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 CH16.
7. Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy, then
key the microphone and say PAN PAN PAN or
“Securite, Securite, Securite” depending on the pri-
ority of the call. Say your call sign and announce the
channel you wish to switch to for communications.
11.4.2 Receiving an All Ships Call
1. When an all ships call is received, an emergency
alarm sounds.
The radio will automatically change to channel 16.
2. Press any key to stop the alarm.
3. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to see the MMSI
of the vessel transmitting the All Ships Call.
4. Monitor channel 16 or traffic channel until the UR-
GENCY voice communication is completed. 
						

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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 number associated with vessels you wish to transmit Indi-
vidual calls, Position Requests and Position Send transmissions.
To transmit an Individual call you must program this directory with information
of the persons you wish to call, similar to a cellular phones telephone directory.
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 select “INDIV DIR” with the
CHANNEL selector knob.
4. Press the [
ENT]
 key, then select “Add” with the CHAN-
NEL selector knob.
5. Press the [
ENT]
 key.
6. Press the one of the Keypad keys to enter the first
letter of the name of the vessel or person you want to
reference in the directory.
Example: Press the [
2(
MEM)]
 key repeatedly to toggle
among the seven available characters associated
with that key: 
2 
 A 
 B 
 C 
 a 
 b 
 c.
If a mistake was made entering in the name, press-
ing the [
CLR]
 key to delete the wrong character.
7. Press the [
ENT]
 key to store the first letter in the name
and step to the next letter to the right.
8. Repeat step 6 and 7 until the name is complete. The
name can consist of up to eleven characters, if you
do not use all eleven characters press the [
ENT]
 key to move to the next
space. This method can also be used to enter a blank space in the name.
To clear the previous letter, press the [
CLR]
 key.
9. After the eleventh letter or space has been entered, press the [
ENT]
 key to
advance to the MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity Number) number
entry. 
						

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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 setting up the radio to automatically (default setting) or manually re-
spond to a DSC Individual call requesting you to switch to a working channel for
voice communications. When Manual is selected the MMSI of the calling ves-
sel is shown allowing you to see who is calling. This function is similar to caller
id on a cellular phone.
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 select “
INDIV Reply” with
the CHANNEL selector knob.
4. Press the [
ENT]
key.
5. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “
Auto”
or “
Manual.”
6. Press the [
ENT]
 key to store the selected setting.
7. To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode
press the [
16/9]
 key. 
						

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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 selector knob to select ringing
time of a Individual Call.
6. Press the [
ENT]
 key to store the selected setting.
7. To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode
press the [
16/9]
 key.
The GX3500S has the capability to turn off the Individual call 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 “Individual”
if you wish to disable the Individual Call ringer, or
“Group” if you wish to disable the Group Call ringer
and press the [
ENT]
 key.
6. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “Off.”
7. Press the [
ENT]
 key to store the selected setting.
8. To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode
press the [
16/9]
 key.
If you wish to return to enabling the ringer tone, just re-
peat the above procedure, turning the CHANNEL selec-
tor knob to select “On” in step “6” above. 
						

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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 will beep, and
the “Individual directory” will appear.
4. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the “Indi-
vidual” you want to contact.
5. Press the [
ENT]
 key, then turn the CHANNEL selec-
tor knob to select the operating channel you want to
communicate on and press the [
ENT]
 key.
6. Press the [
ENT]
 key again to transmit the individual
DSC signal.
7. After INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted, the trans-
ceiver will wait 8 seconds for the acknowledgment. If
the reply signal is not received, the transceiver will
transmit again.
8. After the second INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted, if the reply signal is not
received, the display will be as shown in the illustra-
tion on the right. To send the call again, press the
[
ENT]
 key.
9. When an individual call acknowledgment is received,
the established channel is automatically changed to
the channel which is selected on step 5 above and a
ringing tone sounds.
10. Press any 
key to listen to the channel to make sure it
is not busy, then key the microphone and call the
other vessel you desire to communicate with. 
						

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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 the [
ENT]
 key.
5. Enter the MMSI number (nine digits) which you want
to contact by the keypad, then press the [
ENT]
 key.
6. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “
Manual,”
then press the [
ENT]
 key.
7. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the oper-
ating channel which you want to use for communica-
tion, then press the [
ENT]
 key.
8. Press the [
ENT]
 key again to transmit the individual
DSC signal.
9. After INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted, the trans-
ceiver will wait 8 seconds for the acknowledgment. If
the reply signal is not received, the transceiver will
transmit again.
10. After the second INDIVIDUAL CALL is transmitted, if
the reply signal is not received, the display will be as
shown in the illustration on the right. To send the call
again, press the [
ENT]
 key or to exit the mode, press
the [
CLR]
 key.
11. When an individual call acknowledgment is received,
the established channel is automatically changed to
the channel which is selected on step 5 above and a
ringing tone sounds.
9. Press any 
key to listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy, then key
the microphone and call the other vessel you desire to communicate with. 
						

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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 received, an individual call ringing alarm sounds.
The radio automatically switches to the requested
channel.
2. Press any key to stop the alarm.
3. Press the PTT on the mic and talk to the calling ship.
11.5.6  Setting Up the Call Waiting Function
Allows the GX3500S to be setup to reply (ABLE) or set the radio so it transmits
a call that advises the calling vessel the person is UNABLE to reply to the call at
this time. This function is similar to an answering machine. When set up in
UNABLE and a individual call is received the Individual call from the other ves-
sel is logged in the CALL WAITING directory for you to review and call back at
a later time.
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 select “
INDIV ACK” with
the CHANNEL selector knob.
4. Press the [
ENT]
 key.
5. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “
Able” or
“
Unable.”
6. Press the [
ENT]
 key to store the selected setting.
7. To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode
press the [
16/9]
 key. 
						

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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 will allow
other radios to call your vessel along with others to automatically switch to a
working channel for voice communications. This function is very useful for yacht
clubs and vessels traveling together that want to collectively make announce-
ments on a predetermined channel.
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 select “
Group DIR” with
the CHANNEL selector knob.
4. Press the [
ENT]
 key, then select “
Add” with the
CHANNEL selector knob.
5. Press the [
CALL(
MENU)]
 key.
6. Press the one of the Keypad keys to enter the first
letter of the name of the group you want to reference
in the directory.
Example: Press the [
2(
MEM)]
 key repeatedly to toggle
among the seven available characters associated
with that key: 
2 
 A 
 B 
 C 
 a 
 b 
 c.
If a mistake was made entering in the name, press-
ing the [
CLR]
 key to delete the wrong character.
7. Press the [
ENT]
 key to enter the desired letter and
move the cursor one space to the right.
8. Repeat step 6 and 7 until the name is complete. The name can consist of
up to eleven characters, if you do not use all eleven
characters press the [
ENT]
 key to move to the next
space. This method can also be used to enter a blank
space in the name. To clear the previous letter, press
the [
CLR]
 key.
9. After the eleventh letter or space has been entered, press the [
ENT]
 key to
advance to the GROUP MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity Number) 
						

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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 the entry.
13. To store the data entered, press and hold the [
ENT]
 key.
14. To enter another individual address, repeat steps 4 through 13.
15. To exit this menu and return to radio operation mode press the [
16/9]
 key.
11.6.2 Transmitting a Group Call
Pre-Programmable Calling
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 the
“
Group” you want to contact.
5. Press the [
ENT]
 key, then turn the CHANNEL selec-
tor knob to select the operating channel you want to
communicate on and press the [
ENT]
 key.
6. Press the [
ENT]
 key again to transmit the Group Call
signal.
7. After the GROUP CALL is transmitted, all the radios
in the group will switch to the designated channel.
8. Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy, then
key the microphone and call the other vessels you
desire to communicate with. 
						

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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]
 key.
5. Enter the MMSI number (eight digits) which you want
to contact by the keypad, then press the [
ENT]
 key.
6. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “
Manual,”
then press the [
ENT]
 key.
7. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the oper-
ating channel which you want to communicate on,
then press the [
ENT]
 key.
8. Press the [
ENT]
 key again to transmit the Group Call
signal.
9. After the GROUP CALL is transmitted, all the radios
in the group will switch to the designated channel.
10. Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy, then
key the microphone and call the other vessels you
desire to communicate with.