QUANTUM GX2360S 25 Watt VHF/FM Marine Transceiver Owner's Manual Oversized alphanumeric LCD, knobs and keys Large 2.8 inch internal loudspeaker producing louder audio 30 W Loud Hailer with listen back and 4 fog horns, Bells & Whistles Removable ClearVoice speaker microphone with 16/9 key and channel selection Display shows channel names, and repeats GPS information8 Capable of connecting 2 optional enhanced RAM+ second station remote microphones DSC distress call automatically broadcasts lat/long and vessel ID8 DSC position request function and NMEA data input/output to connect to GPS Plotter8 Versatile user-programmable Scanning, Priority Scan and Dual Watch NOAA Weather channels and Alert One-button access to Channel 16 and 9 One-button access to user selectable preset channels Access to all US, Canadian and International channels 8 with GPS attached GX2360S Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY/WARNING INFORMATION ........................................................................... 4 FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ....................................................................... 5 FCC NOTICE ................................................................................................................. 6 GETTING STARTED ..................................................................................................... 7 ABOUT VHF RADIO .............................................................................................. 7 SELECTING AN ANTENNA .................................................................................. 7 COAXIAL CABLE ................................................................................................... 8 1 GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................... 9 1.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 9 2 PACKING LIST ...................................................................................................... 10 3 OPTIONS ............................................................................................................... 10 4 INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................... 11 4.1 LOCATION ..................................................................................................... 11 4.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS .................................................................... 11 4.3 ACCESSORY CABLE .................................................................................. 12 4.4 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUTPUT ..................................... 13 4.5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS ............................................................. 14 4.6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME ...................................................................... 14 4.7 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC ......................................... 15 4.8 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION ............................ 16 4.9 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM+ SECOND STATION MIC INSTALLATION ..... 17 5 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .......................................................................... 18 5.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS ............................................................ 18 6 BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................................. 23 6.1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS ........................................................... 23 6.2 RECEPTION .................................................................................................. 23 6.3 TRANSMISSION ........................................................................................... 23 6.4 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ......................................................... 24 6.5 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ........................................................... 24 6.6 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE ......................................... 24 6.7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ................................................................... 24 6.8 NOAA WEATHER ALERT ........................................................................... 24 6.9 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING ......................................................... 25 6.10 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ........................................................... 25 6.11 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) .............................. 26 6.12 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS ................................................................. 27 6.13 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 ............................................ 27 6.14 DUAL WATCH (TO CH16) ......................................................................... 27 6.15 MEMORY SCANNING (M-SCAN) ............................................................. 28 6.16 PRIORITY SCANNING (P-SCAN) ............................................................. 28 6.17 CHANNEL A/B PRESET CHANNELS ..................................................... 29 6.18 PA/FOG OPERATION ................................................................................ 30 6.19 KEYPAD LOCKING .................................................................................... 31 6.20 NAVIGATION INDICATION ........................................................................ 31 6.21 INTERCOM OPERATION .......................................................................... 32 6.22 VOICE SCRAMBLER ................................................................................. 34 6.23 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER'S MICROPROCESSOR .................. 34 Page 2 GX2360S TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING .......................................................................... 35 7.1 GENERAL ...................................................................................................... 35 7.2 USCG DSC WATCH .................................................................................... 35 7.2.1 Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) ............................................ 35 7.2.2 Programming the MMSI ....................................................................... 36 7.3 DSC SCAN ................................................................................................... 35 7.4 ADDITIONAL DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING INFORMATION .............. 37 7.5 DSC DISTRESS CALL ................................................................................ 37 7.5.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Call ...................................................... 37 7.5.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call .......................................................... 38 7.6 ALL SHIPS CALL ........................................................................................ 39 7.6.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call ............................................................ 39 7.6.2 Receiving an All Ships Call ................................................................ 40 7.7 INDIVIDUAL CALL ....................................................................................... 40 7.7.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory ............................ 40 7.7.2 Setting up Individual Reply ................................................................. 41 7.7.3 Setting up Individual Call Ringer ........................................................ 42 7.7.4 Transmitting an Individual Call ............................................................ 42 7.7.5 Receiving an Individual Call ................................................................ 43 7.7.6 Setting Up the Call Waiting Function ................................................ 43 7.8 ADVANCED DSC CALLS ............................................................................ 44 7.8.1 Group Call ............................................................................................... 44 7.8.1.1Setup a Group Call ........................................................................... 44 7.8.1.2Transmitting a Group Call ................................................................. 45 7.8.1.3Receiving a Group Call ..................................................................... 46 7.8.2 Position Request ................................................................................... 46 7.8.2.1Setting up Position Reply .................................................................. 47 7.8.2.2Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel ...................... 47 7.8.2.3Receiving a Position Request ........................................................... 48 7.8.3 Position Send ........................................................................................ 49 7.8.3.1Transmitting a DSC Position Send Call .......................................... 49 7.8.3.2Receiving a DSC Position Send Call ............................................. 49 RADIO SETUP MODE .......................................................................................... 50 8.1 LAMP ADJUSTING ....................................................................................... 50 8.2 LCD CONTRAST .......................................................................................... 50 8.3 TIME OFFSET .............................................................................................. 51 8.4 KEY BEEP (ON / OFF) ................................................................................. 52 8.5 WX ALERT (ON / OFF) ................................................................................ 52 8.6 VOICE SCRAMBLER ................................................................................... 53 8.7 CHANNEL NAMING ..................................................................................... 54 8.8 TRUE MAGNETIC CHANGE (NAV display) ............................................... 55 8.9 FOG ALERT TONE FREQUENCY ............................................................... 55 ENHANCED RAM+ MIC OPERTION ................................................................... 56 9.1 RAM+ MIC CONTROLS .............................................................................. 56 9.2 INTERCOM OPERTION ............................................................................... 59 9.2.1 Communication ....................................................................................... 59 9.2.2 Calling ..................................................................................................... 59 9.3 DSC / RADIO SETUP MODE ....................................................................... 60 MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................... 61 10.1 REPLACEMENT PARTS ............................................................................. 61 10.2 FACTORY SERVICE ................................................................................... 62 10.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ................................................................... 63 CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS .................................................................................. 64 WARRANTY .......................................................................................................... 70 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................. 73 8 9 10 11 12 13 GX2360S Page 3 SAFETY / WARNING INFORMATION This radio is restricted to occupational use, work related operations only where the radio operator must have the knowledge to control the exposure conditions of its passengers and bystanders by maintaining the minimum separation distance of 0.6 m (2 feet). Failure to observe these restrictions will result in exceeding the FCC RF exposure limits. Antenna Installation: The antenna must be located at least 0.6 m (2 feet) away from passengers in order to comply with the FCC RF exposure requirements. ON-LINE WARRANTY REGISTRATION Please visit www.standardhorizon.com to register the QUANTUM Marine VHF. It should be noted that visiting the Web site from time to time may be beneficial to you, as new products are released they will appear on the STANDARD HORIZON Web site. PRODUCT SUPPORT INQUIRIES If you have any questions or comments regarding the use of the QUANTUM, you can visit the STANDARD HORIZON Web site to send an EMail or contact the Product Support team at 800-767-2450 M-F 7:005:00PST. Page 4 GX2360S FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION Standard Horizon radios comply with the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) requirements that regulate the Maritime Radio Service. STATION LICENSE An FCC ship station license is no longer required for any vessel traveling in U.S. waters (except Hawaii) which is under 20 meters in length. However, any vessel required to carry a marine radio on an international voyage, carrying a HF single side band radiotelephone or marine satellite terminal is required to have a ship statio ...