Raymarine Ray 55E Owner's, Owner'S Handbook Manual

Page 1: ...Ray55E Marine VHF Radio Owner s Handbook Document number 81279 3 Date April 2007...

Page 2: ...er 2 Installation 15 2 1 Unpacking and Inspection 15 Removing the Sun Cover 15 Equipment Supplied 16 2 2 Planning the Installation 17 2 3 Cable Connections 20 Power 21 Hailer Horn Ray218E only 22 Exte...

Page 3: ...H 31 H OK INTCM 31 3 2 Transceiver LCD 32 1 RX Receiving 32 2 TX Transmitting 32 3 HI LO TX Power 32 4 ATIS Active 32 5 SAVED Memory Mode 32 6 LOCAL Local Distant Mode 33 7 FAV123 Favorite Channel 33...

Page 4: ...Call Operation 40 Chapter 4 Menu Settings 41 4 1 Menu Function 41 Making Menu and Programming Selections 41 4 2 VHF Operations 44 Scan Mode 44 All Scan 45 Priority All Scan 46 Saved Memory Scan 46 Pr...

Page 5: ...SC Call Menu 71 Making DSC Menu and Programming Selections 72 5 2 Distress Calls 74 Sending a Distress Call 74 Undesignated Quick Distress Call 74 Designated Distress Call 75 Transmitting 76 Receiving...

Page 6: ...hapter 6 Customer Service 101 6 1 How to Contact Raymarine 101 On the Internet 101 Customer Support 101 Product Repair and Service 101 Technical Support 102 Accessories and Parts 102 Worldwide Support...

Page 7: ...8 Ray218E and Ray55E Marine VHF Radios Appendix E Glossary 123 Index 125...

Page 8: ...t private channels and if programmed all US and Canadian marine and weather channels Refer to the Frequency Tables in Appendix D whichlistallmarineVHFchannelsavailableinyourradio Youshould familiarize...

Page 9: ...Maritime Mobile Service Identity MMSI number to direct DSC calls directly to your radio much like a telephone number Most importantly DSC enables digital distress calls that automatically notify other...

Page 10: ...e interior packing material in the event you must return the unit to the factory Removing the Sun Cover The Sun Cover was designed to remain attached to the radio even in rough seas To remove the Sun...

Page 11: ...r serve multiple purposes For the most part the function indicated on the first line of the key is accessed by pressing that key for fewer than 3 seconds and then releasing it The function indicatedon...

Page 12: ...to scroll through selections in menu and programming modes 5 SCAN SAVE Press and release this key to access the Scan Mode menu which is described on page 44 If Scan Mode is active pressing this key te...

Page 13: ...o enter DSC Call Mode which is used for making DSC Calls and viewing the DSC Call Logs and the DSC Call Phonebook AMaritimeMobileServiceIdentity MMSI numberisrequiredtooperatetheDSC equipmentinthisrad...

Page 14: ...m capabilities with the transceiver from a remote portion of the vessel Intercom functions are discussed on page 57 A PTT Press this Push to Talk key to transmit B VOL SQ By default these keys control...

Page 15: ...to select the corresponding function as identified by the on screen label F MENU DSC Press and release this key to select Menu Mode which is used to set up the radio The menu structure is outlined in...

Page 16: ...radio is transmitting 3 HI LO TX Power Indicates whether transmit power is set for 25 watts HI or 1 watt LO 4 ATIS Active Indicates ATIS transmission is enabled Only available in European countries u...

Page 17: ...All Ships Urgency calls only ThisfeatureiscontrolledbytheDSCSetupmenuitemAUTOCHCHGdescribedon page 98 By default thisicon isoff meaning thatauto channel changing is active 9 GPS Indicates that positi...

Page 18: ...ou cannot transmit on the currently selected channel it is receive only Used with Canadian channels only 15 Soft Key Labels Displays the current function of the associated soft key 16 Channel Name Dis...

Page 19: ...tes the backlight at full brightness and displays a self test Recalls the last channel number TX power settings and operation mode If no last used setting data exists goes to channel 16 and high TX Po...

Page 20: ...t the squelch rotate the SQ knob counter clockwise until audio is heard Then rotate clockwise until background noise disappears on the optional Raymic PressandreleasethecenteroftheVOL SQkeytoactivates...

Page 21: ...normal operation Note 1 WX broadcasts can only be heard in the US and Canada 2 The Ray218E Ray55E can receive these broadcasts only if the unit has been upgradedby the distributor to use WX Channels...

Page 22: ...PLUSkeyalsocanbeusedtocancelallothermodesandswitchtochannel 16 Note Whentheprioritychannelisselected theradioisalwayssettoHIGHtransmitpow er You may reducepowerif desired using the HI LO power setting...

Page 23: ...3 11 Transmitting Press and hold the Push to Talk PTT key on the microphone to transmit on the selected channel and then release to receive The TX indicator appears during transmission Note Internatio...

Page 24: ...Tisreleased TheTXtime out timer is reset once the PTT key is released Note If thecurrentchannelis receive only analert tonesoundswhenPTTis pressed in dicating such a transmissionis not permitted 3 12...

Page 25: ...e three ways to make menu and character selections in your radio 1 Most examples in this chapter describe making selections using the CH OK knob and soft keys on the transceiver 2 However you can also...

Page 26: ...he micro phone or OKkey on Raymictoaccept Thesub menuheadingsaredisplayed 4 Use the up down arrow soft keys CH OK knob on the transceiver or the CH up downkey on the microphone or Raymic topointtothed...

Page 27: ...ob on the transceiver HI LO key on the micro phone orOKkeyonRaymictoaccept Thesettingischanged Continueinthe same manner to make any other setting changes To return to the previous menu level select t...

Page 28: ...nterminatethe scan and return the radio to standby mode by pressing and releasing the key again While scanning press the microphone or Raymic CH up down keys or else rotate the CH knob on the transcei...

Page 29: ...er the last channel number has been scanned the cycle repeats When active SCAN ALL appears on the display 08 SHIP SHIP B B VHF OPS SELECT SCAN MODE DISPLAY MODE HI LO POWER SAVE CHANEL WATCH MODE I N...

Page 30: ...memory are scannedin sequence Afterthe last saved channelnumberhasbeen scanned the cycle repeats Whenactive SCANSAVEDappearsonthedisplay Ifnochannelshavebeensaved into memory when you select this feat...

Page 31: ...malmode thechannelisdisplayedontheleft side of the display and text information on the right In 2 UP mode you are presented with two channels the currently active channel on the left and the standby c...

Page 32: ...wer from LOW 1 watt to HIGH 25 watts The corresponding LO or HI indicator appears YoucanalsopresstheHI LO LOC DISkeyonthemicrophonetotoggleTXpower 72 SHIP SHIP B B DISPLAY MODE SELECT 1UP CHANNEL 2UP...

Page 33: ...ternational and Canadian frequency sets To add or remove a channel to from memory 1 Select SAVE CHANNEL from the VHF OPS menu 2 Rotate the CH OK knob to select the channel to be added removed from mem...

Page 34: ...l and Channel 16 in cycle DUAL 16 appears on the top line of the display DualWatchisdemonstratedinthefiguretotheleft the sample working channel is channel 72 Tri Watch Tri Watch monitors in cycle chan...

Page 35: ...CH MODE 72 SHIP SHIP B I N T 26 06 0098N 080 04 8589W AM10 33LOC END SAVE CLEAR DUAL 16 72 SHIP SHIP B I N T WATCH MODE SELECT DUAL WATCH TRI WATCH BACK WATCH MODE 72 SHIP SHIP B I N T WATCH MODE SELE...

Page 36: ...OK knob to modify the NAME field using the same technique described in Adding a new Entry on page 79 4 Press DONE when completed To completely remove the Channel Name press CLEAR in step 2 above If t...

Page 37: ...s is displayed 1 From the VHF OPS menu select FAVORITE CH 2 Highlight the Favorite Channel Bank you wish to be displayed 3 Press the SELECT soft key Two options appear SELECT and EDIT 4 Choose the SEL...

Page 38: ...nu item by pressing and holding any of the three channel soft keys in standby mode EDIT 72 SHIP SHIP B A I N T EDIT FAV 3 06 08 77 BACK 72 SHIP SHIP B A I N T A 50 46 1718N 001 17 7189W AM10 33LOC CH0...

Page 39: ...d orreceive radiocalls The exception isin AUTO FOG mode be tweensoundings Hailer Ray218E only The Hailer operation enables the unit to use a Hailer Horn as a loudspeaker Press and hold PTT to place th...

Page 40: ...witch sounds a continuous 400 Hz tone for as long as you hold the PTT AUTO FOG Sounds a predetermined pattern Press END soft key or any hard key CLEAR HAILER INTCM etc to quit Note BetweenAUTO Fog Hor...

Page 41: ...e HAILER INTCM key or Raymic Press and hold the OK INTCM key The receiving station sounds an alert tone and displays a message that an intercom call is incoming 2 On the receiving station press PTT to...

Page 42: ...ge by pressing any key The alert repeats every four hours as long as no position information has been entered manually If position data is entered manually but has not been updated during the previous...

Page 43: ...r is underlined rotate the CH OK knob to toggle between N and S if necessary Press the CH OK knob when the desired direction character is displayed The first character in the longitude field is now un...

Page 44: ...ings canbedisplayed ata time Time Offset The TIME OFFSET setting indicates the amount of time to add or subtract from UTC time to equal your local time Rotate the CH OK knob to select a value from bet...

Page 45: ...of forwarding this data to your displayunit CSeries ESeries etc overtheNMEAportsothatitcanbedisplayed on the screen You can specify which stations will have their position data and Distress Call infor...

Page 46: ...pearstotheleftofthestationname indicatingthat it has been selected 5 Continue until all stations for which you want to allow data to be forwarded have been selected have an arrow next to the station n...

Page 47: ...TIS number yourself you can have your dealer program the number for you Note TheATISID number isa tendigit number beginning with a 9 The MY ATIS set up process has you input onlythe last 9 digits The...

Page 48: ...SHIP SHIP B B ATIS OPS SELECT MY MMSI ID ATIS FUNC BACK I N T 08 SHIP SHIP B B MAIN MENU SELECT VHF OPS HAIL FOG IC GPS SETUP ATIS OPS SYSTM CONFIG I N T 08 SHIP SHIP B B MY ATIS ID BACK INPUT MY ATI...

Page 49: ...disabled Dual Watch Tri Watch and all Scan functions are disabled The following International Channels are limited to 1 watt output power 6 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 71 72 74 75 76 77 and 31 if enabled T...

Page 50: ...evel isbeing adjusted in the transceiver a message appearsontheRaymicindicatingthatthebaseisbusy Asimilarmessageappears on the base LCD when adjusting the backlight on the Raymic Contrast Adjustment T...

Page 51: ...I N T SYSTM CONFIG SELECT BACKLIGHT CONTRAST KEY BEEP SIGNAL BAR BEARING MODE A 09 KEY BEEP LOUD QUIET OFF BACK SHIP SHIP A I N T SELECT 09 KEY BEEP LOUD QUIET OFF BACK SHIP SHIP A I N T SELECT D9388...

Page 52: ...ceived NO NMEA signal not received RAYMIC OK Raymic second station is connected NO Raymic is not connected HAILER OK Hailer horn speaker is connected NO Hailer is not connected BATTERY OK Battery volt...

Page 53: ...O POWER Set to HI SAVE CHANNEL The Saved Channel list is cleared CHANNEL NAME The Long Channel Name list is displayed SENSITIVITY Set to DISTANT GPS SETUP SETTING LAT LON DISP is set ON TIME DISPLAY i...

Page 54: ...N BEARING MODE Set to TRUE SPEED UNIT Set to KNOTS DSC MENU RECV D CALLS All logs are cleared DSC SETUP AUTO CH CHANGE is set ON 73 SHIP SHIP B I N T SYSTM CONFIG SELECT A SPEED UNIT SYSTEM TEST VERSI...

Page 55: ...l from another vessel or a coast station an alert sounds and DSC data appears in the LCD such as time of a call the caller and the type and priority of a call Note If youpurchasedyourRay218E Ray55Etoi...

Page 56: ...DSC call to a specific station identified by its MMSI number GROUP Sends transmissions that are only received by radios sharing a com mon Group MMSI number Up to 5 Group MMSI numbers can be stored an...

Page 57: ...Chapter 5 Digital Selective Calling DSC 73 3 Alternatively if you have an optional Raymic you can use its CH up down keys to select and OK key to accept D10025 1 D10024 1...

Page 58: ...ss designated call or not undesignated call Sending a Distress Call Lift the spring loaded door on the front panel of the transceiver Undesignated Quick Distress Call To send a distress call without s...

Page 59: ...oinitiatethecall Duringthis time the radio beeps the display flashes and a timer counts down 03 02 01 just as with the undesignated call illustrated above UNDESIGNATED SINKING FIRE ADRIFT FLOODING ABA...

Page 60: ...until muted or an ACK is received Cancelling a Distress Call Made in Error If the countdown has not been completed release the DISTRESS key before the countdown has completed If the countdown has comp...

Page 61: ...stress Log The envelope icon blinks until you accept the call reject the call or open the resulting unread message stored in the Log See page Received Calls Logs on page 94 Your radio has the capabili...

Page 62: ...grammed MMSI numbers that you can selectformakinganIndividualCall Thenumbersarestoredbynameandcontain the station s MMSI number You can add edit and delete entries from the Phonebook much as you would...

Page 63: ...knobtoaccept The next character to be filled in sequence is then underlined 4 Continue this process until all MMSI digits have been entered Use the and soft keys to edit selected characters if necess...

Page 64: ...rs All alpha and numeric characters are available as well as 13 symbols Press the CH OK knob to accept Continue this process until all NAME char acters have been entered 6 When complete press the DONE...

Page 65: ...ent The Ray218E Ray55E automatically detects the correct procedures for you based on the type of MMSI number you enter manually or with or the phonebook If 00 is detected as the first two characters o...

Page 66: ...annel within its ACK 6 Press SEND to transmit the call The Individual Call is transmitted on channel 70 the radio tunes to the original channel and waits for acknowledgement During this period you are...

Page 67: ...t tone Press CLEAR Automatic cancellation takes place after 2 minutes To ignore the Individual Call Press CLEAR a second time or press the CANCEL soft key The envelope icon disappears the call is inte...

Page 68: ...t the originating station is sent the message UNABLE TO COMPLY indicating that your radio could not make the requested channel change 08 SHIP SHIP B B INDIVIDUAL ROUTINE CANCEL FROM GOOD RX OK 08 SHIP...

Page 69: ...eading 0 is auto matically entered for you The first character space you can modify is high lighted with a flashing underline A more detailed description of manual character entry can be found in Addi...

Page 70: ...OK knob to select the working channel to be used for the call B B B B B 10 SHIP SHIP B DSC MENU SELECT I N T 10 SHIP SHIP B GROUP SELECT I N T CALL MY GROUP ID 10 SHIP SHIP B MY GROUP ID I N T SELECT...

Page 71: ...tion in the group initiating the call and one indicating that a request for a change of working channels is being made 67 SHIP SHIP B B DSC MENU SELECT I N T 67 SHIP SHIP B B GROUP SELECT CALL MY GROU...

Page 72: ...ler requests an acknowledgement press SEND to comply 3 WhenthecallerrespondstotheACK pressOKtoreturntothestandbymode Establish voice communications on the designated channel by pressing PTT If the cal...

Page 73: ...cations Transmitting an All Ships Call 1 Select ALL SHIPS from the DSC menu 2 Select the type of call you wish to make URGENCY or SAFETY 3 Press SEND to transmit the call The call is transmitted on ch...

Page 74: ...ation takes place after 2 minutes To ignore the All Ships Call Press CLEAR a second time or press the CANCEL soft key The envelope icon disappears the call is interrupted and the normal screen appears...

Page 75: ...h an MMSI number is known You can specify the target station either by selecting it from your MMSI phonebook or by manually entering its MMSI number Yourradiohasthecapabilityofforwardingpositiondatafr...

Page 76: ...st is accepted by the receiving station When the position request is received the Ray218E Ray55E shows that the call has been accepted by the requested station The radio sounds a Call Alert tone Press...

Page 77: ...osition data under any circumstances AUTO sends out your vessel s position data as soon as it is requested MANUAL sends out the data only after you respond to the request The2alternatingpagesofdata ar...

Page 78: ...Call is received the envelope icon blinks on the LCD and an arrow symbol appearstotheleftoftheappropriatelog Theenvelopeiconandarrow symbol disappear when the log is opened Coast Stations are identifi...

Page 79: ...king channel Unable to Comply appears indicating the radio could not comply with the channel change request Log Entry Options The DSC Call Logs provide additional options for each entry When the promp...

Page 80: ...omatically changes channels for incoming Distress and All Ships Urgency Calls To adjust the DSC settings 1 Press and hold the MENU DSC key for 3 seconds to enter DSC Menu mode 2 Rotate the CH OK knob...

Page 81: ...ith a numeric character Continuerotatingtheknobtoscrollthroughtheselections Usethe and soft keys to edit selected characters if necessary 4 When the appropriate number appears press the CH OK knob to...

Page 82: ...ous watch on a certain channel for example in aVTScontrolledarea orworkingwithothervessels forexample for towage 08 SHIP SHIP B B DSC SETUP SELECT I N T 08 SHIP SHIP B B DSC MENU SELECT I N T 08 SHIP...

Page 83: ...ereby continuing to monitor your current channel When set OFF the icon appears on the LCD If you accept the request the call is received a tone sounds and the radio is changed to channel16 Pressingany...

Page 84: ...5 lbs Weight Raymic 0 227 kg 0 5 lbs Power 12 VDC system 13 6 VDC typical Environmental Operating Range Storage Range Humidity Waterproof to IPX7 10 C to 50 C 20 C to 70 C up to 95 Frequency Range Tr...

Page 85: ...Lo Mode 25 W 1 W Maximum Deviation 5 KHz FM Hum and Noise Level less than 40 dB below audio level Adjacent Channel Power more than 70 dB Spurious Harmonic Emissions less than 70 dBc Current Drain Hi...

Page 86: ...105 Appendix B Radio Controls This section is a quick reference to your radio s controls Ray218E D9347 1 Ray55E D9346 1...

Page 87: ...l changing and navigating menu item selections Rapid channel change and navigat ing menu item selections 5 SCAN SAVE Initiate Priority Saved Scan mode or terminate any active scan SAVE DELETE channel...

Page 88: ...dard microphone in a telephone handset design 13 16 PLUS Switch between the Priority and Working Channels Switches to Secondary Priority PLUS channel If already tuned to the PLUS channel programs new...

Page 89: ...unction Press and hold 3 seconds to access Weather Channel Mode if so pro grammed D 16 PLUS Press and release to switch between the Priority and Working CH Press and hold 3 seconds to switch to Second...

Page 90: ...hannel Save Clear Select Output Select Station Watch Mode Dual Watch Tri Watch Channel Name Edit Clear True Magnetic Favorite Channel Select Edit Sensitivity Local continued in next column Distant Fre...

Page 91: ...is pressed and held for 3 seconds PHONEBOOK New entry List DSC INDIVIDUAL Manual call Call from phonebook GROUP Call My Group ID ALL SHIPS Urgency Safety POSITION REQUEST Manual call Call from phonebo...

Page 92: ...Movement 10 156 500 156 500 x Intership Port Operations and Ship Movement 2 11 156 550 156 550 x Port Operations and Ship Movement 12 156 600 156 600 x Port Operations and Ship Movement 13 156 650 15...

Page 93: ...775 Public Correspondence Port Operations and Ship Movement 64 156 225 160 825 Public Correspondence Port Operations and Ship Movement 65 156 275 160 875 Public Correspondence Port Operations and Ship...

Page 94: ...e broadcast of Marine Safety Information by the Maritime and Coast Guard Agency in the UK only 3 Channel 13 is designated for use on a worldwide basis as a navigation safety communication channel prim...

Page 95: ...l 11 156 550 156 550 x Commercial VTS in selected areas 12 156 600 156 600 x Port Operations VTS in selected areas 13 156 650 156 650 x Intership Navigation Safety Bridge to bridge Ships 20metersinlen...

Page 96: ...le only in New Orleans Lower Mississippi area 64A 156 225 156 225 x U S Coast Guard only 65A 156 275 156 275 x Port Operations 66A 156 325 156 325 x Port Operations 67 156 375 156 375 x Commercial Use...

Page 97: ...guard VHF channel 13 in additionto VHFchannel 16 whenoper atingwithinU S territorial waters 3 Channelis Receive Only 4 Channel16 is used for calling other stationsor fordistress alerting 5 Output powe...

Page 98: ...ip Commercial and Safety Also assigned for operations in the Lake Winnipeg area 09 156 450 156 450 AC Intership Ship Shore Commercial Non commercial and ShipMovement Maybeusedtocommunicatewithaircraft...

Page 99: ...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 0...

Page 100: ...cial Commercial fishing only 65A 156 275 156 275 Intership Ship Shore Commercial Non commercial Safety Search rescue and antipollution operations on the Great Lakes Towing on the Pacific Coast Port op...

Page 101: ...cial Commercial fishing only 73 156 675 156 675 All areas except EC Intership Ship Shore Commercial Non commercial Safety May also be used for communications with aircraft engaged in coordinated searc...

Page 102: ...ve Only 4 Channel 70 is used exclusively for Digital Selective Calling DSC and is not available for regular voice communications 5 Channels 75 and 76 are reserved as guard bands for Channel 16 and are...

Page 103: ...redtooperatetheradioontheprivatechannels Itisyourresponsibilityto obtain the proper licenseto operatethe radioon these frequencies Country Channel Number TX Freq RX Freq Channel Use Belgium 96 162 425...

Page 104: ...DSC Digital Selective Calling DSC is a system used to send digital messagestostationsidentifiedbyauniqueMMSInumber Con tained within the message is the working channel on which voice communications ar...

Page 105: ...ush to talk switch RF Radio Frequency RTCM Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services RX Receive SAR Search And Rescue Saved Scan Scans only user selected memory channels Semi duplex Channels us...

Page 106: ...ay 61 Connections cable 20 external speaker 22 GPS 23 hailer 22 NMEA 23 power 21 Contrast adjustment 66 Conventions 9 Customer Support 101 D Deleting channels from memory 49 Display 32 Distress Calls...

Page 107: ...Options 95 Low Voltage 22 35 M Memory Adding channels to 49 Menu 29 41 ATIS Operations 63 DSC Setup 96 GPS Time Setup 58 Phonebook 78 Adding entries 79 Deleting entries 81 Editing entries 80 Settings...

Page 108: ...COG SOG Display 61 Latitude Longitude Display 60 Time Display 60 Time Format 60 Time Offset 60 Signal Bar 67 Soft keys 29 31 Speaker 22 Specifications 103 Speed Unit 68 Squelch 28 30 36 Standard equi...