GX2360SPage 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY/WARNING INFORMATION........................................................................... 4
FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION....................................................................... 5
FCC NOTICE................................................................................................................. 6
GETTING STARTED..................................................................................................... 7
ABOUT VHF RADIO.............................................................................................. 7
SELECTING AN ANTENNA.................................................................................. 7
COAXIAL CABLE ................................................................................................... 8
1 GENERAL INFORMATION..................................................................................... 9
1.1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................. 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 CONNECTIONS.............................................................14
4.6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME......................................................................14
4.7 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC......................................... 15
4.8 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION............................ 16
4.9 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM+ SECOND STATION MIC INSTALLATION..... 17
5 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .......................................................................... 18
5.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS............................................................18
6 BASIC OPERATION .............................................................................................23
6.1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS........................................................... 23
6.2 RECEPTION..................................................................................................23
6.3 TRANSMISSION........................................................................................... 23
6.4 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT).........................................................24
6.5 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE...........................................................24
6.6 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE......................................... 24
6.7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS................................................................... 24
6.8 NOAA WEATHER ALERT........................................................................... 24
6.9 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING......................................................... 25
6.10 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE)........................................................... 25
6.11 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9)..............................26
6.12 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS................................................................. 27
6.13 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67............................................27
6.14 DUAL WATCH (TO CH16)......................................................................... 2 7
6.15 MEMORY SCANNING (M-SCAN) .............................................................28
6.16 PRIORITY SCANNING (P-SCAN)............................................................. 28
6.17 CHANNEL A/B PRESET CHANNELS.....................................................29
6.18 PA/FOG OPERATION................................................................................ 30
6.19 KEYPAD LOCKING....................................................................................31
6.20 NAVIGATION INDICATION........................................................................ 31
6.21 INTERCOM OPERATION.......................................................................... 32
6.22 VOICE SCRAMBLER.................................................................................34
6.23 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER’S MICROPROCESSOR.................. 34