Raymarine Ray54E manuel d'utilisation

Ray54E Marine VHF Radio Owner’ s Handbook Document number: 81232-3 Date: July 2005[...]

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iii About this Handbook Introduction This handbook describes the Ray5 4E fixed VHF marine radio. The Ray 54E provides two-way co mmunications on al l Int ernational marine channels, pre-set private chan nels, and (if pr ogrammed) all US and Canadian and marine channels. The Ray54E i nclud es equipment for Class “D” Digital Selective Calling (DS[...]

iv Ray54E VHF Radio Important Information Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) The Ray54E includes equi pment for Cl ass “D” Digital Selective Calling (DSC). A nine-digit Maritime Mo bile Service Identity (MMSI) n umber is required to operate the DSC equipmen t. In some areas, a radio operator licence is required before an MMSI number will b[...]

v SAFETY NOTICE Y our Raymarine VHF radio generates and radiates radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy (EME). This equipment must be inst alled and operated in accordan ce with the instruct ions contained in this handbook. Failure to do so can result i n personal injury and/or product malf unction. CAUTION: Navigation Aid This unit is only an[...]

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vii Contents About this Handbook ....... .............. ........... ............... ........... .............. ........... ........ iii Introduction ............................................................................................. iii Conventions Used ................................................................................... ii[...]

viii Ray54E VHF Radio 9. CALL/MENU ................................................................... 12 10. HILO/USER ................................................................... 13 1 1. SCAN / SA VE ................................................................. 13 12. 16/PLUS ............................................................[...]

ix Priority Saved Scan ..................................................................... 25 4.1 1 Adding Channels to Memory ......................................................... 26 4.12 Using the Mo nitor Modes ............................................................... 27 Dual W atch .................................... ...............[...]

x Ray54E VHF Radio 6.3 Backlight Adjustment .................................................................... 63 6.4 Contrast Adjustment ....................................................................... 63 6.5 GPS/T ime Setup ............................................................................. 64 When GPS Informatio n Not A vailab[...]

Chapter 1: Intro duction 1 Chapter 1: Intr oduction 1.1 Ray54E Fix ed Station VHF Radio The Ray54E marine VHF radiotelephone is a micropro cessor-cont rolled transceiver that p rovides reliable simplex (single fr equency) and semi- duplex (two frequency) communi cations. This handbook d escribes the physical and functional characteristics of the ra[...]

2 Ray54E VHF Radio • Programmable Secondary Prior ity (PLUS) Channel key • A TIS operation, if required • Private Channels (if so licensed) • All Scan, Memory Scan and 2 Priority Scan func tions • Dual /T ri W atch Mo nitor m odes • Each channel displays an edit able 12-character Channel Na me • Enhanced GPS Position Data gives Lati t[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 3 Chapter 2: Installation 2.1 Unpacking and Inspection Use care when unpacking the unit from the shipping carton to prevent damage to the contents. It is also good practice to sav e the carton and the interior packing material in the event you must return the unit to the f actory . Equipment Supplied The following is a list [...]

4 Ray54E VHF Radio 2.2 Planning the Installation When planning the i nstallation of your Ray54E , consider the following conditions to ensure dep endable and trouble-free operati on. Mount the main unit to al low easy access from the location where the b oat is normally na vigated. The main unit is design ed to be mounted horizont ally or verticall[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 5 F igure 2-1: T ypical Mount ing Method s CAUTION: Make sur e there ar e no hidden electrical wir es or other items behind the desired location befor e proceeding. Check that fr ee access for mounting and cabling is available. F igure 2-2: Mounting Dimensions[...]

6 Ray54E VHF Radio 2.3 P ower Connections The red and black Power Cord provides connect ion to DC power . The red (+) wire contains a 7 amp in- line fuse. It should be connect ed to the positive terminal of the power source. The blac k (-) wire should be connected to the negative (ground) of the po wer source. Check the polarity wit h a VOM (V olta[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 7 2.4 External Speaker Connections Located just below the powe r cord is a cable for connection to an optional external speaker . Connect th e white(+) wire and black (–) wire to the speaker observing polari ty as it is marked o n the speaker . Mate th e connector with its counterpart on the rear of the radio. (See Figur e[...]

8 Ray54E VHF Radio 2.7 Antenna Connections The coaxial VHF antenna cable connects to the Ra y54 E antenna jack on the rear panel using a PL259 VHF type connect or . The antenna cable length can be critical to performance. If y ou are uncertain, contact a professional installer or call Raymarine Product Su pport. If a longer cab le length is require[...]

Chapter 3: Getting Sta rted 9 Chapter 3: Getting Started 3.1 Keypad and Rotary Knobs Several of the keys on the fro nt panel of the main unit serve mul tiple purposes. For the most part, the function in dicated on the first line of the key is accessed by pressing and releasing th at key . The function indicated on the second line of the key is acce[...]

10 Ray54E VHF Radio Microphone K eys Main Unit Rotary Keys Main Unit Push Keys Key Name Pres s & Release (<3 sec.) Pr ess & Hold (>3 sec.) 1. PTT Push-to-T alk Push-to-T alk 2. UP/DOWN Channel increment /decrement and navigating menu item selections Rapid channel change and navigating menu item selections 3. 16/PLU S Switch be tween t[...]

Chapter 3: Getting Sta rted 11 Microphone 1. PTT Press this Push-to-T alk key to transmi t. 2. UP/DOWN Use the arrow keys to ch ange the active channel number . Press and hold fo r rapid channel changing. Y ou can also use these keys to scroll t hrough DSC Call and Menu Mode opt ions and make item sel ections. 3. 16/PLUS Use this key to switch to t[...]

12 Ray54E VHF Radio 9. CALL/MENU Press and release this key to sele ct to enter DSC Call Mode, which is used for making DSC Calls and viewin g the DSC Call Logs and the DSC Call Phonebook. A Maritime Mobile Service Iden tity (MMSI) number is requir ed to operate the DSC equipment in this radio. This number directs DSC call s directly to your radio,[...]

Chapter 3: Getting Sta rted 13 Press and hold CALL/ME NU to select Menu Mode, w hich is used to set up the radio. The menu structure is outl ined in the following drawi ng. Menu operations are full y described in Chapt er 6: 10. HILO/USER Press and release t his key to to ggle the tran smit power f rom HIGH to LO W . Press and hold to s elect User [...]

14 Ray54E VHF Radio 12. 16/PLUS Use this key to switch to the priority ch annel or to chan ge the value of the Secondary Priority (PLUS) Channel. 13. CLEAR Press and release to terminate a function and return to the last-used channel. Press and hold to select the W eather mode (if available). 14. DISTRESS Push down the spring-load ed cover and pres[...]

Chapter 3: Getting Sta rted 15 3. (RX) Receiving Indicates that the radio is receiving a radio signal. 4. (LOCAL) Local/Distant Mode Indicates the radio is in Local Rece ption mode, which decreases receiver sensitivity in high traf fic areas to decrease unwanted reception. Only available in Ray54 (North American) model. 5. DSC Message Indicates the[...]

16 Ray54E VHF Radio 13. (U I C) Channel Set Indicates which channel set is selected: U S, I nternational or C anadian. Note: Special licensing i s required to receive the US and Canadian channel sets. 14. (A) Simplex Channel Indicates that the current ly-selected channel is s implex; you transmit and receive on the same frequency . Used wi th US an[...]

Chapter 4: General Oper ations 17 Chapter 4: Gener al Oper ations 4.1 T urning the Pow er ON and OFF Tu r n t h e PWR/VOL knob clockwise unti l it clicks. When the unit powers up in N ormal mode it: 1. Beeps, illuminates the back light at full brigh tness, and displays all seg- ments and indicator s for 2 se conds. 2. Displays the software version [...]

18 Ray54E VHF Radio Press and r elease the HL/USER key o n the main unit or micro phone to toggle the TX power from LOW (1 watt) to HIGH (25 watts). The corresponding LO or HI indicator ap pears on the LCD . As a part of marine communications co urtesy , init ial contact should alway s be attempted using lo w power . Y ou should switch to hi gh pow[...]

Chapter 4: General Oper ations 19 4.6 Selecting a Weather Channel (If A vailable) The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administ ration (NOAA) broadcasts continu ous weather reports and severe weather alerts, as needed. If so equipped, y our Ray54E is prog rammed to receive 10 weather channels and sound an alarm if a weather alert is received. Pr[...]

20 Ray54E VHF Radio Weather Alert Oper at ion (If A vailable) W eather Alert is toggled ON and OFF by pressing and holding CLEAR key i n the weather mode. The ALER T indicat or illuminates. When W eather Alert functi on is enabled and the radi o is tuned to the normal working channel, the la st-used weather channel is checked every four minutes for[...]

Chapter 4: General Oper ations 21 Note: When you press the 16/PLUS key, the radio always switches to HIGH power. You can use the HL/USER key t o change to LOW power. 4.8 Selecting the Secondary Priority (PLUS) Channel The Ray54E enables you to prog ram the 16/PLUS key to store a Secondary Priority or Favourite ( PLUS) Channel. The default is CH 9. [...]

22 Ray54E VHF Radio If already on the Secondary Priority (PLUS) Channel, pr ess and re lease the 16/PLUS key to switch to Priority Channel 16 at high p ower . Reprogr aming the Secondary Priority (PLUS) Channel 1. Press and hold the 16/PLUS key for gr eater 3 seconds to switch to the Secondary Priority (PLUS) Channel. 2. Press and hold the 16/PLUS [...]

Chapter 4: General Oper ations 23 4.9 T ransmitting Press and hold the Push-t o-T alk ( PTT ) key on the microphone to transmit on the selected channel, then release to receive . The TX indicator appears during transmission. Note: International regulatio ns and good commu nications practice dicta te that you not i nterfere with other communications[...]

24 Ray54E VHF Radio All Scan Press and r elease the SCAN/SA VE key when no channe ls are stored in memory to activate t he All Scan functio n. ALL SCAN appears on th e dot matrix disp lay . In All Scan mode, all channels in the channel set are scanned in sequence, assuming no channels have been stored in memory . After the last ch annel number has [...]

Chapter 4: General Oper ations 25 Priority All Scan Press and hold the SCAN/SA VE key while All Scan is active to initiat e Priority Scan. ALL PSCAN appears on the dot matrix display . Priority Scan searches for activity on all channels but alternates scanning the Priority Ch annel 16 afte r each channel. Priority Scan is demonstrat ed in the figur[...]

26 Ray54E VHF Radio Press and r elease the CLEAR key to exit Priority/Pr iority Saved Scan and return to the last-used channel. 4.11 Adding Channels to Memory The Ray54E can store any channel (incl uding Private Channels). The stored channels are the ones scanned in the Saved (Memory) Scan mode. ➤ T o Add Channels to Memory 1. During normal opera[...]

Chapter 4: General Oper ations 27 4.12 Using the Monitor Modes The W atch Modes monitor the programme d Priorit y Channel and other user- selected channel(s). The watch is ha lted when activity is detected on a monitored channel. The Ray54E i s equipped with 2 types of monit or operations: Dual W atch and T ri W atch. Note: Monitor mode s are disab[...]

28 Ray54E VHF Radio Tr i W a t c h Press and hold the DW /T RI key for 3 seconds to activate T ri W atch mode. TRI CH16 09 appears on the dot matrix display . T ri W a tch monitors in cycle channel 16, the current working channel and the channel you have set as the Secondary Pr iority (PLUS) Channel. T ri W atch is demonstrated in the figu re to th[...]

Chapter 4: General Oper ations 29 4.13 USER Channel Mode Press and hold the HL/USER key wh ile in normal operati on mode to enter User Mode. The USER and SA VED indicators appear . User Channel Mode displays on ly the channels that you h ave saved to memory , which enables you to easily u se your favourite chann els while bypassing unwanted or seld[...]

30 Ray54E VHF Radio 4.15 Menu Mode Operation Press and hold the CALL/MENU key while in normal operation mode to enter Menu Mode. Menu mode is fully described in Chapter 6:[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal ling (DSC) 31 Chapter 5: Digital Selective Calling (DSC) The Ray54E includes equipment for Class “D” Digital Selective Calling (DSC). DSC protocol is a glo bally applied system used to send and receive digital calls. DSC uses a unique Mariti me Mobile Service Identity ( MMSI) number to direct DSC call s directl[...]

32 Ray54E VHF Radio include Automatic T ransmitter Identification S ystem (A TIS) functio nality. If ATIS has been enabled, certai n prog ramming steps have been implemented to protect the integrity of this agreement, includi ng the blocking of D SC functions when ATIS i s active. See ATIS Function on pag e 79. 5.1 DSC Call Function DSC Call Mode i[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal ling (DSC) 33 Using the Micr ophone Keys to Make Se lections The examples in this chapter descri be how to make menu and character selections using the CH knob on the main unit. However , you can also press the microphon e UP/ DOWN keys to make sel ections, and then press the microphon e HI/LO key to accept. Note: [...]

34 Ray54E VHF Radio 5.2 Individual Calls The Ray54E can make Indi vidual Routine call s. Making DSC Calls to Coast Stations The examples in th is handbook illustra te making DSC calls to Ship S tations. However, the procedures for ma king In dividual Calls to a Coast Station are diff erent. Calls to a Ship S tation requi re that you enter a subsequ[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective C alling (DSC) 35 3. Rotate the CH knob until th e arrow points to the desired i ndividual na me. If using MANUAL MMSI ID entry: Enter the MMSI number using the CH knob. Ro tate the CH knob to select each character and then push in the CH knob to accept. The next position to be modified is indicated by a bli nking unde[...]

36 Ray54E VHF Radio 6. Push in the CH knob to ac cept the selection. 7. Push CH knob again to send the Individual Cal l. The Individual Call is transmitted on channel 70, and then th e radio tunes to the original channel and waits f or acknowledgement. D uring this period you are still able to receive calls. Note: Pressing PTT at any time before a [...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal ling (DSC) 37 Receiving Individual Calls When an Individual Call is received, the radio s ounds an alert tone and displays the type of call, the name or MMSI number (if the caller ’ s MMSI number has not been programmed in to yo ur Phonebook) of the call er and the time the call was initiated. When an Indiv idual[...]

38 Ray54E VHF Radio If the caller requests th at you chan ge to an unsup ported working chann el the message INV ALID CHANNEL appea rs on the LCD. If an acknowledge is sent, the originating station is notified you were UNABLE T O COMPL Y wi th the channel change request. Notes: (1) The DSC Call data is stored in the first avail able slot in the DSC[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal ling (DSC) 39 3. Push in th e CH knob to sele ct GROUP . The Group Call menu app ears, which displays the Group en tries you have saved. Note: Only the Group IDs that h ave been programmed into mem ory ap- pear in the list. If you have no t ye t programmed any groups into memory, the message NO GROUP IN MEMORY appe[...]

40 Ray54E VHF Radio 8. Push the CH k nob again to sen d the Group Call. The Group Call is transmit ted on channel 70, and then t he radio tunes to the designated working chan nel to be used for the Group Cal l. 9. Press PTT to communicate on the specified channel. Receiving Group Calls The Ray54E can receive G roup Rout in e Calls from anyone in yo[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal ling (DSC) 41 ➤ T o accept the Gr oup Call: Push the CH knob. The alert tone i s muted (if you have not already pressed another key). The LCD indicates that th e channel has been changed to the one designated by the caller . If the caller requests th at you change to an unsupported working channel the message INV[...]

42 Ray54E VHF Radio 5.4 All Ships Calls An All Ships Call sends out a message to all ships within range that you need to advise of a hazardous situation or that you require assistance but the situation is not serio us enough for a Distress Call. The Ray54E can make All Ships Safe ty Calls for advis ory alerts and Urgency Calls when assistance is re[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal ling (DSC) 43 4. Rotate the CH knob to select URGENCY or SAFETY . 5. Press the CH knob again to send the call. 6. Push CH one more time to reconfirm the All Shi ps Call. The call is transmitted on channel 70, and then the radio tunes to channel 16 at high power . 7. Press PTT to communicate on the channel 16. Recei[...]

44 Ray54E VHF Radio ➤ T o silence the a lert tone: Press any key . Automatic alert tone ca ncellation takes place after 2 minutes. ➤ T o decline the All Ships Call: Press the CLEAR key . The alert tone is muted, the All Ships Call is interrupted and the normal screen appears on the display . ➤ T o accept the All Ships Call: Push the CH knob. [...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal ling (DSC) 45 5.5 Distress Calls For a Distress Call transmission , the Ray54E takes the position and time information fr om the input NMEA data along with your MMSI and converts it into a digital “packet ”. When transmitted, this digital inf ormation lets other ships and shore stations equipped wi th appropria[...]

46 Ray54E VHF Radio Note: To conform with regulati ons of the Basel Agreement f or radiotele- phone service on inland waterwa ys, DSC functions are disabled when ATI S is active. See ATIS Function on page 79. Undesignated (Quick) Distress Call 1. Press and hold the red DISTRESS key for 3 seconds to initiate the call. During th is time, t he radio b[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal ling (DSC) 47 4. Press and hold the DISTRESS key for 3 second s to initia te the call. D ur- ing this time, th e radio beeps, the di splay flashes and a timer counts down 3...2...1. T o cancel the Distr ess Call: release the DISTRESS key before the countdow n has compl eted. After the 3 second countd own is complet[...]

48 Ray54E VHF Radio Cancelling a Distress Call Made in Err or I f you should send a Distress Call in error , you should make an announcement as soon as possibl e that the distress situati on does not exist. 1. Immediately power of f the radio to cancel t he Distress Call. 2. Power the radio back on and set to channel 1 6. 3. Make a broadcast to all[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal ling (DSC) 49 Note: The AUTO CH CHG option determines wh ether you want your ra dio automatically switched to channel 16 to receive the call or instead to be prompted t o manually rec eive or decl ine the channel change . See page 82. Receiving a Distre ss ACK Sent fr om a Coast Station When a Distress ACK is recei[...]

50 Ray54E VHF Radio 5.6 Position Request W ith this op tion you can request GPS po sition information fr om any station capable of responding to t his type of call an d for which an MMSI number is known. Y ou can specify the target stati on either by sel ecting it from your MMSI phonebook or b y manually entering it s MMSI number . Specifying the T[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective C alling (DSC) 51 5. Rotate the CH knob until the arrow points to th e desired name. If using MANUAL MMSI ID entry: Enter the MMSI number using the CH knob. Ro tate the CH knob to select each character and t h e n p u s h i n t h e CH knob to accept. A full description of manual character entry can be found in Adding a[...]

52 Ray54E VHF Radio When the Position Request is accepted by the r eceiving station: When the position request is received, the Ray54E shows that the call has been accepted by the requested station. The radio sounds a Call Alert tone. Press any key to mute the alert tone. It shut s off automati cally after two minutes. Push in the CH knob to view t[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal ling (DSC) 53 Receiving a Position Request Fr om Another Station If you receive a position request from another station , how the Ray54E responds depends on the option you have set in the Position Reply menu item (see page 81 ). OFF will not send posit ion data under any circumstances. AU TO M AT I C sends out your[...]

54 Ray54E VHF Radio 2. Rota te the CH knob until the arrow poin ts to CALL LOG . 3. Push in the CH knob to select the Call Log. Entry 01 ap pears first with call type and time of the last call. This is the most recen t call. 4. Using the CH knob, scroll down the list of up to 20 entries. If the caller ha d requested a change to an u nsupported work[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal ling (DSC) 55 Saving an MMSI ID Number from a Call Log Entry Any undefined MMSI number that is li sted on an entry in the Call Log can be saved into the Phonebook. 1. Rotate the CH knob to select the desired Cal l Log entry . 2. Press and hold the SCAN/SA VE key . The MMSI number is entered in th e appropriate fiel[...]

56 Ray54E VHF Radio 5.8 DSC Distress Log The Distress Log is a list of all rece ived DSC Distress Calls by number and time of call. The Log maintains up t o 10 calls. When a DSC Distress Call is rece ived, th e envelope icon blinks on the LCD. The envelope icon disappears wh en the log is opened. ➤ T o view the Distress Call Log: 1. Press and r e[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 57 Chapter 6: Menu Settings 6.1 Menu Function The radio’ s setup functions are accessed through the Menu mode. Menu mode selections are as follows. Item Description PHONEBOOK A list of frequently -called DSC stations that you can select for making an Individual Call. Up to 20 Phonebook entries can be stored. BA CKLIGHTING[...]

58 Ray54E VHF Radio ➤ T o make Menu selections: 1. Press and hold the CALL/ MENU key to enter Menu mode. The list of available functions appear on the d ot matrix display . 2. Rota te the CH knob to scroll down the l ist until the arrow points to the desired function. Push the CH knob to accept . T o exit the M enu mode or sub-m ode, press the 16[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 59 6.2 DSC Phonebook The Phonebook stores up to 20 prep rogrammed MMSI numbers that you can select for making an In dividual Call. The nu mbers are stored by name and contain the station’ s MMSI number . Y ou can add, edit and delete entries from the Phonebook, much as yo u would on a cellular t elephone. Rotate the CH kn[...]

60 Ray54E VHF Radio i. Rotate the CH knob to scroll through the selections. Note: The last sele ction in each field is a left arrow (<), which repre- sents a BACKSPACE. Accepting the arrow returns the current char- acter to its default valu e and moves you back to the previous positi on. ii. When the desired characte r appears, push in the CH kn[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 61 7. When all characters have been selected, press the CH knob to SA VE . The new entry appears in the Phon ebook. Editing an Existing Entry 1. From the Phonebook, rotate the CH kn ob until the arrow on the d ot matrix display points to the ent ry you wish to edit. 2. Push in th e CH knob to sele ct the name . 3. Push the [...]

62 Ray54E VHF Radio 5. When finished, push the CH knob to SA VE. The revised name appears in the list. Deleting an Existing Entry 1. From the Phonebook, rotate the CH knob until th e arrow on the dot matri x display point s to the entry you wi sh to delete. 2. Push the CH knob to select the name. 3. Rota te the CH knob until the arrow is pointing t[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 63 6.3 Backlight Adjustment This setting adjusts th e backlight brig htness for the LCD, microph one keypad and main unit keypad. Cho ose from 8 brightness settin gs or OFF . ➤ T o adjust the backlight sett ing: 1. Rotate the CH knob until the arrow points t o BACK LI G HT . 2. Push the CH knob to accept. The Backlight sc[...]

64 Ray54E VHF Radio 6.5 GPS/Time Setup By default, the Ray54E auto-detects NMEA strings and decodes appropriate latitude/longitude p osition and time. If the GPS navigation r eceiver is not connected or is not functional, a manual latitude/l ongitude position and UTC time can be entered and used in the DSC distress tr ansmitted message. When GPS In[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 65 3. Push CH again to accept. The Manual Position scree n appears. 4. Using the CH knob, fill in th e Lat/Lon information, one ch aracter at a time. The first character space is hi ghlighted with a flash ing underline. i. Rotate the CH knob to scroll th rough the selections. Note : The last select ion in each fiel d is a l[...]

66 Ray54E VHF Radio 6. Push in the CH knob to accept and move onto UTC time. Sel ect the time characters in the same manner . Note: You must enter the TIME parameter in UTC time and not in local time. When time data is entered manually , th e NO GPS indicator remains illuminated and the UTC designator appears foll owing the time. Note: When the f i[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 67 2. Rotate the CH knob until the arrow points t o GPS/TIME . 3. Push the CH knob to accept. The GPS/T ime screen appears. 4. Rotate the CH knob and scroll down the list to SETTINGS . 5. Push the CH knob to accept. Make your selection from t he options on the list, which are describ ed as follows. Latitude/Longitude Displa[...]

68 Ray54E VHF Radio When manual time is used, it is alwa ys displayed as UTC time, even i f you have entered an of fset. The NO GPS icon remains until v alid GPS information i s availabl e. Note: If TIME DISPL Y is set ON, CO G/SOG is automati cally set to OFF. Because they occupy the same line on the LCD, onl y one of these two settings can be dis[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 69 6.7 Radio Setup The Radio Setup menu item i s used to determine four separat e settings: • Frequency Band • Channel Name • Ring V olume •K e y B e e p ➤ T o adjust these settings: 1. Press and hold the CALL/MENU key to enter Menu mode. 2. Rotate the CH knob to scroll down the li st until the arrow point s to RA[...]

70 Ray54E VHF Radio Channel (CH) Name By default, the Ray54E lists a descript ive name of up to 12 charact ers in the top line of the dot mat rix display for each chan nel. This option mod ifies the name for the currently-selected channel from its default. Display Name Use this option to tog gle the Channel Name ON or OFF . If of f, the top line of[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 71 6.8 DSC Setup The DSC Setup menu item is used to determ ine these six fu nctions: • the radi o’ s MMSI ID n umber • the radi o’ s Grou p MMSI ID num ber • the radi o’ s A TIS ID number • whether the A TIS function is turned on or off • how your radio responds to a Posi tion Reply request • whether your [...]

72 Ray54E VHF Radio My MMSI ID This operation stores the MMSI number required for DSC communications. If you try to access a DSC functio n before entering the MMSI number , an error message appear s and you are prompted to ent er the MMSI ID. Note: You can request an MMSI numb er from the same agency t hat issues radio or Ship Radi o licences in yo[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 73 4. When all digits are selected, press and hold the CH knob to accept. 5. Re-enter all nine MMSI digits. 6. When compl ete, pr ess and hold the CH knob to accept. 7. Press the CH knob one last time to save the MMSI ID number . If the second entry does not match th e first entry , the radio exits MY MMSI ID and returns to[...]

74 Ray54E VHF Radio Adding a New Group 1. From the DSC SETUP menu item d escribed on page 7 1 , rotate t he CH knob until the arrow points to GROUP SETUP . 2. Press the CH knob to accept. If an existing Group name and MMSI ID number are already stored, those va lues appear . If blank, <EMP TY 1>, <EMP T Y 2>, and <EMP TY 3> are sh[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 75 6. Contin ue this pro cess until al l GROUP NAME characters have been entered. Press and hold the CH knob to accept the name and move on to the GROUP ID . 7. Use the same procedure to enter the GROUP ID numbers. 8. Press and hold the CH knob to accep t. 9. Press the CH knob one more time to save. The new entry ap pears i[...]

76 Ray54E VHF Radio Editing an Existing Entry 1. From the DSC SETUP menu item de scribed on page 7 1 , rotate t he CH knob until the arrow points to GROUP SETUP . 2. Press the CH knob to accept. 3. Rota te the CH knob until the arrow points to the group location you wish to edit. 4. Press the CH knob to select that Group. 5. Press the CH knob agai [...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 77 6. Make your changes, usin g the CH k nob using the same techni que described in Adding an Entr y on page 59. . 7. Press and hold the CH knob to accept y our changes. 8. Press the CH knob to save. The revised entry appears i n the list. My A TIS ID If you purchased your Ray54E to include use on the inl and waterways of t[...]

78 Ray54E VHF Radio ➤ T o enter or view th e A TIS ID number: 1. From the DSC SETUP menu item de scribed on page 7 1 , rotate t he CH knob until the arrow points to MY A TIS ID . 2. Press the CH knob to accept. If an existing A T IS ID is stored, the values appear . If the A TIS ID is blank, dash es appear , except for the initial ‘9’. 3. Rot[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 79 4. When co mplete, p ress and hold the CH knob to accept. 5. Re-enter all nine A TIS digits. 6. When compl ete, pr ess and hold the CH knob to accept. 7. Press the CH knob one last time to save the A TIS ID number . If the second entry does not match the fir st entry , the radio exits MY A TIS ID and returns to the previ[...]

80 Ray54E VHF Radio When A TIS is enabled, the following occurs: • DSC functions are disab led. • Dual W atch, T ri W atch and all Scan functions are disabled. • The following International Ch annels are limited t o 1 watt outp ut power: 6, 8, 10, 1 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77 (and 3 1, if enabled). ➤ T o enable/disable A [...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 81 Position Reply This option enables you to determine how your radio responds t o a request for your GPS position i nformation (lat/lo n) from another station. ➤ T o enable/disable Position Reply : 1. From the DSC SETUP m enu item d escribed on page 71 , rotate the CH knob until the arrow poin ts to POS REPL Y . 2. Press[...]

82 Ray54E VHF Radio Automatic Channel Changing for Incoming Calls For incoming Distress and All Ships Ur gency Calls, thi s option determines whether your radio automatically switches to Priority Channel 16 to receive the call or prompts y ou to manually accept or decline the channel change. The default setting is t o ENABLE the auto channel change[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 83 Pr ocedure When Disabled If you accept DISABLE , on receipt of a Distress or All Ships Ur gency Call you are presented with brief details of th e call an d advised that a chan ge to channel 16 has been requested. Y ou can either accept the channel change by pressing ACCEPT ( CH knob) or decline by pressing CLEAR , thereb[...]

84 Ray54E VHF Radio 6.9 Resetting Factory Defaults This feature returns all radio settings to their facto ry defaults, including BA CKLIGHT , CONTRAST , RING VOLUME , KEY BEEP and manual GPS/TI ME settings . MY MMSI ID number , MY AT IS ID number , CH NAME and the PHONEBOOK are not affected. ➤ T o perfor m the rese t: 1. Press and hold the CALL/ [...]

Chapter 7: Custo mer Service 85 Chapter 7: Customer Service This chapter provi des information on service for yo ur Ray54E. 7.1 How to Contact Raymarine On the Internet V isit the Raymarine W orld W ide W eb site for the latest informatio n on Raymarine electronic equi pment and systems at: www .raymarine.com Customer Support Navigate to the Custom[...]

86 Ray54E VHF Radio T echnical Support The T echnical Services Department hand les inquir ies concerni ng installation, operatio n, fault diagnosi s and repair . For technical helpdesk contact: T el: +44 (0) 23 9271 471 3 Fax: +44 (0) 23 9266 1228 Accessories and P arts Raymarine accessory items and parts ar e availa ble through your authorized Ray[...]

Appendix A: Specifications 87 Appendix A: Specifications General Size (H x W x D) 3.11” (79 mm) x 6.57” (167 mm ) x 6.73” (171 mm) Weight 2.87 lbs (1.3k g) Mounting Brack et or flush mount P ower 13.6 VDC ±15% Environmental: Operating Range: Storage Range: Humidity: W aterproof to IPX7 –15°C to +55°C –20°C to +70°C up to 95% F requen[...]

88 Ray54E VHF Radio Receiver Tr a n s m i t t e r Intermediate Frequency: 1st 2nd 21.4 MHz 455 KHz Sensitivity 0.25µV (12dB SINAD) Squelch Sensitivity > 0.7µV at tight Spurious Response Rejection Ratio 70 dB Adjacent Channel Selectivity 70 dB Intermodulation Rejection Ratio 68dB S/N at 3KHz Dev . 40 dB Audio Output P ower At THD 10% 2 W Audio [...]

Appendix B: Channel List 89 Appendix B: Channel List International Marine VHF Channels & Frequencies CH No. XMIT Freq RCV Freq Single Freq Use 01 156.050 160.650 Public Corresponde nce , Port Operations and Ship Move ment 02 156.100 160.700 Public Corresponde nce , Port Operations and Ship Move ment 03 156.150 160.750 Public Corresponde nce , P[...]

90 Ray54E VHF Radio 24 157.200 161.800 Public Correspondence , P ort Operations and Ship Moveme nt 25 157.250 161.850 Public Correspondence , P ort Operations and Ship Moveme nt 26 157.300 161.900 Public Correspondence , P ort Operations and Ship Moveme nt 27 157.350 161.950 Public Correspondence , P ort Operations and Ship Moveme nt 28 157.400 162[...]

Appendix B: Channel List 91 • Intership channels are for communication s betwee n ship sta tions. Intersh ip commu- nications should be restricted to Channels 6, 8, 72 and 77. If these are not availabl e, the other channels marked for Intership may be used. • Channels 10, 67 and 73 should b e avoided withi n VHF range of coastal areas in Europe[...]

92 Ray54E VHF Radio European Private Channels and Fr equencies Note: A licence may be required to operat e the radio on the private channels. It is your responsibility to obtain the pro per licence to operate the radio on these frequencies. WX Channels (North America only) Country Channel Number TX Freq RX Freq Channel Use Belgium 31 96 157.550 162[...]

Appendix B: Channel List 93 U .S. Marine VHF Channels and Fr equencies CH. No XMIT Freq RCV Freq Single Freq Use 01A 156.050 156.050 x P ort Operations and Commercial, VT S . Available only in New Orlean s / Lower Mississippi area. 1 03A 156.150 156.150 x U .S . Government only 05A 156.250 156.250 x P ort Operations or VTS in the Houst on, New Orle[...]

94 Ray54E VHF Radio 23A 1 57.150 157.150 x U .S . C oast Guard o nly 24 157.200 161.800 Public Correspondenc e (Marine Operat or) 25 157.250 161.850 Public Correspondenc e (Marine Operat or) 26 157.300 161.900 Public Correspondenc e (Marine Operat or) 27 157.350 161.950 Public Correspondenc e (Marine Operat or) 28 157.400 162.000 Public Corresponde[...]

Appendix B: Channel List 95 • Recreational boaters normal ly use channels listed as Non-Commercial: 68, 69 , 7 1, 72, 78A. • Channel 70 is used exclusively for Digita l Selective Ca lling (DSC) and is not avail- able for regular voice communications. • Channel s 75 and 76 are rese rved as guard bands for Channel 16 and are not available for r[...]

96 Ray54E VHF Radio Canadian Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies CH No. XMIT Freq RCV Freq Ar ea of Operation Use 01 156.050 160.650 PC Public Correspondenc e 02 156.100 160.700 PC Public Correspondenc e 03 156.150 160.750 PC Public Correspondenc e 04A 1 56.200 156.200 PC Inter ship , Ship/Sho re and Safety: Canadian Coast Guar d search and rescue [...]

Appendix B: Channel List 97 15 156.7 50 156.750 All areas Intership , Ship/S hore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship Movement: All operations limited to 1-watt max imum pow er . May also be used for on-board communications . 16 156.800 156.800 All areas International Distress , Safety and Calling 2 17 156.850 156.850 All areas Intership, Ship/Sho[...]

98 Ray54E VHF Radio 60 156.025 160.625 PC Ship/Shore and Pu blic Correspondence 61A 1 56.075 156.075 PC Int ership and S hip/Shore: Canadian Coast Gu ard only . 61A 156.075 156.075 EC Intership , Ship/Shore and Commerc ial: Commercial fishing only . 62A 156.125 156.125 PC Intership and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Gu ard only . 62A 1 56.125 156.125 E[...]

Appendix B: Channel List 99 71 156.575 156.575 Intership , Ship/Shore and Non-comme rcial: F or marinas and yacht clubs on the East Coast and on Lak e Winnipeg. 72 156.625 156.625 EC, PC Intership , Commercial and Non-comm ercial: May be used to com municate with aircraft and helic opters in predominantly maritime support operat ions . 73 156.675 1[...]

100 Ray54E VHF Radio Area of Oper ation AC: Atlantic Coast, Gulf and St. Lawr ence River up to and including Montreal EC (East Coast): includes NL, AC, GL and Eastern Arctic areas GL: Great Lakes (including St. Lawrence above Montreal) NL: Newfoundland and Labrador PC: Pacific Coast WC (W est Coast): Pacific Coast, W estern Ar ctic and Athabasca-Ma[...]

Appendix C: Glossary 101 Appendix C: Glossary Te r m M e a n i n g All Scan A feature that scans all channels. A TIS Automatic T ransmitte r Identification Sy stem. Used for inland waterw ays in some European countri es . Canadian Channels Channel designator as defined by Indust ry Canada. CH Channel selection k e y DSC Digital Selective Calling Du[...]

102 Ray54E VHF Radio T ri W atch A function that monitors the Priority Channel and the F avourite (PLUS) Channel while wo rking on another channel. US Channels Channel designations as defined by the FCC. VOL V olume key VHF Ver y High F requency (30MHz to 300MHz ) Weather (WX) Channels Channels for rout ine and emergency weather information broadca[...]

103 Index Symbols "A" indicator 16 "B" indicator 16 "C" indicator 16 "I" indicator 16 "U" indicator 16 "UC" indicator 54 Numerics 16/PLUS key 11 , 14 A Adding channels to memory 26 ALER T indicator 15 All Scan function 24 All Ships Calls 42 Receiving 43 Urgency 42 AT I S 77 A TIS Function [...]

104 Installing 7 Position Reply 81 setup 64 Group Calls 38 Receiving 40 T ransmitting 38 Group MMSI Setup 73 H Help from Raymarine 85 HI/LO indicator 14 key 11 power selection 13 , 17 HL/USER key 13 I Individual C alls 34 Receiving 37 Sent using the Phoneboo k 34 Installation 3 International channels 89 Invalid Channel 38 , 41 , 44 K Key Beep 70 Ke[...]

105 S Save 13 SA VED indicator 15 Saved Scan function 24 Scan Mode 23 All Scan 24 Priority All Scan 25 Priority Saved Scan 25 Saved Scan 24 SCAN/SA VE key 13 Secondary Priority Channel 21 Service 85 Settings 66 , 71 COG/SOG Dis play 68 Latitude/Longitude Display 67 T ime Display 67 Ti m e F o r m a t 68 Ti m e O ff s e t 68 Specifications 87 SQ key[...]

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