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Chapter 6: Menu Settings

7. When all characters have been selected, press the

knob to

SAVE

. The

new entry appears in the Phonebook.

Editing an Existing Entry

1. From the Phonebook, rotate the

knob until the arrow on the dot matrix

display points to the entry you wish to edit.

2. Push in the

knob to select the name.

3. Push the

knob again to select

EDIT

4. Make your changes to the

NAME

and

MMSI ID

, using the

knob.

Summary of Contents for Ray54E

Page 1: ...Ray54E Marine VHF Radio Owner s Handbook Document number 81232 3 Date July 2005...

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

Page 4: ...Radiotelephone Service on Inland Waterways also known as the Basel Agreement1 your Ray54E will be programmed by your dealer to include Automatic Transmitter Identification System ATIS functionality AT...

Page 5: ...uency electromagnetic energy make sure the antenna is connected to the radio before transmitting located where it will be away from people located at least 1 5 metres 5 feet from the radio s main unit...

Page 6: ...vi Ray54E VHF Radio...

Page 7: ...1 2 Features 1 Chapter 2 Installation 3 2 1 Unpacking and Inspection 3 Equipment Supplied 3 2 2 Planning the Installation 4 Typical Mounting Methods 4 Flush Mounting 4 2 3 Power Connections 6 2 4 Exte...

Page 8: ...16 15 B Receive only Channel 16 16 Channel 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...

Page 9: ...l Ships Call 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 4...

Page 10: ...71 My MMSI ID 72 Group MMSI Setup 73 Adding a New Group 74 Editing an Existing Entry 76 My ATIS ID 77 ATIS Function 79 Position Reply 81 Automatic Channel Changing for Incoming Calls 82 6 9 Resetting...

Page 11: ...onal marine channels pre setprivatechannels and ifprogrammed allUSandCanadian marine and weather channels Refer to the Frequency Tables in Appendix B which list all marine VHF channels available in yo...

Page 12: ...your radio much like a telephone number When the DSC signal is received the radio quickly switches over to channel 70 and performs the corresponding operation Note AnMMSInumberisrequiredtooperatetheDS...

Page 13: ...scription E43024 E43025 Ray54E White Ray54E Charcoal Gray 81232 Handbook Ray54E R49108 R49128 R49133 Power Cord Ray54E GPS Cable Ray54E Speaker Cord Ray54E R49093 R49095 Mounting Yoke for White Ray54E...

Page 14: ...in engine compartments Do not installtheradioinalocationwheretheremaybeflammablevapours suchas in an engine room or compartment or in a fuel tank bay water splash or spray from bilges or hatches where...

Page 15: ...1 Typical Mounting Methods CAUTION Make sure there are no hidden electrical wires or other items behind the desired location before proceeding Check that free access for mounting and cabling is availa...

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: ...s 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 Ray54E accepts NMEA 0183 V1 5 data from a position determ...

Page 18: ...e 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 Mounti...

Page 19: ...nt 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 sec...

Page 20: ...ction 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 Release...

Page 21: ...Mode 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 du...

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 8 DSC Setup Otherwise your Raymarine dealer can program...

Page 23: ...and release this key to toggle the transmit power from HIGH to LOW Press and hold to select User Channel Mode which displays only the channels that you have saved to memory User Mode is described in S...

Page 24: ...ther mode if available 14 DISTRESS Push down the spring loaded cover and press this key to make a DSC DistressCall InstructionsformakingaDistressCallaredescribedinSection 5 5 3 2 LCD Display The follo...

Page 25: ...O GPS appears the radio is not receiving positional data 8 Battery Low Indicates vessel battery voltage is below 10 5 VDC which is the lowest voltage at which the radio can be reliably operated 9 USER...

Page 26: ...is 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 dis...

Page 27: ...and time is enabled on the Menu See Section 6 5 To turn the unit OFF rotate the Volume knob completely counter clockwise until it clicks 4 2 Setting the Volume Adjust the PWR VOL knob to control the l...

Page 28: ...be made on low power in emergency situations Note Some channels are limited by regulation to be low power only If the HILO operation request is denied an error tone beeps 4 5 Setting the Channel On t...

Page 29: ...t is received Press and hold the CLEAR key to enter Weather mode The WX indicator appears on the LCD Rotate the CH knob to select from channels WX01 through WX10 Press and release the CLEAR key again...

Page 30: ...ation Standby Dual and Tri Watch Scan etc Note The Ray54E can receive weather alert broadcasts in the US or Cana da only if the unit has been programmed by the distributor to use WX Chan nels 4 7 Sele...

Page 31: ...PLUS key to store a Secondary Priority or Favourite PLUS Channel The default is CH 9 If on a working channel press and hold the 16 PLUS for greater than 3 seconds to switch to the Secondary Priority P...

Page 32: ...hannel 2 Press and hold the 16 PLUS key for greater 3 seconds again to switch to Reprogram mode The current Secondary Priority PLUS Channel flashes 3 Change the channel number with the CH key 4 Push t...

Page 33: ...hen PTT is pressed indicating such a transmission is not permitted 4 10 Using the Scan Modes The Ray54E is equipped with four types of scan options All Scan Saved Memory Scan Priority All Scan and Pri...

Page 34: ...ter the last channel number has been scanned the cycle repeats AllScan is demonstrated in the figure to the left Saved Memory Scan Press and release the SCAN SAVE key when there is at least one channe...

Page 35: ...rated in the figure to the left Priority Saved Scan Press and hold the SCAN SAVE key while Saved Scan is active to initiate Priority Saved Scan SAVED PSCAN appears on the dot matrix display Priority S...

Page 36: ...e the CH knob to select the desired channel for programming 2 Press and hold the SCAN SAVE key for 3 seconds The SAVED icon appears to indicate the current channel has been saved in memory Any number...

Page 37: ...dot matrix display Dual Watch monitors the current working channel and Channel 16 in cycle Dual Watch is demonstrated in the figure to the left the sample working channel is CH 72 Press and release t...

Page 38: ...atch is demonstrated in the figure to the left the sample working channel is channel 72 Press and release the DW TRI key to terminate Tri Watch and return to the previous working channel Press and rel...

Page 39: ...in User Mode the following operations can be performed Press and release the SCAN SAVE key to start Memory Scan mode Press and hold the SCAN SAVE key to delete the current channel from memory list Pr...

Page 40: ...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...

Page 41: ...ssel or a coast station an alert sounds and DSC data appears intheLCD suchastimeofacall thecallerandthetypeandpriorityofacall The Ray54E can make the following type of DSC calls INDIVIDUAL routine Cal...

Page 42: ...ess and release the CALL MENU key while in normal operation mode to enter DSC Call Mode Note Distress calls are made using the DISTRESS key The Ray54E s DSC Call type and structure are as follows DSC...

Page 43: ...chanMMSInumber isknown Youcanspecifythetargetvessel either by selecting it from your MMSI phonebook or by manually entering its MMSI number You can also be requested to send out your position to someo...

Page 44: ...SI 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 coas...

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: ...fore an ACK is received cancels the Indi vidual Call Whentheacknowledgementisreceived theRay54Eautomaticallyswitches to the selected working channel and sounds a DSC Call alert ring Press any key to m...

Page 47: ...ecline 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 key The alert tone is muted the Indivi...

Page 48: ...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 that are only received by radios that...

Page 49: ...o 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 on entering Group ID numbers 4 Rotate the CH knob...

Page 50: ...up Routine Calls from anyone in your prearranged group When a Group Call is received an alert tone sounds and the LCD alternates screens displaying the group name and MMSI ID of the station initiating...

Page 51: ...e Call Log No acknowledgement is sent to the caller You can establish voice communications on the channel shown in the LCD by pressing the PTT key Notes 1 DSC Call data is stored in the first availabl...

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 c...

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: ...l is registered in the Call Log Notes 1 For All Ships Urgency Calls the AUTO CH CHG option see page 82 determines whether your radio automatically switch es to channel 16 to receive the call or instea...

Page 55: ...ns 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 yo...

Page 56: ...ed Quick Distress 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 Distres...

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

Page 58: ...io 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 Whena Distress Call is received theRay5...

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: ...elect the desired name MMSI ID 7 Press the CH knob again to send the Position Request Call The call is transmitted on channel 70 and then the radio tunes to the orig inal channel and waits for acknowl...

Page 62: ...radio 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 minut...

Page 63: ...esttosendyourpositiondata Decline the request by pressing CLEAR 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 Thi...

Page 64: ...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 you wish to...

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: ...dio settings a BAND Frequency Group US International Canadian b CH NAME Descriptive name for each channel up to 12 characters c RING VOLUME Alert tone volume LOUD or SOFT d KEY BEEP Key beep volume LO...

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

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 positi...

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: ...he 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 kn...

Page 73: ...I all eight are illuminated for OFF none are illu minated Push the CH knob to accept The Distress key backlighting is never turned OFF 6 4 Contrast Adjustment This setting adjusts the levels of LCD co...

Page 74: ...sounds for 5 seconds or until you acknowledge by pressing any key The position lat lon fieldsaresettoall9 s andtime fieldissettoall8 s The alert repeats every four hours as long as no position informa...

Page 75: ...ft arrow which repre sents a BACKSPACE Accepting the arrow returns the current char acter to its default value and moves you back to the previous position ii When the desired character appears push in...

Page 76: ...ime Note When the final selection is made the radio returns to the previous Menu Selection To exit this sub mode select BACK or else press the 16 PLUS or CLEAR keys 6 6 Settings You can also set how s...

Page 77: ...e list to SETTINGS 5 Push the CH knob to accept Make your selection from the options on the list which are described as follows Latitude Longitude Display TheLL DISPLYsettingindicateswhetherLatitudean...

Page 78: ...is valid only when GPS data is available When manual time is used it is always displayed as UTC time even though you have entered an offset Time Format The TIME FORMAT setting indicates whether the ti...

Page 79: ...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 Band Th...

Page 80: ...CLEAR completely 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 NA...

Page 81: ...to a Position Reply request 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...

Page 82: ...r for you This is a one time operation After the MMSI number is programmed you will not be able to change it only your dealer distributor can change it after entering your MMSI ID accessing this menu...

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 Ray54E is designed to be used as a recreational Ship...

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: ...the Czech Republic Ukraine and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ATIS includes data at the end of radio transmission that identifies your station Your ATIS ID number is derived from your vessel s ca...

Page 88: ...rough the digits for entry into the ATIS ID field The final available char acter is an arrow which serves as a backspace The initial character posi tion is indicated by a blinking underline When the d...

Page 89: ...tic Transmitter Identification System ATIS feature in the radio This feature accommodates users who travel outside the inland waterways and wish to disable the ATIS function at that time Note Ifyoupur...

Page 90: ...ited to 1 watt output power 6 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 71 72 74 75 76 77 and 31 if enabled To enable disable ATIS 1 Fromthe DSCSETUP menu item describedonpage 71 rotate the CH knob until the arrow point...

Page 91: ...b to accept 3 Rotate the CH knob to select the desired setting and push to accept AUTOMATIC sends out your vessel s position data as soon as it is requested MANUAL sends out the data only after you re...

Page 92: ...or working with other vessels for example for towage Note This feature can disable automatic channel switching for incoming DSC Distress and All Ships Urgency Calls If enabled you are responsible for...

Page 93: ...l If you accept the request the call is received a tone sounds and the radio is changed to channel 16 Pressing any key disables the alarm When position and time data is included in the signal it is di...

Page 94: ...PS TIME settings MY MMSI ID number MY ATIS ID number CH NAME 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 scrol...

Page 95: ...tabase Clicking the Find 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...

Page 96: ...and parts are available through your authorized Raymarine distributor Please refer to the lists of component part numbers and optional accessories in the Installation chapter of this manual and have t...

Page 97: ...to 55 C 20 C to 70 C up to 95 Frequency Range Transmit Receive 156 050 To 162 425 MHz 156 050 To 163 275 MHz Channels AllavailableInternationalVHFMarineBands USand Canadian channels also available if...

Page 98: ...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 99: ...10 156 500 156 500 x Intership Port Operations and Ship Movement2 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 In...

Page 100: ...and Ship Movement 65 156 275 160 875 Public 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 P...

Page 101: ...me 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 intership navigation safety communications...

Page 102: ...155 525 Pleasure Boat Pleasure Boat Denmark Finland Norway Sweden F1 F2 F3 155 625 155 775 155 825 155 625 155 775 155 825 Fishing Boat Fishing Boat Fishing Boat Finland Norway Sweden L1 L2 L3 155 50...

Page 103: ...600 156 600 x Port Operations VTS in selected areas 13 156 650 156 650 x IntershipNavigationSafety Bridge to bridge Ships 20metersin length maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters 2 6...

Page 104: ...x Port Operations 67 156 375 156 375 x Commercial Used for Bridge to bridge communications in lower Mississippi River Intership only 6 68 156 425 156 425 x Non Commercial 69 156 475 156 475 x Non Com...

Page 105: ...s danger of collision All ships of length 20 meters 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 Onl...

Page 106: ...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 107: ...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 108: ...raft 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 Po...

Page 109: ...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 110: ...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 int...

Page 111: ...ined by the ITU ITU International Telecommunications Union EU LCD Liquid Crystal Display MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity a number issued by each country to identify maritime stations NOAA Nation...

Page 112: ...working on another channel US Channels Channel designations as defined by the FCC VOL Volume key VHF Very High Frequency 30MHz to 300MHz Weather WX Channels Channels for routine and emergency weather...

Page 113: ...WX frequencies 92 Channel Name 70 Deleting entries 70 Channel setting 18 Channel UP DOWN key 11 CLEAR Key 14 COG SOG Display 68 Contrast adjustment 63 Conventions iii Customer Support 85 D Delete cha...

Page 114: ...Setup 64 Phonebook 59 Adding entries 59 Deleting entries 62 Editing entries 61 Radio Setup 69 Reset 84 Settings 66 MMSI 72 Monitor Mode 27 Dual Watch 27 Tri Watch 28 My ATIS ID 77 My MMSI ID 72 O Opt...

Page 115: ...lay 67 Time Format 68 Time Offset 68 Specifications 87 SQ key 11 Squelch 11 17 Standard equipment 3 T Time Display 67 Time Format 68 Time Offset 68 Time Setup 64 Transmitting 23 indicator 14 Tri Watch...

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