Icom GM600 Instruction Manual page 6

TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT ...................................................................................... i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ................................................................... i
DISPOSAL ......................................................................................... i
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ............................................................. ii
INSTALLATION NOTE ..................................................................... ii
PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................iii
ACTION ICON DESCRIPTION ....................................................... iv
1 OPERATING RULES .................................................................. 1
2 PANEL DESCRIPTION ............................................................... 2
■ Front panel ..............................................................................2
■ Software Key function ............................................................. 5
■ Microphone .............................................................................5
■ Function display (Main screen) ............................................... 6
3 PREPARATION ...........................................................................9
■ Entering the MMSI code ......................................................... 9
4 MENU SCREEN ........................................................................10
■ Construction ..........................................................................10
■ Selecting a Menu item .......................................................... 12
5 BASIC OPERATION ................................................................. 13
■ Selecting a channel ............................................................... 13
■ Setting the Call channel ........................................................ 14
■ Receiving and transmitting .................................................... 15
■ Backlight function .................................................................. 17
■ Microphone Lock function ..................................................... 17
■ Entering a Channel name ..................................................... 18
■ Bridge Alert Management (BAM) .......................................... 20
6 SCAN OPERATION .................................................................. 26
■ Scan types ............................................................................26
■ Favorite channels .................................................................. 27
■ Starting a scan ...................................................................... 27
7 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH ....................................................... 28
■ Description ............................................................................28
■ Operation ..............................................................................28
8 DSC OPERATION .....................................................................29
■ DSC address ID .................................................................... 29
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■ Entering the position and time .............................................. 31
■ DSC Task mode .................................................................... 33
■ Sending a Distress call ......................................................... 35
■ Sending a Non-Distress call .................................................. 48
■ Receiving DSC calls ............................................................. 60
■ Received Call log .................................................................. 75
■ Transmitted Call log .............................................................. 76
■ DSC settings .........................................................................77
9 MENU ITEMS ............................................................................82
■ Menu items ...........................................................................82
■ GPS Information ................................................................... 83
■ Configuration settings ........................................................... 83
■ Radio settings .......................................................................90
■ Radio Information .................................................................. 91
10 CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE .................................... 92
■ Connections ..........................................................................92
■ Antenna .................................................................................94
■ Fuse replacement ................................................................. 94
■ Cleaning ................................................................................94
■ Supplied accessories ............................................................ 95
■ Power source connections .................................................... 96
■ Mounting the transceiver ....................................................... 97
■ Handset (HS-98) ................................................................... 98
11 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS ........................................... 99
■ Specifications ........................................................................99
■ Dimensions .........................................................................100
■ Options ................................................................................100
12 TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................ 101
13 CHANNEL LIST ......................................................................103
14 DIGITAL INTERFACE (IEC61162-1) ....................................... 104
■ I/O Sentences .....................................................................104
■ BAM Sentences .................................................................. 107
■ Schematic diagram ............................................................. 110
■ Hardware version ................................................................ 110
■ Software version ................................................................. 110
15 BAM ALERTS ......................................................................... 111
INDEX........................................................................................... 116