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1. 0 0003 15 C to 55 Channel Spacing M 25 kHz 056 gp ITU R M 493 13 20 4 GPS UNIT Receiver Channels tete rt gen exco b 12 Channels Irina E Less than 130 dBm TIME tO FUSE PIX ertet 1 minute typical Cold Start 40 seconds typical Warm Start Geodetic sesia r A E E WGS84 20 5 NMEA INPUT OUTPUT NMEA 0183 GPS Input 4800 baud GSA GSV GGA GLL GNS RMC NMEA 0183 DSC Output 4800 DSC and DSE Page 106 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 20 6 DIMENSIONS GX1700E lt 5 9 150 mm gt z N a GPS STANDARD HORIZON EXPLORER A CH v E E CE o 2 B B 1 3 SQL e A HL SALE PRESET Y 1 6 40 1 mm lt 2 6 66 mm 1 1 27 7 mm 1 4 36 mm E x e N STANDARD HORIZON 19 1 mm 107 6 9 174 4 mm 5 4 136 mm 5 9 150 mm gt fz SN GPS STANDARD HORIZON EXPLOR
2. 51 ABOUT VHF RADIO 5 2 SELECTING AN ANTEN 5 2 1 Coaxial Cable 53 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 USE 54 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL CHANNEL 16 OR 9 9 55 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 10 INSTALLATION 12 6 1 LOCATION 12 6 2 MOUNTING THE RADIO 6 2 1 Supplied Mounting Bracke 6 2 2 Optional MMB 97 Flush Mount Bracket 6 3 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS 64 ACCESSORY CABLE 6 4 1 Internal GPS DSC Output to a Chart Plotter 6 4 2 External GPS or Chart Plotter for GPS 16 6 4 2 1 GPS Input Standard Horizon GPS Antenna 6 4 2 2 GPS Input and DSC Output GPS Chart Plotter RS422 Connection 17 6 4 2 3 Standard Horizon Chart Plotter or Other Chart Plotter RS232 Connection 17 6 5 CHECKING GPS STATUS 18 6 6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME 19 6 7 CHANGING THE TIME AREA 20 6 8 CHANGING THE TIME DISPLAY 20 6 9 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC 21 6 10 OPTIONAL RAM3 CMP30 INSTALLATION 21 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 74 72 73 BASIC OPERATION 8 1 8 2 8 3 84 85 8 6 8 7 8 8 6 10 1 Connecting an External Speaker to RAM3 Mic Cable 6 10 2 External Speaker AF Selection FRONT PANEL REAR PANEL MICROPHONE RECEPTION TRANSMISSION TRANSMIT TIME OUT TIMER TOT SIMPLEX DUPLEX CHANNEL USE DISPLAY USA CANADA AND INTERNATIONAL MODE DUAL WATCH TO CHANNEL16 SCANNING 8 8 1 Scan Type Selecti 8 8 2 Scan and P Scan Memory Programming
3. ATIS Code is selected then press the CI I C key to uec correct entry Input Again When finished programming the ATIS number press and hold the soft key The radio will ATIS Code Input ATIS Code ask you to input the ATIS number again Use steps 5 7 above then press and hold the soft 1935567890 key ENT Press the soft key to store the ATIS ABS Gode number in memory Stored Code Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation ENT 1234567890 Page70 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 10 2 ATIS CHANNEL GROUP The GX1700E has the capability to turn on and off the ATIS feature for each channel group 1 2 Press and hold down the key until SET UP MENU appears Press the 27 CxJ key to select ATIS SETUP menu Press the soft key the select GROUP with the 717 key Press the soft key then press the IIC key to select the channel group you wish to change the setting Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP s CH Function Setup DSC Setup Waypoint Setup GPS Sd Setup Menu J CH Function Setup ATIS Setup ATIS Code Press the soft key then press the IIC key to select On or Off Press the soft key to store the selected setting ATIS 775 Press the soft key several times to Bore Group return to radio operation ATIS Code Select Group USA S Code ATI Select Group INTL ATIS On SELECT NOTE
4. 9 9 2 2 DSC Position Report Call by Manually Entering MMSI This feature allows you to send your position to another vessel by manually entering the MMSI of the ship you want to send your position to key The DSC Menu will ap DSC Menu 1 Press the pear ALT Ships 2 Press the 27 4770 key to select POS Pos Rd o REPORT To cancel press the soft RIT S ter Auto POS Pol li pom 3 Press the SASZ soft key The transceiver will beep and the Position Report Call menu will ap TANA Report Cali orizon YAESU paar Standard 4 Press the C29 C key to select MANUAL then sup Light press the soft key 5 Press the 7 97 key to select the first number of the MMSI which you want to contact then press the Soft key to step to the next number 6 Repeat step 5 to set the MMSI number 7 f a mistake was made entering in the MMSI num input musi ber repeat pressing the soft key until the 1D 345678901 wrong number is selected then press the C47 I key to correct the entry 8 When finished entering the MMSI number press and hold the Press the soft key ioe 9 Press the 27 CxJ key to select the nature Safety of call HOUTINE or SAFETY then press the soft key Page62 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E POS Report Call 10 Press the soft key to send your posi Ret tion to the selected vessel Catero O 11 Pr
5. battery post and the black wire is connected to the negative bat tery post If the fuse still blows contact your Dealer Re route the DC power cables away from the engine Add noise suppressor on pow er cable Change to resistive spark plug wires and or add an alternator whine filter Check the connections of the accessory cable External speaker cable WHITE SHIELD shorted together Reversed power wires Engine noise Accessory cable Have the antenna checked or test the transceiver with another antenna If the problem persists contact your Dealer for servicing Antenna The power supply volt age is too high or too low Confirm that the connected power supply voltage is not 17 volts or lower than 10 volts Check the accessory cable connection Some GPS Chart Plotters use the battery ground for NMEA connection STANDARD HORIZON Page 101 18 CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS CH TX MHz RX MHz SIMPLEX DUPLEX LOW PWR CHANNEL USE 0 156 050 160 650 DUPLEX TELEPHONE 02 156 00 160700 DUPLEX TELEPHONE 156150 160750 DUPLEX TELEPHONE o4 156200 160800 DUPLEX wm 156250 160850 DUPLEX T ar buex 07 156 350 160 950 DUPLEX INTL 156400 156400 SIMPLEX COMMERCIAL 09 156450 156450 SIMPLEX CALLING 10 156500 156500 SiMPLEX COMMERCIA
6. 156 725 156 725 SMPLEX PORTOPR Page 102 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E ues SmPLEX LOW PORTOPR isssrs 156 875 sMPLEX PORTOPR 78 156925 161525 DUPLEX INL 79 156975 161575 DUPLEX INL 80 157025 161625 DUPLEX INL 81 157075 161675 DUPLEX INL 82 157125 161725 DUPLEX e 83 157175 161775 DUPLEX 84 157 225 161825 DUPLEX _ TELEPHONE 85 157275 161875 DUPLEX TELEPHONE 86 157 325 161925 DUPLEX TELEPHONE 87 157375 157375 SIMPLEX PORTOPR 88 157 425 157425 SIMPLEX PORTOPR M1 157850 157850 SIMPLEX M2 161425 161425 SIMPLEX NOTE 1 Channel M1 and M2 are assigned to only U K version 2 Channel Asignment is different depending on the transceiver version GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page 103 19 RESET PROCEDURES 19 1 MEMORY CLEAR To clear the Scan memory and Preset memory 1 Turn the radio off 2 Press and hold in the three Programmable keys while turning the radio on 19 2 MICROPROCESSOR RESET To clear all memories and other settings to factory defaults except the Chan nel Group MMSI number and DSC directory information 1 Turn the radio off 2 Press and hold in the GJ and
7. 2 Press the C C key to select INDIVIDUAL To cancel press the soft key 3 Press the soft key 4 Press the CII key to select the Individual you want to contact Standard Sun Light NOTE Bob SELECT CUTS 1 To make it easier to make Individual calls the GX1700E shows the NAME of last Indi vidual calls transmitted GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page 47 5 Press the soft key then press the GIC key to select the nature of call ROUTINE SAFETY or URGENCY 6 Press the soft key then press the IC key to select the operating chan nel you want to communicate on then press the soft key If the channel is not shown in the list press the Soft key then press the C C key to select the oper ating channel you want to communicate on then press the soft key 7 Press the soft key to transmit the individual DSC signal 8 When an individual call acknowledgment is re ceived the established channel is automatically changed to the channel selected in step 5 above and a ringing tone sounds 9 Press the soft key to listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy then press the micro phone s PTT switch and talk into the microphone to the other vessel 9 5 5 2 Individual Call by Manually Entering a MMSI Select Intership CH Category Safety Urgency 15 M canza MANUAL QUIT UE e Hor i zo 234567890 Category Routine CH 8 Transmi t QUIT
8. ENT BACK QUIT GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON 89 14 6 NAVIGATING TO A SAVED WAYPOINT 1 Press and hold down the key until Set Setup Menu up Menu appears Hi Funetion Setup 2 Press the 42 key to select GENERAL General Menu DISPLAY d SETUP B Contrast 3 Press the soft key then select DIS PLAY with the C49 C key 4 Press the soft key and select WAY ilaypoint Directory POINT and press the soft key 5 Select the waypoint name and press the f yp aypoint Inputs soft key to show the waypoint data display 6 Press the soft key to start navigating E Ce the waypoint and show the Waypoint Nav display onde cee Range 50NM Loc 10 00AM NOTE The radio must be connected to a GPS to be able to navigate to a waypoint 14 7 STOP NAVIGATING TO A WAYPOINT To stop navigating to a waypoint press the one of the 46 8 Soft keys then press the soft key The radio is switched to Normal Mode Press the soft key to open the Waypoint Di rectory to select and navigate to a new waypoint E DST 48 1 A 50 37 660N 000 55 989 E S Page00 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 14 8 WAYPOINT SETUP 14 8 1 Waypoint Range Selection This menu item allows setting of the range rings on the display The default setting is Automatic 1 2 T Press and hold down the up Menu appears key until Set Se
9. and the Last Group Call will appear daa mx Press the CIC key to select the Group you want to contact 5 key The DSC Menu will ap ips Page54 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E Call Grou HORIZON GRP i RP Press the Soft key then press the IC key to select the operating chan nel you want to communicate on then press the Soft key If the channel you want is not shown press the soft key then press the CII key to select the operating channel you want to communicate on then press the soft key Press the Soft key to transmit the Group Call signal Group Call Manual HORIZON GRP Fisher GRP Select Intership CH up Call Name HoRIZON GRP 1D 023456789 Category Rout ine When the Group Call signal is sent the dis None PORTZON GRP E 2 ID 023456789 play will be as shown in the illustration at Category Routine the right Transmiting After the Group Call is transmitted all the radios in T the group will switch to the designated channel Name HORIZON GRP Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy P tezepy ine then press the microphone s PTT switch and call x d i the other vessel you desire to communicate with 9 7 2 2 Group Call by Manually Entering a MMSI This feature allows you to contact a group of vessels by entering in their Group MMSI manually key The DSC will ap Press the DSC Menu pear AF
10. ddd mm mm or ddd mm mmm Press the soft key to save the new setting Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation GPS Setup Unit Power COODINATE SYSTEM HEN ng Page92 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 15 3 PINNING This selection is used to enable or disable position updates when the vessel is not underway The default setting is Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP s CH Function Setup 1 Press and hold down the up Menu appears 2 Press the 27 CxJ key to select GPS Setup Menu MMSI 4 General Setup SETUP SELECT eH god Setup 3 Press the soft key then select PINNING with the C C key 4 Press the soft key then press the IIC key to select On or Off On When pinning is turned on the GX1700E will not update its position unless the vessel travels over 10Ft Off When the vessel is underway or stopped the GX1700E continuously updates its position unless transmitting This improves accuracy of the position fix 5 Press the soft key to save the new setting 6 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation 15 4 TIME OFFSET From the Factory the GX1700E shows GPS satellite time or UTC time A time offset is needed to show the local time in your area The Time Offset must be changed in order for the radio to display the current time in your area Refer to section 6 6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME for setting 15 5 TIME AREA This se
11. 2 Press the 47 xJ key to select DSC SETUP Gs gtup menu 3 Press the soft key then select DSC BEEP general Setup with the 57 97 key 4 Press the soft key then press the 7 Gis Setup 10972 key to the desired DSC call type and press the soft key Individua Paek 5 Press the C29 C key to turn On or Off the Group Directory DSC beep and press the soft key Lien 6 Press the soft key several times to return Page 84 to radio operation STANDARD_HORIZON DSC Beep Select Call Individual Beep On ENT GX1700E 13 9 AUTO CHANNEL SWITCH TIME When a DSC Distress or ALL Ships Urgency or Safety call is received the GX1700E will automatically switch to channel 16 This menu selection allows the automatic switch time to be changed The default selection is 30 seconds 1 Press and hold down the Menu appears 2 Press the I I C key to select DSC SETUP menu 3 Press the soft key then select AUTO CH aeneraf Setup CH Function Setup SWITCH TIME with the 7 67 key 4 Press the soft key then press the 27 msi Sieb I key to the desired time and press the soft key individual Rune Group Directory 5 Press the Soft key several times to return Auto POS er val to radio operation i il Setup Menu key until Setup amavan cp CH Function Setup GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page85 14 WAYPOINTS The GX1700E is capable of storing
12. 8 8 3 Memory Scanning M SCAN 8 84 Priority Scanning P SCAN 8 9 8 10 INTERCOM OPERATION 9 DIGITAL SELECTIVE C 91 92 93 9 6 97 STANDARD HORIZON PRESET CHANNELS 0 9 INSTANT ACCESS 8 9 1 Preset Channel Programming 8 9 2 8 93 Deleting a Preset Channe 8 10 1 Communication 8 10 2 Calling GENERAL MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY MMSI 9 2 1 What is an MMSI 9 22 Programming the MMSI DSC DISTRESS ALERT 9 3 1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert 9 3 1 1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert with Nature of Distress 38 9 3 1 2 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert by Manually Entering a Position 9 3 1 3 Pausing a DSC Distress Call 9 3 1 4 Cancel a DSC Distress Call Receiving a DSC Distress Call a ACCEPT b PAUSE 9 3 2 94 1 Transmitting an All Ships Call 94 2 Receiving an All Ships Call INDIVIDUAL CALL 9 5 1 Individual Positi y 9 5 2 Individual Reply Setup 9 5 3 Individual Acknowledgment Setup 9 54 Individual Group Call Ringer Setup 9 5 5 Transmitting an Individual Call 9 5 5 1 Individual Call using the Individual 47 9 5 5 2 Individual Call by Manually Entering a MMS 9 5 6 Receiving an Individual Call iah DSC LOG OPERATION 9 6 1 Reviewing and Resending a Transmitted Log
13. J The SCAN and Dual Watch features do not activate on the Channel Group which turned on the ATIS feature The TX output power is set to 1W automatically on the following channels of the Channel Group which turned on the ATIS feature CH 06 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 71 72 74 75 76 and 77 GXIT0E STANDARD HORIZON Page 11 GENERAL SETUP The optional RAM3 CMP30 Remote Station Microphone can also adjust items in the setup menu using the following procedures 11 4 DISPLAY The GX1700E can select additional screens other than the default NORMAL Radio Display by using the procedure below S0G 25 COG 123 T 37 660N 000 55 989E Loc 12 56AM DISTRESS 50 000 55 989E Loc 12 56AM BRG 300 DST 45 000 55 989 E Range 50NM Loc 12 56AM 3D WAYPOINT DisPLAY 1088791436 50 37 660N 50 37 660N 000 55 989E 1FT 12 25 10 00 GPS STATUS DisPLAY 1 Press and hold down the key until Setup Menu appears then select GENERAL SETUP with the C amp I IC key 2 Press the soft key then press the G47 177 key to select DISPLAY 3 Press the soft key 4 Press the 47 77 key to select desired screen type NORMAL COMPASS WAYPOINT or GPS STATUS 5 Press the soft key to store the selected setting 6 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation Page 72 STANDARD
14. Pagebi 5 Press the soft key 1 If you want to delete all stations at a time bSC Log Transmitted Log Distress Log Other Call Log LOG DELETE j select ALL LOG DELETE with the G42 ICD key then press the soft key then press the soft key Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation 2 If you want to delete one of the logged stations se lect VIEW LOG LIST with the 272 699 key then press the soft key Press the 27 97 key to select the station name or MMSI num ber to be deleted then press the soft key The display will show Are your sure Press the soft key 6 Press the Soft key several times to return to radio operation Loc DELETE Distress Log View Log List SELECT Distress Log Delete Delete Log II directory Are your sure L Ok Distress Log Delete Delete Log All directory Complete Page 52 STANDARD_HORIZON ALL LOG DELETE QUIT QUIT Log Delete Transmitted Log DISTRESS LOG Other Call Log 3 SELECT QUIT View Loc List Distress Log All Log Delete LOG LIST SELECT Distress Log 98 15 234567891 06 36 18 42 SUN e LIGHT DELETE QUIT Distress Log Delete Delete Log 23456789 Are your sure L OK QUIT jJ Distress Log Delete Delete Log 23456789 Complete QUIT J GX1700E 9 7 GROUP CALL This featu
15. Call Name 1D 345678901 Since 00 25 Waiting for ACK After the radio receive a Test Call reply from Received TEST ACK am i i i 1D 345678901 vessel that was called the radio will ring and 10 2458789 show TEST ACK display which confirms the Since 00 25 radio you called received the test call GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page69 10 ATIS SETUP The GX1700E supports the ATIS Automatic Transmitter Identification System used in Inland waterways in Europe When enabled ATIS mode transmits a unique ATIS code each time the Microphone s PTT button is released at the end of a transmission Users should check with their local marine regulatory authority in their country for assistance in obtaining an ATIS code 10 1 ATIS CODE PROGRAMMING 10 Press and hold down the SETUP MENU appears Press the C amp I I key to select ATIS SETUP menu Press the soft key the select ATIS CODE with the CI IC key Press the soft key Press the CII key to select the first number of your ATIS then press the Soft key to step to the next number Repeat step 5 to set your ATIS nine digits If a mistake was made entering repeatedly press the soft key until the wrong number j i Setup Menu key until CH Function Setup DSC Setup Waypoint Setu GPS Se Setup Menu MMSI S CH Function Setup ATIS Setup ATIS Code Input ATIS Code ATIS Code Input ATIS Code 1234567890
16. Connector Remote Station Microphone Connector Connects the GX1700E to the RAM3 CMP30 Remote Station Micro phone Refer to section 16 RAM3 CMP30 REMOTE MIC OPERA TION for details DC Input Cable Connects the radio to a DC power supply capable of delivering 11 to 16V DC Accessory Connection Cable Green Blue Gray amp Brown Connects the GX1700E to a Chart Plotter or external GPS Antenna Re fer to section 6 4 ACCESSORY CABLE External Speaker Connection Cable White amp Shield Connects the GX1700E to an external speaker See section 3 OP TIONS for a list of optional STANDARD HORIZON Speakers GND Terminal Ground Terminal Connecting a Ground wire to this connection will help reduce engine noise when receiving and transmitting Use the screw supplied with the radio only ANT Jack Antenna Jack Connects an antenna to the transceiver Use a marine VHF antenna with an impedance of 50 ohms Page26 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 7 3 PTT Push To Talk Switch When in radio mode and the PTT switch pressed the transmitter is D SUBMERSIBLE W 9 enabled for voice communications to another vessel When a optional RAM3 second station microphone is connected and intercom mode is selected Tw pressing the PTT switch enables voice communications from the GX1700E to the RAM3 second station microphone Keys The and keys on the microphone function the same as the G47 and 77 ke
17. DSC Distress call was sent by error the GX1700E allows you to send a message to other vessels to cancel the Distress Call that was made e 18 IDISTRESS ALERT DISTRESS ALERT Press the CANCEL soft key then Nature of Undes i gnated press soft key Position 080 37 660 Transmi t in 5 Wait ACK 2710598 CUA NO J 9 3 2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call 1 When a DSC Distress call is received an emergency alarm sounds 2 Press any key to stop the alarm 3 The display shows the position of the vessel in distress To show additional information Since G1 03 of the vessel in distress press the 677 key Nature PRESS n DIST IST ID refer to the second display On the display you will notice 3 soft key selections These selections are described below a Press to immediately select Channel 16 Note If a key is not pressed for 30 seconds or longer the radio will auto matically select Channel 16 b Temporarily suspend switching to channel 16 Received DISTRESS Name YAESU c Exit to the working channel Received DISTRESS 4 Press the soft key to enter the Waypoint XRK Since 01 03 Input menu then enter the desired waypoint name DISTRESS INFO ure of Undesignate DIST ID up to 11 characters described previously select Page40 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E the letter number by pressing the 272 97 key Reseived DISTRESS WPT Name and move
18. HORIZON Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP s CH Setup DSC Setu Waypoint Setup GPS Setu MMS I Setup LSELECT QUIT J General Menu m mmer Contrast Unit Measure Key Station PName SELECT v QUIT Display PNORMAL Compass Waypoint GPS Status C ENT GX1700E 11 2 DIMMER ADJUSTING This menu selection adjusts the backlight intensity of the display and keypad 1 Press and hold down the key until Setup Setup Menu Menu appears then select GENERAL SETUP with Fanetion Setup DSC Setu the 22 CxJ key Morem Setup 2 Press the soft key then press the C27 _ 1 97 key to select DIMMER General Menu Display 3 Press the soft key then press the C47 st Unit A Measure 177 key to select the desired level HIGH is de Key Bee Station PName fault When OFF is selected the lamp is turned off Dimmer 4 Press the soft key to store the selected level 5 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation 11 3 CONTRAST This selection sets up the display contrast for overhead or dash installations 1 Press and hold down the key until Setup Setup Menu Menu appears then select GENERAL SETUP with Gic Fanetion Setup DSC Setu the IC key opem Setup 2 Press the soft key then press the C47 am MM 197 key to select CONTRAST CUI Menu 3 Press the soft ke
19. NMEA input Blue and NMEA input Green wires may be connected to the NMEA output connections of a external GPS antenna or GPS Chart Plotter To change the GX1700E from using the internal GPS antenna to the external GPS antenna refer to section 15 9 GPS SELEC TION for selection and 15 1 UNIT POWER for turn off NMEA INPUT GPS Information The GPS must have the NMEA Output turned on and set to 4800 Baud in the setup menu If there is a selection for parity select none For further information on interfacing setting up your GPS Please con tact the manufacturer of the GPS receiver GX1700E can read NMEA 0183 version 2 0 or higher GXIT0E STANDARD HORIZON Page 17 The NMEA 0183 input sentences GLL GGA RMC GNS RMC sentence is recommended NMEA Output DSC The NMEA 0183 output sentences are DSC and DSE 65 CHECKING GPS STATUS When the GX1700E receives the GPS signal from the 25W INTL internal GPS or from an External GPS antenna or soa 25 ewe Chart plotter a small satellite icon will appear on 37 66 the top right corner of the display and your current lo 12 56 DISTRESS cation Latitude Longitude is shown on the display The GX1700E has a GPS status display which shows the satellites currently being received along with a graphical bar graph representation of the rela tive signal strengths from the satellites NOTE For the GX1700E to properly show th
20. Press the soft key then select INDIVIDUAL ACK with the 22 CxJ key Press the soft key Press the C27 C lt key to select ABLE TO COMPLY or UNABLE Press the soft key to store the se lected setting then press the soft key sev eral times to return to radio operation 5 key until DSC Setup Individual Directory Individual Reply NUI WC Positi Unable to Comply 9 5 4 Individual Group Call Ringer Setup When a Individual Call or Group Call is received the radio will produce a ring ing sound for 2 minutes This selection allows the Individual Call ringer time to be changed 1 2 S Menu GENERAL SETUP CH Function Setup DSC Setup Press and hold down the key until Set up Menu appears Press the 27 CxJ key to select DSC conor gp Menu MMSI enera SETUP menu SELECT CH Function Setup ET aoa Press the soft key then select INDIVIDUAL GP Setup RING with the C29 C key Press the soft key Press the C49 C key to select ringing time of a Individual Call i ane Press the soft key to store the se lected setting then press the soft key sev 5 Rings eral times to return to radio operation DSC Setup Individual Directory Individual Reply Individual Ac ENT Page46 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E The GX1700E has the capability to turn off the Individual and Group call ring er Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP re CH
21. Rd D TEST then press the soft key POS Report 3 Press the C27 90 key to select the Ship name and press the soft key 4 Press the soft key to transmit the DSC test call to the other vessel Test Call Hor i zon 1D 234567890 on 1D 234567890 Test Call Name Horizon 1D 234567890 Since 00 25 Waiting for ACK QUIT J NOTE After the radio receive a Test Call reply from Received TEST ACK Name Standard vessel that was called the radio will ring and ID 123456789 Category Routine show TEST ACK display which confirms the Since 00 25 radio you called received the test call Page68 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 9 12 3 DSC Test Call by Manually Entering a MMSI 1 Press the key The DSC Menu will ap pear 2 Press the C amp I IC key to select DSC TEST then press the soft key 3 Press the C C key to select MANUAL and press the soft key 4 Press the C29 G key to select the first armo digit in the MMSI and press the soft key 5 Repeat step 4 until all the numbers of the MMSI are shown on the display 6 Press and hold the soft key to show the Test Call page 7T Press the soft key to transmit the DSC Test Call to the other vessel DSC Menu INDIVIDUAL Group All Ships POS Re Test Call Input MMSI 1D 345678901 mL Call Nam 1D po a6 8901 y Rout Test Cal i gt Name ID 345678901 Test
22. WAY Tomar or Menu POINT SETUP sumac GH Function Setup D WAYPOINT SETUP NN P e D Waypoint Setup WAYPOINT DIRECTORY Display Range irection 3 Press the soft key then select WAY POINT DIRECTORY with the C C key 4 Press the soft key then select DE Waypoint Directry LETE with the OIE key mE Position 5 Press the soft key then press the E v 71 97 key to highlight the waypoint to be de leted Waypoint Directory 6 Press and hold the soft key until the radio s Port beeps and the waypoint directory is removed from the display 7T Press the Soft key several times to return to radio operation 14 5 SAVING A DSC POSITION CALL AS A WAYPOINT When a DSC POSITION REPORT call is received from a another DSC radio the GX1700E allows the position to be saved as a waypoint 1 After a position has been received press the Received POS REPORT ame Hor i zon soft key Category Routine 2 The first digit in the WPT Name will be flashing Singe 01 03 press the C49 G key to the first letter of the name you want to input WPT Name Horizon 3 Press the soft key then press the 7x2 MN ee ae 1 key to select the second letter in the name 000 55 989E 4 Repeat step 3 until the name is shown Hr 5 Press and hold the soft key to save the WPT Name Swim Point Waypoint Input waypoint to memory and return to radio operation position 50 37 008 55 989E
23. following functions key to change the mode 1 Press and hold down the key until Setup Menu appears then select GENERAL SET Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP CH Funetion Setup UP with the or key GPS Sd pm CGeneral Menu 2 Press the soft key then press the Contrast Unit of Measure key to select SOFT KEYS Key Beep e 3 Press the soft key then press the 17 key 82058 to select NUMBER OF SOFT KEYS 4 Press the soft key then press the or key to select the number of soft keys 3 through 10 5 Press the soft key then press the Soft Keyes key to select ASSIGNMENT to change m the use of selected soft keys Then press the soft key 6 Press the 4 or W key to select the key KEY1 KEY2 KEY3 etc and press ak MARK the soft key Then press the or W key to select the new function to be Soft Key NUMBER OF SOFT KEYS Ass i gnment Time Out Timer Page98 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E Assignment NONE SCAN assigned and press the soft key Available functions are listed next page Re peat step 6 to program the other soft keys 7T Press the soft key then press the Number of A or Y key to select KEY TIMER selects how long the soft key icon will be shown on lime Out Timer 2 sec the display after a soft key is pressed de 5 sec fault is 5 seconds Then press the 6 sec 7 sec Y soft key 8 Press the or y key to select th
24. key key again to return to the last poe gees selected channel The P SET icon will disappear 12 56am COMMERCIAL from the display 8 9 3 Deleting a Preset Channel 1 Press the key 2 Press the 27 477 key to select the Preset 25W INTL Pset lei Channel to be deleted 3 Press and hold the key until the channel number is blinking 4 Press the soft key momentarily to delete the channel from the Preset Channel 5 Repeat steps 2 through 4 to delete the desired channels from Preset Channels 0 9 6 To finish the deleting the Preset Channel press the soft key DELETE QUIT GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page33 8 10 INTERCOM OPERATION An optional RAM3 CMP30 must be connected to perform intercom func tions between the radio and the RAM3 CMP30 In addition To access the following Intercom functions one of the soft keys must be setup as 8 Refer to section 11 7 SOFT KEYS 8 10 1 Communication 1 Press the one of the Soft keys momentarily then press the soft key to enable the intercom mode 25W INTL Note Depending on the programming of the 7 soft key the soft key may have to 50 37 be pressed to see the soft key 2 When the intercom mode GX1700E is enabled Intercom is 6193 25W INTL displayed on the radio and RAM3 CMP30 Remote Station Microphone BELL 5 Press the PTT switch on the GX1700E s PTT switch is pressed radio Talk will be shown on STS RAMS the di
25. keys while turning the radio on EEPROM While resetting the radio the display will show the display to the right for about 10 seconds then turn on Page 104 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 20 SPECIFICATIONS Performance specifications are nominal unless otherwise indicated and are subject to change without notice 20 1 GENERAL Channels ny ith uus All USA International and Canadian Normal Input Voltage iere roo ec 13 8 V DC Operating Voltage Range 11 V to 16 5 V Current Drain Standby ttt cod te tt ttg da M 0 45 Receiver at Maximum AF 0 8A TEASE ie e e o aa aedis oe 5 0 A Hi 1 0A Lo Operating Temperature 15 C to 55 C Distress Call Egi ere Ft her po canna 27 Individual Call Log ssseeennn nennen nennen 64 a ea 80 Group Call Directory sssesseee mmm mnm 32 Waypoint DIrGCtory M 100 LCD Display Type ssseem emen 70 x 34 mm Full Dot Matrix 132 x 64 pixels Dimensions WxHXxD 154 x 88 x 97 mm Flush Mount Dimensions WxHxD approx 137 x 72 x 65 mm Weight CTererro e 0 9 k
26. pass through the square hole Secure in place with the two screws from Step 1 above 6 Verify that the U mounting Bracket can now be positioned to go over the top of the radio and fits correctly and can be fixed using the two knurled knobs Figure 1 Figure 2 GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON 13 6 3bELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS CAUTION Reverse polarity battery connections will damage the radio Connect the power cord and antenna to the radio Antenna and Power Sup ply connections are as follows 1 Mount the antenna at least 1 m away from the radio At the rear of the radio connect the antenna cable The antenna cable must have a PL259 connector attached RG 8 U coaxial cable must be used if the antenna is 7 6 m or more from the radio RG58 cable can be used for distances less than 7 6 m 2 Connect the red power wire to a 11 0 V to 16 5 V DC power source Nor mal 13 8 VDC Connect the black power wire to a negative ground 3 Ifan optional remote extension speaker is to be used refer to section 6 4 ACCESSORY CABLE for connections 4 tis advisable to have a Certified Marine Technician check the power out put and the standing wave ratio of the antenna after installation Optional GPS Antenna Optional Chart Plotter Optional Speaker Optional CMP30 Remote MIC Optional Speaker 210101 Water proof Deck Outlet Pagel4 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E Ferrite Core Installation To suppress RF
27. soft keys then press the soft key again NOTE The priority channel may be changed from Ch16 to another channel Refer to section 12 5 PRIORITY CHANNEL Page30 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 8 8 SCANNING Allows the user to select the scan type from Memory scan or Priority scan Memory scan scans the channels that were programmed into memory Priority scan scans the channels programmed in memory with the priority channel 8 8 1 Scan Type Selection 1 Press and hold down key until Setup CH I Setup Menu appears t 2 Press the C47 C key to select CH GPS 2 Genes iius FUNCTION SETUP 3 Press the soft key then press the fzer L Waypoint Setup OIC key to select SCAN TYPE a cH 4 Press the 69 soft key an Resume 5 Press the C49 C key to select PRIORITY SCAN or MEMORY SCAN 6 Press the soft key to store the selected setting 7 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation ED 3 cm cc Cub ous SS m Memory Scan M SCAN Priority SCAN board SCAN 8 8 2 Scan and P Scan Memory Programming 1 Press and hold down the key until Set up Menu appears Setup Menu GENERAL CH ion Setup DSC S tu 2 Press the C amp I IC key to select CH d up Menu FUNCTION SETUP 3 Press the soft key then press the IIC key to select SCAN MEMORY CH ELEM CH 4 Press the soft key 5 Press th
28. the cursor by pressing the EZB P S Pe soft key Position 090 O1 6823 5 The ID is the MMSI from the vessel in distress 6 When you are finished entering the waypoint 16 58 name press and hold the soft key to re he AUN place the display to the WAYPOINT Screen The 20 a7 SCAN eoe 55 989E display indicates the distance and direction of the Feng T9NM 10 00 vessel in distress by a dot 6 7T To stop navigating to a waypoint press the one of ST 12 Sum the Soft keys then press the soft key The 000 55 989r radio is switched to Normal Mode NOTE You must continue monitoring channel 16 as a coast station may re quire assistance in the rescue attempt GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page 41 9 4 ALL SHIPS CALL The All Ships Call function allows contact to be established with DSC equipped vessels without having their MMSI in the individual calling direc tory Also priority for the call can be designated as Urgency or Safety URGENCY Call This type of call is used when a vessel may not truly be in distress but have a potential problem that may lead to a distress situation This call is the same as saying PAN PAN PAN on channel 16 SAFETY Call Used to transmit boating safety information to other vessels This message usually contains information about an over due boat debris in the water loss of a navigation aid or an important meteorological message This call is the same as saying Securite Secu
29. the diagram All other wires are not used and may be cut off The 2 amp fuse is not included Pagei STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 6 4 2 2 GPS Input and DSC Output GPS Chart Plotter RS422 Connections Plotter Radio Wires Connection Chart Plotter Blue NMEA GPS Input e NMEA Output 2 Green NMEA DSC Input 2 _ NMEA Output gut Gray NMEA DSC Output NMEA Input Brown NMEA DSC Output _ NMEA Input 5 gt 1 0 white i External Speaker Shield 6 4 2 3 Standard Horizopn GPS Chart Plotter or Other Chart Plotter RS232 Connections Standard Horizon Radio Wires Connection _ Blue NMEA GPS Input _ Brown NMEA Output f Gray NMEA DSC Output _ Blue NMEA Input Green amp Brown Ground _ Green NMEA Ground e w 6 0Cc 0 30 90 90 S External Speaker Shield When connecting the External Speaker Chart Plotter or External GPS An tenna strip off about 2 5 cm of the specified wire s insulation then splice the ends together CAUTION Care must be taken not to touch any of the NMEA wires blue gray or brown to positive 12 VDC or the radio may be damaged External GPS Connections 4800 baud When the GPS reception is limited such as the flush mounting of the GX1700 the
30. the imaginary antenna Typically a 1 m 3dB gain stainless steel whip is used on a sailboat mast The longer 2 5 m 6dB fiberglass whip is primarily used on power boats that re quire the additional gain GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page 7 5 2 1 Coaxial Cable VHF antennas are connected to the transceiver by means of a coaxial cable shielded transmission line Coaxial cable is specified by it s diameter and construction For runs less than 6 m RG 58 U about 6 mm in diameter is a good choice For runs over 6 m but less than 15 m the larger RG 8X or RG 213 U should be used For cable runs over 15 m RG 213 U should be used For installa tion of the connector onto the coaxial cable refer to the figure below Adapter x 10 mm 15 MEE To get your coax cable through a fitting and into your boat s interior you may have to cut off the end plug and reattach it later You can do this if you follow the directions that come with the connector Be sure to make good soldered connections 5 3 EMERGENCY CHANNEL 16 USE Channel 16 is known as the Hail and Distress Channel An emergency may be defined as a threat to life or property In such instances be sure the transceiver is on and set to CHANNEL 16 Then use the following proce dure 1 Press the microphone push to talk switch and say Mayday Mayday Mayday This is i your vessel s na
31. the transceiver to the US Coast Guard and other vessels within range of the transmission DSC will also allow mariners to initiate or receive Distress Urgency Safety Routine Position Request Posi tion Report Automatic Position Polling and Group calls to or from another vessel equipped with a DSC transceiver 9 2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY MMSI 9 2 1 What is an MMSI An MMSI is a nine digit number used on Marine Transceivers capable of using Digital Selective Calling DSC This number is used like a telephone number to selectively call other vessels THIS NUMBER MUST BE PROGRAMMED INTO THE RADIO TO OPER ATE DSC FUNCTIONS How can l obtain an MMSI assignment Please contact the Radio Licensing Authority for your country for information on how to obtain an MMSI number GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page35 9 2 2 Programming the MMSI WARNING A user MMSI can be inputted only once Therefore please be careful not to input the incorrect MMSI number If you need to change the MMSI number after it has been entered the radio will have to be returned to Factory Service Refer to the section 17 2 FACTORY SERVICE Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP NN CH Function Setup 1 Press and hold down the Setup Menu appears 2 Press the C47 C key to select MMSI SETUP Press the soft key To cancel press the 8 soft key 4 Press the 27 97 key to select the first number of your MMSI then press the sof
32. to select channels to choose menu items such as the DSC menu Radio Setup and DSC Setup menu keys on the microphone can also be used to select channels and menu items SECONDARY USE While holding down the soft key and pressing XJ CxJ key you can confirm memory channels that have been programmed for scan ning 2 Key Press the key briefly to recall channel 16 from any channel Press and hold the key to recall channel 9 Pressing the key again reverts to the previous selected working channel C 2 Key Turns the transceiver on and off To turn the transceiver on press and hold this key until the LCD turns on To turn it off press and hold this key until the LCD turns off When the power is turned on the transceiver is set to the last selected channel Page24 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E Used to send a DSC Distress Alert To transmit a Distress Alert refer to section 9 2 2 Programming the MMSI and 9 3 1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert VOL Knob Volume Control Knob Adjusts the audio volume level Turn this knob clockwise to increase the audio volume level SECONDARY USE When RAM3 is connected and intercom mode is selected controls the listen volume of the audio from the RAM3 Key Press this key to select the Preset Memory Bank P SET will be shown on the display To exit Preset Memory bank press the key again or press the key Press the C47 or 77 key to select the desired preset c
33. until Setup mm CH Function Setup the 22 697 key Press the soft key Display Range Enter the Waypoint Name by pressing the 7 Direction 1 72 key to select the first letter Press the soft key to store the first letter aint BITeetry and to move to the second letter in the name Eri drip MN Repeat step 6 and 7 until the name is shown Dolees Press the soft key to skip a letter if need ed Waypoint Input Press and hold the soft key then enter the T Name 88 coordinates of the waypoint POSITION by press Position ing the C C key to select the first digit in the lag Latitude Press the Soft key to store the first number and to move to the second number in the position Repeat step 9 and 10 until the latitude is shown include N or S in the last digit Press the soft key to select the first digit of the Longitude is blink ing Press the C29 C key to select the first digit in the Longitude Press the soft key to store the first number and to move to the second number in the position Repeat step 13 and 14 until the Latitude is shown Waypoint Input 4 oM WPT Name Fishing PT include E or W in the last digit Ds 1234361 893 Positi 51 08 623N After all information is entered press and hold the a2 885 Soft key to store the waypoint into memory Press the Soft key several times to return to radio operation GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON
34. up Menu appears 2 Press the I I C key to select CH GP s ST p Menu General Set FUNCTION SETUP 3 Press the soft key then press the 1 nt se EL IC key to select CH GROUP Scan Memory Ch 4 Press the soft key Resu 1 5 Press the 47 797 key to select desired channel group USA INTL or CANADA Group 3 CAN 6 Press the soft key to store the selected setting 7T Press the Soft key several times to return to radio operation 8 7 DUAL WATCH TO CHANNEL 16 Dual watch is used to scan two channels for communications One channel is a normal VHF channel and the other is the priority channel 16 When a signal is received on the normal channel the radio briefly switches between the normal channel and Channel 16 to look for a transmission If the radio re ceives communications on channel 16 the radio stops and listens to Channel 16 until communication ends and then starts Dual watch scan again 1 Adjust the SQL knob until the background noise disappears 2 Select the channel you wish to dual watch to the priority channel 16 3 Press the one of the Soft keys then press the 8 soft key The display show DW 16 and will scan between CH16 and the channel that was selected in step 2 25W INTL If a transmission is received on the channel se 80025 our lected in step 2 the GX1700E will dual watch to oo GUN CH16 Loc_12 56am_ TELEPHONE 4 To stop Dual Watch press the one of the
35. up to 100 waypoints and navigating to them using the compass page In addition DSC distress calls with position or a position received from a an other DSC radio using DSC polling can be navigated to 14 1 MARKING A POSITION This feature allows the radio to mark the current position of the vessel 1 Press the one of the Soft keys momentarily then fp Waveeint Input press the soft key 2 Enter the Waypoint Name by pressing the Ca 9 080 88 9221 15 key to select the first letter ENT Note The GX1700E assign a name of the Way y Waypoint InPusr point with WPT xxx automatically Position 51 N 3 Press the soft key to store the first letter 02 085W and to move to the second letter in the name ENT 4 Repeat step 2 and 3 until the name is shown Press the soft key to skip a letter if needed You may backspace the cursor by pressing the Soft key if you make mistake 5 Press and hold the soft key two times to save the waypoint into memory 6 Press the Soft key several times to return to radio operation Pages STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 14 2 ADDING A WAYPOINT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Press and hold down the Menu appears Press the I I C key to select WAYPOINT SETUP Press the soft key then select WAYPOINT energ 2p Menu CH i o Setup DIRECTORY with the x2 x2 key Press the soft key then select ADD with d il Setup Menu key
36. 9 11 AUTO POS POLLING 9 11 1 Polling Time Interval Setup 9 11 2 Selecting Stations 0 be Automatically Polled tracked 9 11 3 Enable Disable Auto POS Polling 9 12 DSC TEST M 9 12 1 Programming MMSI into Individual Directory 9 12 2 DSC Test Call by using Individual Directory 9 12 3 DSC Test Call by Manually Entering MMSI 57 10 1 ATIS CODE PROGRAMMING 10 2 ATIS CHANNEL GROUP GENERAL SETUP 11 1 DISPLAY 11 2 DIMMER ADJUSTING 11 3 CONTRAST 11 4 UNIT OF MEASURE 11 5 KEY BEEP 11 6 STATION 11 7 SOFT KEYS 11 7 1 Selecting the Number of Soft Keys 11 7 2 Assigning Soft Keys 11 7 3 Selecting How Long the Soft Keys ere Shown 12 1 CHANNEL GROUP INTERNATIONAL USA or CANADA BAND SELECTION 79 12 2 SCAN MEMORY CHANNEL 12 3 SCAN TYPE 12 4 SCAN RESUME 125 PRIORITY CHANNEL Ol 12 6 CHANNEL NAME 13 DSC SETUP 13 1 INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORY 13 2 INDIVIDUAL REPLY 13 3 INDIVIDUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT 134 INDIVIDUAL RINGER 13 5 GROUP DIRECTORY 13 6 POSITION REPLY 13 7 AUTO POSITION INTERVAL 13 8 DSC BEEP 139 AUTO CHANNEL SWITCH TIME 14 WAYPOINTS 14 1 MARKING A POSITION 14 2 ADDING A WAYPOINT 14 3 EDITING A WAYPOINT 144 DELETING A WAYPOINT d 14 5 SAVING DSC POSITION CALL AS A WAYPOINT 14 6 NAVIGATING TO A SAVED WAYPOINT 14 7 STOP N
37. AVIGATING TO A WAYPOINT 14 8 WAYPOINT SETUP 14 8 1 Waypoint Range Selection 14 8 2 Direction Selection 15 GPS SETUP 15 1 UNIT POWER 15 2 COORDINATE SYSTEM 15 3 PINNING 15 4 TIME OFFSET 155 TIME AREA 156 TIME DISPLA 15 7 MAGNETIC 15 8 POSITION INPUT 15 9 GPS SELECTION 15 10 SBAS WAAS EGNOS 15 11 NMEA OUTPUT 16 RAM3 CMP30 REMOTE MIC OPERATION 16 1 REMOTE MIC CONTROLS 16 2 ASSIGNING SOFT KEYS 17 MAINTENANCE 17 1 REPLACEMENT PARTS 17 2 FACTORY SERVICE 17 3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART 18 CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT 19 RESET PROCEDURES 19 1 MEMORY CLEAR 19 2 MICROPROCESSOR RESET 20 SPECIFICATIONS 20 1 GENERAL 20 2 TRANSMITTER 20 3 RECEIVER 204 GPS UNIT 20 5 NMEA INPUT OUTPUT 20 6 DIMENSIONS STANDARD HORIZON Page 3 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE This transceiver is equipped with the E20 Easy To Operate system You can do the basic operation in numerical order in the illustration below D Press and hold the 57 button to turn on or off the radio Rotate the SQL knob counter clockwise to unsquelch the radio Rotate the VOL knob to adjust the speaker audio volume Rotate the SQL knob clockwise to the point where the noise not heard from the speaker Press the 7xJ CxJ microphones button to select the operating channel Press the or microphones 9 button to toggle the transm
38. Auto POS Polling v SELECT _QuiT_ POS Request Cal l MANUAL Horizon YAESU Standard Sun Light 5385918 CIS EUR POS Request Call Input MMSI Eus GETS POS Request Call Input MMSI 1D 345678901 SELECT BACK QUIT Category ROUT I NE Safety SELECT _Quit_ POS Request Call Name 10 345678901 Category Routine Transmi t YES QUIT POS Request Call Name 10 345678901 Category Routine Transmiting POS Request Call 1D 345678901 Category Routine Since 00 25 Waiting for ACK QUIT Page 59 9 8 4 Receiving a Position Request When a position request call is received from another vessel a ringing alarm sounds and POS REQUEST will be shown in the display Operation and transceiver function differs depending on Position Reply in the DSC Setup menu Automatically reply 1 When a position request call is received a calling Received POS Request i zon alarm sounds 4 times Then requested position catego D 12512699 coordinates are transmitted automatically to the Since 01 03 vessel requesting your vessels position 2 To exit from position request display press the Soft key Manually reply 1 When a position request call is received from an Received POS Request gt Hor zon other vessel the display will be as shown the 10 122196789 illustration at the right
39. C Menu key The DSC menu will ap 1 Press the 4 tee jum 2 Press the CX7 XJ key to select DSC LOG Pos Rd menu 3 Press the soft key then confirm TRANS Auto POS Polling MITTED LOG is selected a DSC Log TRANSMITTED LOG Distress Log Other Call foe Log De 4 Press the soft key then press the 27197 key to select the station name B or MMSI number you want to review and or resend the call 5 Press the Soft key to review details for the selected station 6 Press the soft key to resend the call if de TALE Ships Call 5 Date 09 03 sired Time 09 50AM Category Safety CH 06 CALL QUIT 99 45A Y 09 38A 345678901 9 6 2 Reviewing DSC Distress Logged Calls The GX1700E radios allows DSC Distress Logged Calls to be reviewed DSC Menu 1 Press the key The DSC menu will ap pear imo ips 2 Press the C29 C key to select DSC LOG POS 6 menu 3 Press the soft key then press the 7 Aut io POS Pol Ling SELECT QUIT Pages STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E DSC Log Transmitted Log DISTRESS LOG Other Call Log Log Delete 197 key to select DISTRESS LOG Press the Soft key then press the I key to select the station name or MMSI number you want to review Leite Eom emp po Note When there is an unread received call I 18 43 S N Licht icon will appear behind the station name or MMSI number SELECT QUIT a B
40. Cord T9025406 VOL and SQL Knob RA1282500 White RA1282600 Black Mounting Bracket RA1283100 White RA1283200 Black Mounting Bracket Knob RA0978500 White RAO978600 Black Microphone Hanger RA0436000 White RA0458800 Black Mic Routing Cable Assembly 58101512 17 2 FACTORY SERVICE In the unlikely event that the radio fails to perform or needs servicing please contact your Dealer An RA Return Authorization number is not necessary to send a product in for service Include a brief note describing the problem along with your name return address phone number and proof of purchase Page 100 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 17 3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART Transceiver fails to power up Transceiver blows fuse when con nected to power supply Popping or whin ing noise from the speaker while engine runs Sound is not emit ted from the in ternal or external speaker Receiving station reports low trans mit power even with transceiver set to HI power HI BATTERY or LO BATTERY message appears when the power is turned on Your position is not displayed on the Chart Plotter GX1700E Accessory cable No DC voltage to the transceiver or blown fuse a Check the 12VDC battery connections and the fuse b The key needs to be pressed and held to turn the radio on Check the power cable for DC voltage or replace the fuse 6A Make sure the red wire is connected to the positive
41. Default setting to the calling ship and switch to the requested channel for voice communications Refer to section 9 5 2 Individual Reply Setup to change the reply to manual if you want to see who is calling before replying to the call 1 When an individual call is received an individual call ringing alarm sounds The radio automatically switches to the requested channel The display shows the MMSI of the ves sel calling GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Received Individual Name Hor i zon ID 123456789 Category Routine Since 01 03 Connected QUIT Page 49 2 Press any key to stop the alarm 3 Press the soft key to return to radio opera 25W INTL a 4 Press the microphone s PTT switch and talk into 37 660N ooo 55 989E the microphone to the other vessel Loc 12 56am SAFETY 9 6 DSC LOG OPERATION The GX1700E logs transmitted calls received distress calls and other calls Individual Group All Ship etc The DSC Log feature is similar to an answer machine where calls are recorded for review and a 1 icon will appear on the radios display The GX1700E can store up to 24 Transmitted calls up to 27 Distress and up to 64 other calls All Ships Calls Individual Calls Group Calls Position Report Position Request Ack and Test Call Ack 9 6 1 Reviewing and Resending a Transmitted Logged Call The GX1700E radios allows Transmitted Logged Calls to be reviewed and resend the call DS
42. ER A E EE z2 5 x Y v 2 8 71 mm Page 108 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page 109 Attention in case of use This transceiver works on frequencies which are not generally permitted For frequency allocation apply for a licence at oper ene ene ual u you sales shop in order to get your transceiver adjusted to the allocated frequency range Disposal of your Electronic and Electric Equipment Products with the symbol crossed out wheeled bin cannot be disposed as household waste Electronic and Electric Equipment should be recycled at a facility capable of handling these items and their waste byproducts In EU countries please contact your local equipment supplier representative or service center for information about the waste collection system in your country e Page 110 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Yaesu UK Ltd Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close Winchester SO23 OLB United Kingdom Declaration of Conformit Tel 44 0 1962 866667 Nr YUK DOC 0511 12 Fax 44 0 1962 856801 Email sales yaesu co uk We Yaesu UK Ltd certify and declare under our sole responsibility that the following equipment complies with the essential requirements of the Directive 1999 5 EC with the provisions of Annex III Conformity Assessme
43. Function Setup DSC Setup Waypo Setup Menu GPS Sq General Setup MMSI CH Function Setup UP 1 Press and hold down the up Menu appears 2 Press the C47 C key to select DSC SETUP menu 3 Press the soft key then select DSC BEEP key until Set with the 52197 key DSC Setup 4 Press the soft key pe METTE 5 Press the ZJ CxJ key to select Individual if you e P Auto POS Interval wish to disable the Individual call ringer or Group mseremsss SELECT QUIT if you wish to disable the Group call ringer then press the soft key DSC Beep Select Call Individual 6 Press the CI IC key to select Off gep DSC Beep 7 Press the soft key to store the se Individual lected setting then press the soft key sev Pos eral times to return to radio operation ENT To re enable the ringer repeat the above procedure pressing the CI IC key to select On in step 6 above NOTE The GX1700E may turn on and off the call ringer of the All Ships POS Request POS Report and Geographical as well as the Indi vidual and Group call 9 5 5 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 9 5 5 1 Individual Call using the Individual Directory 1 Press the key The DSC Menu will appear DSC Menu
44. GNMENTS for available channels 7 When a message is received adjust the volume to the desired listening level The ENEP indicator on the display indicates communications is being received or the radio is unsquelched 8 2 TRANSMISSION 1 Perform steps 1 through 6 of RECEPTION 2 Before transmitting monitor the channel to ensure it is clear 3 Press the PTT push to talk switch The Ell indicator on the LCD is displayed 4 Speak slowly and clearly into the microphone 5 When the transmission is finished release the PTT switch NOTE This is a noise canceling microphone Position the Oval Slot label MIC within 1 5 cm from the mouth for optimum performance 8 3 TRANSMIT TIME OUT TIMER TOT When the PTT switch on the microphone is held down transmit time is lim ited to 5 minutes This limits unintentional transmissions due to a stuck PTT Switch inside the microphone About 10 seconds before automatic transmitter shutdown a warning beep will be heard from the speaker s The transceiver will automatically go to receive mode even if the PTT switch is continually held down Before transmitting again the PTT switch must first be released and then pressed again Page28 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 8 4 SIMPLEX DUPLEX CHANNEL USE Refer to section 18 CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS for instructions on use of simplex and duplex channels NOTE All channels are factory programmed in accordance with FCC USA Industry Canada a
45. GPS Output Connect to NMEA input common ground of GPS X Some GPS Chart plotters have a single wire for NMEA Signal Ground if this is the case connect the NMEA Input and NMEA output to the GPS Chart Plotters single NMEA Signal Ground wire 6 4 1 Internal GPS DSC Output to a Chart Plotter Chart Plotter Plotter f Qo Radio Wires Connection Gray NMEA DSC Output GPS Input QQ Brown NMEA DSC Output _ GPS Input oo 595 l 2 0091 External Speaker Shield 6 4 2 External GPS or Chart Plotter for GPS The connections below are used when the internal GPS cannot receive a Fix The GX1700E Internal GPS must be turned off refer to section 15 1 UNIT POWER and the GPS Selection must be selected to External GPS refer to section 15 9 GPS SELECTION 6 4 2 1 GPS Input Standard Horizon GPS Antenna Standard Horizon GPS Antenna Part Q7000619A Radio Wires Blue NMEA GPS Input Brown Green NMEA GPS Input 2 Black S0G125 Que 1 1 n ig T L 4 12 V Battery White p External Speaker Shield Note The GPS antenna is supplied with 9 m of cable and a connector To connect the GPS antenna to the radio cut off the 5 pin antenna connector strip the white insulation to expose the Red Black and Brown wires and connect as shown in
46. IC key 2 Press the soft key then press the G47 I key to select TIME DISPLAY Press the soft key 4 Press the C29 C key to select 12 HOUR or 24 HOUR 5 Press the soft key to store the selected setting 6 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation e Page 20 STANDARD HORIZON Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP CH Function Setup MMSI Setup SELECT Setup Menu General Set Waypoint Setup GPS SETUP MMSI Setup SELECT QUIT GPS Setup Unit Power Coodinate System Pinning Time Offset Time Area TIME DISPLAY SELECT _QuiT_ Time Display m 24 GX1700E 69 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC Allows the GPS Course Over Ground to be selected to show in True or Mag netic Factory default is True however by following the steps below the COG can be changed to Magnetic 1 Press and hold down the key until Setup Menu appears then select GPS SETUP with the anet on Setup Waypoint Setup IC key GPS Setup etup 2 Press the soft key then press the G47 177 key to select MAGNETIC General Setup 3 Press the soft key Gh Funetion Setup Waypoint Setup 4 Press the CII key to select MAGNETIC or Engmesurmam TRUE SELECT GPS Setup 5 Press the soft key to store the selected Goodinate System setting Time Area Ti Di 1 6 Press the soft key several t
47. Individual Call Name i zon 234567890 Category Ro Routine YES Transmiting mindiyi dual Call e Hor izon 234567890 Category Routine CH 08 Since 00 25 Waiting for ACK Ium You may enter an MMSI number manually to contact another vessel 1 Press the Ges key The DSC Menu menu will ap pear 2 Confirm INDIVIDUAL is selected To cancel press the soft key 3 Press the soft key NOTE If you have transmitted a Individual call be fore the radio will show the name of the last person you called as shown in the display at the right If this is the case press the Soft key and the following steps 4 Confirm MANUAL is selected then press the SES soft key 5 Press the 27 7 key to select the first number of the MMSI which you want to contact then press the soft key to step to the next number Page 48 STANDARD HORIZON DSC Menu DS INDIVIDUAL Pi Rep Auto POS Bolling v SELECT QUIT Sun Light Bob caD CI GNU Individual Call MANUAL Hor i zon YAESU Standard Sun Light Bob SELECT QUIT Individual Call Input MMSI LDS SELECT BACK QUIT GX1700E 6 Repeat step 5 to set the MMSI number nine dig its 7 Ifa mistake was made entering the MMSI num ber repeat pressing the Soft key until the wrong number is selected then press the C47 127 key to correct the entry 8 When finished entering the MMSI num
48. L 4 156550 156550 smeex VIS 42 15660 5660 sMPLEX VIS ia liser smx 7 vis 156 700 156 700 SIMPLEX VTS 15 156750 156750 SIMPLEX LOW COMMERCIAL 46 156800 156 800 SIMPLEX DISTRESS 156850 156 850 SIMPLEX LOW SAR Lm ume nme 156950 161 550 DUPLEX NTL 157 050 161 650 DUPLEX INTL 22 157400 161700 DUPLEX Nt 23 157480 161750 DUPLEX TL 24 157200 161800 DUPLEX TELEPHONE 25 157280 161850 DUPLEX TELEPHONE 26 157300 161900 DUPLEX TELEPHONE 27 157350 161950 DuPLEX TELEPHONE 28 157 400 162000 DUPLEX TELEPHONE 60 156 025 160 625 DUPLEX TELEPHONE 6 156075 160675 DUPLEX m 62 156125 160 725 DUPLEX NL es 156175 160775 DUPLEX NL 156225 160 825 DUPLEX TELEPHONE es 156275 160 875 Durex Nu 156325 1609325 DUPLEX NL er 156375 156 375 SIMPLEX BRGIBRG 68 156425 156425 SIMPLEX SHIPSHIR 69 156 475 156 475 SIMPLEX PLEAURE T0 15555 smeex bsc T 156575 156 575 SIMPLEX PLEASURE 72 156 625 156 625 SIMPLEX SH SHiP T3 156 675 156 675 SIMPLEX PORTOPR
49. M1 to be named then press the soft key RADIO Press the CII key to scroll through the first Station Name letter of the new channel name Select Unit Press the soft key to store the first letter in unit name the name and step to the next letter to the right pinus Repeat step 6 and 7 until the name is complete The name can consist of up to 8 characters if you Select Ut Unt do not use all 8 characters press the soft Unit Name key to move to the next space This method can also be used to enter a blank space in the name If a mistake was made entering in the name repeat pressing the key until the wrong character is selected then press the C C key to correct the entry Press and hold the soft key to enter the name ENT BACK QUIT If you want to enter the name of the connected RAM3 or Radio repeat steps 5 through 9 Press the Soft key several times to return to radio operation Page7 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 11 7 SOFT KEYS This menu item assigns the number of soft keys soft key selection and how long the display will show the soft key icon after a soft key is pressed 11 7 1 Selecting the Number of Soft Keys 1 Press and hold down the key until Setup Menu appears then select GENERAL SETUP with the CI ICA key 2 Press the soft key then press the Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP s CH Function Setup DSC Setup d _ General Menu 4 Dimmer sy Contrast Unit
50. MSI must be programmed into all the DSC VHF radios within the group of vessels that will be using this feature To understand Group MMSI programming first a Ship MMSI has to be understood Refer to section 9 7 1 Group Call Setup for programming GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page83 13 6 POSITION REPLY The GX1700E can be set up to automatically default setting or manu ally send your position when requested by another vessel This selection is important if you are concerned about someone polling the position of your vessel that you may not want to In the manual mode you will see the MMSI or persons name shown on the display allowing you to choose to send your position to the requesting vessel Refer to section 9 8 1 Position Reply Setup for setting 13 7 AUTO POSITION INTERVAL The GX1700E has the capability to automatically track four stations pro grammed into the Indvidual directory Selecting Auto POS Polling time interval between position request transmis sions to be setup Refer to section 9 11 AUTO POS POLLING for setting 13 8 DSC BEEP This feature allows the alarm beeps to be turned on default setting or off when a DSC call is received The DSC calls that can be customized are In dividual Group All Ships Position Request Position Report Geographical Call using the procedure below Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP 1 Press and hold down the Menu appears key until Setup
51. Page87 14 3 EDITING AWAYPOINT This function allows a previously entered waypoint to be edited 1 Press and hold down the key until Set Setup Menu up Menu appears Funetion Setup 2 Press the CII key to select WAY f cos Setup Menu POINT SETUP 3 Press the Soft key then select A WAYPOINT DIRECTORY with the 222 7 Display Range D point Setup key Direction Waypoint Directry 4 Press the soft key then select EDIT Mark Position with the 22 x2 key 5 Press the soft key then press the 1927 key to select the waypoint to be edited Waypoint Directory 6 Press the soft key to show the waypoint Input display 7 Press the soft key repeatedly until the SELECT number or letter is selected that is to be changed wer Ueo int Input 8 Press the 2J CxJ key to change the letter or 1D 123456789 number Position 1 98 6230 9 Repeat step 7 and 8 until the waypoint is updated ENT Waypoint Input WPT Name Fishing PT 1D 123456789 10 Press and hold the soft key to store the edited waypoint into memory Position 51 8 632N 11 Press the soft key several times to return 62 321W to radio operation ENT Page88 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 14 4 DELETING A WAYPOINT 1 Press and hold down the key until Set up Menu appears Menu S GENERAL SETUP CH Function Setup Setup 2 Press the 47 770 key to select
52. Polling Position Request and Position Report transmissions To transmit an Individual call you must program this directory with informa tion of the persons you wish to call similar to a cellular phones telephone directory Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP re CH Function Setup 1 Press and hold down the Menu appears 2 Press the CJI key to select DSC SETUP menu 3 Press the Soft key then select INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORY with the C C key 4 Press the soft key 5 Select ADD with the C C key then press the soft key 6 Press the J CxJ key to scroll through the first letter of the name of the vessel or person you want to reference in the directory 7 Press the soft 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 key until Setup Setup Menu General Setup CH Function Setup DSC Waypoint Setup u etup MMSI Setup LSELECT _ QUIT J DSC Setup INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORY Individual Reply Individual Ack Individual Ring Group Directory Position Reply Y SELECT QUIT J ndividual Directory LADD cer Edit Delete SELECT Page 44 The name can consist of up to eleven characters if you do not use all eleven characters press the soft key to move to the next space This method can also be used to enter a blank space in the name If a mistake was made entering in the name repeat pres
53. Press the PTT button and state your name vessel name number of persons on board and the distress situation then say over and wait for a reply from the acknowledging ship STANDARD HORIZON Page 37 9 3 1 1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert with Nature of Distress The GX1700E is capable of transmitting a DSC Distress Alert with the follow ing Nature of Distress categories you may have Page 38 Undesignated Fire Flooding Collision Grounding Capsizing Sinking Adrift Abandoning Piracy MOB Lift the red spring loaded DISTRESS cover and press the key The DISTRESS ALERT menu will appear on the display Press the soft key then press the G47 1 77 key to select the desired nature of distress category Nature of Distress Categories Fire Flood Colli sion Grounding Capsizing Sinking Adrift Aban doning Piracy and MOB Press and hold the key The radios display will count down 3 2 1 and then transmit the Dis tress Alert The backlight of the display and keypad flashes while the radios display is counting down When the distress signal is sent the transceiver watches for a transmission between CH16 and CH70 until an acknowledgment signal is received If no acknowledgment is received the DSC dis tress call is repeated in 4 minute intervals until an acknowledgment is received When a DSC Distress acknowledgment is re ceived a distress alarm sounds and channel 16 is automatically selected The display shows t
54. SEC 1 sec Off ENT QUIT GX1700E 12 5 PRIORITY CHANNEL By default the radio priority channel is set to channel 16 This procedure al lows the radio to use a different priority channel used when priority scanning Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP s H Function Setup 1 Press and hold down the G Menu appears 2 Press the 27 77 key to select CH FUNCTION SETUP 3 iba prs a se then select PRIORITY 4 Press the soft key 5 Press the 272 970 key to select the desired channel to be a priority GH Group 9 Setup Scan Memory CH 6 Press the soft key to store the selected Scan lyre ie setting CH Name M SELECT QUIT J 7 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation key until Setup Priority CH GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page81 12 6 CHANNEL NAME When radio mode NORMAL is selected the display will show a name un der the channel number This name describes the use of the channel The radio has the capability to customize the name by the procedure below Example CH69 PLEASURE to HOOKUP 1 Press and hold down the key until Setup Menu appears 2 Press the C C key to select CH FUNCTION SETUP 3 Press the soft key then select CH NAME with the C49 C key 4 Press the soft key 5 Press the 27 77 key to select the channel to be named then press the soft key 6 Press the 47 7 key to scroll through the first letter of the n
55. ST 48 In SR A 37 660N ope 55 989E BREED Loc 10 00AM 9 9 5 Stop Navigating to Position Report To stop navigating to a waypoint press the one of the Soft keys then press the Soft key The radio is switched to Normal Mode N BUSY ye xX 25w_16 BRG 310 W A E DST 48 1 S A 50 37 660N S 000 55 989 E ETD ENEB 1 GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON 9 9 6 Saving a Position Report Call as a Waypoint The GX1700E can save a Position Report call in the radios memory as a waypoint 1 After the Position Report call has been received Received POS REPORT Horizon Press the EINE soft key Heat see 2 Press the C29 G key to change the first letter Singe 01 08 in the name of the waypoint and press the 3 Repeat step 2 until the WPT Name is entered tice 4 Press and hold the soft key to save the 000 55 989E ENT BACK QUIT waypoint into memory 9 9 7 Navigating to a Saved Waypoint 1 Press and hold down the Gas Setup Menu appears Gi F netronm Setup 2 Select GENERAL SETUP with the 7 97 key 3 Press the Soft key then select DIS PLAY with the 27 6970 key 4 Press the CII key to select WAY POINT and press the soft key Swim Pointo pas 5 Press the 272 7 key to select the way TREE point name and press the soft key wer Rome IsHING PT 6 Press the key so show the compass AREA display and to navigate to the waypoint The display in
56. STANDARD HORIZON Nothing takes to water like Standard Horizon EXPLORER GPS GX1700E 25 Watt VHF FM Marine Transceiver Owner s Manual Integrated 12 Channel WAAS GPS receiver GPS antenna built in to the front panel allows reception when bracket or flush mounted Ultra thin and compact rear case design 90 mm depth Meets ITU R M493 13 Class D DSC Digital Selective Calling Navigation to a DSC Call with compass page DSC test call and Auto DSC channel change selection Automatically poll the GPS position of up to 4 ships using DSC Enter Save and Navigation to a waypoint with Compass page Navigation LAT LON SOG and COG information shown on display Submersible JIS 8 1 5M for 30 minutes Noise canceling microphone with channel selection 16 9 and H L keys Programmable Scan Priority Scan and Dual Watch Preset key stores up to 10 favorite channels with scan function Oversized dot matrix display with customizable channel names and GPS Com pass display NMEA Input and Output of GPS information to other NMEA compatible devices Programmable soft keys Capable of connecting to a Second Station Remote Access Microphone CMP30 Die cast chassis Dimensions 154 W x 88 H x 97 D mm Flush mount cutout 137 W x 72 H x 65 mm 2 Year Waterproof Warranty TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Reference Guide GENERAL INFORMATION PACKING LIST 4 2 SAFETY WARNING INFORMATION GETTING STARTED
57. Since 01 03 2 Aringing alarm sounds 2 minutes To send your vessels position to the requesting vessel press H Name Hor izon o gt the soft key Or to exit from position re category Routine quest display press the soft key Since 01 03 Transmi tted QUIT PageG0 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 9 9 POSITION REPORT 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 another vessel Your vessel must mark the internal GPS receiver for the GX1700E to send the position NOTE To transmit a Position Report Call a GPS must be connected to the radio and the GX1700E Individual directory must be programmed with stations you wish to send your position to To setup this directory refer to section 9 5 1 Individual Position Call Directory Setup 9 9 1 Position Report Ringer Setup The GX1700E has the capability to turn off the Position Report ringer 1 Press and hold down the key until Setup Menu appears 2 Press the C amp I I C key to select DSC SETUP menu Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP CH Function Setup DSC Setup Monus da Setup d Genera MMS ed CH Function Setup DSC SETUP 3 Press the soft key then select DSC D Setup BEEP with the C C key A aD Dare Ring 4 Press the soft key then select POS Auto POS interval Report with the CI I C key 5 Press the sof
58. TUR ips Press C29 CG key to select GROUP pos rsr un To cancel press the Soft key ipsi eee Press the soft key The transceiver will beep and the Last Group Call will appear Confirm MANUAL is selected and press the soft key R Press the C49 C key to select the first number USER GRP of the MMSI nine digits first digit permanently set Auto POS Boiling v ECT QUIT J to 0 which you want to contact then press the Group Call soft key to step to the next number AOUR Repeat step 5 to set the MMSI number If a mistake was made entering in the MMSI num ber repeat pressing the soft key until the Input Group wrong number is selected then press the C47 034667894 I key to correct the entry When finished entering the MMSI number press SELECT BACK QUIT GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON 55 10 11 12 Select Intership CH and hold the soft key Press the C C key to select the oper ating channel you want to communicate on then press the soft key If the chan nel you want is not shown press the soft 13 key then press the C amp I I C key to select the operating channel you want to commu m RE j 1D 034567891 nicate on then press the soft key Category Routine Group Call NES Press the WE soft key to transmit the Group Call signal Routine After the Group Call is transmitted all the radios i
59. _of Measure Key Beep IC key to SOFT KEY ASSIGNMENT Station Name SOFT KEY ASSIGNMENT 3 Press the SABZ soft key then press the SEEEN ERU Soft Keys NUMBER OF SOFT KEYS Assignment Time Out Timer 71 97 key to NUMBER OF SOFT KEYS 4 Press the soft key then press the GIC key to select the number of soft keys 3 through 10 5 Press the soft key to store the selected setting 6 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation 11 7 2 Assigning Soft Keys i Rer Press and hold down the C key until Setup Menu appears then select GENERAL SETUP with the CI I C key 2 Press the soft key then press the EN IIC key to SOFT KEY ASSIGNMENT 3 Press the soft key then press the IC key to select ASSIGNMENT to change the use of selected soft keys 4 Press the soft key then press the Key 5 MARK IIC key to select the key KEY1 ces ienment Soft Keys Number of Soft Keys ime Ass i gnment KEY 1 SCAN SELECT 2 or BW 5 Press the soft key then press the IC key to select the new function to be assigned and press the soft key Available functions are listed below DISPLAY SCAN Starts and stops Scanning DW Starts and stops Dual Watch Scan Activates Intercom between radio and RAM3 mic optional RAM3 required Shows to the Compas
60. ber press and hold the soft key 9 Press the soft key then press the x2 CxJ key to select the nature of call ROUTINE SAFETY or URGENCY Press the 27 97 key to select the operating channel you want to communicate on then press the Soft key If the channel is not shown in the list press the Soft key then press the CXJICxJ key to select the operating channel you want to communicate on then press the soft key Press the soft key to transmit the individual DSC signal When an individual call acknowledgment is re ceived the established channel is automatically changed to the channel which is selected on step 5 above and a ringing tone sounds Press the Soft key to listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy then press the micro phone s PTT switch and talk into the microphone to the other vessel 10 11 12 13 9 5 6 Receiving an Individual Call Individual Call Input MMSI 1D 345678901 SELECT BACK QUIT Category ROUT I NE Safety Urgency SELECT QUIT Select Intership CH 15 v cS COS D Individual Call Name 1D 345678901 Category Routine CH 08 Transmi t L YES QUIT Individual Call ame 1D 345678901 Category Routine CH 8 Transmiting Individual Call 1D 345678901 Category Routine Since 00 25 Waiting for ACK QUIT When a Individual DSC call is received the radio will automatically respond
61. ble can be cut and spliced however care needs to be taken when reconnecting the wires to ensure water integrity Before cutting the cable make sure it is not plugged into the radio After cutting you will notice there are the following wires Brown Purple Blue Green White Shield The White and shield wires are wrapped in foil Remove the foil and separate the White and shield wires Page22 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 6 10 1 Connecting an External Speaker to the RAM3 Mic Cable In noisy locations and optional external speaker may be connected to the white speaker wires on the RAM3 routing cable refer to previous page The can drive the internal speaker or the external speaker one at a time When connecting an external speaker follow the procedure below to turn off the RAMS audio and enable the external speaker wires on the RAM3 routing cable 1 On the RAM3 mic press and hold the key Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP until Setup Menu appears then select GENERAL Gic anetion Setup SETUP with the 4 1 key 2 Press the soft key 3 Press the 17 key to until EXT SPEAKER is shown Menu st and press the soft key Key Beige C UEM 4 Press the or key to select OFF External speaker off or ON External speaker on 5 Press the soft key to save the selection 6 Press the key to exit this mode 6 10 2 External Speaker AF Selection The AF Select menu allows you
62. channel say over and release GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page 9 the PTT button on the mic Then switch to the new channel When the new channel is not busy call the other vessel After a transmission say over and release the microphone s push to talk PTT switch When all communication with the other vessel is completed end the last transmission by stating your Call Sign and the word out Note that it is not necessary to state your Call Sign with each transmission only at the beginning and end of the contact Remember to return to Channel 16 when not using another channel Some radios automatically monitor Channel 16 even when set to other channels or when scanning 5 5 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 USA Channel Group Only Channel 13 is used at docks and bridges and by vessels maneuvering in port Messages on this channel must concern navigation only such as meet ing and passing in restricted waters Channel 67 is used for navigational traffic between vessels By regulation power is normally limited to 1 Watt on these channels Your ra dio is programmed to automatically reduce power to this limit on these chan nels However in certain situations it may be necessary to temporarily use a higher power See page 25 7 key for means to temporarily override the low power limit on these two channels Page i0 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page l 6 INSTALLATION 6 1 LOCATION T
63. ct ON or OFF A 5 Press the soft key to save the new setting GP Selection 6 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation key until Set 15 11 NMEA OUTPUT This selection is used to setup the NMEA output sentences of the GX1700E By default all the NMEA sentences are turned off Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP CH Function Setup DSC Setup 1 Press and hold down the C up Menu appears key until Set 2 Press the C7 xJ key to select GPS 6 5 Gener Menu SETUP SELECT cH Function Setup 3 Press the soft key then select NMEA OUT PUT with the C C key 4 Press the soft key then press the C47 Time Display 1 97 key to select the desired sentence Avail Position Input GPS Selection able sentences GLL GGA GSA GSV and BMC 5 Press the soft key then press the IIC key to select On or Off 6 Press the soft key to save the new setting 7 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page95 16 RAM3 CMP30 REMOTE MIC OPERATION When an optional RAM3 Remote mic is connected to the GX1700E all VHF DSC setup menus AIS Waypoint and Compass functions can be remotely operated The RAM3 s operation is same as GX1700E except the receiver audio volume setting and squelch level setting The reason for the same operation is to make the operation of the rad
64. dicates the distance and direction p pns of the saved waypoint and the compass indicates P Eo 37 the saved waypoint by a dot 6 icon Range SONM Loc 10 00AM 9 9 8 Stop Navigating to a Saved Waypoint 1 Press and hold down the key until Set Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP up Menu appears H Function Setup 2 Select GENERAL SETUP with the Cx2 Cx2 General Menu key i 3 Press the soft key 4 Select DISPLAY with the 7 97 key tor and press the soft key 25W INTL 5 Select NORMAL with the C C key 25 123 T and press the soft key 6 37 12 56am _ DISTRESS Page64 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 9 10 MANUAL INPUTTING A GPS POSITION LAT LON This selection allows the Latitude Longitude of your vessel to be manually entered so DSC Distress or a Position Report call will contain position infor mation This feature maybe useful when the GX1700E is located in an area where GPS reception is limited 1 GX1700E Press and hold down the Menu appears then select IC key Press the Soft key then select POSITION INPUT with the 22 x2 key Press the soft key The transceiver will beep and the display will be as shown in the illus tration on the right Enter the latitude longitude of your vessel and your local UTC time in the 24 hour notation by the C47 197 key Press the 471 797 key to select the number and press the soft key to move the cursor to the next character You may backs
65. e 27 77 key to select a desired chan nel to be scanned the press the soft key MEM icon appears on the display which indi cates the channel has been selected to the scan GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON 31 ET C ee channel Repeat step 5 for all the desired channels to be scanned To DELETE a channel from the list select the channel then press the soft key MEM icon disappears from the display When you have completed your selection press the soft key sev eral times to return to radio operation 8 8 3 Memory Scanning M SCAN 1 2 3 4 Adjust the SQL knob until background noise disappears Press the one of the Soft keys momentarily then press the soft key M SCAN appears on the display Scanning will proceed from the lowest to the highest programmed channel number 25W INTL and Preset channel described in the next chapter and will stop on a channel when a transmission is received Loc 12 5 DISTRESS The channel number will blink during reception To stop scanning press the key 8 8 4 Priority Scanning P SCAN By default Channel 16 is set as the priority channel You may change the priority channel to the desired channel from Channel 16 by the Radio Setup Mode refer to section 12 5 PRIORITY CHANNEL 1 2 3 Adjust the SQL knob until background noise disappears Press the one of the Soft keys momentarily then press the soft key P SCAN appears on the display Scanni
66. e GPS status page when a external GPS antenna or a Chart Plotter is connected it must be setup to output GSA and GSV NMEA 0183 sentences 1 Press and hold down the key until Setup Menu appears then select GENERAL 53c Setup Setup SETUP with the C C key 2 Press the Soft key then select DIS PLAY with the C C key Tay 3 Press the soft key then select GPS Waypoint STATUS with the C C key 4 Press the soft key to display the GPS status currently being received 5 Press any key to return to normal operation NOTE When the GX1700E is first turned on it may take several minutes to compute a fix of your position This is normal as the GX1700E is downloading almanac information from the GPS satellites Pagei8 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 6 6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME From the Factory the GX1700E shows GPS satellite time or UTC Universal Time Coordinated or GPS Satellite Time A time offset is needed to show the local time in your area Please see the Offset Time Table at the bottom of this page 1 Press and hold down the key until Setup Menu Menu appears then select GPS SETUP with the GH Function Setup DSC Setup IC key GEI Setup tih 2 Press the soft key then select TIME OFF 8 with 27 797 key General Setup 3 Press the soft key then press the 7 bsc Setup P 1 97 key to select time offset of your location See illu
67. e display Press the soft key Enter the latitude longitude of your vessel and your local UTC time in the 24 hour notation Press the CII key to select the number and press the soft key to move the cursor to the next character You may backspace the cursor by press ing the soft key if you make a mistake DISTRESS ALERT Nature of Undos Position POS Time UTC QT Geet Ge POS POS Time Input Position POS Time UTC POS POS Time Input 50 37 660N 000 55 989E ENT Position 4 When you have completed your selection press POS Time 10 ee urc and hold in the soft key for two seconds to IDISTRESS ALERT save the setting Nature of ndesignated 5 Press and hold the key The radios display pos rime 18 88 295 will count down 3 2 1 and then transmit the Dis rete fOr 3 sec tress Alert The backlight of the display and key IBIETESSOXDERTI pad flashes while the radios display is countdown Nature ot Ungesienated 6 When the distress signal is sent the transceiver Pos Time 10 0 shadow watches for a transmission between Time for 3 sec CH16 and CH70 until an acknowledgment signal TDISTRESS ALERT P Nature of Undesignated is received Position 5037 660N 7 f no acknowledgment is received the distress call POS Time 10 60 is repeated in 4 minute intervals until an acknowl edgment is received UDIN 8 W
68. e step further if any compatible GPS chart plotter is connected to the GX1700E 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 any one wanting to know the position of another vessel For example your buddy that is catching fish or finding the location of a person you are cruising with NOTE The other vessel must have an operating GPS receiver connected to its DSC radio and must not have its radio set not to deny position re quests Refer the section 9 5 INDIVIDUAL CALL to enter informa tion into the individual directory 9 8 1 Position Reply Setup The GX1700E can be set up to automatically default setting or manu ally send your position when requested by another vessel This selection is important if you are concerned about someone polling the position of your vessel that you may not want to In the manual mode you will see the MMSI or persons name shown on the display allowing you to choose to send your position to the requesting vessel Setup Menu 1 Press and hold down the Menu appears 2 Press the C2J7 CxJ key to select DSC SETUP menu 3 Press the soft key then select POSITION REPLY with the 27 677 key 4 Pressthe soft key then select AUTOMATIC or MANUAL In AUTOMATIC mode after a DSC key until Setup etup MMSI Setup LSELECT Se
69. e time 9 Press the Soft key to store the selected setting 10 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation DW CPS Compass WPT Soft Keys Number of Soft Keys DISPLAY FUNCTION SCAN Starts and stops Scanning D Starts and stops Dual Watch Scan CMP COMPASS Shows to the Compass display Shows to the Waypoint Navigation display Saves or deletes the preset memory channel mmediately recalls the last select the weather channel Marks the current position for a Waypoint Immediately recalls the Preset Memory Channel Activates Intercom between radio and RAM3 mic optional RAMS required CMP COMPASS X GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page99 17 MAINTENANCE The inherent quality of the solid state components used in this transceiver will provide many years of continuous use Taking the following precautions will prevent damage to the transceiver e Keep the microphone connected or the jack covered at all times to pre vent corrosion of electrical contacts e Never key the microphone unless an antenna or suitable dummy load is connected to the transceiver Ensure that the supply voltage to the transceiver does not exceed 16 VDC or fall below 11 VDC e Use only STANDARD HORIZON approved accessories and replacement parts In the unlikely event of serious problems please contact your Dealer or our repair facility 17 1 REPLACEMENT PARTS Dust Cover HC1600 AAH79X101 Power
70. e when the GX1700E is located in an area where GPS reception is limited NOTE When using an external GPS antenna or Chart plotter to input position data turn off the GPS receiver refer to section 15 1 UNIT POWER 1 Press and hold down the key until Setup Setup Menu Menu appears Bsc Setup Setup 2 Press the 7 97 key to select GPS SETUP BPXP iP 3 Press the soft key then select GPS SELEC TION with the C C key Geri ND 4 Press the soft key then press the C47 bec Setup Setup Waypoint 1 97 key to select INTERNAL GPS or EXTERNAL M GPS 5 Press the soft key to save the new setting Time 1 6 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation SELECT QUIT GPS Selection INTERNAL GPS External GPS Page94 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 15 10 SBAS Satellite Based Augmentation System This selection enables or disables Satellite Based Augmentation Systems such as WAAS EGNOS and MSAS as some areas Australia for example can have problems with GPS reception with SBAS enabled The default set ting is Setup Mona GENERAL SETU 1 Press and hold down the up Menu appears psc Setup Setup 2 Press the 27 477 key to select GPS GPS Sf ener sa Eee Menu SETUP 3 Press the soft key then select SBAS with the C49 C key 4 Press the soft key then press the 7 ICD key to sele
71. ess the soft key to return to radio POS Report Call ID 5345678901 operation Category Routi Transmiting POS Report Call Nam 1D 345678901 Category Routine Since 00 25 Waiting for ACK _QUIT_ 9 9 3 Receiving a DSC Position Report Call When another vessel transmits their vessels location to the GX1700E the fol lowing will happen 1 A ringing sound will be produced when the call is received and NMEA sentences DSC DSE are outputted so the position Received POS REPORT Hor i zon al ID 123456789 can be shown on a connected chart plotter or a catego kaote computer Since 01 03 POS INFO Y 2 Press the any key to stop ringing 3 Press the C47 C lt key to see position information of the station 4 To exit to radio mode press the Soft key 9 9 4 Navigating to a Position Report The GX1700E has a feature that allows navigation to a received Position Re port call by using the Compass display Navigating to the location of a Posi tion Report call may be enabled by the procedure below Received POS REPORT Horiz 1 After the Position Report call has been re 123456789 ceived press the soft key catego D 1254567 2 To start navigating using the compass iff o Waypoint Input WPT Name Hor i zon display press and hold the soft key NU i until the Compass Page is shown The display c em vessel and the compass indicates the received vessel by a dot 6 icon P D
72. ew channel name 7T Press the soft 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 16 characters if you do not use all 16 characters press the soft key to move to the next space This method can also be used to enter a blank space in the name If a mistake was made entering in the name repeat pressing the key until the wrong character is selected then press the 27 Cx2 key to correct the entry 9 Press and hold the soft key to save the name If you want to enter the name of another channel repeat steps 5 through 9 Press the Soft key several times to return to radio operation 10 11 Page 82 STANDARD HORIZON Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP CH rune on Setup DSC Set Waypoint Setup GPS Setu MMSI Setup SELECT QUIT J Setup Menu General Setup DSC Setu Waypoint Paetup Setup MMSI Setup SELECT QUIT J CH Function Setup CH Gro Scan Memory CH Scan Type Scan Resume Priority CH CH NAME imus J CH Name Select CH 16 CH Name DISTRESS ENT CH Name Select CH 69 CH Name PLEASURE ENT CH Name Select CH 69 CH Name HLEASURE E EZ CB GC CH Name Select CH 69 CH Name HOOKUP ENT BACK QUIT 25W INTL Loc 10 00am HOOKUP GX1700E 13 DSC SETUP 13 1 INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORY The GX1700E has a DSC directo
73. ey The DISTRESS ALERT menu will appear on the display Press and hold the key The radios display will count down 3 2 1 and then transmit the Dis tress Alert The backlight of the display and keypad flashes while the radios display is counting down When the distress signal is sent the transceiver watches for a transmission between CH16 and CH70 until an acknowledgment signal is received If no acknowledgment is received the distress call is repeated in 4 minute intervals until a DSC ac knowledgment is received When a DSC Distress acknowledgment is re ceived a distress alarm sounds and channel 16 is automatically selected The display shows the MMSI of the ship responding to your distress RECEIVED ACK acknowledgment signal is re ceived IDISTRESS ALERT Nature of Undesignated Position 50 37 660 000 55 989E POS Time 10 00 Time for 3 sec QRS GSAT Ge IDISTRESS ALERT Nature of Undesignated Position 50 37 660N 000 55 989E POS Time 10 00 Time for 3 sec IDISTRESS ALERT Nature of Undes ignated Position 50 37 660N 000 55 989E POS Time 10 00 Transmitting IDISTRESS ALERT Nature of Undes ignated Position 50 37 660N 000 55 989E POS Time 10 00 TX in 02 25 Wait for ACK _ CUAB IDISTRESS ALERT Received Acknowledged lame USCG ID 101234567 Since 00 15 _ Ook RECEIVED RLY relay signal is received from another vessel or coast station
74. g 20 2 TRANSMITTER Frequency 156 025 MHz to 157 425 MHz RF Output POWOL iore Her 25 W Hi 1 W Lo Conducted Spurious Emissions Less than 80 dBc Hi 66 dBc Lo Audio Response within 1 3dB of a 6 dB Octave pre emphasis characteristic at 300 to 3000 Hz Audio Distortion enne Less than 5 96 Modulation 16KOG3E for Voice 16K0G2B for DSC Frequency 0 0003 20 C to 60 C 50 GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page 105 20 3 RECEIVER Frequency Range eee dae ntes 156 050 MHz to 162 000 MHz Sensitivity 20 dB Quietilg ciii toco ris tassels mese reiecit ce a o er Rea es C 0 6 pV Pss 0 5 uV Squelch Sensitivity 0 5 Modulation Acceptance 7 5 kHz Selectivity Typical Spurious and Image Rejection 80 dB for Voice 75 dB for DSC Intermodulation and Rejection 70 dB for Voice 70 dB for DSC Audio Output teet 4 5 W at 4 ohms external speaker output Audio Response within 1 3dB of a 6 dB Octave de emphasis characteristic at 300 to 3000 Hz Frequency
75. ged Call 9 6 2 Reviewing a DSC Distress Logged Call 9 6 3 Reviewing a Other Logged Calls id 9 64 Deleting a Call from the DSC LOG Directory hund 51 GROUP CALL 9 7 1 Group Call Setup 9 7 2 Transmitting a Group Cal 9 7 2 1 Group Call using the Individual Directory 9 7 2 2 Group Call by Manually Entering a MMS 9 7 3 Receiving a Group Call GX1700E TABLE OF CONTENTS 10 ATIS SETUP s 1 12 CHANNEL FUNCTION GX1700E 1 98 POSITION REQUEST 9 8 1 Position Reply Setup 9 8 2 Position Request Ringer Setup 9 8 3 Transmitting a Position Request t0 Another Veseli Sozina 58 9 8 3 1 Position Request using the Individual Directory 9 8 3 2 Position Request by Manually Entering a MMSI 9 8 4 Receiving a Position Request 9 9 POSITION REPORT 99 1 Position Report Ringer Setup 9 9 2 Transmitting a DSC Position 61 9 9 2 1 DSC Position Report Call using the Individual Directory 61 9 9 2 2 DSC Position Report Call by Manually Entering a MMSI 9 9 3 Receiving a DSC Position Report Call 9 94 Navigating to a Position Report 9 9 5 Stop Navigating to Position Report 9 9 6 Saving a Position Report Call as a Waypoint 9 9 7 Navigating to a Saved Waypoint 9 9 8 Stop Navigating to a Saved Waypoint 9 10 MANUAL INPUTTING A GPS POSITION LAT LON
76. hannel Refer to section 8 9 1 Preset Channel Programming to program the Preset channels frat Key Press the SECONDARY USE Press and hold the 7 Key Press the key to toggle between 25 W High and 1 W Low power Channel 16 and 67 navigation Bridge channels are set 1 W however when the C7 key is pressed the power on these channels may be tem porarily changed to 25 W until the PTT on the microphone is pressed and released The CJ key does not function on transmit inhibited and low power only channels SQL Knob Squelch Control Adjusting this control clockwise sets the point at which random noise on the channel does not activate the audio circuits but a received signal does This point is called the squelch threshold Further adjustment of the squelch control will degrade reception of wanted transmissions Soft Keys The 3 soft keys functions can be customized by the Setup Menu mode section 11 7 SOFT KEYS When one of the soft keys is pressed briefly the functions will appear above each key on the display The factory defaults are Key 1 Key 2 8 and Key 3 function GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page25 7 2 REAR PANEL ei 12 S RAMS
77. he MMSI of the ship responding to your distress RECEIVED ACK acknowledgment signal is re ceived RECEIVED RLY relay signal is received from an other vessel or coast station IDISTRESS ALERT Nature of Undesignated Position 50 37 660N 000 55 989E POS Time 10 00 Time for 3 sec NVA GOAL GCs INATURE UNDES GNATED ire Flooding Collision Grounding Capsizing Y SELECT QUIT J INATURE OF Undes i gnated FIRE Flooding Collision Grounding Capsizing SELECT IDISTRESS ALERT Nature of Fire Position 50 37 660N 000 55 989 E POS Time 10 00 Time for 3 sec IDISTRESS ALERT Nature of Fire Position 50 37 66 000 55 989E POS Time 10 00 Transmitting IDISTRESS ALERT Nature of Fire Position 50 37 660N Bono 989E i 1 10 TX in 02 25 Wait for ACK 11538 911938 IDISTRESS ALERT Received Acknowledged ame USC 1D 101234567 Since 00 15 Ook Press the PTT button and state your name vessel name number of persons on board and the distress situation then say over and wait for a reply from the acknowledging ship STANDARD_HORIZON GX1700E 9 3 1 2 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert by Manually Entering a Position The GX1700E allows you to manually enter a latitude Longitude of your ves sel to be able to transmit a DSC Distress alert 1 Lift the red spring loaded DISTRESS cover and press the key The DISTRESS ALERT menu will appear on th
78. he U S and Canadian Coast Guards and by other vessels Use of channel 16 for hailing must be limited to initial contact only Calling should not exceed 30 seconds but may be repeated 3 times at 2 minute intervals In areas of heavy radio traffic congestion on channel 16 resulting from its use as a hailing channel can be reduced significantly in U S Owaters by using channel 9 as the initial contact hailing channel for non emergency communications Also hailing on channel 9 the calling time should not exceed 30 seconds but may be repeated 3 times at 2 minute intervals Prior to making contact with another vessel refer to the channel charts in this manual and select an appropriate channel for communications after initial contact For example Channels 68 and 69 of the U S VHF Charts are some of the channels available to non commercial recreational boaters Monitor your desired channel in advance to make sure you will not be interrupting other traffic and then go back to either channel 16 or 9 for your initial contact When the hailing channel 16 or 9 is clear press the PTT button on the mic and state the name of the other vessel you wish to call and then this is fol lowed by the name of your vessel and your Station License Call Sign then release the PTT button on the mic When the other vessel returns your call immediately request another channel by pressing the PTT button on the mic and saying go to the number of the other
79. he radio can be mounted at any angle Choose a mounting location that is far enough from any compass to avoid any deviation in compass reading due to the speaker magnet provides accessibility to the front panel controls allows connection to a power source and an antenna has nearby space for installation of a microphone hanger choose a mounting location that is at least 1 m away from the radio s antenna choose a mounting location that the signal from the GPS satellite can receive sufficiently Note To insure the radio does not affect the compass or radios performance is not affected by the antenna location temporarily connect the radio in the desired location and a Examine the compass to see if the radio causes any deviation b Connect the antenna and key the radio Check to ensure the radio is operating correctly by requesting a radio check 6 2 MOUNTING THE RADIO 6 2 1 Supplied Mounting Bracket The supplied mounting bracket allows overhead or desktop mounting See illustration on next page use a 5 2 mm bit to drill the holes to a surface which is more 10 mm thick and can support more than 1 5 kg and secure the bracket with the supplied screws spring washers flat washers and nuts Desktop MOUNTING Page12 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 6 2 2 Optional MMB 97 Flush Mount Bracket A GPS receiver and antenna is located in the front panel of the GX1700E In many cases the radio may be flush mounted however before cutt
80. he soft key to store the selected QUIT setting 7T Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation Page 4 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 11 5 KEY BEEP This selection is used to select the beep tone volume level when a key is pressed 1 Press and hold down the key until Setup Setup Menus GENERAL Menu appears then select GENERAL SETUP with MGR Function Setup the CII key Rog tun 2 Press the soft key then press the G47 197 key to select KEY Diese Men 3 Press the soft key DRE 4 Press the C49 CG key to select the desired SELECT level The beep level can be set from LEVEL 1 to LEVEL 6 HIGH or OFF 5 Press the soft key to store the selected level 6 Press the soft several times to return to radio operation GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON 75 11 6 STATION NAME This function allows you to change the name of the radio or RAM3 second station microphone Example Radio Cabin RAM1 Flybridge 1 11 Connect the RAMS second station microphone to Setup Menus the GX1700E DSC Set Press and hold down the key until Setup Waypoint Setup Menu appears then select GENERAL SETUP with END the CGC key General Menu Press the soft key then press the C47 imet 1697 key to select STATION NAME Key Boop Press the soft key Press the CJC key to select the Unit Radio Select utr Namen or HA
81. he ws alil Soft key 3 min 5 Press the soft key numerous times to exit 2 min to the radio mode C ENT 9 11 2 Selecting Stations to be Automatically Polled tracked NOTE The radio uses the Individual directory to select stations Refer to section 9 5 1 Individual Position Call Directory Setup and to enter MMSI of stations you want to poll before proceeding 1 Press the key The DSC Menu will ap DSC Menu pear All Ships 2 Press the 29 C key to select AUTO Pos Ri 4 BS Menu POS POLLING then press the soft key 3 Press the C49 C key to select the SE LECT ADDRESS then press the soft key 4 The radio will show 4 calling stations to be selected select CALL 1 and press the soft key 5 The radio will show the stations pro grammed in the Individual directory Press the CIC key to select the desired sta tion and press the soft key Pages6 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E Auto POS Pol ling Activation SELECT ADDRESS SELECT CALL QUIT 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for CALL 2 CALL and f Aute POS Polling None CALL 4 entries 7 When finished press the soft key numer ous times to exit to the radio mode 9 11 3 Enable Disable Auto POS Polling 1 Press the key The DSC Menu will ap pear ALT Ships 2 Press the xJ xJ key to select AUTO Pos 99 POS POLLING then press the soft key 3 Pre
82. hen a DSC Distress acknowledgment is re Position 50 37 660 ceived a distress alarm sounds and channel 16 5 x 75 02 99 is automatically selected The display shows the PAUSE T canes MM MMSI of the ship responding to your distress caged RECEIVED acknowledgment signal is re Nob 101234567 ceived Since 00 15 RECEIVED RLY relay signal is received from an s other vessel or coast station 9 Press the PTT button and state your name vessel name number of persons on board and the distress situation then say over and wait for a reply from the acknowledging ship GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page 39 9 3 1 3 Pausing a DSC Distress Call After a DSC Distress call is transmitted the DSC distress call is repeated every 4 minutes until the call is canceled by the user or until the radio is turned on and off again The GX1700E has provision to suspend Pause the retransmitting of the distress call by the procedure below 1 After the distress call is transmitted the radio will priu show the top display to the right Position 98 BS 989 Looking at this display you will notice TX in 02 25 this is the time when the radio will re transmit the DSC distress call Retransmission is 2 To suspend re transmitting the DSC call press the now pausing soft key TX in 02 25 3 To resume counting down to transmit the DSC Dis tress call press the soft key 9 3 1 4 Cancel a DSC Distress Call If a
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84. imes to return to radio operation Magnetic TRUE Magnetic 6 10 OPTIONAL RAM3 CMP30 INSTALLATION The GX1700E is capable of using a RAM3 CMP30 Remote Station Mi crophone to remotely control the Radio and DSC functions In addition the GX1700E can operate as a full function intercom system between the RAM3 and the radio 1 Connect the Extension Cable to the Re mote Mic eight pin connector on the rear panel then tighten the Cable Nut see il lustration at the right 2 Install the ferrite core supplied with the RAM3 CMP30 Remote Station Micro phone to the Extension Cable then snap its two halves together per the illustration below 3 Attach the ferrite core as close as possible to the MIC plug as shown 4 Finally wind some plastic tape External Speaker Ferrite Core around each ferrite core to Connections Snap together prevent vibration from causing MN 5 am the two halves to split apart Routing Cable Ee As close as ad GXIT0E STANDARD HORIZON Page 21 5 Referring to illustration below make a 30 mm hole in the wall then insert the Extension Cable into this hole Connect the Gasket and Mount Base to the Extension Cable Connector using the Nut 6 Drill the four Screw holes approx 2 mm on the wall then install the Mounting Base to the wall using four screws 7 Putthe Rubber Cap on to the Nut The installation is now complete NOTE The routing ca
85. ing holes to flush mount the radio it is recommended to temporarily connect the radio to power and turn on in the location where it will be flush mounted to confirm it is able to receive a GPS location on it s display If the radio is not able to receive a location a GPS Chart plotter with NMEA 0183 output or the optional Standard Horizon external GPS antenna may be needed to receive GPS satellite signals To use the optional Standard Horizon external GPS antenna Q70006194 the GX1700E internal GPS Unit Power must be turned OFF refer to section 15 1 UNIT POWER and the GPS Selection changed to External GPS refer to section 15 9 GPS SELECTION To mount the GX1700E to a bulkhead or underside of a shelf with the bracket on the top of the radio please follow these instructions 1 Remove the heat shield cover from the radio by undoing the screws hold ing the cover in place Store the screws for use later 2 Identify the hole associated with the Aerial connector at the bottom Right 3 Using a round 1 cm file remove a 2 mm arc from adjacent to the letter T of the molded word ANT 4 Using the same round 1 cm file remove 2 mm arc from the centre of the square cutout at the top right hand corner of the heat sink cover 5 Rotate the heat sink cover 180 degrees so that the Aerial connector hole is now top left and offer up to the radio Ensure that the cables for the DC power supply extension loudspeaker and NMEA data cable
86. ing vessel is shown allowing you to see who is calling This function is similar to caller id on a cellular phone Press and hold down the Menu appears Press the C C key to select DSC SETUP menu Press the Soft key then select INDIVIDUAL m H S t M p key until Setup CH Function Setup CH Function Setup REPLY with the C amp I CA key Press the soft key MMSI Setup Press the C 9 C key to select AUTOMATIC or MANUAL Indiv Di octory Press the soft key to store the selected individua Ack E Group Directory setting Position Reply v Press the soft key several times to return randa AUTOMATIC to radio operation Manual GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page 45 9 5 3 Individual Acknowledgment Setup The GX1700E can select either reply message Able default or Unable when the Individual Reply setting described previous section is set to AU TOMATIC When the Individual Reply setting described previous section is set to AUTOMATIC the GX1700E can be setup to reply Able default or not reply Unable to an received Individual Call When Unable is selected the GX1700E will transmit a Unable reply to the calling station to inform them you are away from your radio 1 2 5 Menu Press and hold down the CH Function Setup Setup Menu appears DSC Setup Press the 27 CxJ key to select DSC GPS sd ee SETUP menu
87. interference that can cause abnormal operation of the transceiver attach the supplied ferrite core to the DC Input Cable Accessory Connection Cable and External Speaker Cable together then snap its two halves together per the illustration below Attach the ferrite core as close as possible to the transceiver body as shown Finally wind some plastic tape around the ferrite core to prevent vibration from causing the two halves to split apart Snap together Ferrite Core 3 Cables As close as possible Fuse Replacement 125V 6A To take out the Fuse from the Fuse Holder hold both ends of the Fuse Holder and pull the Fuse Holder apart without bending the Fuse Holder When you replace the Fuse please confirm that the Fuse is tightly fixed on the metal contact located inside the Fuse Holder If the metal contact holding the fuse is loose the Fuse holder may heat up GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON 15 6 4 ACCESSORY CABLE Wire Color Description Connection Examples WHITE External Speaker Connect to external 4 Ohm audio speaker SHIELD External Speaker Connect to external 4 Ohm audio speaker BLUE NMEA GPS Input Connect to NMEA output of GPS GREEN NMEA GPS Input Connect to NMEA output common ground of GPS GRAY NMEA DSC Output Connect to NMEA intput of GPS BROWN NMEA
88. io and RAMS mic easy For specific operation of the RAM3 mic review sections in the radio manual The RAMS is supplied with 7 m of routing cable and can be extended up to 21 using three 7 m extension cables model CT 100 The Intercom feature can be used between the RAM3 and the GX1700E In addition speaker wires are supplied at the panel mount of the routing cable for external speakers to be connected in noisy environments 16 1 REMOTE MIC CONTROLS D Toggles between high and low power When the key is pressed while the transceiver is on CH13 or CH67 the power is temporarily switched from LO to HI until the PTT switch is released The 9 key does not func tion on transmit inhibited and low power only channels Page9 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 2 PTT Push To Talk Key Push this key to enable the transmitter 2 b POWER Key Press and hold down this key to turn the transceiver and Remote MIC on or off 4 MICROPHONE The internal ClearVoice Noise Canceling mic is located here When transmitting position your mouth about 1 5 2 5 cm away from the small mic hole Speak slowly and clearly into the microphone 5 DISPLAY Full dot matrix display 6 SOFT KEY These three key s functions can be customized by the Setup Menu mode When press one of these key briefly the key functions will appear at the bottom of the display Refer to sect
89. ion 16 2 ASSIGNING SOFT KEYS for details KEY PAD Key Press this key to access the DSC menu Press and hold this key to access the SETUP menu Key First press channel 16 is immediately selected Second press recalls the last selected channel Press and hold selects channel 9 UP 17 DOWN Key These keys are used to select channels adjust the volume and squelch level and to choose DSC calls DSC setup and Radio setup function Key Volume Control Squelch Control First press Volume adjustment mode Second press Squelch adjustment mode Third press exits adjustment mode When in volume or squelch mode press the or keys to adjust the level GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page97 Press to CLEAR a function or menu selection Press and hold to select NOAA Weather channels Press and hold again to exit Weather mode and revert to radio mode Note The WX function does not work on the GX1700E Secondary use Hold down the gt key while pressing the from International to USA or Canadian 69 Key This key functions as the enter key SPEAKER The internal speaker is located here 9 DISTRESS KEY Used to send a DSC Distress call Refer to section 9 DIGITAL SELEC TIVE CALLING 16 2 ASSIGNING SOFT KEYS This menu item allows selection of the number of soft keys soft key selec tion and how long the display will show the soft key icon after a soft key is pressed The keys maybe setup to control the
90. istre Log Press the soft key to review details for the pab stress i TD 234567891 selected station Time 08 15 DIST INFO Nature of Undesignatev 9 6 3 Reviewing Other Logged Calls Reviewing other logged calls All Ships Calls Individual Calls Group Calls Position Report Position Request Ack and Test Call Ack Press the key The DSC Menu will ap DSC Menu INDIVIDUAL pear Group Press the C49 C key to select DSC LOG Pos Re menu Press the soft key then press the C47 Auto POS P Polling ID key to select OTHER CALL LOG Press the Soft key then press the IIC key to select the station name OTHER CAL og Delete or MMSI number you want to review Other Gall Note When there is an unread received mein AN 16 42 269892534 call f icon will appear behind the station name or MMSI number Press the Soft key to review details for the selected station ame 5 234567890 Tim Category Safety CH 06 QUIT DSC Log Transmitted Log Distress Log H8 OTHER CALL LOG C Menu Press the key The DSC Menu will ap pear Press the CI IC key to select DSC LOG menu Press the soft key then press the G47 177 key to select LOG DELETE menu Press the soft key then press the C C key to select the category TRANSMITTED LOG DISTRESS LOG or OTHER CALL LOG to be deleted GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON
91. it power between High 25W and Low 1W Press the or microphones C button to recall channel 16 Press and hold the or microphones button to recall channel 9 Press again to revert to the last selected channel Place your mouth about 1 2 inch away from Mic hole and speak in a nor mal voice level while pressing the PTT switch STANDARD HORIZON EXPLORER med INTL MEM S06 nes e E T edan 000 55 589 EE es Page4 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 1 GENERAL INFORMATION The STANDARD HORIZON EXPLOPER GPS GX1700E Marine VHF FM Marine transceiver is capable of ITU R 493 13 DSC Digital Selective Call ing Class D operation with a 12 channel internal GPS Class D operation allows continuous receiving of Digital Selective Calling functions on channel 70 even if the radio is receiving a call The GX1700E VHF operates on all currently allocated marine channels which are switchable for USA Interna tional or Canadian regulations Emergency channel 16 can be immediately selected from any channel by pressing the red key The GX1700E can be operated from 11 to 16 VDC and has a switchable RF output power of 1 watt or 25 watts Other features of the GX1700E VHF s include Slim design only 90 mm deep Noise canceling microphone with controls optional RAM3 second sta tion remote control micropho
92. lection allows the radio to show UTC time or local time with the offset Refer to section 6 7 CHANGING THE TIME AREA for setting 15 6 TIME DISPLAY This selection allows the radio to setup to show time in 12 hour or 24 hour format Refer to section 6 8 CHANGING THE TIME DISPLAY for setting 15 7 MAGNETIC This selection allows the GPS Course Over Ground to be selected to show in True or Magnetic Factory default is True however by following the steps below the COG can be changed to Magnetic Refer to section 6 9 CHANG ING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC for setting key until Set GPS Setup Unit Power Coodinate System lime Offset GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page93 15 8 POSITION INPUT This selection allows the Latitude Longitude of your vessel to be manually entered so DSC Distress or a Position Report call will contain position infor mation This feature maybe useful when the GX1700E is located in an area where GPS reception is limited Refer to section 9 10 MANUAL INPUTTING A GPS POSITION LAT LON for setting 15 9 GPS SELECTION This selection allows the GX1700E to a use the internal GPS to compute and display position information default setting b use the NMEA output of Standard Horizon GPS Antenna Q7000619A to input position information into the GX1700E when the GPS reception is limited such as the flush mounting of the GX1700E Refer to page 15 for connections This is a useful featur
93. manently attached to the radio using the fixing screws provided whenever the unit is installed in a position where it is possible during normal usage to touch the rear of the radio Page6 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 5 GETTING STARTED 5 1 ABOUT VHF RADIO The radio frequencies used in the VHF marine band lie between 156 and 158 MHz with some shore stations available between 161 and 163 MHz The marine VHF band provides communications over distances that are es sentially line of sight VHF signals do not travel well through objects such as buildings hills or trees Actual transmission range depends much more on antenna type gain and height than on the power output of the transmitter On a fixed mount 25W radio transmission expected distances can be greater than 25 km for a portable 5W radio transmission the expected distance can be greater than 8 km in line of sight 5 2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA Marine antennas are made to radiate signals equally in all horizontal direc tions but not straight up The objective of a marine antenna is to enhance the signal toward the horizon The degree to which this is accomplished is called the antenna s gain It is measured in decibels dB and is one of the major factors in choosing an antenna In terms of effective radiated power ERP antennas are rated on the basis of how much gain they have over a theoretical antenna with zero gain A 1 m 3dB gain antenna represents twice as much gain over
94. me 2 Then repeat once Mayday your vessel s name 3 Now report your position in latitude longitude or by giving a true or mag netic bearing state which to a well known landmark such as a naviga tion aid or geographic feature such as an island or harbor entry 4 Explain the nature of your distress sinking collision aground fire heart attack life threatening injury etc 5 State the kind of assistance your desire pumps medical aid etc 6 Report the number of persons aboard and condition of any injured Page8 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 7 Estimate the present seaworthiness and condition of your vessel 8 Give your vessel s description length design power or sail color and other distinguishing marks The total transmission should not exceed 1 minute 9 End the message by saying OVER Release the microphone button and listen 10 If there is no answer repeat the above procedure If there is still no re sponse try another channel NOTE The GX1700E have DSC Distress calling that can transmit a distress call digitally to all ships with compatible DSC radios Refer to section 9 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING 5 4 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL CHANNEL 16 OR 9 Channel 16 may be used for initial contact hailing with another vessel However its most important use is for emergency messages This channel must be monitored at all times except when actually using another channel It is monitored by t
95. n Transmiting the group will switch to the designated channel oP Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy 034567891 then press the microphone s PTT switch and talk into the microphone to the group of vessels Category Routine Since 00 25 QUIT J 9 7 3 Receiving a Group Call 1 e When a group call is received the GX1700E will produce a ringing alarm sound The display shows the GROUP MMSI number Received GROUP Press the any key to stop the alarm Category Sates Monitor the channel for the person calling the Since 01 03 Group for a message On the display you will notice 3 soft key selections These selections are described below a 38 Press to immediately select Channel 16 Note f a key is not pressed for 30 seconds or longer the radio will auto matically select Channel 16 b NES Temporarily suspend switching to channel 16 8 Exit to the working channel If you want to respond monitor the channel to Received GROUP make sure it is clear then press the microphone s PTT switch and talk into the microphone to the group of vessels Press the soft key to return to radio opera tion 50 000 55 989E Loc 12 56AM SAFETY Pages6 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 9 8 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 GX1700E Standard Horizon has taken this feature on
96. nd International regulations Mode of operation cannot be altered from simplex to duplex or vice versa 8 5 DISPLAY TYPE The GX1700E display can be setup to show displays other than the default NORMAL display by using the procedure below 25W INTL BUSY 16 25W 50 25 0 123 50 37 660N P CH SOG 25 OMP COG 123 T 50 37 660N 000 55 989E Loc 12 56AM DISTRESS NORMAL DisPLAY jo M A 50 37 660N S 00 55 989 E Range 5 NM Loc 12 56am e 3D 1FT12 25 10 00 GPS STATUS DisPLAv 1 Press and hold down the G s key until Setup Menu appears then select GENERAL SETUP with a BOUE the 2271 97 key 2 Press the soft key then press the 722 197 key to select DISPLAY 3 Press the soft key Contrast ure 4 Press the CII key to select desired screen ine NORMAL COMPASS WAYPOINT or GPS STA De mex 5 Press the soft key to store the selected setting 6 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation ENT NOTE When the GPS STATUS mode is selected in step 4 above the dis play will stay the GPS Status until a key is pressed GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page29 8 6 USA CANADA AND INTERNATIONAL MODE To change the channel group from USA to Canada or International 1 Press and hold down the C key until Set CH Function Setup
97. ne with display intercom between radio and op tional RAMS scanning priority scanning Dual Watch DSC Position Polling up to 4 vessels high and low voltage warning and GPS repeatability 2 PACKING LIST When the package containing the transceiver is first opened please check it for the following contents e GX1700E Transceiver e Power Cord e Mounting Bracket and hardware Owner s Manual e Flush Mount Template e Ferrite Core e Warranty Card 3 OPTIONS 1600 ec nn EM Dust Cover White 97 Flush Mount Bracket CMP30B W Remote Access Microphone RAMS Mic Black White CT 100 sssssssseeeeeene 7 m Extension Cable for RAM3 Mic MLS 310 10W amplified External Speaker with on off Volume control 300 eite tette eerie fit hts External Loud Speaker 7000619 External GPS antenna with 15 m of cable GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page 5 4 SAFETY WARNING INFORMATION IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Please read this manual carefully to become familiar with the features of this transceiver before using it for the first time The installation of this equipment should be made in such a manner as to respect the EC recommended electromagnetic field exposure limits 1999 519 EC The maximum RF power available from this device is 25 W The antenna should be mounted as high as possible for maximum efficiency and that this installation heigh
98. ng 25W INTL will proceed between the memorized channels and Preset channel described in next chapter and E the priority channel The priority channel will be toc 12 56am DISTRESS scanned after each programmed channel To stop scanning press the key Page32 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 8 9 PRESET CHANNELS 0 9 INSTANT ACCESS 10 Preset Channels can be programmed for instant access Pressing the key activates the preset channel bank If the key is pressed and no channels have been assigned an alert beep will be emitted from the speaker 8 9 1 Preset Channel Programming 1 Press the C49 C key to select the channel to 25W INTL be programmed SOG 25 ome 2 Press and hold the key until the channel 5e number is blinking 3 Press the I C key to select the desired Pre 9 INTL set channel position SET SET 9 you wish to 80 25 ome program 4 Press the soft key momentarily to program the channel into the Preset channel 5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 to program the desired channels into Preset Channels 0 9 8 9 2 Operation 1 Press the key to recall the Preset Channel 25W INTL Psrr lel The P SET icon will appear on the display 25 Ome 2 Press the 7 97 key to select the desired Pre se 37 66 set Channel 0 9 The Preset Channel num SAFETY ber appears P SET9 while selecting am INTL lel the Preset Channel 25 Our 3 Press the
99. nk space in the name If a mistake was made entering in the CER name repeat pressing the soft key until the Group Name wrong character is selected then press the C47 A 1 key to correct the entry After the eleventh letter or space has been en tered press and hold the soft key to advance to the GROUP MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity Number number entry Press the GJIC key to select the second Group Directory number of the MMSI nine digits first digit perma 9rgue Name nently set to O which you want to contact then ip e2 press the Soft key to step to the next num amu ber Repeat this procedure until all eight space of Group Directory the MMSI number are entered horizon If a mistake was made entering the MMSI num D 223456789 ber repeat pressing the soft key until the zu wrong number is selected then press the 27 477 key to correct the entry To store the data entered press and hold the soft key To enter another group address repeat steps 5 through 12 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation SELECT Group Directory 9 7 2 Transmitting a Group Call 4 9 7 2 1 Group Call using the Individual Directory DSC Menu INDIVIDUAL Group All Sh POS Re Press the pear Press the C A key to select GROUP To cancel press the key Press the Soft key The transceiver will
100. nt procedure referred to in article 10 Type of Equipment VHF Transceiver Brand Name STANDARD HORIZON Model Number GX1700E Manufacturer Yaesu Musen Co Ltd Tennozu Parkside Building 2 5 8 Higashi Shinagawa Address of Manufacture Shinagawa ku Tokyo 140 0002 Japan Applicable Standards This equipment is tested to and conforms to the essential requirements of directive as included in following standards EN 301 025 2 V1 4 1 EN 301 025 3 V1 4 1 EN 300 698 1 V1 4 1 EN 300 698 2 V1 2 1 EN 300 698 3 V1 2 1 IEC 62238 2003 03 IEC 61108 1 2003 EN 301 843 1 V1 2 1 EN 301 843 2 V1 2 1 IEC 61108 1 2003 EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 A1 2010 EN 50385 2002 RF Safety Radio Standard EMC Standard Safety Standard The technical documentation as required by the Conformity Assessment procedures is kept at the following address Company Yaesu UK Ltd Address Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close Winchester SO23 OLB Technical Construction File Issued by Yaesu Musen Co Ltd Tokyo Japan File No YETA0047 Drawn up in Winchester United Kingdom Date 18 May 2012 Name and position PCJ Bigwood Technical Sales Manager GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page 111 STANDARD HORIZON Nothing takes to water like Standard Horizon YAESU MUSEN CO LTD Tennozu Parkside Building 2 5 8 Higashi Shinagawa Shinagawa ku Tokyo 140 0002 Japan YAESU USA 6125 P
101. o re enable the ringer tone repeat the above procedure pressing the C47 197 key to select On in step 5 above 9 8 3 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel 9 8 3 1 Position Request using the Individual Directory 1 Press the key The DSC Menu will appear 2 Press the C47 C key to select POS REQUEST then press the soft key 3 Press the 77 xJ key to select a name that was stored in the Individual DSC direc tory then press the soft key 4 Press the CIC key to select the na ture of call ROUTINE or SAFETY then press the soft key 5 Press the soft key to transmit the DSC Menu INDIVIDUAL DSC Menu d Individual Group AIT Ships sane POS Report POS Request HORI ZON YAESU Standard POS Request Call Name Hor i zon 1D 234567890 Category Routine POS Request Call Position Request DSC call Name izon o 6 When the GX1700E receives the position Category Routine from the polled vessel it is shown on the radio dis Transmiting play and also transferred to a GPS Chart plotter 55 aoe aire with NMEA DSC and DSE sentences Name Hor izon g 7 Press the soft key to return to radio opera b acd tion Waiting for ACK QUIT J Pages8 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E NOTE If the GX1700E does not receive a position data from the polled ves sel the display will show NO POSITION DATA 9 8 3 2 Position Re
102. pace the cursor by pressing the Soft key if you make a mistake To store the data entered press and hold the soft key Press the Soft key several times to return to radio operation Ges key until Setup GPS SETUP with the STANDARD HORIZON Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP CH Function Setup MMSI Setup SELECT QUIT Setup Menu General Setup CH id ad Setup DSC Setu Waypoint Setup ETU GPS Setup Pinning Time Offset POS POS Time Input Position POS Time UTC s XXe QUIT POS POS Time Input 50 37 660N 000 55 989E Position POS Time 10 09 UTC BACK QuiT_ ENT Page 65 9 11 AUTO POS POLLING The GX1700E has the capability to automatically track four stations pro grammed into the Indvidual directory 9 11 1 Polling Time Interval Setup The following steps allows the radio to setup the interval time between DSC Position Request Transmissions Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP re CH Function Setup DSC Setup 1 Press and hold down the key until Set up Menu appears 2 Press the 27 CxJ key to select DSC SETUP menu Eu Se tup d General Set CH Function Setup DSC SETUP 3 Press the soft key then select AUTO 22 SP POS INTERVAL with the C amp I C key Individual Es 4 Press the CII key to select the de sired interval time 30 second 1 2 3 4 5 10 20 30 and 40 minutes and press t
103. peration 3 key until Setup 12 4 SCAN RESUME This selection is used to select the time the GX1700E waits after a transmis sion ends before the radio start to scan channels again The default setting is 2 seconds 1 Press and hold down the key until Setup Menu appears 2 Press the 272 97 key to select CH FUNCTION SETUP 3 Press the soft key then select SCAN RE SUME with the CIC key 4 Press the soft key 5 Press the C C key to select the desired re sume time default is 2 seconds The resume time be set to 1SEC through SSEC or OFF In the OFF selection the scanner will resume after the other station stops transmitting carrier drops 6 Press the soft key to store the selected setting 7 Press the soft key several times to return Page 80 to radio operation STANDARD HORIZON Setup Menu GENERAL CH Function Setup DSC Waypoint Setup tup n etup EC m DSC Setu Waypoint Psetup GPS Setup CH Function Setup CH Group Scan Memory CH SCAN Scan Resume Priority CH CH Name LSELECT Scan Type PRIORITY SCAN Memory Scan Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP CH gnerion Setup DSC Set Waypoint PSetup Se tup General FUN cm a E SETUP CH Function Setup CH Group Scan Memory CH Scan Type SCAN RESUME Priority CH CH Name Y Kamus QUIT jJ Scan Resume 5 sec 4 sec 3 sec 2
104. quest by Manually Entering a MMSI This feature allows you to request the position of vessel by manually entering the MMSI of the ship you want to send your position to 1 Press the pear 2 Press the CIC key to select POS RE GUEST 3 Press the soft key to show the Last Indi vidual Call 4 Press the C49 G key to select the MANUAL then press the soft key 5 Press the C amp I key to select the first number of the MMSI nine digits which you want to con tact then press the Soft key to step to the next number 6 Repeat step 5 to set the MMSI number 7T Ifa mistake was made entering the MMSI num ber repeat pressing the soft key until the wrong number is selected then press the C47 I key to correct the entry 8 When finished entering the MMSI number press and hold the soft key 9 Press the C amp I key to select the nature of call ROUTINE or SAFETY then press the soft key Press the Soft key to transmit the position request DSC call When the GX1700E receives the position from the polled vessel it is shown on the radio display and also transferred to the GPS Chart plotter with NMEA DSC and DSE sentences key The DSC Menu will ap 10 11 12 Press the soft key to return to radio opera tion GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON DSC ECCA roup All Ships POS R d DS d Individual Menu C Menu POS REQUEST NN POS Report
105. re 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 This function is very useful for yacht clubs and vessels traveling together that want to col lectively make announcements on a predetermined channel Up to 32 Group MMSI may be programmed 9 7 1 Group Call Setup 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 feature To understand Group MMSI programming first a Ship MMSI has to be understood Ship MMSI The first three digits called a MID Mobile Identity Group of a Ship MMSI denote the country the ship registered for a MMSI The last 6 dig its are specific to the Ships ID Ship MMSI Example If your MMSI is 366123456 366 is MID which de note the country and 123456 is your ships MMSI Group MMSI O Group MMSI numbers are not assigned by the FCC or other organiza tions licensed to assign ship MMSI numbers O The first digit of a Group MMSI is always set to 0 by International rules All Standard Horizon radios are preset so when programming a Group MMSI the first digit is set to 0 O The USCG recommends programming the MID of a ships MMSI into the Second Third and Fourth digits of the Group MMSI as it denotes the area the ship is located in O The la
106. rite Securite 9 4 1 Transmitting an All Ships Call 9 Press the key The DSC Menu will ap pear Press the C2J CxJ key to select All SHIPS Press the soft key To cancel press vs Hequ the soft key gana Press the C47 C key to select the na ture of call SAFETY or URGENCY then press the soft key Press the I C key to select the oper ating channel you want to communicate on then press the soft key If the chan nel you want to use is not listed press the soft key then press the C42 CxJ key to select the operating channel you want to commu nicate on default is channel 16 then press the soft key Press the Soft key to transmit the selected type of all ships DSC call Gatesory Safety After the All Ships Call is transmitted the trans Since 00 25 ceiver will switch to the selected channel Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy then press the micro phone s PTT switch and say PAN PAN PAN or Securite Securite Secu rite depending on the priority of the call and state your message Press the soft key to exit the ALL ship call menu DSC Menu INDIVIDUAL DSC Menu H Individual roup LALL SHIPS POS Request Category Safety ch 06 Category Safety CH 06 All Ships Call Page42 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 9 4 2 Receiving an All Ships Call 1 When an all ships call is received an emergency f Received AIT Ships Name Hor i zon ala
107. rm will sound Category Safety The display shows the MMSI of the vessel trans Since 01 03 mitting the All Ships Call and the radio will change to the requested channel after 10 seconds Received AlI Ships T8 125456780 2 Press any key to stop the alarm Category Safety 3 Monitor the requested channel until the ALL SHIPs Since 01 03 voice communication is completed On the display you will notice 3 soft key selections These selections are described below 200 ESI Accept to auto switching to Channel 16 lose 22 999 Note If a key is not pressed for 30 seconds or lon 29 2 99 SAFETY ger the radio will automatically select Channel 16 b XE Temporarily suspend switching to channel 16 c 08 Exit to the working channel 4 Press the soft key to return to the channel display 25W INTL GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page 43 9 5 INDIVIDUAL CALL This feature allows the GX1700E 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 Up to 80 Individual contacts may be programmed 9 5 1 Individual Position Call Directory Setup The GX1700E 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 Individual calls Auto
108. ry that allows you to store a vessel or person s name and the MMSI number associated with vessels you wish to transmit Individual calls Position Requests and Position Send transmissions To transmit an Individual call you must program this directory with informa tion of the persons you wish to call similar to a cellular phones telephone directory Refer to section 9 5 1 Individual Position Call Directory Setup for pro gramming 13 2 INDIVIDUAL REPLY This menu item sets up the radio to automatically or manually default set ting respond 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 vessel is shown allowing you to see who is calling This function is similar to caller id on a cellular phone Refer to section 9 5 2 Individual Reply Setup for setting 13 3 INDIVIDUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT The radio can be setup to transmit a reply automatically default or set so the radio will not reply to an individual call Refer to section 9 5 3 Individual Acknowledgment Setup for setting 13 4 INDIVIDUAL RINGER The radio can be setup to ring like a telephone to alert you the radio received a DSC Individual call The default setting is 2 minutes however this can be changed to 15 10 or 5 seconds Refer to section 9 5 4 Individual Group Call Ringer Setup for setting 13 5 GROUP DIRECTORY For this function to operate the same Group M
109. s display Shows to the Waypoint Navigation display Saves or deletes the preset memory channel Immediately recalls the last select the weather channel Marks the current position for a Waypoint Immediately recalls the Preset Memory Channel FUNCTION CMP COMPASS WPT PRESET WX 1 111 FUNCTION Starts and stops Scanning oS C Acivaes between rado and RAMI nis GEHGna RANE CMP COMPASS Shows tothe Compass display WPT Shows to the Waypoint Navigation display PRESET __ or deletes the preset memory channel WX Immediately recalls the last select the weather channel MARK Marks the current position fora Waypoint PRESET 0 9 Immediately recalls the Preset Memory Channel PRESET 0 9 GXIT0E STANDARD HORIZON Page Repeat steps 4 and 5 to program the other soft keys The factory defaults are Key 1 Key 2 8 and Key 3 function Press the Soft key to store the selected setting Press the Soft key several times to return to radio operation 11 7 3 Selecting How Long the Soft Keys are Shown e Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP CH Function Setup DSC Set Press and hold down the key until Setup Menu appears then select GENERAL SETUP with the 27 7 key Press the Soft key then press the IIC key to SOFT KEY ASSIGNMENT Pre
110. sing the soft key until the wrong character is selected then press the C47 ICD key to correct the entry Individual Directory Individual Name 10 27 1919 QUIT Individual Directory ENT Individual Name H Diss ENT BACK QUIT After the eleventh letter or space has been entered press and hold the soft key to advance to the MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Iden STANDARD_HORIZON GX1700E 10 11 12 13 14 tity Number number entry Individual Directory Press the C49 C key to scroll through num pdiyidual Name bers 0 9 To enter the desired number and move one space to the right by pressing the soft key Repeat this procedure until all nine space of the MMSI number are entered If a mistake was made entering in the MMSI number repeat pressing the soft key until the wrong number is selected then press the C47 177 key to correct the entry To store the data entered press and hold the individual Directory soft key Individual Name z Hor i zon To enter another individual address repeat steps 5 ip 123456789 through 12 ENT Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation 9 5 2 Individual Reply Setup This menu item sets up the radio to automatically or manually default set ting respond to a DSC Individual call requesting you to switch to a working channel for voice communications When Manual is selected the MMSI of the call
111. splay Note A warning beep will BO 37 660N be heard if the PTT button 62 252989 on the GX1700E and RAM3 RAM3 s PTT switch is pressed CMP30 microphone are pushed simultaneously 4 Speak slowly and clearly into the microphone hold the microphone about 1 2 inch away from your mouth 5 When finished release the PTT switch 6 Press the soft key to exit intercom mode and revert to radio mode 8 10 2 Calling Press the soft key when in intercom mode on either the radio or RAM3 CMP30 mic will produce a calling beep to the other station Page34 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 9 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING 9 1 GENERAL WARNING This radio is designed to generate a digital maritime distress and safety call to facilitate search and rescue To be effective as a safety device this equipment must be used only within communication range of a shore based VHF marine channel 70 distress and safety watch system The range of signal may vary but under normal condi tions should be approximately 20 nautical miles Digital Selective Calling is a semi automated method of establishing a radio call it has been designated by the International Maritime Organization IMO as an international standard for establishing VHF MF and HF radio calls It has also been designated as part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GMDSS Digital Selective Calling allows mariners to instantly send a distress call with GPS position when connected to
112. ss the C47 C key to select the ACTIVA TION then press the soft key 4 Select START to enable transmissions to 5e ect Address the stations or STOP to disable transmis Auto POS Polling sions to stations 5 Pressthe soft key 6 Press the soft key numerous times to exit to the radio mode DSC Menu Individual NOTE When the radio receives position reports from Received POS REPORT Name Hor i zon a called vessel the display will show the image ID 123456789 ategory Routine to the right also NMEA 0183 DSC and DSE Since 01 PO S INFO v sentences are outputted to a connected GPS Chart Plotter or PC GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page67 9 12 DSC TEST This function is used to contact another DSC equipped vessel or USCG sta tion to ensure the DSC functions of the radio are operating NOTE To use this feature the radio you will be transmitting the test call to needs to have the DSC Test feature To perform the DSC test you will need to enter a MMSI of another vessel into the Individual directory or manually enter in the MMSI using the procedure below 9 12 1 Programming MMSI into Individual Directory Refer to section 9 5 1 Individual Position Call Directory Setup 9 12 2 DSC Test Call by using Individual Directory 1 Press the key The DSC Menu will DSC Menu INDIVIDUAL appear AIT Ships 2 Press the 29 97 key to select DSC POS
113. ss the key then press the 22 Cx2 key to select TIME OUT TIMER selects how Number of SOPE Keys long the soft key icon will be shown on the display after a soft key is pressed default 2 PU M is 4 seconds Then press the soft 5 sec Key F Press CXJ CxJ key to select the time Press the soft key to store the selected setting Press the Soft key several times to return to radio operation Page78 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 12 CHANNEL FUNCTION SETUP 12 14 CHANNEL GROUP INTERNATIONAL USA or CANADA BAND SELECTION This section selects a channel group from International USA and Canada T Press and hold down the Ga up Menu appears Press the CI IC key to select CH FUNCTION SETUP Press the soft key then press the IIC key to select CH GROUP Press the soft key Press the 227 477 key to select desired channel group USA INTL or Press the soft key to store the selected setting key until Set Scan Setup GENERAL SETUP CH Setup DSC Setu General Set CH Function Setup Scan Memory CH Type Scan Resume Eam Group 2 INTL Menu Monu M E SETUP MCICUINOET RR Group 3 CAN Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation 12 2 SCAN MEMORY CHANNEL To be able to scan channels the radio must be programmed This section al lows channels
114. st 5 digits are decided upon by persons in the Group This is an important step as all radios in the Group must contain the same Group MMSI so they can be contacted by each other There is a chance that another group of vessels may program in the same Group MMSI If this happens simply change one or more of the last 5 digits of the Group MMSI Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP CH Function Setup 1 Press and hold down the up Menu appears 2 Press the 27 797 key to select DSC iS key until Set DSC Set d Setup Menu MMSI 4 General Setup SETUP menu SELECT ep Setup 3 Press the soft key then select GROUP DI GeX Setup e MMSI Setup RECTORY with the 22 Cx2 key 4 Press the soft key then select ADD with the I C key GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page53 10 11 12 13 14 Press the soft key mer Press the C29 G key to scroll through the first Individual Individual Ri letter of the name of the group you want to refer Position Reply ence in the directory Press the soft key to store the first letter f rr umm the name and step to the next letter to the right Delete 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 rer soft key to move to the next space This method can also be used to enter a bla
115. stration below to find your offset time If 00 00 is assigned the time is the same as UTC Universal unit Power r Coodinate System Time Coordinated or GPS Satellite Time 4 Pressthe soft key to store the time offset time Diselay 5 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 45 6 7 48 9 410411 12 UTC GMT Time OFFSET TABLE GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page 19 6 7 CHANGING THE TIME AREA This menu selection allows the radio to show UTC Universal Time Coordi nated or GPS Satellite Time or local time with the offset 1 Press and hold down the key until Setup Menu appears then select GPS SETUP with the IC key 2 Press the soft key then press the 7 I key to TIME AREA 3 Press the soft key 4 Press the C29 C key to select or LOCAL 5 Press the soft key to store the selected setting 6 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation 6 8 CHANGING THE TIME DISPLAY Setup Menu GENERAL SETUP GPS Setup Unit Power Coodinate System Pinning Time Offset TIME AREA Time Display SELECT Y QUIT Time Area UTC Local This menu selection allows the radio to setup to show time in 12 hour or 24 hour format 1 Press and hold down the key until Setup Menu appears then select GPS SETUP with the
116. t key then select Off setect 31 27 with the 7 90 key re Beep 6 Press the soft key to store the se select call POS Report lected setting Beep 7 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation zin To re enable the ringer tone repeat the above procedure pressing the 47 ID key to select On in step 5 above 9 9 2 Transmitting a DSC Position Report Call 9 9 2 1 DSC Position Report Call using the Individual Directory 1 Press the key The DSC Menu will ap 5 pear AT S Ships 2 Press the GII key to select POS bos Rgt psc meno REPORT To cancel press the soft Group 28 key MEN RR 3 Press the soft key ET BM DSC Menu GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page6i POS Report Cal YAESU Standard Sun 4 Press the CII key to select the name in the directory then press the soft key 5 Press the C amp I C key to select the na ture of call ROUTINE or SAFETY then press the soft key Category ROUT INE afety c ch POS Report Call Name Hor i zon 234567890 Category Routine 6 Press the soft key to send your po P Name Horizon sition to the selected vessel Category Rout ine 7 Press the key to return to radio operation Transmiting POS Report 20 1 234567890 Category Routine Since 00 25 Waiting for ACK
117. t key to step to the next number User W51 Input User MMSI 5 Repeat step 4 to set your MMSI number 129395789 nine digits 6 If a mistake was made entering in the MMSI number press the soft key until input User MSI the wrong number is selected then press key until the e User MMSI Input User MMSI the CII key to correct the entry and press the soft key 7 When finished programming the MMSI number 123456789 press and hold the soft key The radio will amm ask you to input the MMSI number again Use steps 4 6 above 8 After the second number has been input press and hold the soft to store the MMSI 9 Press the Soft key to return to radio operation NOTE To view your MMSI after programming to ensure it is correct perform steps 1 3 Look that the MMSI number shown on the display is correct Stored ID 123456789 Page3 STANDARD HORIZON GX1700E 9 3 DSC DISTRESS ALERT The GX1700E is capable of transmitting and receiving DSC Distress mes sages with your vessels position 9 3 1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert GX1700E NOTE For the GX1700E to be able to transmit a DSC Dlstress call with your ships location the internal GPS must be able to receive a fix or a op tional GPS Antenna Chart Plotter must be connected Refer to sec tion 6 4 ACCESSORY CABLE Lift the red spring loaded DISTRESS cover and press the k
118. t should be at least 5 meters above ground or accessible level In the case that an antenna can not be installed at a reasonable height then the transmitter should neither be continuously operated for long periods if any person is within 5 metres of the antenna nor operated at all if any person is touching the antenna non compliance with these recommendations and transmitting for more than 50 of the total radio use time 50 96 duty cycle may cause RF complaince exposure requirements to be be exceeded In all cases any possible risk depends on the transmitter being activated for long periods actual recommendation limits are specified as an average of 6 minutes Normally the transmitter is not active for long periods of time Some radio licenses will require that a timer circuit automatically cuts the transmitter after 1 2 minutes Do not transmit without an antenna connected to the radio When transmitting speak into the microphone holding it between 1 5 cm and 5 cm from your mouth The radio must be used with a maximum operating duty cycle not exceeding 10 in normal PTT configurations Do not transmit for more than 10 of the total radio use time 1 9 duty cycle The rear case of the radio can become hot when the radio is used on transmit for long periods that exceed the Duty Cycle as stated above In order to protect the user from the risk of burning if touched in these circumstances the rear case enclosure must be fitted and per
119. ters to be custom configured for your operating re quirements 15 1 UNIT POWER This selection allows the internal GPS unit to be turned on or off When you use the optional Standard Horizon GPS Antenna Q70006194 or the radio is connected to an external Chart plotter set this selection to OFF The de fault setting is ON 1 2 Menu Press and hold down the G Setup CH Function Setup Setup Menu appears DSC Set Press the C29 C key to select GPS tup Menu d General Setup key until SETUP Press the soft key then select UNIT POW MMSI a ER with the 27 4970 key Press the soft key then press the Condi nate Pinning Time 9 Unit Power Time caza Off IIC key to select On or Off Press the soft key to save the new setting Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation 15 2 COORDINATE SYSTEM This menu item selects the Coordinate System to be shown on the GX1700E display The default setting is ddd mm mmm Menu GENERAL SETUP H e Setup etu Press and hold down the key until Setup Menu appears Press the C amp I I key to select GPS SETUP Press the soft key then select COORDI NATE SYSTEM with the C amp I IC key Press the soft key then press the IIC key to select the desired Coor dinate System The Coordinate System can be select to ddd mm ss
120. to be stored in scan memory Press and hold down the Menu appears key until Setup Menu Setup GENERAL SETUP CH Function Setup 2 Press the C49 C key to select CH FUNCTION SETUP 3 Press the soft key then press the XJ cenerst So en ICO key to select SCAN MEMORY CH 4 Press the soft key 5 Press the 27 77 key to select a desired chan nel to be scanned the press the MEM af Group icon appears on the display which indicates the san ie channel has been selected to the scan channel CH Nena 6 Repeat step 5 for all the desired channels to be z E scanned QE 7 To DELETE a channel from the list select the EM channel then press the key MEM icon disappears from the display 8 When you have completed your selection press the soft key sev eral times to return to radio operation GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page 79 12 3 SCAN TYPE This selection is used to select the scan mode between Memory Scan and Priority Scan 1 2 A The default setting is Priority Scan Press and hold down the Menu appears Press the CII key to select CH FUNCTION SETUP Press the soft key then select SCAN TYPE with the C amp D IC key Press the soft key Press the 47 97 key to select PRIORITY SCAN or MEMORY SCAN Press the soft key to store the selected setting Press the Soft key several times to return to radio o
121. to set the audio output level of the RAM3 external speaker wires on routing cable to a fixed level regardless of the volume level setting of the RAM3 This is useful when using the optional MLS 310 amplified speaker with on off volume control 1 On the RAM3 mic press and hold the key Menu until Setup Menu appears then select GENERAL BSc Setup P SETUP with the 1 W key GR Setup i 2 Pressthe soft key 3 Press the 17 key to until AF SELECT is shown and unit SP essen press the soft key Station 4 Press the 4 or key to select PRE OUT Exter nal Speaker Level is Fixed or PA OUT External Speaker Level is Adjustable PRE OUT Pa out Fixed use when MLS 310 is connected Adjustable use when MLS 300 or other speaker without volume control is connected 5 Press the key to save the selection 6 Press the key to exit this mode QUIT GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page23 7 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS NOTE This section defines each control of the transceiver For operating in structions refer to section 8 BASIC OPERATION 7 1 FRONT PANEL STANDARD HORIZON EXPLORER 509 25 INTL MEM Ez HH P 506 25 Bur COG 166 T 58 37 GON B 55 539E SS TIEAN 24 D 001699 Key The 49 C keys are used
122. tup Menu GENERAL SETUP re CH pore Setup DSC Setu Press the C amp I IC key to select WAY Gee ASE Wea POINT SETUP SELECT pee eee Setup DAE ER Press the soft key then select DISPLAY GPs Set uum RANGE with the 2 Cx2 key als ast up Waypoint Setu Way point Directory DISPLAY RANGE Direction Press the soft key Press the CII key to select desired range Available selections are Automatic 0 5NM 1NM 2NM SNM 10NM S i p 15NM 20NM 30NM 40NM and 50NM co NM Press the soft key to store the selected setting Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation 14 8 2 Direction Selection This menu item allows you to select the top of the Waypoint Compass to be oriented in North Up or Course Up The default setting is North Up Press and hold down the key until Set up Menu appears Press the C amp I I C key to select WAY POINT SETUP Press the soft key then select DIRECTION with the 27 4770 key eI Setup Press the 63139 soft key WavpoTnt Setup Waypoint Directory Display Ra DIRECTION n a Press the 22 CxJ key to select desired direction Wivectron Press the soft key to store the se lected setting Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page91 15 GPS SETUP The GX1700E s GPS Setup mode allows a number of the GX1700E inter nal GPS unit s parame
123. tup Menu General Setup CH Function Setup POS Request is received the radio will automati cally transmit your vessels position In MANUAL mode the display of the GX1700E will show who is requesting the position and the soft key on radio has to be pressed to send your position to the requesting DSC Setup Individual Directory Individual Reply Individual Ack Individual Ring Group Directory POSITION REPLY 4 imus QUIT Position Reply AUTOMATIC Manual 5 Press the soft key to store the selected setting 6 Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page 57 9 8 2 Position Request Ringer Setup The GX1700E has the capability to turn off the Position Request ringer Setup Menu GENERAL SN CH oe Setup DSC Seti 1 Press and hold down the up Menu appears 2 Press the C amp I I C key to select DSC SETUP menu 3 Press the soft key then select DSC BEEP with the C C key 4 Press the key then select POS Ros ion Reply Request with the C C key 8 key until Set Monus dG Genera LINE CH Setup 22 ERIT p 5 Press the soft key then select 2050 Beer with the C C key POSReduest 6 Press the soft key to store the se on DSC Beep lected setting PROS Request 7 Press the soft key several times to return Bee to radio operation ENT T
124. y Unit of Measure 4 Press the 27 477 key to select the desired Key Beep level The contrast level can be set from to 31 5 Press the soft key to store the selected level 6 Press the Soft key several times to return to radio operation MN DOOD GX1700E STANDARD HORIZON Page73 11 4 UNIT OF MEASURE Allows Navigation displays to be shown in Knot Mile Hour or Kilo Meter Hour for speed Nautical Mile or Kilo Meter for distance and Feet or Meter for altitude NOTE GPS fix from the internal antenna or a NMEA signal from an external GPS or Chart plotter must be received 1 Press and hold down the key until Setup Menu appears then select GENERAL SETUP with Gi Fanetion Setup the C amp I IC key MMSI Setup 2 Press the soft key then press the C27 197 key to select UNIT OF MEASURE pone 3 Press the soft key Contrast Press the C49 C key to select SPEED DIS Key Station Name TANCE or ALTITUDE which you wish to change Unit of Measure 5 Press the soft key then press the 7 C key to select desired unit Available selec A t tude tions are KTS knot MPH Mile Hour or KMH Kilo Meter Hour for speed NM Nautical Mile gt SELECT Speed Unit SM Statute Mile or KM Kilo Meter for distance aa and FT feet or M Meter for altitude 6 Press t
125. ys on the front panel of the transceiver Microphone When spoken into transmits your voice with reduction of background noise using Clear Voice Noise Reduction Technology NOTE Be sure your mouth is about 1 5 cm from the mic hole for best per formance Key The key on the microphone functions the same as the key on the front panel of the transceiver Immediately recalls channel 16 from any channel location Holding down this key recalls channel 9 Pressing the key again reverts to the pre viously selected working channel Key The key on the microphone functions the same as the key on the front panel of the transceiver Press this key to toggle the transmit output power between 25 W High and 1 W Low power GXIT00E STANDARD HORIZON Page2 8 BASIC OPERATION 8 1 RECEPTION 1 After the transceiver has been installed ensure that the power supply and antenna are properly connected 2 Press and hold the 52 key until the radio turns on 3 Rotate the SQL knob fully counterclockwise until ENES is shown on the display This state is known as unsquelched 4 Rotate the VOL knob until noise or audio from the speaker is at a com fortable level 5 Rotate the SQL knob clockwise until the random noise disappears and the ENEP icon is turned off This state is known as the squelch threshold 6 Press the CIC key to select the desired channel Refer to section 18 CHANNEL ASSI

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