GX3500SPage 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS1 GENERAL INFORMATION...................................................................................... 4
2 PACKING LIST ........................................................................................................ 4
3 OPTIONS ................................................................................................................. 4
4 SAFETY / WARNING INFORMATION......................................................................5
5 FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION................................................................... 6
6 FCC NOTICE ........................................................................................................... 7
7 GETTING STARTED................................................................................................ 8
7.1 ABOUT VHF RADIO...................................................................................... 8
7.2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA........................................................................... 8
7.3 COAXIAL CABLE............................................................................................ 9
8 INSTALLATION......................................................................................................10
8.1 LOCATION.....................................................................................................10
8.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS.....................................................................10
8.3 ACCESSORY CABLE................................................................................... 11
8.4 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUTPUT...................................... 12
8.5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS.............................................................. 12
8.6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME.......................................................................13
8.7 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION............................................................14
8.8 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC...........................................15
8.9 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION.............................. 16
8.10 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM+ SECOND STATION MIC INSTALLATION....... 17
9 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS............................................................................ 18
10 BASIC OPERATION ..............................................................................................24
10.1 RECEPTION .................................................................................................. 24
10.2 TRANSMISSION ............................................................................................ 24
10.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT).......................................................... 25
10.4 SIMPLEX / DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ..........................................................25
10.5 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE.......................................... 25
10.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS.................................................................... 25
10.6.1 NOAA Weather Alert............................................................................ 25
10.6.2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing...............................................................26
10.7 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE)............................................................ 26
10.8 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9)................................27
10.9 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS.................................................................. 28
10.10 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67.............................................. 28
10.11 DUAL WATCH (TO CH16).......................................................................... 28
10.12 SCANNING .................................................................................................. 29
10.12.1 Selecting the Scan Mode..................................................................... 29
10.12.2 Memory Scanning (M-SCAN) ............................................................. 29
10.12.3 Priority Scanning (P-SCAN)................................................................ 30
10.13 PA / FOG OPERATION.............................................................................30
10.13.1 Operating the PA HAIL Mode.......................................................... 31
10.13.2 Operating the PA FOG HORN Mode.............................................. 31
10.14 NAVIGATION INDICATION.......................................................................31
10.15 LCD DIMMER............................................................................................ 32
10.16 INTERCOM OPERATION......................................................................... 32
10.16.1 Communication................................................................................... 33
10.16.2 Calling................................................................................................. 33
10.17 VOICE SCRAMBLER............................................................................... 34
11 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING ............................................................................36
11.1 GENERAL ...................................................................................................... 36
11.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) ........................................ 37
11.2.1 What is an MMSI?................................................................................. 37
11.2.2 Programming the MMSI ...................................................................... 37