QUANTUM Series GX3500S 25 Watt VHF/FM ITU Class D DSC Marine Transceiver Owner's Manual Oversized alphanumeric LCD, knobs and keys 30 W Loud Hailer with listen back and 4 fog horns, Bells & Whistles Direct keypad entry of a channel using the keypad Removable ClearVoice speaker microphone with 16/9 key and channel selection Display shows channel names, and repeats GPS information8 Capable of connecting 2 optional enhanced RAM+ second station remote microphone or VH-310 Handset 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 One-button access to Channel 16 and 9 8 with GPS attached GX3500S Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................... 4 PACKING LIST ....................................................................................................................... 4 OPTIONS ................................................................................................................................ 4 SAFETY / WARNING INFORMATION ................................................................................... 5 FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ................................................................................. 6 FCC NOTICE .......................................................................................................................... 7 GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................... 8 7.1 ABOUT VHF RADIO .................................................................................................... 8 7.2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA ......................................................................................... 8 7.3 COAXIAL CABLE .......................................................................................................... 9 8 INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................... 10 8.1 LOCATION ................................................................................................................... 10 8.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS .................................................................................. 10 8.3 ACCESSORY CABLE ................................................................................................. 11 8.4 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUTPUT ................................................... 12 8.5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS ........................................................................... 12 8.6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME .................................................................................... 13 8.7 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION ......................................................................... 14 8.8 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC ........................................................ 14 8.9 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION ........................................... 15 8.10 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM+ SECOND STATION MIC AND/OR VH-310 HANDSET INSTALLATION ............................................................ 16 9 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .......................................................................................... 18 10 BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................................................. 24 10.1 RECEPTION ................................................................................................................ 24 10.2 TRANSMISSION .......................................................................................................... 24 10.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ....................................................................... 25 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 Testing ........................................................................... 26 10.7 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ......................................................................... 26 10.8 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ............................................ 27 10.9 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS ............................................................................... 28 10.10 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 .......................................................... 28 10.11DUAL WATCH (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 PA / FOG OPERATION .......................................................................................... 30 10.13.1 Operating the PA HAIL Mode ....................................................................... 31 10.13.2 Operating the PA FOG HORN Mode ........................................................... 31 10.14 NAVIGATION INDICATION ................................................................................... 31 10.15 LCD DIMMER ......................................................................................................... 32 10.16 INTERCOM OPERATION ...................................................................................... 32 10.16.1 Communication ................................................................................................ 33 10.16.2 Calling ............................................................................................................... 33 10.17 VOICE SCRAMBLER ............................................................................................ 34 11 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING .......................................................................................... 36 11.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................... 36 11.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) ..................................................... 37 11.2.1 What is an MMSI? ............................................................................................... 37 11.2.2 Programming the MMSI .................................................................................... 37 11.3 DSC DISTRESS CALL .............................................................................................. 38 11.3.1 Tansmitting a DSC Distress Call ...................................................................... 38 11.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call ....................................................................... 40 11.4 ALL SHIPS CALL ....................................................................................................... 40 11.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call ......................................................................... 41 11.4.2 Receiving an All Ships Call ............................................................................. 41 Page 2 GX3500S TABLE OF CONTENTS 11.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL ...................................................................................................... 42 11.5.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory ......................................... 42 11.5.2 Setting up Individual Ringer ............................................................................. 43 11.5.3 Setting up Individual / Group Call Ringer ....................................................... 44 11.5.4 Transmitting an Individual Call ......................................................................... 45 11.5.5 Receiving an Individual Call ............................................................................. 47 11.5.6 Setting up the Call Waiting Function ............................................................. 47 11.6 GROUP CALL ............................................................................................................. 48 11.6.1 Setting up a Group Call ................................................................................... 48 11.6.2 Transmitting a Group Call ................................................................................ 49 11.6.3 Receiving a Group Call .................................................................................... 51 11.7 POSITION REQUEST ................................................................................................ 52 11.7.1 Setting up Position Reply ................................................................................. 52 11.7.2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel ..................................... 53 11.7.3 Receiving a Position Request .......................................................................... 55 11.8 POSITION SEND ........................................................................................................ 56 11.8.1 Setting up Position Send Ringer ..................................................................... 56 11.8.2 Transmitting a DSC Position Send Call ......................................................... 57 11.8.3 Receiving a DSC Position Send Call ............................................................. 57 11.9 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION (LAT/LON) ................................ 59 RADIO SETUP MODE .......................................................................................................... 60 12.1 LCD CONTRAST ........................................................................................................ 60 12.2 TIME OFFSET ............................................................................................................ 61 12.3 TIME LOCATION ......................................................................................................... 62 12.4 TRUE MAGNETIC CHANGE (NAV display) .............................................................. 62 12.5 PRIORITY CHANNEL SET ........................................................................................ 63 12.6 SCAN TYPE ................................................................................................................ 63 12.7 SCAN RESUME TIME ............................................................................................... 64 12.8 KEY BEEP (ON/OFF) ................................................................................................ 64 12.9 WX ALERT .................................................................................................................. 65 12.10 CHANNEL NAME CHANGE ................................................................................... 66 12.11 NAMING THE RADIO OR RAM+ STATIONS ...................................................... 67 12.12 FOG ALERT TONE FREQUENCY ........................................................................... 68 ENHANCED RAM+ MIC OPERTION ................................................................................... 69 13.1 RAM+ MIC CONTROLS ............................................................................................ 69 13.2 INTERCOM OPERTION ............................................................................................. 72 13.2.1 Communication ................................................................................................... 72 13.2.2 Calling .................................................................................................................. 72 13.3 PA / FOG OPERATION ................................................................................................ 73 13.3.1 Operating the PA / Hailer ..................................................................................... 73 13.3.2 Operating the FOG / HORN ................................................................................ 73 13.4 DSC / RADIO SETUP MODE ..................................................................................... 74 VH-310 HANDSET OPERATION .......................................................................................... 75 14.1 VH-310 HANDSET CONTROLS ................................... ...