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Ray54 VHF Radio

VOL

Volume key

VHF

Very High Frequency (30MHz to 300MHz)

Weather (WX) Channels

Channels for routine and emergency weather information

broadcast by NOAA (USA).

Weather Band key

Working Channel

The currently-selected (non-priority, non-WX) channel.

Term

Meaning

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Page 1: ...Ray54 Marine VHF Radio Owner s Handbook Document number 81231 3 Date July 2005...

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Page 3: ...n in the margin Technical Accuracy Tothebestofourknowledge theinformationinthishandbookwascorrectas it went to press However our policy of continuous product improvement and updating may change specif...

Page 4: ...ng 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 rules and vo...

Page 5: ...on FM 16K0G3E DSC 16K0G2B Frequency Range 156 025 157 425 Maritime Mobile Service Identity MMSI The Ray54 includes equipment for Class D Digital Selective Calling DSC A nine digit Maritime Mobile Serv...

Page 6: ...ese guidelines may expose those within the maximum permissible exposure MPE radius to RF radiation absorption that exceeds the FCC MPE limit It is the radio operator s responsibility to ensure that no...

Page 7: ...lation 4 Typical Mounting Methods 4 Flush Mounting 4 2 3 Power Connections 6 2 4 External Speaker Connections 7 2 5 Grounding 7 2 6 NMEA Data 7 2 7 Antenna Connections 8 Antenna Mounting Suggestions 8...

Page 8: ...l Number 16 17 Dot Matrix Display 16 Chapter 4 General Operations 17 4 1 Turning the Power ON and OFF 17 4 2 Setting the Volume 17 4 3 Setting the Squelch 17 4 4 Setting the Power Output 17 Overriding...

Page 9: ...43 5 5 Distress Calls 45 Sending a Distress Call 45 Undesignated Quick Distress Call 46 Designated Distress Call 46 Cancelling a Distress Call Made in Error 48 Receiving a Distress Call 48 Receiving...

Page 10: ...Beep 70 6 9 DSC Setup 71 My MMSI ID 72 Group MMSI Setup 73 Adding a New Group 74 Editing an Existing Entry 76 Position Reply 77 Automatic Channel Changing for Incoming Calls 78 Procedure When Enabled...

Page 11: ...ications on all US Canadian and International marine channels and ten weather channels Refer to the Frequency Tables in Appendix B which list all marine VHF channels available in your radio You should...

Page 12: ...ritime Mobile Service Identity MMSI number to direct DSC calls directly to your radio much like a telephone number When the DSC signal is received the radio quickly switches over to channel 70 and per...

Page 13: ...er Description E43022 E43023 Ray54 White Ray54 Charcoal Gray 81231 Handbook Ray54 R49108 R49128 R49133 Power Cord Ray54 GPS Cable Ray54 Speaker Cord Ray54 R49093 R49095 Mounting Yoke for White Ray54 M...

Page 14: ...ine compartments Do not install the radio in a location where there may be flammable vapors such as in an engine room or compartment or in a fuel tank bay water splash or spray from bilges or hatches...

Page 15: ...e 2 1 Typical Mounting Methods CAUTION Make sure there are no hidden electrical wires or other items behindthedesiredlocationbeforeproceeding Checkthatfreeaccessfor mounting and cabling is available F...

Page 16: ...re cable as necessary However for power cable runs longer than 15 feet larger wire diameter size should be used to prevent voltage line loss To ensure adequate current draw to the equipment Raymarine...

Page 17: ...om this screw to the nearest ship s earth ground connection point The recommended wire to be used for such grounding is 10 AWG 2 6 GPS NMEA Data The Ray54 accepts NMEA 0183 V1 5 data from a position d...

Page 18: ...connecting it to the radio Any other extensions or adapters in the cable run should also be protected by silicon grease and then wrapped with a waterproofing tape Antenna Mounting Suggestions Mountin...

Page 19: ...ont panel of the main unit serve multiple purposes For the most part the function indicated on the first line of the key is accessed by pressing and releasing that key The function indicated on the se...

Page 20: ...Function 5 CH PUSH Rotate to increment decrement channels or navigate menu item selections 6 PWR VOL Power radio ON OFF and adjust volume level 7 SQ Adjust squelch threshold level Key Name Press Rele...

Page 21: ...selections Main Unit 5 CH Rotate this knob to change the current channel number and to change values in Menu mode or during programming Press the knob to enter values selected in Menu mode or during...

Page 22: ...your radio much like a telephone number You can program the MMSI number yourself one time only using the Menu Operation described in Section 6 9 DSC Setup Otherwise your Raymarine dealer can program...

Page 23: ...s outlined in the following drawing Menu operations are fully described in Chapter 6 10 HILO USER Press and release this key to toggle the transmit power from HIGH to LOW Press and hold to select User...

Page 24: ...ority channel or to change the value of the Secondary Priority Channel 13 CLEAR WX Press and release to terminate a function and return to the last used channel Press and hold to select the Weather mo...

Page 25: ...ive Indicates ATIS transmission is enabled Only available in European countries using the International channel set 7 NO GPS When GPS appears positional data is available When NO GPS appears the radio...

Page 26: ...receive only Used with Canadian channels only 16 Channel Number Displays the current channel number 17 Dot Matrix Display Indicates radio functions or special conditions The type of information displ...

Page 27: ...e Section 6 6 To turn the unit OFF rotate the Volume knob completely counterclockwise until it clicks 4 2 Setting the Volume Adjust the PWR VOL knob to control the loudspeaker volume level Turn clockw...

Page 28: ...are limited by regulation to be low power only If the HILO operation request is denied an error tone beeps Overriding the Low Output Power Restriction In the US channels 13 and 67 can temporarily over...

Page 29: ...unit Rotate the CH knob clockwise to increment the channel number Rotate the CH knob counterclockwise to decrement the channel number 4 6 Selecting a Weather Channel The US National Oceanic and Atmos...

Page 30: ...weather alert tone If the alert tone is detected the WX and ALERT indicators flash and an alarm sounds Theradioautomaticallyturnstothecurrently monitoredWXchannelwhere the weather alert has been detec...

Page 31: ...The default is CH 9 If on a working channel press and hold the 16 9 for greater than 3 seconds to switch to the Secondary Priority Channel at high power The default is CH 9 PRIORITY CH appears in the...

Page 32: ...onds again to switch to Reprogram mode The current Secondary Priority Channel flashes 3 Change the channel number with the CH key 4 Push the CH key to ACCEPT the new Secondary Priority selection An al...

Page 33: ...receive only an alert tone sounds when PTT is pressed indicating such a transmission is not permitted 4 10 Using the Scan Modes The Ray54 is equipped with four types of scan options All Scan Saved Me...

Page 34: ...stored in memory Afterthelastchannelnumberhas been scanned the cycle repeats All Scan is demonstrated in the figure to the left Note Whenever Weather Alert is activated the WX Alert channel is also mo...

Page 35: ...he scan is to halted to receive the Weather Alert broadcast Priority All Scan Press and hold the SCAN SAVE key while All Scan is active to initiate Priority Scan ALL PSCAN appears on the dot matrix di...

Page 36: ...hannel is also monitored during Priority Saved Scan If the WX Alert tone is detected the scan is halted to receive the Weather Alert broadcast Press and hold SCAN SAVE for 3 seconds to exit Priority P...

Page 37: ...ory channel groups exists for USA International and Canadian frequency sets To delete channels from memory 1 During the normal mode use the CH knob to select the channel to be deleted 2 Press and hold...

Page 38: ...cle Dual Watch is demonstrated in the figure to the left the sample working channel is CH 72 Whenever Weather Alert is activated the WX Alert channel is also monitored during Dual Watch Press and rele...

Page 39: ...the sample working channel is channel 72 Note Whenever Weather Alert is activated the WX Alert channel is also monitored during Tri Watch Press and release the DW TRI key to terminate Tri Watch and r...

Page 40: ...SAVE key to start Memory Scan mode Press and hold the SCAN SAVE key to delete the current channel from memory list Press 16 9 to end User mode and switch to the Priority Channel Press and release the...

Page 41: ...eceived the Ray54 automatically 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 intheLCD suchastimeofacall thec...

Page 42: ...tation identified by its MMSI number GROUP Sendstransmissionsthatareonlyreceivedbyradiosthatshareacommon Group MMSI number Up to 3 Group MMSI numbers can be stored and called ALL SHIPS Sendsoutamessag...

Page 43: ...A list of all received DSC Call types except Distress calls by number and time of call The log maintains up to 20 calls the earliest call is stored at the end of the list After more than 20 calls have...

Page 44: ...number you enter manually or with or the phonebook If 00 is detected as the first two characters of the MMSI Coast Station procedures are implemented automatically Note When making a call to a coast s...

Page 45: ...to be modified is indicated by a blinking underline A full description of manual character entry can be found in Adding an Entry on page 59 4 Push in the CH knob to select the desired individual name...

Page 46: ...e an ACK is received cancels the Indi vidual Call When the acknowledgement is received the Ray54 automatically switches to the selected working channel and sounds a DSC Call alert ring Press any key t...

Page 47: ...cline the call To silence the alert tone Press any key Automatic cancellation takes place after 2 minutes To cancel the mode without sending ACK Press the CLEAR WX key The alert tone is muted the Indi...

Page 48: ...ncoming Individual Call To conform with inland waterways regulations of the Basel Agreement DSC functions are disabled when ATIS is active 5 3 Group Calls The Group Call feature sends transmissions th...

Page 49: ...e Only the Group IDs that have been programmed into memory ap pear in the list If you have not yetprogrammed any groups into memory the message NO GROUP IN MEMORY appears See page 73 for instruc tions...

Page 50: ...ss PTT to communicate on the specified channel Receiving Group Calls The Ray54 can receive Group Routine Calls from anyone in your prearranged group When a Group Call is received an alert tone sounds...

Page 51: ...ng channel channel 75 for example the message INVALID CHANNEL appears on the LCD The radio is unable to comply with the channel change request but the call is registered in the Call Log No acknowledge...

Page 52: ...Call to warn others there is a large floating object that may be a hazard to navigation A sample Urgency Call might be that you have an illness or an accident on board The All Ships Call is made on ch...

Page 53: ...igh power 7 Press PTT to communicate on the channel 16 Receiving an All Ships Call When an All Ships Call is received the radio sounds an alert tone and displays the type of call the name or MMSI numb...

Page 54: ...INVALID CHANNEL appears on the LCD The radio is unable tocomplywiththechannelchangerequestbutthecallisregisteredintheCall Log Notes 1 For All Ships Urgency Calls the AUTO CH CHG option see page 78 de...

Page 55: ...s equipped with appropriate DSC equipment know where you are and that you are in a Distress situation Your call can specify the nature of the Distress designated call or not undesignated call When you...

Page 56: ...Call 1 Press and hold the red DISTRESS key for 3 seconds to initiate the call During this time the radio beeps the display flashes and a timer counts down 3 2 1 or Designated Distress Call 1 Press and...

Page 57: ...ts for acknowledgement The display stops flashing and the alarm sounds continuously until muted or an ACK is received To mute the alarm press CLEAR WX After the Distress transmission the radio is auto...

Page 58: ...also receives distress relays In such cases you should maintain radio silence and a listening watch on channel 16 and standby to lend assistance if requested When a Distress Call is received the Ray5...

Page 59: ...he Name MMSI ID of the vessel in distress Maintain radio silence and a listening watch on channel 16 and standby to lend assistance if requested Receiving a Distress Relay Sent by Another Station When...

Page 60: ...tation either by selecting it from your MMSI phonebook or by manually entering its MMSI number Specifying the Target Vessel 1 Press and release the CALL MENU key to enter the DSC menu The arrow is poi...

Page 61: ...of manual character entry can be found in Adding an Entry on page 59 6 Push in the CH knob to select the desired name MMSI ID 7 Press the CH knob again to send the Position Request Call The call is tr...

Page 62: ...operation You can retrieve the position information later using the LAST RECVD option When no reply is received within 3 minutes The radio prompts you to resend the call After a total of 5 minutes of...

Page 63: ...ttosendyourpositiondata Decline the request by pressing CLEAR WX 5 7 Call Log The Call Log is a list of the last 20 DSC received INDIVIDUAL GROUP and ALL SHIPS call types by number and time of call Th...

Page 64: ...s Unable to Comply with the channel change request Making a Call from a Call Log Entry You can make a routine Individual Call to any caller listed in the log 1 Rotate the CH knob until the log entry y...

Page 65: ...d hold the SCAN SAVE key The MMSI number is entered in the appropriate field of the Phonebook 3 Use the CH knob to enter the NAME that you wish to have associated with this MMSI ID number Rotate the C...

Page 66: ...en the log is opened To view the Distress Call Log 1 Press and release the CALL MENU key to enter the DSC menu The arrow is pointing to INDIVIDUAL 2 Rotate the CH knob until the arrow points to DISTRE...

Page 67: ...osition and UTC time for a DSC distress message Also selects how the data is displayed on the LCD RADIO SETUP Selects four separate radio settings a BAND Frequency Group US International Canadian b CH...

Page 68: ...esired function Push the CH knob to accept To exit the Menu mode or sub mode press the 16 9 or CLEAR WX keys or else select the EXIT option from the menu Using the Microphone Keys to Make Selections T...

Page 69: ...aking calls to other ship sta tions You may also make DSC Calls to shore stations Shore station MMSI numbers start with 00 Adding an Entry 1 Press and hold the CALL MENU knob The Menu screen appears o...

Page 70: ...underlined _ iii Continue this process until all characters have been selected Note Pressing and holding CH indicates you have completed edit ing the current line and forwards you to the first positio...

Page 71: ...try appears in the Phonebook Editing an Existing Entry 1 FromthePhonebook rotatetheCHknobuntilthearrowonthedotmatrix display points to the entry you wish to edit 2 Push in the CH knob to select the na...

Page 72: ...e list Deleting an Existing Entry 1 FromthePhonebook rotatetheCHknobuntilthearrowonthedotmatrix display points to the entry you wish to delete 2 Push the CH knob to select the name 3 Rotate the CH kno...

Page 73: ...otate the CH knob to select the desired backlight level The number of blocks illuminated on line 3 of the dot matrix display indicate the level one through eight For HI all eight are illuminated for O...

Page 74: ...e dot matrix display followed by NO POS DATA An alarm sounds for 5 seconds or until you acknowledge by pressing any key The position lat lon fieldsaresettoall9 s andtime fieldissettoall8 s The alert r...

Page 75: ...e selections Note The last selection in each field is a left arrow which repre sents a BACKSPACE Accepting the arrow returns the current char acter to its default value and moves you back to the previ...

Page 76: ...illuminated and the UTC designator appears following the time Note When the final selection is made the radio returns to the previous Menu Selection Toexitthissub mode selectBACK orelse pressthe 16 9...

Page 77: ...2 Rotate the CH knob until the arrow points to GPS TIME 3 Push the CH knob to accept The GPS Time screen appears 4 Rotate the CH knob and scroll down the list to SETTINGS 5 Push the CH knob to accept...

Page 78: ...T setting indicates the amount of time to add or subtract from UTC time to equal your local time Note The Time Offset setting is valid only when GPS data is available When manual time is used it is al...

Page 79: ...CH knob to scroll down the list until the arrow points to RADIO SETUP 3 Push the CH knob to accept The Radio Setup screen appears Make your selection from the options on the list described as follows...

Page 80: ...ly removes the channel name The top line of the dot matrix display is blank for that channel 4 Push CH again to select EDIT or CLEAR 5 If you select EDIT use the CH knob to modify the NAME field using...

Page 81: ...est whether your radio automatically changes channels for incoming Dis tress and All Ships Urgency Calls To adjust the DSC Settings 1 Press and hold the CALL MENU key to enter Menu mode 2 Rotate the C...

Page 82: ...t be able to change it only your dealer distributor can change it after entering your MMSI ID accessing this menu item will merely dis play the programmed number To enter or view the MMSI ID number 1...

Page 83: ...ngle zero as this prefix indicates a GROUP ID You cannot begin the MMSI ID number with 00 double zero as this prefix indicates a COAST STATION The Ray54 is designed to be used as a recreational Ship S...

Page 84: ...red those values appear If blank EMPTY 1 EMPTY 2 and EMPTY 3 are shown to indicate that the Group IDs have not yet been programmed into the radio 3 Rotate the CH knob until the arrow points to the fir...

Page 85: ...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 accept 9 P...

Page 86: ...m describedonpage 71 rotate the CH knob until the arrow points to GROUP SETUP 2 Press the CH knob to accept 3 Rotate the CH knob until the arrow points to the group location you wish to edit 4 Press t...

Page 87: ...8 Press the CH knob to save The revised entry appears in the list Position Reply This option enables you to determine how your radio responds to a request for your GPS position information lat lon fro...

Page 88: ...ically switches to Priority Channel 16 to receive the call or prompts you to manually accept or decline the channel change The default setting is to ENABLE the auto channel change Thisfeatureisusefulf...

Page 89: ...g ACCEPT CH knob or decline by pressing CLEAR thereby continuing to monitor your current channel If you accept the request the call is received a tone sounds and the radio is changed to channel 16 Pre...

Page 90: ...d manual GPS TIME settings MY MMSI ID number CHNAME and the PHONEBOOK are not affected To perform the reset 1 Press and hold the CALL MENU key to enter Menu mode 2 Rotate the CH knob to scroll down th...

Page 91: ...ind Answers 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...

Page 92: ...om the retailer please contact Raymarine Technical Services at 1 800 539 5539 ext 2333 or 1 603 881 5200 ext 2333 PleasehavetheRaymarineitemorpartnumberreadywhencallingifplacing an order If you are no...

Page 93: ...roof to IPX7 15 C to 55 C 20 C to 70 C up to 95 Frequency Range Transmit Receive 156 050 To 157 425 MHz 156 050 To 163 275 MHz Channels All available US Canadian and International VHF Marine Bands Osc...

Page 94: ...ermodulation Rejection Ratio 68dB S N at 3KHz Dev 40 dB Audio Output Power At THD 10 2 W Audio Distortion 10 Current Drain at Max Audio Power Stand By 1 5 A 0 5 A RF Power Hi Mode Lo Mode 23 2 W 0 8 0...

Page 95: ...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 IntershipNavigationSafety Bridge to bridge Ships 20mete...

Page 96: ...a 64A 156 225 156 225 x U S Coast Guard only 65A 156 275 156 275 x Port Operations 66A 156 325 156 325 x Port Operations 67 156 375 156 375 x Commercial Used for Bridge to bridge communications in low...

Page 97: ...rs or greater are required to guard VHF channel 13 in addi tion to VHF channel 16 when operating within U S territorial waters 3 Channel is Receive Only 4 Channel 16 is used for calling other stations...

Page 98: ...09 156 450 156 450 AC Intership Ship Shore Commercial Non commercial and Ship Movement May be used to communicate with aircraft and helicopters in predominantly maritime support operations 10 156 500...

Page 99: ...y with 1 watt maximum power 21A 157 050 157 050 All areas Intership and Ship Shore Canadian Coast Guard only 21B 161 650 All areas Safety Continuous Marine Broadcast CMB service 3 22A 157 100 157 100...

Page 100: ...aft in the inland waters of Alberta Saskatchewan and Mani toba excluding Lake Winnipeg and the Red River 66A 156 325 156 325 Intership Ship Shore Commercial Non commercial Safety and Ship Movement Por...

Page 101: ...in the St Lawrence River Great Lakes areas with 1W maximum power 78A 156 925 156 925 EC PC Intership Ship Shore and Commercial 79A 156 975 156 975 EC PC Intership Ship Shore and Commercial 80A 157 02...

Page 102: ...operations on that channel 2 Channel 16 is used for calling other stations or for distress alerting 3 Theletter B following achannelnumberindicatessimplexuse of thecoaststationtransmit side of an inte...

Page 103: ...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: ...p 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 68 156 425 156 425 x Port Operations and Ship Mov...

Page 105: ...ofMarine Safety Information by the Maritime and Coast Guard Agency in the UK only 3 Channel 13 is designated for use on a worldwide basis as a navigation safety com munication channel primarily for in...

Page 106: ...4 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 10 1...

Page 107: ...Identity a number issued by each country to identify maritime stations NOAA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration USA Priority Channel Channel 16 or 9 Priority Scan PSCAN A feature th...

Page 108: ...HF Very High Frequency 30MHz to 300MHz Weather WX Channels Channels for routine and emergency weather information broadcast by NOAA USA WX Weather Band key Working Channel The currently selected non p...

Page 109: ...equencies 96 Channel Name 70 Deleting entries 70 Channel setting 19 Channel UP DOWN key 11 CLEAR key 14 COG SOG Display 68 Contrast adjustment 63 Conventions iii Customer Support 81 D Delete channels...

Page 110: ...DSC Setup 71 GPS Time Setup 64 Local Mode 63 Phonebook 59 Adding entries 59 Deleting entries 62 Editing entries 61 Radio Setup 69 Reset 80 Settings 66 MMSI 72 Monitor Mode 28 Dual Watch 28 Tri Watch...

Page 111: ...play 68 Time Format 68 Time Offset 68 Specifications 83 SQ key 11 Squelch 11 17 Standard equipment 3 T Technical Support 82 Time Display 68 Time Format 68 Time Offset 68 Time Setup 64 Transmitting 23...

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