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Ray49 Marine VHF Radio

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Page 1: ...Ray49 Marine VHF Radio Owner s Handbook Document number 81296 1 Date June 2007...

Page 2: ...and registered trademarks Raymarine is a registered trademark of Raymarine plc All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Contents of this handbook Raym...

Page 3: ...unting and EME Exposure 12 Safe Compass Distance 12 EMC Conformance 12 Duty Cycle 12 Chapter 1 Introduction 13 1 1 Ray49 Fixed Station VHF Radios 13 1 2 Features 13 Digital Selective Calling DSC 14 Ch...

Page 4: ...matic Channel Changing Blocked 26 8 Weather Alert 26 9 U I C WX Channel Set 27 10 A B Channel Status 27 11 Channel Number 27 12 Battery Voltage Alert 27 13 Dot Matrix Display 27 14 HI LO Transmit Powe...

Page 5: ...er Restriction 41 Saving Channels to Memory 42 Using the Watch Modes 43 Dual Watch 44 Tri Watch 44 Frequency Band 45 Channel Name 45 Sensitivity 47 4 3 GPS Time Setup 47 Manual Position 47 Settings 49...

Page 6: ...ng Entry 66 5 4 Individual Calls 66 Making DSC Calls to Coast Stations 66 Transmitting an Individual Call 67 Receiving Individual Calls 69 5 5 Group Calls 70 Group MMSI Setup 70 Adding a New Group 70...

Page 7: ...89 General 89 Transmitter 90 Receiver 90 Appendix B Radio Controls 91 Microphone Keys 91 Transceiver Controls 92 Transceiver Push Keys 92 Appendix C Menu Structure 93 Appendix D Channel List 95 U S M...

Page 8: ...8 Ray49 Marine VHF Radio...

Page 9: ...the information in this handbook was correct as it went to press However our policy of continuous product improvement and updatingmaychangespecificationswithoutpriornotice Asaresult unavoidable diffe...

Page 10: ...ved including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved in writing by Raymarine Incorporated could violate compliance with FCC r...

Page 11: ...epted Parts 15 and 80 Output Power 1 watt low 25 watts high Modulation FM 16K0G3E DSC 16K0G2B Frequency Range 156 025 157 425 Outside the US and Canada Outside the US and Canada please check your nati...

Page 12: ...the maximum permissible exposure MPE radius to RF radiation absorption that exceeds the MPE limit It is the operator s responsibility to ensure that no one comes within this radius WARNING Microwave...

Page 13: ...the Frequency Tables in Appendix D which list all marine VHF channels available in your radio You should familiarize yourself with these tables to ensure proper channel usage 1 2 Features The Ray49 i...

Page 14: ...C enables digital distress calls that automatically notify other ships and shore stations where you are and that you are in a distress situation Note An MMSI ID number is required to operate the DSC e...

Page 15: ...on and the interior packing material in the event you must return the unit to the factory Removing the Sun Cover The Sun Cover was designed to remain on the radio even in rough seas To remove the Sun...

Page 16: ...ok for Ray49 Screws x5 for Mounting Bracket Microphone Hanger Screw Lock Washer x1 for Grounding OPTIONAL A46053 Rear Flush Mount Kit for Ray218 Ray55 Ray49 E46006 10W External Speaker Part No Descrip...

Page 17: ...alocationwheretheremaybeflammablevapors suchasin anengine room or compartment or in a fuel tank bay water splash or spray from bilges or hatches whereit is atriskfrom physical damage from heavy items...

Page 18: ...bottom 7 05 in 179mm 4 96 in 126mm 6 57 in 167mm 6 89 in 175mm 5 43 in 138mm 1 57 in 40 mm 3 02 in 76 8mm 1 72 in 43 7mm 3 45 in 87 7mm 3 56 in 90 3mm 5 93 in 150 7mm 1 77 in 45mm 5 12 in 130mm 0 68...

Page 19: ...that follow The ends of the external speaker wires are clipped at the factory so that no bare metalis exposed You muststrip back the insulation beforeinstallation Ifyou are notconnectinganexternalspea...

Page 20: ...he power cable to the DC supply and that the lug connections be both crimped and soldered The Ray49 is designed to be operated on a 12 volt nominal system If battery voltage drops below 10 5 VDC BATTE...

Page 21: ...u install a VHF Marine band antenna with a minimum height of 8 ft and gain of at least 3 dBi The coaxial VHF antenna cable connects to the Ray49 antenna jack on the rear panelusingaPL 259 VHF typeconn...

Page 22: ...ted at least 1 5 meters 5 feet from the radio connected to the radio before transmitting WARNING Antenna Mounting and EME Exposure Ensure that the antenna is mounted so that no one can enter the maxim...

Page 23: ...n thesecond lineofthekeyisaccessed by pressingandholding thekey for greater than 3 seconds Microphone Keys 1 PTT Press this Push to Talk key to transmit 2 HILO LOC DIST Press and releaseto toggle the...

Page 24: ...VOL Use this knob to turn the radio ON and OFF and to set the volume 8 SQ Use this knob to set the squelch threshold which cuts off the receiver when the signal is too weak for reception of anything b...

Page 25: ...econds to initiate Tri Watch mode 12 16 9 Use this key to switch to the priority channel or to change the value of the Secondary Priority Channel 13 DISTRESS Push up the spring loaded cover and press...

Page 26: ...l Details of thecall can be viewed in theassociated log See Received Calls Logs on page 79 The icon disappears when the call is accepted the call is rejected or the associated message is viewed in the...

Page 27: ...uplex channels use separate frequencies to transmit and receive B Receive only Channel The subscript B indicates that you cannot transmit on the currently selected channel it is receive only Used with...

Page 28: ...number is not programmed you are prompted to enter the number as described on page 82 You must then press CH OK to continue ToturntheunitOFF rotatethePWR VOLknobcompletelycounterclockwiseuntil it cli...

Page 29: ...up down keys on the microphone to select from channels WX01 through WX10 Press and release the CLR WX key again to return to normal operation Note 1 WX broadcasts can only be heardin the US and Canada...

Page 30: ...lothermodes and switch to channel 16 Note Whenthepriority channelisselected theradioisalwayssetto HIGHtransmitpow er You may reduce power ifdesired using theHI LO power setting 3 9 Selecting the Secon...

Page 31: ...o accept The confirmation message CHANGE 2ND PRIORITY CH appears 4 Rotate the CH OK knob until the desired new secondary channel is shown 5 Press CH OK to accept the new Secondary Priority selection 1...

Page 32: ...appears and an alert tone sounds Afterthetimeout the alarm continues to sounduntil PTT isreleased TheTX time out timer is reset and the radio returns to receive mode once the PTT key is released Note...

Page 33: ...lly described in Chapter 4 3 12 DSC Call Operation Press and hold the MENU DSC key for greater than 3 seconds while in standby operation mode to enter DSC Call Mode DSC Call mode is fully described in...

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Page 35: ...selections using the CH OK knob on the transceiver 2 However you can also press the microphone up down keys to make your selections and then press the microphone HI LO key to accept To make Menu sele...

Page 36: ...y on microphone to accept The options under that sub menu are displayed 6 Rotate the CH OK knob on the transceiver or press the CHup down key on the microphone to highlight the desired option 7 Press...

Page 37: ...on the receiving channel as long as it is present If the signal is lost for five seconds the radio resumes scanning You can directlyaccesstheScan Modemenu bypressing and releasing the SCAN SAVE key o...

Page 38: ...ne is detected thescan is halted to receivethe Weather Alert broadcast To terminate the SCAN mode and return to standby mode press SCAN SAVE key on the microphone CLR WX key on the transceiver All Sca...

Page 39: ...nned the cycle repeats Whenactive SCANSAVED appearsonthedisplay Ifno channelshavebeensaved into memory when you select this feature an error tone sounds Priority Saved Scan Priority Saved Scan is much...

Page 40: ...power from LOW 1 watt to HIGH 25 watts The corresponding LO or HI indicator appears You can also press and release the HI LO LOC DIS key on the microphone to toggle the TX power Some channels are limi...

Page 41: ...ss and release the HI LO microphone key The TX power is set to HI power for as long as you hold down PTT When you release PTT power returns to LO Saving Channels to Memory The Ray49 can store any chan...

Page 42: ...hannel from memory navigate to CLEAR and then press CH OK The SAVED icon either appears to indicate that the current channel has been saved in memory or disappears to indicate that it has been removed...

Page 43: ...AL 16 appears on the top line of the display DualWatchisdemonstratedinthefiguretotheleft the sample working channel is channel 72 Tri Watch Tri Watch monitors in cycle channel 16 the current working c...

Page 44: ...ers in the top line of the dot matrix display to the left of the channel number This option modifies the name for the currently selected channel from its default To change the Channel Name from the de...

Page 45: ...isunderlined and blinking indicating that it is ready to be edited 6 Usethe CH OK knob to modify thefirstcharacter in the NAME field using the same technique described in Adding a new Entry on page 64...

Page 46: ...er sensitivity Distant mode and attenuated D10141 1 VHF OPS WATCH MODE FREQ BAND CH NAME 72 CH NAME SELECT CH OK CLR 72 SAVE CHANNEL SELECT CH OK CLR 68 CH NAME EDIT DELETE 68 EDIT NAME PLEASURE HOLD...

Page 47: ...a manual latitude longitude position and UTC time can be entered and used in the DSC distress transmitted message Manual Position IfnoGPSdataisavailableandtheMMSInumberhasbeenprogrammed the NO GPS ico...

Page 48: ...xt char acter to be filled in sequence is underlined _ Continue this process until all latitude data has been selected Whenthedirection characterisflashing rotatethe CH OKknobtotoggle between N and S...

Page 49: ...ANUAL POS SETTING BACK 09 MANUAL POS _ N W UTC 09 MANUAL POS 2 N W UTC 09 MANUAL POS 26 04 2100N W UTC 09 MANUAL POS 26 04 2100N 0 W UTC 09 09 MANUAL POS 26 04 2100N 080 09 0900W _ UTC MANUAL POS 26 0...

Page 50: ...FSETsetting indicates the amount of time to add or subtract from UTC time to equal your local time Rotate the CH OK knob to select a value from between 13 to 13 hours of UTC and then press ACCEPT to c...

Page 51: ...uration Use these menu items for selecting general system wide settings Backlight Adjustment Thissetting adjusts the backlight brightness for the LCD microphone keypad and transceiver keypad Choose fr...

Page 52: ...s illuminated in the bar indicate the level A larger number of blocks indicate a darker LCD For HI all 10 blocks are illuminated for LO none are illuminated D10151 1 SYSTM CONFIG BACKLIGHT CONTRAST KE...

Page 53: ...isplayed seepage50 SelectMAGNETICorTRUE IfyouselectMAGNETIC an M appears If TRUE is selected a T appears D10153 1 SYSTM CONFIG BACKLIGHT CONTRAST KEY BEEP 09 KEY BEEP LOUD QUIET OFF 09 09 KEY BEEP LOU...

Page 54: ...ays status of three separate conditions Item Status Meaning GPS OK Valid NMEA signal received NO NMEA signal not received BATTERY OK Battery voltage within nominal limits 10 5 15 8 VDC NO Battery is b...

Page 55: ...tings The following items are reset All other settings are unaffected D10156 1 SYSTM CONFIG BEARING MOD SPEED UNIT SYSTEM TEST 16 SYSTEM TEST GPS OK BATTERY OK DSC OK 16 D10157 1 SYSTM CONFIG SPEED UN...

Page 56: ...t to DISTANT GPS SETUP SETTING L L DISPLAY is set ON TIME DISPLY is set ON TIME OFFSET is set to 0 TIME FORMAT is set to 12 HR COG SOG is set OFF SYSTEM CONFIG KEY BEEP Set to QUIET BEARING MODE Set t...

Page 57: ...responds based on the type of call When receiving a DSC call from another vessel or a coast station an alert sounds and DSC data appears in the LCD such as time of a call the caller and the type and...

Page 58: ...should only be used if hailing for assistance on channel 16 fails There are two types of All Ships Calls SAFETY for advisory alerts and URGENCY for assistance when life is not in imme diate danger PO...

Page 59: ...ify the nature of the Distress designated call or not undesignated call Sending a Distress Call Lift the spring loaded door on the front panel of the transceiver Undesignated Quick Distress Call To se...

Page 60: ...ess 5 PressandholdtheDISTRESS key for3secondstoinitiatethecall During this time the radio beeps the display flashes and a timer counts down 03 02 01 just as with the Undesignated Distress Call illustr...

Page 61: ...Call Made in Error If the countdown has not been completed release the DISTRESS key before the countdown has completed If the countdown has completed and the distress call has been sent in error you s...

Page 62: ...displayed on the first screen in the text area of the LCD The second screen shows the nature of the distress and time it was sent The 2 alternating pages of data are recorded in the Distress Log The...

Page 63: ...station sending the message Page 2 displays the Name MMSI ID of the vessel in distress and its lat lon position The radio doesnot resend distress relay messages with Auto Channel Change OFF 72 SHIP SH...

Page 64: ...CH OK knob untilthe arrowpointsto PHONE BOOK 2 Press in the CH OK knob to select The listof Phonebook entries appears The arrow is pointing to NEW If no entries have yet been entered this is your onl...

Page 65: ...sition of the MMSI ID an anchor symbol is entered as aprefixto thename identifying thisasa Ship Station 8 The first character space to be modified is highlighted with a flashing under line Using thesa...

Page 66: ...e the CH OK knob until the arrow is pointing to DELETE 4 Press CH OK to confirm your selection The entry is removed from the list 5 4 Individual Calls The Ray49 can make Individual Routine calls Makin...

Page 67: ...nually or selected from a Phonebook list of preprogrammed numbers specified using the MENU function as follows 1 From the DSC menu rotate the CH OK knob until the arrow points to INDI VIDUAL 2 Press C...

Page 68: ...its ACK 6 PressCH OK totransmitthecall TheIndividualCallistransmitted onchannel 70 the radio tunes to the original channel and waits for acknowledgement During this period you are still able to recei...

Page 69: ...dual Call PressCLR WXasecondtime Theenvelopeicondisappears thecallisinterrupted and the normal screen appears on the LCD To accept an Individual Call 1 Press CH OKtochangechannelstotheonedesignatedbyt...

Page 70: ...lready stored those values appear If blank EMPTY 1 EMPTY 2 etc are shown to indicate that the Group IDs have not yet been programmed Select the first available empty group location 5 Press CH OK to se...

Page 71: ...b untilthearrowpointsto GROUP 2 Press CH OK to select Group options appear with the arrow pointing to CALL 3 Press the CH OK knob to select CALL The group entries that you have saved appear Point to t...

Page 72: ...unes to the desig nated working channel to be used for the Group Call 8 Press CH OK to confirm and converse on the designated channel D10176 1 DSC MENU INDIVIDUAL GROUP ALL SHIPS 69 GROUP CALL MY GROU...

Page 73: ...Call PressCLR WXasecondtime Theenvelopeicondisappears thecallisinterrupted and the normal screen appears on the LCD To accept the Group Call 1 Press CH OKtochangechannelstotheonedesignatedbythecaller...

Page 74: ...ansmitting an All Ships Call 1 From the DSC menu rotate the CH OK knob until the arrow points to ALL SHIPS 2 Press CH OKtoselect Choosethetypeofcallyouwish to make URGENCYor SAFETY 3 Press CH OKagain...

Page 75: ...the LCD To accept an All Ships Routine or Safety Call 1 Press the CH OK knob The alert tone is muted the envelope icon disappears and the radio switches to channel 16 2 Press CH OK again to confirm t...

Page 76: ...ress PTT to communicate If the caller requests that you change to an unsupported working channel the messageINVALID CHANNEL appears on the LCD If an acknowledgementissent the originating station is se...

Page 77: ...he Position Request Call The call is transmitted on channel 70 and then the radio tunes to the original channel and waits for acknowledgement During this period you are still able to receive calls Whe...

Page 78: ...ut yourvessel spositiondataassoon asitisrequested MANUAL sends outthedata only after you respond to the request The2 alternating pagesof dataare recorded in the Posit n Log Theenvelope icon blinks unt...

Page 79: ...he caller s MMSI ID number appears in the display When a DSC Call is received the envelope icon blinks on the LCD and an asterisk appearstotheleftof theappropriatelog Theenvelopeicon and arrowsymbol d...

Page 80: ...d log 4 Press CH OKtoselect Entry01 appearsfirstwith calltypeandtimeofthelast call This is the most recent call 5 Using the CH OK knob on the transceiver orCH up down arrows on the microphone scroll d...

Page 81: ...to the Phonebook and enables youtoassignacorresponding nameto it Ifanameisalreadyassignedforthis MMSInumber in the phonebook you are prompted to edit the name 5 9 DSC Setup The DSC Setup menu item is...

Page 82: ...The first character space to be modified is highlighted with a flashing underline 4 Rotate the CH OK knob The flashing underline is replaced with a numeric character Continue rotating the knob to scr...

Page 83: ...2 DSC SETUP MY MMSI ID AUTO CH CHG POS REPLY 72 72 INPUT MY MMSI ID 3660123456 INPUT MY MMSI ID 3660123456 HOLD OK 72 72 INPUT MY MMSI ID 3660123456 HOLD OK 72 RE ENTER MY MMSI ID _ 72 INPUT MY MMSI I...

Page 84: ...ally declining the callis appropriate To enable disable automatic channel change 1 From DSC SETUP rotate the CH OK knob until the arrow points to AUTO CH CHG 2 Press the CH OK knob to accept 3 Rotate...

Page 85: ...e the CH OK knob until the arrow points to your selection AUTO sends out your vessel s position data as soon as it is requested MANUAL sends out the data only after you respond to the request OFF will...

Page 86: ...86 Ray49 Marine VHF Radio POS REPLY AUTO MANUAL OFF 68 68 POS REPLY AUTO MANUAL OFF D10327 1 68 DSC SETUP MY MMSI ID AUTO CH CHG POS REPLY DSC SETUP MY MMSI ID AUTO CH CHG POS REPLY 68...

Page 87: ...link routes you to our solution database Search questions and answers by product category keywords or phrases If the answer you are seeking is not available click the Ask Raymarine tab to submit your...

Page 88: ...from the retailer please contact Raymarine Technical Services at 603 881 5200 ext 2333 Please have the Raymarine item or part number ready when calling if placing an order If you are not sure which it...

Page 89: ...ive 156 050 to 157 425 MHz 156 050 to 163 275 MHz Oscillate Mode PLL Modulation FM 16K0G3E DSC 16K0G2B Channel Spacing 25 kHz Increments Frequency Stability 10 PPM 0 001 Audio Output Power 3 5watts ty...

Page 90: ...n 70 dB Spurious Harmonic Emissions less than 70 dBc Current Drain Hi Power at 13 6V DC less than 6 A Sensitivity 12db SINAD 0 28 V typical Hum and Noise less than 40 dB below audio level Audio Distor...

Page 91: ...sensi tivity Distantmode andattenuated receiver sensitivity Local mode 3 16 9 Switch between the Priority and Working Channels Switch to Secondary Priority CH 9 If already tuned to secondary chan nel...

Page 92: ...quelch threshold level Key Name Press Release Press Hold 3 seconds 9 MENU DSC Activate Menu functions Activate DSC functions 10 CLR WX Cancel function Weather Channel Mode 11 DW TRI Activate Dual Watc...

Page 93: ...ime Display Time Offset Time Format COG SOG HI LO Power High 25W Low 1 W Save Channel Save Clear On Off Watch Mode Dual Watch Tri Watch Channel Name Edit Clear Sensitivity Local continued in next colu...

Page 94: ...sed and held for 3 seconds PHONEBOOK New entry List DSC INDIVIDUAL Manual call Call from phonebook GROUP Call My Group ID ALL SHIPS Urgency Safety POSITION REQUEST Manual call Call from phonebook RECV...

Page 95: ...0 x Commercial 11 156 550 156 550 x Commercial VTS in selected areas 12 156 600 156 600 x Port Operations VTS in selected areas 13 156 650 156 650 x Intership Navigation Safety Bridge to bridge Ships...

Page 96: ...75 156 175 x Port Operations and Commercial VTS Available only in New Orleans Lower Mississippi area 64A 156 225 156 225 x U S Coast Guard only 65A 156 275 156 275 x Port Operations 66A 156 325 156 32...

Page 97: ...hannel 16 when operating within U S territorial waters 3 Channel is Receive Only 4 Channel 16 is used for calling other stations or for distress alerting 5 Output power is fixed at 1 watt only 6 Outpu...

Page 98: ...p Commercial and Safety Also assigned for operations in the Lake Winnipeg area 09 156 450 156 450 AC Intership Ship Shore Commercial Non commercial and ShipMovement Maybeusedtocommunicatewithaircraft...

Page 99: ...56 950 156 950 PC Intership and Ship Shore VariousGovernment departments 20 157 000 161 600 All areas Ship Shore Safety and Ship Movement Port operations only with 1 watt maximum power 21A 157 050 157...

Page 100: ...cial Commercial fishing only 65A 156 275 156 275 Intership Ship Shore Commercial Non commercial Safety Search rescue and antipollution operations on the Great Lakes Towing on the Pacific Coast Port op...

Page 101: ...ommercial fishing only 73 156 675 156 675 All areas except EC Intership Ship Shore Commercial Non commercial Safety May also be used for communications with aircraft engaged in coordinated search and...

Page 102: ...Only 4 Channel70 is used exclusively for DigitalSelectiveCalling DSC and is not available for regular voice communications 5 Channels 75 and 76arereserved as guard bands for Channel16 and are not ava...

Page 103: ...2 11 156 550 156 550 x Port Operations and Ship Movement 12 156 600 156 600 x Port Operations and Ship Movement 13 156 650 156 650 x Intership Safety Port Operations and Ship Movement 3 14 156 700 156...

Page 104: ...ublic Correspondence Port Operations and Ship Movement 66 156 325 160 925 Public Correspondence Port Operations and Ship Movement 67 156 375 156 375 x Intership Port Operations and Ship Movement 2 68...

Page 105: ...rations in local areas Channels 10 or 73 depending on location are also used for the broadcast of Marine Safety Information by the Maritime and Coast Guard Agency in the UK only 3 Channel13 isdesignat...

Page 106: ...arine VHF Radio WX Channels North America only Weather 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...

Page 107: ...entifiedby aunique MMSInumber Con tained within the message isthe working channel on which voice communications are to be made DSC enables you to make digital Distress Calls and to specify the station...

Page 108: ...rch And Rescue Saved Scan Scans only user selected memory channels Semi duplex Channels using separate frequencies to transmit and receive Simplex Channels transmitting and receiving on the same frequ...

Page 109: ...0 GPS 20 NMEA 20 power 20 Contrast adjustment 52 Conventions 9 Customer Support 87 D Deleting channels from memory 42 Display 25 Distress Calls 59 key 25 Receiving 62 Receiving Distress Relay 63 Sendi...

Page 110: ...ies 64 Deleting entries 66 Editing entries 66 Settings 49 MENU DSC key 24 35 57 Messages 79 Microphone 23 35 58 91 MMSI 82 Monitor Mode Dual Watch 44 Tri Watch 44 My MMSI ID 82 N NMEA connections 20 N...

Page 111: ...Speaker 20 Specifications 89 Speed Unit 54 Squelch 24 28 Standard equipment 16 19 Sun cover removal 15 System Configuration 51 Backlight 51 Bearing Mode 53 Contrast 52 Key Beep 53 Reset 55 Speed Unit...

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