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Raymarine Ray101 Owner's Handbook Manual

Manual is about: Handheld VHF Marine Radio

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    Ray101 handheld vhf radio owner’s handbook document number: 81229_1 date: november 2003 81229_1.Book page i wednesday, november 12, 2003 2:39 pm.

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    81229_1.Book page ii wednesday, november 12, 2003 2:39 pm.

  • Page 3: About This Handbook

    Iii about this handbook introduction this handbook describes the ray101 portable vhf marine radio. The ray101 provides two-way communications on all us, canadian and international marine channels and ten weather channels. Conventions used throughout this handbook, the dedicated (labelled) keys are s...

  • Page 4: Important Information

    Iv ray101 handheld vhf radio important information safety warnings warning: navigation aid although we have designed this product to be accurate and reliable, many factors can affect its performance. As a result, it should only be used as an aid to navigation and should never replace common sense an...

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    V raymarine products and services raymarine products are supported by a network of authorized service representatives. Raymarine’s technical services representatives or your local dealer will be available to answer any questions you may have. For information on raymarine products and services, conta...

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    Vi ray101 handheld vhf radio 81229_1.Book page vi wednesday, november 12, 2003 2:39 pm.

  • Page 7: Contents

    Vii contents safety warnings ....................................................................................... Iv emc conformance ................................................................................. Iv chapter 1: general information ...................................................

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    Viii ray101 handheld vhf radio 9 channel number ...................................................................... 13 10. Battery level ......................................................................... 13 11. Keylock ..........................................................................

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    Chapter 1: general information 1 chapter 1: general information 1.1 introduction the ray101 is a microprocessor-controlled, portable transceiver that provides reliable simplex (single frequency) and semi-duplex (two frequency) communications. This handbook describes the physical and functional chara...

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    2 ray101 handheld vhf radio 1.3 licensing requirements 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 ...

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    Chapter 1: general information 3 operator license an operator license is not required to operate a vhf marine radio within us territorial waters. However, a license is required to operate the radio if you dock in a foreign port (including canada and mexico) or leave a foreign port to dock in a u.S. ...

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  • Page 13: Chapter 2: Installation

    Chapter 2: installation 5 chapter 2: installation 2.1 unpacking and inspection use care when unpacking the unit from the shipping carton to prevent damage to the contents. It is also good practice to save the carton and the interior packing material in the event you must return the unit to the facto...

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    6 ray101 handheld vhf radio 2.3 attaching the belt clip ➤ to attach the belt clip and adapter: 1. Remove the belt clip and adapter hardware from the packing materials. 2. With the adapter button facing away from the ray101, slide the adapter into the notch on the rear of the radio until it snaps int...

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    Chapter 2: installation 7 figure 2-1: removing and attaching the battery tray 3. Lift up the tab located on the center right side of the battery tray cover and remove it from the battery tray. 4. Locate the battery type switch just below the battery compartment and turn to the appropriate position: ...

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    8 ray101 handheld vhf radio 5. Noting the proper orientation, install the aa cells in three rows of two batteries each. 6. Replace the battery tray cover. Warning: be sure to set the battery type switch to the alkaline position before operating the radio with alkaline batteries. Operating the radio ...

  • Page 17: Chapter 3: Getting Started

    Chapter 3: getting started 9 chapter 3: getting started 3.1 keypad and rotary knobs several of the keys on the front panel of the base station serve multiple purposes. For the most part, the function indicated on the first line of the key is accessed by pressing and releasing that key. The function ...

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    10 ray101 handheld vhf radio rotary keys push keys description 1. Pwr/vol use this knob to turn the radio on and off and to set the volume. 2. Sq use this knob to set the squelch threshold, which cuts off the receiver when the signal is too weak for reception of anything but noise. 3. Ptt while pres...

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    Chapter 3: getting started 11 4. Up/down use the arrow keys to change the current channel number. 5. Backlight / keylock use this key to toggle on or off the display’s backlight and the keylock function, which protects the radio from any keypad entry. 6. 16/9 use this key to switch to the priority c...

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    12 ray101 handheld vhf radio 3.2 lcd display the following describes the functional characters on the ray101’s lcd. Figure 3-2: ray101 lcd layout 1. (tx) transmitting indicates the ptt is being depressed and the radio is transmitting. 2. (rx) receiving indicates that the radio is receiving a radio s...

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    Chapter 3: getting started 13 4. (saved) memory mode indicates the current channel has been saved in memory. Appears during saved scan mode. Only saved channels are scanned during user mode. 5. (pscan) all scan/saved scan/priority scan pscan appears during priority scan mode. Scan appears during all...

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    14 ray101 handheld vhf radio 12. Indicators indicates special conditions: (wx) weather channel weather channel mode is active. Us and canada only. (alert) weather alert a weather alert is being received. Us and canada only. (hi/lo) tx power indicates whether transmit power is set for 5 watts (hi) or...

  • Page 23: Chapter 4: Operations

    Chapter 4: operations 15 chapter 4: operations 4.1 turning the power on and off turn the pwr/vol knob clockwise until it clicks. When the unit powers up in normal mode it: 1. Beeps, illuminates the backlight at full brightness, and displays all seg- ments and indicators for 2 seconds. 2. Displays th...

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    16 ray101 handheld vhf radio 4.3 setting the squelch the squelch circuit sets the threshold for cutting off the receiver when the signal is too weak for reception of anything but noise. To properly set the squelch, rotate the sq knob counterclockwise until audio is heard. Then rotate clockwise until...

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    Chapter 4: operations 17 overriding the low output power restriction in the us, channels 13 and 67 can temporarily override the low power restriction. ➤ to override the lo power restriction on channels 13 or 67 and transmit at high power: press and hold and hold the hl/user key as you press and hold...

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    18 ray101 handheld vhf radio press and release the wx/band key again to return to normal operation. Note: 1. Weather broadcasts can only be heard in the us and canada. 2. During weather mode, the ptt, scan/save, dw/tri and hl/user keys are disabled and an error beep sounds if pressed. Weather alert ...

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    Chapter 4: operations 19 4.7 setting the frequency band the ray101 can transmit and receive on all available us, canadian and international marine vhf radiotelephone channels. Press and hold the wx/band key for greater than 3 seconds while in normal operation mode to alternate between the internatio...

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    20 ray101 handheld vhf radio 4.9 selecting the secondary priority channel the ray101e enables you to program the 16/9 key to store a secondary priority channel. The default is ch 9. If on a working channel, press and hold the 16/ 9 for greater than 3 seconds to switch to the secondary priority chann...

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    Chapter 4: operations 21 4.10 transmitting press and hold the press-to-talk (ptt) key to transmit on the selected channel, then release to receive. The tx indicator appears during transmission. The radio is equipped with a timeout timer in the event of a stuck key. After ptt has been held continuous...

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    22 ray101 handheld vhf radio 4.11 turning on the backlight to toggle the display’s backlight on or off, press and release the key. When the backlight setting is enabled, any key press except ptt turns on the backlight for 5 seconds. If a key is pressed within the time frame, the time out is reset. T...

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    Chapter 4: operations 23 4.13 using the scan modes the ray101 is equipped with three types of scan options: all scan, saved (memory) scan and priority scan. If there are no channels in memory, the default is all scan. This function automatically searches for broadcasting channels. If a tx signal is ...

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    24 ray101 handheld vhf radio note: whenever weather alert is activated, the wx alert channel is also monitored during all scan. If the wx alert tone is detected, the scan is halted to broadcast the weather alert message. Saved (memory) scan press and release the scan/save key when there is at least ...

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    Chapter 4: operations 25 priority all scan press and hold the scan/save key while all scan is active to initiate priority scan. . During priority scan, the pscan indicator appears on the lcd. Priority scan searches for activity on all channels but alternates scanning the priority channel 16 after ea...

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    26 ray101 handheld vhf radio priority saved scan press and hold the scan/save key while saved scan is active to initiate priority saved scan. The pscan and saved indicators appear on the lcd. Priority saved scan is much like priority scan except that the radio alternates searching for activity on th...

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    Chapter 4: operations 27 4.14 adding channels to memory the ray101 can store any channel. The stored channels are the ones scanned in the saved (memory) scan mode. ➤ to add channels to memory 1. During normal operation mode, use the up/down key to select the desired channel for programming. 2. Press...

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    28 ray101 handheld vhf radio 4.15 using the monitor modes the watch modes monitor the programmed priority channel and other user- selected channel(s). The watch is halted when activity is detected on a monitored channel. The ray101 is equipped with 2 types of monitor operations: dual watch and tri w...

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    Chapter 4: operations 29 tri watch press and hold the dw/tri key for 3 seconds to activate tri watch mode. The tri indicator appears on the lcd. Tri watch monitors in cycle channel 16, the current working channel and the channel you have set as the secondary priority channel. Tri watch is demonstrat...

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    30 ray101 handheld vhf radio 4.16 user channel mode press and hold the hl/user key while in normal operation mode to enter user mode. The user and saved indicators appear. User channel mode displays only the channels that you have saved to memory, which enables you to easily use your favorite channe...

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    Chapter 4: operations 31 4.17 resetting factory defaults you can reset many radio settings back to their factory defaults: • erase any channels stored in memory • turn off the backlight • return to us channels, if another mode is selected • turn off the weather alert setting, if active • return powe...

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  • Page 41: Appendix A:

    Appendix a: specifications 33 appendix a: specifications general receiver size (h x w x d) 5.55”(141mm) x 2.4” (61mm) x 1.69” (43mm) without antenna weight 12.6 oz (357g) power source 7.2v dc (6 x aa alkaline or aa ni-mh batteries) environmental: operating range: storage range: humidity: waterproof ...

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    34 ray101 handheld vhf radio transmitter audio distortion audio response +1/-3db from true 6db de-empha- sis from 300 to 2500 hz, reference 1000hz. Audio frequencies 3-20 khz attenuated (at 1khz by 60 log f / 3 db; above 20khz by 50 db) current drain at: max audio power standby power saving 230ma 50...

  • Page 43: Appendix B: Channel List

    Appendix b: channel list 35 appendix b: channel list u.S. Vhf marine radio channels and frequencies ch. No xmit freq rcv freq single freq use 01a 156.050 156.050 x port operations and commercial, vts. Available only in new orleans / lower mississippi area. 1 05a 156.250 156.250 x port operations or ...

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    36 ray101 handheld vhf radio 22a 157.100 157.100 x coast guard liaison and maritime safety information broadcasts. Broadcasts announced on channel 16. 23a 157.150 157.150 x u.S. Coast guard only 24 157.200 161.800 public correspondence (marine operator) 25 157.250 161.850 public correspondence (mari...

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    Appendix b: channel list 37 boaters should normally use channels listed as non-commercial. Notes: 1. The letter “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...

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    38 ray101 handheld vhf radio canadian vhf marine radio channels and frequencies ch no. Xmit freq rcv freq area of operation use 01 156.050 160.650 pc public correspondence 02 156.100 160.700 pc public correspondence 03 156.150 160.750 pc public correspondence 04a 156.200 156.200 pc intership, ship/s...

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    Appendix b: channel list 39 15 156.750 156.750 all areas intership, ship/shore, commercial, non-commercial and ship movement: all operations limited to 1-watt maximum power. May also be used for on-board communications. 16 156.800 156.800 all areas international distress, safety and calling 2 17 156...

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    40 ray101 handheld vhf radio 60 156.025 160.625 pc ship/shore and public correspondence 61a 156.075 156.075 pc intership and ship/shore: canadian coast guard only. 61a 156.075 156.075 ec intership, ship/shore and commercial: commercial fishing only. 62a 156.125 156.125 pc intership and ship/shore: c...

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    Appendix b: channel list 41 71 156.575 156.575 pc intership, ship/shore, commercial, non-commercial, safety and ship movement 71 156.575 156.575 intership, ship/shore and non-commercial: for marinas and yacht clubs on the east coast and on lake winnipeg. 72 156.625 156.625 ec, pc intership, commerci...

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    42 ray101 handheld vhf radio area of operation ac: atlantic coast, gulf and st. Lawrence river up to and including montreal ec (east coast): includes nl, ac, gl and eastern arctic areas gl: great lakes (including st. Lawrence above montreal) nl: newfoundland and labrador pc: pacific coast wc (west c...

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    Appendix b: channel list 43 international vhf marine radio channels & frequencies ch no. Xmit freq rcv freq single freq use 01 156.050 160.650 public correspondence, port operations and ship movement 02 156.100 160.700 public correspondence, port operations and ship movement 03 156.150 160.750 publi...

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    44 ray101 handheld vhf radio 25 157.250 161.850 public correspondence, port operations and ship movement 26 157.300 161.900 public correspondence, port operations and ship movement 27 157.350 161.950 public correspondence, port operations and ship movement 28 157.400 162.000 public correspondence, p...

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    Appendix b: channel list 45 intership channels are for communications between ship stations. Intership communications should be restricted to channels 6, 8, 72 and 77. If these are not available, the other channels marked for intership may be used. Channels 10, 67 and 73 should be avoided within vhf...

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    46 ray101 handheld vhf radio weather channel (wx) frequencies weather channel frequency in mhz wx 0 163.275 wx 1 162.550 wx 2 162.400 wx 3 162.475 wx 4 162.425 wx 5 162.450 wx 6 162.500 wx 7 162.525 wx 8 161.650 wx 9 161.775 81229_1.Book page 46 wednesday, november 12, 2003 2:39 pm.

  • Page 55: Appendix C: Glossary

    Appendix c: glossary 47 appendix c: glossary term meaning all scan a feature that scans all channels. Canadian channels channel designator as defined by industry canada. Ch channel selection key dual watch a feature that monitors the priority channel 16 while working on another channel. Duplex trans...

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    48 ray101 handheld vhf radio weather (wx) channels channels for routine and emergency weather information broadcast by noaa (usa). Wx weather band key working channel the currently-selected (non-priority, non-wx) channel. Term meaning 81229_1.Book page 48 wednesday, november 12, 2003 2:39 pm.

  • Page 57: Index

    49 index symbols "a" indicator 13 "b" indicator 13 "c" indicator 13 "i" indicator 13 "u" indicator 13 numerics 16/9 key 11 a adding channels to memory 27 alert indicator 14 all scan function 23 antenna 5 b backlight 11 , 22 band function 19 battery 6 charging 8 level indicator 13 tray 6 type switch ...

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    50 ray101 handheld vhf radio r recharging batteries 8 rx indicator 12 s save channels to memory 27 saved indicator 13 saved scan function 24 scan function 23 scan indicator 13 scan/save key 11 signal strength 14 squelch 10 , 16 t transmitting 21 tri indicator 14 tri watch 11 , 29 tx 21 tx indicator ...

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    Warranty certificate - vhf/communications products in order to ensure that the equipment continues to operate efficiently and reliably, we recom- mend that before using the product, the customer carefully read the owner’s handbook and fol- low the advice on the safe and correct operation and use of ...

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    Document number: 84162-1 september 2003 consumable items, including, but not limited to: fuses, batteries and lamps are specifically excluded from this warranty and raymarine has no liability for such items. Travel costs, overtime/premium labor portion of services outside of normal working hours is ...

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    Factory service centers united states of america uk, europe, middle east, far east raymarine inc 22 cotton road, unit d nashua, nh 03063-4219, usa raymarine ltd anchorage park, portsmouth po3 5td, england telephone: +1 603 881 5200 fax: +1 603 864 4756 www.Raymarine.Com telephone: +44 (0)23 9269 361...

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