RA27 VHF Marine Radio Instruction Manual Shenzhen Ysair Technology Co.,Ltd. Add: 6/F, building 6, Yunli intelligent park, No. 3, Changfa Middle Road, Yangmei community, Bantian street, Longgang District, Shenzhen,Guangdong,China Web: www.retevis.com E-mail: kam@retevis.com Facebook: facebook.
TO USER Thank you for purchasing this VHF DSC marine transceiver. transceiver during use. Please read all instructions carefully and completely before using the transceiver. The transceiver is based on the technical characteristics of CCIR 493-4 and the operational characteristics of CCIR 5413 of the International Radio Consultative Committee, and the resolutions of the International Telecommunication Union ITU-R Recommendation A.
CONTENTS PREPARATION DUALWATCH / TRI-WATCH Supplied Accessories.........................................................1 Transceiver Mounting .........................................................1 Antenna Connection ...........................................................2 Installation of Connecting Cables .....................................2 Dimensions .........................................................................4 Description ........................................................
■ Antenna Connection ■ Installation of Connecting Cables Please connect an antenna before transmitting. Select the antenna with the corresponding frequency and install on the ANT antenna base. Use the antenna and coaxial feeder with the VDPH QDWXUDO LPSHGDQFH ȍ NOTE: Do not transmit before connecting the antenna, it will ruin the transceiver. Antenna Connector NOTE: GPS receiver is required to be compatible with 10($ YHUVLRQ RU DERYH VWDWHPHQW IRUPDW 50& GGA, GNS, GLL.
D Connect to ship’s backup power DC24V If the ship’s backup power supply DC24V is to be used, a separate step-down power supply device (Input DC24V, Output DC13.8V / 15A) shall be used. To Ship’s Backup Power Red (+) Black (í) To Transceiver PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Dimensions Unit: mm ■ Front Panel 155 137 Speaker Display D Fuse Replacement One fuse is installed in the supplied DC power cable.
■ Softkeys ] Various often-used fucntions are assigned to the softkeys [ for easy access. The functions' icons are displayed above the softkeys [ ], as shown below. Push [B] Push [A] Push [B] Push [A] Push [B] Push [A] NOTE: 7KH GLVSOD\HG LFRQV RU WKHLU RUGHU PD\ GLႇHU GHSHQGing on the presetting by programming software. When the MMSI code is not set, the softkeys for DSC function are not displayed. D Using the Softkeys Press [A] or [B] to scroll through the selectable functions that ].
■ Function Display No. 5 6 y Readouts the current position and time when valid GPS data is received or when manually input. y ³12 326 12 7,0(´ LV GLVSOD\HG LI QR GPS data has been received, and then a warning message is displayed for 2 minutes after turning ON the transceiver. y “??” blinks if no GPS data is received Position/Time for 30 seconds after receving valid GPS Readouts data, and then “??” and a warning message are displayed after 10 minutes.
BASIC OPERATION ■ Power ON/OFF 1. Press and hold [PWR] knob for 1 second to power ON. 2. Press and hold [PWR] knob for 1 second again to power OFF. D Receiving Volume Adjustment: 1. Rotate [VOL] knob to adjust the volume, volume adjustment interface is displayed. ■ Transmitting and Receiving D Transmitting 1. Press [H/L] key on the microphone to select the output power if necessary. y “LOW” appears when low power is selected.
Selecting a Weather Channel ] to select between weather channel 1. Press softkey [ and regualr channel. y “WX” appears when a weather channel is selected. ” is displayed iny When the WX-Alert is set to ON, “ stead of “WX”. 2. Press [Y]\[Z] to select a Weather channel. Setting the Weather Alert 1. Press [MENU] key, the menu interface is displayed. 2. Press [Y]\[Z] or rotate [DIAL] knob to select “Radio Settings”, then press [OK] WKH ³5$',2 6(77,1*6´ VFUHHQ LV displayed. 3. Press [Y]\[Z] or rotate [DIAL] k
played. 4. Press [Y]\[Z] or rotate [DIAL] knob to adjust the display contrast. 5. Press [OK] WR FRQ¿UP ] to return to main interface. y Press softkey [ ■ Vibration Water Draining Function The microphone lock function electrically locks all keys except for [PTT] on the supplied microphone. This prevents accidental channel changes and function access. 1. Press and hold [DIAL] knob for one second to power OFF. 2.
DUALWATCH / TRI-WATCH ■ Starting a Scan Scan Type, Weather Alert, Scan Timer can be set in the menu interface. ]. 1. Press [A]\[B] to display [ 2. Press softkey [ ] to start Normal or Priority Scan. y “SCAN 16” is displayed during a Priority Scan, and “SCAN” is displayed during a Normal Scan. y When a signal is received, the scan pauses until the signal disappears, or resumes after 5 seconds, depending on the Scan Timer setting in “Radio Settings”.
DSC OPERATION ■ MMSI Code Programming 6. (QWHU 006, FRGH DJDLQ WR FRQ¿UP The 9-digit MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity: DSC self ID) code can be programmed by PC software and also manually set on this transceiver. 1. Press and hold [PWR] knob to power ON. y Three short beeps sound, and “Push [OK] to Register your MMSI” is displayed. 2. Press [OK] to start setting the MMSI code.
2. Press [Y]\[Z]/[A]\[B] to enter longitude and latitude. y Press [A]\[B] to select desired number. y Press [OK] to enter. y 6HOHFW ´ĸ´ RU ³ĺ´ RU URWDWH [DIAL] to move the cursor, then press [OK]. y Move cursor to “N” or “S” to select N (North Latitude) or S (South Latitude). y 0RYH FXUVRU WR ³:´ RU ³(´ WR VHOHFW : :HVW /RQJLWXGH RU ( (DVW /RQJLWXGH 3. After position is input, press [OK] WR FRQ¿UP 4. In the UTC time editing interface, enter the UTC time as follows.
D Deleting an Entered ID 1. Display the “INDIVIDUAL ID” or “GPOUP ID” screen. 2. Press [Y]\[Z] to select the ID you want to delete, then press ]. softkey [ ]. y You can edit an ID and its name by pressing [ 3. Then press [OK] delete ID, and return to the previous screen. ] to cancel the deletion. y Press [ D Auto Acknowledgement (Auto ACK) The Auto ACK function automatically sends an Acknowledgement call when an appropriate request is recevied.
E-mail: kam@retevis.com Facebook: facebook.com/retevis 3. [ 4. [ holding down [DISTRESS] again. ]: Pauses the countdown to resend the next Distress call. ]: Displays the information of the Distress call that you have sent. After receiving an Acknowledgement: 1. [ ]: Closes the Distress operation, and returns to the operating screen. 2. [ ] 'LVSOD\V WKH ³',675(66 +,6725<´ 3. [ ]: Display the information of the received Distress Acknowledgement. D Simple Call 1.
2. Press the softkey below the intended operation. sition, which is held for 23.5 hours, or until turning OFF the transceiver. An Individual call enables you to send a DSC signal to only a VSHFL¿F VWDWLRQ D Distress Cancel Call If you have accidently made a Distress call, or made an incorrect Distress call, send a Distress Cancel call to cancel the call as soon as possible while waiting for an Acknowledgement call, be sure to report the purpose of the cancellation. 1.
y The assigned channels are preset by default. 8. Press softkey [ ] to send the Individual call. y “Transmitting Individual Call” is displayed, and then “Waiting for ACK” is displayed. ] to turn OFF the Press softkey [ alarm, the channel assigned in above step is automatically selected. y If the called station cannot use the channel that you asVLJQHG D GLႇHUHQW FKDQQHO LV VHOHFWHG E\ WKH VWDWLRQ y Hold down [PTT] to communicate.
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[ ]. 6. Select “Channel”, then press [OK]. 7. Select a channel to assign, and then press [OK] or softkey [ ]. y The assigned channels are preset by default. An All Ships call enables you to announce a message to all the ships within range. 1. Press softkey [ displayed. ] WKH ³27+(5 '6&´ VFUHHQ LV NOTE:
D Receiving a Position Request Call/Polling Request Call When an Position Request call is received: y The alarm sounds for 2 minutes. y ³5&9' 326 5(48(67´ LV GLVSOD\HG 4. Select “Address”, and then press [OK]. 5. Select a target to send a Position Request call to, and then ]. press [OK] or softkey [ 1. Press softkey [ alarm. 2. Press the softkey for the next operation. 7. When you receive a Position Reply: y An alarm sounds.
2. Press softkey [ played. ], the received call’s information is dis- 4. Press softkey [ ] to send the Position Reply call. 3. Press softkey [ ] to send an “Able to Comply” Acknowledgement, or press softkey [ ] to send an “Unable to Comply” Acknowledgement. NOTE: If no valid GPS postion is received, you can manually enter the position and time in “Position” item on this screen. 6HH ³(QWHULQJ WKH SRVLWLRQ DQG WLPH´ IRU GHWDLOV 2. Select “Type”, then press [OK] ³0(66$*( 7<3(´ LV GLV]. played.
D Receiving a Test Call By default, the Auto ACK function automatically sends an Acknowledgement to the calling station. If the function is set to “Manual”, the following screen are displayed. When a Test call is received: y The alarm sounds for 2 minutes. y ³5&9' 7(67 &$//´ LV GLVSOD\HG 1. Press softkey [ alarm. 2. Press the softkey for the next operation. 6.
3. Press [ ] to return to the operating screen. 4. Press softkey [ ] to display the received call’s information. ■ DSC Log NOTE: You can also enter “RCVD CALL LOG” screen by menu operation, steps as below: 0HQX ĺ '6& /RJ ĺ 5HFHLYHG &DOO /RJ 2. Press [Y]/[Z] to select “Distress” or “Others”, then press ]. [OK] or softkey [ NOTE: y Distress: Displays the received Distress call log. y Others: Displays the received DSC call log. ]: Returns to the operating screen. ]: Returns to the previous screen.
MENU SCREEN OPERATION 3. Press softkey [ ] to activate the task. y The activated task information is displayed. 4. Press [PTT] to communicate. 5. $IWHU ¿QLVKLQJ WKH FRPPXQLFDWLRQ SUHVV VRIWNH\ [ delete the task. ■ Menu Screen Operation ■ Menu Screen Items The Menu screen is used to set items, select options, and so on for the transciver’s functions. The Menu screen contains the following items.
Main Menu Item &RQ¿JXUDWLRQ DSC Log Radio Settings 44 Submenu Item Display Ref. Main Menu Item Submenu Item Display Ref. ■ Radio Settings D Scan Timer Key Beep Key Beep 47 Position Input Position Input 19 No.
y Set All Channels: Sets all channels as Favorite channels. y Clear All Channels: Clears all Favorite channels. y Set Default: Resets Favorite channels to the default. D FAV on MIC You can select the channel set when you press [Y]/[Z] on the supplied microphone. D CH Display You can select the number of digits to display the channel number, 3 Digits or 4 Digits. ■ &RQ¿JXUDWLRQ Items Options Defaults BACKLIGHT 7 Levels/ OFF Level 4 DISPLAY CONTRAST Level 1～8 Level 3 .(< %((3 ON/ OFF ON .
■ VHF MARINE RADIO CHANNEL LIST (Default USA) Channel Number USA INT 01 156.050 160.650 20 156.050 156.050 20A 20A 157.000 157.000 02 02 156.100 160.700 20B RX Only 161.600 03 03 156.150 160.750 21 157.050 161.650 156.200 160.800 21A 157.050 157.050 156.200 156.200 21B RX Only 161.650 01A 04A 05 156.250 05A 05A 156.250 156.250 06 06 06 156.300 156.300 156.350 160.950 156.350 156.350 07A 07A 20 21A Receive USA 20*1 161.
RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AND PRODUCT SAFETY GUIDE FOR PORTABLE TWO-WAY RADIOS RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AND PRODUCT SAFETY GUIDE FOR PORTABLE TWO-WAY RADIOS ■TROUBLESHOOTING The problems described in the following table are some common operating faults. These types of errors are generally caused by improper connections, incorrect operation settings, or operational errors due to incomplete programming. These problems are usually not caused by circuit failures.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance may void the user’s authority granted by the local government radio management departments to operate this radio and should not be made.
the PTT button. Transmitting 50% of the time, or less, is important because the radio generates measurable RF energy exposure only when transmitting in terms of measuring for standards compliance. •Transmit only when people outside the vehicle are at least the recommended minimum lateral distance away from a properly installed according to installation instructions, externally mounted antenna.
Approved Accessories •This radio meets the RF exposure guidelines when used with the Retevis accessories supplied or designated for the product. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with the RF exposure guidelines and may violate regulations. •For a list of Retevis-approved accessories for your radio model, visit the following website: http://www.Retevis.
