QUEST GX1255S 25 Watt VHF/FM Marine Transceiver Owner's Manual l RTCM SC-101 DSC Distress call with your exact posi- tion when connected to a GPS l Compact and Simple Operation l 3 year waterproof warranty l Backlit Keypad and LCD displays latitude/longitude when connected to a GPS l Channel Name, GPS Time or GPS Position Repeating shown on the display NOAA Weather Alert One-button access to Channel 16 and 9 Access to all US, Canadian and International Channels Versatile User-programmable Scan, Priority Scan and Dual Watch l Microphone with Channel Slection. l l l l GX1255S TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY/WARNING INFORMATION ........................................................... 2 FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ....................................................... 3 STATION LICENSE .................................................................................................................................. 3 RADIO CALL SIGN ................................................................................................................................. 3 CANADIAN SHIP STATION LICENSING ............................................................................................. 3 FCC NOTICE ................................................................................................. 4 1 GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................... 5 1.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 FCC/INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION .................................................................................. 5 2 ACCESSORIES ....................................................................................... 6 2.1 PACKING LIST ................................................................................................................................. 6 2.2 OPTIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 6 3 INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 7 3.1 LOCATION ......................................................................................................................................... 7 3.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ....................................................................................................... 7 3.3 ACCESSORY CABLE ...................................................................................................................... 8 3.4 OPTIONAL CMB16 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION ................................................................. 9 4 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .......................................................... 10 4.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................. 10 5 BASIC OPERATION .............................................................................. 15 5.1 RECEPTION ................................................................................................................................... 15 5.2 TRANSMISSION ............................................................................................................................. 15 5.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ......................................................................................... 15 5.4 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ........................................................................................... 16 5.5 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE ......................................................................... 16 5.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ................................................................................................... 16 5.7 NOAA WEATHER ALERT ............................................................................................................ 17 5.8 MEMORY SCANNING (M-SCAN) ................................................................................................ 18 5.9 PRIORITY SCANNING (P-SCAN) ................................................................................................ 18 5.10 POSITION INDICATION ............................................................................................................. 19 5.11 TIME INDICATION ....................................................................................................................... 19 5.12 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER'S MICROPROCESSOR ................................................. 19 6 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING .......................................................... 20 6.1 GENERAL ....................................................................................................................................... 20 6.1.1 Digital Selective Calling (DSC) ................................................................................................. 20 6.1.2 Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) ................................................................................ 20 6.2 SENDING A DISTRESS CALL ................................................................................................... 21 6.3 SENDING AN INDIVIDUAL CALL .............................................................................................. 22 6.4 SENDING AN ALL SHIPS CALL ............................................................................................... 23 6.5 RECEIVING DSC CALLS ............................................................................................................ 24 6.5.1 Receiving a distress call .......................................................................................................... 24 6.5.2 Receiving a distress relay call ................................................................................................ 24 6.5.3 Receiving an all ships call ....................................................................................................... 25 6.5.4 Receiving a geographical area call ........................................................................................ 25 6.5.5 Receiving an individual call ...................................................................................................... 26 6.5.6 Receiving a position request ................................................................................................... 27 GX1255S TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 DSC / RADIO SETUP MODE ............................................................... 28 7.1 LAMP ADJUSTING ........................................................................................................................ 28 7.2 LCD CONTRAST ADJUSTING .................................................................................................... 28 7.3 KEY BEEP (ON OR OFF) ............................................................................................................. 29 7.4 WEATHER ALERT (ON OR OFF) ................................................................................................ 29 7.5 CHANNEL NAME CHANGE ........................................................................................................ 30 7.6 TIME OFFSET ............................................................................................................................... 31 7.7 INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORY SETUP (DSC) ................................................................................. 32 7.8 INDIVIDUAL REPLY ...................................................................................................................... 33 7.9 INDIVIDUAL ACK .......................................................................................................................... 33 7.10 INDIVIDUAL RING ...................................................................................................................... 34 7.11 POSITION REQUEST REPLY ................................................................................................... 34 7.12 DSC SCANNING ......................................................................................................................... 35 7.13 USER MMSI INPUT .................................................................................................................... 36 8 OPERATING PRACTICES .................................................................... 37 8.1 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ............................................................................................. 37 8.2 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ................................................................ 37 8.3 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS ................................................................................................... 38 8.4 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 .............................................................................. 39 8.5 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS ............................................................................................. 39 8.6 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING .......................................................................................... 39 8.7 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC) ...................................................................................... 40 8.7.1 USCG DSC Watch .................................................................................................................... 40 8.8 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) ................................................................... 40 8.8.1 What is a MMSI? ...................................................................................................................... 40 8.9 USING DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING FEATURES .............................................................. 40 8.9.1 Distress Call ................................................................................................................................ 40 8.9.2 Individual Call ............................................................................................................................. 40 8.9.3 Urgency Call ............................................................................................................................... 40 8.9.4 Safety Call ................................................................................................................................... 41 8.10 ADDITIONAL DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING INFORMATION ........................................... 41 8.11 ABOUT VHF RADIO ................................................................................................................... 41 8.12 SELECTING AN ANTENNA ........................................................................................................ 41 8.13 COAXIAL CABLE ........................................................................................................................ 42 9 MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................... 43 9.1 REPLACEMENT PARTS ............................................................................................................... 43 9.2 FACTORY SERVICE ..................................................................................................................... 44 9.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART .................................................................................................... 45 9.4 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUTPUT ..................................................................... 46 10 CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS .................................................................. 47 11 WARRANTY ........................................................................................... 51 12 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................. 55 GX1255S Page 1 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. For roof top installation, the antenna must be placed in the center of the roof. ON-LINE WARRANTY REGISTRATION Please visit www.standardhorizon.com to register the QUEST 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 QUEST, you can visit the STANDARD HORIZON Web site to send an E-Mail or contact the Product Sup ...