Standard Horizon Marine Tranciever Quantum GX35000S Operating Instructions

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11.6.3 Receiving a Group Call
1. When a group call is received, the GX3500S will pro-
duce a ringing alarm sound.
2. The radio automatically switches to the requested
channel.
3. Press any key to stop the alarm.
4. Monitor the channel for the person calling the Group
for a message.
5. If you want to respond, monitor the channel to make sure it is clear, then
press the PTT on the mic and talk to the calling ship(s).
NOTE
After a Group call is received, the time the call was made and the...

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11.7  POSITION REQUEST
Advancements in DSC have made it possible to poll the location of another
vessel and show the position of that vessel on the display of the GX3500S.
Standard Horizon has taken this feature one step further, if any Standard Hori-
zon GPS is connected to the GX3500S, the polled position of the vessel is
shown on the display of the GPS chart plotter making it easy to navigate to the
location of the polled vessel. This is a great feature for anyone wanting to know
the...

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The GX3500S has the capability to turn off the Position Request ringer.
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 “DSC Beep” with the
CHANNEL selector knob.
4. Press the [
ENT]
 key.
5. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “POS
Request.”
6. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “Off.”
7. Press the [
ENT]
 key to store the selected setting.
8. To...

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NOTE
If the GX3500S does not receive position data from the polled vessel,
the LCD will show “NO POSITION DATA.”
Manual Request
You may enter an MMSI number manually to contact without the Setting up the
Individual / Position Call Directory.
1. Press the [
CALL(
MENU)]
 key. The “
DSC Operation”
menu will appear in the display.
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “
POS Re-
quest
.”
3. Press [
ENT]
 key to show the Position request direc-
tory. This directory uses the INDIVIDUAL...

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11.7.3 Receiving a Position Request
When a position request call is received from another vessel, a ringing alarm
will sound and POS REQUEST will be show in the LCD. Operation and trans-
ceiver function differs depending on “
POS Reply” in the “DSC Setup” menu
setting.
Automatically reply:
1. When a position request call is received, a calling alarm sounds 4 times.
Then requested position coordinates are transmit-
ted automatically to the vessel requesting your ves-
sels position.
2. To...

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11.8  POSITION SEND
The feature is similar to Position Request, however instead of requesting a
position of another vessel this function allows you to send your position to an-
other vessel. Your vessel must have an operating GPS receiver connected for
the GX3500S to send the position.
11.8.1 Setting up a Position Send Ringer
The GX3500S has the capability to turn off the Position Send ringer.
1. Press and hold down the [
CALL(
MENU)]
 key until
“Radio Setup” menu appears.
2. Turn the...

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11.8.2 Transmitting a DSC Position Send Call
Pre-Programmable Calling
1. Press the [
CALL(
MENU)]
 key. The “
DSC Operation”
menu will appear in the display.
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the “
POS
Send
.”
3. Press the [
ENT]
 key to select the Individual directory.
4. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select a name
in the directory, then press the [
ENT]
 key.
5. Press the [
ENT]
 key to send your position to the se-
lected vessel.
Manual Calling
You may enter an MMSI...

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11.8.3 Receiving a DSC Position Send Call
When another vessel transmits their vessels location to the GX3500S the fol-
lowing will happen:
1. A ringing sound will be produced when the call is received.
2. Press the [
16/9]
 key to stop ringing
3. The position from the vessel sending it's position will be shown on the dis-
play of the radio and also transferred to any Standard Horizon GPS Chart
plotter if connected. 

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11.9  MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION (
LAT/LON)
You may send the Latitude/Longitude of your vessel manually even if the
GX3500S is not connected the GPS receiver unit.
After the position is entered, transmitting a DSC Distress, Position Request, or
Position Send will contain the manually entered position.
1. Press and hold down the [
CALL(
MENU)]
 key until
“
Radio Setup” menu appears.
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “
DSC
Setup
” menu.
3. Press the [
ENT]
 key, then...

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12  RADIO SETUP
NOTE
The optional RAM+ MIC CMP25 can also change the RADIO SETUP
menu. Refer to page 74 for details.
12.1   LCD CONTRAST
This selection sets up the display for best viewabilty for the varying mounting
locations (overhead or below).
1. Press and hold down the [
CALL(
MENU)]
 key until
“
Radio Setup” menu appears.
2. Press the [
ENT]
 key, then select “
Contrast” in the
“
Radio Setup” menu with the CHANNEL selector
knob.
3. Press the [
ENT]
 key.
4. Turn the CHANNEL selector...