GX5000SPage 2
T ABLE OF CONTENTS
1 GENERAL INFORMA TION ....................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 4
2 P ACKING .................................................................................................................................................. 4
3 OPTIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 5
4. SAFETY/W ARNING INFORMATION ........................................................................................................ 5
5 FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMA TION .................................................................................................... 6
5.1 ST A TION LICENSE ............................................................................................................ ......... 6
5.2 RADIO CALL SIGN ..................................................................................................................... 6
5.3 CANADIAN SHIP ST A TION LICENSING .................................................................................... 6
5.4 FCC / INDUSTR Y 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 ........................................................................................................................ 9
8 INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................................................... 10
8.1 LOCA TION ................................................................................................................................. 10
8.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................. 10
8.3 ACCESSORY CABLE ................................................................................................................ 1 1
8.4 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS .......................................................................................... 12
8.5 CHANGING THE GPS TIME ................................................................................................... 12
8.6 CHANGING THE TIME LOCA TION ........................................................................................ 13
8.7 CHANGING COG T O TRUE OR MAGNETIC ....................................................................... 13
8.8 RECEIVER AUDIO TONE CONTROL .................................................................................... 14
8.9 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLA TION .......................................................... 15
8.10 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM+ SECOND ST A TION MIC
OR VH-310 HANDSET INST ALLA TION .................................................................................... 16
9 CONTROLS AND INDICA TORS ............................................................................................................. 18
9.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS .......................................................................................... 18
10 BASIC OPERATION ................................................................................................................................ 23
10.1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICA TIONS .......................................................................................... 23
10.2 RECEPTION ............................................................................................................................... 23
10.3 TRANSMISSION ........................................................................................................................ 23
10.4 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ...................................................................................... 24
10.5 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ........................................................................................ 24
10.6 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE ...................................................................... 24
10.7 NOAA WEA THER CHANNELS ................................................................................................ 24
10.7.1 NOAA Weather Alert ................................................................................................. 24
10.7.2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing ................................................................................... 25
10.8 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ........................................................................................... 25
10.9 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) .............................................................. 26
10.10 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS ................................................................................................ 27
10.1 1 OPERA TING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 ............................................................................ 27
10.12 DUAL WATCH (TO CH16) ......................................................................................................... 27
10.13 SCANNING ................................................................................................................................. 28
10.13.1 Selecting the Scan T ype .......................................................................................... 28
10.13.2 Memory Scanning (M-SCAN) .................................................................................... 28
10.13.3 Priority Scanning (P-SCAN) ...................................................................................... 29
10.14 P A/FOG OPERA TION ............................................................................................................... 30
10.14.1 Operating the P A HAIL mode .................................................................................. 30
10.14.2 Operating the FOG HORN mode ........................................................................... 31
10.15 DISPLA Y SOG AND COG INFORMA TION ............................................................................ 33
10.16 INTERCOM OPERA TION ......................................................................................................... 33
10.16.1 Communication ........................................................................................................... 33
10.16.2 Calling ......................................................................................................................... 33
10.17 VOICE SCRAMBLER ................................................................................................................ 34
1 1 DIGIT AL SELECTIVE CALLING ............................................................................................................. 36
1 1. 1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................................. 36
1 1.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) ................................................................. 36
1 1.2.1 What is an MMSI? ................................................................................................... 36
1 1.2.2 Programming the MMSI ............................................................................................ 37
1 1. 3 DSC DISTRESS CALL ............................................................................................................. 38
1 1.3.1 T ransmitting a DSC Distress Call ........................................................................... 38
1 1.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call ............................................................................... 40
1 1. 4 ALL SHIPS CALL ..................................................................................................................... 40
1 1.4.1 T ransmitting an All Ships Call ................................................................................. 40
1 1.4.2 Receiving an All Ships Call ..................................................................................... 41