Standard Horizon Marine Tranciever Quantum GX35000S Operating Instructions

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11.4.1  Transmitting an All Ships Call
1. Press the [
CALL(
MENU)]
 key. The “DSC Operation”
menu will appear.
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “All Ships.”
3. Press the [
ENT]
 key. (To cancel, turn the CHANNEL
selector knob to select “Exit.”)
4. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the call
(“Urgency” or “Safety”).
5. Press the [
ENT]
 key to transmit the selected type of
all ships DSC call.
6. After the ALL SHIPS CALL is transmitted, the trans-
ceiver will switch to...

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11.5  INDIVIDUAL CALL
This feature allows the GX3500S to contact another vessel with a DSC VHF
radio and automatically switch the receiving radio to a desired communications
channel. This feature is similar to calling a vessel on CH16 and requesting to
go to another channel (switching to the channel is private between the two
stations).
11.5.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory
The GX3500S has a DSC directory that allows you to store a vessel or person’s
name and the MMSI...

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10. Enter the MMSI number by the keypad. If a mistake
was made entering in the number, pressing the [
CLR]
key to delete the wrong character.
11. To store the data entered, press and hold the [
ENT]
key.
12. To enter another individual address, repeat steps 4 through 12.
13. To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the [
16/9]
 key.
NOTE
Selecting “Next” or “Exit” will automatically save the name and MMSI
number into memory.
11.5.2  Setting up Individual Reply
Allows...

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11.5.3  Setting up the Individual/Group Call Ringer
When a Individual Call or Group Call is received the radio will produce a ringing
tone for 3 minutes. This selection allows the Individual Call ringer time to be
changed.
1. Press and hold down the [
CALL(
MENU)]
 key until
“Radio Setup” menu appear.
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “DSC
Setup” menu.
3. Press the [
ENT]
 key, then select “INDIV Ring” with
the CHANNEL selector knob.
4. Press the [
ENT]
 key.
5. Turn the CHANNEL...

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11.5.4  Transmitting an Individual Call
This feature allows the user to contact another vessel with a DSC radio. This
feature is similar to calling a vessel on CH16 and requesting to go to another
channel.
Pre-Programmable Calling
1. Press the [
CALL(
MENU)]
 key. The “DSC Operation”
menu will appear.
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “Indi-
vidual.” (To cancel, select “Exit” with the CHANNEL
selector knob or press the [
16/9]
 key.)
3. Press the [
ENT]
 key. The transceiver...

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Manual Calling
You may enter an MMSI number manually to contact without the Setting up the
Individual Directory.
1. Press the [
CALL(
MENU)]
 key. The “DSC Operation”
menu will appear.
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “Indi-
vidual.” (To cancel, select “Exit” with the CHANNEL
selector knob or press the [
16/9]
 key.)
3. Press the [
ENT]
 key. The transceiver will beep, and
the “Individual directory” will appear.
4. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “
Manual,”
then press...

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11.5.5  Receiving an Individual Call
When receiving an individual call, an acknowledgment must be sent back to the
calling station. The GX3500S default setting is Automatic, but has a selection
that allows you to manually send a reply before the radio will switch to the re-
quested calling channel. This selection is useful if you want to see who is calling
and requesting you to switch to a channel for communications, similar to caller id
on a cellular phone.
1. When an individual call is...

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11.6  GROUP CALL
This feature allows the user to contact a group of specific vessels (example
members of a yacht club) using DSC radios with Group call function to auto-
matically switch to a desired channel for voice communications.
11.6.1 Setting up a Group Call
For this function to operate the same Group MMSI must be programmed into
all the DSC VHF radios within the group of vessels that will be using this fea-
ture. The group MMSI is a 9 digit (first digit permanently set to “0”) that...

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number entry.
10. Enter the MMSI number by the keypad. If a mistake
was made entering in the number, press the [
CLR]
key to delete the wrong character.
11. To enter the desired number and move one space to
the right press the [
ENT]
 key. Repeat procedure until all nine spaces of
MMSI number are entered.
12. If a mistake was made entering in the name or the MMSI number repeat
pressing the [
ENT]
 key until the wrong character is selected, then move the
CHANNEL selector knob to correct...

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Manual Calling
You may enter an MMSI number manually to contact without the Setting up the
Group call number.
1. Press the [
CALL(
MENU)]
 key. The “
DSC Operation”
menu will appear.
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “
Group.”
(To cancel, select “
Exit” with the CHANNEL selector
knob or press [
16/9]
 key.)
3. Press the [
ENT]
 key. The transceiver will beep, and
the “
Group Directory” will appear.
4. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “
Manual,”
then press the [
ENT]...