GME GX600A User manual

Brand: GME

Model: GX600A

Type: User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

VHF MARINE RADIO

GX600A

SAFETY INFORMATION

The GX600A is a radio transmitting device.

 •Whentransmitting,keepanypartofyour

headorbodymorethan20cmfrom

theantenna.

 •Donottransmitnearelectricalblasting

equipmentorinexplosiveatmospheres.

 •Donotallowchildrentooperatearadio

transmitterunsupervised.

OPERATOR QUALIFICATIONS

AnypersoninAustraliaoperatingaVHFmarineradio

shouldpossesatleastaMarineRadioOperatorsVHF

CertificateofProficiency(MROVCP).Alternatively,operators

mayobtainaMarineRadioOperatorsCertificateof

Proficiency(MROCP),whichcoverstheoperationofboth

VHFandMF/HFequipment.

ManyTAFEsandmarineorganisationsoffercoursesleading

toexaminationfortheMROVCPandMROCPalthough

suchcoursesarenotcompulsory.Personswishingtoobtain

theMROVCPorMROCPshouldfirstpurchaseacopyof

theMaritimeRadioOperatorHandbookwhichisessential

readingforeveryboatownerinAustralia.

TheAustralianMaritimeCollege(AMC)providesthe

marineexaminationandcertificateserviceonbehalfofthe

AustralianCommunicationsandMediaAuthority(ACMA).

TheAMCcanprovidethedetailsoforganisationsand

individualsofferingcoursesandorconductingexams.

Forfurtherinformationvisit:www.amc.edu.au

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations.Youhavejustpurchasedoneofthemost

technicallyadvancedVHFmarineradiosintheworld.

TheGMEGX600AisaVHFFMradiodesignedtooperatein

the156–163MHzmarineband.TheGX600Ahasanumber

ofenhancedfeaturesincludingfullyuserprogrammable

ChannelScanning,DualWatchandTripleWatchfunctions

andtwoprogrammable‘Instant’channelmemories.

WithitscompactsizeandIP67designitcaneasilybe

installedintoalmostanypanelmountinglocationinyour

flybridgeorcabin.

TheGX600AistotallydesignedatourSydneyfacility

usingprecisionrobotsandthelatestmanufacturing

techniquesensuringaconsistentlyhighqualityresulting

inacommunicationssystemofextremereliabilityand

performance.

SAFETYINFORMATION......................................................2

OPERATORQUALIFICATIONS.............................................2

INTRODUCTION

................................................................2

FEATURES

.........................................................................3

RANGE

.............................................................................3

MICROPHONE

...................................................................3

CONTROLS

........................................................................3

OPERATION

......................................................................4

 Volumeon/off............................................................4

 Transmitting

...............................................................4

Display.......................................................................4

 ChannelSelection......................................................4

 AdjustingtheSquelch................................................4

 Channel16Selection.................................................5

 SelectingChannelSets...............................................5

 DisplayBacklighting...................................................5

 High/LowPowerSelection..........................................5

 WorkingChannelMemories.......................................5

 DualWatchKey..........................................................6

 DualWatchFeatures..................................................6

 TripleWatchKey.........................................................6

 TripleWatchFeatures.................................................6

 Scanning

....................................................................7

 ScanningFeatures......................................................7

INSTALLATION

..................................................................8

 SelectingaLocation...................................................8

 InstallingtheUnit......................................................8

 DCConnections.........................................................9

 NoiseSuppression......................................................9

 GX600AWiring..........................................................9

SPECIFICATIONS

.............................................................10

SCCONTRACTWARRANTYAGAINSTDEFECTS................11

BRANCHADDRESSES......................................................12

PLEASEREADTHISMANUALTHOROUGHLY

TOENSUREYOUGETTHEBESTFROMTHE

GX600A’SFEATURES.

CONTENTS

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GX600A INSTRUCTIONMANUAL PAGE3

FEATURES

 •CompactIP67Design

 •SelectableInternational,USA,andCanadian

ChannelSets

 •SelectableUSAWeatherChannels

 •DualWatchandTripleWatchwithProgrammable

PriorityChannel

 •10PrivateChannelsavailable

 •ProgrammableChannelScanning

 •SelectablePower25/1watt

 •TwoWorkingChannelMemories

 •AdjustableDigitalSquelch

RANGE

TherangeofVHFtransmissionsdependonantennaheight,

transmitterpowerandtheterrainoverwhichthesignals

pass.Shiptoshipcommunicationsshouldbepossible

overatleast8nauticalmilesanduptoabout27nautical

miles.Shiptoshorerangeswilloftenbegreaterduetothe

increasedheightoftheshoreantennaandcommunications

of25to50nauticalmilesarepossible.

MICROPHONE

CONTROLS

Channel Channel LCD Volume

 Down Up Display

Scan

Microphone

Speaker

PushtoTalk

Downkey

Upkey

Squelch

CH16Key

Channel ChannelA ChannelB Lamp/ DualWatch/ Squelch

 16 Memory Memory Power TripleWatch

OPERATION

VOLUME ON/OFF

RotatetheVolumecontrolclockwisepastthe‘click’to

turntheGX600AON.Whilereceivingasignal,continueto

rotateclockwisetoincreasethesoundinthespeaker.

Rotatethecontrolfullycounterclockwisepastthe‘click’to

turntheGX600AOFFagain.

NOTE: Atminimumvolumesettingthereisstillsufcient

volumetobeheardinaquietcabinenvironment.

TRANSMITTING

Totransmit,pressthePushtoTalk(PTT)switchon

themicrophone.Holdthemicrophoneabout5–8cm

fromyourfaceandspeakatanormalvoicelevel.The

microphoneisquitesensitivesoitisnotnecessaryto

raiseyourvoiceorshout.ReleasethePTTwhenyou

havefinishedtalking.

Transmissiontimeiscontrolledbyatime-outtimer.Ifthe

PTTisheldformorethan90seconds,alowbeepwill

beheardandthetransmitterwillbedisabledtoprevent

accidentaljammingofthechannelfrequency.Toresetthe

timersimplyreleasethePTT.

NOTE:

ThetransmitterisdisabledonCH70.IfthePTTis

pressedalowbeepwillbeheardandthePTTwill

beignored.

DISPLAY

CHANNEL SELECTION

Standard Marine Channels

Brieflypressthe keytostepupwardsonechannelorthe

keytostepdownwardsonechannel.Ahighbeepwillbe

heardateachpress.

The and keysarealsoduplicatedonthefrontof

themicrophone.

Pressandholdthe or keyfor1.5secondstoscroll

quicklyupwardsordownwardsthroughthechannelsata

rateof10channelspersecond.Whenthekeyisreleased

channelscrollingstops.

Weather Channels

TheUSweatherchannelsareavailableonlywhentheUSA

ChannelSethasbeenselected.Whenavailable,weather

channelsarenumbered01–10andareinsertedintothe

normalchannelsequencebelowmarinechannel01.They

areselectedintheusualwayusing or keys.Weather

channelsareidentifiedbytheWXicononthedisplay.

Private Channels

PrivatechannelscanbeprogrammedintotheGX600A

fororganisationsthathavebeenofficiallyallocated

specialfrequencies.Privatechannelsareprogrammedon

applicationbyyournearestGMEbranchoffice.Allrequests

forPrivatechannelprogrammingmustbesupportedby

ACMAdocumentation.

IfPrivatechannelshavebeeninstalledtheywillappearas

P0–P9aboveCH88.

ADJUSTING THE SQUELCH

ToopentheSquelch,brieflypressthe

SQL

key.Alowbeep

willbeheardandtheSquelchwillopen.Brieflypressthe

SQL

keyagaintoclosetheSquelch.Ahighbeepwillbe

heardandtheSquelchwillberestoredtoitspresetlevel.

Setting the Squelch Preset Level

ThepresetSquelchlevelcanbeadjustedtosuitlocal

conditions.Ifyouareinanelectricallynoisylocationor

unwantedweaksignalskeepopeningtheSquelch,youcan

adjusttheSquelchsettingsothattheGX600Aremains

quiet.NotethatincreasingthepresetSquelchlevelwill

meanthatstrongersignalswillberequiredtoovercome

theSquelchandmayresultinmissedcallsfromweaker

signals.Thebestsettingistheminimumonerequiredto

keepthereceiverquiet.

Channel Transmit Busy Channel Scan Weather 

 Set   Number Memory

Triple Scan Dual ChannelSuffix Low

Watch Watch e.g.CH87A Power

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ToentertheSquelchsettingmode,pressandholdthe

SQL

keyfor1.5secondsuntilahighbeepisheard.Thepresent

Squelchsettingwillbedisplayedindigitsfrom-0to-9with

-0beingunmutedand-9beingmaximumSquelch.While

inthismode,brieflypressthe or keystoincreaseor

decreasetheSquelchlevelrespectivelyasrequired.Press

the

SQL

keyagaintoexittheSquelchsettingmodeorwait

5secondsanditwillexitautomatically.Alowbeepwill

beheard.

CHANNEL 16 SELECTION

Brieflypressthe

keytoswitchstraighttoChannel16.

Allpreviouscontrolsettings(suchasscanningorlow

transmitterpower)willbecancelledandtheradiowillbe

restoredtonormaloperationwithhightransmit

powerselected.Pressthe

keyagaintoreturntothe

selectedchannel.

The

keyisalsoduplicatedonthefrontofthe

microphone.

SELECTING CHANNEL SETS

TheGX600AisprogrammedwiththreeChannelSets–

International,USAandCanada.TheseChannelSetssupport

variouschannelandfrequencyallocationsforotherpartsof

theworld.OnceyouhaveselectedtherequiredChannelSet

foryourlocation,youshouldnotneedtochangeitagain

unlessyouhavemovedtoanothercountry.

WhenusingtheGX600AinAustralia,the

International

ChannelSetshouldbeselected.

To change the Channel Set

• SwitchtheGX600AOFF

• Pressandholdthe

keywhileturningtheGX600A

ONagain.

• Channel16willbeselectedandthepresentlyselected

ChannelSetwillflashonthedisplayas

INT’L

,

USA

or

CAN

• Brieflypressthe

keytocyclethroughtheChannelSet

selectionsinthefollowingorder:

TheselectedChannelSetbecomesactiveimmediately.

• OncetherequiredChannelSetisselected,return

tonormaloperationbyeitherholdingthe

keyor

switchingtheGX600AOFFmomentarilyorwaiting20

secondsfortheChannelSetmodetotime

outautomatically.

NOTE: WhentheUSAChannelSetisselected,weather

channelsareaccessiblebelowChannel01.

DISPLAY BACKLIGHTING

TheLCDdisplayisbacklitforeasyviewingatnight.

Brightness Adjustment

TosetthebrightnessoftheLCDbacklighting,brieflypress

the

LAMP

key.Eachpresswillcyclethefollowinglamp

illuminationsettings.

HIGH/LOW POWER SELECTION

ToswitchbetweenHighandLowtransmitpower,pressand

holdthe

25/1W

key.AhighbeepindicatesHighpower

(25watts)isselectedwhilealowbeepindicatesLow

power(1watt)isselected.Whenlowpowerisselected‘LO’

isdisplayed.

NOTE: SelectingChannel16automaticallyresetsthe

transmittertohighpower.

WORKING CHANNEL MEMORIES

TheGX600Ahastwodedicated‘workingchannel’

memoriescalledChannelAandChannelB.Theseallowyou

tostoreandrecalltwooften-usedworkingchannels.These

memoriesareaccessedusingkeyslabeled

CHAN A

and

CHAN B

.ChannelAisalsousedasthePriorityChannel

fortheTripleWatchfunction(seefeaturedescriptionlater

inthismanual).Thesechannelmemoriesalsoallowfaster

channelswitchingacrossthebandthanwouldnormallybe

possibleusingthe or keys.E.gfromCH16toCH67.

Channel A

TostoreafrequencyinChannelA,selecttherequired

channelusingthe or keys,thenpressandholdthe

CHAN A

keyfor1.5seconds.Thechannelnumberwillflash

thenahighbeepwillbeheardasthechannelisstored.

Channel B

TostoreafrequencyinChannelB,selecttherequired

channelusingthe or keys,thenpressandholdthe

CHAN B

keyfor1.5seconds.Thechannelnumberwillflash

thenahighbeepwillbeheardasthechannelisstored.

To Recall Channel A or B

Brieflypressthe

CHAN A

or

CHAN B

keytoswitch

immediatelytothechannelstoredinthatmemory.Ifthe

radiowasscanningthescanwillbecancelled.

 Bright Dim Off

InternationalUSACanada

DUAL WATCH KEY (DW)

TheDualWatchfunctionisa2Channelscanfeaturewhere

theGX600AswitchesbetweenChannel16andanyother

selectedchannel.Thisallowsyoutomonitoraworking

orclubchannelwhilestillbeingabletoreceiveimportant

broadcastsonChannel16.

TousetheDualWatchfunction,selectyourpreferred

workingchannel–eitherbyusingthe or keys–orby

selectingoneofthestored

CHAN A

or

CHAN B

memories

-thenbrieflypressthe

key.Ahighbeepwithbe

heardand‘DW’willappearonthedisplay.TheGX600A

willnowmonitortheselectedchannelANDChannel16

byalternatingequallybetweenthem.Onlytheworking

channelnumberisshownonthedisplaywhen

DualWatching.

TocancelDualWatching,brieflypressthe

keyagain.

DUAL WATCH FEATURES

If a Signal Appears on Channel 16

TheradiowillswitchimmediatelytoChannel16andCH

16willbedisplayed.Atthispointtheselectedchannel

isnolongerbeingmonitoredbecauseChannel16has

priority.Duringthistimethe

PTT

maybepressedfornormal

transmissionson

Channel 16

.OnceChannel16hasbecome

inactivefor5secondstheDualWatchfunction

willresume.

If a Signal Appears on the Selected Channel

ScanningwillpauseontheselectedchannelBUTChannel

16willcontinuetobemonitoredevery2seconds.During

thistimethe

PTT

maybepressedfornormaltransmissions

onthe

selected channel

(monitoringofChannel16ceases

whiletransmitting).Oncetheselectedchannelhasbecome

inactivefor5secondstheDualWatchfunctionwillresume.

To Transmit on the Selected Channel While Dual

Watching

Simplypressthe

PTT.

TheDualWatchfunctionwillpause

duringthetransmissionandremainpauseduntil5seconds

afterallactivityhasceasedonthechannel.DualWatchwill

thenresume.

To Transmit on Channel 16 While Dual Watching

Pressthe

keytoswitchtoChannel16.Dualwatchwill

becancelledandtheradiowillswitchstraighttoChannel

16.Nowpressthe

PTT

andtransmitintheusualway.When

yourconversationhasended,pressthe

keytoresume

DualWatching.

To Change the Working Channel While Dual

Watching

WhileDualWatching,simplyselectanotherworking

channelbyeitherusingthe or keysorselectingone

ofthestored

CHAN A

or

CHAN B

memories.DualWatching

continuesonthenewlyselectedchannel.

TRIPLE WATCH KEY (TW)

TheTripleWatchfunctionisanextensionoftheDualWatch

feature.ItallowstheGX600AtomonitorChannel16,a

selectedchannelANDaPriorityChannel.Eachchannel

isscannedequallyforsignalswithprioritygivenfirstto

CH16,thenthePriorityChannelandlastlytheselected

channel.

WhenTripleWatchisselected,theTWiconisdisplayed

alongwiththeselectedchannelnumber.The‘priority’

channelistheonestoredinthe

CHAN A

memory.

TousetheTripleWatchmode,firstprogramyourPriority

Channel(thedefaultPriorityChannelis9)intothe

CHAN A

memory,thenselectyourpreferredworkingchannelusing

the or keys.Nowpressandholdthe

keyfor1.5

secondsuntilahighbeepisheard.‘TW’andtheselected

channelwillbedisplayed.

To Cancel Triple Watch

Either- Brieflypressthe

keytoswitchtoDual

Watchmode.Ahighbeepwillbeheard

Or- Pressandholdthe

keytoreturntonormal

operation.Alowbeepwillbeheard.

TRIPLE WATCH FEATURES

If a Signal Appears on Channel 16

TheradiowillswitchimmediatelytoChannel16andCH

16willbedisplayed.Atthispointtheselectedchanneland

thePriorityChannelarenolongerbeingmonitoredbecause

Channel16hashighestpriority.Duringthistimethe

PTT

maybepressedfornormaltransmissionsonChannel16.

OnceChannel16hasbecomeinactivefor5secondsthe

TripleWatchfunctionwillresume.

If a Signal Appears on the Priority Channel

ScanningwillpauseonthePriorityChannelBUTChannel

16willcontinuetobemonitoredevery2seconds(the

selectedchannelisnotmonitored).Duringthistimethe

PTT

maybepressedfornormaltransmissionsonthe

PriorityChannel(monitoringofChannel16ceaseswhile

transmitting).OncethePriorityChannelhasbecome

inactivefor5secondsTripleWatchwillresume.

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If a Signal Appears on the Selected Channel

ScanningwillpauseontheselectedchannelBUTChannel

16andthePriorityChannelwillcontinuetobemonitored

every2seconds.Duringthistimethe

PTT

maybe

pressedfornormaltransmissionsontheselectedchannel

(monitoringofChannel16andthePriorityChannelceases

whiletransmitting).Oncetheselectedchannelhasbecome

inactivefor5secondstheTripleWatchwillresume.

To Transmit on the Selected Channel While

Triple Watching

Simplypressthe

PTT

.TheTripleWatchfunctionwillpause

duringthetransmissionandremainpauseduntil5seconds

afterallactivityhasceasedonthechannel.TripleWatchwill

thenresume.

To Transmit on the Priority Channel While

Triple Watching

Brieflypressthe

CHAN A

key.ThePriorityChannelwill

thenbecometheselectedchannel.Nowpressthe

PTT

and

transmitintheusualway.Whenyourconversationhas

ended,re-selectyourselectedchannel.

To Transmit on Channel 16 While Triple Watching

Pressthe

key.Triplewatchwillbecancelledandthe

radiowillswitchstraighttoChannel16.Nowpressthe

PTTandtransmitintheusualway.Whenyourconversation

hasended,pressandholdthe

keytoresumeTriple

Watching.

SCANNING

TheScanfunctionallowstheGX600Atoscanthrough

aseriesofuserselectedchannelslookingforactivity.

Scanningisdoneinanascendingsequenceatarateof10

channelspersecond.

Channelscanbeselectedandstoredforscanningfromany

oftheavailablechannels,includingweatherchannels(ifthe

USAchannelsetisselected)andprivatechannels(ifthey

areenabled).

NOTE: Thetransmitterisdisabledwhilescanning.Ifthe

PTT

ispressed,alowbeepwillbeheardandthe

PTT

is

ignored.

To Store Channels for Scanning

Selecttherequiredchannelusingthe or keys,then

pressandholdthe

SCAN

keyfor1.5seconds.Thechannel

numberwillflash,ahighbeepwithbeheardand‘M’will

appearnexttothechannelnumber.

Repeattheprocesstoremoveapreviouslystoredchannel

fromthescanlist.Whenachannelisremovedalowbeepis

heardand‘M’disappearsfromthedisplayonthatchannel.

To Begin Scanning

Brieflypressthe

SCAN

key.TheGX600Awillscanupwards

throughthestoredchannelsat10channelspersecondand

thedisplaywillshowrapidlychangingchannelnumbers.

Ifasignalislocated,scanningwillpauseonthatchannel

andwillremainfor5secondsafterthesignalhasgone.

Scanningwillthenresume.

To Stop the Scan

Brieflypressthe

SCAN

keyagain.Theradiowillreturnto

thelastselectedchannel.

SCANNING FEATURES

If the Scan is Paused on a Busy Channel and you

Wish to Remain on That Channel

Brieflypressthe

SCAN

key.Scanningwillbecancelledand

theradiowillremainonthatchannel.Toresumescanning,

brieflypressthe

SCAN

keyagain.

If the Scan is Paused on a Busy Channel and you

Wish to Skip over that Channel

Brieflypressthe or key.Scanningwillresumewiththe

nextchannelinsequence.Asanalternative,pressingthe

SCAN

keytwicewillgivethesameresult.

If the Scan is Paused on a Busy Channel and you

Wish to Transmit on that Channel

Simplypressthe

PTT

switch.Scanningwillbecancelledand

theradiowillremainonthatchannel.Note,ifthePTTis

pressedatanyothertimewhilescanning,alowbeepwill

beheardandthe

PTT

willbeignored.

To Switch Immediately to Channel 16

Brieflypressthe

key.Channel16willbeselected,

scanningwillbecancelledandtheradiowillberestoredto

normaloperationwithhightransmitterpowerselected.

To Switch Immediately to a Stored Working

Channel (CHAN A or CHAN B)

Brieflypressthe

CHAN A

or

CHAN B

key.Scanningwillbe

cancelledandtheradiowillswitchtothechannelstoredin

theselectedmemory.

Scanning Notes

1.Eachchannelsethasitsownindependentscanmemory.

E.g.ScanchannelsstoredundertheInternationalchannel

donotaffectthosestoredundertheUSAchannelset.

2.IftheGX600Aisswitchedoffwhileitisscanning,it

willresumescanningautomaticallywhenitisswitched

ONagain.

3.Aminimumof2channelsisrequiredinthescanmemory

beforescanningisallowed.Iftherearelessthat2

channels,pressingthe

SCAN

keywillgivealowbeep

andthescanwillbeignored.

4.Thefollowingkeys/functionsaredisabledwhilescanning:

•PTT

•25/1W

•Scanmemorystorage

Scanning with Dual Watch

IfDualWatchisselectedwhilescanning,Channel16willbe

insertedintothescaneveryalternatechannel.

Scanning with Triple Watch

IfTripleWatchisselectedwhilescanning,Channel16and

thePriorityChannel(storedinthe

CHAN A

memory)will

bothbeinsertedintothescan.

INSTALLATION

NOTE: YourGX600Aisdesignedforconnectionto

negativeearthelectricalsystemsonly.

SELECTING A LOCATION

Itisadvisabletospendalittletimeselectingthebest

locationforyourGX600A.Themountingbracketcanbe

rotatedabove,beloworbehindtheradioenablingtheradio

tobemountedinawiderangeoflocations.Inaddition,

usingtheoptionalflushmountingkit,theGX600Acan

bemounteddirectlyinapanelordashboard.

Upright or Overhead Mounting

Keep the following points in mind when choosing

a location.

• TheGX600AisdesignedtomeettheIP67specification

whichallowsfordirectwaterspray.However,we

recommendyouselectalocationthatwillminimise

excessiveexposuretowatersplashesorcontinuousrain.

• Selectalocationthatwontexposeyourradioto

continuousdirectsunlightwhichmaycauseoverheating.

• Ensurethatthelocationallowsafreeflowofairaround

theheatsinkonthebackoftheradio.

• Themicrophoneandallcontrolsshouldbereadily

accessibleandtheloudspeakereasilyheardfromthe

normalsteeringposition.Anextensionspeaker(SPK600)

canbeinstalledifrequired.

• Forbestresultsconnectthebatteryleadsdirectlytothe

vessel’sbattery.Ifyouneedtoextendthepowerleadsto

reachthebatteryuseheavyinsulatedautomotivewireof

atleast#10gauge.

• Componentsandcurrentsintheradiocreatemagnetic

fields.Toavoidinterferencetoshipscompassesor

autopilotsensors,theGX600Ashouldbemountedat

least300mmfromsuchequipment.

INSTALLING THE UNIT

Afterchoosingyourlocation,holdtheunitwiththe

mountingbracketattachedintothedesiredpositionand

markthelocationwithapencil.Removethemounting

bracketfromtheradioanddrillthemountingholes.Boltor

screwthebracketinplaceusinghardwaresuitableforthe

mountingsurface.Theunitissuppliedwithstainlesssteel

screws,however,ifthemountingsurfaceisunsuitablefor

screwsyoumayneedtoreplacethesewithstainlesssteel

bolts.Rememberthefixingsforoverheadmountedunits

mayhavetowithstandheavypoundingwhenthevesselis

inroughwaterorbeingtowedonatrailer.

PanelMounting

FlushMounting

(OptionalMK600ushmountingkitavailable)

PAGE8 INSTRUCTIONMANUAL GX600A

OverheadMounting

UprightMounting

GX600A INSTRUCTIONMANUAL PAGE9

DC CONNECTIONS

ConnecttheREDpowerleadtothePositive(+)sideofthe

batteryortoanaccessorypointinthevessel’sfusebox.

ConnecttheBLACKpowerleadtotheNegative(-)sideof

thebatteryortoagroundpointinyourvessel’sfusebox.

NOTE: TheREDpowerleadisttedwitha10ampfuse.If

thefuseblows,useonlyastandard10amp(3AGtype)fuse

asareplacement.Useofhigherratedfusesor‘slowblow’

typescouldresultindamagetoyourradiowhichwould

voidthewarranty.

Connecttheantennacabletotherearantennasocket

ontheradiousingaPL259coaxialconnector.

Ifrequired,anSPK600extensionspeakermaybe

installednearthesteeringpositionoroutsidethe

cabintoimprovethereceptionclarityinthoseareas.

TheSPK600isspecificallydesignedfortheGX600A

withawatertightconnectortomatchtheextension

speakersocketontherearoftheradio.

NOISE SUPPRESSION

TheinherentdesignofVHFFMradiosresultsinahigh

levelofresistancetoignitionandelectricalinterference.

Howeverinsomeinstallationsitmaybenecessaryto

takeadditionalstepstohelpreduceoreliminatenoise

interference.Duringinstallation,trytoroutetheDCbattery

leads,theantennaleadoranyaccessorywiresawayfrom

theenginecompartment,ignitionoralternatorwiring.Ifthe

noisecontinues,itmaybenecessarytofitasuppressionkit.

Contactyourlocalmarinedealerformoreinformation.

Similarly,iftheinterferenceyouareexperiencingisfrom

otherelectronicequipmentsuchasadepthsounder,tryto

keepthedepthsounder’sDCleadsandtransducercable

wellawayfromyourGX600A’swiring.

GX600A WIRING

DCPowerCable

ExtensionSpeakerSocket

GimbalKnob

AntennaSocket

MountingBracket

Rear Panel Connections

ExtensionSpeaker

SPK600(optional)

VHFAntenna

10AmpFuse

Black-

Red+

12Volt

Battery

GX600A

ELECTRICAL

General

Complies with: AS/NZS4415.2.2003

Frequency Range: 155–165MHz

Channel Spacing: 25kHz

Modulation: FM

Channels Sets: •International,USA,Canada

  •Private–10channels

  •USAweatherchannels

  •Customerweatherchannels

Supply Voltage: •12Voltnominal

  •10.5–15.6voltmax.range

  •Negativeearth

Frequency Stability: ±1.5kHzoverenvironment

extremes

Scan Speed: 100ms/channel

(10channels/sec)

Transmitter

Power Output: •High:25wattsmax

  •Low:1wattmax

Spurious Emissions: <-75dBc

Frequency Deviation: ±5kHzmax+20dBlimiting

@1kHz

Frequency Response: +6dBperoctave,

300Hz–3kHz,+1-3dB

Demodulated S/N: >50dBweighted

Current Consumption: •Highpower:<5amps

  •Lowpower:850mA

Receiver

IF Frequencies: •1st:21.4MHz

  •2nd:450kHz

Sensitivity: -121dBmfor12dBSINAD

unweighted

Squelch Sensitivity: Adjustable,10presetlevels

Spurious Rejection: >70dB

Intermodulation

Rejection: >75dB

Adjacent Channel

Rejection: >74dB

Blocking Rejection: >100dB

RF Bandwidth: <4MHz

Switching Bandwidth: >10MHz

Frequency Response: -6dBperoctavede-emphasis,

300Hz–3kHz,+1-3dB

Audio Output Power: •4wattsaverageintoexternal

4Ohmspeaker

  •2wattsaverageintointernal

speaker

Audio SN: >50dBweighted

Conducted Spurious

Emission: <-70dBm

Current Consumption: •Muted:<200mA

  •Fullvolume:700mA

MECHANICAL

Dimensions: 164(W)x65(H)x77(D)mm

Flush Mounting: 46mmpaneldepthminimum

Weight: 590grams

ENVIRONMENTAL

Temperature Range: -10°Cto+55°C

Vibration: MILSTD810E,

procedureI3.4.8

Solar Radiation: CaseUVstabilised

Water and Dust

Resistance: •IP67excludingexternal

cabling

Compass Safe Distance: 300mm

EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS

Microphone: 6pinsocket

DC Supply: 2pinsocket

External Speaker: 3.5mmphonolinesocket

SPECIFICATIONS

Specificationsaretypicalunlessotherwiseindicatedandmaybesubjecttochangewithoutnoticeorobligation.

PAGE10 INSTRUCTIONMANUAL GX600A

GX600A INSTRUCTIONMANUAL PAGE11

TThiswarrantyagainstdefectsisgivenbyStandard

CommunicationsPtyLtdACN000346814(We,us,our

orGME).Ourcontactdetailsaresetoutinclause2.7.This

warrantystatementonlyappliestoproductspurchasedin

Australia.PleasecontactyourlocalGMEdistributorfor

productssoldoutsideofAustralia.Localdistributordetailsat

www.gme.net.au/export.

1. Consumer guarantees

1.1Ourgoodscomewithguaranteesthatcannotbe

excludedundertheAustralianConsumerLaw.You

areentitledtoareplacementorrefundforamajor

failureandforcompensationforanyotherreasonably

foreseeablelossordamage.Youarealsoentitledto

havethegoodsrepairedorreplacedifthegoodsfail

tobeofacceptablequalityandthefailuredoesnot

amounttoamajorfailure.

1.2Totheextentweareable,weexcludeallother

conditions,warrantiesandobligationswhichwould

otherwisebeimplied.

2. Warranty against defects

2.1Thiswarrantyisinadditiontoanddoesnotlimit,

excludeorrestrictyourrightsundertheCompetition

andConsumerAct2010(Australia)oranyother

mandatoryprotectionlawsthatmayapply.

2.2Wewarrantourgoodstobefreefromdefectsin

materialsandworkmanshipforthewarrantyperiod

(seewarrantytable)fromthedateoforiginalsale(or

anotherperiodweagreetoinwriting).Subjecttoour

obligationsunderclause1.2,wewillatouroption,

eitherrepairorreplacegoodswhichwearesatised

aredefective.Wewarrantanyreplacementpartsforthe

remainderoftheperiodofwarrantyforthegoodsinto

whichtheyareincorporated.

2.3Totheextentpermittedbylaw,oursoleliabilityfor

breachofacondition,warrantyorotherobligation

impliedbylawislimited

  (a)inthecaseofgoodswesupply,toanyoneofthe

followingaswedecide-

   (i) thereplacementofthegoodsorthesupplyof

equivalentgoods;

   (ii)therepairofthegoods;

   (iii)thecostofrepairingthegoodsorofacquiring

equivalentgoods;

  (b)inthecaseofserviceswesupply,toanyoneofthe

followingaswedecide–

   (i) thesupplyingoftheservicesagain;

   (ii)thecostofhavingtheservicessuppliedagain.

2.4Forrepairsoutsidethewarrantyperiod,wewarrant

ourrepairstobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsand

workmanshipforthreemonthsfromthedateofthe

originalrepair.Weagreetore-repairorreplace(atour

option)anymaterialsorworkmanshipwhichweare

satisedaredefective.

2.5

Wewarrantthatwewillperformserviceswith

reasonablecareandskillandagreetoinvestigateany

complaintregardingourservicesmadeingoodfaith.

Ifwearesatisedthatthecomplaintisjustied,and

asoursoleliabilitytoyouunderthiswarranty(tothe

extentpermittedatlaw),weagreetosupplythose

servicesagainatnoextrachargetoyou.

2.6Tomakeawarrantyclaimyoumustbeforetheendof

theapplicablewarrantyperiod(seewarrantytable),

atyourowncost,returnthegoodsyouallegeare

defective,providewrittendetailsofthedefect,andgive

usanoriginalorcopyofthesalesinvoiceorsomeother

evidenceshowingdetailsofthetransaction.

2.7Sendyourclaimto:

StandardCommunicationsPtyLtd.

UnitB,22-24CollegeStreet,

Gladesville,NSW2111,Australia.

Tel:(02)98798888Fax:(02)98164722.

Email:servadmin@gme.net.au

2.8Ifwedeterminethatyourgoodsaredefective,wewill

payforthecostofreturningtherepairedorreplaced

goodstoyou,andreimburseyouforyourreasonable

expensesofsendingyourwarrantyclaimtous.

3. What this warranty does not cover

3.1Thiswarrantywillnotapplyinrelationto:

  (a)goodsmodiedoralteredinanyway;

  (b)defectsanddamagecausedbyusewithnon

StandardCommunicationsproducts;

  (c)repairsperformedotherthanbyourauthorised

representative;

  (d)defectsordamageresultingfrommisuse,accident,

impactorneglect;

  (e)goodsimproperlyinstalledorusedinamanner

contrarytotherelevantinstructionmanual;or

  (f)goodswheretheserialnumberhasbeenremoved

ormadeillegal.

4. Warranty period

4.1WeprovidethefollowingwarrantyonGMEandKingray

products.Norepairorreplacementduringthewarranty

periodwillreneworextendthewarrantyperiodpast

theperiodfromoriginaldateofpurchase.

STANDARD COMMUNICATIONS WARRANTY AGAINST DEFECTS

PRODUCT TYPE WARRANTY

PERIOD

VHFmarinetransceivers 1year

Part Number: 310211 Drawing Number: 42244-5

GX600A

REAR VIEW

Cut Out 156 mm x 58 mm

6.0 Radius

Adhesive Backing Plate

Ensure that the location selected for in dash mounting is convenient

for the operator and that there is sufﬁcient space behind the panel to

accommodate the body of the radio and allow a free ﬂow of air.

Refer to page 13 of the Instruction Manual for more hints.

Once the most suitable location has been selected, mark and centre

punch the cross hair in each corner and drill a 12 mm diameter hole.

Mark a straight line from the outer edge of each hole to form a

rectangle. Cut to the inside edge of these lines.

Remove the backing paper from the metallic backing strips exposing

the self adhesive surface and ﬁx them in position vertically at either end

of the hole on the rear side of the dashboard ﬂush with the edge.

See ﬁgure 1

Place the GX600 through the hole. If the dashboard is subject to water

spray it may be beneﬁcial to apply a thin bead of sealant to prevent

any water ingress between the body of the radio and

the dashboard.

The S/S brackets can now be fastened to the rear panel of the GX600

with the 4 S/S self tappers supplied. Note that the brackets can be

reverse mounted to allow for varying thicknesses of dashboards.

See ﬁgure 2

Insert the remaining metal-thread screws so that they bear down on

the two metallic backing strips and tighten until the GX600 is held

ﬁrmly in place.

Connect the power lead and antenna lead as illustrated in the

Instruction Manual.

Contents:

2 S/S brackets

2 adhesive backing strips

4 S/S self tapping screws

4 S/S metal-thread screws

MK600 IN DASH FITTING INSTRUCTIONS

Figure 2

Figure 1

✂

58 mm

157 mm

TEMPLATE

D.N. 42261-3 P.N. 310226

Head Ofﬁce: PO Box 96, Winston Hills, NSW 2153, Australia

A division of Standard Communications Pty Ltd.

MK001B INSTALLATION - CUTTING TEMPLATE

66 mm 8 mm

2.5 mm

165 mm

10 mm Drill Bit

Mounting

Screw Clearance

8 mm Drill Bit

Mark and cut a hole 66 mm (h) by 165 mm (w), allowing for clearance of the two mounting screws holding the radio to the surround.

Use a 10 mm drill bit to form the radius of the corners and an 8 mm drill bit for the clearance of the mounting screws.

MK001W INSTALLATION - CUTTING TEMPLATE

66 mm 8 mm

2.5 mm

165 mm

10 mm Drill Bit

Mounting

Screw Clearance

8 mm Drill Bit

Mark and cut a hole 66 mm (h) by 165 mm (w), allowing for clearance of the two mounting screws holding the radio to the surround.

Use a 10 mm drill bit to form the radius of the corners and an 8 mm drill bit for the clearance of the mounting screws.

GME GX600A User manual

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