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 [POWER·BRILL] to display the popup screen to adP just the display backlight and contrast level. w Push [] or [] to select "Backlight" or "Contrast, " whichever one you want to adjust. e Push [] or [] to adjust the level. ·Backlight:Between1and7, orOFF ·Contrast :Between1and8 Plotter display operation When the plotter display is selected, the display range and the icons of the AIS targets appear. You can change the display range and type (North up or COG up) to suit your operating style. w Push [] or [] to select the desired display range. · . 125, 0. 25, 0. 5, 0. 75, 1. 5, 3, 6, 12, 24nm(nauticalmiles)are 0 selectable. e Push [] to sequentially select each AIS target icon closest to your vessel (orwaypoint, ifitisset;seepage24for setting detail), in sequence. Or, push [] to select each AIS target (or waypoint) icon farthest from your vessel, in sequence. · targetboxwillappeararoundtheselectedtarget(orwaypoint) A icon. ·Shows the range and bearing information from your vessel to the selected AIS target. ·Shows the CPA (Closest Point of Approach) and TCPA (Time to CPA) information of the selected AIS target whose CPA is less than 6 nm (nautical miles) and TCPA is less than 60 minutes to your vessel. r Push [ENT] to save the settings and turn OFF the popup screen. ·fnokeyoperationisperformedfor5seconds, the backlight and I contrast levels are saved, and the popup screen automatically turns OFF. Convenient!Each push of [POWER·BRILL] after the popup screen is displayed, also adjusts the display backlight level. r Push [ENT] to display it's detail screen. 17) 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]. ·If the popup screen is displayed, push [CLEAR] again to turn it OFF. 15 4 BASIC OPERATION Plotter display operation (Continued) D Setting the display type (North up/COG up) Select the display type between "North up" and "COG up. " q Push [MENU] to enter the Menu mode. e Push [ENT] to select either "North up" or "COG up. " · oucanalsoselecttheoptionbypushing[] or []. t Push [CLEAR] to return to the previous screen before you entered the voice channel selection screen in step w. y After receiving the acknowledgement from the AIS target, use the transceiver to communicate. See the transceiver's manual for details. 22 OTHER FUNCTIONS Message D Receiving a message A safety-related message of up to 161 characters can be received from an AIS equipped vessel in the area. When a message is received, a beep sounds three times, and the message icon appears on the plotter display. (The message icon does not appear on the target list or danger list display. ) The contents of the message can be checked in the receive message log, as described to the right. The message icon stays on the plotter display as long as the unread message is stored in the RX log memory. NOTE: The transponder automatically stores the received messages in the RX log memory. (See to the right) 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 D Message logs The transponder automatically stores the last 20 received messages in the log memory. The oldest message is automatically deleted when a new message is received. r Push [] or [] to select the message that you want to read, then push [ENT]. ·Thecontentsoftheselectedmessagearedisplayed. t Push [CLEAR] to return to the previous screen. y Push [CLEAR] three times to exit the Menu mode. Appears Plotter display 23 5 OTHER FUNCTIONS Waypoint D Display a waypoint list Up to 100 waypoints can be stored in the waypoint list. [. . . ] PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 If you are unable to locate the cause of a problem or solve it through the use of this chart, contact your nearest Icom Dealer or Service Center. SOLUTION REF. The transponder does not ·Badconnectionatthepowersource. -- · minute has not passed from turning · ait for 1 minute from turning ON the 1 W ON the transponder power. transponder power. The plotter display does not · he results of the opening test is"NG" · olddown[POWER·BRILL] for 1 sec- pp. [. . . ]