Standard Horizon Gx5500s 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1	GENERAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................		4
	1.1	INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................	4
2	PACKING LIST .........................................................................................................................................		4
3	OPTIONS ...................................................................................................................................................		5
4.	SAFETY/WARNING INFORMATION ........................................................................................................		5
5	FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ....................................................................................................		6
	5.1	STATION LICENSE .....................................................................................................................	6
	5.2	RADIO CALL SIGN .....................................................................................................................	6
	5.3	CANADIAN SHIP STATION LICENSING ....................................................................................	6
	5.4	FCC / INDUSTRY CANADA 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 ........................................................................................................................	8
8	INSTALLATION .........................................................................................................................................		9
	8.1	LOCATION ...................................................................................................................................	9
	8.2	ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ...................................................................................................	9
	8.3	ACCESSORY CABLE ...............................................................................................................	10
	8.4	CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS ..........................................................................................	12
	8.5	CHANGING THE GPS TIME ...................................................................................................	12
	8.6	CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION ........................................................................................	13
	8.7	CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC .......................................................................	13
	8.8	TREBLE AND BASS AUDIO TONE CONTROL ....................................................................	14
	8.9	OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION ..........................................................	15

8.10OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM+ SECOND STATION MIC

		OR VH-310 HANDSET INSTALLATION ....................................................................................		16
9	CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .............................................................................................................			18
	9.1	CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS ..........................................................................................		18
10	BASIC OPERATION ................................................................................................................................			24
	10.1	PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS ..........................................................................................		24
	10.2	RECEPTION ...............................................................................................................................		24
	10.3	TRANSMISSION ........................................................................................................................		25
	10.4	TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ......................................................................................		25
	10.5	SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ........................................................................................		25
	10.6	USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE ......................................................................		25
	10.7	NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ................................................................................................		26
		10.7.1	NOAA Weather Alert .................................................................................................	26
	10.8	10.7.2	NOAA Weather Alert Testing ...................................................................................	26
	10.8	EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ...........................................................................................		27
	10.9	CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ..............................................................		27
	10.10	MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS ................................................................................................		28
	10.11	OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 ............................................................................		28
	10.12	DUAL WATCH (TO CH16) .........................................................................................................		29
	10.13	SCANNING .................................................................................................................................		29
		10.13.1	Selecting the Scan Type ..........................................................................................	29
		10.13.2	Memory Scanning (M-SCAN) ....................................................................................	29
	10.14	10.13.3	Priority Scanning (P-SCAN) ......................................................................................	30
	10.14	PA/FOG OPERATION ...............................................................................................................		31
		10.14.1	Operating the PA HAIL mode ..................................................................................	31
		10.14.2	Operating the FOG HORN mode ...........................................................................	32
	10.15 DISPLAY SOG AND COG INFORMATION ............................................................................			32
	10.16	LCD DIMMER ............................................................................................................................		32
	10.17	INTERCOM OPERATION .........................................................................................................		34
		10.17.1	Communication ...........................................................................................................	34
	10.18	10.17.2	Calling .........................................................................................................................	35
	10.18	VOICE SCRAMBLER ................................................................................................................		35
11	DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING .............................................................................................................			36
	11.1	GENERAL ..................................................................................................................................		36
	11.2	MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) .................................................................		36
		11.2.1	What is an MMSI? ...................................................................................................	36
	11.3	11.2.2	Programming the MMSI ............................................................................................	37
	11.3	DSC DISTRESS CALL .............................................................................................................		38
		11.3.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Call ...........................................................................		38
	11.4	11.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call ...............................................................................		40
	11.4	ALL SHIPS CALL .....................................................................................................................		40
		11.4.1	Transmitting an All Ships Call .................................................................................	41
		11.4.2	Receiving an All Ships Call .....................................................................................	41

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