Standard Horizon GX1256S owner manual - page 2

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY/WARNING INFORMATION.......................................................... 4
FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION...................................................... 5
STATION LICENSE............................................................................................................................ 5
RADIO CALL SIGN............................................................................................................................ 5
CANADIAN SHIP STATION LICENSING......................................................................................... 5
FCC / INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION.................................................................................. 5
FCC NOTICE................................................................................................6
GETTING STARTED....................................................................................7
ABOUT VHF RADIO.......................................................................................................................... 7
SELECTING ANTENNA ..................................................................................................................... 7
COAXIAL CABLE ............................................................................................................................... 8
1 GENERAL INFORMATION....................................................................9
2 PACKING LIST.................................................................................... 10
3 OPTIONS............................................................................................. 10
4 INSTALLATION.................................................................................... 11
4.1 LOCATION.................................................................................................................................. 11
4.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................. 11
4.3 ACCESSORY CABLE............................................................................................................... 12
4.4 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUTPUT ................................................................. 13
4.5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTION............................................................................................ 13
4.6 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION.......................................................... 14
4.7 OPTIONAL CMP25 RAM+ MIC INSTALLATION ................................................................... 15
5 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ........................................................ 16
5.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS......................................................................................... 16
6 BASIC OPERATION ........................................................................... 21
6.1 RECEPTION.............................................................................................................................. 21
6.2 TRANSMISSION ....................................................................................................................... 21
6.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT)..................................................................................... 21
6.4 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ....................................................................................... 22
6.5 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE..................................................................... 22
6.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS............................................................................................... 21
6.7 NOAA WEATHER ALERT........................................................................................................ 23
6.8 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING..................................................................................... 23
6.9 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ...................................................................................... 24
6.10 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9)....................................................... 24
6.11 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS ............................................................................................. 25
6.12 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67......................................................................... 25
6.13 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS ....................................................................................... 26
6.14 DUAL WATCH (TO CH16).................................................................................................... 26
6.15 MEMORY SCANNING (M-SCAN).......................................................................................... 26
6.16 PRIORITY SCANNING (P-SCAN).......................................................................................... 27
6.17 POSITION INDICATION......................................................................................................... 27
6.18 TIME INDICATION ................................................................................................................. 28
6.19 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER’S MICROPROCESSOR............................................... 28