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Page 1: GX300 - GME · 2020. 5. 26. · The gX300 is capable of operating on both the Australian 27 Mhz Marine band and the Australian 27 Mhz Citizens band. This makes your radio very versatile

I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L

GX30027 MHz MARINEAND CB RADIO

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The GX300 is a radio transmitting device.

• Whentransmitting,keeptheantennamorethan25mmfromanypartoftheheadorbody.

• Donottransmitnearelectricalblastingequipmentorinexplosiveatmospheres.

• Donotallowchildrentooperatearadiotransmitterunsupervised.

Safety InformatIon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

FEATURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

SWITChINgbETWEENMARINEANDCbbANDS. . 3

CONTROlS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

OpERATION-gENERAlFUNCTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . 4

Volumeon/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

SquelchControl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

ChannelSelection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Displaybrightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Transmitting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Noiselimiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Scanning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

OpERATION-MARINEMODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Channel88. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Channel88Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

DualWatch(MarineMode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Marinebandprocedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Emergencyprocedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

MarineChannelAssignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

OpERATION-CbMODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

priorityChannel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

DualWatch(CbMode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

27MhzCbChannelAssignments . . . . . . . . . 7

INSTAllATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

general. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Installingtheunit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

DCConnections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

AntennaInstallation....................9

NoiseSuppression. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

DisconnectingtheMicrophone. . . . . . . . . . . . 9

SpECIFICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

STANDARDCOMMUNICATIONSCONTRACT

WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

CONTeNTS

pAgE2 INSTRUCTIONMANUAl gX300

WARNING: SAFeTY INFORMATION

Congratulations.Youhavejustpurchasedoneofthemosttechnicallyadvanced27Mhzradiosintheworld.

ThegMEgX300isa27MhzAMradiothatcombinesbothMarineandCitizensbandfunctionsintotheoneradio.ThegX300hasanumberofenhancedfeaturesincludingfullyuserprogrammableChannelScanning,Channel88selection(marinemode),prioritychannel(Cbmode)andbacklitliquidCrystalDisplaywithdimmingfunction.

Withitscompactsizeandwaterproofdesignitcaneasilybeinstalledintoalmostanymountinglocationinyourmotorvehicle,motorcycleorboat.

pleasereadthismanualthoroughlytoensureyougetthebestfromthegX300’sfeatures.

ForusersinNewZealand,SouthAfricaorp.N.g.pleaserefertoamendmentforlocalfrequencies,channelallocationsandlicensingrequirements

INTRODUCTION

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FeATUReS

• IngressprotectiontoIp55*

• lCDdisplaywithlampDimmingFunction

• RotarySquelchControl

• ChannelScanningwithMemory

• AdvancedNoiselimiter(Nl)Circuitry

• SurfaceMountTechnology

• UserSelectionofAustralian27MhzMarine or27MhzCbChannels.

• provisionforupto10privatechannels (gMEprogrammableOptiononly)

• Channel88Safetychannelformarineapplication

• prioritychannelforCbapplication

*Refer:www.gme.net.au/IpRatings/IpRatings.html

Channel Channel lCD Volume Down Up Display

Microphone Socket

Speaker

CONTROLS

FRONT PANeL

ThegX300iscapableofoperatingonboththeAustralian27MhzMarinebandandtheAustralian27MhzCitizensband.Thismakesyourradioveryversatileinthatitcanbeusedinyourvehicle,onaboatorevenonamotorcycle ortractor.

WhenyoufirstinstallyourgX300,itshoulddefaulttothe27Mhzmarineband.Whenoperatingonthemarinebandtheradiowilldisplaychannels68–98anddefaulttosafetyCh88

Toselectthe27MhzCbband,turntheradiooff,thenpressandholdthe88/prikeywhileturningtheradioonagain.Theradiowillnowdisplaychannels1-40anddefaulttoroadCh8.

Repeatthesequenceabovetoreturntothemarineband.

Note:Classlicence2001prohibitstheuseofaMaritimeShipStationforland-basedcommunications.WhentheMarinebandisselected,thegX300shouldonlybeusedShip-to-Ship,Ship-to-ShoreorShore-to-Ship.

SWITChING beTWeeN MARINe AND Cb bANDS

Squelch Ch88(MarineMode) priority(CbMode)

DualWatch Scan ScanMemory

Noiselimiter

(Dim) (bright)

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VOLUMe ON/OFF

Rotatethevolumecontrolclockwisepastthe‘Click’toturnthegX300on.Continuetoadvancethecontrolclockwisetoincreasethevolume.Rotatethecontrolcounter-clockwisetoturntheradiooff.

Note:Atminimumvolumesettingthereisstillsufficientvolumetobeheardinaquietcabinenvironment.

SqUeLCh CONTROL

TheSquelchcontrolisusedtoeliminatethebackgroundnoisewhentherearenosignalspresent.Toadjustthesquelch,firstrotateitfullycounter-clockwiseuntilthebackgroundnoiseisheard,thenslowlyrotateitclockwiseuntilthenoisejustdisappears.Iftherearesignalsonthechannel,youshouldwaituntilthechannelisclearbeforeadjustingthesquelch(orselectaquietchannel).

Onceadjusted,thereceiverwillremainquietaslongastherearenosignalspresent,butanincomingsignalwilloverridethesquelchandbeheardinthespeaker.Asthecontrolisadvancedfurtherclockwisethesquelchactionisprogressivelyincreasedandstrongerincomingsignalsareneededtooverrideit.Toreceiveveryweaksignalsortodisablethesquelch,simplyturnthecontrolfullycounter-clockwise.

ChANNeL SeLeCTION

Selecttherequiredchannelbybrieflypressingthe or keys.TheselectedchannelisdisplayedonthelCDdisplay.pressandholdeitherkeytoquicklyadvanceupwardsordownwardsthroughthechannels.Releasethekeywhentherequiredchannelisdisplayed

DISPLAY bRIGhTNeSS

ThelCDhastwobrightnesslevelstoprovidesuitable lightingfordayornightuse.Thedefaultsettingisbright.

To select the ‘Dim’ setting:

pressandholdtheChannelDownkeywhileturningtheradioon.Minimumbrightnesswillbeselected.

To select the ‘bright’ setting:

pressandholdtheChannelUpkeywhileturningtheradioon.Fullbrightnesswillbeselected.

Theselectedbrightnesslevelwillberetainedinmemory.

TRANSMITTING

Totransmit,pressthePTTbuttononthemicrophone.holdthemicrophone2-6cmfromyourmouthandslightlytoonesidesoyourvoicedoesnotprojectdirectlyintothe

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ReAR PANeL

OPeRATION - GeNeRAL FUNCTIONS

TransmitIndicator ChannelNumber

ChannelinScanMemory

Noiselimiter Selected

ScanSelectedDualWatchSelected

priorityChannelSelected

SafetyChannel Selected

busyIndicator

88KeySelected

DISPLAY

MICROPhONe

ChannelUpChannelDownpTTSwitch

Ch88/priorityChannel

AntennaSocket DClead ExternalSpeaker Socket

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microphone.Speakatanormalvoicelevel.YourgX300hasabuild-inspeechprocessorwhichautomaticallycontrolsthelevelofyourtransmittedvoice.Itisnotnecessarytoraiseyourvoiceorshoutintothemicrophone.

NOISe LIMITeR

TheNLkeyactivatesanextremelyeffectivenoiselimitercircuitwhichhelpstoeliminatemostelectricalimpulseinterferencecausedbyengineignitionsystemsetc.Thisallowsclearerreceptionofweaksignalsevenundernoisyelectricalconditions.

WhentheNLkeyisselected,‘Nl’isdisplayedonthelCD.

SCANNING

ThegX300isfittedwithaScanfunctionthatallowsagroupofuserselectedchannelstobescannedforactivity.YourgX300hasascanmemorywhichrememberswhichchannelsyouwouldliketoscan.bydefaultyourgX300issuppliedwithallchannelsinthescanmemory.

To see which channels are presently in the scan memory:

Selecteachchannelonebyoneusingthe or keyandchecktoseeif‘M’isdisplayedtothelowerrightofthechannelnumber.

If‘M’isdisplayed,thechannelisinthescanmemory,otherwisethechannelisnotinthescanmemory.

To Add or Remove a channel from the scan memory:

Selecttherequiredchannel,thenpressandholdtheSCAN keyuntilabeepisheard.If‘M’appearstothelowerrightofthechannelnumber,thechannelhasbeenaddedtothescanmemory,otherwiseithasbeenremoved.

To scan:

Adjustthesquelchcontrolsotheradioisquiet,thenbrieflypresstheSCANkey.Ahighbeepwillbeheard,‘SCAN’willappearinthedisplayandthechannelnumberswillchangerapidlyastheradiobeginsscanning.Ifasignalisfound,theradiowillpauseonthatchannelandwillremainthereaslongasthechannelremainsbusy.Oncethechannelhasbeenclearfor5seconds,scanningwillresume.

Note:youmusthaveatleasttwochannelsprogrammedintothescanmemoryotherwisetheradiowon’tscan.

To change the scan direction:

pressthe or key.Theradiowillscaninthedirectionoftheselectedchannelkey.

To skip over a busy channel and resume scanning:

brieflypressthe or key.Scanningwillresume.

To transmit on a busy channel:

Waitforabreakintheconversation,thenpressthePTT switch.Theradiowillexitthescanmodeandstayonthechannelallowingyoutocommunicatewithothersonthatchannel.

ToresumescanningbrieflypresstheSCANkeyagain.

Note:IfthePPTispressedwhiletheradioisscanning,itwillbeignoredandalowbeepwillbeheardwhenthePPT isreleased.

To exit the Scan mode manually:

brieflypresstheSCANkey.‘SCAN’willdisappearfrom thedisplay.

Note:Excessivenoiseonachannelcancausethescannertopauseonthatchannelevenifthereisnosignalthere.Ifthisonlyhappensononechannel,youmayneedtoremovethatchannelfromthescanmemory.Ifithappensonallchannels,youshouldtryincreasingthesquelchsetting.

OPeRATION IN The MARINe MODe

ChANNeL 88

Channel88isthedesignated27Mhzmarinesafetychannelandinmanyareasismonitoredbycoastal-watchandrescueorganizationsforemergencyandsafetypurposes.Whenchannel88isselected,‘SAFETY’isdisplayedonthelCD.

Whenmakingradiocalls,youshouldmakeinitialcontactonchannel88thenswitchtoanotherchanneltocontinueyourconversation.Thisleaveschannel88freeforothercallsoremergencies.

ChANNeL 88 SWITCh

YourgX300hasadedicatedchannel88keytoallowinstantaccesstochannel88.pressingthiskeycancelsallotherfunctionssuchasScanorDualWatchandtakesyoustraighttoChannel88.Whenchannel88isselectedbythe88key,‘Ch88’isdisplayedonthelCD.Themanual orkeysaredisabledinthismode.

Toreturntonormalchanneloperationsbrieflypressthe88 keyagain.‘Ch88’willdisappearfromthedisplayandtheradiowillreturntothepreviouslyselectedchannel.

DUAL WATCh (MARINe MODe)

DualWatchintheMarinemodeallowsyourgX300tomonitorbothchannel88andanotherselectedchannel byquicklyswitchingbetweenthem.Anysignalsreceived onchannel88takeprecedenceoversignalsonthe selectedchannel.

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TousetheDualWatchfeature,adjustthesquelchcontrolsotheradioisquiet,selectyourpreferredworkingorclubchannelthenpresstheDWkey.‘DW’willappearonthedisplayandthechanneldisplaywillalternatebetweenyourselectedchannelandchannel88.

Ifasignalisreceivedonyourselectedchannel,theradiowillpauseonthatchannelbutwillcontinuetoswitchtochannel88every2secondsandabriefinterruptiontothesignalwillbenoticed.Oncethesignalhasgone,normalDualWatchswitchingwillresume.

Ifasignalappearsonchannel88atanytime,theradiowillstopswitchingandwillremainonchannel88foraslongasthesignalispresent.Oncethesignalhasgone,normalDualWatchswitchingwillresume.

Note:IfyoupressthePTTswitchwhileDualWatchisselected,yourgX300willtransmitontheselectedchannel.Ifyouwishtotalkonchannel88,pressthe88keytocanceltheDualWatchandswitchstraighttochannel88.

MARINe bAND PROCeDUReS

Mostcallstoothervesselsorstationsaremadeonchannel88.Afterlisteningtoensurechannel88isclear,calltheotherstation,repeatingbothcallsignsthreetimes.

e.g.“Coastguard,Coastguard,Coastguard. Thisis–SeaSpray,SeaSpray,SeaSpray Over”

Oncecontacthasbeenestablished,movestraighttoanotherchannel(e.g.91or94)tocontinueyourconversation,leavingchannel88clearforemergenciesorfurthercalls.Don’tforgettoreturntochannel88whenyouhavefinished(orselectDualWatchonyourradio)otherwiseyoumaymissothercallsmeantforyou.

eMeRGeNCY PROCeDUReS

Allemergencycallsshouldbemadeonchannel88.Therearethreemaintypesofemergencycall.

1. “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY”

Thiscallshouldbeusedwhenyouareingraveorimminentdangerandrequireimmediateassistance.YoushouldcallMAYDAYthreetimesfollowedbyyourvessel’snameorcallsignthreetimes.Thenstateyourposition,abriefdescriptionofyourvessel,thenatureoftheemergency,thenumberofpeopleonboardandtheircondition.Ifyouhearnoreply,repeatthecallatshortintervalsbecausesomeonemay beabletohearyoubutyoumightnotbeabletoreceive theirreply

Aftercontacthasbeenmade,followanyinstructionsgiventoyou.

2. “PAN, PAN, PAN”

Usethiscallwhenanemergencysituationexistsbutthereisnoimmediatedanger.ThecallshouldbemadeinthesamewayastheMAYDAYcall.Ifyouhearnoreply,repeatthecallatregularintervals

3. “SECURITE, SECURITE, SECURITE” (Pronounced Say-cure-e-tay)

Thiscallisusedtowarnshippingofdangersorhazards,e.g.badweather,containeradriftetc.Thecallmaybemadetoalocalmonitoringstationortoallshipsinthearea.

MARINe ChANNeL ASSIGNMeNTS

Channel Frequency Use

68 27.680Mhz Commercial,ship-shore-ship

72 27.720Mhz professionalShipping

82 27.820Mhz professionalShipping

86 27.860Mhz Secondarydistressandsafety

88 27.880Mhz primarydistressandsafety

90 27.900Mhz Domesticship-shore-ship

91 27.910Mhz Domesticship-shore-ship

94 27.940Mhz Clubevents,ship-shore-ship

96 27.960Mhz Shiptoship

98 27.980Mhz Rescueorganisations

OPeRATION IN The Cb MODe

PRIORITY ChANNeL

Theprioritychannelispresettoroadchannel8allowingittobeinstantlyrecalledatthepressofakey.

To use the Priority channel:

Simplypressthe88/prikeyatanytime.Theradiowilljumpstraighttotheroadchannel8.IfScanorDWwasselected,theywillbecancelled.

To return to the previously selected channel:

pressthe88/Prikeyagain.

DUAL WATCh (Cb MODe)

DualWatchinCbmodeallowsyourgX300tomonitorboththeprioritychannelandanotherselectedchannelbyquicklyswitchingbetweenthem.Anysignalsreceivedontheprioritychanneltakeprecedenceoversignalsontheselectedchannel.

TousetheDualWatchfeature,adjustthesquelchcontrolsotheradioisquiet,selectyourpreferredchannelusingthe

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ChannelUp/DownkeysthenpresstheDWkey.‘DW’willappearonthedisplayandthechanneldisplaywillalternatebetweenyourselectedchannelandtheprioritychannel.

Ifasignalisreceivedonyourselectedchannel,theradiowillpauseonthatchannelbutwillcontinuetoswitchtotheprioritychannelevery2secondsandabriefinterruptiontothesignalwillbenoticed.Oncethesignalhasgone,normalDualWatchswitchingwillresume.

Ifasignalappearsontheprioritychannelatanytime,theradiowillstopswitchingandwillremainontheprioritychannelforaslongasthesignalispresent.Oncethesignalhasgone,normalDualWatchswitchingwillresume.

Note:IfyoupressthePTTswitchwhileDualWatchisselected,yourgX300willtransmitontheselectedchannel.Ifyouwishtotalkontheprioritychannel,pressthe88/Pri keytocanceltheDualWatchandswitchstraighttotheprioritychannel.

27 Mhz ChANNeL ASSIGNMeNTS

Channel Frequency Suggested Usage

1 26.965Mhz generalAM

2 26.975Mhz generalAM

3 26.985Mhz generalAM

4 27.005Mhz generalAM

5 27.015Mhz generalAM

6 27.025Mhz generalAM

7 27.035Mhz generalAM

8 27.055Mhz generalAM(2)

9 27.065Mhz Emergency(1)

10 27.075Mhz generalAM

11 27.085Mhz CallChannel

12 27.105Mhz generalAM

13 27.115Mhz generalAM

14 27.125Mhz generalAM

15 27.135Mhz generalAM

16 27.155Mhz generalUse

17 27.165Mhz generalUse

18 27.175Mhz generalUse

19 27.185Mhz generalUse

20 27.205Mhz generalUse

21 27.215Mhz generalUse

22 27.225Mhz generalUse

23 27.255Mhz generalUse

24 27.235Mhz generalUse

25 27.245Mhz generalUse

26 27.265Mhz generalUse

27 27.275Mhz generalUse

28 27.285Mhz generalUse

29 27.295Mhz generalUse

30 27.305Mhz generalUse

31 27.315Mhz generalUse

32 27.325Mhz generalUse

33 27.335Mhz generalUse

34 27.345Mhz generalUse

35 27.355Mhz generalUse

36 27.365Mhz generalUse

37 27.375Mhz generalUse

38 27.385Mhz generalUse

39 27.395Mhz generalUse

40 27.405Mhz generalUse

(1)legallyDesignated(2)SuggestedRoadChannel

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GeNeRAL

ItisadvisabletospendalittletimeselectingthebestlocationforyourgX300.Themountingbracketcanberotatedabove,beloworbehindtheradioenablingtheradiotobemountedinawiderangeoflocations.Inaddition,anoptionalflushmountingkitallowstheradiotobeflushmountedinapanelordashboard.

Keep the following points in mind when choosing a location:

• ThegX300isdesignedtomeetIp55*standard.Werecommendedyouselectalocationthatwillminimiseexcessiveexposuretocontinuousrain orspray.

• Selectalocationthatwon’texposeyourradiotocontinuousdirectsunlightwhichcouldcauseoverheating.

• Ensurethelocationallowsafreeflowofairaroundtheheatsinkonthebackoftheradio.

• Themicrophoneandallcontrolsshouldbereadilyaccessibleandtheloudspeakereasilyheardfromthenormalsteeringordrivingposition.Anextensionspeakercanbeinstalledifrequired.

• Componentsandcurrentsintheradiocreatemagneticfields.Toavoidinterferencetocompasses,shipsautopilotsensorsetc,thegX300shouldbemountedatleast300mmfromsuchdevices.

INSTALLING The UNIT

Afterchoosingalocation,holdtheunitwiththemountingbracketattached,tothedesiredpositionandmarkthelocationwithapencil.Removethemountingbracketfromtheradioanddrillthemountingholes.boltorscrewthebracketinplaceusinghardwaresuitableforthemountingsurface.Theunitissuppliedwithstainlesssteelscrews,however,ifthemountingsurfaceisunsuitableforscrews

youmayneedtoreplacethesewithstainlesssteelbolts.Rememberthefixingsforoverheadmountedunitsmayhavetowithstandheavypoundingwhenavesselisinroughwaterorbeingtowedonatrailerorthevehicleis onroughroad.

DC CONNeCTIONS

ConnecttheREDpowerleadtothepositive(+)sideofthebatteryortoanaccessorypointinthevesselorvehicle’sfusebox.

ConnecttheblACKpowerleadtothenegative(-)sideofthebatteryortoagroundpointinyourvesselorvehicle.

Note:TheDCConnectorisnotwaterproof.Ifinstalledin anexposedlocation,theconnectorshouldbeprotectedwithwaterprooftapetopreventwateringress.

IMPORTANT:TheREDpowerleadisfittedwitha2Ampfuse.Ifthefuseblows,useonlyastandard2Amp(3Ag)fuseasareplacement.Useofahigherratedfuseoraslow-blowtypecouldresultindamagetoyourradiowhichwouldvoidthewarranty

Ifrequired,anextensionspeakermaybeinstalledtoimprovesoundlevelsinnoisyenvironmentsorinlocationsfurtherawayfromthesteeringordrivingposition.ForlocationsexposedtowaterwerecommendtheSpK45whichwillfitthesuppliedadaptorthatconnectstotheextensionspeakersocketontherearoftheradio.

*Refer:www.gme.net.au/IpRatings/IpRatings.html

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FlushMounting(OptionalMK001W/b flushmountingkitavailable)

panelMounting OverheadMounting UprightMounting

INSTALLATION

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ANTeNNA INSTALLATION

Itisessentialtoselectagoodquality,highefficiency, 27Mhzantenna.Apoorqualityantennaoronenotdesignedforthespecificfrequencybandyouareusing willgiveverypoorperformance.

SincethegX300iscapableofbeingswitchedbetweenthe27MhzMarineandthe27MhzCbbands,itisimportanttoconnectanantennasuitableforthebandyouhaveselected.becauseeachbandisinadifferentpartofthefrequencyspectrumitisn’tpossibletohaveasingleantennathatwillworkwellonbothbands.Youwillthereforeneedtoselectasuitableantennatosuitthebandyouhaveselected.

gMEhaveahugerangeofsuitable27MhzCband27MhzMarineantennastosuitmostinstallationsandapplications.WerecommendyoucontactyourlocalDealerforadvice.

Connecttheantennacabletotherearantennasocketusingapl259coaxialconnector.

Note:Theantennaconnectorisnotwaterproof.

NOISe SUPPReSSION

27MhzMarineandCbradiocanbepronetoelectricalandignitioninterference.ThereasonisthatelectricalnoiseisaformofAMtransmissionsimilartothatusedbyyourradioandyourradio’sreceiverisverysensitive.Inmostcases,ignitionnoisecanbegreatlyreducedoreliminatedbyselectingtheNoise Limiter (NL)keyontheradio.Insomeseverecases,additionalsuppressionmayneedtobefittedtotheignitionsystemofyourvesselorvehicle,inwhichcasewerecommendyouconsultanautoormarineElectricianforadvicespecifictoyourinstallation.

higherfrequencyelectricalinterferencecausedbyelectricmotorsandbilgepumpscanbesuppresseddirectlyatthemotorterminals.Electronicinterferencecausedbyotherelectronicdevicessuchasfishfindersisbestminimizedbykeepingtheunits,includingallwiringandcables,separatefromyourgX300.

DISCONNeCTING The MICROPhONe

ItisrecommendedthatthemicrophonebeleftpermanentlyconnectedtothegX300,butifitmustbedisconnected,proceedasfollows:

1. Insertasmallscrewdriverbetweentherubberbootandthelipoftheraisedareaonthefrontpanel.

2. Easetherubberbootoutofthecableentryholeandslideitalongthecableawayfromthefrontpanel.

3. Identifythepluglockinglever,workthescrewdriverbladebehinditandmovethelevertowardstheplugbody.Atthesametimegentlypulltheplugfromthesocket.(seediagrambelow)

Ifrequired,replacementmicrophonesareavailablewithplugandrubberbootalreadyfitted.

ExtensionSpeaker (optional)

27MhzAntenna

Fuse

black- Red+

gX300 12Voltbattery

Cable

Screwdriver

lockinglevermovetolefttoreleaseplug

Cableentryhole

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eLeCTRICAL

General

Complies with: AS4367and AS/NZS4355(Australiaonly)

Frequency Range: 26.965-27.980Mhz

Channel Set: Australian27MhzMarine Australian27Mhz

Citizensband

Modulation: AM(A3E)

Supply Voltage: •12.6VDCnominal •10.8–15.2VDCrange

Frequency Error: <50ppmover temperaturerange

Dual Watch: MonitorTime-250ms Monitorperiod-2seconds

ScanRate: 5channels/second

Transmitter

Modulation Frequency Response: 300hzto3khz,+1-3db Max Modulation Depth: 100%

Carrier Output Power: 4wattsMax

Microphone Level @1 kHz for 60% Modulation: 1 Pa

Spurious Emissions: <-26dbm

Receiver

Demodulated Frequency Response: 300hzto3khz,+1-3db

ReceiveSensitivity for 12 dB SINAD @ 30% Modulation: -110dbm

MaxSquelch: <-80dbm

Adjacent Channel Sensitivity: ≥55db

Spurious Response Immunity: ≥55db

Conducted Spurous Radiation: -57dbm

Audio Output Power 8 Ohms: 2.5Watts

MeChANICAL

Dimensions: 65(h)x167(D)x55(W)mm

Weight: 450grams

eNVIRONMeNTAL

Temperature Range: -10°Cto+60°C

Ingress Protection Rating: IP55 Refer:www.gme.net.au/IpRatings/IpRatings.html

ThegX300willoperateoverthe26-30Mhzfrequencyrange.ForinformationspecifictofrequenciesoutsideoftheAustralianMarineorCbbands,pleaserefertotheappropriateamendment,orcontactgMEat [email protected]

SPeCIFICATIONS

Specificationsaretypicalunlessotherwiseindicatedandmaybesubjecttochangewithoutnoticeorobligation.

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STANDARD COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACT WARRANTY

1. STATUTORY WARRANTIeS

1.1 TheTradepracticesActpartV,Division2Aandotherlegislationimplyconditions,warrantiesandotherobligationsonustoconsumersthatcannotbeexcluded,restrictedormodified.Thoseprovisionsapplytotheextentrequiredbylaw.

1.2 Weexcludeallotherconditions,warrantiesandobligationswhichwouldotherwisebeimpliedconcerningtheactivitiescoveredbythisagreement.

1.3 Welimitourliabilitywhereweareallowedtodoso.Examplesofwhereweareallowedtolimitliabilityare- (a)youacquiregoodsfromusforre-supply;

(b)thegoodsorserviceswesupplyarenotofakindordinarilyacquiredforpersonal,domesticorhouseholduseorconsumption.

1.4 Whereweareallowedtolimitourliability,totheextentpermittedbylaw,oursoleliabilityforbreachofacondition,warrantyorotherobligationimpliedbylawislimited-

(a)inthecaseofgoodswesupply,toanyoneofthefollowingaswedecide- (i)thereplacementofthegoodsorthesupplyofequivalentgoods;

(ii)therepairofthegoods;

(iii)thepaymentofthecostofrepairingthegoodsorofacquiringequivalentgoods;

(iv)thepaymentofthecostofhavingthegoodsrepaired;or

(b)inthecaseofserviceswesupply,toanyoneofthefollowingaswedecide-

(i)thesupplyingoftheservicesagain;

(ii)thepaymentofthecostofhavingtheservicessuppliedagain.

2. ADDITIONAL WARRANTIeS

2.1 Thewarrantiesinthisclauseareinadditiontothestatutorywarrantiesreferredtointhepreviousclause.

2.2 Wewarrantourgoodstobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipforoneyearfromthedateoforiginalsale(oranotherperiodweagreetoinwriting).Duringthisperiodandasoursoleliabilitytoyouunderthiswarranty,weagreeto,atouroption,eitherrepairorreplacegoodswhichwearesatisfied

aredefective.Wewarrantreplacementpartsfortheremainderoftheperiodofwarrantyforthegoodsintowhichtheyareincorporated.

2.3 Wewarrantourotherrepairstobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipforthreemonthsfromthedateoftheoriginalrepair.Duringthisperiodandasoursoleliabilitytoyoufortherepair,weagreetorepairorreplace(atouroption)repairedgoodswhichwearesatisfiedaredefective.

2.4 Wewarrantthatwewillperformserviceswithreasonablecareandskillandagreetoinvestigateanycomplaintmadeingoodfaiththatwehaveperformedservicesunsatisfactorily.Ifwearesatisfiedthatthecomplaintisjustified,andasoursoleliabilitytoyouunderthiswarranty,weagreetosupplythoseservicesagainatnoextrachargetoyou.

2.5 Ifyouwantwarrantyserviceunderthisclauseyoumustgiveusanoriginalorcopyofthesalesinvoicefromthetransactionorsomeotherevidenceshowingdetailsofthetransaction.

3. OTheR LIMITATIONS

3.1 Youmaynotrelyonanyrepresentation,warrantyorotherprovisionbyorforuswhichisnotcoveredbyclause[1]orrepeatedinthisagreementinclearterms.

3.2 Wearenotliable(norareouremployees,contractorsandagents)foranydamage,economiclossorlossofprofitswhetherdirect,indirect,general,specialorconsequential-

(a)arisingoutofanybreachofanyimpliedorexpressterm,conditionorwarranty;or

(b)sufferedasaresultofournegligence(orthatofouremployees,contractorsoragents)

-apartfromliabilityassetoutintheprevioustwoclauses.

3.3 Theliabilityofapartyunderthisagreement(whetherarisingincontract,tortorbystatute)istobereducedbythesameproportionasrepresentstheproportionofthelossordamagecausedorcontributedtobytheotherparty,itscontractorsoragents.

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ADivisionof:Standard Communications Ltd. Pty. head Office: SYDNeY-lockedbag2086,NorthRyde,NSW1670,Australia.Tel:+61(0)298446666Fax:+61(0)298446600

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ForcustomersoutsideAustraliaandNewZealandpleasecontactyourlocalgMEDistributororemail:[email protected]

www.gme.net.au

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