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
92 Ray54E VHF Radio
European Private Channels and Frequencies
Note: A licence may be required to operate the radio on the private channels. It is your
responsibility to obtain the proper licence to operate the radio on these frequencies.
WX Channels (North America only)
Country
Channel
Number
TX
Freq
RX
Freq Channel Use
Belgium 31
96
157.550
162.425
162.150
162.425
n/a
n/a
Denmark L1
L2
155.500
155.525
155.500
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
155.500
155.525
155.650
155.500
155.525
155.650
Pleasure Boat
Pleasure Boat
Pleasure Boat
Netherlands 31
37
157.550
157.850
162.150
157.850
n/a
n/a
UK M1
M2
157.850
161.425
157.850
161.425
Pleasure Boat
Pleasure Boat
Weather
Channel
Frequency
in MHz
Weather
Channel
Frequency
in MHz
WX 1 162.550 WX 6 162.500
WX 2 162.400 WX 7 162.525
WX 3 162.475 WX 8 161.650
WX 4 162.425 WX 9 161.775
WX 5 162.450 WX 10 163.275