GME G-COM GX800W Instruction Manual

GME G-COM GX800W Instruction Manual

Vhf marine radio

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  • Page 1 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L G X 8 0 0 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS FEATURES ................2 Priority Channel 16 ............8 Second Priority Channel ........... 8 SUPPLIED WITH ..............2 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ............ 2 Hi/Lo Power ..............8 Key Lock ................8 INTRODUCTION ..............3 Backlight ................. 8 CAUTION ................3 Scanning ................8 RF RADIATION INFORMATION ..........
  • Page 3: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION RF RADIATION INFORMATION RF RADIATION PROFILE Congratulations on purchasing this GME fully featured VHF marine radio. Your GX800 has been built to offer excellent Your radio is designed and tested to comply with a number value by combining advanced features, great design and of national and international standards and guidelines manufacturing quality.
  • Page 4: Operating Rules

    Privacy the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide • Information overheard but not intended for you cannot reasonable protection against harmful interference in a lawfully be used in any way. residential installation.
  • Page 5: Controls

    CONTROLS VOLUME ANTENNA ON/ OFF CONNECTOR COVER RUBBER SEAL PUSH TO TALK SQUELCH DISPLAY PRIVATE CHANNELS/ CHANNEL SET WEATHER / ALERT HI / LO POWER CH 16 KEY LOCK DOWN SCAN DUAL WATCH / MEMORY TRIPLE WATCH G X 8 0 0 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L...
  • Page 6: Lcd Icons

    LCD ICONS ATIS BATTERY INDICATOR RX BUSY SYSTEM STATUS EXTERNAL TX BUSY ATIS RX SIGNAL POWER HILOW TX POWER PSCAN PRIORITY SCAN MEMORY DUALW DUAL WATCH TRIW TRIPLE WATCH CHANNEL SQL: DESIGNATORS SQUELCH LEVEL WXALT U I C KEY LOCK WEATHER WEATHER ALERT...
  • Page 7: General Operation

    the US or Canadian Channel Sets are selected. Weather GENERAL OPERATION channels are not available on the International marine POWER ON/OFF VOLUME CONTROL channels. To access the weather channels while on the US or Canadian channel sets, briefly press the key.
  • Page 8: 16 Key

    Private Channels HI/LO POWER The GX800 can be programmed with private channels for use Briefly press the key to toggle high or low transmitter by organisations that have been officially allocated special power. The display will show ‘HI’ or ‘LOW’ to confirm the frequencies within the VHF Marine band.
  • Page 9: Dual Watch

    Priority Scan 1. Briefly press the key. ‘MEM’ will appear to the left of the Channel display. Priority scan is similar to the basic scan except it regularly inserts channel 16 into the scan. Signals received on channel 2. Press the keys to quickly step through the 16 have priority over signals received on other channels.
  • Page 10: Time Out Timer

    NOTE: Prior to using Triple Watch ensure you have completely separate to the MMSI required for the DSC programmed your second priority channel. functionality included in DSC compatible radios). Radio operators in Europe who require the ATIS function should To use the Triple Watch Function obtain their unique ATIS MMSI from their local Maritime Authority.
  • Page 11: Charging The Battery

    CHARGING THE BATTERY The battery is a built-in design and is not user serviceable. If the battery requires replacing, the radio should be returned to GME for service to ensure the waterproof integrity of the radio is maintained. To Charge the Battery 1.
  • Page 12: International Marine Vhf Channels And Frequencies

    INTERNATIONAL MARINE VHF CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES TX Freq RX Freq Simplex 156.050 160.650 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 156.100 160.700 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 156.150 160.750 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 156.200 160.800 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 156.250 160.850...
  • Page 13 INTERNATIONAL MARINE VHF CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES cont. TX Freq RX Freq Simplex 156.275 160.875 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 156.325 160.925 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 156.375 156.375 Intership, Port Operations and Ship Movement 156.425 156.425 Port Operations and Ship Movement 156.475 156.475...
  • Page 14: Us Marine Vhf Channels And Frequencies

    US MARINE VHF CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES TX Freq RX Freq Simplex 156.050 156.050 Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area. 156.250 156.250 Port Operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and Seattle areas 156.300 156.300...
  • Page 15 US MARINE VHF CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES cont. TX Freq RX Freq Simplex 156.175 156.175 Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area. 156.275 156.275 Port Operations 156.325 156.325 Port Operations 156.375 156.375 Commercial. Used for Bridge-to-bridge communications in Lower Mississippi River.
  • Page 16 Additional Information, Frequencies, and Charts. Some VHF transceivers are equipped with an International – US switch for that purpose. A channels are generally only Frequencies are in MHz. Modulation is 16KF3E or 16KG3E. used in the United States, and use is normally not recognized Recreational boaters normally use channels listed as Non- or allowed outside the US The letter B indicates simplex use Commercial: 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A.
  • Page 17: Canadian Marine Vhf Channels And Frequencies

    CANADIAN MARINE VHF CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES EC NL AC WC BCC INL TX Freq RX Freq Restrictions 156.050 156.650 None 156.100 160.700 None 156.150 160.750 None 04A 156.200 156.200 IS, SS, DFO/Canadian Coast Guard only in BCC area. Commercial fishing in EC area. C, S 05A 156.250 156.250...
  • Page 18 CANADIAN MARINE VHF CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES cont. EC NL AC GL WC BCC INL TX Freq RX Freq Restrictions 156.850 156.850 IS, SS, Port operations and Ship Movement – BCC area. All operations limited to C, NC, 1 watt maximum power. May also be used for on board communications.
  • Page 19 CANADIAN MARINE VHF CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES cont. EC NL AC GL WC BCC INL TX Freq RX Freq Restrictions 64A 156.225 156.225 Commercial fishing only SS, C 65A 156.275 156.275 S, IS, Search and rescue and antipollution SS, C, operations on the Great Lakes. Towing on the Pacific Coast.
  • Page 20 CANADIAN MARINE VHF CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES cont. EC NL AC GL WC BCC INL TX Freq RX Freq Restrictions 156.225 156.225 IS, SS, Simplex port operation, ship movement SM, C and navigation related communication only. 1 watt maximum. 156.275 156.275 S, IS, Pilotage –...
  • Page 21: Specifications

    Table Footnotes - East Coast (NL, AC, GL, and Eastern Arctic areas) Intership - Newfoundland and Labrador Ship / Shore - Atlantic Coast, Gulf and St. Lawrence River to and including Commercial Montreal - Great Lakes including the St. Lawrence above Montreal Non-Commercial - West Coast (BCC, Western Arctic, and Athabasca-Mackenzie Safety...
  • Page 22 RECEIVER Sensitivity (12dB SINAD): -119 dBm Squelch: Threshold: -119 dBm Tight: -113 dBm to -107 dBm Rated Audio Output @5% THD Speaker: 250 mW Adjacent Channel Rejection: ≥ 70 dB Image Rejection: ≥ 70 dB Intermodulation Rejection: ≥ 68 dB Maximum S/N @ 1 mV ≥...
  • Page 23: Sc Contract Warranty Against Defects

    (i) the replacement of the goods or the supply of Communications Pty Ltd ACN 000 346 814 (We, us, our equivalent goods; or GME). Our contact details are set out in clause 2.7. This (ii) the repair of the goods; warranty statement only applies to products purchased in (iii) the cost of repairing the goods or of acquiring Australia.
  • Page 24 3. What this warranty does not cover 4. Warranty period 3.1 This warranty will not apply in relation to: 4.1 We provide the following warranty on GME and Kingray (a) goods modified or altered in any way; products. No repair or replacement during the warranty...

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