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1. Output DSC DSE Input GLL GGA RMC and GNS Page 84 SS STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E GX1500E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 85 Page 86 SS STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E Vertex Standard Declaration of Conformity We Yaesu Europe B V declare under our sole responsibility that the following equipment complies with the essential requirements of the Directive 1999 5 EC Type of Equipment VHF Transceiver Brand Name STANDARD HORIZON Model Number GX1500E Manufacturer Vertex Standard Co Ltd Address of Manufacturer 4 8 8 Nakameguro Meguro Ku Tokyo 153 8644 Japan Applicable Standards This equipment is tested and conforms to the essential requirements of directive as included in following standards EN 300 698 3 Radio Standard EN 301 025 2 EN 301 025 3 EN 301 843 2 EMC Standard EN 60065 Safety Standard The technical documentation as required by the Conformity Assessment procedures is kept at the following address Company Yaesu Europe B V Address Cessnalaan 24 1119NL Schiphol Rijk The Netherlands GX1500E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 87 CUR STANDARD HORIZON VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD 4 8 8 Nakameguro Meguro Ku Tokyo 153 8644 Japan VERTEX STANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90
2. 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until m Radio Setup menu appears Radio getur 2 Press the ENT key then select Contrast in the Exit id 144 Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob Dinner 3 Press the ENT key stontrast i 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the de tins Hse f O sired level The contrast level can be set from OO to 31 Contrast 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected level 3 LI 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key Page 56 SS STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 10 3 TIME OFFSET This selection sets the time offset between local time and UTC time GPS sends to radio Time is displayed when GPS position LAT LON is displayed by press ing the F key followed by the 6 NAV key 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until TA Radio Setup menu appears Radio getur 6 2 Press the ENT key then select Time Set in the Exit ve 11 Hadio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob 3 Press the ENT key NP 4 CHANNEL selector knob to select time off Tine Hse Aal V set from UTC See illustration below to find your off set time from UTC If 0 00 is assigned the time is Time 5t 2 the same as UTC Universal Time Coordinated 8 M41 GMT Greenwich Mean Time 5 Press the ENT
3. 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until m Radio Setup menu appears 3Radin Setup 6 DSC Sel 2 Press the ENT key then select SCAN Type in the Exit iud 11 Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob Tine 15 3 Press the ENT Magnetic 4 Tum the CHANNEL selector knob to select Prior stat tee 4 ity or Memory mm 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 281 re fU 6 exit this menu and return to radio operation mode errs 4 ff press the 16 9 key GX1500E CUR STANDARD HORIZON Page 59 10 8 SCAN RESUME TIME This selection is used to select the time the GX1500E waits after a transmis sion ends before starting scanning 1 2 5 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Press the ENT key then select SCAN Resume in the Hadio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selec tor knob Press the ENT key Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the de sired resume time The resume time can be set to Ssec or Off In the selec tion the scanner will resume after the other station stops transmitting carrier drops Press the ENT key to store the selected setting INTL cry a Exit INTL j TEN 35 1 pee SPOR Bec ril INTL M Resume To exi
4. 18 Rinss LI The GX1500E has the capability to turn off the Individual call ringer 1 2 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Setup menu Press the ENT key then select DSC Beep with the CHANNEL selector knob INTL 3Radio SetuP i etur Exit E INTL Sz much Exit 4 Press the ENT key 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Individual INTL if you wish to disable the Individual Call ringer or DIR 2 g Group if you wish to disable the Group Call ringer 08 p L1 and press the ENT key 6 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Off DSC 7 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting Individual i 8 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode 95 RES smi Individual If you wish to return to enabling the ringer tone just re ae H peat the above procedure turning the CHANNEL selec tor knob to select On in step 6 above GX1500E CR STANDARD HORIZON Page 39 press the 16 9 key INTL 9 5 4 Transmitting an Individual Call This feature allows the user to contact another vessel with a DSC radio This feature is similar to calling a vessel on CH16 and requesting to go to another channel Pre Programmable Calling 1 Pr
5. CH I SD TX RX CHANNEL USE 23 X X D 157 150 161 750 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 23A X S 157 150 U S Government Only 24 X X X D 157 200 161 800 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 25 X X X D 157 250 161 850 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 26 X X X D 157 300 161 900 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 27 X X X D 157 350 161 950 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 28 X X X D 157 400 162 000 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 60 156 025 160 625 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 61 D 156 075 160 675 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 61A X X S 156 075 U S Government Only Canadian Coast Guard Pacific Coast Commercial Fishing East Coast 62 X D 156 125 160 725 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 62A X S 156 125 Public Coast Coast Guard East Coast commercial fishing only 63 X D 156 175 160 775 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 63A X S 156 175 Port Operation and Commercial VTS in selected areas 64 X X 156 225 160 825 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 64 X X S 156 225 U S Government Only Canadian Commercial Fishing 65 X D 156 275 160 875 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship moveme
6. X X D 162 550 Weather receive only WX02 X X X D 162 400 Weather receive only WX03 X X X D 162 475 Weather receive only WX04 X X X D 162 425 Weather receive only WX0 X X X D 162 450 Weather receive only X X X D 162 500 Weather receive only WX07 X X X D 162 525 Weather receive only X X X D 161 650 Weather receive only X X X D 161 775 Weather receive only X X X D 163 275 Weather receive only The above BOLD channels are not for use of the general public in U S waters unless proper authorization is given GX1500E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 83 15 SPECIFICATIONS Performance specifications are nominal unless otherwise indicated and are subject to change without notice 15 1 GENERAL Channels All USA International and Canadian Input Voltage o petebant a 13 8 VDC 20 Current Drain HET 0 4 LEE 1 5A Transmit 5 5 A Hi 1 5 A Lo DIMENSIONS p ER 80 H x 180 W x 145 D mm Flush Mount Dimensions 64 H x 160 W x 130 D mm 1 kg 15 2 TRANSMITTER Frequency 156 025 to 157
7. 3 Press the ENT key to select the Individual directory S au 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Sh 9 ga L in the directory then press the ENT key 05 LI 1 5 Press the ENT key to send your position to the se m lected vessel AERE L Ll INTL psc 9 Transmit p POS Seng L LI Me toe Manual Calling You may enter an MMSI number manually to contact without the Setting up the Individual Position Call Directory 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation menu will appear in the display 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the POS Send 3 Press ENT key to show the Position Send directory This directory uses the INDIVIDUAL Directory infor mation 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Manual then press the ENT key 5 Enter the MMSI number nine digits which you want to contact then press the ENT key 6 Press the ENT key to send your position to the se lected vessel GX1500E SN STANDARD HORIZON NTL pse Toe rg 2 INTL BrouP p RP ss L SPOS Send m INTL pse e 1 m 50 gt INTL pse SUP Ep LL oo l INTL m lioe O z 1 1 INTL i p vw Lg ie C
8. 8 14 INTERCOM OPERATION 29 8 14 1 Communication 29 8 14 2 Calling 29 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING 30 9 1 GENERAL 4 eret 30 9 2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY MMSI 2 30 9 2 1 What is MMSI 30 9 2 2 Programming the MMSI 2591 9 3 DISTRESS ALERT 32 9 3 1 Tansmitting Distress Alert 2 32 9 3 2 Receiving Distress Alert 34 9 3 3 Distress Relay 94 9 4 ALL SHIPS CALL 95 9 4 1 Transmitting an All Ships Call 235 9 4 2 Receiving All Ships Call 2 36 9 5 INDIVIDUAL CALL 37 Page 2 CA STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E TABLE OF CONTENTS 10 11 12 13 14 15 9 5 1 Setting up the Individual Position Call Directory 37 9 5 2 Setting up Individual Ringer 2 38 9 5 3 Setting up Individual Group Call Ringer 2 39 9 5 4 Transmitting an Individual Call 40 9 5 5 Receiving an Individual Call 42 9 6 CALL WAITING DIRECTORY 42 9 6 1 Enabling Disabling the Waiting Feature 42 9 6 2 Reviewing Received Calls Logged into the Call Waiting Directory 43
9. 2 0 LE ENI J Exit CLR am 9 6 3 To Delete the Received Log from the DSC Log Directory 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation menu will appear 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Log menu 3 Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL selec tor knob to select Log Delete 4 Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL selec tor knob to select the category Distress or DSC Call to be deleted 5 Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL selec tor knob to select the station name or MMIS num ber to be deleted 6 Press and hold the ENT key until the station name or MMIS number is removed from the display 7 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key GX1500E Sw STANDARD HORIZON INTL sc 9 we OO POS Request 11 l INTL A Ed ap ger ien Standb I INTL psc D Distress As l INTL DSC Delete w Distress UU INTL DSC Ea Los Delete p STANDARD 3056769123 111 43 9 7 GROUP CALL This feature allows the user to contact a group of specific vessels example members of a yacht club with a group MMSI number using the Group call function to automatically switch to a desired channel for voice communications 9 7 1
10. 2 63 ENHANCED RAM MIC OPERATION 64 11 1 RAM MIC CONTROLS 64 11 2 INTERCOM OPERATION 66 11 2 1 Communication 66 11 22 Calli 67 11 3 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION LAT LON 67 11 4 DSC RADIO SETUP 68 11 4 1 Changing GPS Information to Vessel position or 69 VH 310 HANDSET OPERATION 70 12 1 VH 310 HANDSET CONTROLS 2 70 12 2 INTERCOM OPERATION 74 12 2 1 Communication 74 12 2 2 Calling 74 12 3 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION LAT LON 75 12 4 DSC RADIO SETUP 76 12 4 1 Changing GPS Information to Vessel position or COG will 12 4 2 External Speaker AF Selection mA MAINTENANCE 78 13 1 REPLACEMENT PARTS 78 19 2 FACTORY SERVICE de 78 13 3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART 79 CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS ie GX1500E CR STANDARD HORIZON Page 3 1 GENERAL INFORMATION The Vertex Standard GX1500E is a VHF FM transceiver designed for use in the frequency range of 156 025 to 163 275 MHz The GX1
11. Page 78 CR STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 13 3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART SYMPTOM Transceiver fails to power up PROBABLE CAUSE No DC voltage to the transceiver or blown fuse REMEDY a Check the 12VDC battery connections and the fuse b The PWR key needs to be pressed and held to turn the radio on Transceiver blows fuse when connected to power supply Reversed power wires Check the power cable for DC voltage or re place the fuse 6A 250V Make sure the red wire is connected to the posi tive battery post and the black wire is con nected to the negative battery post If the fuse still blows contact your Dealer Popping or whining noise from the speaker while engine runs Sound is not emitted from the internal or ex ternal speaker Engine noise Accessory cable Reroute the DC power cables away from the engine Add noise suppressor on power cable Change to resistive spark plug wires and or add an alternator whine filter Check the connections of the accessory cable Possible short circuit on the External speaker cable WHITE SHIELD Receiving station re port low transmit power even with trans ceiver set to HI power Antenna Have the antenna checked or test the trans ceiver with another antenna If the problem per sists contact your Dealer for servicing HI BATTERY or LO BATTERY message is appeared when the power is turned on The power suppl
12. 00 GX1500E s PTT switch is pressed Press and hold the 5 IC key for 1 second when the INTERCOM operation is activated a calling beep is emitted from the GX1500E speaker Page 74 CA STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 12 3 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION LAT LON You may send the Latitude Longitude of your vessel manually from the VH 310 Handset even if the GX1500E is not connected the GPS receiver unit After the position is entered transmitting a DSC Distress Position Request or Position Send will contain the manually entered position 1 2 3 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Press the V key to select DSC SETUP menu Press the ENT key then select POS INPUT with the AT V key Press the ENT key then enter the your local time from the keypad by the 24 hour system on the UTC time Enter the Latitude of your vessel location xx xx xx by the keypad then press the 6 NAV key to select North N or 7 SCRM key to select South S Enter the Longitude of your vessel location xxx xx xx by the keypad then press the 3 SCAN to select East E or 9 FOG key to select West W If a number was entered by mistake press the H L key re peatedly to select the number Press the A W key to se lect the desired number Press and hold in the ENT key to store the data entered then press the 16 9 key to exit this menu and return
13. just press the SSCAN MEM key momentarily M SCAN INTL MEM 1 e appears on the LCD Scanning will proceed from the INTL lowest to the highest programmed channel number p scay nu and will stop on a channel when a transmission is received 6 The channel number will blink during reception 7 stop scanning press the 16 9 or WX key GX1500E CUR STANDARD HORIZON Page 27 8 12 3 Priority Scanning P SCAN In the default setting Channel 16 is set as the priority channel You may change the priority channel to the desired channel from the Channel 16 by the Radio Setup Mode refer to section 10 6 PRIORITY CHANNEL SET 1 2 6 Adjust the SQL knob until background noise disappears Select a desired channel to be scanned using the i CHANNEL selector knob Press and hold the SCAN MEM key for one second MEM will ap 10 4 TELEPHONE pear on the display which indicates the channel has been programmed into the transceivers memory Repeat step 2 for all the desired channels to be scanned To DELETE a channel from the transceiver s memory select the channel then press and hold the SCAN MEM key until MEM is removed from the display To start priority scanning just press the SCAN MEM key momentarily P SCAN appears on the LCD Scanning will proceed between the memorized chan 1 I nels and the priority chann
14. selected working channel Secondary use Press and hold the 16 9 key then press the WX key to switch between the USA International or Canadian channels WX key Immediately recalls the previously selected US NOAA weather channel from any channel location Secondary use Holding down the 16 9 key while pressing the WX key switches the Channel Group A V KEY These keys are used to select channels adjust the volume and squelch level and to choose the item selection of different functions such as DSC operation GX1500E CUR STANDARD HORIZON Page 71 KEYPAD 1 DIM key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 1 in a chan nel number Secondary use Press the F key first then press the 1 DIM key to access the LCD Dimmer menu Refer to section 10 1 LAMP ADJUSTING for details 2 MEM Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 2 in a chan nel number Secondary use Press the F key first then press the 2 MEM key memorise the se lected channel into the transceiver scan memory for scanning When repeat the same procedures F gt 2 MEM will delete the channel from the scan memory Refer to section 8 12 SCANNING for details 3 SCAN Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 3 in a chan nel number Secondary use Press the F key first then press the 3 SCAN key to start and stop the scanning of programmed
15. tered the radio will have to be returned to Factory Service Refer to the section 13 2 FACTORY SERVICE INTL Error Ton Mans Entries Fress CLR Kew Ii Li 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until the Radio Setup menu appears Radio fetur Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to the left to se lect DSC Setup menu Press the ENT key then select User MMSI with the CHANNEL selector knob Coie INTL Radio Setup 3050 Setur c m Exit 4 INTL POS Rerlu 4 Press the ENT key The display will show a series of dashes 9 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob or press the 05 Inrut UP A DOWN key on the microphone to se ser MSI lect the first number of your MMSI then press the E lt ENT key to step to the next number uer FY 6 Repeat step 5 to set your MMSI up to nine digits 7 When finished programming the number press and E hold the ENT key until the confirmation message jeer wer ni i appears jo ome LI 8 Press the ENT key to store the number memory and return to radio operation mode INTL Ey wide LI GX1500E CUR STANDARD HORIZON Page 31 9 3 DISTRESS ALERT The GX1500E is capable of transmitting and receiving DSC Distress messages to all DSC radios The GX1500E may be connected to a GPS to
16. the GX1500E will pro INTE ose duce a ringing alarm sound T SPP Received 2 The radio automatically switches to the requested rour LIU Rout ine S channel 3 Press any key to stop the alarm Received a 4 Monitor the channel for the person calling the Group LIO 7 for a message 812345078 1 5 If you want to respond monitor the channel to make sure it is clear then press the PTT on the mic and talk to the calling ship s NOTE When there is an unread Group Call the DSC icon will blink You may review the unread Group Call from the DSC Log refer to section 9 6 2 Reviewing Received Calls Logged into the Call Waiting Directory NOTE After a Group call is received the time the call was made and the ships MMSI or vessels name will appear on the LCD GX1500E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 47 9 8 POSITION REQUEST Advancements in DSC have made it possible to poll the location of another vessel and show the position of that vessel on the display of the GX1500E Standard Horizon has taken this feature one step further if any Standard Hori zon GPS is connected to the GX1500E the polled position of the vessel is shown on the display of the GPS chart plotter making it easy to navigate to the location of the polled vessel This is a great feature for anyone wanting to know the position of another vessel For example your friend that is catching fish or finding the location of a pe
17. 425 MHz RE Output 25 W Hi 1 W Lo Conducted Spurious Emissions 80 dB Hi 66 dB Lo Audio Response essei seiten within 1 3 of a 6 dB octave pre emphasis characteristic at 300 to 3000 Hz AUdIO DIStOMION ME 5 Modulation ii ttt oett cack 16KOG3E for DSC 16K0G2B Frequency Stability 20 C to 509 6 1 5 kHz 50 dB 15 3 RECEIVER Frequency Range 156 050 to 163 275 MHz Sensitivity 20 dB SINAD e cda MER EEG E et 0 3 20 dB SINAD 70 CH 0 3 uV Squelch Sensitivity 0 35 uV Modulation Acceptance 7 5 kHz Selectivity Spurious and Image 75 dB Intermodulation and Rejection at 20 dB SINAD 70 dB Reliure 4 5 W Audio Response cientes gate within 1 3 of a 6 dB octave de emphasis characteristic at 300 to 3000 Hz Frequency Stability 20 C to 5096 1 5 kHz Channel Spacing Anant 25 kHz DSC FOrmall PN ITU R M 493 NMEA Input Output
18. 5 above and a Wo a9 ringing tone sounds A 10 Press any key to listen to the channel to make sure it SAFETE LILI is not busy then key the microphone and call the other vessel you desire to communicate with Page 40 QV STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E Manual Callin You may enter an MMSI number manually to contact without storing it in the Individual Directory 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation m esed menu will appear Individual 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Indi All shir ff 11 vidual To cancel select Exit with the CHANNEL selector knob or press the 16 9 key a 3 Press the ENT key The transceiver will beep and PEE the Individual directory will appear an 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Manual INTE e then press the ENT key InP aite Lu 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through EI l numbers 0 9 To enter the desired number and move m esc one space to the right press the ENT key Repeat neut this procedure until all nine spaces of the MMSI num Desire 1 ber which you want to contact are entered 6 If a mistake was made entering in the MMSI number repeat pressing the H L NAV key until the wrong nunber is selected then move the channel knob to correct the entry 7 When finished entering th
19. ENT key 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Able or Unable Rerly 6 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting MT Bits LI 7 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode m press the 16 9 key mue FY y Unable 42 CA STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 9 6 2 Reviewing Received Calls Logged into the Call Waiting Directory 1 Press the CALL MENUJ key The DSC Operation menu will appear 2 the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Log menu 3 Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL selec tor knob to select the category Distress or DSC Call you want to review and or call back 4 Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL selec tor knob to select the station name or MMIS num ber you want to review and or call back 5 Pressthe ENT key to review details for the selected station 6 Press the ENT key again to call the selected sta tion NOTE When there is an unread received call the cat egory Distress or DSC Call notation will blink INTL pse DU i BI Shir PoS Reines 4 INTL psc POS Resuest Candee AP INTL pse uu Distress Pes Delete LM anl INTL psc 9 lt uu ELD 2 LHBDHED INTL P P Individual L LI outing 123456799 4 Li INTL DSC
20. INTL EE FOS R FOS Send m LI Sanday 1 Los m INTL DSC Mistress LL EBL Ou LOS ve eem em INTL psc I Los Co perds MDARD 1 Position Call Directory for setting or Manual then press the ENT key CUR STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 7 When Manual is selected at the previous step en ter the MMSI number nine digits to which you want to send relay the received Distress Alert To do this turn the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through numbers 0 9 the press the ENT key to move the entry location to the right If a mistake was made en tering in the MMSI number repeat pressing the H L NAV key until the wrong nunber is selected then move the channel knob to correct the entry When finished entering the MMSI number press and hold the ENT key Press the ENT key again to transmit the Distress Relay signal 9 4 ALL SHIPS CALL The All Ships Call function allows contact to be established with other vessel stations without having their ID in the individual calling directory Also priority for the call can be designated as Ugency or Safety INTL Dsc 2 T1 5 iL Distressz paged arate 11 2 INTL psc 9 m za LO Exit 11 l INTL DSC 9 p 9 L LI ONIS ms uum INTL psc 9 ap wu OO we uud INTL DSC TET m m
21. LOCATION The radio can be mounted at any angle Choose a mounting location that keeps the radio and microphone at least 1 m away from your vessel s magnetic navigation compass provides accessibility to the front panel controls allows connection to a power source and an antenna has nearby space for installation of a microphone hanger the antenna must be mounted at least 1 m from radio Note To insure the radio does not affect the compass or radios performance is not affected by the antenna location temporarily connect the radio in the de sired location and a Examine the compass to see if the radio causes any deviation b Connect the antenna and key the radio Check to ensure the radio is operating correctly by requesting a radio check 6 2 MOUNTING THE RADIO 6 2 1 Supplied Universal Mounting Bracket The supplied universal mounting bracket allows overhead or desktop mounting Use a 5 2 mm 17 64 bit to drill the holes to a surface which is more 10 mm thick and can support more than 5 kg and secure the bracket with the supplied screws spring washers flat washers and nuts Desktop Mounting Overhead Mounting Page 8 CA STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 6 2 2 Optional 841 Flush Mount Bracket 1 To assist in flush mounting a template has been included Use this tem plate to assess the mounting location 2 Use the template to mark the location where the rectangular hole is to be cut Confirm the spa
22. Mus Ni Transmittins URGENCY Call This type of call is used when a vessel may not truly be in SAFETY Call distress but have a potential problem that may lead to a dis tress situation This call is the same as saying PAN PAN PAN on channel 16 Used to transmit boating safety information to other vessels This message usually contains information about an overdue boat debris in the water loss of a navigation aid or an impor tant meteorological message This call is the same as saying Securite Securite Securite 9 4 1 Transmitting an All Ships Call 1 2 3 4 GX1500E Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation am 3 menu will appear us Co Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select All Ships 815 Shir fi 1 21 Press the ENT To cancel turn the CHANNEL Sia selector knob to select Exit ee Individual i 1 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the call POUR ELE Hll Ships Ugency or Safety then press the ENT key POS Resuest SW SN STANDARD HORIZON Page 35 5 Press the ENT key again to transmit the selected m esc type of all ships DSC call 3lrsenes Safety 6 After the ALL SHIPS CALL is transmitted the trans Exit 1 ceiver will switch to CH16 7 Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy then Transnit key the microphone and say PAN PAN PAN or 811
23. Setting up a Group Call For this function to operate the same Group MMSI must be programmed into all the DSC VHF radios within the group of vessels that will be using this fea ture The group MMSI is a 9 digit first digit permanently set to 0 number that will allow other radios to call your vessel along with others to automatically switch to a working channel for voice communications This function is very useful for yacht clubs and vessels traveling together that want to collectively make announcements on a predetermined channel 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until m Radio Setup menu appears SetuP i 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Exit Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select Group DIR with padio Setur li the CHANNEL selector knob E ind 4 Press the ENT key then select Add with the CHANNEL selector knob D 5 Press the CALL MENU key 6 the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through PIY Rig the first letter of the name of the vessel or person m you want to reference in the directory roue DIR 7 Press the ENT key to store the first letter the name Edit 101 and step to the next letter to the right 8 Repeat step 6 and 7 until the name is complete The name can consist of to eleven characters if you gne do not use all eleven characters p
24. a chan nel number 0 A Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 0 a chan nel number Secondary use Used to select A alpha channels Press the desired channel keys then press and hold 0 A key until A appears next to the channel number and press ENT to select the channel CLR Key Press the CLR key to cancel the menu selection and or keypad entry ENT Key Press the ENT key to enter the menu selection and or keypad entry GX1500E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 73 12 2 INTERCOM OPERATION 12 2 1 Communication 1 Press the F key followed by the 5 IC key the mode is changed to IN TERCOM mode 2 When the INTERCOM operation is activated IC is dis played on the VH 310 Handset and RAM Mic if used and INTERCOM is displayed on the GX1500E 3 Press the PTT switch TALK is displayed NOTE A warning beep is emitted when the RAM Mic PTT switch is also being pressed while the transceiver microphone s PTT switch is pressed 4 Speak slowly and clearly into the mi crophone hold the microphone about 1 5 cm away from your mouth 5 When finished release the PTT switch 6 To exit the INTERCOM mode and return to radio operation mode press the F key followed by the 5 IC key again 12 2 2 Calling TALK wn 6 are i Listen VH 310 s PTT switch is pressed INTL LISTEN pr ma di
25. b STANDARD HORIZON QUEST X GX1500E 25 Watt VHF FM ITU Class D DSC Marine Transceiver Owner s Manual Waterproof construction Commercial grade ITU Class D DSC VHF Independent Channel 70 receiver built in for continuous DSC watching Capable of connecting up to one second station microphone Intercom between radio and second station microphone DSC position request and send functions with compatible STANDARD HORIZON GPS Chart plotters Versatile user programmable scanning priority scan and Dual Watch One button access to Channel 16 and 9 Oversized rotary channel knob backlit display and keys Navigation information shown on display when optional GPS connected VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD TABLE OF CONTENTS oO GENERAL INFORMATION 12 2 5 SERA aee RE soi Ease sue c ERE 4 PACKING LIST OPTIONS M INSTALIEATION eile 5 GETTING STARTED 6 5 1 ABOUT VHF RADIO 6 5 2 SELECTING AN 6 Eoo vL Merced 7 INSTALLATION T 8 61 LOCATION PME 8 62 MOUNTING THE RADIO 8 6 2 1 Supplied Universal Mounting 8 6 2 2 Op
26. is n u information SPOS Resuest 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the psc Manual then press the ENT key anal Pg 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through STANDARD 0 numbers 0 9 To enter the desired number and move INTL psc one space to the right press the ENT key Repeat treut 4 this procedure until all nine space of the MMSI num 1213961 5 ber which you want to contact are entered 6 Ifa mistake was made entering the MMSI number ids n repeat pressing the H L NAV key until the wrong L nunber is selected then move the channel knob to LI l correct the entry INTL 7 When finished entering the MMSI number press and Soe co hold the ENT key yes py 8 Press the ENT key to transmit the position request EZ DSC call 567890123 9 When the GX1500E receives the position from the Bz Bers u polled vessel it is shown on the radio display and E it CLF m also transferred to the GPS Chart plotter 10 If the GX1500E does not receive a reply the display will be as shown in the illustration on the right To send again press the ENT key Page 50 CA STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 9 8 3 Receiving a Position Request When a position request call is received from another vessel a ringing alarm will sound and POS REQUEST will be shown in the LCD Operation and t
27. radio is set for International operation you will go to Channel 22 instead of 22A and will not be able to communicate with the Coast Guard To use Channel 22A your radio must be set for USA or Canada operation usually by a U I C USA International Canada control or combination of controls Channel 22 without an A is an International duplex channel for port operations Some radios indicate an A adjacent to the alpha channels on the display on others alpha is not indicated but the proper channel is selected based on the U I C setting 3 Bridge to Bridge channels for example Channel 13 are for use by bridge operators on intercoastal waterways and rivers It is also used by marine vessels in the vicinity of these bridges for navigation and for communicat ing with the bridge operators Note that a limit of 1 Watt is specified for these channels See page 26 for additional information 4 The S D column on the chart indicates either S simplex or D duplex Simplex means transmitting and receiving on the same frequency Only one party at a time can talk unlike a telephone Be sure to say over and release your microphone push to talk switch at the end of each transmis sion Duplex operation involves the use of one frequency for transmitting and a separate frequency for receiving On channels specified as duplex on the charts correct mode of operation is established automatically by your radio when you select a channel you can
28. selected channel until either signal is received Dual watch Secondary use Press and hold DW key intercom operation will operate between radio and RAM Mic NAV Key Press this key when connected to the GPS receiver the LCD displays Position Data and Time from the GPS WX Key Immediately recalls the previously selected US NOAA weather channel from any channel location Secondary use Holding down the 16 9 key while pressing the WX key switch the Chan nel Group 8 DISTRESS KEY Used to send a Distress Alert To send the Distress Alert refer to section 9 3 1 Transmitting a Distress Alert 11 2 INTERCOM OPERATION 11 2 1 Communication 1 Press and hold the DW key while in RADIO mode the mode is changed to INTERCOM mode When the INTERCOM operation is activated IC is displayed on the RAM Mic and VH 310 Handset and INTERCOM is displayed the GX1500E 2 Press the PTT switch TALK is displayed NOTE A warning beep is emitted when 75 m the RAM Mic PTT switch is also be Intercon P3 2 ing pressed while the transceiver 1 Listen ee microphone s PTT switch is pressed 3 Speak slowly and clearly into the mi 2 des the microphone about Intercom n ti from your mouth 4 When finished release the PTT switch LI 5 Press the DW key momentarily the 6 1500 PTT switch is pressed mode will rev
29. that allows you to store a vessel or person s name and the MMSI number associated with vessels you wish to transmit Indi vidual calls Position Requests and Position Send transmissions To transmit an Individual call you must program this directory with the informa tion of the persons you wish to call similar to a cellular phones directory 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until m Radio Setup menu appears Radio cetur 6 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC i Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select INDIV DIR with the ere n CHANNEL selector knob 4 Press the ENT key then select Add with the CHAN NEL selector knob 5 Press the ENT key WwW OR Py 4 6 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll to the first letter of the name of the vessel or person you want to list in the directory INDIU DIR i 7 Press the ENT key to store the first letter of the 144 name and step to the next letter to the right Delete _ 8 Repeat step 6 and 7 until the name is complete The name can consist of up to eleven characters if you M do not use all eleven characters press the ENT key LI to move to the next space This method can also be m used to enter a blank space in the name To clear the TEN 6 previous letter press the CLR k
30. the CHANNEL selector knob 3 Press the ENT key DANN 4 Turnthe CHANNEL selector knob to select On rep Tine set J 6 resenting Magnetic or Off representing True aMasnelic 11 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 6 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Exit Nasnetic then press the ENT key to return to the Radio off Setup menu select Exit and press the ENT key to return to radio operation C lt GX1500E CR STANDARD HORIZON Page 13 6 9 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM SECOND STATION MIC AND OR VH 310 HANDSET INSTALLATION The GX1500E is capable of using a Enhanced RAM mic or VH 310 Handset to remotely control the Radio DSC and Distress functions In addition the GX1500E can operate as a full function intercom system 1 2 Connect the Routing Cable to the Remote Mic eight pin connector the rear panel then tighten the Cable Nut See Figure 3 Referring to Figure 4 make a 30 mm hole in the wall then insert the Rout ing Cable into this hole Connect the Gasket and Mount Base to the Rout ing Cable Connector using the Nut Drill the four Screw holes approx 2 mm on the wall then install the Mounting Base to the wall using four screws Put the Rubber Cap on to the Nut The installation is now complete Wires for a external speaker are provided on the Routing Cable Connect any 8 Ohm external speaker When connected t
31. the display DW IC Key Pressing this key enables dual watch between a priority channel Ch16 is the default and a selected channel until a signal is recieved When a signal is received on the selected channel the radio will momentarily switch to the Priority channel and listen for communications Refer to section 9 11 DUAL WATCH TO PRIORITY CHANNEL for details Secondary use Press and hold this key when the optional RAM Mic or VH 310 Handset is connected intercom operation will operate between radio and option mic or handset Refer to section 8 14 INTERCOM OPERATION for de tails H L NAV Key Press this key to toggle the transmit output power between 25 W High and 1 W Low power When the H L NAV key is pressed while the transceiver is on channel 13 or 67 the power will temporarily switch from LO to HI power until the PTT is released The H L NAV key does not function on transmit inhibited and low power only channels NOTE 1W low power is indicated by LO on the display when 25W high power is selected the display do not show an indication Secondary use Press and hold this key the LCD displays NAV GPS Data Time SOG Speed Over Ground and COG Course Over Ground when a GPS is connected to the accessory cable of the GX1500E See section 6 3 ACCESSORY CABLE for details Page 18 CUR STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E CALL MENU Key Press the CALL MENU key to access the DSC OPERATION menu The INDIVI
32. to exit this mode D lt gt LH D GX1500E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 15 7 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS NOTE This section defines each control of the transceiver See Figure 4 for location of controls For detailed operating instructions refer to section 8 BASIC OPERATION 0 CHANNEL SELECTOR KNOB The rotary knob is used to select channels and to choose menu items such as the DSC menu radio setup menu and DSC setup menu The UP A DOWN Y keys on the microphone can also be used to select channels and menu items Secondary Use While holding down the SCAN key and turning the CHANNEL selector knob you can confirm memory channels for scanning WX Key Immediately recalls the previously selected NOAA weather channel from any channel Secondary use Holding down the 16 9 key while pressing the WX key changes from USA International and Canadian channel groups 3 16 9 Key Immediately recalls channel 16 from any channel location and automati cally selects high power Holding down this key recalls channel 9 Pressing the 16 9 key again reverts to the previous selected working channel Secondary use Press and hold the 16 9 key then press the WX key to switch between the USA Canadian and International Channel Groups 2 POWER SWITCH VOLUME CONTROL VOL PWR Turns the transceiver on and off as well as adjusts the audio volume Press and hold this knob for one second to tur
33. with the CHANNEL selector knob or press 16 9 key Press the ENT key The transceiver will beep and aGroue the Group Directory will appear FOS Rees Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the ose Group you want to contact 7 9 VERIS 2 a Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL selec 3 HNDARD l tor knob to select the operating channel you want to m communicate on and press the ENT key Intershie CH rr Press the ENT key again to transmit the Group 798 i 111 signal After the GROUP CALL is transmitted all the radios i 2 the group will switch to the designated channel L Li Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy then 2 key the microphone and call the other vessels you ma own s pse desire to communicate with Group Transmitting 11 INTL pse SAFETEY LI I GX1500E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 45 Manual Callin You may enter an MMSI number manually to contact without the Setting up the Group call number 1 INTL psc 9 menu will appear Individual 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Group Bli Shir re 1 To cancel select Exit with the CHANNEL selector knob or press 16 9 key 3 Press the ENT key The transceiver will beep and L LI the Group Directory will appear POS
34. 0E default setting is Automatic but has a selection that allows you to manually send a reply before the radio will switch to the re quested calling channel This selection is useful if you want to see who is calling and requesting you to switch to a channel for communications similar to caller id on a cellular phone 1 When an individual call is received an individual call ringing alarm sounds The radio automatically switches to the requested WT all ri BOR Ve 2 Press any key to stop the alarm INDIU Rx p 1 111 3 Press the PTT on the mic and talk to the calling ship 9 6 CALL WAITING DIRECTORY The GX1500E logs received distress calls and individual calls The DSC Call Waiting feature is similar to an answer machine where calls are recorded for review When a call is logged while the radio is set on the DSC Standby func tion a message will appear on the LCD The GX1500E can memorise the latest 23 Distress and up to the latest 56 DSC Calls 9 6 1 Enabling Disabling the Call Waiting Feature Follow the steps below to enable or disable the Call Waiting feature 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until mn Radio Setup menu appears 16 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Exit E Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select INDIV with padio Setup li the CHANNEL selector knob etur 111 4 Press the
35. 500E can be oper ated from 11 to 16 VDC and has a switchable RF output power of 1 watt or 25 watts The GX1500E is capable of DSC Digital Selective Calling Class D operation and an Enhanced second station RAM mic CMP25 remote control speaker microphone with display or VH 310 Handset Class D operation allows continous receiving of Digital Selective Calling functions on channel 70 even if the radio is receiving a call 2 PACKING LIST When the package containing the transceiver is first opened please check it for the following contents e GX1500E Transceiver e Mounting Bracket and attaching hardware e Panel Cover Power Cord Owner s Manual e Warranty Card 3 OPTIONS 84 esce dece ee pee cie p Flush Mount Bracket CMP25B W Remote Access Microphone RAM Mic Black White VASTO Remote Handset available in Black 100 7 m Extension Cable for RAM Mic Remote Handset MLS 310 cete etre Amplified External Speaker MLES 300 External Loudspeaker Page 4 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 4 INSTALLATION NOTE The installation of this equipment should be made in such a manner as to re spect the EC recommended electromagnetic field exposure limits 1999 519 EC The maximum RF power available from this device is 25 watts The antenna should be installed as high as possible for maximum efficiency and
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37. 9 6 3 To Delete the Received Log from the DSC Log Directory 43 vacio Ro B 44 9 7 1 Setting up a Group Call 44 9 7 2 Transmitting a Group Call 45 9 7 3 Receiving a Group Call 2 47 9 8 POSITION REQUEST 48 9 8 1 Setting up Position 2 48 9 8 2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel 49 9 8 3 Receiving a Position Request i51 rr weuenEdgip D 52 9 9 1 Setting up Position Send 52 9 9 2 Transmitting a DSC Position Send Call 2 58 9 9 3 Receiving a DSC Position Send Call 54 9 10 DSC TRANSMISSION 54 9 11 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION LAT LON 55 RADIO SETUP MODE 2 56 10 1 LAMP ADJUSTING 56 10 2 LCD CONTRAST 56 10 3 TIME OFFSET et 10 4 TIME LOCATION 58 10 5 TRUE MAGNETIC CHANGE NAV display 2 58 10 6 PRIORITY CHANNEL SET 2 59 10 7 SCAN TYPE 59 10 8 SCAN RESUME TIME 60 10 9 KEY BEEP ON OFF 60 10 10 WX 61 10 11 CHANNEL NAME CHANGE 62 10 12 NAMING THE RADIO OR STATIONS
38. DE The can access the DSC RADIO setup menu refer to section 9 DIGI TAL SELECTIVE CALLING and section 10 RADIO SETUP for de tails The LAMP CONTRAST and KEY BEEP menu item accessed from the RAM only controls the RAM s display and speaker DSC RADIO Setup mode from the RAM 1 Press and hold down the CALL ENT key until RADIO SETUP menu appears 2 Press the A W key to select RADIO SETUP or DSC SETUP menu 3 Press the CALL ENT key then select the menu item you wish to work on by pressing the AT W key 4 Press the CALL ENT key 5 Press the AT W key to change the value or condition for the menu item then press the CALL ENT key to save the new setting 6 Press the A W key to select EXIT then press the CALL ENT key to return to the normal operation RADIO SETUP menu DSC SETUP menu NOTE When setup menu is selected the GX1500E will be temporarily disabled until the RAM mic exits from the setup mode Page 68 CUR STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 11 4 1 Changing GPS Information to Vessel position COG Allows customising of the NAV data showing GPS Information Factory default is Your Vessel s Current Position however following the steps below the GPS Information be changed to Course Over Ground COG 1 Press and hold down the CALL ENT key until RADIO SETUP menu appears 2 Pr
39. DUAL CALL GROUP CALL and ALL SHIPS CALL func tions can be accessed from the DSC OPERATION menu NOTE Before the DSC OPERATION menu can be selected a MMSI must be entered Refer to section 9 2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY MMSI Secondary use Press and hold the CALL MENU key to access the Radio Setup refer to section 10 RADIO SETUP MODE or DSC Setup menu re fer to section 11 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING ENT Key Press the ENT Key to determine the menu selection CLR Key Press the CLR Key to cancel the menu selection DISTRESS Key Used to send a DSC Distress Call To send the distress call refer to section 9 3 1 Transmitting A DSC Distress Call ACCESSORY CONNECTION CABLE Connects the GX1500E to a GPS and an external speaker DC INPUT CABLE Connects the radio to a DC power supply capable of delivering 12V DC ANTENNA JACK Connects an antenna to the transceiver Use a marine VHF antenna with an impedance of 50 ohms 1 REMOTE MIC CONNECTOR Connects the GX1500E to the enhanced RAM MIC Remote Access Mi crophone or the VH 310 Handset Refer to section 11 ENHANCED RAM MIC OPERATION or 12 VH 310 HEADSET OPERATION for details 02 PTT Push To Talk SWITCH Keys the transmitter when the transceiver is in radio mode If the transceiver is in the intercom mode between the RAM or VH 310 Headset and the GX1500E or PAmode it activates the GX1500E microphon
40. E NI l 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Manual NE then press the ENT key Lu 5 the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through 211092 6 numbers 0 9 To enter the desired number and move m one space to the right press the ENT key Repeat Pn this procedure until all nine space of the MMSI num 2218491421 ber which you want to contact are entered gt 6 Ifa mistake was made entering in the MMSI number ph Input ii repeat pressing the H L NAV key until the wrong IDB sits L nunber is selected then move the channel knob to Li correct the entry INTL 7 When finish the entering the MMSI number press oe CH iri and hold the ENT key na 8 Press the ENT key to transmit the Group Call sig UNT nal Select CH 9 After the GROUP CALL is transmitted all the radios in the group will switch to the designated channel 10 Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy then E NES key the microphone and call the other vessels you 198 L Ls desire to communicate with EK d INTL Dsc 9 Group Transmitting 11 INTL Ee ILI PORT tt Page 46 SS STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation 9 7 3 Receiving a Group Call 1 When a group call is received
41. LE 11 l Page 53 9 9 3 Receiving a DSC Position Send Call When another vessel transmits their location to the GX1500E the following will happen 1 2 3 A ringing sound will be produced when the call is received Press the 16 9 key to stop ringing The position from the calling vessel will be shown on the display of the radio and also transferred to any Standard Horizon GPS Chart plotter if con nected 9 10 DSC TRANSMISSION TEST 1 2 Page 54 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation menu will appear Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Test menu Press the ENT key then select the station name or MMSI number to be sent the test signal with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the Indi vidual you want to send the test signal or Manual then press the ENT key If Manual is selected at the previous step enter the MMSI number nine digits which you want to send the test signal To do this turn the CHANNEL selec tor knob to scroll through numbers 0 9 the press the ENT key to move the entry location to the right If a mistake was made entering in the MMSI number repeat pressing the H L NAV key until the wrong number is selected then move the channel knob to correct the entry When finished entering the MMSI number press and hold the ENT key Press the ENT key again to transmit the Test sign
42. NCY CHANNEL 16 USE Channel 16 is known as the Hail and Distress Channel An emergency is de fined as a threat to life or property In such instances be sure the transceiver is on and set to CHANNEL 16 Then use the following procedure 1 Press the microphone push to talk switch and say Mayday Mayday May day This is your vessel s name Then repeat once Mayday your vessel s name Now report your position in latitude longitude or by giving a true or mag netic bearing state which to a well known landmark such as a navigation aid or geographic feature such as an island or harbor entry Explain the nature of your distress sinking collision aground fire heart attack life threatening injury etc State the kind of assistance your desire pumps medical aid etc Report the number of persons aboard and condition of any injured Estimate the present seaworthiness and condition of your vessel Give your vessel s description length design power or sail colour and other distinguishing marks The total transmission should not exceed 1 minute End the message by saying OVER Release the microphone button and listen 10 If there is no answer repeat the above procedure If there is still no re sponse try another channel N e Page 24 SS STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 8 8 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL CHANNEL 16 OR 9 Channel 16 may be used for initial contact hailing wi
43. NOAA weather channels When the Weather Alert feature is enabled see section 10 9 WX ALERT the transceiver is capable of receiving this alert if the following is performed 1 Program NOAA weather channels into the transceiver s memory for scan ning Follow the same procedure as for regular channels under section 9 12 SCANNING 2 Press the SCAN key once to start memory scanning or priority scanning determined from the Radio Setup selection see page 54 for details GX1500E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 23 3 The programmed NOAA weather channels will be scanned along with the regular programmed channels However scanning will not stop on a nor mal weather broadcast unless a NOAA alert is received 4 When an alert is received on a NOAA weather channel scanning will stop and the transceiver will emit a loud beep to alert the user of a NOAA broadcast 5 Press the WX key to stop the alert tone and receive the weather report NOTE If the WX key is not pressed the alert tone will be emitted for 5 minutes and then the weather report will be received NOTE The Weather Alert feature is also engaged while the transceiver is re ceiving on one of the NOAA weather channels 8 6 2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing NOAA tests the alert system every Wednesday between 11AM and 1PM To test the GX1500E s NOAA Weather alert feature on Wednesday between 11AM and 1PM setup as in previous section and confirm the alert is heard 8 7 EMERGE
44. OG Course Over Ground dis played on the LCD to be in True or Magnetic 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears 3Radio Setup 2 Press the ENT key then select Magnetic in the Ent Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector eb UNE 3 Press the ENT key Tine Set 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select On rep Masnetic resenting Magnetic or Off representing True INTL 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting i1 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode Off press the 16 9 key Page 58 CA STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 10 6 PRIORITY CHANNEL SET Allows selection of the priority channel 1 2 e Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Press the ENT key then select Priority CH in the Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the chan nel to be a priority Press the ENT key to store the selected setting To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key 10 7 SCAN TYPE This selection selects the scan mode between Memory Scan and Priority Scan INTL enel Exit 4 Time Set Time Disp Magnetic Priority CH Friorite CH 16 11
45. Position Polling GX1500E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 11 6 5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS After connections have been made between the GX1500E and the GPS a small satellite icon will appear on the top right corner of the LCD display To see the additional GPS information press and hold the H L NAV key The GX1500E shows the Date Time SOG and COG 6 6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME INTL BUSY End 13K m EL 229 15 56 552 mi From the Factory the GX1500E shows GPS satellite time or UTC time A time offset is needed to show the local time in your area 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears 2 Press the ENT key then select Time Set with the CHANNEL selector knob 3 Press the ENT key 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select time off set from UTC See illustration below to find your off set time from UTC If 0 00 is assigned the time is the same as UTC Universal Time Coordinated or GMT Greenwich Mean Time 5 Press the ENT key to store the time offset INTL gue 11 4 Ems PM Hine Biss LIO Time Set B BB 6 Press the 16 9 key or turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Exit then press the ENT key to return to the Radio Setup menu select Exit and press the ENT key to return to radio operation 12 11 10 B76 543 2 10 142 43 4 UTC GMT OFF
46. SET TIME TABLE Page 12 CUR STANDARD HORIZON 45 6 7 8 49 10 11 12 GX1500E 6 7 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION Sets the radio to show UTC time or local time with the offset inputted in section 8 6 Changing the GPS Time 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until m Radio Setup menu appears Radio getur 6 2 Press the ENT key then select Time Disp in the Exit 11 4 Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector INTL knob i P Dinner i 3 Press the ENT key Tine set 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select UTC or bise L LI Local 5 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode otal press the 16 9 key In Local time mode the display shows the time by the 12 hour system In UTC time mode the display shows the time by the 24 hour system Press the ENT key to store the selected setting Time bise LI i 20 45 Umi m 4 EOD 6 o TE 6 19 56 532E 1 1556 Sh i Li UTC mode LOCAL mode 6 8 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC Allows customising the NAV data showing GPS Course Over Ground COG Factory default is True however following the steps below the COG can be changed to Magnetic 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until T Radio Setup menu appears Radio Setur 6 2 Press the ENT key then select Magnetic with
47. The transceiver will watch for a DSC acknowledg pistress ment transmission on CH70 and also receive calls Fire i 4 9 5 9e on CH16 Transnitiins 11 6 If an acknowledgement is received select channel jj wy 16 and advise your distress situation I 7 If no acknowledgment is received the Distress Alert riti p 11 is repeated 4 minute intervals until a DSC acknowl bsc 2 edgment is received T ISPH Received 8 When DSC Distress acknowledgment is received ficknowledse a distress alarm sounds and channel 16 is automati 5 cally selected The LCD shows the MMSI of the ship responding to your distress RECEIVED ACK acknowledgment signal is received RECEIVED RLY ACK relay acknowledgment signal is received from another vessel or coast station 9 To cancel the DSC distress alarm signal from the speaker press any key Cancel a Distress Alert In order to cancel the repeat call m pse m ose TET m am Ap moe an y prose Exit CLR 11 Transmitting 11 key GX1500E CR STANDARD HORIZON Page 33 9 3 2 Receiving a Distress Alert 1 When a Distress Alert is received an emergency alarm sounds Then channel 16 is automatically selected Press any key to stop the alarm Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to change the dis play to show the position of the vessel in dis
48. X1500E 8 12 SCANNING Allows the user to select the scan type from Memory scan or Priority scan Memory scan scans the channels that were programmed into memory Prior ity scan scans the channels programmed in memory with the priority channel 8 12 1 Selecting the Scan Type 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears 2 Press the ENT key then select SCAN Type in the INTL Radia Exit Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector 1144 knob 3 Press the ENT key pa 4 the CHANNEL selector knob to select Prior O Priority CH ity or Memory LI 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting m 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode SCAH Tyre ri 6 3Priorits press the 16 9 key Mes GA f 8 12 2 Memory Scanning M SCAN 1 Adjust the SQL knob until background noise disappears Select a desired channel to be scanned using the CHANNEL selector knob Press and hold the SCAN MEM key for one sec ond MEM will appear on the LCD which indicates the channel has been programmed into the trans ceivers memory Repeat step 2 for all the desired channels to be scanned 4 To DELETE a channel from the transceiver s memory select the channel then press and hold the SCAN MEM key for one second MEM will disappear in the LCD 5 To start scanning
49. addition to the cost of the call 8 10 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 Channel 13 is used at docks and bridges and by vessels manoeuvering in port Messages on this channel must concern navigation only such as meeting and passing in restricted waters Channel 67 is used for navigational traffic between vessels By regulation power is normally limited to 1 Watt on these channels Your radio is programmed to automatically reduce power to this limit on these channels However in certain situations it may be necessary to temporarily use a higher power See page 18 H L NAV key for means to temporarily override the low power limit on these two channels 8 11 DUAL WATCH TO PRIORITY CHANNEL Dual watch allows the radio to monitor one channel and the assigned Priority channel By default the priority channel is set to 16 however the priority chan nel may be changed by referring to section 10 6 PRIORITY CHANNEL SET 1 Adjust the SQL knob until the background noise disappears 2 Select the channel you wish to dual watch to Priority channel 3 Press the DW IC key The display will scan between Priority channel and Ht the channel that was selected in step 2 If a transmission is received the channel selected in step 2 the GX1500E will dual watch between the working channel and the Priority channel 4 To stop Dual Watch press the DW IC key again TELEPHONE LI I Page 26 SN STANDARD HORIZON G
50. al CUR STANDARD HORIZON quen om an INTL psc Standby be 59 bat Test INTL psc D Hanual ta mu pem INTL psc Input 7 l INTL DSC 7 iret em ves Tat n g Ne CLR INTL 27 HORT een tinis GX1500E 9 11 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION LAT LON You may send the Latitude Longitude of your vessel manually even if the GX1500E is not connected the GPS receiver unit After the position is entered transmitting a DSC Distress Position Request or Position Send will contain the manually entered position 1 2 1500 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Setup menu INTL 3Radio Setup i SU Setur Exit 4 m Press the ENT key then select POS Input with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key The transceiver will beep and the display will be as shown in the illustration on the right Enter the your local time by the 24 hour system on the UTC time Use the ENT and H L NAV key to navigate to each column of the time then use the CHANNEL selector knob to select the desired num bers in each colum Repeat for each column to com plete the time Enter the Latitude Longitude of your vessel location with the same p
51. also transmit the Latitude and Longitude of the vessel 9 3 1 Transmitting a Distress Alert NOTE To be able to transmit a Distress Alert an MMSI number must be pro grammed refer to section 9 2 2 Programming the MMSI In order for your vessels location to be transmitted either connect a GPS to the GX1500E refer to section 6 3 ACCESSORY CABLE or manually input your postion refer to section 9 9 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION 1 Lift the red spring loaded DISTRESS cover then Int press and hold the DISTRESS key The DISTRESS Distress tlindesisnate menu will appear on the LCD and the radios display cuenta will count down 5 4 3 2 1 and then transmit the Dis tress Alert The backlight of the LCD and keypad id 4 DISTRESS flashes while the radios display is countdown Press and 2 When the distress signal is sent CH70 and the for Tranenit icon will appear on the LCD own pse 3 The transceiver will watch for a DSC acknowledg Distress ment transmission on CH70 and also receive calls trancnittins GL on CH16 a 4 If an acknowledgement is received select channel yaitins for Tad 16 and advise your distress situation FIEPRIB E K 5 f no acknowledgment is received the Distress Alert ae is repeated at approximately 4 minute intervals until pus a DSC acknowledgment is received Received m 6 W
52. art of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety Sys tem GMDSS It is planned that DSC will eventually replace aural watches on distress frequencies and will be used to announce routine and urgent maritime safety information broadcasts This new system allows mariners to instantly send a distress call with GPS posi tion when connected to the transceiver to the Coast Guard and other vessels within range of the transmission DSC will also allow mariners to initiate or receive Distress Urgency Safety Routine POSITION REQUEST POSITION SEND and Group calls to or from another vessel equipped with a DSC transceiver 9 2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY MMSI 9 2 1 What is an MMSI An MMSI is a nine digit number used on Marine Transceivers capable of using Digital Selective Calling DSC This number is used like a telephone number to selectively call other vessels THIS NUMBER MUST BE PROGRAMMED INTO THE RADIO TO OPERATE THE GX1500E DSC FUNCTIONS How obtain an MMSI assignment Please contact the Radio Licensing Authority for your country for information on how to obtain an MMSI number Page 30 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 9 2 2 Programming the MMSI WARNING A User MMSI can be input only once If the user tries to input an MMSI more than once the radio will show the display on the right Therefore please be careful not to in put the incorrect MMIS number If the user needs to change the MMSI number after it has been en
53. ce behind the dash or panel is deep enough to accom modate the transceiver at least 15 cm deep There should be at least 1 5 cm between the transceiver s heatsink and any wiring cables or structures Cut out the rectangular hole and insert the transceiver 4 Fasten the brackets to the sides of the transceiver with the lock washer nut combination so that the mounting screw base faces the mounting surface see Figure 2 5 Turn the adjusting screw to adjust the tension so that the transceiver is tight against the mounting surface e Bracket Adjusting Screw Lock washer nut combination MMB 84 Flush Mount Installation GX1500E CR STANDARD HORIZON Page 9 6 3 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS CAUTION Reverse polarity connections will damage the radio Connect the power cord and antenna to the radio Antenna and Power Supply connections are as follows see Figure 1 1 Mount the antenna at least 1 m away from the radio At the rear of the radio connect the antenna cable 2 Connect the red power wire to a 13 8 VDC 20 power source Connect the black power wire to a negative ground 3 If an optional remote extension speaker is to be used refer to next section for connections 4 Itis advisable to have a Certified Marine Technician check the power output and the standing wave ratio of the antenna after installation Optional CMP25 RAM Mic or Optional Speaker VH 310 Remote Handset Ant
54. channels Refer to section 8 12 SCANNING for details 4 DW Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 4 in a chan nel number Secondary use Press the F key first then press the A DW key to scan for voice com munications on the priority channel and another selected channel until a signal is received on either channel Dual Watch Refer to section 8 11 DUAL WATCH TO PRIORITY CHANNEL for details 5 IC Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 5 in a chan nel number Secondary use Press the F key then press the 5 IC key to activate intercom function between RAM s or VH 310 handset s Refer to section 12 2 INTERCOM OPERATION for details Page 72 CR STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 6 NAV Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 6 in a chan nel number Secondary use Press the F key first then press the 6 NAV key the LCD will display NAV GPS Data Time SOG Speed Over Ground and COG Course Over Ground when a GPS is connected to the accessory cable of the GX1500E See section 6 4 ACCESSORY CABLE for details 7 SCRM Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 7 in a chan nel number 8 PA Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 8 in a chan nel number 9 FOG Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 9 in
55. d hold down the CALL MENU key until mn Radio Setup menu appears fetur 1 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Exit E Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select INDIV Reply with padio Setup li the CHANNEL selector knob 4 Press the ENT key 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Auto b a or Manual ADI OO 6 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting Bk LI 7 Toexit this menu and return to radio operation mode m lt press the 16 9 key ds anua 38 SN STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 9 5 3 Setting up the Individual Group Call Ringer When a Individual Call or Group Call is received the radio will produce a ringing tone for 3 minutes This selection allows the Individual Call ringer time to be changed 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until m Radio Setup menu appears adio Setur 11 6 4 BSC Setur 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Exit Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select INDIV Ring with padio cetur m the CHANNEL selector knob ve 4 Press the ENT key 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select ringing INTE time of a Individual Call II Reis 6 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 1010 eins 00 7 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode m press the 16 9 key INDIU Rins
56. e CLR key Unit Nane 6 8 Press and hold the ENT key to enter the name and a 11 h return to the Unit Name menu 9 If you want to enter the name of another unit repeat steps 4 through 8 10 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key GX1500E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 63 11 ENHANCED RAM MIC OPERATION When the RAM microphone is connected to the GX1500E most VHF DSC and setup menus can be remotely operated The RAM Mic is supplied with 7 m of routing cable and can be extended up to 21 m using three 7 m extension cables model CT 100 The intercom operation can be used between the RAM Mic and the transceiver 11 1 RAM MIC CONTROLS 2 SQUELCH CONTROL SQL Activates the squelch adjusting mode Press this key to activate the squelch adjusting mode Press the microphone s A or W key to adjust the squelch 2 VOLUME KEY VOL Activates the volume adjusting mode Press this key to activate the volume adjusting mode Press the microphone s A or W to adjust the volume 3 POWER SWITCH PWR Press and hold down this key to turn to the transceiver and RAM Mic on and off Page 64 CA STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E PTT Push To Talk SWITCH Activates transmission H L KEY Toggles between high and low power When the H L key is pressed while the transceiver is on channel 13 or 67 the power will temporarily switch from LO to HI pow
57. e MMSI number press and hold the ENT key 8 Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL selec TA tor knob to select the operating channel you want to Intershir CH communicate and press the ENT key 9 Press the ENT key again to transmit the individual ih Ll 10 After INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted the trans LL ceiver will wait 8 seconds for the acknowledgment If 11 l the reply signal is not received the transceiver will NTL transmit again Lit 11 After the second INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted if 7474 the reply signal is not received the display will be as shown in the illustration on the right To send the call Indiyidual 4 again press the ENT key or to exit the mode press ie the CLR key Transmitting 12 When an individual call acknowledgment is received Uk Mc the established channel is automatically changed to No Reels co the channel which is selected on step 5 above anda 111 11 ringing tone sounds GX1500E CR STANDARD HORIZON Page 41 13 Press any key to listen to the channel to make sure it INTL is not busy then key the microphone and call the ri i L other vessel you desire to communicate with IN Ta 9 5 5 Receiving an Individual Call When receiving an individual call an acknowledgment must be sent back to the calling station The GX150
58. e for voice com munications GX1500E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 19 09 MICROPHONE Transmits the voice message with reduction of background noise using Clear Voice Noise Reduction Technology NOTE Be sure your mouth is about 1 5 cm from the mic hole for best performance UP A DOWN KEYS The UP A and DOWN on the microphone function the same as the CHANNEL selector knob on the front panel of the transceiver 5 16 9 Key The 16 9 key on the microphone functions the same as the 16 9 key on the front panel of the transceiver Immediately recalls channel 16 from any channel location Holding down this key recalls channel 9 Pressing the 16 9 key again reverts to the pre vious selected working channel Page 20 SN STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E GX1500E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 21 8 BASIC OPERATION 8 1 RECEPTION 1 After the transceiver has been installed ensure that the power supply and antenna are properly connected 2 Press and hold the VOL PWR knob until the radio turns on Turn the SQL knob fully counterclockwise This state is known as squelch off 4 Turn up the VOL knob until noise or audio from the speaker is at a comfort able level 5 Turn the SQL knob clockwise until the random noise disappears This state is known as the squelch threshold 6 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the desired channel Refer to the cha
59. ed setting 7 exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key Page 48 CA STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E The GX1500E has the capability to turn off the Position Request ringer 1 2 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Setup menu Press the ENT key then select DSC Beep with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select POS Request Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Off Press the ENT key to store the selected setting To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key If you wish to return to enabling the ringer tone just re peat the above procedure turning the CHANNEL selec tor knob to select On in step 6 above INTL 3Radin Setup iUa DSC Setur Exit P Y INTL Radio rd DSE Se 1 Ex e 5 get n SC Beer Y INTL DSC Beer Indivisual Grour POS REG ri L e n EE REQ 1 ae 11 9 8 2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel Pre Programmable Request 1 2 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select a name then press the ENT key 5 Press the ENT key to transmit the position request DSC call 6 When the GX1500E receives the position from the po
60. el The priority channel will be scanned after each programmed channel To stop scanning press the 16 9 or WX key You may change the scan resume time in the Radio Setup Mode refer to sec tion 10 8 SCAN RESUME TIME 8 13 NAVIGATION INDICATION The transceiver has the ability to display Time SOG COG as well as the posi tion LAT LON when connected to a GPS receiver 1 Press and hold the H L NAV key display the posi m tion information on the LCD If the GPS receiver is 45PH not receiving fix the display will be as shown in the 3832 9 illustration on the right NOTE When Ch16 is selected only lat lon will shown To hide the position information press and hold the NO TIME po H L NAV key again 4 Page 28 SS STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 8 14 INTERCOM OPERATION Connecting a CMP25 RAM or VH 310 handset to the GX1500E allows inter com communications Refer to section 11 2 INTERCOM OPERATION for CMP25 RAM Microphone or section 12 2 INTERCOM OPERATION for VH 310 Handset 8 14 1 Communication 1 Press and hold the DW IC key the mode is changed to INTERCOM mode 2 When the INTERCOM is activated Intercom is displayed on the GX1500E and IC is displayed on Intercom ri 6 the RAM Mic or VH 310 Handset 11 3 Press the PTT switch Talk will be shown the display NOTE warnin
61. enhance the signal toward the horizon The degree to which this is accomplished is called the antenna s gain It is measured in decibels dB and is one of the major factors in choosing an antenna In terms of effective radiated power ERP antennas are rated on the basis of how much gain they have over a theoretical antenna with zero gain 1 3dB gain antenna represents twice as much gain over the imaginary antenna Typically a 1 m 3dB gain stainless steel whip is used on a sailboat mast The longer 2 5 m 6dB fibreglass whip is primarily used on power boats that require the additional gain Page 6 CI STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 5 3 COAXIAL CABLE VHF antennas are connected to the transceiver by means of a coaxial cable a shielded transmission line Coaxial cable is specified by it s diameter and construction For runs less than 6 m RG 58 U about 6 mm in diameter is a good choice For runs over 6 m but less than 15 m the larger RG 8X should be used for cable runs over 15 m RG213 should be used For installation of the connector onto the coaxial cable refer to the figure below Adapter 10mm 15mm To get your coax cable through a fitting and into your boat s interior you may have to cut off the end plug and reattach it later You can do this if you follow the directions that are supplied with the connector Be sure to make good soldered connections GX1500E CR STANDARD HORIZON Page 7 6 INSTALLATION 6 1
62. enna Accessory Cable Water proo Deck Outlet Fuse Red Black 5 E p Power Source Figure 1 General Installation Page 10 CURA STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 6 4 ACCESSORY CABLE Wire Color Description Connection Examples WHITE External Speaker Connect to external 4 Ohm audio speaker SHIELD External Speaker Connect to external 4 Ohm audio speaker BLUE NMEA Input Connect to NMEA output of GPS GREEN NMEA Input Connect to NMEA output of GPS GRAY NMEA Output Connect to NMEA input of GPS BROWN NMEA Output No connection When connecting the external speaker or GPS navigation receiver strip off about 2 5 cm of the specified wire s insulation then splice the ends together using proper waterproofing techniques A PA Speaker Shield NMEA OUT NMEA IN The GPS must have the NMEA Output turned on and set to 4800 Baud in the setup menu If there is a selection for parity select none e For further information on interfacing setting up your GPS Please contact the manufacturer of the GPS receiver GX1500E can read NMEA 0183 version 2 0 or higher NMEA supported sentences are Input GLL GGA RMC and GNS RMC sentence is recommended Output DSC and DSE DSC sentences to Standard Horizon Plotter for
63. er until the PTT is released The H L key does not function on transmit inhibited and low power only channels 4 UP V DOWN KEY These keys are used to select channels adjust the volume and squelch level and to choose the item selection of different functions such as the DSC operation In many ways these keys emulate the function of the transceiver s CHANNEL selector knob 16 9 KEY Immediately recalls channel 16 from any channel location Holding down this key recalls channel 9 Pressing the 16 9 key reverts to the previous selected working channel Secondary use Please see secondary use for the WX and MEM key KEY PAD SCAN CLR Key 1 Starts and stops scanning of programmed channels 2 If held while the UP A or DOWN Y on the microphone are pressed the radio will show the channels programmed in scan memory This function will not work if the unit is scanning NOTE The priority channel by default is Channel 16 however the priority channel can be changed To select a different priority channel refer to section 11 7 SCAN TYPE Secondary use Press the SCAN CLR key to cancel the DSC selection CALL ENT Key The CALL ENT key functions as the enter key Secondary use Press the CALL ENT key to access the DSC OPERATION menu Press and hold the CALL ENT key to access the SETUP menu GX1500E CUR STANDARD HORIZON Page 65 DW IC Key Watches for a transmission on CH16 and another
64. ert to RADIO mode RAM Mic s PTT switch is pressed INTL LISIEN Page 66 CURA STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 11 2 2 Calling Hold down the DW key for 1 second or more when the INTERCOM opera tion is activated A calling beep is emitted twice from the called unit 11 3 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION LAT LON You may send the Latitude Longitude of your vessel manually from the RAM Mic even if the GX1500E is not connected the GPS receiver unit After the position is entered transmitting a DSC Distress Position Request or Position Send will contain the manually entered position 1 2 3 Press and hold down the CALL ENT key until Radio Setup menu appears Press the W key to select DSC SETUP menu Press the CALL ENT key then select POS INPUT with the AT W key Press the CALL ENT key then enter the your local time by the 24 hour system on the UTC time Use the CALL ENT and H L key to navigate to each column of the time then use the AT W key to select the desired num bers in colum Repeat for each colum to completed the time Enter the Latitude Longitude of your vessel location with the same procedure as description above Press and hold in the ENT key to store the data entered then press the 16 9 key to exit this menu and return to radio operation mode GX1500E SN STANDARD HORIZON Page 67 11 4 DSC RADIO SETUP MO
65. espondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement X S 156 925 Non commercial Recreational 79 X D 156 975 161 575 Port operation and Ship movement 7T9A X X S 156 975 Commercial 80 157 025 161 625 Port operation ship movement 80A X X S 157 025 Commercial 81 X D 157 075 161 675 Port operation ship movement 81A X X S 157 075 U S Government Only Environmental protection operations D 82 X 157 125 161 725 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 82A X 157 125 U S Government Only Canadian Coast Guard Only 83 X X D 157 175 161 775 Canadian Coast Guard Only 83A X 157 175 U S Government Only Canadian Coast Guard Only 83 X X D 157 175 161 775 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 84 X X X D 157 225 161 825 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 85 X D 157 275 161 875 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 86 X X D 157 325 161 925 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 86 5 161 925 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 87 X X D 157 375 161 975 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 87 5 161 975 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 88 X X X D 157 425 162 025 Public Correspondence ship to coast 88A X S 157 425 Commercial Inter ship Only
66. ess the CALL ENT key then select NAV DISPLAY with the AT W key 3 Press the CALL ENT key 4 Press the or A key to select Pos Your Vessel s Cur rent Position or Cru Course Over Ground 5 Press the CALL ENT to store the data entered then press the 16 9 key to exit this menu and return to radio operation mode GX1500E Sw STANDARD HORIZON Page 69 12 VH 310 HANDSET OPERATION When the VH 310 HANDSET is connected to the GX1500E most VHF DSC and setup menus can be remotely operated The VH 310 HANDSET is supplied with 7 m of routing cable and can be extended up to 21 m using three 7 m extension cables model CT 100 The intercom operation can be used between the VH 310 HANDSET or the GX1500E 12 1 VH 310 HANDSET CONTROLS 5 PWR key Press and hold down this key to turn to the transceiver and VH 310 HANDSET on and off PTT Push To Talk Switch Activates transmission HIL key Toggles between high and low power When the key is pressed while the transceiver is on channel 13 or 67 the power will temporarily switch from LO to HI power until the PTT is released E3 The H L key does not function on transmit in s S GI hibited and low power only channels Jem 4 DISTRESS key 4 Used to send a Distress Alert To send
67. ess the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation wn pse menu will appear c LU 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Indi l hir vidual cancel select Exit with the CHANNEL selector knob or press the 16 9 key 3 Press the ENT key The transceiver will beep and HREH n u the Individual directory will appear a 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the Indi E Manual P vidual you want to contact XUERTER L 5 Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL selec FORRO 474 tor knob to select the operating channel you want to INTE pse communicate on and press the ENT key Intershie CH iri 6 Press the ENT key again to transmit the individual 1 DSC signal M 7 After INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted the trans em mp ceiver will wait 8 seconds for the acknowledgment If h u the reply signal is not received the transceiver will No CLR m transmit again pse 8 After the second INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted if Individual 963 the reply signal is not received the display will be as RTE LG shown in the illustration on the right To send the call m again press the ENT INDIU ACK ne 9 When individual call acknowledgment is received 1 1 the established channel is automatically changed to t 777 the channel which is selected on step
68. ey mu 11 9 After the eleventh letter or space has been entered press and hold the ENT key to advance to the MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity Number number en f H try M LZ 1 Ill 10 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through numbers 0 9 To enter the desired number and move one space to the right press the ENT key Repeat this procedure until all nine spaces of the MMSI number are entered GX1500E CAS STANDARD HORIZON Page 37 11 If a mistake was made entering in the name or the MMSI number repeat pressing the H L NAV key until the wrong character is selected then move the channel knob to correct the entry 12 To store the data entered press and hold the ENT ner key Name VERTEX 13 To enter another individual address repeat steps 4 MMSI 123456769 through 12 14 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key NOTE Selecting Next or Exit will automatically save the name and MMSI number into memory 9 5 2 Setting up Individual Reply Allows setting up the radio to automatically default setting or manually re spond to a DSC Individual call requesting you to switch to a working channel for voice communications When Manual is selected the MMSI of the calling ves sel is shown allowing you to see who is calling This function is similar to caller id on a cellular phone 1 Press an
69. g beep will be emitted INT LISTEN when the GX1500E microphone s PTT Intercon 6 switch is pressed while the Mic s Talk i Sr VEESTO Handsets PEE SWIER a GX1500E s PTT switch is pressed pressed m 4 Speak slowly and clearly into the mi TRUE crophone hold the microphone about pod 1 5 cm away from your mouth LN i 11 5 When finished release the PTT switch Mic s PTT switch is pressed 6 To exit the INTERCOM mode and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 or CLR key 8 14 2 Calling While in INTERCOM mode pressing and holding the DW IC key on the GX1500E CMP25 or VH 310 will produce a calling beep at the other station GX1500E CR STANDARD HORIZON Page 29 9 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING 9 1 GENERAL WARNING This radio is designed to generate a digital maritime distress and safety call to facilitate search and rescue To be effective as a safety device this equipment must be used only within communication range of a shore based VHF marine channel 70 distress and safety watch system The range of signal may vary but under normal conditions should be approxi mately 20 nautical miles Digital Selective Calling is a semi automated method of establishing a radio call it has been designated by the International Maritime Organization IMO as an international standard for establishing VHF MF and HF radio calls It has also been designated as p
70. he ENT key to store the selected setting mW 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key GX1500E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 61 10 11 CHANNEL NAME CHANGE This selection allows you to customise the name of a channel from the default name 1 2 9 Page 62 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Press the ENT key then select CH Name in the Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the chan nel to be named then press the ENT key Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through the first letter of the channel name Press the ENT key to store the first letter the name and step to the next letter to the right Repeat step 6 and 7 until the name is complete The name can consist of up to twelve characters if you do not use all twelve characters press the ENT key to move to the next space This method can also be used to enter a blank space in the name To clear the previous letter press the CLR key Press and hold the ENT key to enter the name and 3Radio Setur oe eee tiie Lt CH Hane lt gt VE SHIP SHIP 1111 lt gt D WHEP SHIP 1111 lt gt D VERTEX 1111 exit from the CH Name menu The LCD will return to the Radio Setup
71. he RAM or VH 310 Hand set controls the volume level of this speaker Black and White wires are for connection of MLS 300 or 7 MLS 310 External Speaker Gasket Figure 4 Page 14 CA STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E Remote Mic or External Speaker Selection By default the RAM or VH 310 Handset internal speaker is turned on how ever using the RAM mic or VH 310 Handset this speaker can be turned off so the external speaker can be used RAM mic procedure 1 Press and hold the CALL ENT key GRAIG S5 2 Press the A or W key to select RADIO SETUP 3 Press the CALL ENT key 4 Press the key to until EXT SPK is shown and press the 7 CALL ENT key MENT 5 Press the A or key to select oF External speaker a L off or on External speaker on 6 Press the CALL ENT key to save the selection EXT Cf 7 Press the 16 9 key to exit this mode P D lt gt nu D D Lue VH 310 Procedure 1 Press and hold the CALL MENU key S 2 Press the A or V key to select RADIO SETUP 3 Press the ENT key 4 Press the key to until EXT SPK is shown and press the ENT key PENT SER 5 Press the A or V key to select oF External speaker L off or on External speaker on i 6 Press the ENT key to save the selection 7 Press the 16 9 key
72. hen a DSC Distress acknowledgment is received tego lease 11 a DSC Distress Alarm sounds and channel 16 is au tomatically selected The LCD shows the MMSI of the ship responding to your distress RECEIVED ACK acknowledgment signal is received RECEIVED RLY ACK relay acknowledgment signal is received from another vessel or coast station 7 To cancel the DSC Distress Alarm signal from the speaker press any key Page 32 CA STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E Transmitting a Distress Alert with Nature of Distress The GX1500E is capable of transmitting a Distress Alert with the following Na ture of Distress categories Undesignated Fire Flooding Collision Grounding Capsizing Sinking Adrift Abandoning Piracy Mob 1 Lift the red spring loaded DISTRESS cover and press muy Eum the DISTRESS key The DISTRESS menu will ap pistpess ri I 3Undesisnate pear on the LCD 1 2 the CHANNEL selector knob to select the de LE2nceLICLR sired nature of distress category ICE 3 Press and hold the DISTRESS key The radios dis sie play will count down 5 4 3 2 1 and then transmit the Distress Alert The backlight of the LCD and key INT psc pad flashes while the radios display is countdown DISTRESS 4 4 When the distress signal is sent CH70 and RES told sec g p for Transmit icon will appear on the LCD 5
73. key to store the time offset 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key 12 11 10 3 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 4 0 1 2 3 4 45 46 7 8 9 10 11 12 UTC GMT TIME TABLE GX1500E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 57 10 4 TIME LOCATION This selection selects the time display between local time and UTC time GPS sends to radio Time is displayed when GPS position LAT LON is displayed by pressing the F key followed by the 6 NAV key 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Radio Que 2 Press the ENT key then select Time Disp in the Bae 11 Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob Dinner 3 Press the ENT key Contrast 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select UTC 2 11 Local 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting Tine Pise phy f 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode 12 141 press the 16 9 key In the local time mode the display shows the time by the 12 hour system Meanwhile the display shows the time by the 24 hour system in the UTC mode INTL 9 are INTL 9 i 8 45PM sues P d PY 15 56 532E 1556 5 LI UTC mode LOCAL mode 10 5 TRUE MAGNETIC CHANGE NAV display This selection allows customising the GPS C
74. lled vessel it is shown on the radio display and also transferred to the GPS Chart plotter 7 Ifthe GX1500E does not receive a reply the display will be as shown in the illustration on the right To send again press the ENT key GX1500E CUR STANDARD HORIZON Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation menu will appear in the display Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select POS Re quest Press ENT key to show the Position request direc tory This directory uses the INDIVIDUAL Directory information gu subi 2 INTL DSC Lu Indiuiclual Grour INTL pse ah a pi B i guo 21 INTL pse a Se LED STANDARD EIL INTL pse P Bes Yes E 1 INTL psc D onu LE zd LEMI J Exit CLR E11 Page 49 NOTE If the GX1500E does not receive position data from the polled vessel the LCD will show NO POSITION DATA Manual Request You may enter an MMSI number manually to contact without the Setting up the Individual Position Call Directory 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation m menu will appear in the display ndivisual 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select POS Re stir t 1 quest 3 Press ENT key to show the Position request direc Nw tory This directory uses the INDIVIDUAL Directory
75. menu If you want to enter the name of another channel select Next then press the ENT key Otherwise select Exit then press the ENT key 10 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key CUR STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 10 12 NAMING THE RADIO OR SECOND STATION MIC OR HANDSET This selection allows you to provide the name to the radio and optional RAM Mic s when connected 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until m Radio Setup menu appears Radio SetuP 6 2 Press the ENT key then select Unit Name in the Bit Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob Beep 3 Press the ENT key Uaec DA d 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the Unit soit f 6 Radio or RAM1 to be named then press the ime ENT key eue Py 5 the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through PAM the first letter of the channel name 6 Press the ENT key to store the first letter the name unit i and step to the next letter to the right rn 111 7 Repeat step 6 and 7 until the name is complete The 1522 name can consist of up to twelve characters if you 00550 do not use all twelve characters press the ENT key dau FY to move to the next space This method can also be cadia LI used to enter a blank space in the name To clear the INTL previous letter press th
76. n the radio on Clockwise rotation of this knob increases the audio volume level Press and hold this knob for two seconds to turn the radio off 5 SQUELCH CONTROL SQL Adjusting this control clockwise sets the point at which random noise on the channel does not activate the audio circuits but a received signal will This point is called the squelch threshold Further adjustment of the squelch control will degrade reception of wanted transmissions Page 16 SS STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 6 DISTRESS S 6 S o 07 SY Se z m 2 o 3 N GIN 7 Figure 4 Controls and Connectors GX1500E CURA STANDARD HORIZON Page 17 6 KEYPAD SCAN MEM Key Press this key to start and stop the scanning of programmed channels Refer to section 9 12 SCANNING for details Secondary use To add a channel into the scan memory select the channel and press and hold the SCAN MEM key until MEM is shown on the display To delete a memorised channel from scan memory select the channel and press and hold the SCAN MEM key until MEM is removed from
77. nnel by saying go fo the number of the other chan nel and over Then switch to the new channel When the new channel is not busy call the other vessel After a transmission say over and release the microphone s push to talk PTT switch When all communication with the other vessel is completed end the last transmission by stating your Call Sign and the word out Note that it is not necessary to state your Call Sign with each transmission only at the begin ning and end of the contact Remember to return to Channel 16 when not using another channel Some radios automatically monitor Channel 16 even when set to other channels or when scanning 8 9 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS To make a radiotelephone call use a channel designated for this purpose The fastest way to learn which channels are used for radiotelephone traffic is to ask at a local marina Channels available for such traffic are designated Public Correspondence channels on the channel charts in this manual Some ex amples for USA use are Channels 24 25 26 27 28 84 85 86 and 87 Call GX1500E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 25 the marine operator and identify yourself by your vessel s name The marine operator will then ask you how you will pay for the call telephone credit card collect etc and then link your radio transmission to the telephone lines The marine telephone company managing the VHF channel you are using may charge a link up fee in
78. nnel chart on page 83 for available channels 7 When a message is received adjust the volume to the desired listening level The indicator in the LCD is displayed indicating that the chan nel is being used 8 2 TRANSMISSION 1 Perform steps 1 through 6 of RECEPTION 2 Before transmitting monitor the channel to ensure it is clear 3 Press the PTT push to talk switch The indicator in the LCD is displayed 4 Speak slowly and clearly into the microphone 5 When the transmission is finished release the PTT switch NOTE This is a noise canceling microphone The oval slot on the bottom of e microphone should be positioned within 1 5 cm from the mouth for opti mum performance 8 3 TRANSMIT TIME OUT TIMER TOT When the PTT switch on the microphone is held down transmit time is limited to 5 minutes This limits unintentional transmissions due to a stuck microphone About 10 seconds before automatic transmitter shutdown a warning beep will be heard from the speaker s The transceiver will automatically go to receive mode even if the PTT switch is continually held down Before transmitting again the PTT switch must first be released and then pressed again NOTE When a transmission was shut down by the TOT the GX1500E can not transmit afterwards for 10 seconds Page 22 SS STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 8 4 SIMPLEX DUPLEX CHANNEL USE Refer to the VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART page 79 for instructions on use of sim
79. not change the mode And you still must release the push to talk switch after each transmission in order to listen to the radio 5 Channels normally used by recreational boaters are those that include the term non commercial in the Channel Use column of the chart Some of these are shared with other users and some are used only in certain geo graphic regions Page 80 CIS STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 6 Marine vessels equipped with VHF radios are required to monitor Channel 16 VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART CH U C I 150 TX RX CHANNEL USE 01 X X D 156 050 160 650 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 01A X S 156 050 Port Operation and Commercial VTS in selected areas 02 X X 156 100 160 700 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 03 X X 156 150 160 750 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 03A X S 156 150 US Government only Coast Guard 04 X D 156 200 160 800 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 04A X S 156 200 Pacific coast Coast Guard East Coast Commercial fishing 05 X D 156 250 160 850 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement O5A X S 156 250 Port operation VTS in Seattle 06 5 156 300 Inter ship Sefety 07 X D 156 350 160 950 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port
80. nt 65A S 156 275 Port Opeations 66 X D 156 325 160 925 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 66A X S 156 325 Port Operations 67 X X XS 156 375 US Commercial Used for Bridge to bridge com muni cations in lower Mississippi River Inter ship only Canada Commercial fishing S amp R 68 X X 5 156 425 Non commercial Recreational 69 X X XS 156 475 US Non commercial Recreational Canada Commercial fishing only International Inter ship Port opertions and Ship movement 70 X X X S 156 525 Digital selective calling voice communications not allowed 71 X X XS 156 575 US Canada Non commercial Recreational International Port opertions and Ship movement 72 X X XS 156 625 Non commercial Inter ship only 73 X X 5 156 675 US Port Operations Canada Commercial fish ing only International Inter ship Port opertions and Ship movement 74 X X 5 156 725 US Port Operations Canada Commercial fishing only International Inter ship Port opertions and Ship movement Page 82 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART CH U C I 150 TX RX CHANNEL USE 75 X S 156 775 Port Operations Inter ship only 1W 76 X S 156 825 Port Operations Inter ship only 1W 77 X X S 156 875 Port Operations Inter ship only 1W 77 5 156 875 Port Operations Inter ship only 78 X D 156 925 161 525 Public Corr
81. operation ship movement O7A X S 156 350 Commercial 08 X X X S 156 400 Commercial Inter ship only 09 X X 5 156 450 Boater Calling channel Commercial amp Non commercial Recreational 5 156 500 Commercial 11 X X XS 156 550 Commercial VTS in selected areas 12 X 5 156 600 Port operation VTS in selected areas 13 X X XS 156 650 Inter ship Navigation Safety Bridge to bridge 14 X X XS 156 700 Port operation VTS in selected areas 15 X 5 156 750 Environmental Receive only 15 115 156 750 Commercial non commercial ship movement 1 W 16 X X 5 156 800 International Distress Safety and Calling 17 X1X X S 156 850 State Controlled 1 W 18 X 156 900 161 500 Port operation ship movement 18A X X S 156 900 Commercial 19 X 156 950 161 550 Port operation ship movement 19A X S 156 950 US Commercial 19A X S 156 950 Coast Guard 20 X X X D 157 000 161 600 Canadian Coast Guard Only International port operations and shipment 20A X S 157 000 Port operation 21 X D 157 050 161 650 Port operation ship movement 22 X D 157 100 161 700 Port operation ship movement 22A X X S 157 100 US and Canadian Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts announced on channel 16 GX1500E CUR STANDARD HORIZON Page 81 VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART
82. owever following the steps below the GPS Information can be changed to Course Over Ground COG 1 2 e Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until RADIO SETUP menu appears Press the ENT key then select NAV DISPLAY with the key Press the ENT key Press the W or A key to select Pos Your Vessel s Cur rent Position or Cru Course Over Ground Press the ENT key to store the data entered then press the 16 9 key to exit this menu and return to radio operation mode 12 4 2 External Speaker AF Selection The AF SELECT menu allows you to set the audio output level of the VH 310 s External Speaker to fixed regardress the VOL level setting of the VH 310 which is useful to the case when use with the amplified speaker such as the Standard Horizon MLS 310 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears 2 Press the ENT key then select AF SELECT with the A V key 3 Press the ENT key 4 Press the A or W key to select Pr External Speaker Level is Fixed or Po External Speaker Level is Adjust able 5 Press the ENT key to store the data entered then press the 16 9 key to exit this menu and return to radio operation mode GX1500E CUR STANDARD HORIZON 13 MAINTENANCE The inherent quality of the solid state components used in this transceiver will provide many years of continuou
83. plex and duplex channels NOTE All channels are factory programmed in accordance with International Industry Canada Canada and FCC USA regulations Mode of opera tion cannot be altered from simplex to duplex or vice versa 8 5 INTERNATIONAL USA AND CANADA MODE 1 To change the modes hold the 16 9 key and press the WX key The mode changes from International to Canadian to USA with each press of the WX key 2 INTL will be displayed for International mode CAN will be displayed for Canadian mode and USA will be displayed on the LCD for USA mode 3 Referto the VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART page 79 for allocated chan nels in each mode 8 6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS NOTE NOAA Weather channels are available in the waters of USA and Canada only 1 Toreceive a NOAA weather channel press the WX key from any channel The transceiver will go to the last selected weather channel 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob on the radio or UP A DOWN keys on the microphone to select a different NOAA weather channel 3 To exit from the NOAA weather channels press the WX key The trans ceiver returns to the channel it was on prior to a weather channel 8 6 1 NOAA Weather Alert In the event of extreme weather disturbances such as storms and hurricanes the NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sends a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather report on one of the
84. rans ceiver function differs depending on POS Reply in the DSC Setup menu setting Automatically reply When a position request call is received a calling alarm sounds 4 times 1 Then requested position coordinates are transmit INTL psc ted automatically to the vessel requesting your ves 7 45PM 6 m Received p sels position FOS Besuest 2 To exit from position request display press any key Manually reply 1 When a position request call is received from an inte esc other vessel the LCD will be as shown in the illustra _7 45 Received a tion at the right POS Reauest f f 123456759 1 2 A ringing alarm sounds 4 times Then select type of us reply function Send or No Reply by using the a CHANNEL selector knob 123406199 3 The GX1500E display will show Send or No Re Reels tom ply allowing you to send your vessels location by using the CHANNEL selector knob 4 When Send is selected press the ENT key And your position will be transmitted to the requesting vessel 5 To exit from position request display press the 16 9 key GX1500E Sb STANDARD HORIZON Page 51 9 9 POSITION SEND The feature is similar to Position Request however instead of requesting a position of another vessel this function allows you to send your position to an other vessel In order to send your position you need to ha
85. ress the ENT key 2 FS Li to move to the next space This method can also be used to enter a blank space in the name To clear the previous letter press the CLR key 9 After the eleventh letter or space has been entered int press and hold the ENT key to advance to the MMSI ri i Maritime Mobile Service Identity Number number rol 10 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through numbers 0 9 To enter the desired number and move one space to the right press the ENT key Repeat this procedure until all nine space of the MMSI number are entered Page 44 SS STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 11 12 13 14 If a mistake was made entering in the name or the MMSI number repeat pressing the H L NAV key until the wrong charac mm ter is selected then move the channel knob to cor P4 rect the entry Mel store the data entered press hold the ENT 612545679 key To enter another individual address repeat steps 4 through 12 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key 9 7 2 Transmitting a Group Call Pre Programmable Calling 1 2 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation menu will appear Indiuidual DU Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Group ETT M ip Hil 5 POS al INTL psc 9 Individual DU To cancel select Exit
86. rocedure as description above To store the data entered press the ENT key To exit this menu and return to radio mode press the 16 9 key Radio Setup 4 3050 Setur Exit m INTL INDTW Rina ri 11 Y INTL FOS Input P Y INTL FOS Inrut UTC 21 38 HH INTL FOS Input UTC 21 35 Sb STANDARD HORIZON INTL 55 10 RADIO SETUP NOTE The optional CMP25 RAM mic and VH 310 Handset can also change the RADIO SETUP menu Refer to page 68 RAM mic and page 76 VH 310 for details 10 1 LAMP ADJUSTING Allows setting up the backlight intensity or to turn it off 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until n Radio Setup menu appears etue l1 2 Press the ENT key then select Dimmer in the Exit 11 Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob Dinner 3 Press the ENT key Lil 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the de Tine sired level When OFF is selected the lamp is ex Ll tinguished Dinner 1 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected level 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key 10 2 LCD CONTRAST This selection sets up the display for best viewabilty for the varying mounting locations overhead or below
87. rson you are cruising with NOTE The other vessel must have an operating GPS receiver connected to its DSC transceiver and must not have its transceiver set to deny position requests Refer the section 9 5 1 Setting up the Individual Position Call Directory to enter information into the individual directory 9 8 1 Setting up Position Reply The GX1500E can be set up to automatically or manually send your position to another vessel This selection is important if you are concerned about some one polling the position of your vessel that you may not want to In the manual mode you will see the MMSI or persons name shown on the display allowing you to choose to send your position to the requesting vessel 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until m Radio Setup menu appear qe 2 cn 16 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Exi Li Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select POS Reply with INTL Radio Setup 7 the CHANNEL selector knob MT 1 4 Press the ENT key L0 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Auto irt or Manual In Auto mode after a DSC POS Re TDI quest is received the radio will automatically trans 27208 01 4 mit your vessels position In Manual mode the dis play of the GX1500E will show who is requesting the pos Reels ri i position dl 1 1 gt 6 Press the ENT key to store the select
88. s use Taking the following precautions how ever will prevent damage to the transceiver e Keep the microphone connected or the jack covered at all times to prevent corrosion of electrical contacts e Never key the microphone unless an antenna or suitable dummy load is connected to the transceiver e Ensure that the supply voltage to the transceiver does not exceed 16 VDC or fall below 11 VDC e Use only STANDARD HORIZON approved accessories and replacement parts In the unlikely event of serious problems please contact your Dealer or our repair facility 13 14 REPLACEMENT PARTS e Panel Cover RA0777900 Power Cord T9023306 VOL SQL Knob Black RA0757600 VOL SQL Knob White RA0763500 Rotary Channel Knob Black RA0757700 Rotary Channel Knob White RA0763600 Mounting Bracket Black RA0784000 Mounting Bracket White RA0784100 Mounting Bracket Knob Black RA045910A Mounting Bracket Knob White RA043770A Microphone Hanger Black RA0458800 Microphone Hanger White RA0436000 RAM Mic or VH 310 Routing Cable Assembly 58101512 13 2 FACTORY SERVICE In the unlikely event that the radio fails to perform or needs servicing please contact your Dealer or Marine Division of Vertex Standard An Return Authorisation number is not necessary to send a product in for service Include a brief note describing the problem along with your name re turn address phone number and proof of purchase
89. ships L Securite Securite Securite depending the pri e CLR lt m ority of the call Say your call sign and announce the Code lt channel you wish to switch to for communications Ursencs ii i Transnittins 11 INTL DSC INTL n DISTRESS 11 9 4 2 Receiving an All Ships Call 1 When an all ships call is received an emergency ub 86 45 alarm sounds Received L The radio will automatically change to channel 16 2 2 Press any key to stop the alarm INTL 4 3 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to see the MMSI of the vessel transmitting the All Ships Call 4 Monitor channel 16 or traffic channel until the UR GENCY voice communication is completed NOTE When there is an unread All Ship Call the DSC icon will blink You may review the unread All Ship Call from the DSC Log refer to section 9 6 2 Reviewing Received Calls Logged into the Call Waiting Directory Page 36 CR STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 9 5 INDIVIDUAL CALL This feature allows the GX1500E to contact another vessel with a DSC VHF radio and automatically switch the receiving radio to a desired communications channel This feature is similar to calling a vessel on CH16 and requesting to go to another channel switching to the channel is private between the two stations 9 5 1 Setting up the Individual Position Call Directory The GX1500E has a DSC directory
90. t this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key 10 9 KEY BEEP ON OFF This selection allows the beep tone when a key is pressed to be turned off 1 2 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Press the ENT key then select Key in the Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select On or Off Press the ENT key to set the key beep condition To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key NOTE 1 i SEP eset Exit 11 1 INTL Priority CH SCAN Tyre Key Beer 0 orf LI Emergency alarm and beeps for DSC operation cannot be turned OFF Page 60 CUR STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 10 10 WX ALERT This selection allows the radios NOAA Weather alert to be turned off Default setting is ON 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until m Radio Setup menu appears Radio getur 6 2 Press the ENT key then select WX Alert in the Exit Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob SCN Py 3 Press the ENT key FEM 111 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the de Alert sired WX alert mode The WX alert mode can be set bs to On WX On SCAN SCAN WX or Off Wgert FY g 5 Press t
91. th another vessel However its most important use is for emergency messages This channel must be monitored at all times except when actually using another channel It is monitored by the European U S and Canadian Coast Guards and by other vessels Use of channel 16 for hailing must be limited to initial contact only Calling should not exceed 30 seconds but may be repeated 3 times at 2 minute intervals In areas of heavy radio traffic congestion on channel 16 re sulting from its use as a hailing channel can be reduced significantly in U S waters by using channel 9 as the initial contact hailing channel for non emer gency communications Here also calling time should not exceed 30 seconds but may be repeated 3 times at 2 minute intervals Prior to making contact with another vessel refer to the channel charts in this manual and select an appropriate channel for communications after initial con tact For example Channels 68 and 69 are some of the channels available to non commercial recreational boaters Monitor your desired channel in advance to make sure you will not be interrupting other traffic and then go back to either channel 16 or 9 for your initial contact When the hailing channel 16 or 9 is clear state the name of the other vessel you wish to call and then this is followed by the name of your vessel and your Station License Call Sign When the other vessel returns your call immedi ately request another cha
92. that this installation height should be at least 5 meters above ground or accessible level In the case that an antenna can not be installed at a reasonable height then the transmitter should neither be continuously operated for long periods if any person is within 5 metres of the antenna nor operated at all if any person is touching the antenna In all cases any possible risk depends on the transmitter being activated for long periods actual recommendation limits are specified as an average of 6 minutes Normally the transmitter is not active for long periods of time Some radio licenses will require that a timer circuit automatically cuts the transmitter after 1 2 minutes GX1500E CR STANDARD HORIZON Page 5 5 GETTING STARTED 5 1 ABOUT VHF RADIO The radio frequencies used in the VHF marine band lie between 156 and 158 MHz with some shore stations available between 161 and 163 MHz The ma rine VHF band provides communications over distances that are essentially line of sight VHF signals do not travel well through objects such as buildings hills or trees Actual transmission range depends much more on antenna type gain and height than on the power output of the transmitter On a fixed mount 25W radio transmission expected distances can be greater than 25 km 5 2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA Marine antennas are made to radiate signals equally in all horizontal directions but not straight up The objective of a marine antenna is to
93. the Dis tress Alert refer to section 9 3 1 Transmitting a Distress Alert 5 RADIO CONTROL KEYS VOL key Activates the volume adjusting mode Press this key to activate the volume adjusting mode Press the A or W to adjust the volume NOTE When the VH 310 handset is removed from the cradle the speaker audio will be automatically reduced so not to damage your hearing When the VH 310 is in the cradle the speaker audio will increase so communications can be heard Page 70 SS STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E SQL key Activates the squelch adjusting mode Press this key to activate the squelch adjusting mode Press the A or V key to adjust the squelch CALL MENU key The CALL MENU key functions as the enter key Secondary use Press the CALL MENU key to access the DSC OPERATION menu The INDIVIDUAL CALL GROUP CALL ALL SHIP CALL POSI TION REQUEST POSITION SEND STANDBY MODE and CALL WAITING functions can be accessed from the DSC OPERATION menu Press and hold the CALL MENU key to access the RADIO SETUP refer ro section 10 or DSC SETUP menu refer to section 9 F key Activates the Alternate key function Press this key to activate the Alternate key function of the numerical keys 16 9 key Immediately recalls channel 16 from any channel location Holding down this key recalls channel 9 Pressing the 16 9 key reverts to the previous
94. tional MMB 84 Flash Mount 9 6 3 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS 10 6 4 ACCESSORY CABLE 811 6 5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS 12 6 6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME 4 12 6 7 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION 13 6 8 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR 13 6 9 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM SECOND STATION MIC AND OR VH 310 HANDSET INSTALLATION 2 14 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 16 BASIC OPERATION 22 8 1 RECEPTION 22 8 2 TRANSMISSION 22 8 3 TRANSMIT TIME OUT TIMER TOT 22 8 4 SIMPLEX DUPLEX CHANNEL USE 23 8 5 INTERNATIONAL USA AND CANADA 23 8 6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS 23 8 6 1 NOAA Weather Alert 5 223 8 6 2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing 24 8 7 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 USE 24 8 8 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL CHANNEL 16 OR 9 25 8 9 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS 25 8 10 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 26 8 11 DUAL WATCH TO PRIORITY CHANNEL 26 8 12 SCANNING sse 27 8 12 1 Selecting the Scan Type 27 8 12 2 Memory Scanning M SCAN 8 12 3 Priority Scanning P SCAN 8 13 NAVIGATION INDICATION
95. to radio operation mode GX1500E SN STANDARD HORIZON 5 75 12 4 DSC RADIO SETUP MODE The VH 310 Handset can access the DSC RADIO setup menu refer to sec tion 9 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING and section 10 RADIO SETUP MODE for details The CONTRAST NAV DISPLAY KEY BEEP and AF SELECT menu item accessed from the VH 310 Handset only controls the VH 310 Handset s display and speaker DSC RADIO Setup mode from the VH 310 Handset 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until RADIO SETUP menu appears 2 Press the A W key to select RADIO SETUP or DSC SETUP menu 3 Press the ENT key then select the menu item you wish to work on by pressing the AT W key 4 Press the ENT key 5 Press the AT W key to change the value or condition for the menu item then press the ENT key to save the new setting 6 Press the A W key to select EXIT then press the ENT key to return to the normal operation RADIO SETUP menu DSC SETUP menu NOTE When the SETUP menu is selected using the VH 310 Handset the GX1500E will be temporarily disabled until the VH 310 Handset exits from the setup mode Page 76 CA STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 12 4 4 Changing GPS Information to Vessel position or COG Allows customising of the NAV data showing GPS Information Factory default is Your Vessel s Current Position h
96. tress If the position of the vessel distress data does not include position the LCD will show the display on the right NOTE INTL in 6 i Re Eno Tedset 11 INTL ry ues I 3h 32 925N 17 56 432ET I 11 INTL ime AC Positiont iL When there is an unread Distress Alert the DSC icon will blink You may review the unread Distress Alert from the DSC Log refer to section 9 6 2 Reviewing Received Calls Logged into the Call Waiting Di rectory NOTE You must continue monitoring channel 16 as a coast station may require assistance in the rescue attempt 9 3 3 Distress Relay The Distress Relay allows you to send relay the received Distress Alert to other vessel 1 2 Page 34 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation menu will appear Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Log menu Press the ENT key then select Distress with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key then select the station name or MMSI number to be sent relay the received Dis tress Alert with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the Indi vidual you want to send relay the received Distress Alert if you have already set up the Individual Direc tory refer to section 9 5 1 Setting up the Individual INTL psc 9 Individual LL Je Dd
97. ve a GPS receiver connected or to have manually input your position See section 9 11 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION 9 9 1 Setting up a Position Send Ringer The GX1500E has the capability to turn off the Position Send ringer 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until INTL Radio Setup menu appears Radio 11 4 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Exit Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select DSC Beep with the p n CHANNEL selector knob 22 4 Press the ENT key LI 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select POS Send 6 the CHANNEL selector knob to select Off Ang 7 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 8 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode Beer ri i press the 16 9 key 3PUS Send If you wish to return to enabling the ringer tone just re peat the above procedure turning the CHANNEL selec Pos Send gt m a tor knob to select On in step 6 above Z Page 52 SS STANDARD HORIZON GX1500E 9 9 2 Transmitting a DSC Position Send Call Pre Programmable Calling 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation menu will appear in the display Individual 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the POS BI Shir Send 5 Reset
98. y voltage is too high or too low Confirm that the connected power supply volt age is between 10 volts and 17 volts DC Con firm that the generator has not malfunctioned Your position is not dis played GX1500E Accessory cable Check the accessory cable connection Some GPS use the battery ground line for NMEA connection Setting of the GPS navigation receiver gt gt STANDARD HORIZON Check the output signal format of the GPS navi gation receiver This radio requires NMEA0183 format with GLL RMB GGA or GNS sentence as an output signal If the GPS has a baud rate setting make sure to select 4800 and parity to NONE Page 79 14 CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS Tables on the following columns list the VHF Marine Channel assignments for U S A and International use Below are listed some data about the charts 1 VTS Where indicated these channels are part of the U S Coast Guard s Vessel Traffic System 2 Alpha channel numbers that is channel numbers followed by the letter A such as Channel 07A are simplex channels on the U S A or Canadian channel assignments whose counterparts in the International assignments are duplex channels International channels do not use alpha numbers If you call the Coast Guard on Channel 16 they will sometimes ask you to go to channel 22 Alpha This is a channel assigned to U S A and Cana dian Coast Guards for handling distress and other calls If your

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