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I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L

VHF MARINE RADIO

GX600D

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WARNING: SAFETY INFORMATION

The GX600D is a radio transmitting device.

• Whentransmitting,keepanypartofyour headorbodymorethan1.5mfrom theantenna.

• Donottransmitnearelectricalblastingequipmentorinexplosiveatmospheres.

• Donotallowchildrentooperatearadiotransmitterunsupervised.

INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS

Localrequirementswillvarythroughouttheworldwithregardtooperatorqualification,DSCregistrationand MMSIallocations.

Internationalcustomersshouldrefertothismanualforcontactdetailstoobtainspecificrequirementsforyourcountry.

OPERATING RULES

Priorities

•Readallrulesandregulationspertainingtoprioritiesandkeepanup-to-datecopyhandy.Safetyanddistresscallstakepriorityoverallothers.

•YoumustmonitorChannel16whenyouarenotoperatingonanotherchannel.

•Falseorfraudulentdistresscallsareprohibitedunderlaw.

Privacy

•Informationoverheardbutnotintendedforyoucannotlawfullybeusedinanyway.

•Indecentorprofanelanguageisprohibited.

Radio Licenses

Ship Station License

WhenyourcraftisequippedwithaVHFFMradio,youmusthaveacurrentradiostationlicencebeforeusingtheradio.Itisunlawfultooperateashipstationwhichisnotlicensed.

InquirethroughyourdealerortheappropriategovernmentagencyforaShip-Radiotelephonelicense.Thislicenseincludesthecallsignwhichisyourcraft’sidentificationforradiopurposes.

Operators License

ArestrictedRadiotelephoneOperatorPermitisthelicensemostoftenheldbysmallvesselradiooperatorswhenaradioisnotrequiredforsafetypurposes.

TherestrictedRadiotelephoneOperatorPermitmustbepostedneartheradioorbekeptwiththeoperator.Onlyalicensedradiooperatormayoperatearadio.

However,non-licensedindividualsmaytalkoveraradioifalicensedoperatorstarts,supervises,endsthecallandmakesthenecessarylogentries.

Acurrentcopyoftheapplicablegovernmentrulesandregulationsisonlyrequiredtobeonhandforvesselsinwhicharadiotelephoneiscompulsory.However,evenifyouarenotrequiredtohavetheseonhanditisyourresponsibilitytobethoroughlyacquaintedwithallpertinentrulesandregulations.

SAFETYINFORMATION..........................................................2

INTERNATIONALCUSTOMERS..............................................2

OPERATINGRULES...............................................................2

INTRODUCTION...................................................................3

FEATURES............................................................................3

OPERATORQUALIFICATIONS................................................3

DIGITALSELECTIVECALLING................................................3

MARINEMOBILESERVICEIDENTITY.....................................3

RANGE................................................................................4

OPERATION.........................................................................4

DIGITALSELECTIVECALLING(DSC)......................................8

CONFIGURATIONMENU...............................................14-19

CONNECTINGAGPSRECEIVER..........................................19

INSTALLATION...................................................................20

SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................22

WARRANTY........................................................................23

CONTENTS

PAGE2 INSTRUCTIONMANUAL GX600D

GX600D INSTRUCTIONMANUAL PAGE3

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations.YouhavejustpurchasedoneofthemosttechnicallyadvancedVHFmarineradiosintheworld.

The GME GX600D is a VHF FM radio designed to operate in the 156 - 163 MHz marine band.

TheGX600DhasanumberofenhancedfeaturesincludingfullyuserprogrammableChannelScanning,DualWatchandTripleWatchfunctions,aprogrammable‘Instant’channelmemoryandadjustablebacklighting.InadditionitincorporatesDigitalSelectiveCallingandsupportspositionreportingwhenconnectedtoaGPSreceiver.

WithitscompactsizeandIP67designitcaneasilybeinstalledintoalmostanypanelmountinglocationinyourflybridgeorcabin.

TheGX600DistotallydesignedatourGladesvillefacility.Precisionrobotsandtheverylatestmanufacturingtechniquesensureaconsistentlyhighqualityismaintainedresultinginacommunicationssystemofextremereliabilityandperformance.

PleasereadthismanualthoroughlytoensureyougetthebestfromtheGX600D’sfeatures.

FEATURES

• CompactIP67Design

• SelectableInternational,USA,andCanadianChannelSets

• GPSpositiondisplaywhenconnectedtoaGPS

• FullyCompliantClass‘D’DigitalSelectiveCalling

• SeparateDSCReceiver

• SelectableUSAWeatherChannels

• DualWatchandTripleWatchwithProgrammable PriorityChannel.

• 10PrivateChannelsavailable

• ProgrammableChannelScanning

• SelectablePower25/1Watt

• WorkingChannelMemory

• AdjustableDigitalSquelchsetting

operatorsmaychoosetoobtainaMarineRadioOperatorsCertificateofProficiency(MROCP),whichcoverstheoperationofbothVHFandMF/HFequipment.

ManyTAFEsandmarineorganisationsoffercoursesleadingtoexaminationfortheMROVCPandMROCPalthoughsuchcoursesarenotcompulsory.PersonswishingtoobtaintheMROVCPorMROCPshouldfirstpurchaseacopyoftheMaritimeRadioOperatorHandbookwhichisessentialreadingforeveryboatownerinAustralia.

TheAustralianMaritimeCollege(AMC)providesthemarineexaminationandcertificateserviceonbehalfoftheACA.TheAMCcanprovidethedetailsoforganisationsandindividualsofferingcoursesandorconductingexams. Forfurtherinformationvisit:www.amc.edu.au

DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC)

TheDigitalSelectiveCalling(DSC)featureonyourGX600Dusespreformatteddigitaldatamessagesinsteadofvoicetotransmiturgentorimportantinformationtoanotherradio.DSCalertsallradioswithinrangetoadistressmessageevenwhenalisteningwatchisnotbeingmaintained. Thisincreasesthechancesofyoursignalbeingheard.

DSCispartoftheGlobalMaritimeDistressandSafetySystem(GMDSS)whichisexpectedtoeventuallyreplacelisteningwatchesondistressfrequenciesandwillbeusedtoannounceallroutineandurgentmaritimesafetyinformationbroadcasts.

DSC AND GPS

DSCoperationisenhancedbytheadditionofaGPSreceiverorchartplotterconnectedtoyourGX600D. WhenaGPSisconnected,yourdistresscallcanautomaticallyincludeyourcurrentpositionandtime,whileachartplotterwillallowyoutodisplaythepositionofanothervessel.IfaGPSisnotconnected,DSCcallscanstillbesentandreceivedtoalerttheoperatorofanothervesselforsubsequentvoicecommunication.

MARINE MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI)

TheMMSIisa9-digitnumberusedtoidentifyaradiothatiscapableofusingDSC.Thenumberisusedtoselectivelycallothervessels.

TosetupandusetheDSCfeatureonyourradio: Pleaserefertothe‘DigitalSelectiveCalling’sectionon page8ofthismanual.

NOTE: Youcanstillreceivedistresscallswithouta userMMSI.

OPERATOR QUALIFICATIONS

AnypersoninAustraliaoperatingaVHFmarineradioshouldpossessatleastaMarineRadioOperatorsVHFCertificateofProficiency(MROVCP).Alternatively,


OPERATION

CONTROLS

Channel Channel LCD Volume Down Up Display

Scan

Microphone

Speaker

DSCDistress Channel16 Channel Hi/Low DualWatch/ Squelch AMemory Power TripleWatch

USER MMSI

TousetheDSCfeatureyoumustberegisteredwiththeappropriatelicensingauthority(AMSAinAustralia)whowillissueyouwithyouruniqueuserMMSInumber.YoucanthenenterthisintoyourGX600DtoenableDSCoperation.HavingaregistereduserMMSImeansyoucanbeidentifiedmuchquickerinanemergency.

YourGX600DisshippedfromthefactorywithoutauserMMSInumber.ItisuptotheusertoobtainavalidMMSIfromtheappropriatelicensingauthorityandentertheMMSIintotheradiotoenableDSCoperation.

GROUP MMSI

TheGroupMMSIisusedforDSCGroupCalls.AGroupCallprovidesamethodforallvesselswithacommoninterest(eg:ayachtcluborafishingfleet)tobecontactedwith

oneDSCcall.GroupMMSI’sareusuallyissuedbyaclubororganisationforusebymembersparticipatingingroupactivities(suchasyachtracingetc).

RANGE

TherangeofVHFtransmissionsdependsonantennaheight,transmitterpowerandtheterrainoverwhichthesignalspass.Shiptoshipcommunicationsshouldbepossibleoveratleast8nauticalmilesanduptoabout27nauticalmiles.Shiptoshorerangeswilloftenbegreaterduetotheincreasedheightoftheshoreantennaandcommunicationsof25to50nauticalmilesarepossible.

DISPLAY MICROPHONE

Transmit Indicator

Low Power

Busy Indicator

DualWatch Indicator

Scan Memory

Channel Display

DisplayMatrixKeyLockChannel Extender

TripleWatch Indicator

Call

Alphanumeric Keypad

Menu/ EnterKey

Clearkey

Downkey

Upkey

Keylockkey

PushtoTalk

(Optional MC540)

Call

Clearkey

Downkey

UpkeyPushtoTalk

MC516


VOLUME ON/OFF

Rotatethevolumecontrolclockwisepastthe‘click’toturntheGX600DON.YouruserMMSIisdisplayedmomentarilyatswitch-on.Whilereceivingasignal,continuetorotateclockwisetoincreasethesoundinthespeaker.Rotatethecontrolfullycounterclockwisepastthe‘click’toturntheGX600DOFF.

NOTE: Atminimumvolumesettingthereisstillsufficientvolumetobeheardinaquietcabinenvironment.

CHANNEL SELECTION

Standard Marine Channels

Brieflypressthe keytostepupwardsonechannelorthe keytostepdownwardsonechannel.Ahighbeepwillbe

heardateachpress.The or keysarealsoduplicatedonthefrontofthemicrophone.

Press and hold the or keysfor1.5secondstoscrollquicklyupwardsordownwardsthroughthechannelsat arateof10channelspersecond.Whenthekeyisreleasedchannelscrollingstops.

Weather Channels

TheUSweatherchannelsareavailableonlywhenthe USAChannelSethasbeenselected.Whenavailable,weatherchannelsarenumbered01–10andareinsertedintothenormalchannelsequencebelowmarinechannel01.Theyareselectedintheusualwayusingthe or keys.WeatherchannelsareidentifiedbytheWXicononthedisplay.

Private Channels

Upto20privatechannelscanbeprogrammedintotheGX600Dfororganisationsthathavebeenofficiallyallocatedspecialfrequencies.PrivatechannelsareprogrammedonapplicationbyyournearestGMEbranchoffice.AllrequestsforprivatechannelprogrammingmustbesupportedbyACMA(AustralianCommunicationsandMediaAuthority)documentation.

IfprivatechannelshavebeeninstalledtheywillappearasA0–A9andB0–B9aboveCH88.

SQUELCH

To open the squelch:

BrieflypresstheSQLkey.Alowbeepwillbeheardandthesquelchwillopen.BrieflypresstheSQLkeyagaintoclosethesquelch.Ahighbeepwillbeheardandthesquelchwillberestoredtoitspresetlevel.

Setting the Squelch Preset Level:

Thepresetsquelchlevelcanbeadjustedtosuitlocalconditions.Ifyouareinanelectricallynoisylocationorunwantedweaksignalskeepopeningthesquelch,you

canadjustthesquelchsettingsothattheGX600D remainsquiet.Notethatincreasingthepresetsquelch levelwillmeanthatstrongersignalswillberequiredto overcomethesquelchandmayresultinmissedcalls fromweakersignals.

Thebestsettingistheminimumonerequiredtokeepthereceiverquiet.

To enter the Squelch setting mode:

Press and hold the SQLkeyfor1.5secondsuntilahighbeepisheard.Thepresentsquelchsettingwillbedisplayedindigitsfrom-1to-9with-1beingminimumand-9beingmaximumsquelch.Thedefaultsettingis-2.Whileinthismode,brieflypressthe or keystoincreaseordecreasethesquelchlevelrespectivelyasrequired.BrieflypresstheSQLkeyagaintoexitthesquelchsettingmodeorwait 5secondsanditwillexitautomatically.Alowbeepwill beheard.

Keylock (Optional MC540 microphone only)

Tolockthekeypadpressandholdthe keyontheMC540microphone.Ahighbeepwillbeheardandthe

symbolwillbedisplayed.Pressandholdthe keyagaintocancelthekeylockfunction.

Whilekeylockisenabled,onlythePTT, ,SQL, 16 and DISTRESSkeysareaccessible.Allotherkeys arelocked.

Pressing 16willcancelthekeylockandreverttoChannel16onhighpower.

Pressing DISTRESSwillcancelthekeylockandactivate thedistressmenu.

TRANSMITTING

To Transmit:

Press the Push to Talk (PTT)switchonthemicrophone.Holdthemicrophoneabout5-8cmfromyourfaceandspeakatanormalvoicelevel.Themicrophoneisquitesensitivesoitisnotnecessarytoraiseyourvoiceorshout.ReleasethePTTwhenyouhavefinishedtalking.

NOTE: PTTtransmissionsaredisabledonChannel70.

Time-out Timer

Excessivetransmissiontimeiscontrolledbyatime-out timer.IfthePTTisheldformorethan5minutes,thetransmitterwillbetemporarilydisabledtopreventaccidentaljammingofthechannelfrequency.Tensecondsbeforethetimeoutoccurs,the‘TX’iconwillflashandalowwarningbeepwillsoundtonotifyyouoftheimpendingtimeout.Oncethetimeoutoccurs,boththebacklightandthe‘TX’iconwillflashandanotherlowwarningbeepwillbeheard.Atthistimethetransmitterisdisabled.

To reset the timer and re-enable the transmitter:

ReleasethePTTswitchandwait10seconds.Duringthistimetheradiowilldisplay‘TXINHIBITEDFOR10SECS’.

NOTE: EvenifthePTTswitchisreleasedduringthe10secondwarningperiod,thePTTwillstillbeinhibitedfor 10 seconds after the PTTisreleased.

CHANNEL 16

Brieflypressthe16keytoswitchstraighttoChannel16.Allpreviouscontrolsettings(suchasscanningorlowtransmitterpower)willbecancelledandtheradiowill be restored to normal operation with high transmit powerselected.

SELECTING CHANNEL SETS

TheGX600DisprogrammedwiththreeChannelSets-International,USAandCanada.TheseChannelSetssupportvariouschannelandfrequencyallocationsforotherpartsoftheworld.OnceyouhaveselectedtherequiredChannelSetforyourlocation,youshouldnotneedtochangeitagainunlessyouhavemovedtoanothercountry.

When using the GX600D in Australia:

TheInternationalChannelSetshouldbeselected.

To change the Channel Set:

PleaserefertotheConfigurationMenuSetuponpage17 ofthismanual.

DISPLAY BACKLIGHTING/ CONTRAST

TheLCDdisplayisbacklitforeasyviewingatnight.Thebrightnessandcontrastofthebacklightingcanbeadjusted.Backlightsettingsareaccessedthroughthemenu.Fordetailsonsettingthedisplaybrightnessorcontrastpleaserefer to the ConfigurationMenuSetuponpage16ofthismanual.

TRANSMIT POWER

TheGX600DhasbothHigh(25Watt)andLow(1Watt)transmitterpowersettings.Forlongrangetransmissionsthepowershouldbesetto25Watts.Forlocaltransmissionsa 1Wattsettingwillconservepowerandreduceinterferencetonearbyradios.Thedefaultsettingis25Watts.

To switch between High and Low transmitter power:

Brieflypressthe25/1Wkey.AhighbeepindicatesHighpower is selected while a low beep indicates Low power isselected.WhenLowpowerisselected‘LO’isdisplayed.

NOTE: TheradioalwaysdefaultstoHighpowerwhenChannel16isselected.

• SelectingChannel16usingthe16keywillresetALLchannelstoHighpower.

• SelectingChannel16usingthe or keysresetsonlychannel16toHighPowerbutretainsanyLowpowersettingontheotherchannels.

• TospecificallyuseLowpoweronChannel16,selectchannel16thenbrieflypressthe25/1Wkeytoselectlowpower.‘LO’willbedisplayed.

WORKING CHANNEL MEMORY

TheGX600Dhasadedicated‘workingchannel’memorycalledChannelAwhichallowsyoutostoreandrecallanoften-usedworkingchannel.Thememoryisaccessedusingthe CHAN Akey.ChannelAisalsousedastheprioritychannelfortheTripleWatchfunction(seepage7).

To Store a Frequency into Channel A:

Selecttherequiredchannelusingthe or keys, then press and hold the CHAN Akeyfor1.5seconds. Thechannelnumberwillflashthenahighbeepwill beheardasthechannelisstored.

To Recall Channel A:

BrieflypresstheCHAN Akeytoswitchimmediatelytothechannelstoredinthatmemory.Iftheradiowasscanningthescanwillbecancelled.

DUAL WATCH KEY (DW)

TheDualWatchfunctionisa2channelscanfeaturewheretheGX600DswitchesbetweenChannel16andanyotherselectedchannel.ThisallowsyoutomonitoraworkingorclubchannelwhilestillbeingabletoreceiveimportantbroadcastsonChannel16.

To use the Dual Watch function:

Selectyourpreferredworkingchannel-eitherwiththe or keysorbyselectingtheCHAN Amemory-then

brieflypresstheDWkey.Ahighbeepwillbeheardandboth‘DW’and‘CH16’willappearonthedisplaytoindicateyouareDualWatchingtheselectedchannelwithChannel16.TheGX600DwillnowmonitortheselectedchannelANDChannel16byalternatingequallybetweenthem.Duringthistimethechanneldisplaywillremainontheselectedchannel.

To cancel Dual Watching:

BrieflypresstheDWkeyagain.

DUAL WATCH FEATURES

If a signal appears on Channel 16:

TheradiowillswitchimmediatelytoChannel16and‘16’willbedisplayed.AtthispointtheselectedchannelisnolongerbeingmonitoredbecauseChannel16haspriority.



DuringthistimethePTTmaybepressedfornormaltransmissionsonChannel16.Oncechannel16hasbecomeinactivefor5secondstheDualWatchfunctionwillresume.

If a signal appears on the selected channel:

ScanningwillpauseontheselectedchannelBUTChannel16willcontinuetobemonitoredevery2seconds.Duringthis time the PTTmaybepressedfornormaltransmissionsontheselectedchannel(notethatmonitoringofChannel16ceaseswhiletransmitting).Oncetheselectedchannelhasbecomeinactivefor5secondstheDualWatchfunctionwillresume.

To Transmit on the selected Channel while Dual Watching:

SimplypressthePTT.TheDualWatchfunctionwillpauseontheselectedchannelduringthetransmissionandremainpauseduntil5secondsafterallactivityhasceasedonthechannel.DualWatchwillthenresume.

To Transmit on Channel 16 while Dual Watching:

Press the 16keytoselectChannel16.DualwatchwillbecancelledandtheradiowillswitchstraighttoChannel16.NowpressthePTTandtransmitintheusualway. Whenyourconversationhasended,presstheDWkey toresumeDualWatching.

To change the selected Channel while Dual Watching:

Simplyselectanotherchannelusingthe or keys.DualWatchingcontinuesonthenewlyselectedchannel.

TRIPLE WATCH KEY (TW)

TheTripleWatchfunctionisanextensionoftheDual Watchfeature.ItallowstheGX600DtomonitorChannel16,aselectedchannelANDaprioritychannel.Each channelisscannedequallyforsignalswithprioritygivenfirsttoCH16,thenthePrioritychannelandlastlytheselectedchannel.

WhenTripleWatchisselectedthe‘TW’iconisdisplayedalongwithChannel16,theselectedChannelandthePriorityChannel.The‘Priority’Channelistheonestored intheCHANAmemory.

To use the Triple Watch mode:

Firstprogramyourprioritychannel(thedefaultprioritychannelis9)intotheCHANAmemory,thenselectyourpreferredworkingchannelusingthe or keys. NowpressandholdtheTWkeyfor1.5secondsuntil ahighbeepisheard.‘TW’andtheselectedchannel willbedisplayedalongwithCH16andthePriority Channelnumber.

To change the selected channel at any time:

Press the or keys.

To cancel Triple Watch

BrieflypresstheTWkeytoswitchtoDualWatchmode. A high beep will be heard

OR Press and hold the TWkeytoreturntonormaloperation. Alowbeepwillbeheard.

TRIPLE WATCH FEATURES

If a signal appears on Channel 16:

TheradiowillswitchimmediatelytoChannel16and ‘CH16’willbedisplayed.Atthispointtheselected channelandthePrioritychannelarenolongerbeingmonitoredbecauseChannel16hashighestpriority.Duringthis time the PTTmaybepressedfornormaltransmissionsonChannel16.OnceChannel16hasbecomeinactivefor 5secondstheTripleWatchfunctionwillresume.

If a signal appears on the Priority channel:

ScanningwillpauseonthePrioritychannelBUTChannel16willcontinuetobemonitoredevery2seconds(theselectedchannelisnotmonitored).DuringthistimethePTTmaybepressedfornormaltransmissionsonthePrioritychannel(monitoringofChannel16ceaseswhiletransmitting).OncethePrioritychannelhasbecomeinactivefor5secondsTripleWatchwillresume.

If a signal appears on the selected Channel:

ScanningwillpauseontheselectedchannelBUTchannel16andthePrioritychannelwillcontinuetobemonitoredevery2seconds.DuringthistimethePTTmaybepressed for normal transmissions on the selected channel (monitoringofchannel16andthePrioritychannelceaseswhiletransmitting).Oncetheselectedchannelhasbecomeinactivefor5secondstheTripleWatchwillresume.

To Transmit on the selected Channel while Triple Watching:

SimplypressthePTT.TheTripleWatchfunctionwillpauseduringthetransmissionandremainpauseduntil5secondsafterallactivityhasceasedonthechannel.TripleWatchwillthenresume.

To Transmit on the Priority channel while Triple Watching:

Brieflypressthe CHAN A.TripleWatchiscancelledandthePrioritychannelwillbecometheselectedchannel.Nowpress the PTTandtransmitintheusualway.Whenyourconversationhasended,re-selectyourselectedchannel.

To Transmit on Channel 16 while Triple Watching:

Press the 16key.TripleWatchwillbecancelledand theradiowillswitchstraighttoChannel16.NowpressthePTTandtransmitintheusualway.Whenyourconversationhasended,pressandholdtheTWkeytoresumeTripleWatching.

SCANNING

TheScanfunctionallowstheGX600Dtoscanthroughaseriesofuserselectedchannelslookingforactivity.Scanningisdoneinanascendingsequenceatarate of10channelspersecond.

Channels can be selected and stored for scanning from anyoftheavailablechannels,includingweatherchannels (iftheUSAchannelsetisselected)andprivatechannels (iftheyareenabled).

NOTE: Thetransmitterisdisabledwhilescanning.IfthePTTispressed,alowbeepwillbeheardandthePTTisignored.

To store Channels for Scanning:

Selecttherequiredchannelusingthe or keys,thenpress and hold the SCANkeyfor1.5seconds.Ahigh beepwithbeheardand‘M’willappearnexttothe channelnumber.

Repeattheprocesstoremoveapreviouslystoredchannelfromthescanlist.Whenachannelisremovedalowbeepisheardand‘M’disappearsfromthedisplayonthatchannel.

To begin Scanning:

BrieflypresstheSCANkey.TheGX600Dwillscanupwardsthroughthestoredchannelsat10channelspersecondandthedisplaywillshowrapidlychangingchannelnumbers.Ifasignalislocated,scanningwillpauseonthatchannelandwillremainfor5secondsafterthesignalhasgone.Scanningwillthenresume.

To Stop the Scan:

BrieflypresstheSCANkeyagain.Theradiowillreturntothelastselectedchannel.

SCANNING FEATURES

If the scan is paused on a busy channel and you wish to remain on that channel:

BrieflypresstheSCANkey.Scanningwillbecancelledandtheradiowillremainonthatchannel.Toresumescanning,brieflypresstheSCANkeyagain.

If the scan is paused on a busy channel and you wish to skip over that channel:

BrieflypresstheSCANkeytwice.Scanningwillresumewiththenextchannelinsequence.

If the scan is paused on a busy channel and you wish to transmit on that channel:

SimplypressthePTTswitch.Scanningwillbecancelled andtheradiowillremainonthatchannel.

NOTE: ifthePTTispressedatanyothertimewhilescanning,alowbeepwillbeheardandthePTTwill beignored.

To switch immediately to Channel 16:

Brieflypressthe16key.Channel16willbeselected,scanning will be cancelled and the radio will be restored tonormaloperationwithhightransmitterpowerselected.

To switch immediately to the stored working channel (CHAN A):

BrieflypresstheCHAN Akey.Scanningwillbecancelledand the radio will switch to the channel stored in the CHANAmemory.

Scanning Notes:

1.Eachchannelsethasitsownindependentscanmemory.E.g.ScanchannelsstoredundertheInternationalchanneldonotaffectthosestoredundertheUSAchannelset.

2.Aminimumof2channelsisrequiredinthescanmemorybeforescanningisallowed.Iftherearelessthat2channels,pressingtheScankeywillgivealowbeep andthescanwillbeignored.

3.Thefollowingkeys/functionsaredisabledwhilescanning: •PTT •25/1W •Scanmemorystorage • and keys

Scanning with Dual Watch:

IfDualWatchisselectedwhilescanning,Channel16 willbeinsertedintothescaneveryfifthchannel.

Scanning with Triple Watch:

IfTripleWatchisselectedwhilescanning,Channel16andtheprioritychannel(storedintheCHANAmemory)willbothbeinsertedintothescaneveryfifthchannel.

DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC)

DigitalSelectiveCalling(DSC)usesdigitaldatatoprovideautomaticdistressalertingandpositionreportingbetweenDSCequippedradios.Usingpresetfunctionsbuiltintotheradio,youcanmakearangeofautomateddigitalcallsincludingDistressCalls,AllShipsandGroupCallsaswellascallstoindividualradios.WiththeadditionofaGPSyou



canalsosendyourpositiontoanothervesselorrequesttheirposition.DSChasanumberofadvantagesovervoicecallsincludingtheabilitytohandleincreasedradiotrafficandtheautomaticidentificationofyourshipanditspositionintheeventofanemergency.

DSCispartoftheGlobalMaritimeDistressandSafetySystem(GMDSS)andwilleventuallyreplaceaudiblelistening-watchesondistressfrequencies.Itwillalsobeusedtoannounceroutineandurgentmaritimesafetyinformationbroadcaststoothershipsinthearea.

DSCcallsaresentandreceivedonCH70.TheGX600D hastworeceivers,oneofwhichisdedicatedtoCH70.Therefore,regardlessofwhichchannelyouareoperatingon,theGX600DwillnotmissaDSCcall.

USER MMSI (MARINE MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY)

AUserMMSIisa9-digitnumberusedtoidentifyaDSCcapableRadio.ThenumberisusedtoselectivelycallothervesselsandisissuedbyyourlocalMaritimeAuthority(AMSAinAustralia).

NOTE: BeforeyoucanuseDSC,youmusthaveenteredyourUserMMSInumberintoyourGX600D.Ifyoudon’tyethaveaUserMMSI,pleaseregisterwithyourlocalMaritimeAuthoritywhowillthenissueauniqueMMSInumber.PleaserefertotheUserMMSIsectionoftheConfigurationMenuonpage19ofthismanualforinstructionsonenteringyourUserMMSI.

DISTRESS CALLS

To make a DSC Distress Call:

AlwaysusetheRedDISTRESSbuttonontheGX600D’sfrontpanel.TomakeanyotherDSCcall,usetheCALL buttononthemicrophone.

MAKING A DISTRESS CALL:

1.OpentheRedDISTRESScover.

2.BrieflypresstheDISTRESSkey.Thedisplayshowsthe‘Natureofdistress’Menulist.

3.Usethe or keystoselectthenatureofthedistress.Thelistincludes:Undefined,Fire,Flooding,Collision,Grounding,Listing,Sinking,Disabled,Abandoning,PiracyandManOverboard.

4.Withthecorrectdistressitemselected,pressandholdthe DISTRESSkeyfor5seconds.Thedisplaywillflashandtheradiowillcountfrom5downto1,beepingateachcount.

NOTE:Tocancelthedistresscall,releasetheDISTRESS keybeforethecountdowniscompleted.TheradiowillreturntonormaloperationonCH16.

5.Whenthecountdowniscomplete,theDISTRESScallwillbesentonChannel70(whetherCH70isbusyornot).Afterthedistresscallissent,theradioswitchestoCH16andthedisplayshows‘DISTRESS’and‘WaitAck…’toindicate it is now in the distress mode and is waiting for anacknowledgementfromanotherradio.

Whileindistresscallmode,theGX600DissetonCH16andtheusercannotchangechannels.ThekeysonthemicrophonearedisabledandallfrontpanelkeysexceptforSQLaredisabled.IfthePTTispressed,theradiotransmitsonCH16onHIpower.

Ifanacknowledgementisnotreceived,thedistresscallwillberesentataround4minuteintervals(whetherCH70isbusyornot)–foraslongastheradioremainsinthedistresscallmode.

NOTE: A distresscallcanalsoberesentimmediatelyatanytimebyholdingtheDISTRESSkeyagainfor5seconds.

ThedistresscallmodeiscancelledwhenaDISTRESSACKNOWLEDGEisreceivedorthe16keyispressed. TheradiothenreturnstonormaloperationonCH16.

NOTE: ADistressAcknowledgeresponseisgenerallysentbyacoastalbasestation.

RECEIVING A DISTRESS CALL

When a Distress Call is received:

IfAutochannelintheSetupMenuistoONtheGX600DswitchestoCH16andgeneratesanaudibleDistressAlertalarm.

IfAutoChannelissettoofftheGX600Dwillask“settoCH16?”presstheCALLbuttontoacceptandswitchtoCH16orpressthe– keytostopthealarmandremainonthecurrentchannel.

Theradio’sdisplaythenalternatesbetweenthenameandpositionofthevesselindistressandthetimeandnature oftheemergencyat3secondintervals:

Press the –keytocancelthealarmbutcontinuedisplayingtheemergencyinformation.

DISTRESS: WAIT ACK . . .

DISTRESS: SIRIUS S 45° 23.48’ E 151°21.14’

Name & Position of Vessel

DISTRESS: LISTING 05:32 UTC

Nature of Distress & Time

Press the –keyagaintoreturntoNormaloperatingmodeonCH16.

MAKING ALL OTHER DSC CALLS

AllotherDSCcalls-apartfromdistresscalls-aremadeusingtheCALLbuttononthemicrophone.

DSC MENU NAVIGATION

To access the DSC Call menu:

Press the CALLbuttononthemicrophone.The‘CALL’MenuwillbedisplayedprovidingarangeofDSCcalloptions.

To navigate the Call Menu:

Press the or keystomoveupordownthroughtheavailablemenuoptions.

Press the CALL buttontoselectthecurrentmenuselection.

Press the –keytoquitthecurrentmenuselection.

Press the –keyagaintoexitthe‘CALL’menuandreturn tonormaloperation.

NOTE: AtanytimeinDSCmode,includingDistressCalls,pressthe16keytocancelDSCmodeentirelyandreturn theradiotonormalmodeonHIpower.

DSC CALL MENU OPTIONS

Individual Calls:

Usethe‘IndividualCall’optiontoalertaspecificvesselthatyouwishtocommunicatewiththemonaspecifiedchannel.Ifthecalledvessel’sradioisonadifferentchannel,theirradiowillchangetothechannelyouspecify.

NOTE:TomakeanindividualDSCcallyoumustknowtheMMSIofthevesselyouarecalling.

To make an Individual Call:

1. PresstheCALL button.TheDSCCallmenuwillbedisplayed.

2. Select‘INDIVIDUAL’andpresstheCALL button.TheMMSInumberfieldwillbedisplayed.

3. Enterthevessel’sMMSInumber

Youcaneither;

i.Pressthe keytoretrievethelastcalledMMSI or

ii.Pressthe keytoselectavessel’sMMSIfromtheAddressBook or

iii.Manuallyenterthevessel’sMMSIasfollows; a.PressandholdtheCALL buttontoentertheEDIT

mode.

b.Usethe or keystoenterthefirstdigitoftheUserMMSInumber.

c.PresstheCALL buttontomovetothenextdigitposition.Repeatuntilall9digitshavebeenentered.

NOTE: Tocorrectanerrorduringentry,presstheCALL buttonrepeatedlytomovethecursorpositiontotheincorrectdigitthenusethe or keystochangethedigitatthatlocation.

4. OncethecorrectMMSIhasbeenenteredorselected,press the CALL button.‘SELECTCHNL’isdisplayed.

5. Selectthechanneltobeusedforvoicecommunicationusingthe or keysthenpresstheCALL button.

6. ‘SENDCALL’isdisplayed.PresstheCALL button tosend.

NOTE: IfyouarecallingaCoastStationyouwillnotbeaskedtoselectachannel.InsteadtheCoastStationwilldecidethechanneltobeused.

Oncethecallhasbeensent,theradiowillwaitforanacknowledgement.Ifanacknowledgementisreceivedtheradiodisplays.

Press the –key(orwaitafurther5seconds)fortheradio toreturntoNormalmode.Youcannowhavenormalvoicecommunicationsontheselectedchannel.

If NO Acknowledgement is received:

Itislikelythatthevesselyoucalledisswitchedofforoutofrange.Ifnoresponseisreceivedwithin5secondstheradiodisplays:

Press the –key(orwaitafurther5seconds)fortheradiotoreturntoNormalmode.


CALL FROM: SIRIUS ACKNOWLEDGE

CALLING . . . SIRIUS NO REPLY

CALL > INDIVIDUAL

ALL SHIPS GROUP

SEND CALL MMSI:

SEND CALL? SIRIUS

CALL SIRIUS: SELECT CHNL


If an acknowledgment is received but the other radio is unable to comply:

Thisindicatesthecalledvessel’sradiohasreceivedandacknowledgedyourcall,butcouldnotchangetotherequestedchannel.Thiscouldmeanthecalledvessel’sradioisconfiguredformanualreplyorisinamodewheretheoperatordoesnotwantthechanneltochange.

Theradiodisplays:

Press the –key(orwaitafurther5seconds)forradiotoreturntoNormalmode.

ALL-SHIPS CALL

AnAll-ShipscallisaDSCbroadcasttoalertallshipsinthearea.ItistheequivalenttosendingaPAN-PANorSECURITEvoicecall.SincethecallistoAllShipsandnottoanindividualvessel,acallingMMSIisnotrequired.ShipsreceivinganAll-ShipscallwillchangetoCH16.

To make an All Ships call:

1. PresstheCALL button.

2. Select‘ALLSHIPS’andpresstheCALL button.

3. Select‘URGENCY’or‘SAFETY’asappropriateandpressthe CALL button.

4. Theradiowilldisplaythe‘SELECTCHNL’optionbutwilldefaulttoChannel16automatically.

5. Ifanotherchannelisrequiredusethe or keystoselectanalternatechannel,otherwisepresstheCALL buttontouseChannel16.

6. ‘SENDCALL?’‘ALLSHIPS’willbedisplayed.

7. PresstheCALL buttontosendthecall.

TheradioreturnstoNormalmodeonChannel16(oryouralternativeselectedchannel)assoonasthecallhasbeensent.

NOTE: ThereisnoDSCacknowledgetoanAllShipscall.

GROUP CALL

AGroupCallisusedtocontactallshipsthathavethesameGroupMMSI.AllshipsreceivingaGroupcallwillchangetothespecifiedchannel.Forexamplethiscouldbeused toalertallyachtsinaracetoannounceachangeinthe raceconditions.

To make a Group Call:

1.PresstheCALLbutton

2.Select‘GROUP’andpresstheCALLbuttonagain.TheGroupMMSIusedistheoneprogrammedintoyourradio(seeConfigurationMenu).

3.SelectchanneltobeusedforsubsequentcommunicationsthenpressCALL.

4.‘SendCALL?Group’isdisplayed

5.PressCALL again to send the call

TheradioreturnstoNormalmodeontheselectedchannelassoonasthecallhasbeensent.

NOTE:ThereisnoDSCacknowledgetoaGroupcall.

POSITION REQUEST

APositionRequestisusedtoobtainthepositionofanothervessel.Theothervessel’spositionisdisplayedonyourradio’sLCD.IfyouhaveachartplotterconnectedtotheGX600D,thepositionoftheothervesselcanalsobedisplayedonthechartplotter’sscreen.

To make a Position Request:

1. PresstheCALLbutton

2. Select‘POS REQUEST’ then press the CALLbutton

3. EnterthevesselsMMSI.

Youcaneither;

i.Press the keytoretrievethelastcalledMMSI or

ii.Press the keytoselectavessel’sMMSIfromtheAddressBook or

CALL FROM: SIRIUS ACKNOWLEDGE NOT COMPLY

CALL INDIVIDUAL ALL SHIPS > GROUP

CALL GROUP SELECT CHNL

CALLING . . . GROUP

SEND CALL? GROUP

CALL INDIVIDUAL > ALL SHIPS GROUP

ALL SHIPS > URGENCY

SAFETY

CALL ALL SHIPS SELECT CHNL

SEND CALL? ALL SHIPS

iii.Manuallyenterthevessel’sMMSIasfollows;

a.PressandholdtheCALLbuttontoentertheEDITmode.

b.Usethe or keystoenterthefirstdigitofthevessel’sMMSInumber.

c.PresstheCALLbuttontomovetothenextdigitposition.Repeatuntilall9digitshavebeenentered.

NOTE:Tocorrectanerrorduringentry,presstheCALL buttonrepeatedlytomovethecursorpositiontotheincorrectdigitthenusethe or keystochangethedigitatthatlocation.

4.OncethecorrectMMSIhasbeenenteredorselected,press the CALLbutton.‘SENDCALL’isdisplayed.

5.PresstheCALLbuttontosend.

Position Request Responses

If NO acknowledgement is received: Itislikelythatthevesselyoucalledisswitchedofforout ofrange.Ifnoresponseisreceivedwithin5secondstheradiodisplays:

Press the –key orwaitafurther5secondsfortheradiotoreturntoNormalmode.

If an acknowledgement is received: Thedisplaywillalternatebetweenpositionandtimeasshownbelow.ThepositionisdisplayedontheLCDasLat/LonginDegrees,MinutesandDecimalMinutes.IfaChartplotterisattached,thepositionisalsosenttotheChartplotterandappearsontheChartplotter’sdisplay.

NOTE: IftheradioyouarecallingdoesnothaveaGPSconnectedortheGPSsignalisnotvalid,theGPSpositiondatawillbeinvalid.Inthatcase,thepositionusedwillbethemanuallysetposition.Ifthemanualpositionhasnotbeensetorhasn’tbeenupdatedwithin23hours,thenpositiondataissentas:‘N99`99E999’99’toindicatepositiondataisinvalid.WhenthisisreceivedontheGX600Ditwillbedisplayedas: Press the –key(orwait5seconds)fortheradiotoreturntoNormalmode.

The called radio cannot comply: Thecalledvessel’sradiohasreceivedyourrequest,butcouldnotsendit’sposition.Thiscouldmeanthecalledvessel’sradioisconfiguredformanualreply,orisinamodewherePositionRequestsaredenied(see‘PositionReply’settingonpage17intheConfigurationMenu). Press the –keyorwaitafurther5secondsfortheradiotoreturntoNormalmode.

Position Send

‘PositionSend’isusedtomanuallysendYOURpositiontoanothervessel.Forexample,anothershipmayrequestyourpositionusingvoicecommunications.Insteadofspeakingthelatitudeandlongitudeoveravoicechannel,youcansendyourpositionviaDSCwhichcanthenbedisplayed ontheothership’sradioordirectlyontotheirchartplotter’sscreen.

To send a ‘Position Send’ Call:

1. PresstheCALLbutton

2. Select‘POSSEND’thenpresstheCALLbutton

3. EnterthevesselsMMSI.

Youcaneither; i.Pressthe keytoretrievethelastcalledMMSI or ii.Pressthe keytoselectavessel’sMMSIfromthe

AddressBook or iii.Manuallyenterthevessel’sMMSIasfollows; a.PressandholdtheCALLbuttontoenterthe

EDITmode.



CALL FROM: SIRIUS POSITION 01:35 UTC

Displays time in UTC

CALL FROM: SIRIUS S 33° 49.30’ E 151° 07.15’

Displays Position

CALL FROM: SIRIUS POSITION _ _:_ _ UTC

CALL FROM: SIRIUS S _ _° _ _._ _’ E _ _ _° _ _. _ _’

CALL ALL SHIPS GROUP > POS REQUEST

SEND CALL MMSI:

CALLING . . . SIRIUS



b.Usethe or keystoenterthefirstdigitofthevessel’sMMSInumber.

c.PresstheCALLbuttontomovetothenextdigitposition.Repeatuntilall9digitshavebeenentered.

NOTE: Tocorrectanerrorduringentry,presstheCALL buttonrepeatedlytomovethecursorpositiontotheincorrectdigitthenusethe or keystochangethedigitatthatlocation.

4. OncethecorrectMMSIhasbeenenteredorselected,press the CALLbutton.‘SENDCALL’isdisplayed.

5. PresstheCALLbuttontosend.

TheradioreturnstoNormalmodeonthecurrentchannel assoonasthecallhasbeensent.

NOTE: ThereisnoDSCacknowledgementofa‘PositionSend’call.

RECEIVING DSC CALLS

WhenaDSCcallisreceived,theGX600Dautomaticallyrespondsdependingonthetypeofcall.IfaGPSisconnectedtothecaller’sradioandisreceivingavalidsignalthentheirGPStimeisusedtodisplaythetimeofthecallonyourGX600D’sdisplay.

ReceivedcallsaresavedtotheCallLog.ReceivedDSCAcknowledgecallsarenotsavedinthecalllog.

Receiving an Individual Call

Whenan‘Individual’callisreceived,theGX600Dchangestotherequestedchannel(if‘AutoCHNL’ison)andgeneratesanaudible‘IndividualCall’alarm.Thedisplaythenshows:

YourGX600DautomaticallytransmitsaDSCacknowledgebacktothecaller.

NOTE: IftheGX600DisconfiguredforManualTXtheradiowillnotchangechannelandtheacknowledgecallwillbe‘Unabletocomply’.

Tocancelthealarm,pressanykey.Theradioreturnsto‘Normal’modeonthecurrentchannel.

Receiving an All Ships Call

WhenanAllShipscallisreceived,theGX600DswitchestoCH16andgeneratesanaudibleAll-ShipsUrgency/Safetyalarm.TheDisplayshows:

Pressanykeytocancelthealarm.TheradioreturnstoNormalmodeonCH16.

Receiving a Group Call

WhenaGroupCallisreceived,theGX600Dchangesto therequestedchannel(if‘AutoCHNL’ison)andgeneratesanaudibleGroupCallalarm.

Thedisplayshows:

Pressanykeytocancelthealarm.TheradioreturnstoNormalmodeonthecurrentchannel.

Receiving a Position Request

WhenaPositionRequestisreceived,yourGX600DgeneratesaDSCPositionReplymessagethendisplays thefollowing:

Pressanykeytoclearthedisplay.TheradioreturnstoNormalmodeonthecurrentchannel.

Receiving a Position Send

WhenaPositionSendisreceived,yourGX600Ddisplaysalternatinginformationevery3secondstoindicatethe GPStimeandthepositionofthecallingvessel:

CALL FROM: SIRIUS ROUTINE CH12

GROUP CALL: SIRIUS CH12

CALL FROM: SIRIUS POSITION REQ

CALL FROM: SIRIUS POSITION 01:35 UTC

GPS Time of Calling Vessel

CALL FROM: SIRIUS S 33° 49.30’ E 151° 07.15’

Position of Calling Vessel

CALL INDIVIDUAL POS REQUEST > POS SEND

SEND CALL MMSI:

CALLING . . . SIRIUS

ALL SHIPS: SIRIUS URGENCY

IfachartplotterisconnectedtoyourGX600D,thepositionofthecallingshipisdisplayedonthechartplotter.

Pressanykeytoclearthedisplay.TheradioreturnstoNormalmodeonthecurrentchannel.

CONFIGURATION MENU

TheGX600Diseasilyconfiguredusingamenusystem.Themenuallowsaccesstothefollowingoptions:

• Address Book:Add,EditandErasefrequentlycalledstationsinyouraddressbook

• Call Log:Keeptrackofincomingcallsandreturncallsrecordedinthelog.CallsarecategorisedseparatelyasRoutineorDistressforeasyidentification.

• Display:Changeyourdisplay’sbrightnessandcontrast.

• Setup:Adjustkeybeepsandalarmvolumesettings,selectthechannelband,addnamestochannels,configureDSCresponseparametersandselectNMEAbaudrates.

• GPS Setup:EnterLat/Long,UTCtimeandtimeoffsetandconfigureGPSdisplayandalertstatus.

• MMSI:EnteryourUserandGroupMMSIcodes.

USING THE MENU

NOTE: ThefollowingdescriptionappliestotheMC516microphonesuppliedwithyourGX600D.IfusingtheoptionalMC540keypadmicrophonepleaseusethealternativekeysasshowninthetablebelow.

For all menu items,firstpresstheVolumeknobtoaccessthemainmenu.Onceyouareinthemainmenu,mostfunctionscanbeaccessedfromthemicrophone.

• Usethe or keysonthemicrophone(orradio)toscrollthroughthevariousmenuoptions.Selectedmenuitemsareprefixedwith‘>’.

• PresstheCALLbuttononthemicrophone(ortheVolumeknobontheradio)toacceptyourselection.

• Pressthe–keyonthemicrophonetoquitthecurrentselectionorpressrepeatedlytoexitthemenucompletely.

• Whenenteringcharactersusethe or keystoselectthe character then press the CALLbuttontomovetothenextcharacterposition.

MENU OPTIONSADDRESS BOOK

TheaddressbookisusedtostorethenamesanduserMMSI’sofothervessels.ThismakesiteasytoidentifyincomingDSCcallsandtomakeDSCcallstothosestations.

To select the Address Book:

1. Fromthemainmenu,pressthe or keystoselect‘ADDBOOK’

2. PresstheCALLbuttontoaccept.

ThefollowingAddressBookoptionsareavailable

• ADD

• EDIT

• ERASE

To ADD a contact to the Address Book:

1. Select‘ADD’fromtheAddressBookmenuandpresstheCALLbutton.‘Name’isdisplayed.

2. Usethe or keystoselectthefirstcharacterofyourcontact’sname.PresstheCALLbuttontomovetothenextcharacterposition.

3. Repeatstep2untilallrequiredcharactershavebeenentered.Upto11charactersareavailable.

4. Whenfinished,pressandholdtheCALLbuttontoconfirm.‘MMSI’isthendisplayed.

5. Usethe or keystoenterthefirstdigitofyourcontact’sMMSInumber.PresstheCALLbuttontomovetothenextdigitposition.

6. Repeatstep5untilalldigitshavebeenentered.

7. PressandholdtheCALLbuttontoconfirmandstorethecontactintotheaddressbook.

NOTE: TocorrectanerrorwhileenteringanameorMMSI:

1. BrieflypresstheCALLbuttonrepeatedlytomovethecursortothecharacteryouwishtoedit.Thecharacteratthecursorpositionwillflash.

2. Tochangethecharacteratthecursorposition,pressthe or keys.

3. Todeleteacharactertotheleftofthecursorposition,press the –key.


FUNCTION MC516 MC540

Select/Enter Call/Volume Menu/Enter

Clear/Quit – Clear

Up

Down

EnterCharacters or Alpha/numerickeypad


To EDIT a contact stored in the Address Book:

1. Select‘EDIT’fromtheAddressBookmenuandpresstheCALLbutton.Alistofstorednamesisdisplayed.

2. Pressthe or keystoscrolltothedesirednamethenpress the CALLbuttontoselectit.TheNameandMMSIoftheselecteditemisdisplayedwiththeflashingcursorpositionedonthefirstcharacter.

3. ToedittheName,brieflypresstheCALLbuttonrepeatedlytomovethecursortothecharacterthatrequiresediting.Thecharacterwillflash.

4. Pressthe or keystochangethecharacterin thatposition.

5. Todeleteacharacterimmediatelytotheleftofthecursorposition,pressthe–key.

6. ToedittheMMSInumber,pressandholdtheCALL button.ThecursorwillmovetotheMMSInumber.

7. RepeattheprocessabovetoedittheMMSInumber asrequired.

8. Whenfinished,pressandholdtheCALLbuttontosavetheentryandreturntotheAddressBookmenu.

ERASING CONTACTS

To ERASE a single contact from the Address Book:

1. Select‘ERASE’fromtheAddressBookmenuandpressthe CALLbutton.

2. Select‘One-By-One’andpresstheCALLbutton.

3. Usethe or keystoselecttherequirednamethenpress the CALLbutton.‘EraseEntry?’isdisplayedalongwiththenameandMMSIofthecontact.

4. PresstheCALLbuttontoconfirmdeletionorpressthe– keytocancel.

To ERASE ALL contacts from the Address Book:

1. Select‘ERASE’fromtheAddressBookmenuandpressthe CALLbutton.

2. Select‘AllEntries’andpresstheCALLbutton.

3. ‘EraseAllAddBook?’isdisplayed.PresstheCALL buttontoconfirmorpressthe–keytocancel.

CALL LOGS

ThecalllogkeepstrackoftheDSCcallsyouhavereceived.DSCcallsareloggedaseitherRoutineorDistress.Upto10callscanbeloggedineachcategory.Loggedcallsarenumbered1–10withcall1beingthemostrecent.Ifmorethan10callshavebeenloggedtheoldestcallisdiscardedwhenanewcallislogged.

Viewing the Call Logs:

1. Select‘CALLLOG’fromthemainmenuandpresstheCALLbutton.

2. Selecteither‘ROUTINE’or‘DISTRESS’fromtheCallLogmenuandpresstheCALLbutton.

3. Themostrecentlyloggedcallwillbedisplayedas‘RECEIVED:1’alongwiththeMMSIofthecaller anddetailsofthecall.Ifthecallerisinyouraddressbook,theirnamewillbedisplayedinplaceofthe MMSInumber.

4. Pressthe or keystoviewadditionalloggedcalls.

To call a station listed in the Call Log:

1. Whentherequiredloggedcallisdisplayed,brieflypressthe CALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystoselecttherequiredchannelifprompted.

3. PresstheCALLbutton.‘SendCall?’Isdisplayed.

4. PresstheCALLbuttonagaintosendthecall.

NOTE: Youcanalsocallstationsfromthecalllogusingthe‘Call’optioninthesubmenu(describedbelow).

CALL LOG SUBMENU

Whiledisplayingthedetailsofaloggedcall,brieflypressthe Volumeknobtoaccessadditionalsubmenuoptionsrelatingtothedisplayedcall.Thefollowingsubmenuoptionsareavailable

• Call

• AddADDR

• Erase

To Call a station listed in the Call Log (alternate method):

1. Whentherequiredloggedcallisdisplayed,presstheVolumeknobtoaccessthesubmenu.

2. Select‘Call’thenpresstheCALLbutton.

3. Usethe or keystoselecttherequiredchannelifprompted.

4. PresstheCALLbutton.‘SendCall?’Isdisplayed

5. PresstheCALLbuttonagaintosendthecall.

To Add the listed caller to your Address Book:

1. Select‘ADDADDR’fromtheAddressbookmenuandpress the CALLbutton.Youwillbepromptedtoenteranameforthisentry.

2. Enterthenameusingthe or keystoselecteachcharacter then press the CALLbuttontomovetothenextcharacterposition.

3. WhenfinishedpressandholdtheCALLbutton.TheMMSIwillbeautomaticallytransferredfromthecalllisttotheAddressEntrypage.

4. PressandholdtheCALLbuttonagaintoconfirmandstorethenewcontactintheaddressbook.‘Saving’willbedisplayedastheaddressisstored.

To Erase The Displayed Entry From The Call Log:

1. Select‘Erase’fromtheAddressbookmenuandpresstheCALLbutton.‘EraseEntry?’isdisplayed

2. PressandholdtheCALLbuttontoconfirm.

To Erase all Logged Calls:

1. Select‘EraseLogs’fromtheAddressbookmenuandpress the CALLbutton.‘EraseAll?’isdisplayed.

2. PressandholdtheCALLbuttontoconfirm.

DISPLAY

Toconfigurethedisplay,selectthe‘DISPLAY’optionfromthemainmenu.ThefollowingDisplayoptionsareavailable

• Backlight

• Contrast

Backlight Adjustment

1. Toadjustthedisplay’sbacklighting,select‘Backlight’fromtheDisplaymenuthenpresstheCALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystoselect‘OFF’,‘DIM’or‘BRIGHT’.Thedisplaychangesimmediatelywitheachselection.

3. PresstheCALLbuttontoaccepttheselection.

Contrast

1. Toadjustthedisplay’scontrast,select‘Contrast’fromtheDisplaymenuthenpresstheCALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystoadjustthecontrastsothatthedisplayiseasilyreadable.Thecontrastwillchangewitheachkeypressandareferencevaluefrom-20to+20willbedisplayed.Thecontrastsettingisdependentonyourviewinganglesowerecommendyouadjustthecontrastfromyournormalviewingposition.

3. PresstheCALLbuttontoaccepttheselection.

SETUP

TheSetupmenuconfiguresthegeneraloperationoftheradio.ThefollowingmenuisdisplayedinSetup

• KeyBeep

• AlarmBeep

• AutoChannel

• PosReply

• IndivReply

• UIC

• ChnlName

• NMEA-1

• NMEA-2

Key Beep

Changesthevolumeofthebeepsthatareheardwhenthekeysarepressed.

Tochangethekeybeepvolume;

1. Select‘KEYBEEP’fromtheSetupmenuthenpresstheCALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystosettheBeepvolumeto‘HI’,‘MED’,‘LOW’or‘OFF’.

3. PresstheCALLbuttontoaccepttheselectionandreturntothe‘SETUP’Menu.

Alarm Beep

ChangesthevolumeoftheAlarmbeeps.

Tochangethealarmvolume;

1. Select‘ALARMBEEP’fromtheSetupmenuthenpressthe CALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystosettheAlarmBeepvolumeto‘HI’,‘MED’or‘LOW’.

3. PresstheCALLbuttontoaccepttheselectionandreturntothe‘SETUP’Menu.

NOTE: TheEmergencyAlarmvolumeisalwayssettoHighandisnotaffectedbythisadjustment.

Auto Channel

AutoChanneldefineswhetheryourradiowillchangechannelsautomaticallywhenrequestedbyanothervessel’sDSCcall.

1. Select‘AUTOCHNL’fromtheSetupmenuthenpresstheCALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystosettheAutoChannelfeaturetoONorOFF.

–Select‘ON’toallowyourradiotochangechannelswhenrequestedbyanincomingDSCcall.

–SelectOFFtoignoreincomingchannelchangerequestsfromDSCcallsandremainontheselectedchannel.

3.PresstheCALLbuttontoaccepttheselectionandreturntothe‘SETUP’Menu.



Position Reply

ThePositionReplyfunctiondetermineswhetheryourradiowillautomaticallysenditsGPSpositiontoanothervesselwheneveraPositionRequestisreceived.(TousethisfeatureyourGX600DmusthaveaGPSconnectedoramanualGPSpositionmusthavebeenentered).

1. Select‘POSREPLY’fromtheSetupmenuthenpresstheCALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystoselect‘Auto’or‘Manual’.

–Select‘Auto’toallowyourpositiontobesentautomaticallywhenrequestedbyanincoming DSCcall.

–Select‘Manual’todisableautomaticpositionsending.

3. PresstheCALLbuttontoaccepttheselectionandreturntothe‘SETUP’Menu

Individual Reply

TheIndividualReplyfunctiondetermineswhetheryourradiowillautomaticallyacknowledgeanincomingIndividualCall.

1. Select‘INDVREPLY’fromtheSetupmenuthenpresstheCALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystoselectMANUALorAUTO.

–Select‘AUTO’toallowyourradiotoautomaticallysendanacknowledgewhenanIndividualDSCCallisreceivedfromanotherstation.

–Select‘MANUAL’topromptyoutorespondmanuallytoanIndividualDSCCall.Inthismodeyourradiowilldisplay‘REPLYOK?’andawaityourresponse.

3.PresstheCALLbuttontoaccepttheselectionandreturntothe‘SETUP’Menu.

UIC (USA/International/Canadian)

SelectstheradiofrequencychannelsetusedbytheGX600D.Becausechannelallocationsvarybetweencountriesyoushouldusethechannelsetforthecountryyouareoperatingwithin.TheradiosupportsInternational,USAandCanadianchannelsets.ThedefaultsettingisInternational.

1. Select‘UIC’fromtheSetupmenuthenpressthe CALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystoselect‘CAN’(Canada),‘USA’ or‘INTL’(International).

3. PresstheCALLbuttontoaccepttheselectionand returntonormaloperation.

WhenevertheChannelSetischanged,theGX600DwillswitchtoCH16.

NOTE: WhentheUSAChannelSetisselected,weatherchannelswillbeaccessiblebelowChannel01.

Channel Name

UsetheChannelnamefunctiontoapplyusefulnames tochannelstohelpidentifytheirusage(e.g.aclub/ workingchannel).

1. Select‘CHNLNAME’fromtheSetupmenuthen |press the CALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystoselectthefirstcharacterof yourchannelname.

3. PresstheCALLbuttontomovetothenext characterposition.

4. Repeatuntilallrequiredcharacters(upto11) havebeenentered.

NOTE: Tocorrectanerrorwhileenteringthechannelname,press the CALLbuttonrepeatedlytomovethecursortotherequiredcharacterposition,thenusethe or keystocorrectthecharacterinthatposition.

5. Whenfinished,pressandholdtheCALLbutton toconfirm.

NMEA-1 Baud/NMEA-2 Baud

Usethisoptiontoadjustthebaudrate(datacommunicationsspeed)oftheGX600D’sNMEAserialdataports.TheGX600DhastwoserialportslabelledNMEA-1andNMEA-2.TheBaudratesofeachportcanbesetindependently.Notethatthebaudrateyouchoosemustmatchthatofthedevice/syouareconnecting.

1. Select‘NMEA-1Baud’or‘NMEA-2Baud’fromtheSetupmenuthenpresstheCALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystoselectfrom4800,9600,19200or38400baud.

3. Whenfinished,pressandholdtheCALLbuttontoconfirmandreturntonormaloperation.

GPS Setup

TheGPSsetupallowsyoutomanuallysetGPSpositioncoordinatesandtimeparametersforsituationswhereyourGX600DdoesnothaveaGPSconnectedandcannot obtainthisinformationautomatically.YoucanalsoconfigureGPSdisplayandalerts.ThefollowingmenuisdisplayedinGPSSetup.

• Position

• UTCTime

• TimeOffset

• GPSDisplay

• GPSAlert

POSITION

Allowsmanualentryofthelatitudeandlongitudeofyourvessel’slocation.ThisallowstheDSCfunctiontotransmityourpositioncoordinatesinanemergency.ThepositionmustbeenteredinDegrees,MinutesandDecimal/Minutes(DMM).

To enter your position

1. Select‘POSITION’fromtheGPSMenuthenpresstheCALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystoselect‘N’(North)or‘S’(South).

3. PressandholdtheCALLbutton.ThecursormovestothefirstdigitpositionoftheLatitudefield.

4. Usethe or keystoselectthefirstdigitoftheLatitudethenbrieflypresstheCALLbuttontomovetothenextdigitposition.

5. Repeatuntilalldigitshavebeenentered.

6. PressandholdtheCALLbuttontoconfirmandstoretheLatitude.ThecursorwillmovetotheLongitudefield.

7. Usethe or keystoselect‘E’(East)or‘W’(West)then press and hold the CALLbutton.ThecursormovestothefirstdigitpositionoftheLongitudefield.

8. Usethe or keystoselectthefirstdigitoftheLongitudethenbrieflypresstheCALLbuttontomovetothenextdigitposition.

9. Repeatuntilalldigitshavebeenentered.

10.Whenfinished,pressandholdtheCALLbuttontoconfirmandstoretheposition.

NOTE: Thepositionwillbeerasedafter23hoursorwhentheradioisswitchedoff.

UTC TIME

LetsyoumanuallysetthetimeinUTC(GreenwichMeanTime).ThetimeisenteredasHours:Minutes:Secondsin24hourtimeformat.

TO ENTER THE TIME IN UTC:

1. Fromthe‘GPSSETUP’menu,select‘UTCTIME’thenpress the CALLbutton.TheHourscursorwillbeflashing.

2. Usethe or keystoselectthehoursthenpresstheCALLbutton.TheMinutescursorwillflash.

3. Usethe or keystoselecttheminutesthenpressthe CALLbutton.TheSecondscursorwillflash.

4. Usethe or keystosetthesecondsthenpresstheCALLbutton.

Theradioreturnstothe‘SETUP’Menu.

NOTE: Thetimewillbeerasedafter23hoursorwhentheradioisswitchedoff.

TIME OFFSET

LetsyousetthetimedifferencebetweenUTCtimeandyourlocaltime.Thiswillallowtheradiotodisplaylocaltime.AlistofTimeoffsetsisinthebackofthismanual.

To set the Time Offset:

1. Fromthe‘GPSSETUP’menu,select‘TIMEOFFSET’thenpress the CALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystosetthetimeoffsetfrom-12:00hrsto+13:00hrsin30minutesegments.

3. PresstheCALLbuttontoacceptandreturntothe‘GPSSETUP’Menu.

GPS DISPLAY

SelectswhetherornottodisplayyourGPSpositionontheLCD.IftheGPSdisplayin‘ON’butaGPSreceiverisnotconnected,‘NOGPS’isdisplayedinstead.

1. Fromthe‘GPSSETUP’menu,select‘GPSDISPLAY’thenpress the CALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystoselect‘OFF’or‘ON’.


GPS ALERT

TheGX600DmonitorstheNMEAportsforGPSdataandcansoundanalarmiftheGPSpositiondataislostorisdisconnected.TheGPSAlertoptionhasthreesettings–OFF,ONandAUTO.

OFF–TheGPSAlarmisturnedoff.ValidGPSpositiondataappliedtotheNMEAportswillbeusedbytheGX600D butyouwillnotbealertedifthepositiondataislost.

ON–TheGPSalarmwillsoundiftherehasbeenno validGPSpositionfor30seconds.EithertheGPSpositionhasbeenlostoryourGPSdeviceisnotconnectedorswitchedon.

AUTO–TheGX600DwillautomaticallydetermineifaGPSdatasourceisconnectedandwillonlysoundthealarmifvalidGPSdatawasdetectedthenlost.Thisistherecommended(default)setting.

ToselecttheGPSAlertsetting

1. Fromthe‘GPSSETUP’menu,select‘GPSAlert’thenpress the CALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystoselect‘OFF’,‘AUTO’or‘ON’.




GROUP MMSI

AGroupCallprovidesamethodforcontactingmultiplevesselswithacommoninterestbyusingoneDSCcall.ThereisnolimitonthenumberoftimesyoucanchangetheGroupMMSI.

To enter the Group MMSI

1. Select‘GROUPMMSI’fromtheMainMenuthenpressthe CALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystoenterthefirstdigitofthe‘GROUPMMSI’number.

3. PresstheCALLbuttontomovetothenextdigitposition.

4. Repeatuntilall9digitshavebeenentered.

5. Tocorrectanerrorduringentry,presstheCALLbuttonrepeatedlytomovethecursorpositiontotheincorrectdigitthenusethe or keystochangethedigitatthatlocation.

6. Whenfinished,pressandholdtheCALLbuttontoconfirmandreturntothemainmenu.

NOTE: IftheGroupMMSIfieldalreadyhasanMMSInumber,pressandholdthe–keytocleartheMMSIfield.YoucanthenenteranewGroupMMSInumber.

USER MMSI

TheUserMMSIisuniquetoeachradioandmustbeenteredtoenablenormalDSCoperation-exceptforthereceptionofdistresscallswhichdonotrequireauserMMSI.

TheGX600DisshippedfromthefactorywiththeuserMMSI‘un-programmed’.ItisuptotheusertoobtainavalidMMSIfromtheappropriatelicensingauthorityandentertheMMSIintotheradiotoenableDSCoperation.

IMPORTANT: ItisarequirementoftheregulationsthattheUserMMSIcanonlybeenteredONCE.IfthereisaneedtochangetheMMSImorethanonceyouwillneedtocontactyourauthorizedGMEservicecentreforadvice.ForthisreasontakespecialcarewhenenteringyourUserMMSInumbertoensureitisenteredcorrectlybeforesavingit.

To enter the 9 digit User MMSI number issued to you by your local authority:

1. Select‘USERMMSI’fromtheMainMenuthenpresstheCALLbutton.

2. Usethe or keystoenterthefirstdigitoftheUserMMSInumber.

3. PresstheCALLbuttontomovetothenextdigitposition.

4. Repeatuntilall9digitshavebeenentered.

5. Tocorrectanerrorduringentry,presstheCALLbuttonrepeatedlytomovethecursorpositiontotheincorrectdigitthenusethe or keystochangethedigitatthatlocation.

6. Oncethe9digitUserMMSIhasbeenentered,doublechecktoensurethatthenumberiscorrect then press and hold the CALLbuttontostoreit.Theradiowillreturntothemainmenu.

CONNECTING A GPS RECEIVER OR PLOTTER

YoucanconnectaGPSreceiverorGPSPlottertoyourGX600D.AGPSreceiverwillprovideyourradiowithGPSpositionandtimereporting.ConnectingaGPSplotterwillallowDSCpositionsofshipstobedisplayeddirectlyonyourplotter.GPSconnectionsaremadethroughtheNMEAportsonyourradio.

NMEA PORTS

TheGX600DfeaturestwoNMEAportslabelledNMEA1andNMEA2.Theseareavailableontherearpanel.NMEAsentencesgeneratedbytheGX600Dwillappearontheoutputofbothports.Inaddition,anyNMEAsentencesreceivedattheinputofoneportwillbemirroredattheoutputoftheotherport.

TheNMEABaudrateofeachportcanbesetseparatelyfromwithintheSetupmenu.AvailableBaudratesare4800,9600,19200and38400bps.

NMEA 0183 DATA

TheGX600DrecognisesthefollowingstandardNMEAsentences.YoumayneedtoselectNMEA0183Input/OutputusingtheinterfacesettingsonyourGPS,Plotterorconnecteddevice.

NMEAInputfromGPS:GPGLL,GPGAA,GPRMC, GPGNS(v2.x)

NMEAOutputtoplotter:GPDSC(v2.x)GPDSE(v3.x)

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Black

NMEAOutNMEAInCommon(Gnd)


INSTALLATION

NOTE: YourGX600Disdesignedforconnectiontonegativeearthelectricalsystemsonly.

Selecting a location

ItisadvisabletospendalittletimeselectingthebestlocationforyourGX600D.Themountingbracketcanberotatedabove,beloworbehindtheradioenablingtheradiotobemountedinawiderangeoflocations.Inaddition,usingtheoptionalflushmountingkits(MK600,MK001,MK002)theGX600Dcanbemounteddirectlyinapanelordashboard.TheflushmountingkitsallowforinstallationorreplacementofanyexistingVHFradio.

UPRIGHT OR OVERHEAD MOUNTING

Keepthefollowingpointsinmindwhenchoosingalocation.

• TheGX600DisdesignedtomeettheIP67specificationwhichallowsfordirectwaterspray.However,werecommendyouselectalocationthatwillminimiseexcessiveexposuretowatersplashesorcontinuousrain.

• Selectalocationthatwon’texposeyourradiotocontinuousdirectsunlightwhichcouldcauseoverheatingorUVdegradation.

• Ensurethatthelocationallowsafreeflowofairaroundtheheatsinkonthebackoftheradio.

• Themicrophoneandallcontrolsshouldbereadilyaccessibleandtheloudspeakereasilyheardfromthenormalsteeringposition.Anextensionspeaker(SPK600)canbeinstalledifrequired.

• Forbestresultsconnectthebatteryleadsdirectlytothevessel’sbattery.Ifyouneedtoextendthepowerleadstoreachthebatteryuseheavyinsulatedautomotivewireofatleast#10gauge.

• Componentsandcurrentsintheradiocreatemagneticfields.Toavoidinterferencetoshipscompassesorautopilotsensors,theGX600Dshouldbemountedatleast300mmfromsuchequipment.

INSTALLING THE UNIT

Afterchoosingyourlocation,holdtheunitwiththemountingbracketattachedintothedesiredpositionandmarkthelocationwithapencil.Removethemountingbracketfromtheradioanddrillthemountingholes.Boltorscrewthebracketinplaceusinghardwaresuitableforthemountingsurface.Theunitissuppliedwithstainlesssteelscrews;however,ifthemountingsurfaceisunsuitableforscrewsyoumayneedtoreplacethesewithstainlesssteelbolts.Rememberthefixingsforoverheadmountedunitsmayhavetowithstandheavypoundingwhenthevesselisinroughwaterorbeingtowedonatrailer.

Panel Overhead Upright Mounting Mounting Mounting

FlushMounting(OptionalMK600,MK001,MK002flushmountingkitsavailable)


Rear Panel Connections

GX600D Wiring

MountingBracket

NMEA1 NMEA2DCPowerCable ExtensionSpeakerSocket

ExtensionSpeaker SPK600(optional) VHFAntenna

10AmpFuse

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12VoltBatteryGX600D

GimbalKnob

AntennaSocket

DC Connections

ConnecttheREDpowerleadtothePositive(+)sideofthebatteryortoanaccessorypointinthevessel’sfusebox.

ConnecttheBLACKpowerleadtotheNegative(-)sideofthebatteryortoagroundpointinyourvessel’sfusebox.

NOTE: TheREDpowerleadisfittedwitha10Ampfuse. Ifthefuseblows,useonlyastandard10Amp(3AGtype)fuseasareplacement.Useofhigherratedfusesor‘slowblow’typescouldresultindamagetoyourradiowhichwouldvoidthewarranty.

ConnecttheantennacabletotherearantennasocketontheradiousingaPL259coaxialconnector.

Ifrequired,anSPK600extensionspeakermaybeinstallednearthesteeringpositionoroutsidethecabintoimprovethereceptionclarityinthoseareas.TheSPK600isspecificallydesignedfortheGX600Dwithawatertightconnectortomatchtheextensionspeakersocketontherearoftheradio.

Noise Suppression

TheinherentdesignofVHFFMradiosresultsinahighlevelofresistancetoignitionandelectricalinterference.Howeverinsomeinstallationsitmaybenecessarytotakeadditionalstepstohelpreduceoreliminatenoiseinterference.Duringinstallation,trytoroutetheDCbatteryleads,theantennaleadoranyaccessorywiresawayfromtheenginecompartment,ignitionoralternatorwiring.Ifthenoisecontinues,itmaybenecessarytofitasuppressionkit.Contactyourlocalmarinedealerformoreinformation.

Similarly,iftheinterferenceyouareexperiencingisfromotherelectronicequipmentsuchasadepthsounder,trytokeepthedepthsounder’sDCleadsandtransducercablewellawayfromyourGX600D’swiring.


ELECTRICAL

General

Complieswith: AS/NZS4415.1.2003 FrequencyRange: 155–165MHz ChannelSpacing: 25kHz Modulation: FM ChannelsSets: •International,USA,Canada •Private–20Channels •USAWeatherChannels SupplyVoltage: •12voltnominal •10.5–15.6voltmax.range •NegativeEarth FrequencyStability: ±1.5kHzoverenvironmental

extremes ScanSpeed: 100ms/channel

(10channels/sec)Transmitter

PowerOutput: •High:25wattsmax •Low:1wattmax SpuriousEmissions: <-75dBc FrequencyDeviation: ±5kHzmax+20dBlimiting

@1kHz FrequencyResponse: +6dBperoctave,

300Hz–3kHz,+1-3dB DemodulatedS/N: >50dBweighted CurrentConsumption: •HighPower:<5Amps •LowPower:850mAReceiver

IFFrequencies: •1st:21.4MHz •2nd:450kHz Sensitivity: -120dBmfor12dBSINAD

unweighted SquelchSensitivity: Adjustable,10presetlevels SpuriousRejection: >75dB Intermodulation Rejection: >73dB AdjacentChannel Rejection: >75dB BlockingRejection: >100dB RFBandwidth: <4MHz SwitchingBandwidth: >10MHz FrequencyResponse: -6dBperoctavede-emphasis,

300Hz–3kHz,+1-3dB AudioOutputPower: •4Wattsaverageintoexternal

4Ohmspeaker •2Wattsaverageintointernal

speaker AudioSN: >45dBweighted

ConductedSpurious Emission: <-70dBm CurrentConsumption: •Muted:<200mA •Fullvolume:700mA

DSC RECEIVER

IFfrequencies: •1st:38.85MHz •2nd:455kHz

(Note:allDSClimitsarefor10e-2BER) Sensitivity: -120dBm SpuriousRejection: >75dB Intermodulation Rejection: >73dB AdjacentChannel Rejection: >75dB BlockingRejection: >100dB

MECHANICAL

Dimensions: 164(W)x65(H)x77(D)mm FlushMounting: 46mmpaneldepthminimum Weight: 585grams

ENVIRONMENTAL

TemperatureRange: -10°Cto+55°C Vibration: MILSTD810E,

procedureI3.4.8 SolarRadiation: CaseUVstabilised WaterandDust Resistance: IP67excludingexternalcabling CompassSafeDistance: 300mm

EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS

Microphone: 6pinsocket DCSupply: 2pinsocket ExternalSpeaker: 3.5mmphonolinesocket NMEA1: 3wirecable NMEA2 3wirecable

SPECIFICATIONS

All specifications are typical and subject to change without notice or obligation.


STANDARD COMMUNICATIONS WARRANTY AGAINST DEFECTS

ThiswarrantyagainstdefectsisgivenbyStandardCommunicationsPtyLtdACN000346814(We,us,ourorGME).Ourcontactdetailsaresetoutinclause2.7.ThiswarrantystatementonlyappliestoproductspurchasedinAustralia.PleasecontactyourlocalGMEdistributorforproductssoldoutsideofAustralia.Localdistributordetailsatwww.gme.net.au/export.

1. Consumer guarantees

1.1 OurgoodscomewithguaranteesthatcannotbeexcludedundertheAustralianConsumerLaw.Youareentitledtoareplacementorrefundforamajorfailureandforcompensationforanyotherreasonablyforeseeablelossordamage.Youarealsoentitledtohavethegoodsrepairedorreplacedifthegoodsfailtobeofacceptablequalityandthefailuredoesnotamounttoamajorfailure.

1.2 Totheextentweareable,weexcludeallotherconditions,warrantiesandobligationswhichwouldotherwise beimplied.

2. Warranty against defects

2.1 Thiswarrantyisinadditiontoanddoesnotlimit,excludeorrestrictyourrightsundertheCompetitionandConsumerAct2010(Australia)oranyothermandatoryprotectionlawsthatmayapply.

2.2 Wewarrantourgoodstobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipforthewarrantyperiod(seewarrantytable)fromthedateoforiginalsale(oranotherperiodweagreetoinwriting).Subjecttoourobligationsunderclause1.2,wewillatouroption,eitherrepairorreplacegoodswhichwearesatisfiedaredefective.Wewarrantanyreplacementpartsfortheremainderoftheperiodofwarrantyforthegoodsintowhichtheyareincorporated.

2.3 Totheextentpermittedbylaw,oursoleliabilityforbreach ofacondition,warrantyorotherobligationimpliedbylaw is limited

(a)inthecaseofgoodswesupply,toanyoneofthefollowingaswedecide–

(i) thereplacementofthegoodsorthesupplyofequivalentgoods;

(ii) therepairofthegoods; (iii)thecostofrepairingthegoodsorofacquiring

equivalentgoods; (b)inthecaseofserviceswesupply,toanyoneofthe

followingaswedecide– (i) thesupplyingoftheservicesagain; (ii) thecostofhavingtheservicessuppliedagain.2.4 Forrepairsoutsidethewarrantyperiod,wewarrantour

repairstobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipforthreemonthsfromthedateoftheoriginalrepair.Weagreetore-repairorreplace(atouroption)anymaterialsorworkmanshipwhichwearesatisfiedaredefective.

2.5 Wewarrantthatwewillperformserviceswithreasonablecareandskillandagreetoinvestigateanycomplaintregardingourservicesmadeingoodfaith.Ifwearesatisfiedthatthecomplaintisjustified,andasoursoleliabilitytoyouunderthiswarranty(totheextentpermittedatlaw),weagreetosupplythoseservicesagainatnoextrachargetoyou.

2.6 Tomakeawarrantyclaimyoumustbeforetheendoftheapplicablewarrantyperiod(seewarrantytable),atyourowncost,returnthegoodsyouallegearedefective,providewrittendetailsofthedefect,andgiveusanoriginalorcopyofthesalesinvoiceorsomeotherevidenceshowingdetailsofthetransaction.

2.7 Sendyourclaimto:StandardCommunicationsPtyLtd. UnitB,22-24CollegeStreet,Gladesville,NSW2111,Australia.Tel:(02)98798888Fax:(02)98164722. Email:[email protected]

2.8 Ifwedeterminethatyourgoodsaredefective,wewillpayforthecostofreturningtherepairedorreplacedgoodstoyou,andreimburseyouforyourreasonableexpensesofsendingyourwarrantyclaimtous.

3. What this warranty does not cover

3.1 Thiswarrantywillnotapplyinrelationto: (a)goodsmodifiedoralteredinanyway; (b)defectsanddamagecausedbyusewithnonStandard

Communicationsproducts; (c) repairsperformedotherthanbyourauthorised

representative; (d)defectsordamageresultingfrommisuse,accident,

impactorneglect; (e)goodsimproperlyinstalledorusedinamannercontrary

totherelevantinstructionmanual;or (f) goodswheretheserialnumberhasbeenremovedor

madeillegal.4. Warranty period

4.1 WeprovidethefollowingwarrantyonGMEandKingrayproducts.Norepairorreplacementduringthewarrantyperiodwillreneworextendthewarrantyperiodpasttheperiodfromoriginaldateofpurchase.

PRODUCT TYPE WARRANTY

PERIOD

VHFmarinetransceivers 1year

Part Number: 310350 Drawing Number: 43464-4 GX600D

Fitting instructions and Mounting Template

FITTING INSTRUCTIONS

NEW INSTALLATION

1. Select a convenient location in the dashboard or bulkhead. Minimum area required is 96 mm (h) by 212 mm (w). Make sure there is sufficient space behind to accommodate the body and leads without fouling any electrical wiring or control cables etc.

2. Use the template to mark and cut a hole 65 mm (h) by 165 mm (w), allowing for clearance of the two mounting screws holding the radio to the surround.

3. Use a 10 mm drill bit to form the radius of the corners and an 8 mm drill bit for the clearance of the mounting screws.

4. Install the radio using the two machine screws (supplied) by engaging them in the threaded holes in each side of the radio housing.

5. Connect the antenna lead, DC power lead and extension speaker leads (if fitted) as per the radio’s instructions and check the radio is operational.

6. Insert combined radio and secure with four self tapping screws (supplied). If the radio is mounted in an exposed position it may be advisable to run a bead of suitable sealant behind the surround to prevent water seeping behind the dash board or bulkhead.

7. Install dress caps (supplied) over the self tapping screws to neaten the installation.

NOTE: If you are replacing your current installation and the existing hole is larger than the template, you will need to use the saw tooth clamps (supplied).

1. Loosely fit the clamps on to the flush mount bracket using the four machine screws provided in the clamp kit (pictured below).

2. Insert combined radio and secure with four self tapping screws (supplied). If the radio is mounted in an exposed position it may be advisable to run a bead of suitable sealant behind the surround to prevent water seeping behind the dash board or bulkhead.

3. Install dress caps (supplied) over the self tapping screws to neaten the installation.

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