TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK REFERENCE ........................................... 2
1 GENERAL INFORMATION ............................ 3
2 PACKING LIST .............................................. 3
3 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES .......................... 3
4 ONLINE WARRANTY REGISTRATION ........ 4
5 Safety Precautions (Be Sure to Read) ........ 4
6 GETTING STARTED ...................................... 6
6.1 ABOUT VHF RADIO .................................... 6
6.2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA ......................... 6
6.3 Coaxial Cable ............................................... 6
6.4 DISTRESS AND HAILING (CHANNEL 16) ... 7
6.5 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL
(
CHANNEL 16 OR 9
) ... 8
6.6 Accuracy of COG* ........................................ 8
7 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .................... 9
7.1 FRONT PANEL ............................................ 9
7.2 MICROPHONE .......................................... 11
7.3 REAR PANEL ............................................. 12
8 INSTALLATION ............................................ 13
8.1 SAFETY / WARNING INFORMATION ....... 13
8.2 LOCATION ................................................. 13
8.3 MOUNTING THE RADIO ........................... 13
8.3.1 Supplied Mounting Bracket ......................... 13
8.3.2 Optional MMB-84 Flush Mount Bracket ...... 14
8.4 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ................. 15
8.5
CONNECTION OF EXTERNAL DEVICES
TO THE RADIO
... 16
8.5.1 Connecting the NMEA 0183/
NMEA 0183-HS to the Radio ... 16
8.5.2 Accessory Cables ....................................... 17
8.5.3 Connection to External GPS or
Chart Plotter ....... 17
8.5.4 GPS Input - optional SCU-31
External GPS Antenna ........ 18
8.5.5 Connection to External Speaker ................. 18
8.5.6 Connecting the SCU-38 External
GPS Antenna to the Radio
(GX1400GPS and GX1400GPS/E only) ... 18
8.6 INITIAL SETUP REQUIRED WHEN
TURNING ON THE POWER
FOR THE FIRST TIME ...... 19
8.6.1 Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) .... 19
8.7 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS
(GPS STATUS DISPLAY) ... 20
8.8 GPS CONFIGURATION ............................. 22
8.8.1 Changing the GPS Time ............................. 22
8.8.2 Changing the Time Area ............................. 22
8.8.3 Changing the Time Format ......................... 23
9 BASIC OPERATION .................................... 24
9.1 TURNING ON AND OFF
THE TRANSCEIVER .................... 24
9.2 RECEPTION .............................................. 24
9.3 TRANSMISSION ........................................ 24
9.3.1 Transmit Power ........................................... 24
9.4 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER
(
TOT
) ........ 25
9.5 BASIC OPERATION OF
THE SETUP MENU ................... 25
9.6 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE .......... 26
9.7 CHANNEL GROUP .................................... 26
9.8 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS
(in USA and Canada only) ... 27
9.8.1 NOAA Weather Alert ................................... 27
9.8.2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing ....................... 27
9.9
MULTI WATCH (TO PRIORITY CHANNEL)
... 28
9.9.1 Setting up the Multi Watch Operation ......... 28
9.9.2 Starting the Dual Watch .............................. 28
9.10 SCANNING .............................................. 29
9.10.1 Selecting the Scan Type ........................... 29
9.10.2 Programming Scan Memory ..................... 30
9.10.3 Memory Scanning (M-SCAN) ................... 30
9.10.4 Priority Scanning
(
P-SCAN
) ...................... 31
9.11 PRESET CHANNELS:
INSTANT ACCESS .............. 31
9.11.1 Programming ............................................ 31
9.11.2 Operation .................................................. 32
9.11.3 Deletion ..................................................... 32
10 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC) .... 33
10.1 GENERAL ................................................ 33
10.2 DISTRESS ALERT ................................... 33
10.2.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert ............. 33
10.2.2 Receiving a Distress Alert ......................... 37
10.3 ALL SHIPS CALL ..................................... 38
10.3.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call ................... 38
10.3.2 Receiving an All Ships Call ....................... 39
10.3.3 Setting up the All Ships Call Ringer .......... 39
10.4 INDIVIDUAL CALL ................................... 40
10.4.1
Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory
... 40
10.4.2
Setting up Individual Call Reply
......................... 41
10.4.3
Setting up the Individual Call Acknowledgment
..... 42
10.4.4 Transmitting an Individual Call .................. 42
10.4.5 Receiving an Individual Call ...................... 44
10.4.6 Setting up the Individual Call Ringer ......... 45
10.5 GROUP CALL .......................................... 46
10.5.1 Setting up a Group Call ............................. 46
10.5.2 Transmitting a Group Call ......................... 48
10.5.3 Receiving a Group Call ............................. 50
10.5.4 Setting up the Group Call Ringer .............. 51
