User manual RAYMARINE RAY218E AND RAY55E VHF RADIOS

[. . . ] Ray218E & Ray55E Marine VHF Radio Owner's Handbook Document number: 81279-3 Date: April 2007 Trademarks and registered trademarks Raymarine is a registered trademark of Raymarine plc. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Contents of this handbook © Raymarine 2007 3 Contents Trademarks and registered trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About this Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Group MMSI ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Press and release the 16/PLUS key to terminate Watch mode and switch to the Priority Channel. Press and release the CLEAR key to terminate Watch mode and return to the lastused channel. Note: During Tri Watch Mode, the CH key is inactive and an error beep sounds if pressed. Chapter 4: Menu Settings 51 I N T B SHIP/SHIP SELECT 72 VHF OPS SCAN MODE DISPLAY MODE HI/LO POWER SAVE CHANNEL WATCH MODE DUAL WATCH I TRI WATCH N [BACK] T B WATCH MODE SHIP/SHIP SELECT 72 WATCH MODE 26 06. 0098N I N 080 04. 8589W T B AM10:33LOC SHIP/SHIP SAVE END CLEAR 72 DUAL 16 Frequency Band The Ray218E/Ray55E can transmit and receive all USA, International and Canadian frequencies, if available. The appropriate indicator is illuminated in the LCD: USA, INT for International, or CAN for Canadian channel sets. D9183-1 DISPLAY MODE HI/LO POWER U SAVE CHANNEL S A A B WATCH MODE FREQ BAND PLEASURE SELECT 69 VHF OPS USA INTERNATNL U S CANADA A A B [BACK] PLEASURE SELECT 69 FREQ BAND 50 46. 1718N I N 001 17. 7189W T A B AM08:53LOC SHIP/SHIP CH72 CH06 CH69 69 D9373-1 DUAL WATCH I TRI WATCH N [BACK] T B WATCH MODE SHIP/SHIP SELECT 72 WATCH MODE DUAL WATCH I TRI WATCH N [BACK] T B WATCH MODE SHIP/SHIP SELECT 72 WATCH MODE 26 06. 0098N I N 080 04. 8589W T B AM10:33LOC SHIP/SHIP SAVE END CLEAR 72 TRI 16+09 52 Ray218E and Ray55E Marine VHF Radios Channel Name By default, the Ray218E/Ray55E scrolls a descriptive name of up to 16 characters in the line directly below the channel number and then stops to display a fixed length of up to 9 characters. This option modifies the name for the currentlyselected channel from its default. Use the CH/OK knob to modify the NAME field using the same technique described in "Adding a new Entry" on page 79. If the name is deleted, the space below the channel number is blank for that channel. DISPLAY MODE HI/LO POWER I SAVE CHANNEL N T B WATCH MODE SHIP/SHIP FREQ BAND SELECT 72 VHF OPS I N PRESS T B EDIT OR CLEAR SHIP/SHIP EDIT CLEAR BACK 72 CHANNEL NAME SELECT CH I N T B SHIP/SHIP BACK 72 EDIT NAME CHANNEL NAME PLEASURE Select Characters Press OK I N T B SHIP/SHIP BACK DONE CH09 CH10 D9374-1 72 EDIT NAME CHANNEL NAME FISHING I N T FISHING CH06 72 50 46. 1718N 001 17. 7189W B AM08:53LOC Chapter 4: Menu Settings 53 Favorite Channel When in standby mode, the Ray218E/Ray55E displays a channel number in each of the three soft key locations. By pressing the corresponding soft key, the radio instantly switches to that channel number. You can select from three separate Favorite Channel groups for a total of 9 channel options for each frequency set. You select which channel group is displayed and edit what channel numbers are assigned. Default channels are as follows: · FAV1: CH67 CH68 CH72 · FAV2: CH71 CH73 CH77 · FAV3: CH06 CH08 CH09 To SELECT which bank of Favorite Channels is displayed: 1. Selected favorite channels appear in the soft key bank. SAVE CHANNEL WATCH MODE I N FREQ BAND T A B CHANNEL NAME SHIP/SHIP FAVORITE CH SELECT 06 VHF OPS I N T 06 FAVORITE CH I N T SHIP/SHIP SELECT FAV-BANK1 FAV-BANK2 FAV-BANK3 A B [BACK] 06 FAVORITE CH SHIP/SHIP SELECT FAV-BANK1 FAV-BANK2 FAV-BANK3 A B [BACK] D9375-1 SELECT I EDIT N T A B [BACK] SHIP/SHIP SELECT 06 FAV BANK-3 68 69 71 I N T A B PRESS [OK] SHIP/SHIP TO ACCEPT BACK OK 06 FAVORITE CH FAV BANK-3 IS SELECTED FAV-BANK1 FAV-BANK2 I N FAV-BANK3 T A B [BACK] SHIP/SHIP SELECT 06 FAVORITE CH 54 Ray218E and Ray55E Marine VHF Radios To EDIT Favorite Channels contained within a bank: 1. Repeat steps 1­3 above for the SELECT process and highlight the bank you wish to edit. Use the up/down arrows to highlight which soft key label you wish to edit: LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT. The new channel selection appears in the edited soft key position for that bank. EDIT I N T SHIP/SHIP SELECT 72 FAVORITE CH FAV BANK-1 FAV BANK-2 FAV BANK-3 A B [BACK] I N T SHIP/SHIP SELECT 72 FAV BANK-3 06 08 09 SELECT EDIT A B [BACK] EDIT FAV-3 06 08 09 LEFT: 06 CENTER: 08 I N RIGHT: 09 T A B PRESS [OK] SHIP/SHIP TO ACCEPT BACK 72 Select Channel EDIT FAV-3 06 08 77 LEFT: 06 I CENTER: 08 N RIGHT: 77 T A B PRESS [OK] SHIP/SHIP TO ACCEPT BACK 72 Press OK 50 46. 1718N I N 001 17. 7189W T A B AM10:33LOC SHIP/SHIP CH77 CH06 CH08 D9376-1 72 Shortcut You can quickly access the Favorite Channel menu item by pressing and holding any of the three channel soft keys in standby mode. I N T SHIP/SHIP CH72 CH73 CH77 PRESS and HOLD any soft key 3 secs D9377-1 06 50 46. 1718N 001 17. 7189W A B AM10:33LOC FAV-BANK1 FAV-BANK2 I N FAV-BANK3 T A B [BACK] SHIP/SHIP SELECT 06 FAVORITE CH Chapter 4: Menu Settings 55 Sensitivity Use this setting to switch the transmit power from high to low. Press the L/D soft key to toggle between full receiver sensitivity (Distant mode) and attenuated receiver sensitivity (Local mode). The LOCAL icon appears while in Local mode and then is removed in Distant mode. L/D 4. 3 Hailer/Fog Horn/Intercom Hailer and Fog operations are available on the Ray218E, but not on the Ray55E. You must purchase and install an optional hailer horn for these features to operate. Intercom operations are available on both the Ray218E and Ray55E. Note: This menu item provides access to auxiliary functions. While these operations are active, you cannot send or receive radio calls. The exception is in AUTO FOG mode, between soundings. Hailer (Ray218E only) The Hailer operation enables the unit to use a Hailer Horn as a loudspeaker. Anything spoken into the handset is amplified and broadcast from the Hailer Horn (but not transmitted over the radio). To adjust the Hailer Horn broadcast volume, use the up/down arrow soft keys while pressing and holding PTT. D9379-1 HAILER I N FOG T A INTERCOM SHIP/SHIP [BACK] SELECT 08 HAIL/FOG/IC I PRESS PTT N T A TO TALK SHIP/SHIP END 08 HAILER LISTENING PTT TALKING VOL: 10 I N T A SHIP/SHIP HORN VOLUME END 08 HAILER D9378-1 FREQ BAND CHANNEL NAME I N FAVORITY CH T A B SENSITIVITY SHIP/SHIP [BACK] SELECT 77 VHF OPS I N T SHIP/SHIP BACK 77 SENSITIVITY SET LOCAL OR A B DISTANT SET LOCAL I N OR T A B DISTANT SHIP/SHIP L/D BACK 77 SENSITIVITY 56 Ray218E and Ray55E Marine VHF Radios Release PTT to switch to Listen mode. [. . . ] Lawrence above Montreal) NL: Newfoundland and Labrador PC: Pacific Coast WC (West Coast): Pacific Coast, Western Arctic and Athabasca-Mackenzie Watershed areas All areas: includes East and West Coast areas Notes: 1. An "A" following a channel number indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit side of an international duplex channel. Operations are different from that of international operations on that channel. Channel 16 is used for calling other stations or for distress alerting. [. . . ]