GME GX610 Instruction Manual

GME GX610 Instruction Manual

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VHF Marine Radio
GX610
I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L
GX610
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  • Page 1 VHF Marine Radio GX610 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L GX610...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    WARNING: SAFETY INFORMATION ......................3 OPERATING RULES ............................4 RANGE ................................4 BATTERY PACK ..........................4 USING THE DESKTOP CHARGER ........................4 DIRECT CHARGING YOUR GX610 ........................5 REPLACING THE BATTERY ..........................5 CONTROLS ........................... 6 REAR PANEL ..........................7 DISPLAY ICONS ..........................7 OPERATION ..........................8 ON/OFF................................8...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    Maritime VHF Operators Certificate (MVOC) and a callsign. Please refer to www.maritimenz.govt. Your GX610 is inherently buoyant and will float if nz for further details. dropped into the water. In addition it is designed to be IP68* compliant to give you peace of mind on the Courses for the MVOC can be arranged through water.
  • Page 4: Operating Rules

    OPERATING RULES USING THE DESKTOP CHARGER Priorities Your GX610 is supplied with a desktop charger unit • Read all rules and regulations pertaining to (BCD610), an AC plug pack charger (PS003) and a priorities and keep an up-to-date copy handy.
  • Page 5: Direct Charging Your Gx610

    DIRECT CHARGING YOUR GX610 The battery pack should provide many years of reliable service. If it requires replacement, Your GX610 can be directly charged via the USB charging port on the side of the radio. The USB Use the following procedure.
  • Page 6: Controls

    CONTROLS Antenna Lanyard Ring Speaker Push To Talk Microphone Direct Charging Socket Hi/Lo Power Scan Channel 16 Channel Up Volume Up Channel Down Volume Down Dual Watch / Squelch Triple Watch ON/OFF GX610...
  • Page 7: Rear Panel

    REAR PANEL Belt Clip Battery Desktop compartment Charging release screw Terminals DISPLAY ICONS Transmitting Receiving Scan Battery Status Channel in Hi/Lo Power Memory Triple Watch Dual watch Squelch Channel Number International Volume Channels Squelch Level Volume Level GX610...
  • Page 8: Operation

    SQUELCH TX icon will appear on the LCD to indicate the radio The GX610 has a squelch function to ensure the is transmitting. Hold the radio in front of you with radio remains quiet when there are no signals being the microphone about 3-5 cm from your face and received.
  • Page 9: Channel 16

    NOTE: Transmissions are inhibited on Channel TRANSMIT POWER 70 and any other channels that are configured as The GX610 has both high power (2.5 Watts) and ‘Receive-only’ or ‘Data-only’. If the PTT is pressed on low power (1 Watt) transmitter settings. For local...
  • Page 10: Triple Watch (Tw)

    5 seconds, Dual Watch will resume. Your working channel will be displayed with the GX610 will quickly switching to channel 16 and the Transmitting in DW mode Triple Watch channel every two seconds. To transmit on the working channel, press the PTT To change the working channel: while there is no activity.
  • Page 11: Scanning

    Scanning with Dual Watch SCANNING If Dual Watch is selected while the radio is scanning, The Scan feature allows the GX610 to scan a series channel 16 will be inserted regularly into the scan. of user-selected channels looking for signals. If a...
  • Page 12: Extended Channels

    EXTENDED CHANNELS The GX610 is installed with all standard International VHF Marine channels for operation within Australia and New Zealand. These include channels 1019, 2019,1020, 2020, 1078, 2078, 1079 and 2079. If these additional channels are not required they can be switched off.
  • Page 13: International Vhf Marine Channel Frequency List

    156.375 156.400 156.425 156.425 156.450 156.450 156.475 156.475 156.500 156.500 156.550 156.550 156.575 156.575 156.600 156.600 156.625 156.650 156.650 156.675 156.675 156.700 156.700 156.725 156.725 156.750 156.750 156.775 156.775 156.800 156.800 DISTRESS, SAFETY AND CALLING 156.825 156.825 156.850 156.850 GX610...
  • Page 14 161.800 161.800 X (DIGITAL ONLY) 157.225 161.825 1084 157.225 2084 161.825 161.825 X (DIGITAL ONLY) 157.250 161.850 1025 157.250 2025 161.850 161.850 X (DIGITAL ONLY) 157.275 161.875 1085 157.275 2085 161.875 161.875 X (DIGITAL ONLY) 157.300 161.900 1026 157.300 GX610...
  • Page 15 Single Frequency Frequency 2026 161.900 157.325 161.925 1086 157.325 2086 161.925 157.350 161.950 1027 157.350 157.350 2027* 161.950 161.950 157.375 157.375 157.400 162.000 1028 157.400 157.400 2028* 162.000 162.000 157.425 157.425 AIS 1 161.975 161.975 AIS 2 162.025 162.025 GX610...
  • Page 16: Specifications

    Adjacent Channel Power: 70dB @ 25 kHz RECEIVER Sensitivity: -117dBm @ 12 dB SINAD Adjacent Channel Selectivity: 70dB @ 25 kHz Audio Output: 0.5 Watts Harmonic Distortion; < 10% Speaker Efficiency: 95 DBA @ 1KHZ Intermodulation: < 68 DB RX Blocking: < 90 DBUV GX610...
  • Page 17: Gme Warranty Against Defects

    Communications Pty Ltd ACN 000 346 814 (We, us, our or workmanship for three months from the date of the GME). Our contact details are set out in clause 2.7. This original repair. We agree to re-repair or replace (at our...
  • Page 18 GME Pty Ltd 17 Gibbon Road, Winston Hills NSW 2153, Australia PN: 311161 DN: 52613-2...

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