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GME GX865 Instruction Manual

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MARINE RADIO
Handheld VHF Radio
GX865
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
G X 8 6 5
I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L
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  • Page 1 MARINE RADIO Handheld VHF Radio GX865 INSTRUCTION MANUAL G X 8 6 5 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Power On/Off ..............9 SPECIFICATIONS ............29 Volume ................9 SPECIFICATIONS ............30 Squelch ................9 GME CONTRACT WARRANTY AGAINST DEFECTS ..31 Channel ................9 Backlight ................. 9 Transmitting ..............9 Channels 16/9 ............... 10 Dual Watch ..............10...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Congratulations on purchasing this GME fully featured IMPORTANT: READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and VHF marine radio. Your GX865 offers excellent value completely before operating your radio and retain this by combining advanced features, great design and manual for future reference.

  • Page 4: Rf Radiation Safety

    transmitting (during talking in PTT mode), not when it is • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiving (listening) or in standby mode. receiver. The device complies with SAR and/or RF field strength • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit limits of RSS-102 requirements.

  • Page 5: Operating Requirements

    The range of VHF transmissions depends on antenna height, transmitter power and the terrain over which the signals pass. For a 5 watt handheld radio like the GX865, G X 8 6 5 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L...

  • Page 6: Controls

    MULTI-FUNCTION KNOB CONTROLS OPERATION Multi-Function Knob Power On / Off Volume / Squelch / Channel Menu Select Antenna Torch Push To Talk (PTT) Speaker Microphone Marine Torch Key Headset Socket Red/White LCD Display USB-C Socket Voice Record Weather Alert (US & Canada) Play Voice/ Loop Play Private Channels/ Channel Set...

  • Page 7: Lcd Icons

    LCD ICONS Indicator Indicator Record Play ATIS System TX Signal Battery Level Priority Scan H H M M L L Memory Icon H/M/L Power Dual Watch Channel Prefix Key Lock Icon Triple Watch Current Channel Memory Mode Channel Suffix Squelch Level Alert Volume Level USA/ International...
  • Page 8 KEY FUNCTIONS SHORT PRESS (< 3 SECS) LONG PRESS (> 3 SECS) Push to Power On Push to Power Off Rotate to adjust the Volume Multi-function Knob Push once then rotate to adjust the Squelch Push twice then rotate to select a Channel. While scanning, rotate to select the Scan direction.

  • Page 9: Power On/Off

    Transmit Power setting mode will time-out after 10 seconds. The GX865 has three transmitter power output settings SQUELCH marked High (5W), Medium (3W) or Low (1W). To adjust the Squelch, short press the multi-function knob...

  • Page 10: Channels 16/9

    DUAL WATCH CHANNELS 16/9 The Dual Watch function is a 2 channel scan feature where The GX865 supports two priority channels. the radio switches between Channel 16 and any other Priority Channel 16 selected channel. This allows you to monitor a working or club channel while still being able to receive important Channel 16 is the international emergency channel.

  • Page 11: Triple Watch

    During All Scan, the scanned channel sequence is as follows. Note: The GX865 holds separate memories for the US, International and Canadian bands To Program Memory Channels 1. Use the Channel function on the multi-function knob to select the desired working channel.

  • Page 12: Key Lock

    Priority Scan channels etc. Priority Scan is similar to All Scan except it regularly inserts channel 16 into the scan. Signals received on channel 16 have priority over signals received on other channels. Priority Memory Scan • To activate the Priority Scan function, long press the Priority Memory Scan is similar to memory scan except it key.

  • Page 13: Torch

    CHANNEL SETS efficient light source using minimal power from the radio’s The GX865 supports the International, USA and Canadian battery. The LED can toggled from white to red to suit the channel sets. When operating outside the US or Canada operating environment.

  • Page 14: Weather Alert Function (Us & Canada)

    WDT. A loud tone will be will automatically tune to the selected weather channel to emitted from the speaker. Hold the GX865 face down to allow you to hear the weather warning. assist with displacing any water from the speaker grill.

  • Page 15: Atis

    displayed press the multi-function knob to accept it. ATIS 5. The 1 changes to 2 to indicate you’re now entering the ATIS stands for Automatic Transmitter Identification 2nd digit of your ID. Once again rotate the multi-function System. ATIS is used to identify a ship or vessel that has knob to until the second digit of your ID is displayed made a radio transmission.

  • Page 16: 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. I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L...
  • Page 17 INTERNATIONAL MARINE VHF CHANNEL 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 18 INTERNATIONAL MARINE VHF CHANNEL AND FREQUENCIES cont. TX Freq RX Freq Simplex 156.075 160.675 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 156.125 160.725 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 156.175 160.775 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 156.225 160.825 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement 156.275...
  • Page 19 • Inter-ship channels are for communications between ship stations. Inter-ship communications should be restricted to Channels 6, 8, 72 and 77. If these are not available, the other channels marked for Inter-ship may be used. • Channel 70 is used exclusively for Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and is not available for regular voice communications.
  • Page 20 U.S. 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 21 U.S. 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 22 • Recreational boaters normally use channels listed as Non-Commercial: 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A. • Channel 70 is used exclusively for Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and is not available for regular voice communications. • Channels 75 and 76 are reserved as guard bands for Channel 16 and are not available for regular voice communications.
  • Page 23 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 156.200 156.200 IS, SS, DFO/Canadian Coast Guard only in BCC area. Commercial fishing in EC area. C, S 156.250 156.250...
  • Page 24 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 C, NC, – BCC area. All operations limited to 1 watt maximum power. May also be used for on board communications.
  • Page 25 CANADIAN MARINE VHF CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES cont. EC NL AC GL WC BCC INL TX Freq RX Freq Restrictions 156.225 156.225 Commercial fishing only SS, C 156.275 156.275 S, IS, Search and rescue and antipollution SS, C, operations on the Great Lakes. Towing on the Pacific Coast.
  • Page 26 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 SM, C movement and navigation related communication only. 1 watt maximum. 156.275 156.275 S, IS, Pilotage –...
  • Page 27 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 Commercial including Montreal - Great Lakes including the St. Lawrence above Montreal Non-Commercial - West Coast (BCC, Western Arctic, and Athabasca- Safety...

  • Page 28: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS General Type Description Frequency Range: Transmit 156.025 To 162.425 MHz Frequency Range: Receive 156.050 To 163.275 MHz 56 INT Channels 52 USA Channels Number Of Channels VHF 59 Canada Channels 10 Weather Channels(only for USA) Memory Channel 99 Memory Channels Oscillate Mode Modulation FM (16K0G3E)

  • Page 29: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Transmitter Type Description 1. Carrier power(no mod) Carrier power(no mod) High power: Middle power: Low power 2. Carrier freq.Tolerance ±5 ppm 3. Max Modulation limiting 5 ±KHz 4. Audio frequency response rrier power(no mod) @300Hz: 13.5 ~ -9.5 dB @2KHz: 3.0 ~ 7.0 dB 5.

  • Page 30: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Receiver Type Description 6. Adjacent Channel Rejection ≥ 70 dB 7. Image rejection ≥ 70 dB 8. Intermod rejection ≥ 68 9. Spurious response rejection ≥ 70 dB 10. Scan time. Per channel ≤ 200 11. StandBy Current ≤ 40 12.

  • Page 31: Gme Contract Warranty Against Defects

    This warranty against defects is given by GME Pty Ltd ACN (ii) the repair of the goods; 000 346 814 (We, us, our or GME). Our contact details are (iii) the cost of repairing the goods or of acquiring set out in clause 2.7. This warranty statement only applies equivalent goods;...
  • Page 32 3. What this warranty does not cover 3.1 This warranty will not apply in relation to: (a) goods modified or altered in any way; (b) defects and damage caused by use with non GME products; (c) repairs performed other than by our authorised representative;...

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