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Standard Horizon GX3500S User's Manual

1. Figure 4 Controls and Connectors gt S STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S Page 19 PWR Key Turns the transceiver on and off To turn the transceiver on press and hold this key until the LCD turns on To turn it off press and hold this key until the LCD turns off When the power is turned on the transceiver is set to the last selected channel CHANNEL SELECTOR KNOB Rotary knob 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 V keys on the microphone can also be used to select channels and menu items When the PA FOG mode is activated the CHANNEL selector knob adjust the audio output level Secondary Use Depends on the transceiver version While holding down the SCAN key and turning the CHANNEL selector knob you can confirm memory channels for scanning KEYPAD 1 DIM Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select channel digit 1 in a channel number Secondary use Press the F key first then press the 1 DIM key access the LCD Dim mer menu Refer to section 10 15 LCD DIMMER for details 2 MEM Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select channel digit 2 in a channel number Secondary use Depends on the transceiver version Press the F key first then press the 2 MEM key memorize the
2. RAM 1 RAM 2 ALL Page 32 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 2 10 16 1 Communication 1 Press the F key followed by the 5 IC key the mode usa is changed to INTERCOM mode Intercom FY f If your GX3500S is equipped two RAM Mic s se ie LI L lect the companion you wish to communicate RAM1 RAM2 or ALL with the CHANNEL selector knob then press the ENT key When the INTERCOM operation is usa activated Intercom is displayed on a In the GX35008 and IC is displayed on talt the RAM Mic Press the PTT switch Talk will be shown on the display NOTE A warning beep will be emitted bs f when the GX35008 microphone s PTT LI J switch is pressed while the RAM Mic s RAM Mic s PTT switch is pressed PTT switch is pressed Speak slowly and clearly into the microphone hold the microphone about 1 2 inch away from your mouth When finished release the PTT switch To exit the INTERCOM mode and return to radio operation mode press the F key followed by the 5 IC key again GX3500S s PTT switch is pressed USA ee In 6 10 16 2 Calling Press and hold the 5 IC key for 1 second when the INTERCOM operation is activated a calling beep is emitted twice from the transceiver speaker NOTE When both RAM microphones are set to inter usa com mode the GX35008 will be te
3. IS Z rm Se GPS Receiver External Speaker Connection Examples WHITE External Speaker Connect to external 4 Ohm audio speaker SHIELD External Speaker Connect to external 4 Ohm audio speaker RED PA Speaker Connect to external 4 Ohm PA speaker Connect to NMEA output of GPS GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 11 8 4 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUTPUT Manufacturer Model Wires GX35005 svaonsonozon ae om Blue Geen Furuno GP1650 1850 Bue Blue Furuno GP30 36 Garmin Fixed Mounts Garmin Portables JRC GPS5500 Manufacturer Model Wires GX35005 Lowrance Portable Magellan Fixed Mount Magellan Portable Orange Blue Black GND Northstar Blue Blue Raytheon RL SERIES Raytheon 420 Raytheon 520 620 Geen Blue Lowrance Fixed Mount e 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 e GX3500S can read NMEA 0183 version 2 0 or higher e The 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 Position Polling Si
4. 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until me Radio Setup menu appears Radio Setur 2 Press the ENT key then select Time Set in the Exit i Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob Conrtrast 3 Press the ENT key Tine set 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select time off Magnetic set from UTG See illustration below to find your off set time from UTC If 0 00 is assigned the time is Tim Set the same as UTC Universal Time Coordinated or GMT Greenwich Mean Time 5 Press the ENT key to store the time offset 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key aN tE x GEN c e A 2 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 21 0 41 42 43 4 4540 47 8 49 10 11 12 UTG GMT OFFSET Time TABLE GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 61 12 3 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 2 Press the ENT key then select Time Disp in the Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob 3 Press the ENT key 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select UTC or Local 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operat
5. 10 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 12 5 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 F key followed by the 4 DW key The display will scan between Priority channel and USA the channel that was selected in step 2 d r If a transmission is received on the channel selected in step 2 the GX35008 will dual watch between the working channel and the Priority channel 4 To stop Dual Watch press the CLR key or press the F key followed by the 4 DW key again Page 28 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 10 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 Pri ority scan scans the channels programmed in memory with the priority chan nel 10 12 1 Selecting the Scan Type 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Radio Setup 7 2 Press the ENT key then select SCAN Type in the Exit g Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob a 3 Press the ENT key eee OO 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Prior ssrA ee
6. ACCESSORY CONNECTION CABLE Connects the GX3500S to a GPS a PA speaker and an external speaker 9 DC INPUT CABLE Connects the radio to a DC power supply capable of delivering 12V DC RAM MIC CONNECTORS Connects the GX3500S to the enhanced RAM MIC Remote Access Mi crophone Refer to section 13 ENHANCED RAM MIC OPERATION for details 1 ANTENNA JACK Connects an antenna to the transceiver Use a marine VHF antenna with an impedance of 50 ohms 2 PTT Push To Talk SWITCH Keys the transmitter when the transceiver is in radio mode If the transceiver is in the intercom operation mode between the RAM and the GX3500S or PA mode it activates the GX35008 microphone for voice communica tions 3 MICROPHONE Transmits the voice message with reduction of background noise using Clear Voice Noise Reduction Technology MICROPHONE SPEAKER The audio heard through internal radio speaker is heard through micro phone speaker 5 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 16 9 Key Pressing the 16 9 key immediately recalls channel 16 from any location Press and hold the 16 9 key to recall channel 9 Pressing the 16 9 key again will revert the radio to the previous selected channel GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 23 10 BASIC OPERATION 10 1 RECEPTION 1 2 3 After the transceiver
7. 73 XIX XLS 156 675 US Port Operations Canada Commercial fish ing only International Inter ship Port opertions and Ship movement 74 X XIXIS 156 725 US Port Operations Canada Commercial fishing only International Inter ship Port opertions and Ship movement GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 79 ES KE gt lt gt lt gt lt Ke cf gt lt a gt lt D D OH D O gt lt gt lt x x 156 775 156 825 156 875 156 875 161 525 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement AJ g 156 925 156 925 Non commercial Recreational SIG SINRNIR NO OL ar nNRola z 156 975 161 575 Port operation and Ship movement N O gt 02 156 975 157 025 O gt 157 025 Environmental protection operations 157 125 161 725 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 161 625 Port operation ship movement 157 125 U S Government Only Canadian Coast Guard Only 157 175 161 775 Canadian Coast Guard Only 157 175 U S Government Only Canadian Coast Guard Only 57 175 161 775 57 225 161 825 161 875 61 925 a 61 975 62 025 157 425 62 550 62 400 62 475 62 425 Weather receive only 62 450 62 500 62 525 Weather receive only 61 650 61 775 63 275 Weather receive only S 157 075 161 675 Port operation ship movement SE lz SISI S 2 0 00 Oo o o oo
8. 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 Urgency or Safety URGENCY Call This type of call is used when a vessel may not truly be in 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 SAFETY Call 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 Page 40 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 11 4 1 Transmitting an All Ships Call 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation SES SE menu will appear Individval E EI 2 Turnthe CHANNEL selector knob to select All Ships GU Ships CO 3 3 Press the ENT key To cancel turn the CHANNEL gt t selector knob to select Exit 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the call Gro USA DSC amp E Treivieual E 7 Urgency or Safety BR ir wb 5 Press the ENT key to transmit the selected type of usa all ships DSC call SE 6 After the ALL SHIPS CALL is transmitted the trans ceiver will switch to CH16 7 Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy then san4 key the microph
9. N Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appear 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 USA kadin Setup 7 DSC Se tur Exit ES USA Radio Setup E Lup USA roue DIR POS Rerly Piia Piru AL Deep BSC Beer Individual Group SPS Resins FOS Reajest Um D HITT i 11 7 2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel Pre Programmable Request 1 GX3500S 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 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select a name then press the ENT key Press the ENT key to transmit the position request DSC call When the GX3500S receives the position from the polled vessel it is
10. also transferred to the GPS Chart plotter E asi EEN 8 If the GX3500S does not receive a reply the display Igic UI will be as shown in the illustration on the right To Ee send again press the ENT key Cane Pos Fewest LU mp e A cee LU eat tte Oo Page 54 VG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation 11 7 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 show in the LCD Operation and trans 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 ted automatically to the vessel requesting your ves sels position 4PM Received HU Reais H et re 2 To exit from position request display press any key Manually reply 1 When a position request call is received from an USA E other vessel the LCD will be as shown in the illustra en 6 eced ved 2 Aringing alarm sounds 4 times Then select type of reply function Send or No Reply by using the CHANNEL selector knob BE 3 The GX35008 display will show Send or No Re zeg ply allowing you to send your vessels location by using the CHANNEL selector knob 4 When Send is select
11. with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the CALL MENU key Press the one of the Keypad keys to enter the first letter of the name of the group you want to reference in the directory Example Press the 2 MEM key repeatedly to toggle among the seven available characters associated with that key 2 gt A gt B gt C gt a gt b gt c If a mistake was made entering in the name press ing the CLR key to delete the wrong character Press the ENT key to enter the desired letter and move the cursor one space to the right Repeat step 6 and 7 until the name is complete The name can consist of up to eleven characters if you do not use all eleven 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 After the eleventh letter or space has been entered press the ENT key to advance to the GROUP MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity Number STANDARD HORIZON USA Radio Setup In DSC Setur EXIL USA Radio Setyr In DSE Setur Exit WS INDI Reply gg np ack OO IND Rina Aloe Ma T FY PE O LAm DER ER USA Heop DIR Had indi i reiege Mame C P VEH g Ha ET Lo iT GX3500S number entry Enter the MMSI number by the keypad If a mistake FP was made entering in the number press the CLR key to delete the wrong character 11 To enter the desired number and mov
12. 6 1 Setting up Group E e UE 48 11 6 2 Transmitting a Group Call 49 11 6 3 Receiving a Group CAL Lasser etkeasanadekne ann 51 TEZ POSITION le WEE 52 11 7 1 Setting up Position Reply rrrnnnrrrannrnnnnrnrnnnrrnnnrnvannnnnnnrnrannnnnnnrnnnnene 52 11 7 2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel 53 11 7 3 Receiving a Position Request nnnnnnnnnneennusnnnsnnnsnrnnrrrenrrnerreennee 55 TLS POSITION SEND EE 56 11 8 1 Setting up Position Send Ringer rrrrrnrrnnnnnrrnnrrrnnnrrnnnrerrnnrnnnnnrnnnnnn 56 11 8 2 Transmitting a DSC Position Send Call 57 11 8 3 Receiving a DSC Position Send Call 57 11 9 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION LAT LON 0 59 12 RADIO SETUP MODE 60 121 LCD CONTRAST RE 60 12 2 TIME OFFSET WEE 61 VZ TME LOCATION EE 62 12 4 TRUE MAGNETIC CHANGE NAV dsplay 62 12 5 PRIORITY CHANNEL GET 63 126 CAN TYPE EE 63 12 7 SCAN RESUME TIME tat eetAesgereteedeer Seegen deer deeg 64 120 KEY BEEP ON OFF EE 64 JEE E a ee ren en eee renee eae ener te eee ern 65 12 10 CHANNEL NAME CHANGE rmmronnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnenrnsnennnnennnsnennn 66 12 11 NAMING THE RADIO OR RAM STATIONS rrrerrorrrorrnrrrrrrnnrnrrrnsrennnnn 67 12 12 FOG ALERT TONE FREQUENCY emvrrrnnrronnrrrronrrrrrrnnrrnrnnnrrnvnnnrnnnrnnnnennnsnnen 68 13 ENHANCED RAM MIC OPERTION ennnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnennnnnnennnnnnnnr 69 13 1 RAM MIC CONTROLS ccc cccccccceceeceeeea
13. DSC setup menus and PA modes can be remotely operated The RAM Mic sup plied with 23 feet 7 m of routing cable and can be extended up to 70 feet 21 m using three 23 feet extension cables model CT 100 The intercom operation can be used between the RAM Mic and the transceiver 13 1 RAM MIC CONTROLS 4 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 When this key is pressed and held down for 1 second or more the squelch is turned off 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 GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 69 G POWER SWITCH PWR Press and hold down this key to turn to the transceiver and RAM Mic on and off 4 PTT Push To Talk SWITCH Activates transmission HIL KEY Toggles between high and low power When the HIL 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 HIL key does not function on transmit inhibited and low power only channels 6 LANUP VI DOWN KEY These keys are used to select channels adjust the v
14. HORIZON Web site to send an E Mail or contact the Product Support team at 714 827 7600 ext 6300 M F 7 00 5 00PST In addition to the warranty STANDARD HORIZON includes a lifetime flat rate and customer loyalty programs to provide service after the warranty period has expired If you wish to obtain the flat rate price for out of war ranty repair you must include the information on the Owner s Record with the unit when you return it to your Dealer or to STANDARD HORIZON Lifetime Flat Rate Service Program For the original Owner only for the lifetime of the unit STANDARD HORIZON will repair the unit to original specifications Note The flat rate amount is payable by the Owner only if STANDARD HORIZON or the STANDARD HORIZON Dealer determines that a re pair is needed After the repair a 90 day warranty will be in effect from the date of return of the unit to the Owner This service program is not available for equipment which has failed as a result of neglect accident breakage misuse improper installation or modification or water damage depending on the product GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 85 17 SPECIFICATIONS Performance specifications are nominal unless otherwise indicated and are subject to change without notice 17 1 GENERAL Bet Ile E All USA International and Canadian Input Voltage uk 13 8 VDC 20 Current Drain DY EEN 0 5A REN ed 1 5A TA 5 0 A Hi 1 5 A Lo DIMENSIONS
15. Key to determine the menu selection and or keypad entry CALL MENU Key Press the CALL MENU key to access the DSC OPERATION menu The INDIVIDUAL CALL GROUP CALL and ALL SHIPS CALL func tions can be accessed from the DSC OPERATION menu Secondary use Press and hold the CALL MENU key to access the Radio Setup refer to section 12 RADIO SETUP or DSC Setup menu refer to section 11 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING vale Setup menu Dork el Fon ret Time Disr Magnetic Tine Dise Contrast Magnetic Time det Time Disp Maanetic Lontras ik Tine SEL Tine Set Tine KEE BC Time Dise da ch Masnetic an Masnetirs Priority C Ef Type A E Lech GON Tupe O key Beer SCAM den St 6 rou apt LI be iis Alert LH Hang Unit Hame Foa Frey STANDARD DSC Setup menu TMDTU DIR THAT DIR INDIN PR ing TARTU Re Ree 1 al F eng Rinse LI P INDI DIR THOTI Reed THOT AEK INDIV Rira Hoty R Re pl INDIU Ri BON Rite mum PI Zei up ht Ka ZER UI l H EEN E UE Pror DIR pie ent Pla LAPUT J S SEP t Beep he Rela prog f ros Input slicer HSI LI P HORIZON GX3500S F Key Press the F key to activate the Alternate key function 7 DISTRESS Key Used to send a DSC Distress Call To send the distress call refer to section 11 3 1 Transmitting A DSC Distress Call
16. NAV key then select PA with the A or V key 2 Press the CALL SET key Press the PTT switch and speak into the microphone 4 Toturn up the PA Volume press the PTT switch and press the A or W keys to adjust the Audio output level The level can be set from 0 to 30W 5 To adjust the listen back volume while in listenback mode PR SS press the VOL Key then press the A or W key to the desired listen back volume To exit from the PA Hailer mode press the CALL SET 16 9 or WX key 13 3 2 Operating the FOG Horn The GX3500S is capable of sending Underway Stop Sail Tow Horn Siren Aground and Anchor signals 1 Press and hold the NAV key then select FOG with the A or W key 2 Press the CALLISET key 3 Select the one of the eight functions described above with the A or V key and press the CALL SET key 4 Onthe Horn and Siren modes press the PTT switch to activate the tone through the HAIL PA speaker Press the A or W keys to adjust the Audio output level The level can be set from 0 to 30W 5 To adjust the listen back volume while in listenback mode press the VOL Key then press the A or W key to the desired listen back volume To exit from the FOG HORN mode press the 16 9 WX or CALL SET key GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 73 13 4 DSC RADIO SETUP MODE The RAM can access the DSC RADIO setup menu refer to section 10 DI
17. North N press 6 NAV key South S press the cas treut 7 SCRM key East E press the 3 SCAN key or 16 2136 West W press the 9 FOG key EE 7 Tostore the data entered press the 16 9 key to exit this menu and return to radio operation mode t d R AA Ad L HI USA INDI Rina FOS Tret ie 21th aie L Zu FE o EAS GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 59 12 RADIO SETUP NOTE The optional RAM MIC CMP25 can also change the RADIO SETUP menu Refer to page 74 for details 12 1 LCD CONTRAST This selection sets up the display for best viewabilty for the varying mounting locations overhead or below 1 2 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Se Radio Setup menu appears Radio Setur Press the ENT key then select Contrast in the Exit Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob USA ACopnlrasl Press the ENT key Tine A Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the de Mametic sired level The contrast level can be set from O to See ENN Contrast Press the ENT key to store the selected level 3 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key Page 60 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 12 2 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 pressing the F key followed by the 6 NAV key
18. Resume in Exit the Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selec tor knob e Ze Press the ENT key Priority CH RK Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the de 268 Resime sired resume time The resume time can be set to HER 1 sec 2sec 3sec or Off In the Off selec FEM Resume FY tion the scanner will resume after the other station eg LI stops transmitting carrier drops Press the ENT key to store the selected setting To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key 12 8 KEY BEEP ON OFF This selection allows the beep tone when a key is pressed to be turned off 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until se Radio Setup menu appears Radio SetuP Press the ENT key then select Key Beep in the oo Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector DES Priority CH Press the ENT key ae Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select On or lafen B r LI t 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 Emergency alarm and beeps for DSC operation cannot be turned OFF Page 64 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 12 9 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 usa Radio Setup menu appears ee 2 Press the ENT
19. 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 12 6 SCAN TYPE This selection selects the scan mode between Memory Scan and Priority Scan 1 2 Press the ENT key then select SCAN Type in the Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector Knob 3 Press the ENT key 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Prior ity or Memory 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key GX3500S STANDARD HORIZON Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears USA Radio Setup DSC Setur Time Set Time ise Magne cic Afs 3 zen A As CU TEP A kr wi GRD L cS rt Priority CH In i USA Radio Setup DSC Setur de Time ise Magnetic Frioriis LH SP R Type mes H Ta is SCAN Tore Priorits Heng Page 63 12 7 SCAN RESUME TIME This selection is used to select the time the GX3500S waits after a transmis sion ends before starting scanning 1 2 5 6 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until ink Radio Setup menu appears Radio Setup rt Press the ENT key then select SCAN
20. VG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 11 5 5 Receiving an Individual Call When receiving an individual call an acknowledgment must be sent back to the calling station The GX35008 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 acellular phone 1 When an individual call is received an individual call ringing alarm sounds The radio automatically switches to the requested USA per i channel Bd 5Ph E E Receiver Ji 2 Press any key to stop the alarm WOLAK CU 3 Press the PTT on the mic and talk to the calling ship 11 5 6 Setting Up the Call Waiting Function Allows the GX35008S to be setup to reply ABLE or set the radio so it transmits a Call that advises the calling vessel the person is UNABLE to reply to the call at this time This function is similar to an answering machine When set up in UNABLE and a individual call is received the Individual call from the other ves sel is logged in the CALL WAITING directory for you to review and call back at a later time 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until usa Radio Setup menu appears A u 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC xii setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select INDIV ACK with
21. WL ity or Memory 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting sm Les P 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode Wi OI press the 16 9 key ES 10 12 2 Memory Scanning M SCAN 1 Adjust the SQL knob until background noise disappears 2 Select a desired channel to be scanned using the CHANNEL selector knob Press the F key followed by the 2 MEM key MEM will appear on the LCD which indicates the channel has been programmed into the transceivers memory 3 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 the F key followed by the 2 MEM key MEM will disappear in the LCD 5 To start scanning press the F key followed by the 3 SCAN key M SCAN M SCAN appears on the LCD Scanning will pro ceed from the lowest to the highest programmed channel number and will stop on a channel when a transmission is received 6 The channel number will blink during reception 7 To stop scanning press the 16 9 WX CALL MENU or PTT key GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 29 10 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 12 5 PRIORITY CHANNEL SET 1 Adjust the SQL knob until back
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23. 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 A 3 foot 3dB gain antenna represents twice as much gain over the imaginary antenna Typically a 3 foot 3dB gain stainless steel whip is used on a sailboat mast The longer 8 foot 6dB fiberglass whip is primarily used on power boats that require the additional gain Page 8 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 7 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 20 feet RG 58 U about 1 4 inch in diameter is a good choice For runs over 20 feet but less than 50 feet the larger RG 8X or RG 213 U should be used for cable runs over 50 feet RG 8X should be used For installa tion of the connector onto the coaxial cable refer to the figure below Adapter 3 8 5 8 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 come with the connector Be sure to make good soldered connections GX3500S NG STANDARD HORIZON Page 9 8 INSTALLATION 8 1 LOCATION The radio can be mounted at any a
24. is additionally available to coast stations on the Great Lakes for transmission of scheduled Coded Marine Weather Forecasts MAFOR Great Lakes Weather Broadcast LAWEB and nscheduled Notices to Mariners or Bulletins F3C and J3C emissions are permitted Coast Stations on the Great Lakes must cease weather broadcasts which cause interference to stations operating on 156 800 MHz until the interference problem is resolved The frequency 157 100 MHz is authorized for search and rescue training exercises by state or local government in conjunction with U S Coast Guard stations Prior U S Coast Guard approval is required Use must cease immediately on U S Coast Guard request The duplex pair for channel 20 157 000 161 600 MHz may be used for ship to coast station communications Available for assignment to coast stations the use of which is in accord with an agreed program for the broadcast of information to ship stations concerning the environmental conditions in which vessels operate i e weather sea conditions time signals notices to mariners and hazards to navigation Available only in the Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca The frequency 156 525 MHz is to be used exclusively for distress safety and calling using digital selective calling techniques No other uses are permitted The frequency 156 450 MHz is available for intership ship and coast general purpose calling by noncommercial vessels such as recreational boats and pr
25. kadio Setup the CHANNEL selector knob SES ch i 4 Press the ENT key 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Able or SS S j INDIU DIR Unable INDIU Reels 6 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting rz Rina 7 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key INDI FICK sHble ia Le GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 47 11 6 GROUP CALL This feature allows the user to contact a group of specific vessels example members of a yacht club using DSC radios with Group call function to auto matically switch to a desired channel for voice communications 11 6 1 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 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 announce ments on a predetermined channel 1 2 Page 48 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 Group DIR with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key then select Add
26. key then select WX Alert in the Exit Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob SCAN Ture 3 Press the ENT key ee 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the de 23 Hiert sired WX alert mode The WX alert mode can be set to On WX On SCAN On SCAN WX or Off 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting fi SCAN 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 65 12 10 CHANNEL NAME CHANGE This selection allows you to customize the name of a channel from the default name 1 2 9 Page 66 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 Press the one of the Keypad keys to enter the first letter of the channel name Example Press the 2 MEM key repeatedly to toggle among the seven available charactors associated with that key A gt 3B gt C gt a gt b gt c gt e Press the ENT key to enter the desired letter and move the cursor one space to the right Repeat procedure until the name is complete The name can consist of up to twelve characters If you do not use all twelve character press the ENT key to move to the next space To clear
27. or more from the radio RG58 cable can be used for distances less than 25 feet Page 10 GX3500S 2 Connect the red power wire to a 13 8 VDC 20 power source Connect the black power wire to a negative ground 3 Ifan 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 8 3 ACCESSORY CABLE White External speaker Shield External speaker Red PA speaker Shield PA speaker Blue NMEA IN from GPS navigation receiver Green NMEA IN from GPS navigation receiver Gray NMEA OUT to GPS navigation receiver Brown NMEA OUT to GPS navigation receiver When connecting the external speaker or GPS navigation receiver strip off about 1 inch 2 5 cm of the specified wire s insulation then splice the ends together using proper waterproofing techniques Shield STANDARD HORIZON 2 I KA Shield 5 i fa B w DISTRESS a CLR 9 P ail N
28. page 78 for allocated chan nels in each mode 10 6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS NOTE NOAA Weather channels are available in the waters of USA and Canada only 1 To receive 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 10 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 NOAA weather channels When the Weather Alert feature is enabled see GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 25 section 12 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 10 12 2 Press the SCAN key once to start memory scanning or hold down the SCAN key during memory scanning to start priority scanning 3 The programmed NOAA weather channels will be scanned along with the regular programmed channels However scanning w
29. se lected channel into the transceiver scan memory for scanning When repeat the same procedures F gt 2 MEM DELETES the channel from the scan memory Refer to section 10 12 SCANNING for details 3 SCAN Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select channel digit 3 in a channel number Secondary use Depends on the transceiver version Press the F key first then press the 3 SCAN key start and stop the scanning of programmed channels Refer to section 10 12 SCANNING for details Page 20 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 4 DW Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select channel digit 4 in a channel number Secondary use Depends on the transceiver version Press the F key first then press the 4 DW key scan for voice commu nications on the priority channel and another selected channel until a signal is received on either channel Dual Watch Refer to section 10 11 DUAL WATCH TO PRIORITY CHANNEL for details 5 IC Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select channel digit 5 in a channel number Secondary use Press the F key first then press the 5 IC key when the optional RAM Mic is connected intercom operation will operate between radio and RAM Mic Refer to section 10 16 INTERCOM OPERATION for details G NAV Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select channel digit 6 in a channel number Seco
30. 3500S Marine VHF It should be noted that visiting the Web site from time to time may be beneficial to you as new products are released they will appear on the Marine Division of Vertex Standard Web site PRODUCT SUPPORT INQUIRIES If you have any questions or comments regarding the use of the GX35008S you can visit the Marine Division of Vertex Standard Web site to send an E Mail or contact the Product Support team at 800 767 2450 M F 7 00 5 00PST GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 5 5 FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION Vertex Standard radios comply with the Federal Communication Commission FCC requirements that regulate the Maritime Radio Service STATION LICENSE An FCC ship station license is no longer required for any vessel traveling in U S waters except Hawaii which is under 20 meters in length However any vessel required to carry a marine radio on an international voyage carrying a HF single side band radiotelephone or marine satellite terminal is required to have a ship station license FCC license forms including applications for ship 506 and land station licenses can be downloaded via the Internet at www fcc gov forms To obtain a form from the FCC call 888 225 5322 RADIO CALL SIGN Currently the FCC does not require recreational boaters to have a Ship Radio Station License The USCG recommends the boats registration number and the state to be used CANADIAN SHIP STATION LICENSING You may need a license wh
31. 9 key INDIU Reply Huuto Manual GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 43 11 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 Radio Setup menu appear 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select INDIV Ring with the CHANNEL selector knob 4 Press the ENT key 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select ringing time of a Individual Call 6 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 7 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key USA Radio Setup In DSC Setur Exit GER USA Radio Setyr In DSE Setur mlt USA IHDIU DIR g a Repl LALLY H bh THATI D INDIU Rina ale aull lt RiNS The GX35008 has the capability to turn off the Individual call ringer 1 N Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appear 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 Individual if you wish to disable the Individual Call ringer or Group if you wish to disable the G
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33. ER LU the Individual directory will appear TT U 4 Turnthe CHANNEL selector knob to select Manual use then press the ENT key d er EU 5 Enter the MMSI number nine digits which you want cc ET 3 to contact by the keypad then press the ENT key Se SE 6 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Manual net E 7 then press the ENT key EC n am 7 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the oper ating channel which you want to use for communica mm came tion then press the ENT key Kc aed L LI 8 Press the ENT key again to transmit the individual Lu DSC signal 9 After INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted the trans ceiver will wait 8 seconds for the acknowledgment If the reply signal is not received the transceiver will transmit again ed 10 After the second INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted if Indivisual the reply signal is not received the display will be as He ON shown in the illustration on the right To send the call a vsa PE again press the ENT key or to exit the mode press 15 1 1 O00 the CLR key Sores Leo TE i 11 When an individual call acknowledgment is received e i the established channel is automatically changed to 3 the channel which is selected on step 5 above and a Sa PORT ER 1 ringing tone sounds 9 Press any key to listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy then key the microphone and call the other vessel you desire to communicate with Page 46
34. GITAL SELECTIVE CALLING and section 12 RADIO SETUP for details 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 2 3 Press and hold down the CALL SET key until RADIO SETUP menu ap pears Press the A W key to select RADIO SETUP or DSC SETUP menu Press the CALL SET key then select the menu item you wish to work on by pressing the A VW key Press the CALL SET key Press the A W key to change the value or condition for the menu item then press the CALL SET key to save the new setting Press the A W key to select EXIT then press the CALL SET key to return to the normal operation RADIO SETUP menu DSC SETUP menu Page 74 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 14 MAINTENANCE The inherent quality of the solid state components used in this transceiver will provide many years of continuous use Taking the following precautions will pre vent 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 con nected 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 se
35. HAIL mode Allows the transceiver to be used as a power hailer when an optional STANDARD HORIZON 220SW or 240SW HAIL PA Horn is installed The Hail mode has a listen back feature which provides two way communication through the HAIL PA speaker FOG HORN mode Automatic signaling is transmitted through the HAIL PA speaker Page 30 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 10 13 1 Operating the PA HAIL mode 1 2 Press the F key followed by the 8 PA key to acti vate the PA HAIL mode Press the PTT switch to speak through the HAIL PA speaker Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to control the AF output level The AF output level can be set from 0 to 30 watts To exit the PA HAIL mode and return to radio opera tion mode press the F key followed by the 8 PA key again 10 13 2 Operating the FOG HORN mode Operator can select from Underway Stop Sail Tow Horn Siren Aground or Anchor Please refer to page 87 for FOG Horn Timing Chart 1 Press the F key followed by the 9 FOG key acti vate the FOG HORN menu Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the one of the eight functions described above Press the ENT key On the Horn and Siren modes press the PTT switch to activate the tone through the HAIL PA speaker Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to control the AF output level The AF output level can be set from 0 to 30 watts USA Underway Stor Stil Ten USA Horn Siren ar
36. NG STANDARD HORIZON QUANTUM Series GX3500S 25 Watt VHF FM ITU Class D DSC Marine Transceiver Owner s Manual Oversized alphanumeric LCD knobs and keys 30 W Loud Haler with listen back and 4 fog horns Bells amp Whistles Direct keypad entry of a channel using the keypad Removable ClearVoice speaker microphone with 16 9 key and channel selection Display shows channel names and repeats GPS information Capable of connecting 2 optional enhanced RAM second station re mote microphones DSC distress call automatically broadcasts lat long and vessel ID DSC position request function and NMEA data input output to connect to GPS Plotter Versatile user programmable Scanning Priority Scan and Dual Watch One button access to Channel 16 and 9 sk with GPS attached TABLE OF CONTENTS NO oh GD 11 GENERAL INFORMATION 2 4 PACKING EIS WEE 4 OP TO LEE 4 SAFETY WARNING INFORMATION rnnnnnnnnernnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnennnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnenennnr 5 FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ruunnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnennnnnnen 6 FOC NOTICE srra are Sere ee ere ere nee eee ee ee 7 GETTING ECK AA RE 8 7 1 ABOUT VHF RAD 8 7 2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA cccccceccceceeeeceeseeeeeeaeeeeesseeeeesseeeeeesaeeeesanes 8 1 5 COAXIAL CABLE EE 9 INSTALLATION ve 10 CF LO AR WEEN 10 82 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS secera sis ai 10 83 ACCESSORY CABLE enee seess EE 11 8 4 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUTPUT mrrrueronnonnn
37. Ours Sr be USA Anchor iL Pit ol TT To exit the FOG HORN mode and return to radio operation mode press the F key followed by the 9 FOG key again 10 14 NAVIGATION INDICATION The transceiver has the ability to display Date Time SOG COG as well as the position LAT LON when connected to a GPS receiver 1 GX3500S Press the F key followed by the 6 NAV key dis play the position information on the LCD If the GPS receiver is not receiving a fix the display will be as shown in the illustration on the right To hide the position information press the F key followed by the 6 NAV key again STANDARD HORIZON SHE mdy 125 180 Oo EN 118 89 58 Indiviclia Mo rosi i Mats d en H F DI or Page 31 10 15 LCD DIMMER Allows setting up the backlight intensity or to turn it off 1 2 Press the F key followed by the 1 DIM key to en em abling the setting up the backlight intensity fener Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the de sired backlight intensity You will be able to see the effects of your changes When you have completed the adjustment press the F key followed by the 1 DIM key again return to radio operation mode 10 16 INTERCOM OPERATION If the RAM Mic is connected to the GX3500S you may communicate between the GX3500S and RAM Mic or RAM and RAM Mic Refer to section 13 2 INTERCOM OPERATION
38. S 156 750 X X X ion i X i i l i X CS Commercial non commercial ship movement 1 W X ES X S 156 850 State Controlled 1W O X D 1156 900 161 500 Port operation shipmovement __ S 156 900 Commercial O X D 156 950 161 550 S 156 950 US Commercial 19A X S 156950 CoastGuard gt at International port operations and shipment 20A X S 157 000 Portoperation gt S 21 X D 157 050 161 650 Port operation shipmovement 21A X X IS 157 050 U S Government Only Canadian Coast Guard 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 S S S S 156 700 Port operation VTS in selected areas S S S S Keel W W 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 18A 19 19A Page 78 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S U C 1 SID TX RX x 157 150 161 750 Public Correspondence Marine Operator x x xX 61 800 Public Correspondence Marine Operator E 61 850 Public Correspondence Marine Operator x x 157 300 161 900 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 1 1 gt lt gt lt x lt Se Kaka X x D X X X D 157 350 161 950 Public Correspondence Marine Operator XIX X D 157 400 162 000 Public Correspondence Marine Op
39. V 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 Radio Setup menu appears 2 Press the ENT key then select Magnetic with the CHANNEL selector knob 3 Press the ENT key 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select On rep resenting Magnetic or Off representing True 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 6 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 GX3500S STANDARD HORIZON USA Radio Setup DSC Setur Rit USA Contrast Time Set line vise HaSHeLIC USA Maanetic Page 15 8 9 OPTIONAL MMB 84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION 1 2 To assist in flush mounting a template has been included Use this tem plate to find the mounting location Use the template to mark the location where the rectangular hole is to be cut Confirm the space behind the dash or panel is deep enough to accom modate the transceiver at least 6 inches or 15 cm deep There should be at least 1 2 inch 1 3 cm between the transceiver s heatsink and any wiring cables or structures Cut out the rectangular hole and insert the transceiver Fasten the brackets to the sides of the transceiver wi
40. also transmit the Latitude Longitude of the vessel 11 3 1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Call NOTE To be able to transmit a DSC distress call an MMSI number must be programmed refer to section 11 2 2 Programming the MMSI In order for your ships location to be transmitted a GPS must be connected to the GX35008S refer to section 8 4 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUT PUT 1 2 Page 38 Lift the red spring loaded DISTRESS cover and press the DISTRESS key The DISTRESS menu will appear on the LCD Press and hold the DISTRESS key The radios dis play will count down 3 2 1 and then transmit the Distress call When the distress signal is sent CH70 and amp amp k icon will appear on the LCD After the message has been sent the radio will sound a Distress Alarm The transceiver will watch for a DSC acknowledg ment transmission on CH70 and also receive calls on CH16 If an acknowledgement is received select channel 16 and advise your distress situation If no acknowledgment is received the distress call is repeated in 4 minute intervals until a DSC acknowl edgment is received When a DSC Distress acknowledgment is received a distress alarm sounds and channel 16 is automati cally selected The LCD shows the MMSI of the ship responding to your distress RECEIVED ACK acknowledgment signal is received DISTRESS Fress ard Hold A Sp T e Toe mon man soh EO Ir CH EIR we USA S r
41. aracter press the ENT key to move to the next space Press and hold the ENT key to enter the name and USA Radio Setup DSC Setur Ri USA Key Beer Va Alert Lr NAME Heidt H ng USA Unit Name SP sei Rami kam USA Unit Name medi Unit Name medi init Hame Radic Cabin exit from the Unit Name menu The LCD will return to the Radio Setup menu If you want to enter the name of another unit repeat steps 3 through 8 10 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key STANDARD HORIZON Page 67 12 12 FOG ALERT TONE FREQUENCY This selection allows you to select the Alert Tone Frequency for the PA FOG Operation Available selections are 200 Hz through 850 Hz in 50 Hz steps The default Alert Tone Frequency is 400 Hz 1 2 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until me Radio Setup menu appear Radio Setup Press the ENT key then select Fog Freq in the aa Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector BER WX Alert Press the ENT key CN Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select desired gt F03 Fres tone frequency Ges Press the ENT key to store the selected setting Fos Frey To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode 99 nz press the 16 9 key USA Page 68 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 13 ENHANCED RAM MIC OPERATION When the RAM microphone is connected to the GX3500S most VHF
42. e Distress Hiert haitins for Fick row ledge eee TEL Di EN d d A Ree Were HCknolecdae CG RECEIVED RLY relay signal is received from another vessel or coast station To cancel the DSC distress alarm signal from the speaker press any key STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S Transmitting a DSC Distress Call with Nature of Distress The GX3500S is capable of transmitting a DSC Distress Call with the following Nature of Distress categories Undesignated Fire Flooding Collision Grounding Capsizing Sinking Adrift Abandoning Piracy MOB 1 Lift the red spring loaded DISTRESS cover and press the DISTRESS key The DISTRESS menu will appear on the LCD 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the de sired nature of distress category 3 Press and hold the DISTRESS key The radios dis play will count down 3 2 1 and then transmit the pijstrass Distress call are 4 When the distress signal is sent CH70 and ea icon will appear on the LCD After the message has been sent the radio will sound a Distress Alarm leg 5 The transceiver will watch for a DSC acknowledg fis 3 I ment transmission on CH70 and also receive calls aun on CH16 Gene 6 If an acknowledgement is received select channel A2 16 and advise your distress situation 7 If no acknowledgment is received the distress call is res repeated in 4 minute intervals until a DSC acknowl ficknowledge edgment is rece
43. e Channel Group 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 the Channel Group HIL Key Toggles between 25 W High and 1 W 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 power until the PTT is released The HIL key does not function on transmit inhibited and low power only channels Page 18 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S STANDARD HORIZON 7 z N f D VG amp si CH PRS DISTRESS LI RM A PA KR QUANTUM GX35008 J D N e ET w De sl F i JC wi O S yy 3 m GC c S m ae 20 SE loss EE Er A PNY
44. e 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 channel by saying go to 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 chan
45. e one space to the right press the ENT key Repeat procedure until all nine spaces of MMSI number are entered If a mistake was made entering in the name or the MMSI number repeat pressing the ENT key until the wrong character is selected then move the 10 N ame al SCH AR m 11 12 13 14 15 CHANNEL selector knob to correct the entry To store the data entered press and hold the ENT key To enter another individual address repeat steps 4 through 13 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key 11 6 2 Transmitting a Group Call Pre Programmable Calling 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation USA DSG D C menu will appear Indi vidual mg EI 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Group alL Gnir A a To cancel select Exit with the CHANNEL selector ee knob or press 16 9 key 3 Press the ENT key The transceiver will beep and Grour L LI the Group Directory will appear POE SE UI 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the usa Group you want to contact GH C cs 5 Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL selec 27HDHED LL tor knob to select the operating channel you want to SES communicate on and press the ENT key Intership CH mm 6 Press the ENT key again to transmit the Group Call D d signal 7 After the GROUP CALL is transmitted all the radios in the group will switch to
46. ed 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 GX3500S NG STANDARD HORIZON Page 55 11 8 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 Your vessel must have an operating GPS receiver connected for the GX3500S to send the position 11 8 1 Setting up a Position Send Ringer The GX35008 has the capability to turn off the Position Send ringer 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until usa Radio Setup menu appears mn In 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Exit Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select DSC Beep with the padin catus CHANNEL selector knob Ei Setur II 4 Press the ENT key 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select POS Sp Send E ER Ki I 6 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Off KER GH 7 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 8 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode Der Beer 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 Page 56 STANDARD HORIZON H LAF E lg Resi SL DOG Fer Dn GX3500S 11 8 2 Transmitti
47. eeeeeeaeeceesaeeceesaeeeesseaesessaaeeeneaes 69 KSC ERG ON OP CR RE 72 13 2 1 ComMmMUNICAON EE 72 T922 CANNING EE 72 13 3 PAT FOG OPERATION es egieteeitocreieeeeg eege eebe bedende eda eege 73 13 3 1 Operating the PA Haler 73 13 3 2 Operating the FOG THORN 73 TJ Ek RADIO SETUP MODE egene E 74 14 MAINTENANGE Lee 75 14 1 REPLACEMENT PARTS cccccccccccecseeeeeeeeeceeeeeeceeseeeceeseeeeessaeeeessneeeetanes 75 122 FAO TORY EL 75 14 3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART rrernunrnnnnnnrnnnnrnrnnnnrnrnnnnnnnnnnnsnnrnnnnnnrnsnnnnnnsnnnne 76 15 CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS sisccsccccseccccsccnccees ccenacecedeceadecenteredeseccsceteceseeccustecedeswseesede 77 16 WARRANTY E 83 Feelen el LE 86 T Sa d Ten 87 GX3500S NG STANDARD HORIZON Page 3 1 GENERAL INFORMATION The Vertex Standard GX3500S is a VHF FM transceiver designed for use in the frequency range of 156 025 to 163 275 MHz The GX3500S can be oper ated from 11 to 16 VDC and has a switchable RF output power of 1 watt or 25 watts The GX35008 is capable of DSC Digital Selective Calling Class D operation and an Enhanced second station RAM mic CMP25 remote control speaker microphone with display Class D operation allows continous receiving of Digi tal Selective Calling functions on channel 70 even if the radio is receiving a call Other features of the GX35008 include Direct keypad entry of a channel using the keypad 30W PA Fog multi station intercom scanning priority scan
48. en traveling in Canada If you do need a license contact their nearest field office or regional office or write Industry Canada Radio Regulatory Branch Attn DOSP 300 Slater Street Ottawa Ontario Canada KIA 0C8 FCC INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION The following data pertaining to the transceiver is necessary to fill out the li cense application Type Acceptance rrarnnrrnannnnnnarnannnernannnnrnannnnnnnrnannnnnnannnnnneennnenee FCC Part 80 EEN eEe 1 Watt low and 25 Watts high EMISSION EE EN EE 16KOG3E 16KOG2B Frequency Range rannnnnrnnnnnnnnnannnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennne 156 025 to 163 275 MHz FCC Twvpoehumber K6630063X30 Industry Canada Type Approval rrrrrnrrrororrnrrrnrrrnarernrnnvanennn 511B 30063X3D Page 6 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 6 FCC NOTICE NOTICE Unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void com pliance with FCC Rules Any change or modification must be approved in writing by Marine Division of Vertex Standard NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful in terference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to ra dio communication
49. er to selectively call other vessels THIS NUMBER MUST BE PROGRAMMED INTO THE RADIO TO OPERATE THE GX3500S DSC FUCTIONS How can I obtain an MMSI assignment Boat US offers online registration of a MMSI Visit www boatus com mmsi 11 2 2 Programming the MMSI WARNING User MMSI can be input only twice If the user tries to input an MMSI more than twice the radio will show the display on USA the right If the user needs to change the MMSI Error Ton EI gt more than twice the transceiver will have to be r CL sent to Factory Service Refer to the section 14 2 A FACTORY SERVICE FELIT TI s 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until USA the Radio Setup menu appears Radio Setur EI 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to the left to se Exit lect DSC Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select User MMSI with lt USA Radio Setyr In the CHANNEL selector knob SCH 4 Press the ENT key The User MMS number will L appear and the first digit will be flashing 5 Enter the your MMSI up to nine digits from the key pre perly 6 Press and hold the ENT key to store the number in memory 7 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key GX3500S b STANDARD HORIZON Page 37 11 3 DSC DISTRESS CALL The GX3500S is capable of transmitting and receiving DSC Distress messages to all DSC radios The GX3500S may be connected to a GPS to
50. erator X X D 156 025 160 625 Public Correspondence Marine Operator gt X lt lt gt lt gt 156 075 160 675 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement X U S Government Only Canadian Coast Guard Pacific Coast Commercial Fishing East Coast 156 125 160 725 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement S 156 125 Public Coast Coast Guard East Coast commercial fishing only 156 175 160 775 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement S 156 175 Port Operation and Commercial VTS in selected areas 156 225 160 825 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement U S Government Only Canadian Commercial Fishing S D DISINININ N NI N NIO N gt So Sae So Ko Ko F zit P O N gt 8 oO 156 275 160 875 Public Correspondence Marine Operator aa Port operation ship movement Lx S Od da Port operation ship movement XIX US Commercial Used for Bridge to bridge com muni cations in lower Mississippi River Inter ship only ne Commercial fishing S amp R US Non commercial Recreational Canada Commercial fishing only International Inter ship Port opertions and Ship movement X A eee Digital selective calling voice communications not allowed ilk International Port opertions and Ship movement 72 X 156 625 Non commercial Inter ship only
51. ernal speaker is turned on however using the RAM mic this speaker can be turned off so the external speaker can be used 1 Press and hold the CALL SET key on the RAM Mic 2 Using the A or W keys to select RAM SPK and press the CALL SET key 3 Press the A or VW key to turn the RAM Speaker oF 4 Press the 16 9 key to exit this mode Figure 3 Enhanced RAM MIC Installation GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 17 9 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 10 BASIC OPERATION 1 VOLUME CONTROL VOL Adjusting this control clockwise increases the audio volume level 2 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 does This point is called the squelch threshold Further adjustment of the squelch control will degrade reception of wanted transmissions CG MICROPHONE CONNECTOR Connect the supplied MH 63a6 Hand Microphone to this jack 4 KEY BUTTON 16 9 Key Immediately recalls channel 16 from any channel location 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 th
52. ervice except where purchaser abuse or other qualifying exceptions exist The purchaser must pay any trans portation expenses incurred in returning the Product to STANDARD HORIZON for service This limited warranty does not extend to any Product which has been subjected to misuse neglect accident incorrect wiring by anyone other than STANDARD HORIZON improper installation or subjected to use in violation of instructions furnished by STANDARD HORIZON nor does this warranty extend to Prod ucts on which the serial number has been removed defaced or changed STAN DARD HORIZON cannot be responsible in any way for ancillary equipment not furnished by STANDARD HORIZON which is attached to or used in connection with STANDARD HORIZON s Products or for the operation of the Product with any ancillary equipment and all such equipment is expressly excluded from this warranty STANDARD HORIZON disclaims liability for range coverage or operation of the Product and ancillary equipment as a whole under this war ranty STANDARD HORIZON reserves the right to make changes or improve ments in Products during subsequent production without incurring the obliga tion to install such changes or improvements on previously manufactured Prod ucts The implied warranties which the law imposes on the sale of this Product are expressly LIMITED in duration to the time period specified above STANDARD HORIZON shall not be liable under any circumstances for con
53. from the speaker while engine runs Sound is not emitted from the internal or ex ternal speaker Receiving station re port low transmit power even with trans ceiver set to HI power HI BATTERY or LO BATTERY message is appeared when the power is turned on PA ERROR or FOG ERROR message is shown when the PA FOG mode is acti vated Your position is not dis played Page 76 PROBABLE CAUSE No DC voltage to the transceiver or blown fuse Reversed power wires Engine noise Accessory cable Antenna The power supply voltage is too high or too low Accessory cable Accessory cable Setting of the GPS navigation receiver STANDARD HORIZON 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 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 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 Have the antenna checked or test the trans ceiver with anot
54. ge 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 GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 77 6 Marine vessels equipped with VHF radios are required to monitor Channel 16 CH U C I SID TX RX CHANNELUSE 01 X X D 156 050 160 650 Public Correspondence Marine Operator dr I VTS in selected areas 02 X X D 156 100 160 700 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 03 X X D 156 150 160 750 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 03A X JS US Government only Coast Guard S 156 150 ITE Port operation ship movement CEP E e Commercial fishing KB eege Port operation ship movement o5A X XxX S 156 250 Lon operation VTS in Seattle 06 X X X S 156 300 __ Inter shipSefey aa DAE ad eege Port operation ship movement O7A X X s 156 350 Commerda gt O Non commercial Recreational S 156 500 Commercial S 156 550 Commercial VTS in selected areas ES 156 600 Port operation VTS in selected areas 156 650 nter ship Navigation Safety Bridge to bridge 10 X S 156 750 Environmental Receive only X X LS X
55. ground noise disappears 2 Select a desired channel to be scanned using the CHANNEL selector knob Press the F key followed by the 2 MEM key MEM will appear on the LCD which indicates the channel has been programmed into the transceivers memory 3 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 the F key followed by the 2 MEM key MEM will disappear in the LCD 5 To start priority scanning press the F key followed SS by the 3 SCAN key P SCAN appears on the LCD scanning will proceed between the memorized chan nels and the priority channel CH 16 the priority chan nel will be scanned after each programmed channel 6 To stop scanning press the 16 9 WX CALL MENU or PTT key You may change the scan resume time by the Radio Setup Mode refer to section 12 7 SCAN RESUME TIME 10 13 PA FOG OPERATION PA FOG mode allows the transceiver to be used as a 30W hailer when an optional STANDARD HORIZON 220SW or 240SW HAIL PA Horn is installed When in Hail mode the HAIL PA Listen s Back acts as a microphone and sends sound to the front panel speaker through the HAIL PA speaker which provides two way communications through the HAIL PA speaker NOTE When in PA or FOG mode the GX35008 will receive the last selected VHF channel before entering into the PA or FOG mode and receive DSC calls PA
56. has been installed ensure that the power supply and antenna are properly connected Press and hold the PWR key until the radio turns on Turn the SQL knob fully counterclockwise This state is known as squelch off Turn up the VOL knob until noise or audio from the speaker is at a comfort able level Turn the SQL knob clockwise until the random noise disappears This state is known as the squelch threshold Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the desired channel Refer to the channel chart on page 78 for available channels The keypad on the front may be used to directly select channels Example to select channel 68 1 Press 6 NAV 2 Press 8 PA 3 Press ENT In the USA and Canadian modes press and hold in the 0 key to select the A channel Example to select channel 22A 1 Press 2 MEM 2 Press 2 MEM 3 Press 0 until A appears to the right of the channel number 4 Press ENT 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 10 2 TRANSMISSION 1 2 Perform steps 1 through 6 of RECEPTION Before transmitting monitor the channel to ensure it is clear THIS IS AN FCC REQUIREMENT Press the PTT push to talk switch The indicator in the LCD is displayed Speak slowly and clearly into the microphone When the transmission is finished release the PTT swi
57. he GPS Secondary use Press and hold NAV key to access PA FOG function menu 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 NOTE If position is displayed this icon will be hidden 9 DISTRESS KEY Used to send a DSC Distress Call To send the distress call 1 Lift the red rubber cover 2 Press and hold the Red button The RAM display will count down 3 2 1 and then transmit the Distress call 3 When the distress signal is sent Ch70 and amp icon will appear on the LCD After the message has been sent the radio and RAM will sound a Distress Alarm 4 The transceiver shadow watches for a transmission on CH16 or CH70 until an acknowledgment signal is re ceived DISTRESS and WAITING will appear on the LCD 5 If an acknowledgement is received select channel 16 and advise your distress situation 6 If no acknowledgment is received the distress call is repeated in 4 minute intervals until an acknowledgment is received 7 When a DSC Distress acknowledgment is received a distress alarm sounds and channel 16 is automatically selected The LCD shows the MMSI of the ship responding to your dis tress GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 71 RECEIVED ACK acknowledgment signal is received RECEIVED RLY relay signal is received from ano
58. her antenna If the problem per sists contact your Dealer for servicing Confirm that the connected power supply volt age is not 17 volts or lower than 10 volts Con firm that the generator has not malfunctioned Check the accessory cable connection Pos sible short circuit on the PA speaker cable RED SHIELD Check the accessory cable connection Some GPS use the battery ground line for NMEA connection 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 GX3500S 15 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 radio is
59. i River from South Pass Lighted Whistle Buoy 2 and Southwest Pass entrance Mid channel Lighted Whistle Buoy to mile 242 4 above head of Passes near Baton Rouge and in addition over the full length of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Canal from en trance to its junction with the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal and over the ull length of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal from its junction with the Mississippi River to its entry to Lake Pontchartrain at the New Seabrook vehicular bridge Within 120 km 75 miles of the United States Canada border in the area of the Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca and its approaches 157 425 MHz is half of the duplex pair designated as Channel 88 In this area Channel 88 is available to ship stations for communications with public coast stations only More than 120 km 75 miles from the United States Canada border in the area of the Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca its approaches the Great Lakes and the St Lawrence Seaway 157 425 MHz is available for intership and commercial communications Outside Puget Sound area and its approaches and the Great Lakes 157 425 MHz is also available for commu nications between commercial fishing vessels and associated aircraft while engaged in commercial fishing activities When the frequency 156 850 MHz is authorized it may be used additionally for search and rescue training exercises conducted by state or local governments The frequency 156 850 MHz
60. ies outside VTS and ship movement sector protected areas is permitted provided they cause no interference to VTS and ship movement communications in thier respective designated sectors GX3500S a S Page 81 STANDARD HORIZON 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Use of 156 875 MHz is limited to communications with pilots regarding the movement and docking of ships Normal output power must not exceed 1 watt 156 375 MHz and 156 650 MHz are available primarily for intership navigational commu nications These frequencies are available between coast and ship on a secondary basis when used on or in the vicinity of locks or drawbridges Normal output power must not exceed 1 watt Maximum output power must not exceed 10 waits for coast stations or 25 watts for ship stations On the Great Lakes in addition to bridge to bridge communications 156 650 MHz is available for vessel control purposes in established vessel traffic systems 156 650 MHz is not available for use in the Mississippi River from South Pass Lighted Whistle Buoy 2 and Southwest Pass entrance Midchannel Lighted Whistle Buoy to mile 242 4 above Head of Passes near Baton Rouge Additionally it is not available for use in the Missis sippi River Gulf Outlet the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Canal and the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal except to aid the transition from these areas Use of 156 375 MHz is available for navigational communications only in the Mississipp
61. ill 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 10 6 2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing NOAA tests the alert system ever Wednesday between 11AM and 1PM To test the QUANTUM s NOAA Weather feature on Wednesday between 11AM and 1PM setup as in previous section and confirm the alert is heard 10 7 EMERGENCY 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 Press the microphone push to talk switch and say Mayday Mayday May day This is your vessel s name 2 Then repeat once Mayday your vessel s name 3 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 4 Exp
62. ing sticker is included with the GX35008 To comply with FCC regulations this sticker must be mounted in a location that can be eas ily viewed from the location of the GX3500S Make sure the chosen lo cation is clean and dry before apply ing the sticker 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 part 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 Page 36 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 11 2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY MMSI 11 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 numb
63. ion mode press the 16 9 key USA Radio Setup DSC Setur Exit USA Contrast Tine Set STENE Wisk MaSNeLiC USA Time Disp HITE n the local time mode the display shows the time by the 12 hour system Mean while the display shows the time by the 24 hour system in the UTC mode EET wm dh E J II 1 TES ad et LI LOCAL mode F En pol KO Se S TT 6 1 be Ad NN LI L UTC mode 12 4 TRUE MAGNETIC CHANGE NAV display This selection allows customizing the GPS COG Course Over Ground dis played on the LCD to be in True or Magnetic 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Ser Radio Setup menu appears 2 Press the ENT key then select Magnetic in the Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector Knob 3 Press the ENT key 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select On rep resenting Magnetic or Off representing True 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key Page 62 STANDARD HORIZON Radio Setup DSC Setur Exit USA Contrat Time Gel Lin G i SF USA Maanetic GX3500S 12 5 PRIORITY CHANNEL SET Allows selection of the priority channel 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Press the ENT key then select Priority CH in the Radio
64. ivate coast stations The frequency 156 425 MHz is assigned by rule to private coast stations in Alaska for facsimile transmissions as well as voice communications Page 82 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 16 WARRANTY Marine Products Limited Warranty STANDARD HORIZON a division of Vertex Standard warrants to the original purchaser only each new Marine Communications Product Product manu factured and or supplied by STANDARD HORIZON against defects in materi als and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of time from the date of purchase as follows Fixed Mount and Portable Transceivers 1 year if purchased before 01 01 91 3 years if purchased between 01 01 91 and 01 01 94 3 years Waterproof if purchased after 01 01 94 Loud hailers 1 year if purchased before 01 01 91 3 years if purchased after 01 01 91 Associated Chargers 1 year if purchased before 01 01 91 3 years if purchased after 01 01 91 Associated Batteries 1 year Note Batteries will be deemed deflective only if storage capacity drops below 80 of rated capacity or if leakage develops Associated Accessories 1 year Includes Microphones Handsets External Speakers Antennas Carrying Accessories Power Supplies and Signaling Boards To receive warranty service the purchaser must deliver the Product transpor tation and insurance prepaid to STANDARD HORIZON a division of Vertex Standard Attention Marine repairs 10900 Walker Stree
65. ived Cancel ELR 8 When a DSC Distress acknowledgment is received Tam a distress alarm sounds and channel 16 is automati por cally selected The LCD shows the MMSI of the ship Heknouledse responding to your distress RECEIVED ACK acknowledgment signal is received RECEIVED RLY relay 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 DSC Distress Call If a DSC Distress call was sent by error the GX3500S eem allows you to send a message to other vessels to cancel Ta Send the Distress Call that was made in error ane Press CLR Press the CLR key then press the ENT key EEN usa end Pistress Distre Pistre Hide USA CANCEL GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 39 11 3 2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call 1 Whena DSC Distress call is received an emergency alarm sounds E Then channel 16 is automatically selected Se 2 Press any key to stop the alarm E USA 3 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to change the dis 7 play to show the position of the vessel in distress 13456709 4 If the position of the vessel distress data does not 118 48 631 include position the LCD will show the display on the usa left Mistress Undesianate edio for kim Decide NOTE You must continue monitoring channel 16 as a coast station may require assistance in the rescue attempt 11 4 ALL SHIPS CALL
66. l Park Service U S Department of the Interior Navigational Bridge to Bridge gt 13 156 650 156 650 67 156 375 156 375 Commercial 156 050 156 175 156 350 156 450 156 500 156 550 156 900 156 950 156 975 157 025 22A Intership only Internship only Digital Selective Calling 156 525 156 525 lt 1 156 050 MHz and 156 175 MHz are available for port operations and commercial com munications purposes when used only within the U S Coast Guard designated Vessel Traffic Services VTS area of New Orleans on the lower Mississippi River from the various pass entrances in the Gulf of Mexico to Devil s Swamp Light at River Mile 242 4 above head of passes near Baton Rouge 2 156 250 MHZ is available for port operations communications use only within the U S Coast Guard designated VTS radio protection areas of New Orleans and Houston de scribed in Sec 80 383 156 250 MHZ is available for intership port operations communi cations used only within the area of Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors within a 25 nautical mile radius of Point Fermin California 3 156 550 MHz 156 600 MHz and 156 700 MHz are available in the U S Coast Guard designated port areas only for VTS communications and in the Great Lakes available primarily for communications relating to the movement of ships in sectors designated by the St Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation or the U S Coast Guard The use of these frequenc
67. lain the nature of your distress sinking collision aground fire heart attack life threatening injury etc 5 State the kind of assistance your desire pumps medical aid etc 6 Report the number of persons aboard and condition of any injured 7 Estimate the present seaworthiness and condition of your vessel Page 26 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 8 Give your vessel s description length design power or sail color and other distinguishing marks The total transmission should not exceed 1 minute 9 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 10 8 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL CHANNEL 16 OR 9 Channel 16 may be used for initial contact hailing with 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 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 inter vals In areas of heavy radio traffic congestion on channel 16 resulting 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 emergency communi cations Her
68. mporarily dis Intercom In Use abled until the RAM s exit the RAM to RAM intercom mode GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 33 10 17 VOICE SCRAMBLER If privacy of communications is desired a CVS2500 voice scrambler VS can be installed in the transceiver Contact your Dealer to have a CVS2500 installed 1 Press the F key followed by the 7 SCRM key the voice scrambler is activated VS will appear on the LCD Press the F key then press and hold the 7 SCRM key for 1 second the SCRM Cade will appear Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to change the SO Lade scrambler code The scrambler code can be set from D to 3 Press the ENT key to save the scrambler code and return to radio opera tion mode with voice scrambler Monitor the channel before transmitting To disable the voice scrambler press the F key followed by the 7 SCRM key again Page 34 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 35 11 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING 11 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 NOTE A DSC Warn
69. ndary use Press the F key first then press the 6 NAV 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 GX35008 See section 8 4 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUT PUT for details 7 SCRM Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select channel digit 7 in a channel number Secondary use Press the F key first then press the 7 SCRM key when the optional CV 2500 Voice Scrambler Unit is installed available to operate the Voice Scrambler function Refer to section 10 17 VOICE SCRAMBLER for details 8 PA Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select channel digit 8 in a channel number Secondary use Press the F key first then press the 8 PA key available to operate the 30 Watt PA function Refer to section 10 13 PA FOG OPERATION for details GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 21 9 FOG Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select channel digit 9 in a channel number Secondary use Press the F key first then press the 9 FOG key available to operate the Fog Horn function Refer to section 10 13 PA FOG OPERATION for details 0 Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select channel digit 0 in a channel number CLR Key Press the CLR Key to cancel the menu selection and or keypad entry ENT Key Press the ENT
70. nels or when scanning GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 27 10 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 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 addition to the cost of the call 10 10 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 Channel 13 is used at docks and bridges and by vessels maneuvering 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 key for means to temporarily override the low power limit on these two channels
71. ng a DSC Position Send Call Pre Programmable Calling 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation T Ee menu will appear in the display Individual Gm om Drop 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the POS oi Shir OC Send rit KESUSSL em am 3 Press the ENT key to select the Individual directory p Bee 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select a name L Shir e pa LI in the directory then press the ENT key POS Send OC i 5 Press the ENT key to send your position to the se usa lected vessel Bu STANDERD L pd POS S in d LIT 1 TE Ki Sich UE 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 usa es A menu will appear in the display je dual E CH 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the POS Hil srir CC Send SS 3 Press ENT key to show the Position Send directory Groue mem Sc This directory uses the INDIVIDUAL Directory infor Bik 01 YET T 05 Se nd mation 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Manual ZE then press the ENT key Mens 5 Enter the MMSI number eight digits which you want SPD to contact by the keypad then press the ENT key 6 Press the ENT key to send your position to the se Input lected vessel lias Input ID oigit li POPE Lg il a TETI L LI
72. ngle Choose a mounting location that e is far enough from any compass to avoid any deviation in compass read ing due to the speaker magnet 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 3 feet 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 8 2 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 Kb Optional HAIL PA Horn Antenna IN E E Water proof Deck Outlet per Optional Speaker Fuse GE LJ N I I DJ Red LID ay a AS gt Cis ea Bs alte Wy aS Power Source do eem q GPS Navigation Receiver Figure 1 General Installation 1 Mount the antenna at least 3 feet away from the radio At the rear of the radio connect the antenna cable It must have a PL259 connector RG 8 U coaxial cable must be used if the antenna is 25 feet
73. ning submersible speaker mic high and low voltage warning and GPS repeatability 2 PACKING LIST When the package containing the transceiver is first opened please check it for the following contents e GX3500S Transceiver e Mounting Bracket and attaching hardware e Owner s Manual e Quick Reference Card e Power Cord 3 OPTIONS V EEE Flush Mount Bracket CMP25B W Remote Access Microphone RAM Mic Black White TI 10 foot Extension Cable for RAM Mic SST EE EE Voice Scrambler EEE EEE EE White Extension Speaker UM White Extension Speaker RRE White Flush Mount Extension Speaker PN S E E E adedelegpaiar EE ENE annie Black Extension Speaker 20o eegen Black Flush Mount Extension Speaker SN 4 5 Round Hail PA Horn 10 eege E 5 x 8 Rectangular Hail PA Horn Page 4 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 4 SAFETY WARNING INFORMATION This radio is restricted to occupational use work related operations only where the radio operator must have the knowledge to control the exposure conditions of its passengers and bystanders by maintaining the minimum separation dis tance of 0 6 m 2 feet Failure to observe these restrictions will result in exceeding the FCC RF expo sure limits Antenna Installation The antenna must be located at least 0 6 m 2 feet away from passengers in order to comply with the FCC RF exposure requirements ON LINE WARRANTY REGISTRATION Please visit www standardhorizon com to register the GX
74. nrnvnnrennnrennnnnn 12 8 5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTION 12 8 6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME 13 8 7 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION cc cccccceceeceeeeeseeeeeaeeeeaeeeesaeeeaes 14 8 8 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAONEIIC 15 8 9 OPTIONAL MMB 84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION ees 16 8 10 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM SECOND STATION MIC INSTALLATION 17 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS rnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnennnnnnernnnnnennnnnnnnnn 18 BASIC OPERATION scssi ee tees 24 VIE ON EE 24 10 2 TRANSMISSION EE 24 10 3 TRANSMIT TIME OUT TIMEROTOI 25 10 4 SIMPLEX DUPLEX CHANNEL US 25 10 5 USA CANADA AND INTERNATIONAL MODE ccccccceeeeceeeeeeeeeees 25 10 6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNEL 25 10 6 1 NOAA Weather Alert 25 10 6 2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing rrrrrnrrrrnnrrrrnrrrrnnrrrrnnrrrnnrrrrnnnnnsnrnnnnnn 26 10 7 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 USE rurornnrnnnrnrnnnnnnnnrrnnnnnernnrennnnnnnnnnrnnnsennnn 26 10 8 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL CHANNEL 16GOROo eens 27 10 9 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS needed 28 10 10 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND Di 28 10 11 DUAL WATCH TO CH16 rmmrronnnnnrnnnnrnrnnnnnnrnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnsrnnvnnsnrnnnnsnennnnsnennnnn 28 10 12 SCANNING EE 29 10 12 1 Selecting the Scan Mode rrrrrnrrnrnnrrnrnnrrvnnrrnrnnnrnnnnrnrnsrnnnsnennnsnennnsen 29 10 12 2 Memory Scanning M SCAN eaannenannnnennnunennnnsnnnrsnrnessrrrnsnriesnnrrnene 29 10 12 3 Priority Scanning D SCAN 30 1013 PAI FOG OPERATION leeetiet
75. nu select Exit and press the ENT key to return to radio operation USA Contrast gt 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 45 46 7 8 9 10 11 12 UTC GMT OFFSET TIME TABLE GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 13 8 7 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION You may select the time display 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 me Radio Setup menu appears Radio Setup CSC Setyr 2 Press the ENT key then select Time Disp in the Exit Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob 3 Press the ENT key 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select UTC or Local USA Contrat Tine Gel USA 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting Tine Disp 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode 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 Page 14 z TH d SPM em ae J T IV Led WI LI 1 KEN Sie af aie mode AT local E 1689 SC L K 1 Se ad 3 gga A LOCAL mode STANDARD HORIZON WI i SF GX3500S 8 8 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC Allows customizing the NA
76. o 3000 Hz Frequency Stability 20 C orbe 0 0005 Channel 60 EE 25 kHz Do Flaa RTCMSC101 NMEA Input Output EE Output DSC DSE Input GLL GGA RMC and GNS Page 86 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 18 APPENDIX FOG HORN TIMING CHART The fog horn function sounds a horn repeatedly until the function is turned off TYPE PATTERN UNDERWAY One 5 second blasts evey 120 seconds 5s 55 MM gt Listen Back 120s STOP Two 5 second blasts separated by 2 seconds evey 120 seconds 5s 5s 5s 5s HIH rr WH gt l Listen Back l l l l o l 120s SAIL One 5 second blasts followed by two 1 second blasts separated by 2 seconds evey 120 seconds 5s 1s 1s 5s 1s 1s M o M fe Fs i 120s TOW One 5 second blasts followed by three 1 second blasts separated by 2 seconds evey 120 seconds 5s 1s 1s 1s 5s 1s 1s 1s M M OE Ugen Back GL i 25 25 25 252525 AGROUND ANCHOR Listen Back 60s One 5 second rings evey 60 seconds De i 250ms Listen Back 5 60s wi STANDARD HORIZON Motor vessel underway and making way Motor vessel underway but stopped not making way Sailling vessel underway fish ing vessel underway or an chored vessel not under command a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver un derway or at anchor or a vessel towing or pushing an other ahead Vessel under tow manned Vessel is aground Vessel is at anchor Page 87 NG ST
77. ojo ojo o l S S DIV N On D NO Co OH OI oo PR gt ag GA deeierlldeeerldlcdddet d o d elle drieiert am gt lt e H Te det bt bt xpd LL gt lt E Os Tt PL bd bt Ip x lt aa Tot Lt Tt PL bd bt be z 10 The above BOLD channels are not for use of the general public in U S waters unless proper authorization is given Page 80 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S Points of communica Carrier frequency Points of communica tion Intership and be MHz tion Intership and be tween coast and ship Ship transmit 156 050 156 175 156 250 156 275 156 325 156 600 156 675 156 700 156 725 Coast transmit 156 050 156 175 156 250 156 275 156 325 156 600 156 675 156 700 156 725 unless otherwise iandicated tween coast and ship Coast unless otherwise transmit jandicated Noncommercial 156 425 156 450 156 475 156 575 156 975 157 025 Intership only Great Lakes only Do Internship only 156 875 157 000 Intership only Intership only Distress Safety and Calling Intership Safety 156 300 a Intership or b For SAR Ship and aircraft for the U S Coast Guard Environmental Intership only 156 750 Coast to ship only Do Maritime Control 7 e650 166 850 Liaison U S Coast Guard 157 100 157 100 Ship aircraft and coast stations of the U S Coast Guard and at Lake Mead Nev ship and coast stations of the Nationa
78. olume 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 7 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 Key 1 Starts and stops scanning of programmed channels 2 If held while the UP A or DOWN key 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 12 6 SCAN TYPE CALL SET Key The CALL SET key functions as the enter key Secondary use Press the CALL SET key to access the DSC OPERATION menu Press and hold the CALL SET key to access the SETUP menu Page 70 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S DW Key Watches for a transmission on CH16 and another 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 t
79. one and say PAN PAN PAN or fll 2hirs Securite Securite Securite depending on the pri LAR ority of the call Say your call sign and announce the Pse channel you wish to switch to for communications Ail Shies II VESEN i VESEN ble FE Di USA Tero 11 4 2 Receiving an All Ships Call 1 When an all ships call is received an emergency see alarm sounds rd5PP The radio will automatically change to channel 16 E peiped 2 Press any key to stop the alarm GE 3 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to see the MMSI a of the vessel transmitting the All Ships Call Fill Shirs 4 Monitor channel 16 or traffic channel until the UR r GENCY voice communication is completed USA i serie 19345 GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 41 11 5 INDIVIDUAL CALL This feature allows the GX3500S 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 11 5 1 Setting up the Individual Position Call Directory The GX3500S has a DSC directory 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 direct
80. ory with information of the persons you wish to call similar to a cellular phones telephone directory 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until ep Radio Setup menu appears Radio Setur 7 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Exit Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select INDIV DIR with the De EE CHANNEL selector knob E SetuP A 4 Press the ENT key then select Add with the CHAN NEL selector knob ues 5 Press the ENT key E BT 6 Press the one of the Keypad keys to enter the first viran Sie letter of the name of the vessel or person you want to reference in the directory INDIU BIR Add nad Dalas Example Press the 2 MEM key repeatedly to toggle among the seven available characters associated with that key 2 gt AX BXC AFDC If a mistake was made entering in the name press ing the CLR key to delete the wrong character 7 Press the ENT key to store the first letter in the name 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 up to eleven characters if you do not use all eleven 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 9 After the eleventh letter or soace has been entered press the ENT key to advance to the MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity N
81. rious problems please contact your Dealer or our repair facility Address and phone numbers for this facility as well as warranty informa tion are contained in section 16 WARRANTY 14 1 REPLACEMENT PARTS Occasionally an owner needs a replacement mounting bracket or knob These can be ordered from our Parts Department by writing or calling Marine Division of Vertex Standard US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 U S A Telephone 714 827 7600 Commonly requested parts and their part numbers are listed below e Power Cord 19023306 e VOL SQL Knob RA0542600 e Rotary Channel Knob RA0569500 e Mounting Bracket RA0544200A e Mounting Bracket Knob RA045910A e Microphone Hanger RA0458800 e Microphone Assembly M3090118 e RAM Mic Routing Cable Assembly 58101512 14 2 FACTORY SERVICE In the unlikely event that the radio fails to perform or needs servicing please con tact the following Standard Horizon Attention Marine Repair Department 10900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 Telephone 800 366 4566 An RA Return Authorization number is not necessary to send a product in for service Include a brief note describing the problem along with your name return address phone number and proof of purchase GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 75 14 3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART SYMPTOM Transceiver fails to power up Transceiver blows fuse when connected to power supply Popping or whining noise
82. roup Call ringer and press the ENT key 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 Page 44 STANDARD HORIZON Radio Setup In DSC Setur Exit Radio Setup Si Ki e tur Group BIE FOS Keely hip AFIF Ut individual i li HUE Trdi vi elal Um AUER GX3500S 11 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 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation usa pse A menu will appear Ea dual C CH 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Indi Hii SCH 11 vidual To cancel select Exit with the CHANNEL Se selector knob or press the 16 9 key sHanual 3 Press the ENT key The transceiver will beep and ERIEK the Individual directory will appear 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the Indi vidual you want to contact ARTEN 5 Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL selec 2 ne tor knob to select the operating channel you want to USA per A communicate on and press
83. s However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be deter mined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 7 GETTING STARTED 7 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 15 miles 7 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 enhance the signal toward the horizon The degree to which this
84. sels you desire to communicate with PORT OPR Page 50 VG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 11 6 3 Receiving a Group Call 1 When a group call is received the GX35008 will pro usa pse A duce a ringing alarm sound SE TIET 2 The radio automatically switches to the requested RE Al CH Channel 3 Press any key to stop the alarm 2 l Reced ved i KT 4 Monitor the channel for the person calling the Group nt Lu EE ef LILI 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 After a Group call is received the time the call was made and the ships MMSI or vessels name will appear on the LCD GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 51 11 7 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 GX3500S Standard Horizon has taken this feature one step further if any Standard Hori zon GPS is connected to the GX35008 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 buddy that is catching fish or finding the location of a person you are cruising with NOTE The other vessel must have an operating GPS receiver connected to its DSC transceiver and mus
85. sequential dam ages resulting from the use and operation of this Product or from the breach of this LIMITED WARRANTY any implied warranties or any contract with STAN DARD HORIZON IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF ITS PRODUCTS STANDARD HORIZON MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AS TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR POSE OR OTHERWISE EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequen tial damages or limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply This warranty gives specific legal rights and there may be other rights which may vary from state to state Page 84 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S ONLY PRODUCTS SOLD ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1 1991 ARE COVERED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ON LINE WARRANTY REGISTRATION THANK YOU for buying Marine Division of Vertex Standard products We are confident your new radio will serve your needs for many years Please visit www standardhorizon com to register the GX3500S Marine VHF It should be noted that visiting the Web site from time to time may be beneficial to you as new products are released they will appear on the STANDARD HORIZON Web site Also a statement re garding product support should be added to the manual Product Support Inquiries If you have any questions or comments regarding the use of the GX3500S you can visit the STANDARD
86. 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 27 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 cannot chan
87. shown on the radio display and also transferred to the GPS Chart plotter If the GX3500S does not receive a reply the display will be as shown in the illustration on the right To send again press the ENT key STANDARD HORIZON USA DSC vy GE a LU Gesi USA DSC vy p ED a eg dual L LI Hit E LL Manual Alndiuielual fr LL IF Hii i El DOC De KC STANDARD Pos ees L Ve i LENI I LFRTER ho Rer li ahd LEN i on Page 53 NOTE If the GX3500S 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 menu will appear in the display Individual E EI 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select POS Re oU Shir Cu quest 3 Press ENT key to show the Position request direc e git tory This directory uses the INDIVIDUAL Directory oe EU information BA Seel 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the usa Manual then press the ENT key Manual E E E P Ee Gp ae 5 Enter the MMSI number eight digits which you want STHNDFRD p i 6 to contact by the keypad then press the ENT key 6 Press the ENT key to transmit the position request ee DSC call IDL Sdisits L LI 7 When the GX3500S receives the position from the Bell em polled vessel it is shown on the radio display and use
88. t Cypress CA 90630 Include proof of purchase indicating model serial number and date of pur chase STANDARD HORIZON will return the Product to the purchaser freight prepaid Products purchased prior to January 1 1991 will bear the STANDARD HORIZON warranty terms in effect prior to that date In the event of a defect malfunction or failure of the Product during the war ranty period STANDARD HORIZON s liability for any breach of contract or any breach of express or implied warranties in connection with the sale of Products shall be limited solely to repair or replacement at its option of the Product or part s therein which upon examination by STANDARD HORIZON appear to be defective or not up to factory specifications STANDARD HORIZON may at its option repair or replace parts or subassemblies with new or reconditioned parts and subassemblies Parts thus repaired or replaced are warranted for the balance of the original applicable warranty GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 83 STANDARD HORIZON will not warrant installation maintenance or service of the Products In all instances STANDARD HORIZON s liability for damages shall not exceed the purchase price of the defective Product This warranty only extends to Products sold within the 50 States of the United States of America and the District of Columbia STANDARD HORIZON will pay all labor to repair the product and replacement parts charges incurred in providing the warranty s
89. t not have its transceiver set to deny position requests Refer the section 11 5 1 to enter information into the indi vidual directory 11 7 1 Setting up Position Reply The GX3500S 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 zm Radio Setup menu appear Radio Setur nl 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Exit Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select POS Reply with pajis cane mp the CHANNEL selector knob DSE Setur II 4 Press the ENT key 9 Cs 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Auto geg or Manual In Auto mode after a DSC POS Re ibio fins UO quest is received the radio will automatically trans sft Reels LI mit your vessels position In Manual mode the dis usa play of the GX3500S will show who is requesting the ERS Reels position Harwal 6 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 7 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key Page 52 VG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S The GX3500S has the capability to turn off the Position Request ringer 1
90. tch NOTE This is a noise canceling microphone The oval slot on the bottom of microphone should be positioned within 1 2 inch 1 3 cm from the mouth for optimum performance Page 24 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 10 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 10 4 SIMPLEX DUPLEX CHANNEL USE Refer to the VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART page 78 for instructions on use of simplex 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 10 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 and CAN will be displayed for Canadian mode and USA will be displayed on the LCD for USA mode 3 Refer to the VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART
91. tee DL GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 57 11 8 3 Receiving a DSC Position Send Call When another vessel transmits their vessels location to the GX3500S the fol lowing will happen 1 Aringing sound will be produced when the call is received 2 Press the 16 9 key to stop ringing 3 The position from the vessel sending it s position will be shown on the dis play of the radio and also transferred to any Standard Horizon GPS Chart plotter if connected Page 58 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 11 9 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION LAT LON You may send the Latitude Longitude of your vessel manually even if the GX35008 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 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until usa Radio Setup menu appears eee wl 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Fi setup menu TF 3 Press the ENT key then select POS Input with kadio Setur gem the CHANNEL selector knob Ke H y 4 Press the ENT key The transceiver will beep and the display will be as shown in the illustration on the right Group DIR 5 Enter the your local time from the keypad by the 24 seh Treut hour system on the UTC time then press the ENT key 6 Enter the Latitude Longitude of your vessel location by the keypad then press the ENT key To select
92. tegbsgg eege ege Eege 30 10 13 1 Operating the PA HAIL Mode rronrrnrronnrnnrnnnnrrrnnnnrnrnnnnenrnnsnenrnnnnnne 31 10 13 2 Operating the PA FOG HORN Mode 31 10 14 NAVIGATION INDICATION oonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnssnnnnsnnnnsnrnnsnnrrnenrenenrnnennne 31 10 15 LCD BI OT 32 1916 INTERCOM OPERATION segere ienn n E senga 32 10 16 1 Communication EE 33 VP Ce 33 1 17 VOICE SCRAMBLER EE 34 DIGITAL SELEC TIVE CALLING E 36 11 1 GENERAL E 36 11 2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY MMSI rrrrronrnrrronrrrrrnnrnrnrnnnnnnnnn 37 11 21 What is an NN KE 37 11 2 2 Programming the MM 37 Page 2 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S TABLE OF CONTENTS 11 3 DSC DISTRESS CALE ME 38 11 3 1 Tansmitting a DSC Distress Call 38 11 3 2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call 40 UT LE SEES CALG weade acess sasiec ace epi vescigctea nae e an E ences soceeseeadeaue seatede 40 11 4 1 Transmitting an All Ships Call 41 11 4 2 Receiving an All Ships Cal 41 NC ele Te EE 42 11 5 1 Setting up the Individual Position Call Directory ee 42 11 5 2 Setting up Individual Ringer rrrrnnrrnnnrnnrnnrrrrnnrrnrnnrrvrnnrrvnnnennnsnennnsnnn 43 11 5 3 Setting up Individual Group Call Ringer rrrrrrrnnnrrrrnnrrrrnnrrnnnnnrnnnnnnr 44 11 5 4 Transmitting an Individual Cat 45 11 5 5 Receiving an Individual Call 47 11 5 6 Setting up the Call Waiting Function rrrrrrnrrrrnnrrrnnnrrvnnrrnrnnrrrnnnnn 47 TLO GROUP GALE eee eid 48 11
93. tex Neptune Nautilus Gray Bue JRC 100 SERIES Simrad JRC 200 SERIES If you have further inquires please feel free to contact Product Support at Phone 800 767 2450 Email marinetech vxstdusa com 8 5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS After connections have been made between the GX35008 and the GPS a small satellite icon will appear on the top right corner of the LCD display To see additional GPS information press the F key momentarily then press the 6 NAV key The GX3500S shows the Date Time SOG and COG ISkTS 160 T ON AE 119 69S 5821 Page 12 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 8 6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME From the Factory the GX3500S 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 em Radio Setup menu appears Radio jetur nl DSG SetuP Press the ENT key then select Time Set withthe Exit CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select time off gt Tine Zei set from UTC See illustration below to find your off Masetir set time from UTC If 0 00 is assigned the time is usa the same as UTC Universal Time Coordinated or Tine Set GMT Greenwich Mean Time SIE Press the ENT key to store the time offset 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 me
94. th the lock washer nut combination so that the mounting screw base faces the mounting surface see Figure 2 Turn the adjusting screw to adjust the tension so that the transceiver is tight against the mounting surface Bracket Adjusting Screw Lock washer nut combination Figure 2 MMB 84 Flush Mount Installation Page 16 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 8 10 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM SECOND STATION MIC INSTALLATION The GX3500S is capable of using up to 2 Enhanced RAM mics to remotely control the Radio DSC and PA Fog functions In addition the GX3500S can operate as a full function intercom system With 2 RAM mics connected the GX35008 or RAM mics can selective call each station individually or all at one time 1 Connect the RAM MIC Cable to the RAM MIC CONNECTOR on the rear panel then tighten the Cable Nut See Figure 3 2 Referring to Figure 3 make a 1 2 30 mm hole in the wall then insert the RAM MIC Cable into this hole Connect the Gasket and Mount Base to the RAM MIC Cable Connector using the Nut 3 Drill the four Screw holes approx 2 mm on the wall then install the Mounting Base to the wall using four screws 4 Put the Rubber Cap on to the Nut The installation is now complete 5 Wires for a external speaker are provided on the RAM mic cable Connect any 8 Ohm external speaker When connected the RAM controls the vol ume level of this speaker RAM or External Speaker Selection By default the RAM int
95. the ENT key oo CH ER 6 Press the ENT key again to transmit the individual o rm 1 DSC signal 7 After INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted the trans aa ceiver will wait 8 seconds for the acknowledgment If ves ELT L LI the reply signal is not received the transceiver will ICRI nl transmit again 8 After the second INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted if the reply signal is not received the display will be as shown in the illustra gzausa ren A tion on the right To send the call again press the indivi D i ENT key VERTER 10 9 When an individual call acknowledgment is received SS the established channel is automatically changed to ur ek gg the channel which is selected on step 5 above and a p sera ENT l gt LI ringing tone sounds CLRI om l 10 Press any key to listen to the channel to make sure it Pse By is not busy then key the microphone and call the E im other vessel you desire to communicate with opp LOLS GX3500S VG STANDARD HORIZON Page 45 Manual Calling You may enter an MMSI number manually to contact without the Setting up the Individual Directory 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation Ges p g menu will appear Individual E EI 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Indi fil stir CH 1 vidual To cancel select Exit with the CHANNEL selector knob or press the 16 9 key we e BEE 3 Press the ENT key The transceiver will beep and VERT
96. the designated channel 8 Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy then key the microphone and call the other vessels you desire to communicate with GX3500S Sw STANDARD HORIZON Manual Calling You may enter an MMSI number manually to contact without the Setting up the Group call number 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation usA p menu will appear Individual E EI 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Group Hil shir CH 1 To cancel select Exit with the CHANNEL selector knob or press 16 9 key dias Gs 3 Press the ENT key The transceiver will beep and Ek L LI the Group Directory will appear Pos Seil 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Manual SS then press the ENT key ma CO 5 Enter the MMSI number eight digits which you want 701 UI to contact by the keypad then press the ENT key Ss SE 6 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Manual re E 7 then press the ENT key Deeg ek 7 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the oper ating channel which you want to communicate on o then press the ENT key Ibisdisits E LI 8 Press the ENT key again to transmit the Group Call LI signal usa per A 9 After the GROUP CALL is transmitted all the radios EE CH C CH in the group will switch to the designated channel D I LI 10 Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy then key the microphone and call the other ves
97. the previous let ter press the H L NAV key USA Radio Setup In DSC Setur EXIL USA SCAN Resume En key Dee 6 Wa H ler USA CH Hame CU LILI Pinar Press and hold the ENT key to enter the name and exit from the CH Name menu The LCD will return to the Radio Setup menu If you want to enter the name of another channel repeat steps 3 through 8 10 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 12 11 NAMING THE RADIO OR RAM STATIONS This selection allows you to provide the name to the radio and optional RAM Mic s when connected 1 2 9 GX3500S Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Press the ENT key then select Unit Name in the Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the Unit Radio RAM 1 or RAM2 to be named then press the ENT key Press the one of the Keypad keys to enter the first letter of the unit name Example Press the 2 MEM key repeatedly to toggle among the seven available charactors associated with that key 2 gt A gt B gt C gt a gt b gt c Press the ENT key to enter the desired letter and move the cursor one space to the right Repeat procedure until the name is complete The name can consist of up to twelve characters If you do not use all twelve ch
98. ther vessel or coast station 8 To cancel the DSC distress alarm signal from the speaker press any key 13 2 INTERCOM OPERATION 2 13 2 1 Communication iP Press and hold the DW key while in the RADIO mode the mode is changed to INTERCOM mode If your GX3500S is equipped with two RAM Mic select the companion you wish to communicate RADIO RAM or ALL with the A W key then press the CALL SET key When the INTERCOM operation is activated IC is dis played on the RAM Mic and INTERCOM is displayed on the GX3500S Press the PTT switch TALK is displayed NOTE A warning beep is emitted when the RAM Mic PTT switch is pressed while the transceiver microphone s PTT frr USA switch is pressed Intercom 7 Speak slowly and clearly into the mi Listen f i crophone hold the microphone about 1 2 inch away from your mouth When finished release the PTT switch annen Press the DW key again the mode will Rami III revert to RADIO mode o O 1 GX3500S s PTT switch is pressed 13 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 transceiver speaker Page 72 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 13 3 PA FOG OPERATION The RAM is capable of controlling the 30W Public address 4 fog horns bells and whistles 13 3 1 Operating the PA Hailer 1 Press and hold the
99. umber number entry Page 42 NG STANDARD HORIZON GX3500S 10 Enter the MMSI number by the keypad If a mistake usa was made entering in the number pressing the CLR as 0 6 key to delete the wrong character eases UI be 11 To store the data entered press and hold the ENT key 12 To enter another individual address repeat steps 4 through 12 13 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 11 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 acellular phone 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until usa ee Bat Sete OO 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Exit setup menu USA 3 Press the ENT key then select INDIV Reply with padio Setup the CHANNEL selector knob L H 4 Press the ENT key 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Auto e INDIU DIR Pa or Manual spy keels A 6 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting THAT Eir 7 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16

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