELS ( 0 ~ 9 ) ........................................................................29
8.7.1 Preset Channel Programming ...........................................................30
8.7.2 Operation ...........................................................................................30
8.7.3 Deleting a Preset Channel .................................................................31
9 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING ...........................................................................32
9.1 GENERAL ......................................................................................................32
9.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY ( MMSI ) ........................................32
9.2.1 What is an MMSI? .............................................................................32
9.2.2 Programming the MMSI .....................................................................33
9.3 DSC DISTRESS ALERT ................................................................................34
9.3.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert .....................................................34
9.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Alert .........................................................38
9.4 ALL SHIPS CALL ...........................................................................................39
9.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call ............................................................39
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