User manual ICOM GP-360

[. . . ] We appreciate you making the GP-360 your transponder of choice, and hope you agree with Icom's philosophy of "technology first. " Many hours of research and development went into the design of your GP-360. IMPORTANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely before using the transponder. SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL -- This instruction manual contains important operating instructions for the GP-360. EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS WORD RWARNING!CAUTION NOTE DEFINITION Personal injury, fire hazard or electric shock may occur. No risk of personal injury, fire or electric shock. D FEATURES Full dot-matrix display visually shows real-time vessel traffic information IPX7 waterproof protection 3 lines of NMEA0183 Input/Output GPS receiver comes with the GP-360 Collision-risk management functions Integration with Icom VHF transceivers* * See the leaflet that comes with the transponder for details of the corresponding transceiver. CLEAN THE TRANSPONDER THOROUGHLY WITH FRESH WATER after exposure to saltwater, otherwise, the keys and switch may become inoperable due to salt crystallization. i FCC INFORMATION · FOR CLASS B UNINTENTIONAL RADIATORS This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. [. . . ] q ush [DISP MODE] several times to select the danger list P display. ·Push [] to sort the AIS target data by CPA. ·Push [] to sort the AIS target data by TCPA. About the detail screen The detail screen shows information about the selected AIS target. The contents differ, depending on the AIS class. In the detail screen, pushing [CLEAR] returns to the previous screen, which was displayed before entering the details screen. See pages 18 to 21 for the detail screen of each AIS class. w Push [] or [] to select the desired AIS target. e Push [ENT] to display it's detail screen. (See to the right) NOTE: The alarm buzzer sounds when a malfunction occurs or an AIS target is closer than your CPA and TCPA settings, dependingonthepresetting. (pp. 29, 30, 33, 44) To stop the alarm buzzer, push [CLEAR]. ·fthepopupscreenisdisplayed, push[CLEAR] again to turn I it OFF. 17 4 BASIC OPERATION About the detail screen (Continued) D The detail screens of "Class A" vessels ·AISClass ·MMSICode ·ShipName ·CountryName ·CallSign ·IMONumber Detail screen 3/6 ·A:BowtoAntenna ·B:SterntoAntenna ·CPortsidetoAntenna : ·DStarboardsidetoAntenna : ·Length ·Beam ·Draught ·CPA ·TCPA ·Latitude ·Longitude ·SpeedOverGround ·CourseOverGround ·TypeofShip ·NavigationStatus ·Heading · ositionAccuracy P (H: High, L: Low) ·Range ·Bearing ·RateOfTurn ·Destination ·Date ·Time Detail screen 4/6 18 BASIC OPERATION 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 D The detail screens of "Class B" vessels ·AISClass ·MMSICode ·ShipName ·CountryName ·CallSign Detail screen 3/5 ·A:BowtoAntenna ·B:SterntoAntenna ·CPortsidetoAntenna : ·DStarboardsidetoAntenna : ·Length ·Beam ·VendorID ·CPA ·TCPA ·Latitude ·Longitude ·SpeedOverGround ·CourseOverGround ·TypeofShip ·Heading · ositionAccuracy P (H: High, L: Low) ·Range ·Bearing Detail screen 4/5 19 4 BASIC OPERATION About the detail screen (Continued) D The detail screens of a "Base Station" ·AISClass ·MMSICode ·Latitude ·Longitude D The detail screens of an "SAR" ·AISClass ·MMSICode ·Latitude ·Longitude · ositionAccuracy P (H: High, L: Low) ·Range ·Bearing ·SpeedOverGround ·CourseOverGround · ositionAccuracy P (H: High, L: Low) ·Range ·Bearing ·Altitude 20 BASIC OPERATION 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 D The detail screens of an "AtoN" ·AISClass ·MMSICode Detail screen 2/4 ·A:BowtoAntenna ·B:SterntoAntenna ·CPortsidetoAntenna : ·D tarboardsidetoAntenna :S ·Length ·Beam ·CPA ·TCPA ·Latitude ·Longitude · ositionAccuracy P (H: High, L: Low) ·Range ·Bearing Detail screen 3/4 · ositionIndicator P (ON POS : ON Position, OFF POS : OFF Position) · toNexistence A (REAL, VIRTUAL) · ypeofAtoN T (Seepage49) ·DescriptionofAtoN 21 4 BASIC OPERATION Individual DSC call (Possible only when a transceiver is connected) When a transceiver* is connected to the transponder, you can transmit an Individual DSC call without needing to enter the vessel's MMSI code, by simply selecting it's AIS target and the voice channel you wish to use on the transponder. The transceiver will use the transponder's data information and make the DSC call on channel 70, then wait for the target vessel to acknowledge it. After receiving the acknowledgement `Able to comply, ' use the transceiver to communicate with the target vessel on the predetermined voice channel. *See the leaflet that comes with the transponder for details of the transceivers which can operate with this function. [] [] [DSC] Seepages39and40forconnectinginstructions. NOTE: The data communication speed (baud rate) of NMEA1 must be set to 4800 bps to send an Individual DSC call using the transponder. ·Push [] to sort the waypoint data by Range. D Add a waypoint The position information that you want to memorize can be added as a waypoint. w Push [] or [] to select "Waypoint, " then push [ENT]. e Push [] or [] to select "Add, " then push [ENT]. ·Yourcurrentpositioninformationisdisplayed. t Push [ENT] to display the detail screen of the selected waypoint. r Push [] or [] to select "Name, " then push [ENT]. t Push [], [], [] or [] to select the desired character in the table, then push [ENT] to input it. ·Select" , " then push [ENT] to move the cursor forward. ·Select" , " then push [ENT] to move the cursor backward. ·Select"SPACE, " then push [ENT] to input a space. ·Select"DELETE, " then push [ENT] to delete a character. ·Push[CLEAR] to cancel and return to the previous screen. [], [], [], [] [ENT] [CLEAR] y Push [CLEAR] to return to the previous screen. u Push [CLEAR] three times to exit the Menu mode. 24 y Repeat step t to input a waypoint name of up to 10 characters. [. . . ] The collision alarm does not · he collision alarm function is OFF. T · urn ON the collision alarm function. 33 43 8 MAINTENANCE Error message Error message is displayed when a malfunction occurs that has an error message programmed for it. Message contents Description GPS MALFUNCTION Appears when no GPS data is received. NO GPS DATA RX MALFUNCTION Appears when the transponder receive cirNORCV cuit has failed. [. . . ]