Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Ray54E Marine VHF Radio
- About this Handbook
- Important Information
- Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI)
- Automatic Transmitter Identification System (ATIS)
- SAFETY NOTICE
- Contents
- About this Handbook iii
- Important Information iv
- Chapter 1: Introduction 1
- Chapter 2: Installation 3
- Chapter 3: Getting Started 9
- 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
- 4.5 Setting the Channel 18
- 4.6 Selecting a Weather Channel (If Available) 19
- 4.7 Selecting the Priority Channel 20
- 4.8 Selecting the Secondary Priority (PLUS) Channel 21
- 4.9 Transmitting 23
- 4.10 Using the Scan Modes 23
- 4.11 Adding Channels to Memory 26
- 4.12 Using the Monitor Modes 27
- 4.13 USER Channel Mode 29
- 4.14 DSC Call Operation 29
- 4.15 Menu Mode Operation 30
- Chapter 5: Digital Selective Calling (DSC) 31
- Chapter 6: Menu Settings 57
- Chapter 7: Customer Service 85
- Appendix A: Specifications 87
- Appendix B: Channel List 89
- Appendix C: Glossary 101
- Index 103
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Installation
- Chapter 3: Getting Started
- 3.1 Keypad and Rotary Knobs
- 3.2 LCD Display
- 1. (HI/LO) TX Power
- 2. (TX) Transmitting
- 3. (RX) Receiving
- 4. (LOCAL) Local/Distant Mode
- 5. DSC Message
- 6. ATIS Active
- 7. NO GPS
- 8. Battery Low
- 9. (USER) Favourite Channel Mode
- 10. (SAVED) Memory Mode
- 11. (WX) Weather Channel
- 12. (ALERT) Weather Alert
- 13. (U I C) Channel Set
- 14. (A) Simplex Channel
- 15. (B) Receive-only Channel
- 16. Channel Number
- 17. Dot Matrix Display
- Chapter 4: General Operations
- 4.1 Turning the Power ON and OFF
- 4.2 Setting the Volume
- 4.3 Setting the Squelch
- 4.4 Setting the Power Output
- 4.5 Setting the Channel
- 4.6 Selecting a Weather Channel (If Available)
- 4.7 Selecting the Priority Channel
- 4.8 Selecting the Secondary Priority (PLUS) Channel
- 4.9 Transmitting
- 4.10 Using the Scan Modes
- 4.11 Adding Channels to Memory
- 4.12 Using the Monitor Modes
- 4.13 USER Channel Mode
- 4.14 DSC Call Operation
- 4.15 Menu Mode Operation
- Chapter 5: Digital Selective Calling (DSC)
- Chapter 6: Menu Settings
- Chapter 7: Customer Service
- Appendix A: Specifications
- Appendix B: Channel List
- Appendix C: Glossary
- Index

x Ray54E VHF Radio
6.3 Backlight Adjustment ....................................................................63
6.4 Contrast Adjustment .......................................................................63
6.5 GPS/Time Setup .............................................................................64
When GPS Information Not Available .................................64
6.6 Settings ...........................................................................................66
Latitude/Longitude Display ........................................................67
Time Display ...............................................................................67
Time Offset .................................................................................68
Time Format ................................................................................68
COG/SOG Display .....................................................................68
6.7 Radio Setup ....................................................................................69
Band ............................................................................................69
Channel (CH) Name ...................................................................70
Display Name .......................................................................70
CH Info .................................................................................70
Deleting a Channel Name Entry ...........................................70
Ring Volume ...............................................................................70
Key Beep .....................................................................................70
6.8 DSC Setup ......................................................................................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
Procedure When Enabled .....................................................82
Procedure When Disabled ....................................................83
6.9 Resetting Factory Defaults .............................................................84
Chapter 7: Customer Service ............................................................................85
7.1 How to Contact Raymarine ............................................................85
Appendix A: Specifications ...............................................................................87
Appendix B: Channel List ...................................................................................89
International Marine VHF Channels & Frequencies.................. 89
European Private Channels and Frequencies ..............................92
WX Channels (North America only) ..........................................92
U.S. Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies............................. 93
Canadian Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies .................... 96
Appendix C: Glossary .......................................................................................101
Index ............................................................................................103