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GX1256SPage 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY/WARNING INFORMATION ..........................................................4
FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ......................................................5
STATION LICENSE ............................................................................................................................
5
RADIO CALL SIGN ............................................................................................................................
5
CANADIAN SHIP STATION LICENSING .........................................................................................
5
FCC / INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION ..................................................................................
5
FCC NOTICE................................................................................................6
GETTING STARTED ....................................................................................7
ABOUT VHF RADIO ..........................................................................................................................
7
SELECTING ANTENNA .....................................................................................................................
7
COAXIAL CABLE ...............................................................................................................................
8
1 GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................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 CONNECTION ............................................................................................
13
4.6 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION ..........................................................
14
4.7 OPTIONAL CMP25 RAM+ MIC INSTALLATION ...................................................................
15
5 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ........................................................ 16
5.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS .........................................................................................
16
6 BASIC OPERATION ........................................................................... 21
6.1 RECEPTION ..............................................................................................................................
21
6.2 TRANSMISSION .......................................................................................................................
21
6.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) .....................................................................................
21
6.4 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE .......................................................................................
22
6.5 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE .....................................................................
22
6.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ...............................................................................................
21
6.7 NOAA WEATHER ALERT........................................................................................................
23
6.8 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING .....................................................................................
23
6.9 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ......................................................................................
24
6.10 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) .......................................................
24
6.11 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS .............................................................................................
25
6.12 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 .........................................................................
25
6.13 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS .......................................................................................
26
6.14 DUAL WATCH (TO CH16) ....................................................................................................
26
6.15 MEMORY SCANNING (M-SCAN) ..........................................................................................
26
6.16 PRIORITY SCANNING (P-SCAN) ..........................................................................................
27
6.17 POSITION INDICATION .........................................................................................................
27
6.18 TIME INDICATION .................................................................................................................
28
6.19 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER’S MICROPROCESSOR ...............................................
28