Standard Horizon matrix gx1280s User Manuals

Table of Contents

• SAFETY/WARNING INFORMATION

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• FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION

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• FCC NOTICE

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• GETTING STARTED

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• ABOUT VHF RADIO

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• SELECTING AN ANTENNA

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• COAXIAL CABLE

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• 1 GENERAL INFORMATION

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• 1.1 INTRODUCTION

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• 1.2 FCC / INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION

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• 2 PACKING LIST

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• 3 OPTIONS

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• 4 INSTALLATION

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• 4.1 LOCATION

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• 4.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS

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• 4.3 ACCESSORY CABLE

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• 4.4 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUTPUT

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• 4.5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS

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• 4.6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME

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• 4.7 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC

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• 4.8 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION

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• 4.9 OPTIONAL CMP25 RAM+ MIC INSTALLATION

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• 5 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

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• 5.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS

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• 6 BASIC OPERATION

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• 6.1 RECEPTION

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• 6.2 TRANSMISSION

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• 6.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT)

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• 6.4 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE

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• 6.5 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE

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• 6.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS

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• 6.7 NOAA WEATHER ALERT

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• 6.8 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING

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• 6.9 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE)

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• 6.10 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9)

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• 6.11 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS

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• 6.12 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67

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• 6.13 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS

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• 6.14 DUAL WATCH (TO CH16)

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• 6.15 MEMORY SCANNING (M-SCAN)

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• 6.16 PRIORITY SCANNING (P-SCAN)

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• 6.17 NAVIGATION INDICATION

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• 6.18 VOICE SCRAMBLER

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• 6.19 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER’S MICROPROCESSOR

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• 7 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING

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• 7.1 GENERAL

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• 7.2 DSC SCAN

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• 7.3 USCG DSC WATCH

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• 7.3.1 Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI)

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• 7.3.2 Programming the MMSI

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• 7.4 ADDITIONAL DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING INFORMATION

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• 7.5 DSC DISTRESS CALL

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• 7.5.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Call

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• 7.5.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call

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• 7.6 ALL SHIPS CALL

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• 7.6.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call

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• 7.6.2 Receiving an All Ships Call

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• 7.7 INDIVIDUAL CALL

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• 7.7.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory

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• 7.7.2 Setting up Individual Reply

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• 7.7.3 Setting up Individual Call Ringer

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• 7.7.4 Transmitting an Individual Call

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• 7.7.5 Receiving an Individual Call

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• 7.7.6 Setting Up the Call Waiting Function

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• 7.8 ADVANCED DSC CALLS

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• 7.8.1 Group Call

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• 7.8.1.1 Setup a Group Call

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• 7.8.1.2 Transmitting a Group Call

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• 7.8.1.3 Receiving a Group Call

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• 7.8.2 Position Request

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• 7.8.2.1 Setting up Position Reply

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• 7.8.2.2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel

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• 7.8.2.3 Receiving a Position Request

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• 7.8.3 Position Send

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• 7.8.3.1 Transmitting a DSC Position Send Call

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• 7.8.3.2 Receiving a DSC Position Send Call

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• RADIO SETUP MODE

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• 8.1 LAMP ADJUSTING

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• 8.2 LCD CONTRAST

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• 8.3 TIME OFFSET

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• 8.4 KEY BEEP (ON / OFF)

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• 8.5 WX ALERT (ON / OFF)

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• 8.6 VOICE SCRAMBLER

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• 8.7 CHANNEL NAMING

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• 8.8 TRUE MAGNETIC CHANGE (NAV display)

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• RAM MIC OPERTION

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• 9.1 RAM MIC CONTROLS

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• 9.2 INTERCOM OPERTION

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• 9.2.1 Communication

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• 9.2.2 Calling

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• 9.3 DSC / RADIO SETUP MODE

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• 10.1 REPLACEMENT PARTS

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• 10.2 FACTORY SERVICE

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• 10.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART

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• WARRANTY

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