User manual RAYMARINE RAY 215 VHF RADIO

[. . . ] Ray215 VHF Radio Owner's Handbook RAY215 Modular VHF Radio Owner's Handbook Document number: R49013_2 Date: March 2002 i Purpose This handbook contains very important information on the installation, operation, and maintenance of your new equipment. To get the best results in operation and performance, please take the time to read this handbook thoroughly. RAY215 Raymarine radios comply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Industry Canada requirements that regulate marine VHF radio usage for the US and Canada, respectively. Marine VHF radio users in the US must comply with all applicable FCC rules and regulations, which are described in Section 6. This information was current at the time this handbook was printed. [. . . ] This key also can be used to clear any alphanumeric inputs one at a time in the order that they were entered. Pressing the FUNC key followed by CLR/LOG key initiates the Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Log. Pressing the key during logging returns operation to normal mode. FUNC key Initiates the Function mode and activates the FUNC indicator in the LCD display. The next key pressed determines the function selected. (See above key descriptions. ) Pressing this key twice starts Dimmer mode, which reduces the brightness of LCD's backlight. Channel UP/ DOWN key Pressing this key during normal operation changes the channel number UP or DOWN. Operation with a Full Function Handset 4-7 ! PTT (Press-to-Talk) key Pressing this key during normal operation places the radio in Transmit mode and displays the TX indicator in the LCD. When the key is pressed in various function modes, the assigned operation is initiated. Note: After 5 minutes of continuously holding the PTT key, the radio will automatically stop transmitting. To begin transmitting again, release the PTT and depress again. " DISTRESS key This key is located under the small door labeled DISTRESS on the back of the handset. Pressing and holding this key for 5 seconds selects Distress Signal Call mode. Subsequent operations are described in section 4. 4. 16. 8. 4. 2. 2 LCD Display The following describes the functional characters on the RAY215 Handset's LCD. Figure 4-3 LCD Display Layout NMEA indicator Displayed when the radio receives valid NMEA position data. If the data is invalid or no data is received for a period of time, the indicator disappears. FUNC indicator Displayed when the FUNC key is pressed. Disappears when another key is pressed, or after no other key is pressed for a period of time. ! WX indicator Displayed while in Weather Channel mode. 4-8 Operation with a Full Function Handset " # $ % & TX indicator Displayed while transmitting. CAN indicator Displayed when the Canadian frequency group is selected. US indicator Displayed when the US frequency group is selected. INT indicator Displayed when the International frequency group is selected. 1W indicator Displayed when the transmission power of 1W is selected with the 9/ 1/25 key or when a low power channel is selected. ' DESENS indicator Displayed during the desensitized receiving (local) mode. MEM indicator Displayed while the channel stored in memory is displayed. This indicator flashes before the start of the memory scan operation. SCAN indicator Displayed during Scan mode. If channels have been stored in memory, this indicator will be flashing before the start of Scan mode. [. . . ] In an emergency, you can override to high power by pressing and holding PTT and then pressing the MON/ 1/25 key on the base station. Output power is increased to 25 watts while both keys are pressed. After MON/1/25 is released, power returns to 1 watt. For channels 15, 17, and 77, output power is fixed at 1 watt only. [. . . ]