QUEST-X GX1500S 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 Capable of connecting up to one second station microphone 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 GX1500S Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 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) ....................................................................... 24 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 ............................................................................... 27 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 NAVIGATION INDICATION ................................................................................... 30 10.14 INTERCOM OPERATION ...................................................................................... 31 10.14.1 Communication ................................................................................................ 31 10.14.2 Calling ............................................................................................................... 31 11 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING .......................................................................................... 32 11.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................... 32 11.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) ..................................................... 33 11.2.1 What is an MMSI? ............................................................................................... 33 11.2.2 Programming the MMSI .................................................................................... 33 11.3 DSC DISTRESS CALL .............................................................................................. 34 11.3.1 Tansmitting a DSC Distress Call ...................................................................... 34 11.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call ....................................................................... 36 11.4 ALL SHIPS CALL ....................................................................................................... 36 11.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call ......................................................................... 37 11.4.2 Receiving an All Ships Call ............................................................................. 37 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Page 2 GX1500S TABLE OF CONTENTS 11.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL ...................................................................................................... 38 11.5.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory ......................................... 38 11.5.2 Setting up Individual Ringer ............................................................................. 39 11.5.3 Setting up Individual / Group Call Ringer ....................................................... 40 11.5.4 Transmitting an Individual Call ......................................................................... 41 11.5.5 Receiving an Individual Call ............................................................................. 43 11.5.6 Setting up the Call Waiting Function ............................................................. 43 11.6 GROUP CALL ............................................................................................................. 44 11.6.1 Setting up a Group Call ................................................................................... 44 11.6.2 Transmitting a Group Call ................................................................................ 45 11.6.3 Receiving a Group Call .................................................................................... 47 11.7 POSITION REQUEST ................................................................................................ 48 11.7.1 Setting up Position Reply ................................................................................. 48 11.7.2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel ..................................... 49 11.7.3 Receiving a Position Request .......................................................................... 51 11.8 POSITION SEND ........................................................................................................ 52 11.8.1 Setting up Position Send Ringer ..................................................................... 52 11.8.2 Transmitting a DSC Position Send Call ......................................................... 53 11.8.3 Receiving a DSC Position Send Call ............................................................. 54 11.9 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION (LAT/LON) ................................ 55 RADIO SETUP MODE .......................................................................................................... 56 12.1 LAMP ADJUSTING ..................................................................................................... 56 12.2 LCD CONTRAST ........................................................................................................ 56 12.3 TIME OFFSET ............................................................................................................ 57 12.4 TIME LOCATION ......................................................................................................... 58 12.5 TRUE MAGNETIC CHANGE (NAV display) .............................................................. 58 12.6 PRIORITY CHANNEL SET ........................................................................................ 59 12.7 SCAN TYPE ................................................................................................................ 59 12.8 SCAN RESUME TIME ............................................................................................... 60 12.9 KEY BEEP (ON/OFF) ................................................................................................ 60 12.10 WX ALERT ............................................................................................................... 61 12.11 CHANNEL NAME CHANGE ................................................................................... 62 12.12 NAMING THE RADIO OR RAM+ STATIONS ...................................................... 63 ENHANCED RAM+ MIC OPERTION ................................................................................... 64 13.1 RAM+ MIC CONTROLS ............................................................................................ 64 13.2 INTERCOM OPERTION ............................................................................................. 67 13.2.1 Communication ................................................................................................... 67 13.2.2 Calling .................................................................................................................. 67 13.3 DSC / RADIO SETUP MODE ..................................................................................... 68 VH-310 HANDSET OPERATION .......................................................................................... 70 14.1 VH-310 HANDSET CONTROLS ............................................................................... 70 14.2 INTERCOM OPERTION ............................................................................................. 74 14.2.1 Communication ................................................................................................... 74 14.2.2 Calling .................................................................................................................. 74 14.3 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION (LAT/LON) .............................. 75 14.4 DSC / RADIO SETUP MODE ..................................................................................... 76 14.4.1 Changing GPS Information to Vessel position or COG ..................................... 77 14.4.2 External Speaker AF Selection .......................................................................... 77 MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................... 78 15.1 REPLACEMENT PARTS ........................................ ...