Yaesu Musen 30593X3D MOBILE MARINE TRANSCEIVER User Manual GX6000 Owner s Manual

Yaesu Musen Co., Ltd. MOBILE MARINE TRANSCEIVER GX6000 Owner s Manual

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Page 61GX60004. After accepting the call, press the [ABLE] soft key to switch to the requested channel. (To inform the vessel that you are unable to respond, press the [UNABLE] soft key.)5. Press the [YES] soft key to send an acknowledge-ment. Press the [CHG CH] soft key to change the channel for communication from the requested one.6. Monitor the requested or specied channel until the message is completed. Press the microphone’s PTT switch and talk into the microphone to commu-nicate with the vessel that initiated the individual call.7. Press the [QUIT] soft key to return to the channel display.NOTEWhen there is an unread individual call, “ ” icon will appear on the display. You may review the unread individual call from the DSC log, refer to the section “10.11.2 Reviewing a Logged DSC RX Distress Call”.10.4.6 Setting up the Individual Call RingerWhen an individual call is received the radio’s default setting will produce a ringing sound for 2 minutes. This selection allows the individual call ringer time to be changed.1. []  “SETUP”  “DSC SETUP”  “INDIVIDUAL RING”2. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select ringing time of individual calls. 3. Press the [ENTER] soft key to store the selected setting.4. Press the CLEAR key to return to radio operation.
Page 62 GX6000The GX6000 has the capability to turn off the individual call ringer.1. []  “SETUP”  “DSC SETUP”  “DSC BEEP”2. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select “INDIVIDUAL CALL”, then press the [SELECT] soft key. 3. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select “OFF”. 4. Press the [ENTER] soft key to store the selected setting.5. Press the CLEAR key to return to radio operation.To enable the ringer tone, repeat the above procedure, rotating the DIAL/ENT knob to select “ON” in step 3 above.10.5 GROUP CALLThis feature allows the user to contact a group of specic vessels using DSC radios with the group call function to automatically switch to a desired channel for voice communications. This function is very useful for yacht clubs and vessels traveling together that want to collectively make announcements on a predeter-mined channel. Up to 32 group MMSIs may be programmed.10.5.1 Setting up a Group CallFor this function to operate, the same group MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity Number) 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, rst a ship MMSI has to be understood.Ship MMSI: The rst three digits called MID (Mobile Identity Group) of a ship MMSI denote the country where the ship’s MMSI is registered. The last 6 digits are specic to the ships ID.Ship MMSI Example: If your MMSI is “366123456”, “366” is MID which denote the country and “123456” is your ships MMSI.Group MMSI: Group MMSI numbers are not assigned by the FCC or other organizations licensed to assign ship MMSI numbers.  The rst 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 rst digit is set to “0”.  The USCG recommends programming the MID of a ship MMSI into the
Page 63GX6000Second, Third and Fourth digits of the group MMSI as it denotes the area the ship is located in.  The last 5 digits are decided upon by persons in the group. This is an impor-tant 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.1. []  “SETUP”  “DSC SETUP”  “GROUP DIRECTORY”2. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select “ADD”, then press the [SELECT] soft key. 3. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select “GROUP NAME:”, then press the [SELECT] soft key. 4. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to scroll through the rst letter of the name of the group you want to reference in the directory. 5. Press the [SELECT] soft key to store the rst letter in the name and step to the next letter to the right. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until the name is complete. The name can consist of up to fteen characters, if you do not use all eleven characters, select “→” 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, rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select “←” or “→”, press the [SELECT] soft key until the wrong character is selected, then perform steps 4 and 5. 7. When nished entering the group name (using fteen characters or less), press the [FINISH] soft key to advance to the group MMSI number entry.8. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select “MMSI:”, then press the [SELECT] soft key. 9. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select the second number of the MMSI (nine digits: rst digit perma-nently set to “0”) which you want to contact, then press the [SELECT] soft key to step to the next number. Repeat this procedure until all eight spaces of the MMSI number are entered.
Page 64 GX6000 If a mistake was made entering in the MMSI number, rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select “←” or “→”, press the [SELECT] soft key until the wrong character is selected, then perform step 9.10. When nished entering the MMSI number, press the [FINISH] soft key to conrm.11. To store the data, select “SAVE”, then press the [SELECT] soft key.12. To enter another group address, repeat steps 2 through 11.13. Press the CLEAR key to return to radio operation.10.5.2 Transmitting a Group CallGroup Call using the Group Directory1. []  “DSC CALL”  “GROUP CALL”2. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select “HISTORY” or “MEMORY”, then press the [SELECT] soft key.3. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select a group you want to contact, then press the [SELECT] soft key4. In the INTERSHIP CH list, rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select the operating channel on which you want to communicate, then press the [SELECT] soft key. To select operating channels from all voice channels, press the [MANUAL] soft key.5. Press the [YES] soft key to transmit the group call signal.6. When the group call signal is sent, the display will be as shown in the illustration at the right.7. After the group call is transmitted, all the radios in the group will switch to the designated channel.8. Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy, then press the microphone’s PTT switch to communicate with all of the vessels in the group.
Page 65GX6000Group Call by Manually Entering an MMSIThis feature allows you to contact a group of vessels by entering in their group MMSI manually.1. []  “DSC CALL”  “GROUP CALL”2. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select “MANUAL”, then press the [SELECT] soft key.3. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select the rst number of the MMSI (nine digits: rst digit permanently set to “0”) which you want to contact, then press the [SELECT] soft key to step to the next number.4. Repeat step 3 to set the MMSI number. If a mistake was made entering in the MMSI number, rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select “←” or “→”, press the [SELECT] soft key until the wrong character is selected, then perform step.5. When nished entering the MMSI number, press the [FINISH] soft key.6. In the INTERSHIP CH list, rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select the operating channel on which you want to communicate, then press the [SELECT] soft key. To select operating channels from all voice channels, press the [MANUAL] soft key.7. Press the [YES] soft key to transmit the group call signal.8. After the group call is transmitted, all the radios in the group will switch to the designated channel.9. Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy, then press the microphone’s PTT switch to communicate with all of the vessels in the group.
Page 66 GX600010.5.3 Receiving a Group Call1. When a group call is received, the GX6000 will produce a ringing alarm sound.2. The display shows the group MMSI number.3. Press any key to stop the alarm. On the display you will notice 3 soft key selections. These selections are described below: [ACCEPT]: Press this key to accept the group call and to switch to requested channel. [PAUSE]: Press this key to temporarily disable auto-matic switching to the requested channel. [QUIT]: Press this key to quit the automatic channel switching and revert to the last selected working channel.4. If you want to respond, monitor the channel to make sure it is clear, then press the microphone’s PTT switch and talk into the microphone to commu-nicate with all of the vessels in the group.5. Press the [QUIT] soft key to return to radio operation. Note: If a key is not pressed for 30 seconds or longer the radio will automatically change to radio operation.NOTEWhen there is an unread group call, “ ” icon will appear on the display. You may review the unread group call from the DSC log, refer to the section “10.11.3 Reviewing Other Logged Calls”.10.5.4 Setting up the Group Call RingerThe GX6000 has the capability to turn off the group call ringer.1. []  “SETUP”  “DSC SETUP”  “DSC BEEP”2. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select “GROUP CALL”, then press the [SELECT] soft key.
Page 67GX60003. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select “OFF”. 4. Press the [ENTER] soft key to store the selected setting.5. Press the CLEAR key to return to radio operation.To re-enable the ringer tone, repeat the above procedure, rotating the DIAL/ENT knob to select “ON” in step 3 above.10.6 POSITION REQUESTAdvancements 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 GX6000. Standard Horizon has taken this feature one step further, if a compatible GPS chart plotter is connected to the GX6000, 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 anyone wanting to know the position of another vessel. For example, your buddy that is catching sh or nding the location of a person you are cruising with.NOTEThe other vessel must have an operating GPS receiver connected to its DSC radio and must not have its radio set to deny position requests. (Refer the section “10.4 INDIVIDUAL CALL” to enter information into the individual directory).10.6.1 Setting up a Position Request Reply The GX6000 can be set up to automatically (default setting) or manually 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 (Maritime Mobile Service Identity Number) or persons name shown on the display allowing you to choose to send your position to the requesting vessel.1. []  “SETUP”  “DSC SETUP”  “POSITION REPLY”2. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select “AUTO” or “MANUAL”. In “AUTO” mode, after a DSC POS request is received, the radio will automatically trans-mit your vessel’s position. In “MANUAL” mode, the display of the GX6000 will show who is requesting the position and the [YES] soft key on radio has to be pressed to send your position to the requesting vessel.

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