Standard Horizon QUANTUM GX2360S User Manual
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GX2360S
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY/WARNING INFORMATION ........................................................................... 4
FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ....................................................................... 5
FCC NOTICE ................................................................................................................. 6
GETTING STARTED ..................................................................................................... 7
ABOUT VHF RADIO .............................................................................................. 7
SELECTING AN ANTENNA .................................................................................. 7
COAXIAL CABLE ................................................................................................... 8
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GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................... 9
1.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 9
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PACKING LIST ...................................................................................................... 10
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OPTIONS ............................................................................................................... 10
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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 CONNECTIONS ............................................................. 14
4.6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME ...................................................................... 14
4.7 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC ......................................... 15
4.8 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION ............................ 16
4.9 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM+ SECOND STATION MIC INSTALLATION ..... 17
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CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .......................................................................... 18
5.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS ............................................................ 18
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BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................................. 23
6.1
PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS ........................................................... 23
6.2 RECEPTION .................................................................................................. 23
6.3 TRANSMISSION ........................................................................................... 23
6.4 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ......................................................... 24
6.5 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ........................................................... 24
6.6 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE ......................................... 24
6.7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ................................................................... 24
6.8 NOAA WEATHER ALERT ........................................................................... 24
6.9 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING ......................................................... 25
6.10 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ........................................................... 25
6.11
CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) .............................. 26
6.12 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS ................................................................. 27
6.13 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 ............................................ 27
6.14 DUAL WATCH (TO CH16) ......................................................................... 27
6.15 MEMORY SCANNING (M-SCAN) ............................................................. 28
6.16 PRIORITY SCANNING (P-SCAN) ............................................................. 28
6.17 CHANNEL A/B PRESET CHANNELS ..................................................... 29
6.18 PA/FOG OPERATION ................................................................................ 30
6.19 KEYPAD LOCKING .................................................................................... 31
6.20 NAVIGATION INDICATION ........................................................................ 31
6.21 INTERCOM OPERATION .......................................................................... 32
6.22 VOICE SCRAMBLER ................................................................................. 34
6.23 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER’S MICROPROCESSOR .................. 34