Installation and Operation Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 Important information
- Chapter 2 Document and product information
- 2.1 Product documentation
- 2.2 Product overview
- 2.3 Applicable products
- 2.4 Parts supplied
- 2.5 Licensing
- USA licensing requirements
- Canada licensing requirements
- Europe and rest of world licensing requirements
- Additional information — Ray90 / Ray91
- Additional information - wireless handset
- Additional information - wireless charging holster
- Additional information - wireless hub
- Additional information - wireless speaker
- 2.6 Obtain MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity) number
- 2.7 Automatic Transmitter Identification System (ATIS)
- 2.8 Software updates
- Chapter 3 Installation
- Chapter 4 Cables and connections
- 4.1 General cabling guidance
- 4.2 Connections overview
- 4.3 Power connection
- 4.4 Handset station connection
- 4.5 Wired speaker connection
- 4.6 NMEA 2000 / SeaTalkng® connection
- 4.7 NMEA 0183 connection
- 4.8 Loud hailer connection
- 4.9 Connecting GNSS (GPS) and VHF antennas
- 4.10 Wireless hub connection
- 4.11 Wireless handset charging holster – power connection
- 4.12 Wireless handset connections
- 4.13 Wireless speaker – power connection
- Chapter 5 Getting started
- 5.1 Handset controls
- 5.2 Powering the Base station
- 5.3 Homescreen overview
- 5.4 Multiple station operation
- 5.5 Adjusting Brightness and Contrast
- 5.6 Shared Brightness
- 5.7 Initial set up
- 5.8 Selecting a language
- 5.9 Switching on the AIS receiver
- 5.10 Selecting a network type
- 5.11 Entering your MMSI number
- 5.12 Entering your ATIS ID
- 5.13 Changing the radio region
- 5.14 Switching between high and low transmit power
- 5.15 GNSS (GPS) set up
- Chapter 6 Wireless handset stations
- Chapter 7 Digital selective calling (DSC)
- 7.1 Digital Selective Calling (DSC)
- 7.2 Distress calls
- Making a designated distress call
- Making a Distress call
- Making a Mayday call
- Cancelling a distress call before transmission
- Cancelling a distress call after transmission
- Receiving a distress call
- Ignoring a distress call
- Acknowledging a distress call
- Manually relaying a distress call
- Distress relays sent by other stations
- 7.3 Urgency calls
- 7.4 Safety calls
- 7.5 Individual (routine) calls
- 7.6 Group calls
- 7.7 Position requests
- 7.8 Phonebook
- 7.9 Call logs
- 7.10 Test calls
- 7.11 DSC set-up menu options
- Chapter 8 VHF operations
- Chapter 9 Hailer, Fog horn, and Intercom
- Chapter 10 Maintenance
- Chapter 11 Troubleshooting
- 11.1 LED diagnostics — Ray90 / Ray91 Base station
- 11.2 LED diagnostics - Wireless (Active) speaker
- 11.3 Troubleshooting
- 11.4 Power up troubleshooting
- 11.5 Audio troubleshooting (transmission / reception)
- 11.6 GNSS (GPS) troubleshooting
- 11.7 DSC troubleshooting
- 11.8 AIS troubleshooting (Ray70 / 73 / 91 only)
- 11.9 Wired handset troubleshooting
- 11.10 Wireless troubleshooting (Ray63 / 73 / 90 / 91 only)
- Chapter 12 Technical support
- Chapter 13 Technical specification
- 13.1 Technical specification — Base station
- 13.2 Technical specification — Wired handset (Raymic)
- 13.3 Technical specification - Wired (Passive) speaker
- 13.4 Technical specification - Wireless hub
- 13.5 Technical specification - Wireless handset
- 13.6 Technical specification - Wireless handset charging holster
- 13.7 Technical specification - Wireless (Active) speaker
- 13.8 Radio usage
- Chapter 14 Spares and accessories
- Appendix A NMEA 0183 sentences
- Appendix B NMEA 2000 PGN list
- Appendix C MMSI Regulatory bodies and application submissions
- Appendix D VHF Channels
- Appendix E Phonetic alphabet
- Appendix F Prowords
- Blank Page
Note:
1.Fourdigitchannelsindicatesimple
xuseoftheshipstationtransmitsideofaninternationalsemi-duplexchannel.Operationsaredifferentfromthatofinternational
operationsonthatchannel.
2.Channel13shouldbeusedtocontactashipwhenthereisdangerofcollision.Allshipsoflength20metresorgreaterarerequiredtoguardVHFchannel13,inadditionto
VHFchannel16,whenoperatingwithinUSterritorialwaters.
3.Channel15isreceiveonly.
4.Channel16isusedforcallingotherstationsorfordistresscalls.
5.Channel17andchannel77haveafixedpoweroutputof1watt.
6.Channel13andchannel67haveaninitialpoweroutputof1watt.Usercantemporarilyoverridethisrestrictionstotransmitathighpower.
7.VDSMS(VHFDigitalSmallMessageServices).TransmissionsofshortdigitalmessagesinaccordancewithRTCMStandard12301.1isallowed.
WXChannels(NorthAmericaonly)
W
eather
ChannelFrequencyinMHz
WX1
162.550
WX2162.400
WX3162.475
W
eather
ChannelFrequencyinMHz
WX4
162.425
WX5
162.450
WX6162.500
WX7
162.525
W
eather
ChannelFrequencyinMHz
WX8161.650
WX9161.775
WX10163.275
CanadianMarineVHFChannelsandFrequencies
Note:
Someofthechannelnumbershaverecentlychanged.Forcompleteness,botholdandnewnumbersareshowninthetablebelow .
(New)CH
No .
(Old)CH
No.
TXFreq
(MHz)
RXFreq
(MHz)SingleFreq
Areasof
operationUse
0101156.050160 .650BCC
Publiccorrespondence.
0202156. 100160.700BCC
Publiccorrespondence.
0303156. 150160.750BCC
Publiccorrespondence.
100404A156.200156.200
x
BCC,EC
Intership ,Ship/Shore,CommercialandSafety
DFO/CanadianCoastGuardonlyinBCCarea.CommercialfishinginECarea.
VHFChannels
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