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 .........................................................................................................................................
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3.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS .......................................................................................................
7
3.3 ACCESSORY CABLE ......................................................................................................................
8
3.4 OPTIONAL CMB16 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION .................................................................
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4 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .......................................................... 10
4.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS .............................................................................................
10
5 BASIC OPERATION..............................................................................15
5.1 RECEPTION ...................................................................................................................................
15
5.2 TRANSMISSION.............................................................................................................................
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5.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) .........................................................................................
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5.4 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ...........................................................................................
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5.5 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE .........................................................................
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5.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ...................................................................................................
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5.7 NOAA WEATHER ALERT ............................................................................................................
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5.8 MEMORY SCANNING (M-SCAN) ................................................................................................
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5.9 PRIORITY SCANNING (P-SCAN) ................................................................................................
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5.10 POSITION INDICATION .............................................................................................................
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5.11 TIME INDICATION .......................................................................................................................
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5.12 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER’S MICROPROCESSOR .................................................
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6 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING ..........................................................20
6.1 GENERAL .......................................................................................................................................
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6.1.1 Digital Selective Calling (DSC) .................................................................................................
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6.1.2 Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) ................................................................................
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6.2 SENDING A DISTRESS CALL ...................................................................................................
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6.3 SENDING AN INDIVIDUAL CALL ..............................................................................................
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6.4 SENDING AN ALL SHIPS CALL ...............................................................................................
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6.5 RECEIVING DSC CALLS ............................................................................................................
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6.5.1 Receiving a distress call ..........................................................................................................
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6.5.2 Receiving a distress relay call ................................................................................................
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6.5.3 Receiving an all ships call .......................................................................................................
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6.5.4 Receiving a geographical area call ........................................................................................
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6.5.5 Receiving an individual call ......................................................................................................
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6.5.6 Receiving a position request ...................................................................................................
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