Raymarine Ray215, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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1-1 General Description
Section 1 General Description
1.1 Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of Raymarine's RAY215 marine
radiotelephone. This handbook describes the physical and functional
characteristics of the radiotelephone.
The RAY215 is a microprocessor-controlled, digitally synthesized,
compact transceiver that provides reliable simplex and semi-duplex (two-
frequency) communications. The RAY215 provides two-way
communications on Marine channels and reception on 10 separate weather
channels. More importantly, the RAY215 has built-in Digital Selective
Calling (DSC) in accordance with RTCM standard SC-101 for sending
and receiving DSC Distress, All Ships, Individual Ship, and Group calls.
The RAY215 can transmit and receive on all available US, Canadian, and
International Marine VHF radiotelephone channels. There are channels
that are FCC approved but may only be used by authorized stations for
specific purposes, depending on the type of vessel (commercial or non-
commercial). Refer to the of Frequency Tables in Section 6, which list all
marine VHF channels available in your RAY215. You should familiarize
yourself with these tables to ensure proper channel usage.
1.2 Equipment Features
The RAY215 is designed and manufactured to provide ease of operation
with excellent reliability. The important built-in features of the equipment
are listed below.
• Built-in DSC in accordance with RTCM standard SC-101
• Exclusive circuit that automatically selects 16 or 9 as the Priority Channel
when the radio is turned on
• Dedicated key for changing the Priority Channel (16/9)
• Exclusive weather alert feature (when in monitor mode)
• Waterproof to CFR-46 standard for Fist Microphone and Base Station
• Waterproof to JIS-7 standard for Optional Full Function Handset
• Dedicated DISTRESS key on back of handset, with spring loaded
protective cover
• All Scan and Memory Scan features
• Dual/Tri-Watch Monitor modes
• Intercom operation between Fist Microphone and Optional Full Function
Handset (second station)