Raymarine Ray 260 User manual

Ray260

Installation and operation

instructions

English

Date: 1 1-2013

Document number: 81343-3-EN

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Documentnumber:81343-3

Date:11-2013

Contents

Chapter1Importantinformation........................7

Makingadistresscall.................................................7

MakingaMaydaycall................................................7

Safetynotices............................................................7

GeneralInformation...................................................8

Chapter2Documentandproduct

information...........................................................11

2.1Handbookinformation..........................................12

2.2Productinformation..............................................12

Chapter3Planningtheinstallation...................13

3.1Systemintegration...............................................14

3.2Typicalsystems...................................................15

3.3Installationchecklist.............................................16

3.4Schematicdiagram..............................................16

3.5Systemprotocols.................................................17

3.6Partssupplied......................................................17

Chapter4Cablesandconnections....................19

4.1Generalcablingguidance.....................................20

4.2Connectionsoverview..........................................20

4.3Powerconnection................................................21

4.4NMEA0183connection........................................22

4.5Loudhailerconnection.........................................22

4.6Handsetconnection.............................................23

4.7Passivespeakerconnection.................................23

4.8Activespeakerconnection....................................24

4.9SeaT alk

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Chapter5Locationandmounting.....................25

5.1Generallocationrequirements..............................26

5.2Basestationdimensions.......................................27

5.3Basestationmounting..........................................28

5.4Speakermounting................................................28

5.5Handsetmounting................................................29

Chapter6Gettingstarted...................................31

6.1Controls...............................................................32

6.2Switchingtheradioon..........................................32

6.3Switchingtheradiooff..........................................33

6.4Voltagedetection.................................................33

6.5HandsetdisplayLCDoverview..............................34

6.6EnteringyourMMSInumber.................................35

6.7EnteringyourATISID...........................................36

6.8SelectingNMEA0183orSeaT alk

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connection................................................................37

6.9Regionalprogramming.........................................37

6.10AdjustingtheLCDbacklightlevel........................38

6.11AdjustingtheLCDcontrast..................................38

6.12Changingthetransmitpower..............................39

6.13GPSsetup.........................................................39

6.14Handsetstationpriority.......................................40

Chapter7Digitalselectivecalling(DSC)...........41

7.1DigitalSelectiveCalling(DSC)..............................42

7.2Distresscalls.......................................................43

7.3Urgencycalls.......................................................45

7.4Safetycalls..........................................................46

7.5Routinecalls........................................................46

7.6Groupcalls..........................................................47

7.7Positionrequests.................................................48

7.8Positiontracking..................................................48

7.9T estcalls.............................................................49

7.10Voicemail..........................................................49

7.11Receivedcalllogs..............................................50

7.12Phonebook........................................................50

7.13Grouplist...........................................................51

7.14DSCoptions......................................................51

Chapter8VHFoperations..................................53

8.1Scanmode..........................................................54

8.2Watchmodes.......................................................54

8.3Prioritychannels..................................................55

8.4Favoritechannels.................................................55

8.5Sensitivity............................................................56

8.6Privatechannels..................................................56

8.7AutomaticTransmitterIdenticationSystem

(ATIS)andMarcom-Cmode.......................................57

8.8AIS......................................................................58

8.9Voicerecorder.....................................................58

8.10Systemconguration..........................................59

Chapter9Hailer,Foghorn,andIntercom...........61

9.1Hailer..................................................................62

9.2Foghorn..............................................................62

9.3Handsetintercom.................................................63

Chapter10Maintenance.....................................65

10.1Maintenance......................................................66

10.2Routinechecks..................................................66

10.3Cleaning............................................................67

10.4Unitcleaninginstructions....................................67

Chapter11Troubleshooting...............................69

11.1Troubleshooting..................................................70

11.2VHFRadiotroubleshooting.................................71

Chapter12Technicalsupport............................73

12.1Raymarinecustomersupport..............................74

Chapter13Technicalspecication....................75

13.1T echnicalspecication........................................76

Chapter14Sparesandaccessories..................77

14.1Ray260Spares&Accessories............................78

14.2SeaT alk

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cablesandaccessories.......................78

AppendixANMEA0183sentences...................81

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AppendixBNMEA2000sentences...................82

AppendixCVHFChannels.................................83

AppendixDPhoneticalphabet...........................90

AppendixEProwords.........................................91

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Chapter1:Importantinformation

Makingadistresscall

Inanemergencyyoucanuseyourproducttomakeanautomatic

DSCdistresscall.

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1.Openthespringloadeddoorontherearofthehandset.

2.PressandholdtheDISTRESSbuttonfor3seconds.

OncetheDISTRESSbuttonispresseda3secondcount

downwillbegin,whenthecountdownreacheszerothe

distresscallistransmitted.

3.Waitforanacknowledgementofyourdistresscall.

Thedistresscallisrepeatedautomaticallyuntilitis

acknowledged.

4.PressandholdthePTTbutton.

5.Slowlyandclearlyspeakthedetailsofthedistress:

MAYDAY ,MAYDAY ,MAYDAY

Thisis<statenameofvessel3times>

MAYDAY<statenameofvessel1time>

Mypositionis<statelatitudeandlongitude,ortruebearing

anddistancefromaknownpoint.>

Iam<statenatureofdistresse.g.sinking,onreetc.>

Ihave<statenumberofpersonsonboardandanyother

information—drifting,aresredetc.>

IREQUIREIMMEDIATEASSISTANCE

OVER

6.ReleasethePTTbutton.

MakingaMaydaycall

InanemergencyyoucanuseyourproducttomakeaMayday

call.

1.Pressthe16/9or16PLUSbutton.

2.PressandholdthePTTbutton.

3.Slowlyandclearlyspeakthedetailsofthedistress:

MAYDAY ,MAYDAY ,MAYDAY

Thisis<statenameofvessel3times>

MAYDAY<statenameofvessel1time>

Mypositionis<statelatitudeandlongitude,ortruebearing

anddistancefromaknownpoint.>

Iam<statenatureofdistresse.g.sinking,onreetc.>

Ihave<statenumberofpersonsonboardandanyother

information—drifting,aresredetc.>

IREQUIREIMMEDIATEASSISTANCE

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4.ReleasethePTTbutton.

5.Ifanacknowledgementisnotreceivedthenrepeatsteps

2to4above.

Safetynotices

CertiedInstallation

RaymarinerecommendscertiedinstallationbyaRaymarine

approvedinstaller.Acertiedinstallationqualiesforenhanced

productwarrantybenets.ContactyourRaymarinedealerfor

furtherdetails,andrefertotheseparatewarrantydocument

packedwithyourproduct.

Warning:Productinstallationand

operation

Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin

accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.Failure

todosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damageto

yourvesseland/orpoorproductperformance.

Warning:Potentialignitionsource

ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein

hazardous/ammableatmospheres.DoNOTinstall

inahazardous/ammableatmosphere(suchasin

anengineroomornearfueltanks).

Warning:Positivegroundsystems

Donotconnectthisunittoasystemwhichhas

positivegrounding.

Warning:Switchoffpowersupply

Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFF

beforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOT

connectordisconnectequipmentwiththepower

switchedon,unlessinstructedinthisdocument.

Warning:Chassisgrounding

DoNOTgroundthisproductusingthechassis

groundterminal.

Groundingthisproducttoavessel’sRFground

maycausegalvaniccorrosion.

Warning:Antennaisolation

Topreventgalvaniccorrosionyourantennamust

beisolatedfromanyvesselmetalworkusinga

suitableinsulatede.g.plastic,mountingbracket.

Warning:FCCWarning(Part15.21)

Changesormodicationstothisequipmentnot

expresslyapprovedinwritingbyRaymarine

IncorporatedcouldviolatecompliancewithFCC

rulesandvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethe

equipment.

Warning:MaximumPermissible

Exposure

Failuretoobservetheseguidelinesmayexpose

thosewithinthemaximumpermissibleexposure

(MPE)radiustoRFradiationabsorptionthat

exceedstheFCCMPElimit.Itistheradio

operator’sresponsibilitytoensurethatnoone

comeswithinthisradius.

Foroptimalradioperformanceandminimalhuman

exposuretoradiofrequencyelectromagnetic

energy,makesuretheantennais:

•connectedtotheradiobeforetransmitting

•locatedwhereitwillbeawayfrompeople

•locatedatleast1.5meters(5feet)fromthe

radio’smainunit

Importantinformation

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Caution:Powersupplyprotection

Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepower

sourceisadequatelyprotectedbymeansofa

suitably-ratedfuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.

Caution:Performregularradio

checks

Performregularradiocheckswhenusingyour

vessel,asrecommendedinradiotrainingand

certicationschemesandradioequipmentrules

ofuse.

Caution:Ensureproperradiouse

UndernocircumstancesshouldaDSCdistress

alertbesentfromyourradiofortestpurposes.

Suchactionisaviolationofrulesofuseforradio

equipment,andcanresultinheavynes.

Caution:Cleaning

Whencleaningthisproduct:

•DoNOTwipethedisplayscreenwithadrycloth,

asthiscouldscratchthescreencoating.

•DoNOTuseabrasive,oracidorammoniabased

products.

•DoNOTuseajetwash.

GeneralInformation

Wateringress

Wateringressdisclaimer

Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthisproductmeets

thestatedIPXstandard(refertotheproduct’sTechnical

Specication),waterintrusionandsubsequentequipment

failuremayoccuriftheproductissubjectedtocommercial

high-pressurewashing.Raymarinewillnotwarrantproducts

subjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.

Disclaimer

Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthat

itiscompatiblewithproductsmanufacturedbyanypersonor

entityotherthanRaymarine.

Raymarineisnotresponsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedby

youruseorinabilitytousetheproduct,bytheinteractionofthe

productwithproductsmanufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsin

informationutilizedbytheproductsuppliedbythirdparties.

FCC

ComplianceStatement(Part15.19)

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operation

issubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference.

2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including

interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

FCCInterferenceStatement(Part15.105(b))

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththe

limitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCC

Rules.

Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection

againstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.This

equipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequency

energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewith

theinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio

communications.However,thereisnoguaranteethat

interferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthis

equipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision

reception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoff

andon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterference

byoneofthefollowingmeasures:

1.Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

2.Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentand

receiver.

3.Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferent

fromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

4.Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnician

forhelp.

IndustryCanada

ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadaLicense-exempt

RSSstandard(s).

Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference;and

2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,including

interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperationofthe

device.

ThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadian

ICES-003.

Licensing

Priortousingthisproductpleasecheckyournational

requirementsforbothoperatorsandequipmentlicensing.

StationLicence

FCCstationlicenserequirement

AnFCCShipRadioStationLicenseandCallSignarenot

requiredformostrecreationalvesselstravellinginUSwaters.

However,youmustobtainalicenseifyourvesseltravelsto

foreignports.

ShipsthatuseMF/HFsingleside-bandradio,satellite

communications,ortelegraphymustbelicensedbytheFCC.

YoucanobtainaStationLicensebylingFCCForm605,which

isavailablefromtheFCCwebsitelistedabove.

IndustryCanada

IndustryCanadalicenserequirement

Youdonotneedalicensetooperatethisproductwithin

sovereignwatersofCanadaortheUS.Youwillneedalicense

tooperatethisradiooutsideofCanadaortheUS.Toobtain

IndustryCanadalicensinginformation,contactthenearesteld

orregionalofce,orwrite:

IndustryCanadaRadioRegulatoryBranch

Attention:DOSP

300SlaterStreet

Ottawa,Ontario

Canada,KIAOC8

Europeanlicensingrequirements

RegulationsinsomeareasrequirethatanOperator’slicenseis

obtainedbeforeoperatingaVHFradio.Itisyourresponsibility

todeterminewhetheralicenseisrequiredinyourareabefore

operatingthisequipment.

Additionalinformation

Thefollowingadditionalinformationisrequiredforcompletinga

licenseapplicationinCanadaandtheUS.

IndustryCanada

certicationnumber

4069B-RAY260D

FCCID

PJ5–RAY260

FCCTypeaccepted

Parts2,15and80

Outputpower1watt(low)and25watt(high)

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ModulationFM

Frequencyrange155.000MHzto165.000MHz

MaritimeMobileServiceIdentity(MMSI)

Thisproductisaclass“D”DigitalSelectiveCalling(DSC)device.

A9digitMMSInumberisrequiredtooperateDSCequipment.

Insomeareas,aradiooperatorlicenseisrequiredbeforean

MMSInumbercanbeissued.

Note:YoucanrequestanMMSInumberfromthesame

agencythatissuesradioorshipradiolicensesinyourarea.

Onceobtained,youcanprogramtheMMSInumberintoyour

productbyfollowingtheinstructionsuppliedwiththeproduct.

Onceobtained,youcanprogramtheMMSInumberintoyour

productusingtheinstructionsprovidedinthishandbook.

Ifregulationsinyourareadonotpermityoutoprogramthe

MMSInumberyourself,yourRaymarinedealercanprogram

thenumberforyou.

ObtaininganMMSInumberintheUnitedStates

YoucanrequestanMMSInumberfromtheFCCwhenyou

applyforaStationLicense.Ifyourvesseldoesnotrequire

alicense,youmayobtainanMMSIbycontactingBoatUS

www.boatus.com.

ObtaininganMMSInumberinCanada

YoucanobtainanMMSInumberfromyournearestIndustry

CanadaOfce.

ObtaininganMMSInumberinEuropeandrestofworld

AmMMSInumbershouldberequestedfromthesameagency

thatissuesradiooperatorlicensesinyourarea.

AutomaticTransmitterIdenticationSystem

(ATIS)

YourproductincludesATISfunctionalityforuseontheinland

waterwaysofcontractinggovernmentsofthe“Regional

ArrangementConcerningtheRadiotelephoneServiceonInland

Waterways”—alsoknownasthe“BaselAgreement”.

ATISaddsdataattheendofradiotransmissionsthatidenties

yourstation.ATISoperationcanbeturnedonoroffasneeded

viatheradio’smenu.

AnATISnumbercanbeobtainedfromthesameagencythat

issuesradiooperatorlicensesinyourarea.

YourATISIDnumberisderivedfromyourvessel’scallsign.

Ifyourcallsignissuitable,yourauthorizedRaymarinedealer

canassistyouindecodingyourATISIDnumber,whichyoucan

thenprogramintoyourproductusingtheinstructionsprovided

inthishandbook.

Note:TheBaselAgreementincludes:Germany,Austria,

Belgium,Bulgaria,Croatia,France,Hungary,Luxembourg,

Moldova,theNetherlands,Poland,Romania,Russian

Federation,theSlovakRepublic,Switzerland,theCzech

Republic,UkraineandtheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia.

Note:WhenATISisenabled,certainprogrammingsteps

havebeenimplementedtoprotecttheintegrityoftheBasel

agreement,includingtheblockingofDSCfunctionswhen

ATISisactive.

EMCinstallationguidelines

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtothe

appropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,

tominimizeelectromagneticinterferencebetweenequipment

andminimizetheeffectsuchinterferencecouldhaveonthe

performanceofyoursystem

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformance

isnotcompromised.

ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever

possible:

•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:

–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingor

cablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesand

antennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshould

beincreasedto7ft(2m).

–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.A

radarbeamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degrees

aboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.

•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused

forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior

anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnot

haveaseparatebattery.

•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.

•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin

theinstallationmanual.

Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationprevent

anyoftheaboverecommendations,alwaysensurethe

maximumpossibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsof

electricalequipment,toprovidethebestconditionsforEMC

performancethroughouttheinstallation

AntennamountingandEMEexposure

Ensurethattheantennaisconnectedtotheradiobefore

transmission.

RaymarinedeclaresaMaximumPermissibleExposure(MPE)

radiusof1.5metres(4.9ft)(perOETBulletin65)forthissystem,

assuming25wattsoutputtoanomnidirectionalantennaof3dBi

gainorless.

Forwatercraftwithsuitablestructures,theantennabasemust

beatleast3.5metres(11.5ft)abovethemaindecktomeet

theMPEforpersonsupto2metres(6.6ft)tall.Forwatercraft

withoutsuchstructures,theantennamustbemountedsothat

itsbaseisaminimumof1.5metres(4.9ft)verticallyfromheads

ofallpersons.

Theantennamustbeisolatedfromthevessel’smetalworkusing

aninsulated(e.g.plastic)mountingbracket.

Connectionstootherequipment

Requirementforferritesonnon-Raymarinecables

IfyourRaymarineequipmentistobeconnectedtoother

equipmentusingacablenotsuppliedbyRaymarine,a

suppressionferriteMUSTalwaysbeattachedtothecablenear

theRaymarineunit.

Declarationofconformity

RaymarineUKLtd.declaresthatthisproductiscompliantwith

theessentialrequirementsofR&TTEdirective1999/5/EC.

TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycerticatemaybeviewed

ontherelevantproductpageatwww.raymarine.com.

Productdisposal

DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)

Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic

equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome

Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobe

awareofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.

Warrantyregistration

ToregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,pleasevisit

www.raymarine.comandregisteronline.

Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefull

warrantybenets.Yourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabel

indicatingtheserialnumberoftheunit.Youwillneedthisserial

numberwhenregisteringyourproductonline.Youshouldretain

thelabelforfuturereference.

Importantinformation

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IMOandSOLAS

Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedfor

useonleisuremarineboatsandworkboatsnotcoveredby

InternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeat

Sea(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.

Technicalaccuracy

Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocument

wascorrectatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarine

cannotacceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsit

maycontain.Inaddition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproduct

improvementmaychangespecicationswithoutnotice.Asa

result,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanydifferences

betweentheproductandthisdocument.Pleasecheckthe

Raymarinewebsite(www.raymarine.com)toensureyouhave

themostup-to-dateversion(s)ofthedocumentationforyour

product.

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Chapter2:Documentandproductinformation

Chaptercontents

•2.1Handbookinformationonpage12

•2.2Productinformationonpage12

Documentandproductinformation

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2.1Handbookinformation

Thishandbookcontainsimportantinformationregardingyour

DSCVHFRadio.

Ray260handbooks

ThefollowinghandbooksareapplicabletoyourRay260:

Alldocumentsareavailabletodownloadinpdfformatfromthe

Raymarinewebsitewww.raymarine.com.

Handbooks

DescriptionPartnumber

Mountingandgettingstarted88014

Installationandoperation

instructions

81343

Ray260mountingtemplate87167

Speakermountingtemplate

87168

SeaTalk

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handbooks

DescriptionPartnumber

SeaTalk

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referencemanual

Planningandconnectionofsystemsbasedaroundthe

SeaTalk

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network.

81300

SeaTalk–SeaTalk

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converterhandbook

InstallationandconnectionoftheSeaTalk-SeaTalk

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converter.

87121

UsermanualsPrintShop

RaymarineprovidesaPrintShopservice,enablingyouto

purchaseahigh-quality,professionally-printedmanualforyour

Raymarineproduct.

Printedmanualsareidealforkeepingonboardyourvessel,asa

usefulsourceofreferencewheneveryouneedassistancewith

yourRaymarineproduct.

Visithttp://www.raymarine.co.uk/view/?id=5175toordera

printedmanual,delivereddirectlytoyourdoor.

ForfurtherinformationaboutthePrintShop,pleasevisitthePrint

ShopFAQpages:http://www.raymarine.co.uk/view/?id=5751.

Note:

•Acceptedmethodsofpaymentforprintedmanualsare

creditcardsandPayPal.

•Printedmanualscanbeshippedworldwide.

•FurthermanualswillbeaddedtothePrintShopoverthe

comingmonthsforbothnewandlegacyproducts.

•Raymarineusermanualsarealsoavailabletodownload

free-of-chargefromtheRaymarinewebsite,inthepopular

PDFformat.ThesePDFlescanbeviewedonaPC/

laptop,tablet,smartphone,oronthelatestgenerationof

Raymarinemultifunctiondisplays.

2.2Productinformation

TheRay260isaClassDDigitalSelectiveCalling(DSC)VHF

radio.DSCenablesyoutomakeaselectivecalltoaspecic

radio,andtotransmitandreceivepositioninformationtoand

fromtheselectedradio.DSCalsoallowstransmissionof

adistressalerttoallradioswithinrangeatthetouchofa

button.OnceaDSCrequestissentandacknowledgedvoice

communicationiscarriedoutonthechannelchosenbythe

caller.TheradiocantransmitandreceiveonallavailableUS,

CanadianandinternationalandprivatemarineVHFchannels.

YourproductincludestheRay260basestation,ahandsetand

eitherapassiveorandactivespeaker(dependingonvariant).

Extrahandsets,activeandpassivespeakerscanbeaddedto

thestandardRay260providingupto3fullyfunctionalstations.

Withanoptionalloudhailerconnectedtheradiocanalsobe

usedasafoghornorloudpublicaddress(PA)system.

TheRay260isavailableinthefollowingvariants:

VariantDescription

Speaker

typePartnumber

Ray260

US/Canadianvariant

PassiveE70087

Ray260

AIS

US/Canadianvariant

withbuiltinAIS

receiver

PassiveE70088

Ray260EEuropeanvariantPassiveE70089

Ray260EEuropeanvariantActiveE70253

Ray260E

AIS

Europeanvariantwith

builtinAISreceiver

PassiveE70090

Passiveandactivespeakers

Theproductcanbesuppliedwitheitherapassiveoranactive

speaker.

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Passivespeaker(A80198)

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Activespeaker(A80199)

Activespeakers

Activespeakersconnectin-linewithyourhandsetandincludea

built-inamplieranddedicatedvolumecontrol.

Passivespeakers

Passivespeakersconnecttothespeakerpigtailonthehandset

adaptorcable,speakervolumeiscontrolledusingthehandset

volumecontrols.Passivespeakersdonothaveabuilt-in

amplierorvolumecontrol.

Note:Youcanonlyconnect1activespeakeror1passive

speakerperhandsetstation.

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Chapter3:Planningtheinstallation

Chaptercontents

•3.1Systemintegrationonpage14

•3.2Typicalsystemsonpage15

•3.3Installationchecklistonpage16

•3.4Schematicdiagramonpage16

•3.5Systemprotocolsonpage17

•3.6Partssuppliedonpage17

Planningtheinstallation

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3.1Systemintegration

YourVHFradiocanbeconnectedtothefollowingmarineelectronicsdevices.

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1Ray260handset3Ray260handset1perbasestationhandsetconnection

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ActiveSpeaker

3Ray260activespeaker1perhandset

3Passivespeaker3Ray260passivespeaker1perhandset

4Loudhailer1•30WattLoudhailer

•30WattLoudhailerwithlisten-back

power/datacable

5

Raymarinemultifunction

display

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TheRay260iscompatiblewiththefollowing

Raymarinemultifunctiondisplays:

•aSeries

•cSeries

•eSeries

•gSSeries

•C-SeriesWidescreen(NMEA0183DSC

messagesonly)

•E-SeriesWidescreen(NMEA0183DSC

messagesonly)

•G-Seriessystem(NMEA0183DSC

messagesonly)

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orNMEA0183

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GPSReceiver

1

•RS130

•RS125

•Raymarinemultifunctiondisplayequipped

withinternalGPS

SeaTalk

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orNMEA0183withan

NMEA0183toNMEA2000converter.

Note:TheRay260doesnotsupportconnectiontoNMEA0183andSeaT alk

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atthesametime.

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3.2Typicalsystems

TheRay260canbeinstalledasastandaloneradiowith

peripheralsoraspartofamarineelectronicsnetwork.

StandaloneDSCVHFradiosystem

0

D12614-3

1

4

3

2

5

1.Ray260basestation

2.Handset

3.Handsetextensioncable

4.Handsetadaptorcable

5.Passivespeaker

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Extendedsystem

0

00

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INTCM

1

6

3

9

5

2

7

10

D1281 1-1

4

8

1.Station1activespeaker

2.Station1handset

3.Ray260basestation

4.Loudhailer

5.GPSreceiver

6.Station2activespeaker

7.Station2handset

8.Station3handset

9.Station3passivespeaker

10.Multifunctiondisplay

Note:Eachstationcansupportconnectionof1passiveOR1activespeaker.

3.3Installationchecklist

Installationincludesthefollowingactivities:

InstallationTask

1Planyoursystem.

2

Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools.

3

Siteallequipment.

4Routeallcables.

5

Drillcableandmountingholes.

6Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.

7

Secureallequipmentinplace.

8Poweronandtestthesystem.

3.4Schematicdiagram

Aschematicdiagramisanessentialpartofplanningany

installation.Itisalsousefulforanyfutureadditionsor

maintenanceofthesystem.Thediagramshouldinclude:

•Locationofallcomponents.

•Connectors,cabletypes,routesandlengths.

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3.5Systemprotocols

Yourproductcansendandreceivepositioninformation,e.g.

latitudeandlongitudeusinganyofthefollowingprotocols:

•SeaT alk

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•NMEA2000

•NMEA0183

Usingtheseprotocolsenablesyourradiotosendposition

informationtootherdevicesinyoursystemwheneveritreceives:

•aresponsetoaDSCpositionrequest.

•aDSCdistresscall

Note:Youmayndthatyourproductorsystemdoesnotuse

alloftheprotocolsdescribedinthissection.

Seatalk

ng

SeaTalk

ng

(NextGeneration)isanenhancedprotocolfor

connectionofcompatiblemarineinstrumentsandequipment.It

replacestheolderSeaT alkandSeaT alk

2

protocols.

SeaTalk

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utilizesasinglebackbonetowhichcompatible

instrumentsconnectusingaspur.Dataandpowerarecarried

withinthebackbone.Devicesthathavealowdrawcanbe

poweredfromthenetwork,althoughhighcurrentequipmentwill

needtohaveaseparatepowerconnection.

SeaTalk

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isaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000andthe

provenCANbustechnology.CompatibleNMEA2000and

SeaTalk/SeaTalk

2

devicescanalsobeconnectedusingthe

appropriateinterfacesoradaptorcablesasrequired.

NMEA2000

NMEA2000offerssignicantimprovementsoverNMEA0183,

mostnotablyinspeedandconnectivity.Upto50unitscan

simultaneouslytransmitandreceiveonasinglephysicalbusat

anyonetime,witheachnodebeingphysicallyaddressable.The

standardwasspecicallyintendedtoallowforawholenetwork

ofmarineelectronicsfromanymanufacturertocommunicateon

acommonbusviastandardizedmessagetypesandformats.

NMEA0183

TheNMEA0183DataInterfaceStandardwasdevelopedby

theNationalMarineElectronicsAssociationofAmerica.Itisan

internationalstandardtoenableequipmentfrommanydifferent

manufacturerstobeconnectedtogetherandshareinformation.

TheNMEA0183standardcarriessimilarinformationtoSeaT alk.

Howeverithastheimportantdifferencethatonecablewillonly

carryinformationinonedirection.ForthisreasonNMEA0183

isgenerallyusedtoconnectadatareceiverandatransmitter

together,e.g.acompasssensortransmittingheadingtoaradar

display.Thisinformationispassedin‘sentences’,eachofwhich

hasathreelettersentenceidentier.Itisthereforeimportant

whencheckingcompatibilitybetweenitemsthatthesame

sentenceidentiersareusedsomeexamplesofwhichare:

•VTG-carriesCourseandSpeedOverGrounddata.

•GLL-carrieslatitudeandlongitude.

•DBT-carrieswaterdepth.

•MWV-carriesrelativewindangleandwindspeeddata.

NMEABaudrates

TheNMEA0183standardoperatesatanumberofdifferent

speeds,dependingupontheparticularrequirementorequipment

capabilities.Typicalexamplesare:

•4800baudrate.Usedforgeneralpurposecommunications,

includingFastHeadingdata.

•38400baudrate.UsedforAISandotherhighspeed

applications.

3.6Partssupplied

ThepartssuppliedwithyourRay260areshownbelow.

00

1

5

9

13

6 7 8

2

11

3

4

10

12

D12624-2

1Ray260Basestation

2Ray260Handset

3

Ray260speakerincludingcable(dependingonvariantthe

speakermaybepassiveoractive.)

4

Speakergasket

5

4xscrewsforbasestationmounting

6

2xScrewsforhandsetmounting

7

SeaTalk

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blankingplug

82xhandsetstationblankingplugs

9Handsetextensionkit

10

4xThumbnutandstudsforspeakermounting

11Handsetmountingclip

12Documentationpack

13

Power/Datacable1m(3.3ft.)

Handsetextensionkitcontents

Thehandsetextensionkitincludesthepartsshownbelow.

1

4 5

6 7

3

2

D12 64 9-1

1

Splash-proofcap

2Nut

3

Handsetadaptorcable10m(32.8ft.)

4Washer

5

3xMountingscrews

6

Gasket

7

Mountingplate

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Chapter4:Cablesandconnections

Chaptercontents

•4.1Generalcablingguidanceonpage20

•4.2Connectionsoverviewonpage20

•4.3Powerconnectiononpage21

•4.4NMEA0183connectiononpage22

•4.5Loudhailerconnectiononpage22

•4.6Handsetconnectiononpage23

•4.7Passivespeakerconnectiononpage23

•4.8Activespeakerconnectiononpage24

•4.9SeaTalk

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connectiononpage24

Cablesandconnections19

4.1Generalcablingguidance

Cabletypesandlength

Itisimportanttousecablesoftheappropriatetypeandlength

•Unlessotherwisestateduseonlystandardcablesofthe

correcttype,suppliedbyRaymarine.

•Ensurethatanynon-Raymarinecablesareofthecorrect

qualityandgauge.Forexample,longerpowercablerunsmay

requirelargerwiregaugestominimizevoltagedropalongthe

run.

Routingcables

Cablesmustberoutedcorrectly,tomaximizeperformanceand

prolongcablelife.

•DoNOTbendcablesexcessively.Whereverpossible,ensure

aminimumbenddiameterof200mm(8in)/minimumbend

radiusof100mm(4in).

100 mm (4 in)

200 mm (8 in)

•Protectallcablesfromphysicaldamageandexposuretoheat.

Usetrunkingorconduitwherepossible.DoNOTruncables

throughbilgesordoorways,orclosetomovingorhotobjects.

•Securecablesinplaceusingtie-wrapsorlacingtwine.Coil

anyextracableandtieitoutoftheway.

•Whereacablepassesthroughanexposedbulkheador

deckhead,useasuitablewatertightfeed-through.

•DoNOTruncablesneartoenginesoruorescentlights.

Alwaysroutedatacablesasfarawayaspossiblefrom:

•otherequipmentandcables,

•highcurrentcarryingacanddcpowerlines,

•antennae.

Strainrelief

Ensureadequatestrainreliefisprovided.Protectconnectors

fromstrainandensuretheywillnotpulloutunderextremesea

conditions.

Circuitisolation

Appropriatecircuitisolationisrequiredforinstallationsusing

bothACandDCcurrent:

•Alwaysuseisolatingtransformersoraseparatepower-inverter

torunPC’s,processors,displaysandothersensitiveelectronic

instrumentsordevices.

•AlwaysuseanisolatingtransformerwithWeatherFAXaudio

cables.

•Alwaysuseanisolatedpowersupplywhenusinga3rdparty

audioamplier.

•AlwaysuseanRS232/NMEAconverterwithopticalisolation

onthesignallines.

•AlwaysmakesurethatPC’sorothersensitiveelectronic

deviceshaveadedicatedpowercircuit.

Cableshielding

Ensurethatalldatacablesareproperlyshieldedthatthe

cableshieldingisintact(e.g.hasn’tbeenscrapedoffbybeing

squeezedthroughatightarea).

Blankingplugs

Connectorsnotinuseshouldbeprotectedusingblankingplugs.

Connectorsontheproductoraccompanyingcables,thatare

notinuse(notconnected),shouldbecoveredusingblanking

plugsifsupplied.

4.2Connectionsoverview

TheconnectionsshownbelowareavailableontheRay260

Basestation.

2 3 4 5 6

1

D12812-1

1Antennaconnection

2

HS1—Station1port

3

HS2—Station2port

4

HS3—Station3port

5

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connection

6

Power/NMEA0183/Loudhailerconnection

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