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Standard Horizon GX3000E User's Manual

1. 6 3 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS 10 6 4 ACCESSORY CABLE 11 6 5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS 12 6 6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME 12 6 7 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION 13 6 8 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC 14 6 9 RECEIVER AUDIO TONE CONTROL crt titer erri rn etin tc Hkc 15 6 10 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM SECOND STATION MIC AND OR VH 310 HANDSET INSTALLATION 16 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 18 BASIC OPERATION 24 8 1 RECEPTION 24 8 2 TRANSMISSION 24 8 3 TRANSMIT TIME OUT TIMER TOT 24 8 4 SIMPLEX DUPLEX CHANNEL USE 25 8 5 USA CANADA AND INTERNATIONAL MODE 25 8 6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS 25 8 6 1 NOAA Weather Alert 8 6 2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing 8 7 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 USE 26 8 8 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL CHANNEL 16 OR 9 27 8 9 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS 27 8 10 OPERATING CHANNELS 13 AND 67 28 8 11 DUAL WATCH TO PRIORITY CHANNEL 28 8 12 SCANNING Wiis emere 29 8 12 1 Selecting the Scan Mode 29 8 12 2 Memory Scanning M SCA 29 8 12 3 Priority Scanning P SCAN 23 8 13 FOG PA 31 8 13 1 Operating the HAIL mode 91 8 13 2 Operating the FOG HORN mode 31 8
2. 50 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E Manual Calling You may enter a Group MMSI number manually to contact without the Setting up the Group call number 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation m d menu will appear Individual T 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Group gir 1 cancel select Exit with the CHANNEL selector knob or press 16 9 key m cro 3 Press the ENT key The transceiver will beep and 8roue Bll Ship 4 the Group Directory will appear POS Rees Ll 4 Turnthe CHANNEL selector knob to select Manual psc gr then press the ENT key anal 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through FTANDARD 021 numbers 0 9 To enter the desired number and move um one space to the right press the ENT key Repeat Ine this procedure until all nine space of the MMSI num 12181121 r1 ber which you want to contact are entered 6 mistake was made entering in the MMSI number d amp repeat pressing the H L NAV key until the wrong Brae sits L LI nunber is selected then move the channel knob to LI correct the entry INTL psc 7 When finish the entering the MMSI number press CH ii D and hold the ENT key Au 01 8 Press the ENT key to transmit the Group Call sig INTL psc nal Select 9
3. key to adjust the squelch 2 VOLUME KEY VOL Activates the volume adjusting mode Press this key to activate the volume adjusting mode Press the microphone s A or W to adjust the volume Page 70 SS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 3 POWER SWITCH PWR Press and hold down this key to turn to the transceiver and RAM Mic on and off PTT Push To Talk SWITCH Activates transmission H L KEY Toggles between high and low power When the H L key is pressed while the transceiver is on channel 13 or 67 the power will temporarily switch from LO to HI power until the PTT is released The H L key does not function on transmit inhibited and low power only channels A UP DOWN KEY These keys are used to select channels adjust the volume and squelch level and to choose the item selection of different functions such as the DSC operation In many ways these keys emulate the function of the transceiver s CHANNEL selector knob 16 9 KEY Immediately recalls channel 16 from any channel location Holding down this key recalls channel 9 Pressing the 16 9 key reverts to the previous selected working channel Secondary use Please see secondary use for the WX and MEM key KEY PAD SCAN CLR Key 1 Starts and stops scanning of programmed channels 2 If held while the UP A or DOWN key on the microphone are pressed the radio will show the channels programmed in scan memory T
4. 1 Press the PA FOG key then select with the WE CHANNEL selector knob A 2 Press the ENT key EXIT one 3 Press the PTT switch to speak through the HAIL PA speaker E Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to control the AF output level The AF output level be set from LI 0 to 30 watts 4 To exit the PA HAIL mode press the PA FOG or CLR key 8 13 2 Operating the FOG HORN mode Operator can select from Underway Stop Sail Tow Aground Anchor Horn or Siren Please refer to page 95 for FOG Horn Timing Chart 1 Press the PA FOG key then select Fog with the m CHANNEL selector knob PA 2 Press the ENT key Dir H A 3 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the one of the eight functions described above T 4 Press the CALL SET MENU i 5 On the Horn and Siren modes press the PTT fnehor GX3000E CS STANDARD HORIZON Page 31 switch to activate the tone through the HAIL PA INTL speaker Finchar i 1 6 Rotate the CHANNEL selector knob to control the futrut 110 AF output level The AF output level be set from 0 to 30 watts 6 To exit the FOG HORN mode press the PA FOG or CLR key 8 14 NAVIGATION INDICATION The transceiver has the ability to display Time SOG COG as well as the posi tion LAT LON when connected to
5. rect the entry el 0 To store the data entered press and hold the ENT ie __ key To enter another individual address repeat steps 4 through 12 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key 9 7 2 Transmitting a Group Call Pre Programmable Calling 1 2 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation De menu will appear Individual Grour D 7 the CHANNEL selector knob to select Group Bl Shir 1 To cancel select Exit with the CHANNEL selector POS Resuest knob or press 16 9 key co Press the ENT key The transceiver will beep and Grour _ POS DM E the Group Directory will appear Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the INTL pse Group you want to contact anual a ep Press the ENT then turn the CHANNEL selec 5THHDRED l tor knob to select the operating channel you want to a r communicate on and press the ENT key lekarshin CH ir Press the ENT key again to transmit the Group Call 8 signal 1 1 After the GROUP CALL is transmitted all the radios V in the group will switch to the designated channel 17215 LLI Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy then e Ten 111 key microphone and call the other vessels you m esc desire to communicate with Eirour i nittins
6. BALL Sede TI I LI gd we ad LII Unit Radio 11 Unit i1 Cadio 11 Unit Mame Cabin A1 LE If you want to enter the name of another unit repeat steps 4 through 8 10 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key Page 68 Sw STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 10 14 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 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until INTL Radio Setup menu appears aRadio 1 2 Press the ENT key then select FOG Freq in the Exit Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob wpet P3 y 3 Press the ENT key fetes 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select desired 306 Fres 111 tone frequency m 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting FRED 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key 10 15 RECEIVER AUDIO TONE CONTROL Allows the treble and bass of the speaker audio to be adjusted for best listening in noisy environments The effect is similar to adjusting the treble and bass controls on a stereo 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key m until Hadio Setup menu appears R
7. STANDARD HORIZON MATRIX GX3000E 25 Watt VHF FM ITU Class D DSC Marine Transceiver Owner s Manual Waterproof construction Commercial grade ITU Class D DSC VHF Independent Channel 70 receiver built in for continuous DSC watching 30 W Loud Hailer with listen back and 4 fog horns Bells amp Whistles Capable of connecting 2 optional enhanced CMP25 second sta tion remote microphone or VH 310 Handset Intercom between radio and second station microphone DSC position request and send functions with compatible STANDARD HORIZON GPS Chart plotters Versatile user programmable scanning priority scan and Dual Watch One button access to Channel 16 and 9 Oversized rotary channel knob backlit display and keys Navigation information shown on display when optional GPS connected Unique Receive Audio Tone Control EA 72 Imm at pice oA i TT VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD TABLE OF CONTENTS akhwn GENERAL INFORMATION PACKING LIST OPTIONS INSTALLATION NOTE GETTING STARTED 5 1 ABOUT VHF RADIO 5 2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA 5 3 COAXIAL CABLE INSTALLATION 6 1 LOCATION te 6 2 MOUNTING THE RADIO 6 2 1 Supplied Universal Mounting Bracket 6 2 2 Optional MMB 84 Flush Mount Bracket
8. sired audio responce in the lower frequency CONT ri range Available selections are 6 through 6 811 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 6 Select TREBLE with the CHANNEL selector m knob TONE CONT ri INTL Wr 7 Turnthe CHANNEL selector knob to select de sired audio responce in the highr frequency range Available selections are 6 through 6 _ 8 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 9 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key GX3000E SN STANDARD HORIZON Page 15 6 10 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM SECOND STATION MIC AND OR VH 310 HANDSET INSTALLATION The GX3000E is capable of using up to 2 Enhanced RAM mics or VH 310 handsets to remotely control the Radio DSC and Distress functions In addi tion the GX3000E can operate as a full function intercom system when either the RAM or VH 310 is connected 1 Connect the Routing Cable to the one of the Remote Mic eight pin connec tors on the rear panel then tighten the Cable Nut See Figure 2 2 Referring to Figure 3 make a 30 mm hole in the wall then insert the Rout ing Cable into this hole Connect the Gasket and Mount Base to the Rout ing Cable Connector using the Nut 3 Drillthe four Screw holes approx 2 mm on the wall then install the Mounting Base to the wall using four screws 4 Putthe Rubber Cap on to the Nut The installatio
9. Setting of the GPS navigation receiver Sw STANDARD HORIZON Check the output signal format of the GPS navi gation receiver This radio requires NMEA0183 format with GLL RMB GGA or GNS sentence as an output signal If the GPS has a baud rate setting make sure to select 4800 and parity to NONE Page 89 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 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 is an International duplex channel
10. To exit from the FOG HORN mode press and hold down the NAV key again LI GX3000E Cw STANDARD HORIZON Page 73 11 3 INTERCOM OPERATION 11 3 1 Communication 1 Press and hold the DW IC key while in RADIO mode the mode is changed to INTERCOM mode 2 If your GX3000E is equipped with two RAM Mic s or VH 310 Handset select the companion with which you wish to communicate RADIO RAM or ALL with the A or keys then press the CALL ENT key 3 When the INTERCOM operation is activated IC is dis played on the RAM Mic and VH 310 Handset and INTERCOM is dis played on the GX3000E Press the PTT switch TALK is dis played NOTE Awarning beep is emitted when the RAM Mic PTT switch is also be ing pressed while the transceiver microphone s PTT switch is pressed 1 5 cm away from your mouth 6 When finished release the PTT switch LR 1 RATIO gt D MEM TALK a UC ege ni isten iL 111 RAM Mic s PTT switch is pressed INTL LISTEN 3 EE er miu Talk IL GX3000E s PTT switch is pressed 5 Speak slowly and clearly into the microphone hold the microphone about 7 Press the DW IC key momentarily and the mode will revert to RADIO mode 11 3 2 Calling Hold down the DW IC key for 1 second or more when the INTERCOM operation is activated A calling be
11. or manually input your postion refer to section 9 11 MANUALLY INPUTTING GPS LOCATION 1 Lift the red spring loaded DISTRESS cover and press INTL the DISTRESS key The DISTRESS menu will ap ini n ndesisnate pear on the LCD Li 2 Press and hold the DISTRESS key The radios dis play will count down 5 4 3 2 1 and then transmit m the Distress Alert Press and 3 When the distress signal is sent CH70 and the for Ta anh m 11 amp icon will appear on the LCD After the mes INTL pse sage has been sent the radio will sound a Distress 3673 Alarm Transmitting 11 4 The transceiver will watch for a DSC acknowledg mm Dios ment transmission on CH70 and also receive calls for on CH16 Acknowledge 5 If an acknowledgement is received select channel 2 18 11 16 and advise your distress situation um n n 6 If no acknowledgment is received the Distress Alert Received n is repeated at 4 minute intervals until a DSC acknowl 11 edgment 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 distress RECEIVED ACK acknowledgment signal is received RECEIVED RLY relay signal is received from another vessel or coast station 8 To cancel the DSC Distress alarm signal from the speaker press any key GX3
12. Radio 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Exit Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select INDIV DIR with the Em ri CHANNEL selector knob 4050 Setur 4 Press the ENT key then select Add with the CHAN i LI NEL selector knob nn 5 Press the ENT key Wh 6 the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll to the first 1010 ees LG 4 letter of the name of the vessel or person you want to EE list in the directory INDIU DIR 992 7 Press the ENT key to store the first letter of the We f name and step to the next letter to the right Delete _ 8 Repeat step 6 and 7 until the name is complete The can consist of to eleven characters if you E do not use all eleven characters press the ENT key 111 to move to the next space This method can also be n used to enter a blank space in the name To clear the Em previous letter press the CLR key Li 9 After the eleventh letter space has been entered press and hold the ENT key to advance to the MMSI hane Maritime Mobile Service Identity Number number en ERTES I try a LI 10 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through numbers 0 9 To enter the desired number and move one space to the right press the ENT key Page 42 SN STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E Repeat this procedure until all nine spaces of the MMSI number tered 11 If a mis
13. T 4 Press the PTT switch Talk will be shown on the display GX3000E s PTT switch is pressed NOTE A warning beep will be emitted ay MM when the GX3000E microphone s PTT 6 7 es m switch is pressed while the RAM Mic s LN LI VH 310 Handset s PTT switch is RAM Mic s PTT switch is pressed pressed 5 Speak slowly and clearly into the microphone hold the microphone about 1 5 cm away from your mouth 6 When finished release the PTT switch 7 To exit the INTERCOM mode and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 or CLR key 8 15 2 Calling While in INTERCOM mode pressing and holding the DW IC key on the GX3000E CMP25 or VH 310 will produce a calling beep at the other station NOTE When both CMP25 RAM microphones or VH 310 Handset are inter com mode the GX3000E will be temporarily disabled until the RAM s exit the RAM to RAM intercom mode GX3000E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 33 8 16 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 Refer to the section 10 11 VOICE SCRAMBLER to program the voice scram bler 1 Turn on the transceiver 2 Select a channel that was programmed for scram mode VS will appear on the LCD f a channel is not set for the voice scrambler the display will be as shown in the illustra
14. rent Position or Cru Course Over Ground Press the CALL ENT key to store the data entered then press the 16 9 key to exit this menu and return to radio operation mode GX3000E Sw STANDARD HORIZON Page 77 12 VH 310 HANDSET OPERATION When the VH 310 HANDSET is connected to the GX3000E most VHF DSC and setup menus can be remotely operated The VH 310 HANDSET is supplied with 7 m of routing cable and can be extended up to 21 m using three 7 m extension cables model CT 100 The intercom operation can be used between the VH 310 HANDSET or the GX3000E 12 1 VH 310 HANDSET CONTROLS D PWR key Press and hold down this key to turn to the transceiver and VH 310 HANDSET on and off 2 PTT Push To Talk Switch Activates transmission 9 H L key Toggles between high and low power 3 When the H L key is pressed while the amp transceiver is on channel 13 or 67 the power will temporarily switch from LO to HI power until the PTT is released The H L key does not function on transmit in hibited and low power only channels DISTRESS key Used to send a DSC Distress Call To send the distress call refer to section 9 3 1 Transmit ting a DSC Distress Alert RADIO CONTROL KEYS VOL key Activates the volume adjusting mode Press this key to activate the volume adjusting mode Press the A or V to adjust the volume NOTE When the VH 310 handset i
15. 1 Listen Back s 120s TOW One 5 second blasts followed by three 1 second blasts separated by 2 seconds every 120 seconds 5s 1s 1s 1s Listen Back e 120s i AGROUND One 11 second rings every 60 seconds Listen Back 605 5 second rings every 60 seconds a i 250msi 255 Listen Back is 60s GX3000E Sw 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 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 how ever will prevent damage to the transceiver Keep the microphone connected or the jack covered at all times to prevent corrosion of electrical contacts e Never key the microphone unless an antenna or suitable dummy load is connected to the transceiver Ensure that the supply voltage to the transceiver does not exceed 16
16. 16 9 key to exit this mode P gt lt gt 111 GX3000E SSB STANDARD HORIZON Page 17 7 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS NOTE This section defines each control of the transceiver See Figures for lo cation of controls For detailed operating instructions refer to section 8 BASIC OPERATION VOL PWR Gee D vc D puros conc zi D 0 POWER SWITCH VOLUME CONTROL VOL PWR Turns the transceiver on and off as well as adjusts the audio volume Press and hold this knob for one second to turn the radio on Clockwise rotation of this knob increases the audio volume level Press and hold this knob for two seconds to turn the radio off 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 will This point is called the squelch threshold Further adjustment of the squelch control will degrade reception of wanted transmissions 3 CHANNEL SELECTOR KNOB The rotary knob is used to select
17. 4 Press the ENT key then select Add with the CHANNEL selector knob 5 Press the CALL MENU key g 6 the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through 0017 Rin eg ff the first letter of the name of the vessel or person m you want to reference in the directory Broue DIR 7 Press the ENT key to store the first letter in the name jn r and step to the next letter to the right 8 Repeat step 6 and 7 until the name is complete The mee name can consist of up to eleven characters if you 5 do not use all eleven characters press the ENT key NN LI to move to the next space This method also be used to enter a blank space in the name To clear the previous letter press the CLR key 9 After the eleventh letter or space has been entered UU press and hold the ENT key to advance to the MMSI Hane __ ni Maritime Mobile Service Identity Number number NM entry 10 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through numbers 0 9 To enter the desired number and move one space to the right press the ENT key Repeat this procedure until all nine space of the MMSI number are entered GX3000E Sw STANDARD HORIZON Page 49 11 12 13 14 If a mistake was made entering in the name or the MMSI number repeat pressing the H L NAV key until the wrong charac ter is selected then move the channel knob to cor Mane 7 STANDARD
18. 5 kHz Hum and 50 dB 16 3 RECEIVER Frequency Range untere repente 156 050 to 163 275 MHz Sensitivity 20 0B SINAD m 0 3 uV 20 dB SINAD 70 CH ctn tiere tei decere 0 3 uV Squelch Sensitivity 19 0 35 uV Modulation Acceptance Bandwidth ses nn 7 5 kHz Selectivity Spurious and Image Rejection TYP 80 dB Intermodulation and Rejection at 12 dB SINAD 80 dB OU ER 4 5 W Audio Response in niit danas within 1 3 of a 6 dB octave de emphasis characteristic at 300 to 3000 Hz Receiver Audio Control Default Frequency Stability 20 C to 50 C eiorinn N 11 5 kHz Channel Spacing iiec ettet ceci eie ie eec sh e pede 25 kHz DSC Tor Mes ES ITU Class D NMEA Input Output e Output DSC DSE Input GLL GGA RMC and GNS Page 94 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E CWUR Vertex Standard Declaration of Conformity We Yaesu Europe B V declare under our sole responsibility that the following equipment complies with the essential requirements of the Directive 1999 5 EC Type of Equipment VHF Transceiver Brand Name STANDARD HORIZON Model Number GX3000E Manufacturer Vertex Standard Co Ltd Address of Manufacturer 4 8 8 Nakameguro Meg
19. 7 Cancel CLR 11 NTL pac 1i Wee Cancel CLR 11 INTL psc STRES essari PP 4 INTL psc d aw pe Transmitting LI INTL 58 iti CancellCLR 1 INTL He received pee 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 Cancel the DSC Distress Repeat Call In order to cancel the repeat call function of the DSC press the CLR key then press the ENT key Page 38 INTL DSC Transmit pist cance Ee du UI DIST CANCEL INTL psc 23 Sw STANDARD HORIZON Transmitting GX3000E 9 3 2 Receiving a DSC Distress Alert 1 When a DSC Distress Alert is received an emer gency alarm sounds Then channel 16 is automatically selected Press any key to stop the alarm Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to change the dis play to show the position of the vessel in distress If the position of the vessel distress data does not include position the LCD will show the display on the right NOTE INTL psc 7 4 5 Acknowledsed b INTL DSC parum i 11 DSC amp i When there is an unread Distress Alert the DSC icon will blink You may review the unread Distress Alert from the DSC Log refer to section
20. 9 6 2 Reviewing Received Calls Logged into the Call Waiting Di rectory NOTE You must continue monitoring channel 16 as a coast station may require assistance in the rescue attempt 9 3 3 Distress Relay The Distress Relay allows you to send relay the received Distress Alert to other vessel k 2 GX3000E Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation menu will appear Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Log menu Press the ENT key then select Distress with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key then select the station name or MMSI number to be sent relay the received Dis tress Alert with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the Indi vidual you want to send relay the received Distress Alert if you have already set up the Individual Direc tory refer to section 9 5 1 Setting up the Individual INTL psc Brour 5hir EU FOS m INTL pse wh fate Egs end L BN SE Los INTL pse m BSC Los U Distress EL LI Los Delete INTL psc ep DSC WERE ng STANDERD 0567899123 11 1 I Position Call Directory for setting or Manual then press the ENT key Sw STANDARD HORIZON Page 39 7 When is selected at the previous step en INTL 4 ter the MMSI number nine digits to which you want 43Ph Lil
21. After the GROUP CALL is transmitted all the radios in the group will switch to the designated channel gt 10 Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy then 5 mse ey key the microphone and call the other vessels you L LI desire to communicate with Hn ELR f 1d GX3000E CR STANDARD HORIZON Page 51 9 7 3 Receiving a Group Call 1 When a group call is received the GX3000E will pro T Bse duce a ringing alarm sound T 45 nc 2 The radio automatically switches to the requested Pr M re Routine MIL m 3 Press any key to stop the alarm Received 4 Monitor the channel for the person calling the Group Pour Rou tine iL 1171 for a message 1294567 5 If you want to respond monitor the channel to make sure it is clear then press the PTT on the mic and talk to the calling ship s NOTE When there is an unread Group Call the DSC icon will blink You may review the unread Group Call from the DSC Log refer to section 9 6 2 Reviewing Received Calls Logged into the Call Waiting Directory NOTE After a Group call is received the time the call was made and the ships MMSI or vessels name will appear on the LCD Page 52 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 9 8 POSITION REQUEST Advancements in DSC have made it possible to poll the location of another vessel and show the position of that v
22. The INDIVIDUAL CALL GROUP CALL and ALL SHIPS CALL func tions can be accessed from the DSC OPERATION menu NOTE Before operating DSC a MMSI must be entered Refer to section 9 2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY MMSI Secondary use Press and hold the CALL MENU key to access the Radio Setup refer to section 10 RADIO SETUP MODE or DSC Setup menu re fer to section 9 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING ENT Key Press the ENT Key to enter the menu selection CLR Key Press the CLR Key to cancel the menu selection 5 DISTRESS Key Used to send a DSC Distress Call To send the distress call refer to section 9 3 1 Transmitting A DSC Distress Alert Page 20 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 6 ANTENNA JACK Connects an antenna to the transceiver Use a marine VHF antenna with an impedance of 50 ohms REMOTE MIC CONNECTORS Connects the GX3000E to the enhanced RAM MIC Remote Access Mi crophone or the VH 310 Handset Refer to section 11 ENHANCED RAM MIC OPERATION or 12 VH 310 HEADSET OPERATION for details ACCESSORY CONNECTION CABLE Connects the GX3000E to a GPS a PA speaker and an external speaker 9 DC INPUT CABLE Connec
23. a GPS receiver 1 Press and hold the H L NAV key display the posi mm tion 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 NOTE When Ch16 is selected only lat lon will shown 2 hide the position information press and hold the M LAU E H L NAV key again i 110 8 15 INTERCOM OPERATION Connecting a CMP25 RAM or VH 310 handset to the GX3000E allows inter com communications Refer to section 11 3 INTERCOM OPERATION for CMP25 RAM Microphone or section 12 3 INTERCOM OPERATION for VH 310 Handset MATRIX lt gt 1 MATRIX lt gt RAM 2 RAM 1 lt gt 2 ALL Page 32 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 8 15 1 Communication 1 Press and hold the DW IC key the mode is changed to INTERCOM mode 2 If your GX3000E is equipped with two CMP25 RAM m or VH 310 Handset select the companion you Intercom ri wish to communicate Ram1 or ALL with the 72 se CHANNEL selector knob then press the ENT key 3 When the INTERCOM is activated Intercom is displayed on the GX3000E and IC is displayed on the m LTSTEN E 25 310 Intercon rt li set Talk
24. a distress call with GPS position 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 Dis tress Urgency Safety Routine POSITION REQUEST POSITION SEND and Group calls to or from another vessel equipped with a DSC transceiver 9 2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY MMSI 9 2 1 What is an MMSI An MMSI is a nine digit number used on Marine Transceivers capable of using Digital Selective Calling DSC This number is used like a telephone number to selectively call other vessels THIS NUMBER MUST BE PROGRAMMED INTO THE RADIO TO OPERATE THE GX3000E DSC FUCTIONS How can obtain an MMSI assignment Please contact the Radio Licensing Authority for your country for information on how to obtain an MMSI number GX3000E Cw STANDARD HORIZON Page 35 9 2 2 Programming the MMSI WARNING A user MMSI can be input only once If the user tries to input an MMSI more than once the radio will show the display on mem the right Therefore please be careful not to input M lans Entries the incorrect MMSI number If the user needs to change the MMSI number after it has been entered the radio will have to be returned to Factory Service Refer to the section 14 2 FACTORY SERVICE 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until the Radio Setup menu appears
25. channels and to choose menu items such as the DSC menu radio setup menu and DSC setup menu The UP A DOWN Y keys on the microphone can also be used to select channels and menu items Secondary Use While holding down the SCAN MEM key and turning the CHANNEL se lector knob you can confirm memory channels for scanning Page 18 SN STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 4 KEYPAD 16 9 Key Immediately recalls channel 16 from any channel location and automati cally selects high power Pressing the 16 9 key again reverts to the previous selected working channel Secondary use Press and hold the 16 9 key then press the WX key to switch between the USA Canadian and International Channel Groups WX Key Immediately recalls the previously selected NOAA weather channel from any channel Secondary use Holding down the 16 9 key while pressing the WX key changes from USA International and Canadian channel groups PA FOG Key Operates the 30 W PA function and or the FOG HORN function when an external horn and or speaker is connected SCAN MEM Key Press this key to start and stop the scanning of programmed channels Refer to section 8 12 SCANNING for details Secondary use To add a channel into the scan memory select the channel and press and hold the SCAN MEM key until MEM is shown on the display To delete a memorised channel from scan memory select the channel and press and hold the SCAN MEM key until M
26. controls the RAM s display and speaker DSC RADIO Setup mode from the RAM 1 Press and hold down the CALL ENT key until RADIO SETUP menu appears 2 Press the A W key to select RADIO SETUP or DSC SETUP menu 3 Press the CALL ENT key then select the menu item you wish to work on by pressing the key 4 Press the CALL ENT key 5 Press the AT W key to change the value or condition for the menu item then press the CALL ENT key to save the new setting 6 Press the key to select EXIT then press the CALL ENT key to return to the normal operation RADIO SETUP menu DSC SETUP menu DATM n 1 vreau 2 2C NOTE When setup menu is selected the GX3000E will be temporarily disabled until the RAM mic exits from the setup mode Page 76 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 11 5 1 Changing GPS Information to Vessel Position or COG Allows customising of the NAV data showing GPS Information Factory default is Your Vessel s Current Position however following the steps below the GPS Information can be changed to Course Over Ground COG 1 2 Press and hold down the CALL ENT key until RADIO SETUP menu appears Press the CALL ENT key then select NAV DISPLAY with the key Press the CALL ENT key Press the W or A key to select Pos Your Vessel s Cur
27. is selected press the ENT key And your position will be transmitted to the requesting vessel 4 To exit from position request display press the 16 9 key NOTE When there is an unread Position Request Reply the DSC icon will blink You may review the unread Position Request Reply from the DSC Log refer to section 9 6 2 Reviewing Received Calls Logged into the Call Waiting Directory Page 56 Sw STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 9 9 POSITION SEND The feature is similar to Position Request however instead of requesting a position of another vessel this function allows you to send your position to an other vessel In order to send your position you need to have a GPS receiver connected or to have manually input your position See 9 11 Manually Input ting Your GPS Location 9 9 1 Setting up a Position Send Ringer The GX3000E has the capability to turn off the Position Send ringer 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until INTL Radio Setup menu appears Radio Setur 1 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Exit Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select DSC Beep with om ui the CHANNEL selector knob ur eur 140 4 Press the ENT key 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select POS rt Send Rope OO 6 the CHANNEL selector knob to select Off feg 4 ff 7 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 8 To exit this menu and re
28. known as squelch off 4 Turn up the VOL knob until noise or audio from the speaker is at a comfort able level 5 Turn the SQL knob clockwise until the random noise disappears This state is known as the squelch threshold 6 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the desired channel Refer to the channel chart on page 85 for available channels 7 When a message is received adjust the volume to the desired listening level The indicator in the LCD is displayed indicating that the chan nel is being used 8 2 TRANSMISSION 1 Perform steps 1 through 6 of RECEPTION 2 Before transmitting monitor the channel to ensure it is clear 3 Press the PTT push to talk switch The amp E 3 indicator in the LCD is displayed 4 Speak slowly and clearly into the microphone 5 When the transmission is finished release the PTT switch NOTE This is a noise canceling microphone The oval slot on the bottom of microphone should be positioned within 1 5 cm from the mouth for opti mum performance 8 3 TRANSMIT TIME OUT TIMER TOT When the PTT switch on the microphone is held down transmit time is limited to 5 minutes This limits unintentional transmissions due to a stuck microphone About 10 seconds before automatic transmitter shutdown a warning beep will be heard from the speaker s The transceiver will automatically go to receive mode even if the PTT switch is continually held down Before transmitting again
29. message This call is the same as saying Securite Securite Securite 9 4 1 Transmitting an All Ships Call 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation ma I menu will appear Indivisual Co 2 the CHANNEL selector knob to select All Ships BIL Shir ri 2 3 Press the ENT To cancel turn the CHANNEL ee selector knob to select Exit Individual i 1 4 the CHANNEL selector knob to select the call Srour Pag Ugenoy or Safety POS Resuest 111 40 SN STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 5 Press the ENT key to transmit the selected type of INTE pse i all ships DSC es i 6 After the ALL SHIPS CALL is transmitted the trans Exit f ceiver will switch to CH16 7 Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy then Transmit key the microphone and say PAN PAN 11 shies no Securite Securite Securite depending on the pri No CLR emi ority of the call Say your call sign and announce the pse 5 i p m channel you wish to switch to for communications 911 245 Transmitting 11 INTL DSc 2 INTL pse e EP DISTRESS 11 9 4 2 Receiving an All Ships Call 1 When an all ships call is received an emergency INT 4 7 45 alarm sounds ii The radio will automatically change to chan
30. only WX08 X X X D 161 650 Weather receive only WX09 X X X D 161 775 Weather receive only WX10 X X X D 163 275 Weather receive only The above BOLD channels are not for use of the general public in U S waters unless proper authorization is given GX3000E SN STANDARD HORIZON Page 93 16 SPECIFICATIONS Performance specifications are nominal unless otherwise indicated and are subject to change without notice 16 1 GENERAL Channels 4 All USA International and Canadian Input VONAGE 13 8 VDC 20 Current Drain DLAMG DY e eis Ghee A ite i eet ae ek 0 5A RECEIVE EE 1 5A 5 5 Hi 1 5 Lo DIMENSIONS E 110 H x 180 W x 115 D Flush Mount Dimensions sisirin 92 H x 165 W x 150 D mm le 1 5 kg 16 2 TRANSMITTER Frequency RANGE eoo ei need ees ntes 156 025 to 157 425 MHz RP OUtpUt ise eite cen redderet re ate ha 25 W Hi 1 W Lo Conducted Spurious Emissions 80 dB Hi 60 dB Lo Audio Response in se hie tationes within 1 3 of a 6 dB octave pre emphasis characteristic at 300 to 3000 Hz DIStOMION E L 5 96 Modulation tuner et Deere eee iere 16KOG3E for DSC 16K0G2B Frequency Stability 20 C to 50 em 1
31. removed from s eal n TELEPHONE the display To start priority scanning press the SCAN MEM a key momentarily P SCAN appears the LCD p scan tHig 1 Scanning will proceed between the memorized chan LI nels and the priority channel The priority channel will be scanned after each programmed channel To stop scanning press the 16 9 or WX key You may change the scan resume time in the Radio Setup Mode refer to sec tion 10 8 SCAN RESUME TIME Page 30 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 8 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 PA horn speaker is installed When in Hail mode the PA speaker Listen s Back acts as a microphone and amplifies sound to the front panel speaker through the PA horn speaker which provides two way communications through the PA horn speaker NOTE When in PA or FOG mode the GX3000E will receive on the last selected VHF channel before entering into the PA or FOG mode and receive DSC calls PA HAIL mode PA HAIL mode allows the transceiver to be used as a power hailer when an optional STANDARD HORIZON 220SW or 240 SW HAIL PA speaker is in stalled The Hail mode has a listen back feature which provides two way com munication through the HAIL PA speaker FOG HORN mode Automatic signaling is transmitted through the HAIL PA speaker 8 13 1 Operating the PA HAIL mode
32. the PTT Switch must first be released and then pressed again Page 24 SS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 8 4 SIMPLEX DUPLEX CHANNEL USE Refer to the VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART page 91 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 8 5 INTERNATIONAL USA AND CANADA MODE 1 change the modes hold the 16 9 key and press the WX key The mode changes from International to Canadian to USA with each press of the WX key 2 INTL will be displayed for International mode CAN will be displayed for Canadian mode and USA will be displayed on the LCD for USA mode 3 Refer to the VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART page 91 for allocated chan nels in each mode 8 6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS NOTE NOAA Weather channels are available in the waters of USA and Canada only 1 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 8 6 1 NOAA Weather Alert In the event of ex
33. 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 channels or when scanning 8 9 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS To make a radiotelephone call use a channel designated for this purpose The fastest way to learn which channels are used for radiotelephone traffic is to ask at a local marina Channels available for such traffic are designated Public Correspondence channels on the channel charts in this manual Some ex GX3000E SN STANDARD HORIZON Page 27 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 T
34. then press the ENT key eee iL Enter the MMSI number nine digits which you want 219090 4 to contact then press the ENT key E Press the ENT key to send your position to the se Input co lected vessel 1 ms uum ow 67098125 111 INTL DSC D Transmit 9 9 3 Receiving a DSC Position Send Call When another vessel transmits their location to the GX3000E the following 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 calling vessel will be shown on the display of the radio and also transferred to any Standard Horizon GPS Chart plotter if con nected NOTE When there is an unread DSC Position Send Call the DSC icon will blink You may review the unread DSC Position Send Call from the DSC Log refer to section 9 6 2 Reviewing Received Calls Logged into the Call Waiting Directory Page 58 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 9 10 DSC TRANSMISSION TEST 1 2 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation menu will appear Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Test menu Press the ENT key then select the station name or MMSI number to be sent the test signal with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the Indi vidual you want to send the test signal or Manual then press the ENT key If Ma
35. 000E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 37 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert with Nature of Distress The GX3000E is capable of transmitting a DSC Distress Alert with the following Nature of Distress categories 9 Undesignated Fire Flooding Collision Grounding Capsizing Sinking Adrift Abandoning Piracy MOB Lift the red spring loaded DISTRESS cover and press the DISTRESS key The DISTRESS menu will appear on the LCD Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the de sired nature of distress category 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 E3 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 Alert 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 INTL 58 d EC ee d
36. 11 2 1 Operating the PA Hailer 1 Press and hold the NAV key then select PUBLIC ADRESS 2 27 77 with the A or V key 2 Press the CALL ENT 3 Press the PTT switch and speak into the microphone 4 To turn up the PA Volume press the PTT switch and press EUN the A or W keys to adjust the Audio output level The LILI level can be set from 0 to 30W 1 5 To adjust the listen back volume while in listenback mode nam press the VOL Key then press the A or W key to the liii desired listen back volume To exit from the PA mode press and hold down the NAV key again 11 2 2 Operating the FOG Horn The GX3000E is capable of sending Underway Stop Sail Tow Horn Siren Aground and Anchor signals 1 Press and hold the NAV key then select with the 1275 or V key 2 Press the CALL ENT key 11 3 Select the one of the eight functions described above with the A W key and press the CALL ENT key TNE HE 4 the Horn and Siren modes press the PTT switch to L activate the tone through the HAIL PA speaker Press the A V keys to adjust the Audio output level s The level can be set from 0 to 30W rs 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 LISTEN
37. 14 NAVIGATION INDICATION 32 8 15 INTERCOM OPERATION 8 15 1 Communication 8 15 2 Calling 8 16 VOICE SCRAMBLER DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING 9 1 GENERALS 9 2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY MMSI 9 2 1 What is an MMSI orenetes 95 9 2 2 Programming the MMSI 96 9 3 DSC DISTRESS ALERT 97 9 3 1 Tansmitting a DSC Distress Alert 37 9 3 2 Receiving a DSC Distress Alert 39 9 3 3 Distress Relay 39 9 4 ALL SHIPS CALL 40 9 4 1 Transmitting All Ships Call 40 9 4 2 Receiving All Ships Call 41 9 5 INDIVIDUAL CALL 42 9 5 1 Setting up the Individual Position Call Directory 42 9 5 2 Setting up Individual Ringer 43 9 5 3 Setting up Individual Group Call Ringer 44 9 5 4 Transmitting an Individual Call rien tirer Perdre neis 45 Page 2 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E TABLE OF CONTENTS 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 5 5 Receiving an Individual Call 9 6 CALL WAITING DIRECTORY 9 6 1 Enabling the Call Waiting Feature 9 6 2 Reviewing Received Calls Logged into the Call Waiting Directory 48 9 6 3 To Delete the Received Log From the DSC Log Directory 48 9 7 GROUP QOALL terrere mne En n e pex eese cxt 49 9 7 1 Setting Group
38. 3000E can read NMEA 0183 version 2 0 or higher NMEA supported sentences are Input GLL GGA RMC and GNS RMC sentence is recommended Output DSC and DSE DSC sentences to Standard Horizon Plotter for Position Polling GX3000E CUR STANDARD HORIZON Page 11 6 5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS After connections have been made between the GX3000E and the GPS a small satellite icon will appear on the top right corner of m ETE amp the LCD display To see the additional GPS information 1 press and hold the H L NAV key The GX3000E shows 3232 2233 8 0 0 the Date Time SOG and COG 6 6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME From the Factory the GX3000E shows GPS satellite time or UTC time A time offset is needed to show the local time in your area 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears aRadio Setup 2 Press the ENT key then select Time Set with the 250 74 1 CHANNEL selector knob mE 3 Press the ENT key na Dinner 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select time off Contrast 6 set from UTC See illustration below to find your off Fine gi 10 set time from UTC If 0 00 is assigned the time is WX the same as UTC Universal Time Coordinated or Tine Set ri GMT Greenwich Mean Time 9 90 5 Press the ENT key to store the time offset 6 Press the 16 9 key or turn the CHANNEL selector knob to sele
39. 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the de une sired resume time The resume time can be set to 41sec 2sec or Off In the Off selec Resune Y g tion the scanner will resume after the other station ane stops transmitting carrier drops 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 10 9 KEY BEEP ON OFF This selection allows the key beep to be turned off 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until mm Radio Setup menu appears in SetuP 1 2 Press the ENT key then select Key Beep in the Exit oe Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector mM knob Priorita CH 1 3 Press the ENT key SRAN ure 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select or Beer 11 Off INTL 5 Press the ENT key to set the key beep condition Beer pY y 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode 2 141 press the 16 9 key NOTE Emergency alarm and beeps for DSC operation cannot be turned OFF GX3000E CUR STANDARD HORIZON Page 65 10 10 WX ALERT This selection allows the radios NOAA Weather alert to be turned off Default setting is ON 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until m Radio Setup menu appears i 2 Press the ENT key then select WX Alert in the Exit Radio
40. 57 250 161 850 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 26 X X X D 157 300 161 900 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 27 X X X D 157 350 161 950 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 28 X X X 157 400 162 000 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 60 X X D 156 025 160 625 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 61 X 156 075 160 675 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 61A X X 156 075 U S Government Only Canadian Coast Guard Pacific Coast Commercial Fishing East Coast 62 X D 156 125 160 725 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 62A X S 156 125 Public Coast Coast Guard East Coast commercial fishing only 63 X D 156 175 160 775 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 63A X S 156 175 Port Operation and Commercial VTS in selected areas 64 X X D 156 225 160 825 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 64 X X S 156 225 U S Government Only Canadian Commercial Fishing 65 X D 156 275 160 875 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 65A X X 5 156 275 Port Opeations 66 X D 156 325 160 925 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 66A X X 5 156 325 Port Operations 67 X X X S 156 375 US Commercial Used for Bridge to bridge com muni cations
41. ANNEL selector knob ee uF 4 Press the ENT key LI 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Auto or Manual In Auto mode after a DSC POS Re 11 FU quest is received the radio will automatically trans 5 255 0 4 mit your vessels position In Manual mode the dis Wu play of the GX3000E will show who is requesting the Pans Ree ui Auto 7 6 position Manual 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 GX3000E SB STANDARD HORIZON Page 53 The GX3000E has the capability to turn off the Position Request ringer 1 2 N Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Setup menu Press the ENT key then select DSC 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 in step 6 above INTL 3Radio Setur bec Set OOO n Exit lt INTL al 1 4 DSC 5 E
42. C Distress Position Request or Position Send will contain the manually entered position 1 2 3 84 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Press the key to select DSC SETUP menu Press the ENT key then select POS INPUT with the A V key Press the ENT key then enter the your local time from the keypad by the 24 hour system on the UTC time Enter the Latitude of your vessel location xx xx xx by the keypad then press the 6 NAV key to select North or 7 SCRM key to select South S Enter the Longitude of your vessel location by the keypad then press the 3 SCAN to select East E or 9 FOG key to select West W If a number was entered by mistake press the H L key re peatedly to select the number Press the key to se lect the desired number Press and hold in the ENT key to store the data entered then press the 16 9 key to exit this menu and return to radio operation mode Sw STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 12 5 DSC RADIO SETUP MODE The VH 310 Handset can access the DSC RADIO setup menu refer to sec tion 9 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING and section 10 RADIO SETUP MODE for details The CONTRAST NAV DISPLAY KEY BEEP and AF SELECT menu item accessed from the VH 310 Handset only controls the VH 310 Handset s display and speaker DSC RADIO Setup mode from the VH 310
43. Call 49 9 7 2 Transmitting a Group Call 4iDO 9 7 3 Receiving a Group Call 252 9 8 POSITION REQUEST 2 53 9 8 1 Setting up Position 53 9 8 2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel 54 9 8 3 Receiving a Position Request 56 9 9 POSITION SEND mte uf 9 8 1 Setting up Position Send Ringer 5 9 8 2 Transmitting a DSC Position Send Call 257 9 8 3 Receiving a DSC Position Send 58 9 10 DSC TRANSMISSION TEST 59 9 11 MANUAL INPUTTING GPS LOCATION LAT LON 60 RADIO SETUP MODE 61 10 1 LAMP ADJUSTING 61 10 2 LCD CONTRAST 61 10 3 TIME OFFSET 62 10 4 TIME LOCATION 63 10 5 TRUE MAGNETIC CHANGE NAV display 63 10 6 PRIORITY CHANNEL SET 64 10 7 SCAN TYPE 64 10 8 SCAN RESUME TIME 65 10 9 KEY BEEP ON OFF 65 10 10 WX ALERT 66 10 11 VOICE SCRAMBLE 66 10 12 CHANNEL NAME CHANGE eterne erint 67 10 13 NAMING THE RADIO OR SECOND STATION MIC OR HANDEST 68 10 14 ALERT TONE inci 69 10 15 RECEIVER AUDIO TONE CONTROL 69 ENHANCED RAM MIC OPERATION 70 11 1 RAM MIC CONTROLS 70 11 2 FOG PA OPERATION wil 11 2 1 Operating the PA HAIL mode 73 11 2 2 Operatin
44. EM is removed from the display DW IC Key Pressing this key enables dual watch between a priority channel Ch16 is the default and a selected channel until a signal is received When a signal is recieved on the selected channel the radio will momentarily switch to the Priority channel and listen for communications Refer to section 8 11 DUAL WATCH TO PRIORITY CHANNEL for details Secondary use Press and hold this key when the optional RAM Mic or VH 310 Handset is connected intercom operation will operate between radio and option mic or handset Refer to section 8 15 INTERCOM OPERATION for de tails GX3000E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 19 H L NAV Key Press this key to toggle the transmit output power between 25 W High and 1 W Low power When the H L NAV key is pressed while the transceiver is on channel 13 or 67 the power will temporarily switch from LO to HI power until the PTT is released The H L NAV key does not function on transmit inhibited and low power only channels NOTE 1W low power is indicated by LO on the display when 25W high power is selected the display do not show an indication Secondary use Press and hold this key the LCD displays NAV GPS Data Time SOG Speed Over Ground and COG Course Over Ground when a GPS is connected to the accessory cable of the GX3000E See section 6 3 ACCESSORY CABLE for details CALL MENU Key Press the CALL MENU key to access the DSC OPERATION menu
45. Handset 1 2 3 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until RADIO SETUP menu appears Press the A W key to select RADIO SETUP or DSC SETUP menu Press the ENT key then select the menu item you wish to work on by pressing the AT W key Press the ENT key Press the AT W key to change the value or condition for the menu item then press the ENT key to save the new setting Press the A W key to select EXIT then press the ENT key to return to the normal operation RADIO SETUP menu DSC SETUP menu DAUTA i NOTE When the SETUP menu is selected us ing the VH 310 Handset the GX3000E will be temporarily disabled until the VH 310 Handset exits from the setup mode GX3000E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 85 12 5 4 Changing GPS Information to Vessel position or COG Allows customising of the NAV data showing GPS Information Factory default is Your Vessel s Current Position however following the steps below the GPS Information can be changed to Course Over Ground COG 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until RADIO 22722 5 SETUP menu appears 2 Press the ENT key then select NAV DISPLAY with the A W key 3 Press the ENT key pud 4 Pressthe W or A key to select Pos Your Vessel s Cur LI rent Position or Gru Course Over Ground 1 5 Press the ENT key t
46. INTL pse POS Rexuest 5 Send xm I Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL selec tor knob to select the station name or MMIS num ber you want to review and or call back INTL eh _ 3050 Call Los Delete am Press the ENT to review details for the selected station Press the ENT key again to call the selected sta tion NOTE When there is an unread received call the cat egory Distress or DSC Call notation will blink INTL psc Loa co ue LL ue INTL psc Ind duda gutine m 123456789 am INTL co oo Routine 125056769 Send 1 9 6 3 Delete the Received Log from the DSC Log Directory 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation menu will appear INTL psc em D bi INTL psc pos L i Cien C 35C Loa Li INTL e LSC Los Distress LI Delete INTL pse e gue EO et 0 3 2 Turnthe CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Log menu 3 Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL selec tor knob to select Log Delete 4 Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL selec tor knob to select the category Distress or DSC Call to be deleted 5 Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL selec
47. Optional VH 310 Handset Optional HAIL PA Horn Optional Speaker GPS Navigation Receiver Antenna Ws 2 Waterproof Deck Outlet Fuse Red Black 5 X E Power Source Page 10 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 6 4 ACCESSORY CABLE 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 SHIELD PA Speaker Connect to external 4 Ohm PA speaker BLUE NMEA Input Connect to NMEA output of GPS GREEN NMEA Input Connect to NMEA output of GPS GRAY NMEA Output Connect to NMEA input of GPS BROWN NMEA Output No connection When connecting the external speaker or GPS navigation receiver strip off about 2 5 cm of the specified wire s insulation then splice the ends together using proper waterproofing techniques SS S li INTL Mm j aL GPS Receiver External Speaker 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 For further information on interfacing setting up your GPS Please contact the manufacturer of the GPS receiver GX
48. PS Course Over Ground COG Factory default is True however following the steps below the COG can be changed to Magnetic 1 2 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Press the ENT key then select Magnetic with the INTL CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select rep resenting Magnetic or Off representing True Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 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 Page 14 Sw STANDARD HORIZON wens Exit memo FO dete LA d vni ort TN GX3000E 6 9 RECEIVER AUDIO TONE CONTROL Allows the treble and bass of the speaker audio to be adjusted for the best acoustics in noisy environments The effect is similar to adjusting the treble and bass controls on a stereo 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key ne until Radio Setup menu appears Radio Setur f 2 Press the ENT key then select TONE CONT pre in the Radio Setup menu with the CHAN oe s NEL selector knob Foe Frei L4 3 Press the ENT key then select BASS with the CHANNEL selector knob 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select de 78833 INTL lt INTL INTL
49. SI number manually to contact without the Setting up the Individual Position Call Directory 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation mm 2 menu will appear in the display Individual 1 2 Tum the CHANNEL selector knob to select POS Re 5 gay 74 quest FUS emma m 3 Press ENT key to show the Position request direc NE tory This directory uses the INDIVIDUAL Directory amp row _ L LI information 3POS Rees ond 4 Turnthe CHANNEL selector knob to select Manual INTL psc 4 then press the ENT key anus L 5 the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through g 0 numbers 0 9 To enter the desired number and move m E one space to the right press the ENT key Repeat meu this procedure until all nine space of the MMSI num 1219451 u ber which you want to contact are entered 6 Ifa mistake was made entering in the MMSI number MR repeat pressing the H L NAV key until the wrong L LI nunber is selected then move the channel knob to 9799925 4 correct the entry INTL pse 7 When finished entering the MMSI number press and RP uj hold the ENT key ves ENTI ri 8 Press the ENT key to transmit the position request DSC call as gr 9 When the GX3000E receives the position from the Repl us Yams polled vessel it is shown on the radio display and Exit CLR also tran
50. Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector INTL knob SCN P3 oq 3 Press the ENT key pote 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the de 3 Alert LI sired WX alert mode The WX alert mode can be set Me to SCAN WX SCAN WX or off WB Bert 7 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting BEN LII 6 Toexit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key 10 11 VOICE SCRAMBLER Reaunes CVS2500 ScRAMBLER UNIT This menu is used to setup the channels to be scrambled and the scrambler code NOTE This menu will not appear unless a CVS2500 is installed 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until T Radio Setup menu appears Radio getur 1 2 Press the ENT key then select Scrambler in the Exit id Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knobs SCAN Resume g 3 Press the ENT key Key Beer 4 Select the operating channel to be scrambled with 5cranbler Li the CHANNEL selector knob ae 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected channel FY f 6 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to change the 100 scrambler code The scrambler code be set from quss to 3 and OFF When is selected the voice scrambler is disabled 7 Press the SCAN key to store the scrambler code 8 Repeat steps 4 and 7 to set other channels 9
51. To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key ERIT 1 11 n Note Voice Scrambler may not be activated on Channel 16 and 70 Page 66 SN STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 10 12 CHANNEL NAME CHANGE This selection allows you to customise the name of a channel from the default name 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until INTL Radio Setup menu appears cea 1 2 Press the ENT key then select in the Exit Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob Key Beer 3 Press the ENT key aa 4 the CHANNEL selector knob to select the chan Hare LI 1 nel to be named then press the ENT key D 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through are the first letter of the channel name SHIP SHIP 1111 6 Press the ENT to store the first letter the name mum and step to the next letter to the right co 7 Repeat step 6 and 7 until the name is complete The re 1 name can consist of up to twelve characters if you VHIP SHIP do not use all twelve characters press the ENT key to move to the next space This method can also be used to enter a blank m space in the name To clear the previous letter press CH Hane Lil the CLR key rere 8 Press and hold the ENT key to save the name 9 f you
52. VDC or fall below 11 VDC e Use only STANDARD HORIZON approved accessories and replacement parts In the unlikely event of serious problems please contact your Dealer or our repair facility 14 1 REPLACEMENT PARTS Panel Cover RA0772200 Power Cord T9023306 VOL SQL Knob Black 0771400 VOL SQL Knob White RA0771300 Rotary Channel Knob Black RA0771600 Rotary Channel Knob White RA0771500 Mounting Bracket Black RA0773200 Mounting Bracket White RA0773100 Mounting Bracket Knob Black RA045910A Mounting Bracket Knob White RA043770A Microphone Hanger Black RA0458800 Microphone Hanger White RA0436000 CMP25 RAM Mic or VH 310 Routing Cable Assembly 58101512 14 2 FACTORY SERVICE In the unlikely event that the radio fails to perform or needs servicing please contact your Dealer or Marine Division of Vertex Standard y An Return Authorisation number is not necessary to send a product for service Include a brief note describing the problem along with your name re turn address phone number and proof of purchase Page 88 SN STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 14 3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART SYMPTOM Transceiver fails to power up PROBABLE CAUSE No DC voltage to the transceiver or blown fuse REMEDY a Check the 12VDC battery connections and the fuse b The PWR key needs to be pressed and held to turn the radio on Transceiver blows fuse when conne
53. adio Setur a 2 Press the ENT key then select TONE CONT i re in the Radio Setup menu with the CHAN 790 NEL selector knob 4 14 3 Press the ENT key then select BASS with the CHANNEL selector knob TONE CONT Pg g 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select de n sired audio responce in the lower frequency TONE CONT range Available selections are 6 through 6 100 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 6 Select TREBLE with the CHANNEL selector m knob TOHE CONT Fa A INTL 7 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select de sired audio responce in the highr frequency range Available selections are 6 through 6 LI 8 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 9 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key War pp GX3000E CUR STANDARD HORIZON Page 69 11 ENHANCED MIC OPERATION When the RAM microphone is connected to the GX3000E most VHF DSC and setup menus can be remotely operated The RAM Mic is supplied with 7 m of routing cable and can be extended up to 21 m using three 7 m extension cables model CT 100 The intercom operation can be used between the RAM Mic and the transceiver 11 1 RAM MIC CONTROLS 0 SQUELCH CONTROL SQL Activates the squelch adjusting mode Press this key to activate the squelch adjusting mode Press the microphone s A
54. ation mode mm press the 16 9 key INDIU Rerly ri i Auto Manual GX3000E SN STANDARD HORIZON Page 43 9 5 3 Setting up the Individual Group Call Ringer When a Individual Call or Group Call is received the radio will produce a ringing tone for 3 minutes This selection allows the Individual Call ringer time to be changed 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until FA Radio Setup menu appear Radio detur 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Eit a Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select INDIV Ring with padio Setur i the CHANNEL selector knob Te oor 4 Press the ENT key LE 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select ringing n time of a Individual Call MBN kerb OO 6 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 10 05 00 0 7 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode m ress the 16 9 key U Ri mur n bim Lf d The GX3000E has the capability to turn off the Individual call ringer 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until TA Radio Setup menu appears Radio Setup 6 2 Tum the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Ext Setup menu Lele 3 Press the ENT key then select DSC with the es PER CHANNEL selector knob xe Exit 4 Press the ENT key Lt 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Individual usa if you wish to disable the Indivi
55. c 2197 9 74 tor knob to select the operating channel you want to m esc 4 communicate on and press the ENT key Intershir CH 6 Press the ENT key again to transmit the individual E 1 DSC signal 7 After INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted the trans m p ceiver will wait 8 seconds for the acknowledgment If n u the reply signal is not received the transceiver will CLR m transmit again 8 After the second INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted if Individual Wi the reply signal is not received the display willbe as 1 GILG shown in the illustration on the right To send the call mm again press the ENT key INDIY nr 9 Whenan individual call acknowledgment is received Resendl ENTI f MT the established channel is automatically changed to ExitICLR the channel which is selected on step 5 above NP e ringing tone sounds A 10 Press key to listen to the channel to make sure it SAFETEY 1111 is not busy then key the microphone and call the other vessel you desire to communicate with GX3000E SN STANDARD HORIZON Page 45 Manual Calling You may enter an MMSI number manually to contact without storing it in the Individual Directory 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation usa ese menu will appear Individual co 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Indi ar Pe 1 _ vidual To cancel select Exit
56. ct Exit then press the ENT key to return to the Radio Setup menu select Exit and press the ENT key to return to radio operation 12 11 10 3 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 4 0 1 2 48 4 45 46 7 8 9 10 11 12 UTC GMT OFFSET TIME TABLE Page 12 SS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 6 7 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION Sets the radio to show UTC time or local time with the offset inputted in section 7 5 Changing the GPS Time 1 2 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Press the ENT key then select Time Disp in the INTL 3Radio Setur psc 5 AN Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select UTC or Local Press the ENT key to store the selected setting To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode B Xi 1 4 net H ine 3Time Disp ws 1 1 press the 16 9 key In Local time mode the display shows the time by the 12 hour system In UTC time mode the display shows the time by the 24 hour system GX3000E INTL amp INTL amp EE m isk TS 169 7 6 33 dol EM E 22H 19 96 952 ams 19 96 932E 11 UTC mode Sw STANDARD HORIZON LOCAL mode Page 13 6 8 CHANGING COG TRUE OR MAGNETIC Allows customising the NAV data showing G
57. cted to power supply Reversed power wires Check the power cable for DC voltage or re place the fuse 6A 250V Make sure the red wire is connected to the posi tive battery post and the black wire is con nected to the negative battery post If the fuse still blows contact your Dealer Popping or whining noise from the speaker while engine runs Engine noise 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 Sound is not emitted from the internal or ex ternal speaker Accessory cable Check the connections of the accessory cable Possible short circuit on the External speaker cable WHITE SHIELD Receiving station re port low transmit power even with trans ceiver set to HI power Antenna Have the antenna checked or test the trans ceiver with another antenna If the problem per sists contact your Dealer for servicing HI BATTERY or LO BATTERY message is appeared when the power is turned on The power supply voltage is too high or too low Confirm that the connected power supply volt age is between 10 volts and 17 volts DC Con firm that the generator has not malfunctioned Your position is not dis played GX3000E Accessory cable Check the accessory cable connection Some GPS use the battery ground line for NMEA connection
58. diate 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 is accomplished is called the antenna s gain It is measured in decibels dB and is one of the major factors in choosing an antenna In terms of effective radiated power ERP antennas are rated on the basis of how much gain they have over a theoretical antenna with zero gain 1 3dB gain antenna represents twice as much gain over the imaginary antenna Typically a 1 3dB gain stainless steel whip is used on a sailboat mast The longer 2 5 fibreglass whip is primarily used on power boats that require the additional gain Page 6 SN STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 5 3 COAXIAL CABLE VHF antennas are connected to the transceiver by means of a coaxial cable a shielded transmission line Coaxial cable is specified by it s diameter and con struction For runs less than 6 m RG 58 U about 6 mm in diameter is a good choice For runs over 6 m but less than 15 m the larger RG 8X should be used for cable runs over 15 m RG213 should be used For installation of the connector onto the coaxial cable refer to the figure below Adapter 10 mm 15 mm To get your coax cable through a fitting and into your boat s interior you may have to cut off the end plug and reattach it later You can do this if you follow the directions that are supplied with the con
59. dual Call ringer or Brave IR FY f Group if you wish to disable the Group Call ringer neut LI E and press the ENT key m 6 Tum the CHANNEL selector knob to select Off DSC Beer 7 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting ines iua T f 8 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode Fesest press the 16 9 key Individual If you wish to return to enabling the ringer tone just re sire peat the above procedure turning the CHANNEL selec tor knob to select On in step 6 above Page 44 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 9 5 4 Transmitting an Individual Call This feature allows the user to contact another vessel with a DSC radio This feature is similar to calling a vessel on CH16 and requesting to go to another channel Pre Programmable Calling 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation INTE pec menu will appear pan Ci 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Indi nes Ll l vidual To cancel select Exit with the CHANNEL m selector knob or press the 16 9 key Manual 3 Press the ENT key The transceiver will beep and n LI the Individual directory will appear 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the Indi Z vidual you want to contact Aa a LI 5 Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL sele
60. e the display shows the time by the 12 hour system Meanwhile the display shows the time by the 24 hour system in the UTC mode INTL amp INTL 28 49 gt 4S5PH 15kT5 1 p 160 7 6 Po ged di Feo b 15 56 932 15 56 532E UTC mode LOCAL mode 10 5 TRUE MAGNETIC CHANGE NAV display This selection allows customising 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 rm Radio Setup menu appears Radio SetuP 7 2 Press the ENT key then select Magnetic in the p Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector mab Contrast 3 Press the ENT key Tine 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select ftasnetic 11 resenting Magnetic or Off representing True n 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 6 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode f L1 press the 16 9 key GX3000E SN STANDARD HORIZON Page 63 10 6 PRIORITY CHANNEL SET Allows selection of the priority channel when priority scan is enabled 1 2 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Press the ENT key then select Priority in the Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key Turn the CHANNEL selector k
61. e from this device is 25 watts The antenna should be installed as high as possible for maximum efficiency and that this installation height should be at least 5 meters above ground or accessible level In the case that an antenna can not be installed at a reasonable height then the transmitter should neither be continuously operated for long periods if any person is within 5 metres of the antenna nor operated at all if any person is touching the antenna In all cases any possible risk depends on the transmitter being activated for long periods actual recommendation limits are specified as an average of 6 minutes Normally the transmitter is not active for long periods of time Some radio licenses will require that a timer circuit automatically cuts the transmitter after 1 2 minutes GX3000E STANDARD HORIZON Page 5 5 GETTING STARTED 5 1 ABOUT VHF RADIO The radio frequencies used in the VHF marine band lie between 156 and 158 MHz with some shore stations available between 161 and 163 MHz The ma rine VHF band provides communications over distances that are essentially line of sight VHF signals do not travel well through objects such as buildings hills or trees Actual transmission range depends much more on antenna type gain and height than on the power output of the transmitter On a fixed mount 25W radio transmission expected distances can be greater than 25 km 5 2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA Marine antennas are made to ra
62. eas 13 X X X S 156 650 Inter ship Navigation Safety Bridge to bridge 14 X X xX s 156 700 Port operation VTS in selected areas 15 X 5 156 750 Environmental Receive only 15 X X S 156 750 Commercial non commercial ship movement 1 W 16 5 156 800 International Distress Safety and Calling 17 x s 156 850 State Controlled 1 W 18 X 156 900 161 500 Port operation ship movement 18A X X S 156 900 Commercial 19 X D 156 950 161 550 Port operation ship movement 19A X S 156 950 US Commercial 19A X S 156 950 Coast Guard 20 X X X D 157 000 161 600 Canadian Coast Guard Only International port operations and shipment 20 X S 157 000 Port operation 21 X D 157 050 161 650 Port operation ship movement 21A X X s 157 050 0 5 Government Only Canadian Coast Guard 22 X D 157 100 161 700 Port operation ship movement 22 157 100 US and Canadian Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts announced on channel 16 GX3000E SSB STANDARD HORIZON Page 91 VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART CH U C I SID TX RX CHANNEL USE 23 X X D 157 150 161 750 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 23A X S 157 150 U S Government Only 24 X X X 157 200 161 800 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 25 X X X 1
63. ecalls the previously selected US NOAA weather channel from any channel location Secondary use Holding down the 16 9 key while pressing the WX key switches the Channel Group 4 KEY These keys are used to select channels adjust the volume and squelch level and to choose the item selection of different functions such as DSC operation GX3000E SN STANDARD HORIZON Page 79 KEYPAD 1 DIM key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 1 in a chan nel number Secondary use Press the F key first then press the 1 DIM key to access the LCD Dimmer menu Refer to section 10 1 LAMP ADJUSTING for details 2 MEM Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 2 in a chan nel number Secondary use Press the F key first then press the 2 MEM key memorise the se lected channel into the transceiver scan memory for scanning When repeat the same procedures F gt 2 will delete the channel from the scan memory Refer to section 8 12 SCANNING for details 3 SCAN Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 3 in a chan nel number Secondary use 1 Press the F key first then press the 3 SCAN key to start and stop the scanning of programmed channels Refer to section 8 12 SCAN NING for details 2 While holding down the 3 SCAN key and pressing the A or W key you can confirm memory channe
64. ed with two RAM Mic s or VH a 310 Handset select the companion you wish to cate RADIO or ALL with the A or V keys then PATE press the ENT key 3 When the INTERCOM operation is activated IC is dis IL played on the VH 310 Handset and RAM Mic if used and INTERCOM is displayed on the GX3000E 4 Press the PTT switch TALK is dis played NOTE Awarning beep is emitted when the RAM Mic PTT switch is also be ing pressed while the transceiver microphone s PTT switch is pressed TH INTL ALK SUP pem du IL Listen VH 310 s PTT switch is pressed gr nu d em GX3000E s PTT switch is pressed 5 Speak slowly and clearly into the microphone hold the microphone about 1 5 cm away from your mouth 6 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 12 3 2 Calling Press and hold the 5 IC key for 1 second when the INTERCOM operation is activated a calling beep is emitted from the GX3000E speaker GX3000E CUR STANDARD HORIZON Page 83 12 4 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION LAT LON You may send the Latitude Longitude of your vessel manually from the VH 310 Handset even if the GX3000E is not connected the GPS receiver unit After the position is entered transmitting a DS
65. eiver will m LP transmit again gu um 11 After the second INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted if 171 5 reply signal is not received the display will be as shown in the illustration on the right To send the call again press the ENT key or to exit the mode press the CLR key 12 When an individual call acknowledgment is received the established chan nel is automatically changed to the channel which is selected on step 5 above and a ringing tone sounds Page 46 SN STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 13 Press any key to listen to the channel to make sure it INTL se uh is not busy then key the microphone and call the other vessel you desire to communicate with hd SHIF SHIP em 9 5 5 Receiving an Individual Call When the GX3000E receives a individual call by default the GX3000E auto matically transmits a acknowledgement before switching to the requested chan nel The GX3000E can be set so the GX3000E prompts you to manually send a reply refer to section 9 5 2 Setting up Individual Reply INTL 1 When an individual call is received an individual call ringing alarm sounds ae sm The radio automatically switches to the requested p 1171 channel 2 Press any key to stop the alarm 3 Press the PTT on the mic and talk to the calling ship 9 6 CALL WAITING DIRECTORY The GX3000E logs received distress calls and individual calls The DSC Call Waiting feature is sim
66. ep 2 If a transmission is received on the channel selected in step 2 the GX3000E will dual watch between the working channel and the Priority channel 4 To stop Dual Watch press the DW IC key again TELEPHONE LI 28 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 8 12 SCANNING Allows the user to select the scan type from Memory scan or Priority scan Memory scan scans the channels that were programmed into memory Prior ity scan scans the channels programmed in memory with the priority channel 8 12 1 Selecting the Scan Type 1 2 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio Setup menu appears Press the ENT key then select SCAN in the aRadio Setup m Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector Exit odd knob INTL Press the ENT key Tine Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Prior 79 ity or Memory SR tore 1 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting 7 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode Priority press the 16 9 key eos ggg 8 12 2 Memory Scanning M SCAN 1 2 Adjust the SQL knob until background noise disappears Select a desired channel to be scanned using the CHANNEL selector knob Press and hold the SCAN MEM key for one sec INTL ond will appear on the LCD which indicates rms the chan
67. ep is emitted twice from the called unit Page 74 Sw STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 11 4 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION LAT LON You may send the Latitude Longitude of your vessel manually from the RAM Mic even if the GX3000E is not connected the GPS receiver unit After the position is entered transmitting a DSC Distress Position Request or Position Send will contain the manually entered position 1 2 3 GX3000E Press and hold down the CALL ENT key until Radio Setup menu appears Press the V key to select DSC SETUP menu Press the CALL ENT key then select POS INPUT with the A V key Press the CALL ENT key then enter the your local time by the 24 hour system on the UTC time Use the CALL ENT and H L key to navigate to each column of the time then use the key to select the desired num bers in colum Repeat for each colum to completed the time Enter the Latitude Longitude of your vessel location with the same procedure as description above Press and hold in the ENT key to store the data entered then press the 16 9 key to exit this menu and return to radio operation mode Sw STANDARD HORIZON Page 75 11 5 DSC RADIO SETUP MODE The RAM can access the DSC RADIO setup menu refer to section 9 DIGI TAL SELECTIVE CALLING and section 10 RADIO SETUP for de tails The LAMP CONTRAST and KEY BEEP menu item accessed from the RAM only
68. essel on the display of the GX3000E Standard Horizon has taken this feature one step further if any Standard Hori zon GPS is connected to the GX3000E the polled position of the vessel is shown on the display of the GPS chart plotter making it easy to navigate to the location of the polled vessel This is a great feature for anyone wanting to know the position of another vessel For example your friend that is catching fish or finding the location of a person you are cruising with NOTE The other vessel must have an operating GPS receiver connected to its DSC transceiver and must not have its transceiver set to deny position requests Refer the section 9 5 1 Setting up the Individual Position Call Directory to enter information into the individual directory 9 8 1 Setting up Position Reply The GX3000E 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 um Radio Setup menu appears ens Setup 1 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Exit Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select POS Reply with padio setup nt the CH
69. 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 28 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 change the mode And you still must release the push to talk switch after each transmission in order to listen to the radio 5 Channels normally used by recreational boaters are those that include the term non commercial in the Channel Use column of the chart Some of these are shared with other users and some are used only in certain geo graphic regi
70. g the FOG HORN mode is 73 11 3 INTERCOM 74 11 3 1 Communication 74 11 3 2 74 11 4 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION LAT LON 11 5 DSC RADIO SETUP MODE reni 76 11 5 1 Changing GPS Information to Vessel Position or COG 77 VH 310 HANDSET OPERATION ccsssssssssesccsessssssessstsscsssssseessssessesees 78 12 1 310 HANDSET CONTROLS 78 12 2 PA OPERATION 82 12 2 1 Operating the HAIL mode 82 12 2 2 Operating the FOG HORN mode 82 12 3 INTERCOM OPERATION 83 12 3 1 Communication 2183 12 3 2 Callillg rrr reete etcetera cene Seer races 83 12 4 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION LAT LON 84 12 5 0 RADIO SETUP MODE 85 12 5 1 Changing GPS Information to Vessel position or 86 12 5 2 External Speaker AF Selection 86 FOG HORN TIMING CHART 95 MAINTENANCE 87 14 1 REPLACEMENT PARTS 88 14 2 FACTORY SERVICE 88 14 3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART 89 CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS 90 SPECIFICATIONS 94 APPENDIX d E 95 GX3000E Cw STANDARD HORIZON Page 3 1 GENERAL INFORMATION The Vertex Standard GX3000E is a VHF FM transceiver designed for use in the frequency range of 156 025 to 163 275 MHz The GX3000E ca
71. he 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 8 10 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 Channel 13 is used at docks and bridges and by vessels manoeuvering in port Messages on this channel must concern navigation only such as meeting and passing in restricted waters Channel 67 is used for navigational traffic between vessels By regulation power is normally limited to 1 Watt on these channels Your radio is programmed to automatically reduce power to this limit on these channels However in certain situations it may be necessary to temporarily use a higher power See page 20 H L NAV key for means to temporarily override the low power limit on these two channels 8 11 DUAL WATCH TO PRIORITY CHANNEL Dual watch allows the radio to monitor one channel and the assigned Priority channel By default the priority channel is set to 16 however the priority chan nel may be changed by referring to section 10 6 PRIORITY CHANNEL SET 1 Adjust the SQL knob until the background noise disappears 2 Select the channel you wish to dual watch to Priority channel 3 Press the DW IC key m The display will scan between Priority channel and 1 16 6 the channel that was selected in st
72. his 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 10 6 PRIORITY CHANNEL SET Secondary use Press the SCAN CLR key to cancel the DSC selection CALL ENT Key The CALL ENT key functions as the enter key Secondary use Press the CALL ENT key to access the DSC OPERATION menu Press and hold the CALL ENT key to access the SETUP menu GX3000E CU STANDARD HORIZON Page 71 DW IC Key Watches for a transmission on CH16 and another selected channel until either signal is received Dual watch Secondary use Press and hold DW IC key intercom operation will operate between radio and RAM Mic NAV Key Press this key when connected to the GPS receiver the LCD displays Position Data and Time from the GPS Secondary use Press and hold NAV key activate the PA FOG mode 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 9 DISTRESS KEY Used to send a DSC Distress Call To send the distress call refer to section 9 3 1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert Page 72 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 11 2 PA FOG OPERATION The RAM is capable of controlling the 30W Public address 4 fog horns bells and whistles
73. i Distress a to send relay the received Distress Alert do this Widesisnate p VERTER turn the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through numbers 0 9 the press the ENT key to move the me ey entry location to the right If a mistake was made en HORIZON tering in the MMSI number repeat pressing the H 1 1 L NAV key until the wrong nunber is selected then pse move the channel knob to correct the entry When Iu LU finished entering the MMSI number press and hold 777777 I NNI the ENT key mm pse 7 Press the ENT key again to transmit the Distress Transmit Cm Relay signal INI a Mo LE INTL psc amp TST aw Transmitting LI 9 4 ALL SHIPS CALL The Ships Call function allows contact to be established with other vessel stations without having their ID in the individual calling directory Also priority for the call can be designated as Ugency or Safety 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
74. ilar to an answer machine where calls are recorded for review When a call is logged while the radio is set on the DSC Standby func tion a message will appear on the LCD The GX3000E can memorise the latest 23 Distress and up to the latest 56 Distress Calls psc 10 6 1 Enabling the Call Waiting Feature Follow the steps below to enable or disable the Call Waiting feature 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until m Radio Setup menu appears Radio Setur 1 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Exit one Setup menu mE 3 Press the ENT key then select INDIV ACK with Radio SetuP m P the CHANNEL selector knob uP 4 Press the ENT key LI 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Able or DD Unable DU sl OO 6 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting prs Lg 7 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode mum press the 16 9 key rt Unable GX3000E CUR STANDARD HORIZON Page 47 9 6 2 Reviewing Received Calls Logged into the Call Waiting Directory 1 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation menu will appear 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Log INTL psc Bro Ch POS E menu Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL selec tor knob to select the category Distress or DSC Call you want to review and or call back
75. in lower Mississippi River Inter ship only Canada Commercial fishing S amp R 68 S 156 425 Non commercial Recreational 69 X 5 156 475 US Non commercial Recreational Canada Commercial fishing only International Inter ship Port opertions and Ship movement 5 156 525 Digital selective calling voice communications not allowed 71 X X X S 156 575 US Canada Non commercial Recreational International Port opertions and Ship movement 72 X X X S 156 625 Non commercial Inter ship only 73 X X XS 156 675 US Port Operations Canada Commercial fish ing only International Inter ship Port opertions and Ship movement 74 X X X S 156 725 US Port Operations Canada Commercial fishing only International Inter ship Port opertions and Ship movement Page 92 SN STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART CH U C I S D TX RX CHANNEL USE 75 X S 156 775 Port Operations Inter ship only 1W 76 X S 156 825 Port Operations Inter ship only 1W 77 X X S 156 875 Port Operations Inter ship only 1W 77 xX S 156 875 Port Operations Inter ship only 78 X 156 925 161 525 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 78A X X 5 156 925 Non commercial Recreational 79 X D 156 975 161 575 Port operation and Sh
76. ing NOAA tests the alert system every Wednesday between 11AM and 1PM To test the GX3000E s NOAA Weather alert feature on Wednesday between 11AM and 1PM setup as in previous section and confirm the alert is heard 8 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 Then repeat once Mayday your vessel s name Now report your position in latitude longitude or by giving a true or mag netic bearing state which to a well known landmark such as a navigation aid or geographic feature such as an island or harbor entry Explain the nature of your distress sinking collision aground fire heart attack life threatening injury etc State the kind of assistance your desire pumps medical aid etc Report the number of persons aboard and condition of any injured Estimate the present seaworthiness and condition of your vessel Give your vessel s description length design power or sail colour and other distinguishing marks The total transmission should not exceed 1 minute End the message by saying OVER Release the microphone button and listen 10 If there is no answer repeat the above p
77. ing location 2 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 15 cm deep There should be at least 1 5 cm between the transceiver s heatsink and any wiring cables or structures 3 Cut out the rectangular hole and insert the transceiver 4 Fasten the brackets to the sides of the transceiver with the lock washer nut combination so that the mounting screw base faces the mounting surface see Figure 2 5 Turn the adjusting screw to adjust the tension so that the transceiver is tight against the mounting surface Bracket Adjusting Screw Lock washer nut combination MMB 84 Flush Mount Installation GX3000E CUR STANDARD HORIZON Page 9 6 3 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS CAUTION Reverse polarity connections will damage the radio Connect the power cord and antenna to the radio Antenna and Power Supply connections are as follows 1 Mount the antenna at least 1 away from the radio At the rear of the radio connect the antenna cable 2 Connect the red power wire to a 13 8 VDC 20 power source Connect the black power wire to a negative ground 3 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
78. ip movement 79A X X 5 156 975 Commercial 80 X D 157 025 161 625 Port operation ship movement 80A X X S 157 025 Commercial 81 X D 157 075 161 675 Port operation ship movement 81A X X 157 075 U S Government Only Environmental protection operations 82 X D 157 125 161 725 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 82A X X S 157 125 U S Government Only Canadian Coast Guard Only 83 X X D 157 175 161 775 Canadian Coast Guard Only 83A X X S 157 175 U S Government Only Canadian Coast Guard Only 83 X X 157 175 161 775 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 84 X X X D 157 225 161 825 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 85 X D 157 275 161 875 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 86 X X X D 157 325 161 925 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 87 X X X D 157 375 161 975 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 88 X X X 157 425 162 025 Public Correspondence ship to coast 88A X S 157 425 Commercial Inter ship Only X X D 162 550 Weather receive only WX02 X X X D 162 400 Weather receive only WX03 X X X D 162 475 Weather receive only WX04 X X X D 162 425 Weather receive only WX05 X X X D 162 450 Weather receive only WX00 X X X D 162 500 Weather receive only WX07 X X X D 162 525 Weather receive
79. ls for scanning 4 DW Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 4 in a chan nel number Secondary use Press the F key first then press the A DW key to scan for voice com munications on the priority channel and another selected channel until a signal is received on either channel Dual Watch Refer to section 8 11 DUAL WATCH TO PRIORITY CHANNEL for details 5 1C Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 5 in a chan nel number Secondary use Press the F key then press the 5 IC key to activate intercom function between RAM s or VH 310 handset s Refer to section 12 3 INTER COM OPERATION for details Page 80 Cl STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 6 NAV Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 6 in a chan nel number Secondary use Press the F key first then press the 6 NAV key the LCD will display NAV GPS Data Time SOG Speed Over Ground and COG Course Over Ground when a GPS is connected to the accessory cable of the GX3000E See section 6 3 ACCESSORY CABLE for details 7 SCRM Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 7 in a chan nel number Secondary use Press the F key then press the 7 SCRM key to toggle the Voice Scram bler and off Press the key then press and hold the 7 SCRM key to enable the selection the Voice Scrambler code Refer
80. mmer 3 Press the ENT key 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the de Tine is l sired level When is selected the lamp is ex im tinguished Dinner 1 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected level Hish 11 1 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key 10 2 LCD CONTRAST This selection sets up the display for best viewabilty for the varying mounting locations overhead or below 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until m Radio Setup menu appears aRadio Setur 1 2 Press the ENT key then select Contrast in the atte LI Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob 3 Press the ENT key Contrast 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the de Tine bise LI sired level The contrast level can be set from to INTL 31 Contrast 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected level 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key GX3000E STANDARD HORIZON Page 61 10 3 TIME OFFSET From the Factory the GX3000E 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 m Radio Setup menu appears mr ri i 2 Press the ENT key then select Time Set in the Exit Radi
81. n be oper ated from 11 to 16 VDC and has a switchable RF output power of 1 watt or 25 watts The GX3000E is a Class D DSC Digital Selective Calling VHF and includes a 30W PAwith preprogrammed fog signals bells and whistles 2 connections are available for the RAM or VH 310 second station remote microphones Class D operation allows continous receiving of Digital Selective Calling functions on channel 70 even if the radio is receiving a call 2 PACKING LIST When the package containing the transceiver is first opened please check it for the following contents e GX3000E Transceiver e Mounting Bracket and mounting hardware e Power Cord e Dust Cover Owner s Manual e Warranty Card 3 OPTIONS MMB 84 eae Flush Mount Bracket CMP25B W Remote Access Microphone RAM Mic Black White MH 310 iiiter Remote Handset available in Black GV 92500 Voice Scrambler CT 100 7 m Extension Cable for Mic Remote Handset MES 310 i trt te ext etate Amplified External Speaker MLS 300 ettet a aaa External Loudspeaker 2209W eee bande 4 5 Round Hail PA Horn 240SW E E E etur epa 5 x 8 Rectangular Hail PA Horn Page 4 SN STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 4 INSTALLATION NOTE The installation of this equipment should be made in such a manner as to re spect the EC recommended electromagnetic field exposure limits 1999 519 EC The maximum RF power availabl
82. n is now complete 5 Wires for a external speaker are provided on the Routing Cable Connect any 8 Ohm external speaker When connected the RAM or VH 310 Hand set controls the volume level of this speaker Figure 2 Figure 3 Page 16 SN STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E Remote Mic or External Speaker Selection By default the RAM or VH 310 Handset internal speaker is turned on how ever using the RAM mic or VH 310 Handset this speaker can be turned off so the external speaker can be used RAM mic procedure 1 Press and hold the CALL ENT key sana 2 Press the A or V key to select RADIO SETUP 3 Press the CALL ENT key 4 Press the V key to until EXT SPK is shown and press the CALL ENT key SERT 5 Press the A or V key to select oF External speaker a L off or on External speaker on L 6 Press the CALL ENT key to save the selection CERT 7 Press the 16 9 key to exit this mode j gt lt gt 1 1 VH 310 Procedure 1 Press and hold the CALL MENU key S 2 Press the A or V key to select RADIO SETUP 3 Press the ENT key 4 Press the Y key to until EXT SPK is shown and press the ENT key TERT AER 5 Press the A V key to select oF External speaker L off or on External speaker on L 6 Press the ENT key to save the selection EXT ope 7 Press the
83. n the right Enter the your local time by the 24 hour system on the UTC time Use the ENT and H L NAV key to navigate to each column of the time then use the CHANNEL selector knob to select the desired num bers in each colum Repeat for each column to com plete the time Enter the Latitude Longitude of your vessel location with the same procedure as description above To store the data entered press the ENT key To exit this menu and return to radio mode press the 16 9 key Sw STANDARD HORIZON INTL 3Radio Setur DSC Setur Exi b i 11 n INTL 3DSC 5 Exit ur n INTL INDI Ring Grour DIR run Rerlu 3POS Input ri 11 n INTL IE Input ri n INTL FOS Input uic 36 n INTL FOS E Ta i Qon 2254 Sea INTL cn o cn Cb ad n CRI oe nhs boon mart s l fea GX3000E 10 RADIO SETUP NOTE The optional CMP25 RAM mic and VH 310 Handset can also change the RADIO SETUP menu Refer to page 76 RAM mic and page 85 VH 310 for details 10 1 LAMP ADJUSTING Allows setting up the backlight intensity or to turn it off 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until m Radio Setup menu appears 1 2 Press the ENT key then select Dimmer in the Exit Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob Di
84. nector Be sure to make good soldered connections GX3000E CUR STANDARD HORIZON Page 7 6 INSTALLATION 6 1 LOCATION The radio can be mounted at any angle Choose a mounting location that keeps the radio and microphone at least 1 m away from your vessel s magnetic navigation compass provides accessibility to the front panel controls allows connection to a power source and an antenna has nearby space for installation of a microphone hanger the antenna must be mounted at least 1 m from radio Note To insure the radio does not affect the compass or radios performance is not affected by the antenna location temporarily connect the radio in the de sired location and a Examine the compass to see if the radio causes any deviation b Connect the antenna and key the radio Check to ensure the radio is operating correctly by requesting a radio check 6 2 MOUNTING THE RADIO 6 2 1 Supplied Universal Mounting Bracket The supplied universal mounting bracket allows overhead or desktop mounting Use 5 2 mm 17 64 bit to drill the holes to a surface which is more 10 mm thick and can support more than 5 kg and secure the bracket with the supplied Screws spring washers flat washers and nuts Desktop Mounting Overhead Mounting Page 8 SN STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 6 2 2 Optional 84 Flush Mount Bracket 1 To assist in flush mounting a template has been included Use this tem plate to assess the mount
85. nel 16 All Ships T mmm 2 Press any key to stop the alarm 3 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to see the MMSI of the vessel transmitting the All Ships Call Al 4 Monitor channel 16 or traffic channel until the UR GENCY voice communication is completed NOTE When there is an unread All Ships Call the DSC icon will blink You may review the unread All Ship Call from the DSC Log refer to section 9 6 2 Reviewing Received Calls Logged into the Call Waiting Di rectory GX3000E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 41 9 5 INDIVIDUAL CALL This feature allows the GX3000E to contact another vessel with a DSC VHF radio and automatically switch the receiving radio to a desired communications channel This feature is similar to calling a vessel on CH16 and requesting to go to another channel switching to the channel is private between the two stations 9 5 1 Setting up the Individual Position Call Directory The GX3000E 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 directory with the informa tion of the persons you wish to call similar to a cellular phones directory 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until m Radio Setup menu appears
86. nel has been programmed into the trans j ceivers memory Repeat step 2 for all the desired channels to be scanned To DELETE a channel from the transceiver s memory select the channel then press and hold the SCAN MEM key for one second MEM will disappear in the LCD To start scanning just press the SCAN MEM key momentarily M SCAN appears on the LCD Scanning will proceed from the INTL lowest to the highest programmed channel number ri i and will stop on a channel when a transmission is received The channel number will blink during reception To stop scanning press the 16 9 or WX key GX3000E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 29 8 12 3 Priority Scanning P SCAN In the default setting Channel 16 is set as the priority channel You may change the priority channel to the desired channel from the Channel 16 by the Radio Setup Mode refer to section 10 6 PRIORITY CHANNEL SET 1 6 Adjust the SQL knob until background noise disappears Select a desired channel to be scanned using the mi CHANNEL selector knob Press and hold the SCAN MEM key for one second will pear on the display which indicates the channel has been programmed into the transceivers memory Repeat step 2 for all the desired channels to be scanned To DELETE a channel from the transceiver s memory select the channel then press and hold the SCAN MEM key until is
87. nob to select the chan nel to be a priority Press the ENT key to store the selected setting To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key 10 7 SCAN TYPE This selection selects the scan mode between Memory Scan and Priority INTL 3Radiao Setur 4 bec Seu OU OO LI E 14 VII Magne ic mortis cll d Friority CH ac ib 11 i Scan 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until m Radio Setup menu appears Radio Setup 1 2 Press the ENT key then select SCAN in the Exit 11 Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob Time Disp 3 Press the ENT key miris cq O 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Prior ity or Memory 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting sPriorits 7 6 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode Pers 4 press the 16 9 key Page 64 SB STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 10 8 SCAN RESUME TIME This selection is used to select the time the GX3000E waits after a transmis sion ends before starting scanning 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until wir Radio Setup menu appears Radio getur r1 2 Press the ENT key then select SCAN Resume in Ev g 1 4 the Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selec tor knob Masnetic j 3 Press the ENT key EC po CH
88. nual is selected at the previous step enter the MMSI number nine digits which you want to send the test signal To do this turn the CHANNEL selec tor knob to scroll through numbers 0 9 the press the ENT key to move the entry location to the right If a mistake was made entering in the MMSI number repeat pressing the H L NAV key until the wrong number is selected then move the channel knob to correct the entry When finished entering the MMSI number press and hold the ENT key Press the ENT key again to transmit the Test signal GX3000E Sw STANDARD HORIZON INTL tIndividual Grour All Shir PnC run INTL POS Send lanual HORTZEN STANDERD INTL Input ID Sdisits Test 2 Transmitting 59 9 11 MANUAL INPUTTING GPS LOCATION LAT LON You may send the Latitude Longitude of your vessel manually even if the GX3000E is not connected the GPS receiver unit After the position is entered transmitting a DSC Distress Position Request or Position Send will contain the manually entered position 1 2 60 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 POS Input with the CHANNEL selector knob Press the ENT key The transceiver will beep and the display will be as shown in the illustration o
89. o Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector INTL knob Dinner i1 6 3 Press the ENT key oe 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select time off Tine Pise Lt 4 set from UTC See illustration below to find your off set time from UTC If 0 00 is assigned the time is ie t fU 4 the same as UTC Universal Time Coordinated or mee 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 12 11 10 3 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 4 0 4142 43 4 45 46 7 8 9 10 11 12 UTC GMT OFFSET TIME TABLE Page 62 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 10 4 TIME LOCATION This selection selects the time display between local time and UTC time GPS sends to radio Time is displayed when GPS position LAT LON is displayed by pressing and holding the H L NAV key 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until m Radio Setup menu appears Radio Setur n 2 Press the ENT key then select Time Disp in the Bi Radio Setup menu with the CHANNEL selector knob 3 Press the ENT key tms OO 4 Turn CHANNEL selector knob to select UTC stine Bise f Local im 5 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting Time Pise FY y 6 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode beal 141 press the 16 9 key In the local time mod
90. o store the data entered then press fm zc the 16 9 key to exit this menu and return to radio operation i mode ri 12 5 2 External Speaker AF Selection The AF SELECT menu allows you to set the audio output level of the VH 310 s External Speaker to fixed regardress of the VOL level setting of the VH 310 which is useful when using an amplified speaker such as the Standard Horizon MLS 310 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until Radio RAIG 5 Setup menu appears 2 Press the ENT key then select AF SELECT with the A V key 3 Press the ENT key pu 4 Press the A or V key to select Pr External Speaker 1 7 Level is Fixed or Po External Speaker Level is Adjust able ac 5 Press the ENT key to store the data entered then press 1 the 16 9 key to exit this menu and return to radio operation ge mode _ jJ HF SELE 86 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 13 FOG HORN TIMING CHART The fog horn function sounds a horn repeatedly until the function is turned off PATTERN USAGE _ UNDERWAY One 5 second blasts every 120 seconds 5s 5s Listen Back 5 120s STOP Two 5 second blasts separated by 2 seconds every 120 seconds SAIL One 5 second blasts followed by two 1 second blasts separated by 2 seconds every 120 seconds 5s 1s 1s
91. ons Page 90 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 6 Marine vessels equipped with VHF radios are required to monitor Channel 16 VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART CH U C I S D TX RX CHANNEL USE 01 X X D 156 050 160 650 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 01A X S 156 050 Port Operation and Commercial VTS in selected areas 02 X X D 156 100 160 700 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 03 X X D 156 150 160 750 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 03A X 156 150 US Government only Coast Guard 04 X 156 200 160 800 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 04A X S 156 200 Pacific coast Coast Guard East Coast Commercial fishing 05 X 156 250 160 850 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement 05 X X 5 156 250 Port operation VTS in Seattle 06 5 156 300 Inter ship Sefety 07 X 156 350 160 950 Public Correspondence Marine Operator Port operation ship movement O7A X X 156 350 Commercial 080 5 156 400 Commercial Inter ship only 09 X X X S 156 450 Boater Calling channel Commercial amp Non commercial Recreational 10 X X X4 S 156 500 Commercial 11 X X 5 156 550 Commercial VTS in selected areas 12 X X X 8S 156 600 Port operation VTS in selected ar
92. r W keys to adjust the Audio output level The level be set from 0 to 30W LILI 4 adjust the listen back volume while in listenback mode 1 i press the VOL Key then press the A key to the desired listen back volume To exit from the PA Hailer mode press the F key followed by the 8 PA key again 12 2 2 Operating the FOG Horn The GX3000E is capable of sending Underway Stop Sail Tow Horn Siren Aground and Anchor signals 1 Press the F key followed by the 9 FOG key to activate ingen the FOG HORN menu yi 2 Select the one of the eight functions described above with the A key and press the ENT key i 3 the Horn and Siren modes press the PTT switch to ANEHE activate the tone through the HAIL PA speaker L D 6 Press the A or W keys to adjust the Audio output level The level can be set from 0 to 30W 4 adjust the listen back volume while in listenback mode ar press the VOL Key then press the A or W key to the i H desired listen back volume L i To exit from the FOG HORN mode press the F key followed by the 9 FOG key again L 6 82 SSB STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 12 3 INTERCOM OPERATION 12 3 1 Communication 1 Press the key followed by the 5 IC key the mode is changed to INTERCOM mode 2 If your GX3000E is equipp
93. rocedure If there is still no re sponse try another channel Page 26 SS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E gt e 8 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 and distress messages This channel must be monitored at all times except when actually using another channel It is monitored by the European U S and Canadian Coast Guards and by other vessels Use of channel 16 for hailing must be limited to initial contact only Calling should not exceed 30 seconds but may be repeated 3 times at 2 minute intervals In areas of heavy radio traffic congestion on channel 16 re sulting from its use as a hailing channel can be reduced significantly in U S waters by using channel 9 as the initial contact hailing channel for non emer gency communications Here also calling time should not exceed 30 seconds but may be repeated 3 times at 2 minute intervals Prior to making contact with another vessel refer to the channel charts in this manual and select an appropriate channel for communications after initial con tact For example Channels 68 and 69 are some of the channels available to non commercial recreational boaters Monitor your desired channel in advance to make sure you will not be interrupting other traffic and then go back to either channel 16 or 9 for your initial contact When
94. s removed from the cradle the speaker audio will be automatically reduced so not to damage your hearing When the VH 310 is in the cradle the speaker audio will increase so communications can be heard Page 78 SN STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E SQL key Activates the squelch adjusting mode Press this key to activate the squelch adjusting mode Press the A or key to adjust the squelch CALL MENU key The CALL MENU key functions as the enter key Secondary use Press the CALL MENU key to access the DSC OPERATION menu The INDIVIDUAL CALL GROUP CALL ALL SHIP CALL POSI TION REQUEST POSITION SEND STANDBY MODE and CALL WAITING functions can be accessed from the DSC OPERATION menu Press and hold the CALL MENU key to access the RADIO SETUP refer ro section 10 or DSC SETUP menu refer to section 9 F key Activates the Alternate key function Press this key to activate the Alternate key function of the numeric keypad 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 Press and hold the 16 9 key then press the WX key to switch between the USA International or Canadian channels WX key Immediately r
95. sferred to the GPS Chart plotter 10 If the GX3000E does not receive a reply the display will be as shown in the illustration on the right To send again press the ENT key GX3000E STANDARD HORIZON Page 55 9 8 3 Receiving a Position Request When a position request call is received from another vessel a ringing alarm will sound and POS REQUEST will be shown in the LCD Operation and trans ceiver function differs depending on POS Reply in the DSC Setup menu setting Automatically reply 1 When position request call is received a calling alarm sounds 4 times Then requested position coordinates are transmit ted automatically to the vessel requesting your ves sels position 2 To exit from position request display press any key Manually reply 1 When a position request call is received from an other vessel the LCD will be as shown in the illustra tion at the right 2 Aringing alarm sounds 4 times Select type of reply function Send or No Reply by using the CHAN NEL selector knob The GX3000E display will show Send or No Re INTL psc 7 45 1 6 Received a POS Resuest 2 123406 INTL pac 7245PM Received l 6 POS Resuest 123456799 1 INTL psc e Urgency 125456789 l 28d Ho Rerlu T ply allowing you to send your vessels location by using the CHANNEL selector knob 3 When Send
96. take was made entering in the name or the MMSI number repeat pressing the H L NAV key until the wrong character is selected then move the channel knob to correct the entry 12 To store the data entered press and hold the ENT INTL 13 70 her individual ee To enter another individual address repeat steps 4 1 LI through 12 14 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key NOTE Selecting Next or Exit will automatically save the name and MMSI number into memory 9 5 2 Setting up Individual Reply Allows setting up the radio to automatically default setting or manually re spond to a DSC Individual call requesting you to switch to a working channel for voice communications When Manual is selected the MMSI of the calling ves sel is shown allowing you to see who is calling This function is similar to caller id on a cellular phone 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until mm Radio Setup menu appears Radio getur 1 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC oe Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select INDIV Reply with 7 i the CHANNEL selector knob 4 Press the ENT key LI 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Auto or Manual abl els 6 6 Press the ENT key to store the selected setting ELIO 7 To exit this menu and return to radio oper
97. tion at the right VS will disappear from the LCD voice scrambler is cancelled temporarily in the SETUP menu the display will be as shown in the illustration at the right 3 Monitor the channel before transmitting 4 Transmit the voice message The signal sent will be scrambled INTL FLERSURE co 121 INTL FLERSURE LU 1121 INTL CFF FLERSURE vs Lu 121 34 Sw STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 9 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING 9 1 GENERAL WARNING This radio is designed to generate a digital maritime distress and safety call to facilitate search and rescue To be effective as a safety device this equipment must be used only within communication range of a shore based VHF marine channel 70 distress and safety watch system The range of signal may vary but under normal conditions should be approxi mately 20 nautical miles Digital Selective Calling is a semi automated method of establishing a radio call it has been designated by the International Maritime Organization IMO as an international standard for establishing VHF MF and HF radio calls It has also been designated as 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 system allows mariners to instantly send
98. to section 10 11 VOICE SCRAMBLER for details 8 PA Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 8 in a chan nel number Secondary use Press the F key then press the 8 PA key to operate the 30 Watt PA function Refer to section 12 2 PA FOG OPERATION for details 9 FOG Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit 9 in a chan nel number Secondary use Press the F key then press the 9 FOG key to operate the Fog Horn function Refer to section 12 2 PA FOG OPERATION for details 0 Key When in radio mode this key is used to directly select digit O in a chan nel number Secondary use Used to select A alpha channels Press the desired channel keys then press and hold 0 key until A appears next to the channel number and press ENT to select the channel CLR Key Press the CLR key to cancel the menu selection and or keypad entry ENT Key Press the ENT key to enter the menu selection and or keypad entry GX3000E SSB STANDARD HORIZON Page 81 12 2 PA FOG OPERATION The VH 310 Handset is capable of controlling the 30W Public address 4 fog horns bells and whistles 12 2 1 Operating the PA Hailer 1 Press the F key followed by the 8 PA key activate the 77 7 PA HAIL mode liii 2 Press the PTT switch and speak into the microphone i 3 To turn up the PA Volume press the PTT switch and press the A o
99. tor knob to select the station name or MMIS num ber to be deleted 6 Press and hold the ENT key until the station name or MMIS number is removed from the display 7 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key Page 48 Sw STANDARD HORIZON INTL psc ra au C DARE 25 GX3000E 9 7 GROUP CALL This feature allows the user to contact a group of specific vessels example members of a yacht club with a group MMSI number using the Group call function to automatically switch to a desired channel for voice communications 9 7 1 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 O number that will allow other radios to call your vessel along with others to automatically switch to a working channel for voice communications This function is very useful for yacht clubs and vessels traveling together that want to collectively make announcements on a predetermined channel 1 Press and hold down the CALL MENU key until n Radio Setup menu appears ran dr 1 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select DSC Exit 0 Setup menu 3 Press the ENT key then select Group DIR with padio Setur 1 the CHANNEL selector knob ADAL SERUP 1410
100. treme 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 section 10 10 WX ALERT the transceiver is capable of receiving this alert if the following is performed 1 Program NOAA weather channels into the transceiver s memory for scan ning Follow the same procedure as for regular channels under section 9 12 SCANNING 2 Pressthe SCAN MEM key once to start memory scanning or priority scan ning determined from the 10 7 SCAN TYPE section see page 60 for GX3000E CUR STANDARD HORIZON Page 25 details 3 The programmed NOAA weather channels will be scanned along with the regular programmed channels However scanning will not stop on a nor mal weather broadcast unless a NOAA alert is received 4 When an alert is received on a NOAA weather channel scanning will stop and the transceiver will emit a loud beep to alert the user of a NOAA broadcast 5 Press the WX key to stop the alert tone and receive the weather report NOTE If the WX key is not pressed the alert tone will be emitted for 5 minutes and then the weather report will be received NOTE The Weather Alert feature is also engaged while the transceiver is re ceiving on one of the NOAA weather channels 8 6 2 NOAA Weather Alert Test
101. ts the radio to a DC power supply capable of delivering 12V DC GX3000E CUR STANDARD HORIZON Page 21 Push To Talk SWITCH Keys the transmitter when the transceiver is in radio mode If the transceiver is in the intercom mode between the CMP25 RAM or VH 310 Headset and the GX3000E or PAmode it activates the GX3000E microphone for voice communications 17 MICROPHONE Transmits the voice message with reduction of background noise using Clear Voice Noise Reduction Technology NOTE Be sure your mouth is about 1 5 cm from the mic hole for best performance 02 UP A IDOWN Y KEYS The UP A and DOWN Y on the microphone function the same as the CHANNEL selector knob on the front panel of the transceiver 16 9 Key The 16 9 key on the microphone functions the same as the 16 9 key on the front panel of the transceiver Immediately recalls channel 16 from any channel location Holding down this key recalls channel 9 Pressing the 16 9 key again reverts to the pre vious selected working channel Page 22 CS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E GX3000E SSB STANDARD HORIZON Page 23 8 BASIC OPERATION 8 1 RECEPTION 1 After the transceiver has been installed ensure that the power supply and antenna are properly connected 2 Press and hold the VOL PWR knob until the radio turns on 3 Turn the SQL knob fully counterclockwise This state is
102. turn to radio operation mode DSC Be Beer ri press the 16 9 key Pos E40 If you wish to return to enabling the ringer tone just re peat the above procedure turning the CHANNEL selec Pas Serd tor knob to select in step 6 above oof 9 9 2 Transmitting a DSC Position Send Call Pre Programmable Calling 1 Press the CALL MENU key ee a vec d The DSC Operation menu will Individual ge ce Grour gt x LU n LI ppear in the display eh hip 1 POS Reauest gf 1 d 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector F5 Rees m knob to select the POS Send d 3 Press the ENT key to select the Individual directory SERIES LL 4 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to selecta name LI in the directory then press the ENT key INTL pse 5 Press the ENT key to send your position to the se M E Lu lected vessel TT 111 GX3000E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 57 Manual Calling 1 2 Press the CALL MENU key The DSC Operation menu will appear in the display Individual the CHANNEL selector knob to select the POS hie 1 Send Press ENT key to show the Position Send directory d This directory uses the INDIVIDUAL Directory infor Bll hie L Li mation ope Send Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select Manual bus psc e
103. uro Ku Tokyo 153 8644 Japan Applicable Standards This equipment is tested and conforms to the essential requirements of directive as included in following standards EN 300 698 3 V1 1 1 Radio Standard EN 301 025 2 V1 2 1 EN 301 025 3 V1 2 1 EN 301 843 2 V 1 2 1 EMC Standard EN 60065 Safety Standard The technical documentation as required by the Conformity Assessment procedures is kept at the following address Company Yaesu Europe B V Address Cessnalaan 24 1119NL Schiphol Rijk The Netherlands GX3000E SS STANDARD HORIZON Page 95 STANDARD HORIZON VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD 4 8 8 Nakameguro Meguro Ku Tokyo 153 8644 Japan VERTEX STANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 U S A YAESU EUROPE B V P O Box 75525 1118 ZN Schiphol The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close Winchester Hampshire SO23 OLB U K VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD Unit 5 20 F Seaview Centre 139 141 Hoi Bun Road Kwun Tong Kowloon Hong Kong VERTEX STANDARD AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Normanby Business Park Unit 14 45 Normanby Road Notting Hill 3168 Victoria Australia ce Copyright 2006 VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD E M O 1 4N200
104. ver i 2 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to the left to se Exit lect DSC Setup menu E 3 Press the ENT key then select User MMSI with padio Setup lii the CHANNEL selector knob s al 4 Press the ENT key The display will show a series SS of dashes or the last MMSI number if programmed UE 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob or press the Treut 6 UP A DOWN key on the microphone to se 5026 28 0 lect the first number of your MMSI then press the m ENT key to step to the next number User r1 6 Repeat step 5 to set your MMSI up to nine digits 7 When finished programming the number press I hold the ENT key until the confirmation message T Er n appears 8 Press the ENT key to store the number in memory 11 and return to radio operation mode INTL rar i r1 viu LII Page 36 SNS STANDARD HORIZON GX3000E 9 3 DSC DISTRESS ALERT The GX3000E is capable of transmitting and receiving DSC Distress messages to all DSC radios The GX3000E may be connected to a GPS to also transmit the Latitude and Longitude of the vessel 10 3 1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert NOTE To be able to transmit a DSC Distress Alert an MMSI number must be programmed refer to section 9 2 2 Programming the MMSI In order for your vessels location to be transmitted either connect a GPS to the GX3000E refer to section 6 3 ACCESSORY CABLE
105. want to enter the name of another channel T select Next then press the ENT key Otherwise CH Nane co select Exit then press the ENT key Next 1 10 To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the 16 9 key GX3000E SN STANDARD HORIZON Page 67 10 13 NAMING THE RADIO OR SECOND STATION MIC OR HANDSET This function allows you to change the name of the RADIO or second station microphones Example RADIO CABIN RAM1 HELM RAM2 FLYBRIDGE 1 2 9 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 Ram1 or to be named then press the ENT key Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through the first letter of the channel name Press the ENT key to store the first letter in the name and step to the next letter to the right Repeat step 6 and 7 until the name is complete The name can consist of up to twelve characters if you do not use all twelve characters press the ENT key to move to the next space This method can also be used to enter a blank space in the name To clear the previous letter press the CLR key Press and hold the ENT key to enter the name and return to the Unit Name menu ne
106. with the CHANNEL USA psc D selector knob or press the 16 9 key arnal r 3 Press the ENT key The transceiver will beep and LOSS the Individual directory will appear 4 Tum the CHANNEL selector knob to select Manual Un pse er SEP m then press the ENT key 5 Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to scroll through 111 A uum numbers 0 9 To enter the desired number and move n TW one space to the right press the ENT key Repeat Input co this procedure until all nine spaces of the MMSI num 018419165 i ber which you want to contact are entered e USA pac 6 Ifa mistake was made entering in the MMSI number i repeat pressing the H L NAV key until the wrong m L nunber is selected then move the channel knob to sManual 2 correct the entry usa pse 7 When finished entering the MMSI number press and Select CH Lili hold the ENT key 68 rm 1 8 Press the ENT key then turn the CHANNEL selec tor knob to select the operating channel you want to a communicate press the ENT key LL Li 9 Press the ENT key again to transmit the individual Nol CLR 111 DSC signal EEA usa psc d 10 After INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted the trans 5 O00 idua ceiver will wait 8 seconds for the acknowledgment If 8789812 ggg the reply signal is not received the transc
107. xit n gus AFU sper ae et Individual 6 SE LIO 7 m REG 1 B 9 8 2 Transmitting a Position Request Another Vessel Pre Programmable Request 1 2 Page 54 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 GX3000E receives the position from the polled vessel it is shown on the radio display and also transferred to the GPS Chart plotter If the GX3000E does not receive a reply the display will be as shown in the illustration on the right To send again press the ENT key INTL psc e Indivicual Grour All Shir LU POS Resuest 11 l INTL psc amp eel DU i All Shir me SPOS Resuest 111 INTL psc D we CO STANDARD 1121 INTL psc D Send P P 05 Peet L Li Sw STANDARD HORIZON NT ICLEI INTL MERTER P P2 Ern Mu ue Exit POLRI 111 GX3000E If the GX3000E does not receive position data from the polled vessel the LCD will show NO POSITION DATA Manual Request You may enter an MM

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