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GX1700
Key
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.
S
ecOnDary
uSe
When a
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
or
key to select the desired
preset channel. Refer to section “
8.10.1 Preset Channel Programming
”
to program the Preset channels.
Key
Press the
key to access the “DSC MENU”.
S
ecOnDary
uSe
Press and hold the
key to access the “SETUP MENU”.
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
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
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 “
10.7 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:
, and Key 3:
function.
