Standard Horizon GX1280S

GX1280SPage 74

VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD.

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VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD.

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Contents

Main MATRIX GX1280S 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 NOTICE GETTING STARTED ABOUT VHF RADIO SELECTING AN ANTENNA COAXIAL CABLE 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1.2 FCC / INDUSTRY CANADA 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 CONNECTIONS 4.6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME 4.7 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC 4.8 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION 4.9 OPTIONAL CMP25 RAM+ MIC INSTALLATION 5 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 5.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS MATRIX Figure 4. Controls and Connectors 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 NAVIGATION INDICATION 6.18 VOICE SCRAMBLER 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 8.1 LAMP ADJUSTING 8.2 LCD CONTRAST 8.3 TIME OFFSET 8.4 KEY BEEP (ON/OFF) 8.5 WX ALERT (ON/OFF) 8.6 VOICE SCRAMBLER (Operates only when the optional CVS2500 is installed) 8.7 CHANNEL NAMING 8.8 TRUE MAGNETIC CHANGE (NAV display) 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 10.2 FACTORY SERVICE 10.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART 11. CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS Page GX1280SPage 64 Page GX1280SPage 66 Page 12. WARRANTY Page Page ON-LINE WARRANTY REGISTRATION 13 SPECIFICATIONS