Standard Horizon GX1256S

GX1256SPage 70

MEMO

Contents

Main QUEST+ GX1256S 25 Watt VHF/FM Marine Transceiver Owner's Manual Page TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY / WARNING INFORMATION Antenna Installation: ON-LINE WARRANTY REGISTRATION FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION STATION LICENSE RADIO CALL SIGN CANADIAN SHIP STATION LICENSING FCC/ INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION FCC NOTICE GETTING STARTED ABOUT VHF RADIO SELECTING AN ANTENNA COAXIAL CABLE 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 2 PACKING LIST 3 OPTIONS 4 INSTALLATION 4.1 LOCATION 4.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS 4.3 ACCESSORY CABLE 4.4 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUTPUT 4.5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTION 4.6 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION 4.7 OPTIONAL CMP25 RAM+ MIC INSTALLATION 5 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 5.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS Page Page Page Page 6 BASIC OPERATION 6.1 RECEPTION 6.2 TRANSMISSION 6.3 TRANSMIT TIME - OUT TIMER (TOT) 6.4 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE 6.5 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE 6.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS 6.7 NOAA WEATHER ALERT 6.8 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING 6.9 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) 6.10 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) 6.11 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS 6.12 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 6.13 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS 6.14 DUAL WATCH (TO CH16) 6.15 MEMORY SCANNING (M-SCAN) 6.16 PRIORITY SCANNING (P-SCAN) 6.17 POSITION INDICATION 6.18 TIME INDICATION 6.19 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVERS MICROPROCESSOR 7 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING 7.1 GENERAL 7.2 DSC SCAN 7.3 USCG DSC WATCH 7.4 ADDITIONAL DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING INFORMATION 7.5 DSC DISTRESS CALL Page 7.6 ALL SHIPS CALL 7.7 INDIVIDUAL CALL Page Page Page Page 7.8 ADVANCED DSC CALLS Page Page Page Page Page Page 8. RADIO SETUP MODE 8.1 LAMP ADJUSTING 8.2 LCD CONTRAST ADJUSTING 8.3 KEY BEEP (ON or OFF) 8.4 WEATHER ALERT (ON or OFF) 8.5 CHANNEL NAME CHANGE 8.6 TIME OFFSET 9 RAM+ MIC OPERATION 9.1 RAM+ MIC CONTROLS Page Page 9.2 INTERCOM OPERATION 9.3 DSC/RADIO SETUP MODE 10 MAINTENANCE 10.1 REPLACEMENT PARTS Page 10.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART 11. CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS GX1256SPage 60 Page GX1256SPage 62 GX1256S Page 63 Page 12. WARRANTY Page Page Page 13 SPECIFICATIONS