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

Appendix B: Channel List 97
15 156.750 156.750 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship
Movement: All operations limited to 1-watt maximum power.
May also be used for on-board communications.
16 156.800 156.800 All areas
International Distress, Safety and Calling
2
17 156.850 156.850 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship
Movement: All operations limited to 1-watt maximum power.
May also be used for on-board communications.
18A 156.900 156.900 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial:
Towing on the Pacific Coast.
19A 156.950 156.950 All areas
except PC
Intership and Ship/Shore:
Canadian Coast Guard only.
19A 156.950 156.950 PC Intership and Ship/Shore:
Various Government departments.
20 157.000 161.600 All areas Ship/Shore, Safety and Ship Movement:
Port operations only with 1-watt maximum power.
21A 157.050 157.050 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 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial and Non-commercial:
For communications between Canadian Coast Guard and non-
Canadian Coast Guard stations only.
23 157.150 161.750 PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence:
Also in the inland waters of British Columbia and the Yukon.
24 157.200 161.800 All areas Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence
25 157.250 161.850 PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence: Also assigned for
operations in the Lake Winnipeg area.
25B - 161.850 AC Safety: Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) service.
26 157.300 161.900 All areas Ship/Shore, Safety and Public Correspondence
27 157.350 161.950 AC, GL, PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence
28 157.400 162.000 PC Ship/Shore, Safety and Public Correspondence
28B - 162.000 AC Safety: Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) service.
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No.
XMIT
Freq
RCV
Freq
Area of
Operation Use