Standard Horizon MATRIX GX3000S - Manual (Page 2)

GX3000S Page 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 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 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 RECEIVER AUDIO TONE CONTROL .............................................................................. 14
8.9 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION .................................................... 15
8.10 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM+ SECOND STATION MIC
AND/OR VH-310 HANDSET INSTALLATION ..................................................................... 16
9 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .................................................................................................. 18
10 BASIC OPERATION ..................................................................................................................... 24
10.1 RECEPTION ....................................................................................................................... 24
10.2 TRANSMISSION ................................................................................................................. 24
10.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ................................................................................ 24
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 .......................................................................................... 27
10.10
OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 ................................................................... 28
10.11 DUAL WATCH (TO PRIORITY CHANNEL) ..................................................................... 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 FOG / PA OPERATION .................................................................................................... 31
10.13.1 Operating the PA HAIL mode .................................................................................... 31
10.13.2 Operating the FOG HORN mode .............................................................................. 31
10.14 NAVIGATION INDICATION .............................................................................................. 32
10.15 INTERCOM OPERATION ................................................................................................ 32
10.15.1 Communication ........................................................................................................ 33
10.15.2 Calling ...................................................................................................................... 33
10.16 VOICE SCRAMBLER ...................................................................................................... 34
11 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING .................................................................................................. 35
11.1 GENERAL ........................................................................................................................... 35
11.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) ............................................................... 36
11.2.1 What is an MMSI? ...................................................................................................... 36
11.2.2 Programming the MMSI ............................................................................................ 36
11.3 DSC DISTRESS CALL ...................................................................................................... 37
11.3.1 Tansmitting a DSC Distress Call .............................................................................. 37
11.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call ............................................................................... 39
11.4 ALL SHIPS CALL .............................................................................................................. 39
11.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call ................................................................................. 40
11.4.2 Receiving an All Ships Call ..................................................................................... 40
11.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL ............................................................................................................. 41
11.5.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory ................................................... 41
11.5.2 Setting up Individual Ringer ..................................................................................... 42
11.5.3 Setting up Individual / Group Call Ringer ................................................................ 43
11.5.4 Transmitting an Individual Call ................................................................................. 44
11.5.5 Receiving an Individual Call .................................................................................... 46