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
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Important Information
Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI)
The Ray54E includes equipment for Class “D” Digital Selective Calling
(DSC). A nine-digit Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) number is
required to operate the DSC equipment. In some areas, a radio operator
licence is required before an MMSI number will be issued. You can request
an MMSI number from same agency that issues radio or Ship Radio licences
in your area. Once obtained, you can program the MMSI number into your
Ray54E as described in this handbook.
Group MMSI ID
A Group ID MMSI number can also be entered for vessels that are part of a
group, such as a flotilla or racing fleet, enabling DSC communications within
the group.
Automatic Transmitter Identification System (ATIS)
If you purchased your Ray54E to include use on the inland waterways of the
contracting governments of the “Regional Arrangement Concerning the
Radiotelephone Service on Inland Waterways”— also known as the Basel
Agreement
1
— your Ray54E will be programmed by your dealer to include
Automatic Transmitter Identification System (ATIS) functionality. ATIS
includes data at the end of radio transmission that identifies your station.
ATIS operation can be turned on or off as needed via the radio’s Menu mode.
See page 79.
Note: When ATIS is enabled, certain programming steps have been imple-
mented to protect the integrity of the Basel Agreement, including the block-
ing of DSC functions when ATIS is active. See Digital Selective Calling
(DSC) on page 31 and ATIS Function on page 79.
Your ATIS ID number is derived from your vessel’s call sign. Your
authorized Raymarine dealer can assist you in decoding your ATIS ID
number, which you can then program into your Ray54E using the operation
described on page 77.
1.The Basel Agreement includes Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
France, Hungary, Luxembourg, Moldova, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Rus-
sian Federation, the Slovak Republic, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Ukraine and
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.