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Ray54 Marine VHF Radio Owner’ s Handbook Document number: 81231-3 Date: July 2005[...]

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iii About this Handbook Introduction This handbook describes the Ray5 4 fixed VHF marine radio. The Ray54 provides two-way commun ications on all US, Canadian and Internati onal marine channels and we ather watch on ten weather channels. The Ray54 includes equipment fo r Class “D” Digital Select ive Calling (DSC). Conventions Used Throughout th[...]

iv Ray54 VHF Radio Important Information Raymarine radios comply wi th the Federal Commun ications Commission (FCC) and Industry Canada requiremen ts that regulate marine VHF radio usage for the US and Canada, respectivel y . Marine VHF radio users in the US must comply with all applicable F CC rules and regulations, some of which are described in [...]

v INDUSTR Y CANADA Y ou do not need a license to operate th is radio within sovereign waters of Canada or th e US. Y ou will need a lice nse to opera te this ra dio outsid e of Canada or th e US. T o obtain Industry Canada licensing in formation, contact the nearest field or regi onal offi ce, or write: Industry Canada Radio Regulatory Bran ch Atte[...]

vi Ray54 VHF Radio CAUTION: Navigation Aid This unit is only an aid to navigati on. Its accuracy can be affected by many factors, including equipment failure or defect s, environmental conditions, and improper handling or us e. It is your r esponsibility to exercise common prudenc e and navigational judg ment s. Do not reply upon this radio as a su[...]

vii Contents About this Handbook ....... .............. ........... ............... ........... .............. ........... ........ iii Important Information ... .............. .............. ............ .............. .............. .............. ...iv Antenna Mounting and EME Exposure ................................................... vi Safe [...]

viii Ray54 VHF Radio 12. 16/9 .................................................................................. 14 13. CLEAR/WX ................................................................... 14 14. DISTRESS ...................................................................... 14 3.2 LCD Display ...............................................[...]

ix 4.1 1 Adding Channels to Memory ......................................................... 26 4.12 Using the Monitor Modes ............................................................... 28 Dual W atch ................................................................................. 28 T ri W atch .................................................[...]

x Ray54 VHF Radio 6.3 Local / Distant ................................................................................ 63 6.4 Backlight Adjustment .................................................................... 63 6.5 Contrast Adjustment ....................................................................... 63 6.6 GPS/T ime Setup ............[...]

Chapter 1: Intro duction 1 Chapter 1: Intr oduction 1.1 Ray54 Fix ed Station VHF Radio The Ray54 marine VHF radioteleph one is a microprocessor -controlled 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 radi[...]

2 Ray54 VHF Radio • 10 W eat her Channel watch with 1 050Hz Alert T one detect • Dedicated key for switching t o Priority Channel 16 • Programmable Secon dary Priority Chan nel key • All Scan, Memory Scan and 2 Priority Scan functi ons • Dual/Tri W atch Mon itor mod es • Each channel displays an edit able 12-charact er Channe l Name •[...]

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 Ray54 VHF Radio 2.2 Planning the Installation When planning the i nstallation of your Ray54, consider the following conditions to ensure dep endable and trouble-free operation . 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 vertically o[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 5 F igure 2-1: T ypical Mounting Methods CAUTION: Make sur e there ar e no hidden electrical wires or other items behind the desir ed location before pr oceeding. Check that fr e e access for mounting and cabling is available. F igure 2-2: Mounting Dimensions[...]

6 Ray54 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 oltag[...]

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 [...]

8 Ray54 VHF Radio 2.7 Antenna Connections The coaxial VHF antenna cable connects to the Ra y54 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 required, [...]

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 Ray54 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. 16/9 Switch betw een the P [...]

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. 16/9 Use this key to switch to the [...]

12 Ray54 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 fr om HIGH to LO W . Press and hold to s elect User [...]

14 Ray54 VHF Radio 11. SCAN / SA VE Press and release this key to enter one of the Scan Modes, which are described in Section 4.10 . Press and hold to enter a channel into the radio’ s memory . This function is described in Sect ion 4.1 1 . 12. 16/9 Use this key to switch to the priority ch annel or to chan ge the value of the Secondary Priority [...]

Chapter 3: Getting Sta rted 15 1. (HI/LO) TX Power Indicates whether transmit po wer is set for 25 watts ( HI ) or 1 watt ( LO ). 2. (TX) T ransmitting Indicates the P TT is being pressed an d the radio is transmitti ng. 3. (RX) Receiving Indicates that the radio is receiving a radio signal. 4. (LOCAL) Local/Distant Mode Indicates the radio is in L[...]

16 Ray54 VHF Radio 11. (WX) We ather Channel W eather channel mode is active. 12. (ALERT) We ather Alert Monitoring f or weather alert bro adcasts. 13. (U I C) Channel Set Indicates which channel set is selected: U S, I nternational or C anadian. 14. (A) Simplex Channel Indicates that the current ly-selected channel is s implex; you transmit and re[...]

Chapter 4: General Oper ations 17 Chapter 4: Gener al Oper ations 4.1 T urning the Power ON and O FF 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 Ray54 VHF Radio As a part of FCC procedures and ma ri ne communications courte sy , initial contact should always be atte mpted using low power . Y ou should switch to high power only when co ntact can not be made on low power in emer gency situation s. Note: Some channels ar e limited by r egulation to be low power only . If the HILO operation [...]

Chapter 4: General Oper ations 19 4.5 Setting the Channel On the microphone ... Press and r elease the UP arrow to increment the channel number . Press and r elease the DOWN arrow to d ecrement the channel. Press and hold either k ey for rapid channel scrollin g. On the main unit... Rotate the CH knob clockwise to increment t he channel number . Ro[...]

20 Ray54 VHF Radio The WX indicator appears on the LCD. Rotate the CH knob to select fro m channels WX01 thr ough WX10. Press and r elease the CLEAR/WX key again to return to normal operation. Note: 1. WX br oadcasts can only be hear d in the US and Canada. 2. During W eather mode, the PTT , HILO/USER, SCAN/SA VE and DW/TRI keys ar e disabled an d [...]

Chapter 4: General Oper ations 21 Note: When you press the 16/9 key, the r adio always switches to HIGH pow- er. You can use the HL/USER key to change to LOW power. 4.8 Selecting the Second ary Priority Channel The Ray54 enables you to program the 16/9 key to store a Secondary Priorit y Channel. The default is CH 9. If on a working chan nel, press [...]

22 Ray54 VHF Radio Reprogr aming the Secondary Priority Channel 1. Press and hold the 16/9 key for gr eater 3 seconds to switch to the Sec- ondary Priority Channel. 2. Press and hold the 16/9 key for gr eater 3 second s again to switch to Reprogram mode. The current Secondary Priority Channel flashes. 3. Change the channe l num ber with t he CH key[...]

Chapter 4: General Oper ations 23 4.9 T ransmitting Press and hold the Push-t o-T alk ( PTT ) key on the microp hone 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 communication[...]

24 Ray54 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 i n the channel set are scanned in sequence, assuming no channels have been stor ed in memory . After the l ast channel number has[...]

Chapter 4: General Oper ations 25 In Saved Scan mode, only the channels that have been saved in memory are scanned in sequence. After the last saved channel number has been scanned, the cycle rep eats. Saved Scan is demonstrated in t he figure to the left. Note: Whenever Weather Alert is activated, the WX Alert channel is also monitored during Save[...]

26 Ray54 VHF Radio Priority Saved Scan Press and hold the SCAN/SA V E key while Saved Scan is active to initiate Priority Saved Scan. SA VED PSCAN appears on the dot matrix display . Priority Saved Scan is much like Priority Scan except that the radio alternates searching for activity on the Priori ty Channel 16 and the ch annels sto red in memory [...]

Chapter 4: General Oper ations 27 The SA VED icon appears to indicate the cu rrent channel has been saved in memory . Any number of chan nels ca n be saved as memory channels. Separate memory channel groups ex ist s for USA, International, and Canadian frequency sets. ➤ T o delete channels from memory 1. During the normal mode, use the CH knob to[...]

28 Ray54 VHF Radio 4.12 Using the Monitor Modes The W atch Modes mon itor the programmed Pr iority Channel and ot her user- selected channel(s). The watc h is halt ed when act ivity is detected on a monitored channel. The Ray54 is equipped with 2 typ es of monitor operations: Dual W a tch and T ri W atch. Dual W atch Press and r elease the DW/ TRI [...]

Chapter 4: General Oper ations 29 Tr i W a t c h Press and hold the DW/ TRI key for 3 seconds to activate T ri W atch mode. TRI CH16 09 appears on the dot matrix display . T ri W atch monitors in cycle channel 16, th e current working channe l and the channel you have set as the Secondary Priority Channel. T ri W atch is demonstrated in t he figure[...]

30 Ray54 VHF Radio 4.13 USER Channel Mode Press and hold the HL/USER key whil e in normal operation mode to ent er User Mode. The USER and SA VED indicators appear . User Channel Mode displ ays only the channels that you have saved to memory , which enables you to easily use your favo rite channels while bypassing unwanted or seld om-used channels [...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal l ing (DSC) 31 Chapter 5: Digital Selective Calling (DSC) The Ray54 includes equipment for Cl ass “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 direct[...]

32 Ray54 VHF Radio 5.1 DSC Call Function DSC Call Mode is used to initi ate DSC Individual, Group, All Shi ps, Distress and Position Request calls and to access th e DSC Call Logs and Phoneb ook. The channel remains unch anged and you can per form normal TX operatio n. DSC mode is exited when tra nsmitting. Press and r elease the CALL/MENU key whil[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal l ing (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. POSIT[...]

34 Ray54 VHF Radio 5.2 Individual Calls The Ray54 can make Individual Routine calls. 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 require that you enter a subsequent w[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective C al ling (DSC) 35 3. Rotate the CH knob until the arrow po ints to the de sired indi vidual 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 then push in the CH knob to accept. The next position to be modified is indicated by a bli nking und[...]

36 Ray54 VHF Radio 6. Push in the CH knob to ac cept the selection. 7. Push CH knob again to send the Individual Call. 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 n [...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal l ing (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 idua[...]

38 Ray54 VHF Radio If the caller requests that you change to an unsupported working channel (channel 75, for example) the message INV ALID CHANNEL appears on the LCD. If an acknowledge is sent, the originating station is notified you were UNABLE T O COMPL Y with the channel change request. Notes: (1) The DSC Call data is stored in the fi rst availa[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal l ing (DSC) 39 2. Rotate the CH knob until the arrow points t o GROUP . 3. Push in th e CH knob to sele ct GROUP . The Group Call menu appears, 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 an[...]

40 Ray54 VHF Radio 7. Push in the CH knob to ac cept the selection. 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 Ray54 can r[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal l ing (DSC) 41 ➤ T o ignor e the Group Call: Press the CLEAR/WX key . The alert tone is muted, the Group Call is interrupted and th e normal scr een appears on the display . ➤ T o accept the Gr oup Call: Push the CH knob. The alert tone is muted (if you h ave not already pressed another key). The LCD indicates [...]

42 Ray54 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 Ray54 can make All Ships Safet y Ca lls for advisory al erts and Ur gency Calls when assistance is re[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal l ing (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 t o reconfirm the All Ships 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. Rece[...]

44 Ray54 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/WX key . The alert tone is mut ed, the All Ships Call is interrupted and the normal screen appears on the display . ➤ T o accept the All Ships Call: Push the CH kno[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal l ing (DSC) 45 5.5 Distr ess Calls For a Distress Call transmission, the Ray54 takes the position and ti me 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 appropri[...]

46 Ray54 VHF Radio To conform with regulat ions of the Ba sel Agreement for radiotelephone ser- vice on inland waterway s, DSC functions are disabl ed when ATIS is ac tive. Undesignated (Quick) Distress Call 1. Press and hold the red DISTRESS key for 3 seconds to initiate the call. During th is time, the radio be eps, th e display flashes and a tim[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal l ing (DSC) 47 4. Press and hold the DISTRESS key for 3 seconds t o initiate th e call. Dur- 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 Ray54 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 the Distress Call. 2. Power the radio back on and set to channel 1 6. 3. Make a broadcast to all s[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal l ing (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 78. Receiving a Distre ss ACK Sent fr om a Coast Station When a Distress ACK is rece[...]

50 Ray54 VHF Radio 5.6 P osition Request W ith this option 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 al ling (DSC) 51 5. Rotate the CH knob until the arrow points t o the 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 [...]

52 Ray54 VHF Radio When the Position Request is accepted by the r eceiving station: When the posi tion request is received, th e Ray54 shows t hat the call h as been accepted by the requested station. T he radio sounds a Call Alert tone. Press any key to mute the alert tone. It shuts of f automatically aft er two minutes. Push in the CH knob to vie[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal l ing (DSC) 53 Receiving a Position Request Fr om Another Station If you receive a position request from another station , how the Ray54 responds depends on the option you have set in the Position Reply menu item (see page 77 ). OFF will not send position data under any circumstances. AU TO M AT I C sends out your [...]

54 Ray54 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 entr ies. If the caller ha d requested a change to an u nsupported work[...]

Chapter 5: Digi tal Selective Cal l ing (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 fie[...]

56 Ray54 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 el[...]

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. LOCAL/DIST LO[...]

58 Ray54 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 dow n the list until t he 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 Ray54 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 kno[...]

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 C[...]

62 Ray54 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 p ointing t[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 63 6.3 Local / Distant This mode toggles between full receiver sensitivity (Distant mo de) and attenuated receiver sensitivity (Local mode). Local mode is used to decrease unwanted reception (n oise). Local M ode is commonly used in areas where interference, usually from shore based paging systems, is high. 6.4 Backlight Ad[...]

64 Ray54 VHF Radio 4. Push the CH k nob to accept your selection. 6.6 GPS/Time Setup By default, the Ray54 au to-detects NMEA strings and decodes appropriat e 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[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 65 2. Push in th e CH knob. The ar row is pointing to MANU AL POS . 3. Push CH again to accept. The Manual Position screen 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 [...]

66 Ray54 VHF Radio 5. Use the same process to complete longitud e information. 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[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 67 1. Press and hold the CALL/MENU key to enter Menu mode. 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 appea rs. 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, w[...]

68 Ray54 VHF Radio Latitude/Longitude Display The LL/DISPL Y setting indicates whether Latitu de and Lo ngitude position d ata are displa yed on the screen in normal mod e. Time Display The TIME DISPL Y setting indicates whet her time information is displ ayed on the screen in normal mode. When manual time is used, it is alwa ys displayed as UTC ti[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 69 6.8 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 Ray54 VHF Radio Channel (CH) Name By default, the Ray54 lists a d escriptive name of up to 12 characters in the top line of the dot matrix display for each channel. Thi s option modifies 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 the [...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 71 6.9 DSC Setup The DSC Setup menu item is used to determine these four functi ons: • t he radio’ s M MSI ID number • t he radio’ s G roup MMSI ID nu mber • how your radio responds to a Position Reply req uest • whether your radio automatically changes channels for incomi ng Dis- tress and All Ships Ur gency Ca[...]

72 Ray54 VHF Radio My MMSI ID This operation stores the MMSI number required for DSC communications, including Distress Calls. If you t ry to access a DSC function bef ore entering the MMSI number , an error message ap pears and you are pr ompted to enter the MMSI ID. Note: You can obtain an MMSI n umber from BoatUS (www.boatu s.com). This is a o n[...]

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 digi ts. 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 n umber . If the second entry does not match th e first entry , the radio exits MY MMSI ID and returns [...]

74 Ray54 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 sho[...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 75 6. Contin ue this pro cess until all GROUP NAME characte rs have been entered. Press and hold the CH knob to accept the name and mo ve 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 appears i[...]

76 Ray54 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 po ints to the group location y ou 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 appear s in the list. Position Reply This option enables you to determine how your radio responds t o a reque[...]

78 Ray54 VHF Radio 3. Rota te the CH knob to select the desired setting and p ush to accept. AU TO M AT I C sends out your vessel’ s position data as soon as it is request ed. MANU AL sends out the data only after y ou respond to the request. OFF will not send position data under any circumstances, nor notify you th at the request has been made. [...]

Chapter 6: Menu Settings 79 2. Press the CH knob to accept. Pr ocedure When Enabled If you accept ENABLE , your Ray54 automatically changes to channel 16 when a Distress or All Ship s Urgency Call is received, as de scribed in Chapter 5: Pr ocedure When Disabled If you accept DISABLE , on receipt of a Distress or All Ships Ur gency Call you are pre[...]

80 Ray54 VHF Radio 6.10 Resetting Factory Defaults This feature returns all radi o settings to their factory defaults, including LOCAL / DIST , B ACKLIGHT , CONTRAST , RING VOLUME , KEY BEEP and manual GPS/TIME settings . MY MMSI ID numb er , CH NAME and the PHONEBOOK are not affected. ➤ T o perfor m the reset: 1. Press and hold the CALL/ MENU ke[...]

Chapter 7: Custo mer Service 81 Chapter 7: Customer Service This chapter provi des information on service for yo ur Ray54. 7.1 How to Contact Raymar ine 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[...]

82 Ray54 VHF Radio The Product Repair Cen ter is open Monday thr ough Friday 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern T ime. All products returned to the Repai r Center are registered upon receipt. Sh ould you wish t o inquire about th e repair status o f your unit, contact the P roduct Repair Center at : 1-800-539-553 9 ext. 21 18, or 1-603-881- 5200 ext. 2[...]

Appendix A: Specifications 83 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[...]

84 Ray54 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 D[...]

Appendix B: Channel List 85 Appendix B: Channel List 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, VTS . 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 i[...]

86 Ray54 VHF Radio 22A 157 .100 157. 100 x Coast Guard Lia ison and Mariti me Safety Inform ation Broadc asts . Broadcasts announced on channel 16. 23A 1 57.150 15 7.150 x U .S . Coast Guard only 24 157.200 161.800 Public Correspondence (M arine Operator) 25 157.250 161.850 Public Correspondenc e (Marine Operat or) 26 157.300 161.900 Public Corresp[...]

Appendix B: Channel List 87 • Recreational boaters normal ly use channels listed as Non-Commercial: 6 8, 69, 71 , 72, 78A. • Cha nnel 70 is used exclusively for Digita l Selective Calling (DSC) and is not avail- able for regular voice communications. • C hannels 75 and 76 are rese rved as guard bands for Channel 16 and are not available for r[...]

88 Ray54 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 15 6.200 PC Intership, Ship/Shore and Safety: Canadian Coast Guar d search and rescue 1 0[...]

Appendix B: Channel List 89 15 156.750 156.750 All area s Intership, Ship/S hore , Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship Movement: All operations limited to 1-watt max imum powe r . May also be used for on-board communications . 16 156.800 156.800 All areas International Distress , Safe ty and Calling 2 17 156.850 156.850 All areas Intership , Ship/S[...]

90 Ray54 VHF Radio 60 156.025 160.625 PC Ship/Shore and Pu blic Correspondence 61A 1 56.075 15 6.075 PC Intership an d Ship/Sho re: Canadian Coast Gu ard only . 61A 156.075 156.0 75 EC Intership , Ship/Shore and Commercial: Commercial fishing only . 62A 156.125 156.125 PC Intership and Ship /Shore: Canadian Coast Gu ard only . 62A 1 56.125 156.125 [...]

Appendix B: Channel List 91 71 156.575 156.575 Int ership , Ship/Shore and Non-commerc ial: 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 [...]

92 Ray54 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-Mack[...]

Appendix B: Channel List 93 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 , Port Operations and Ship M[...]

94 Ray54 VHF Radio 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 28 157.400 162.000 Public Correspondence , P ort Operations and Ship Moveme nt 60 156.025 160.[...]

Appendix B: Channel List 95 • Inte rship channels are for communication s between s hip stations. Intership com mu- 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 be avoided within VHF range of coast al areas in Europe [...]

96 Ray54 VHF Radio WX Channels (North America only) Wea th er Channel Frequency in MHz WX 1 162.550 WX 2 162.400 WX 3 162.475 WX 4 162.425 WX 5 162.450 WX 6 162.500 WX 7 162.525 WX 8 161.650 WX 9 161.775 WX 10 163.27 5[...]

Appendix C: Glossary 97 Appendix C: Glossary Te r m M e a n i n g All Scan A feature that scans all channels. Canadian Channels Channel designator as defined by Indust ry Canada. CH Channel selection k e y DSC D igital Selective Calling Dual W atch A feature that monitors the Priority Channel 16 while working on another channel. Duplex T ransmit an[...]

98 Ray54 VHF Radio VOL V olume key VHF V ery High F requency (30MHz to 30 0MHz) Weather (WX) Channels Channels for rout ine and emergency weather information broadcast by NOAA (USA). WX We ather Band k ey Working Channel T he currently-selected (non-priority , non-WX) channel. T erm Meaning[...]

99 Index Symbols "A" indicator 16 "B" indicator 16 "C" indicator 16 "I" indicator 16 "U" indicator 16 "UC" indicator 54 Numerics 16/9 key 11 , 14 A Accessories 81 Adding channels to memory 26 ALER T indicator 16 All Scan function 24 All Ships Calls 42 Receiving 43 Urgency 42 A TIS indicato[...]

100 Ray54 VHF Radio Group Calls 38 Receiving 40 T ransmitting 38 Group MMSI Setup 73 H Help from Raymarine 81 HI/LO indicator 15 key 11 power selection 13 , 17 HL/USER key 13 I Index 1 Individual C alls 34 Receiving 37 Sent using the Phoneboo k 34 Installation 3 International channels 93 Invalid Channel 38 , 41 , 44 K Key Beep 70 Keypad 9 L Last Re[...]

101 RX indicator 15 S Save 14 SA VED indicator 15 Saved Scan function 24 Scan Mode 23 All Scan 24 Priority All Scan 25 Priority Saved Scan 26 Saved Scan 24 SCAN/SA VE key 14 Secondary Priority Channel 21 Service 82 Settings 66 , 71 COG/SOG Dis play 68 Latitude/Longitude Display 68 T i me Display 68 Ti m e F o r m a t 68 Ti m e O f f s e t 68 Specif[...]

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