GX3000SPage 2
T ABLE OF CONTENTS
1 GENERAL INFORMA TION ............................................................................................................ 4
2 P ACKING LIST ............................................................................................................................... 4
3 OPTIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 4
4 SAFETY / W ARNING INFORMA TION ............................................................................................ 5
5 FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMA TION .......................................................................................... 6
6 FCC NOTICE .................................................................................................................... .............. 7
7 GETTING ST ARTED ...................................................................................................................... 8
7.1 ABOUT VHF RADIO ........................................................................................................... 8
7.2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA ................................................................................................ 8
7.3 COAXIAL CABLE ................................................................................................................. 9
8 INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................1 0
8.1 LOCA TION .......................................................................................................................... 10
8.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS .......................................................................................... 10
8.3 ACCESSORY CABLE ........................................................................................................ 1 1
8.4 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS ................................................................................... 12
8.5 CHANGING THE GPS TIME ............................................................................................ 12
8.6 CHANGING THE TIME LOCA TION ................................................................................. 13
8.7 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC ................................................................ 13
8.8 RECEIVER AUDIO TONE CONTROL ............................................................................. 14
8.9 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INST ALLA TION ................................................... 15
8.10 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM+ SECOND ST A TION MIC
AND/OR VH-310 HANDSET INST ALLA TION .................................................................... 16
9 CONTROLS AND INDICA TORS .................................................................................................. 18
10 BASIC OPERA TION ..................................................................................................................... 24
10.1 RECEPTION ....................................................................................................................... 24
10.2 TRANSMISSION ................................................................................................................. 24
10.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ............................................................................... 2 4
10.4 SIMPLEX / DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ............................................................................... 25
10.5 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE ............................................................... 25
10.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ......................................................................................... 25
10.6.1 NOAA Weather Alert ................................................................................................ 25
10.6.2 NOAA Weather Alert T esting ................................................................................... 26
10.7 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ................................................................................... 26
10.8 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ....................................................... 27
10.9 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS ......................................................................................... 27
10.10 OPERA TING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 .................................................................. 28
10.1 1 DUAL W A TCH (TO PRIORITY CHANNEL) ..................................................................... 28
10.12 SCANNING ...................................................................................................................... 29
10.12.1 Selecting the Scan Mode .......................................................................................... 29
10.12.2 Memory Scanning (M-SCAN) .................................................................................. 29
10.12.3 Priority Scanning (P-SCAN) ..................................................................................... 30
10.13 FOG / P A OPERA TION ................................................................................................... 31
10.13.1 Operating the P A HAIL mode ................................................................................... 31
10.13.2 Operating the FOG HORN mode ............................................................................. 31
10.14 NA VIGA TION INDICA TION ............................................................................................. 32
10.15 INTERCOM OPERATION ............................................................................................... 32
10.15.1 Communication ........................................................................................................ 33
10.15.2 Calling ...................................................................................................................... 33
10.16 VOICE SCRAMBLER ...................................................................................................... 34
1 1 DIGIT A L SELECTIVE CALLING .................................................................................................. 35
1 1.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................... ....... 35
1 1.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) ............................................................. 35
1 1.2.1 What is an MMSI? ..................................................................................................... 35
1 1.2.2 Programming the MMSI ........................................................................................... 36
1 1.3 DSC DISTRESS CALL ...................................................................................................... 37
1 1.3.1 T ansmitting a DSC Distress Call ............................................................................. 37
1 1.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call .............................................................................. 39
1 1.4 ALL SHIPS CALL .............................................................................................................. 39
1 1.4.1 T ransmitting an All Ships Call ................................................................................ 40
1 1.4.2 Receiving an All Ships Call .................................................................................... 40
1 1.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL ............................................................................................................. 41
1 1.5.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory ................................................. 41
1 1.5.2 Setting up Individual Ringer .................................................................................... 42
1 1.5.3 Setting up Individual / Group Call Ringer ............................................................... 43
1 1.5.4 T ransmitting an Individual Call ................................................................................ 44
1 1.5.5 Receiving an Individual Call .................................................................................... 46