Raymarine Ray260 User manual

Ray260
Installation and operation
instructions
English
Date: 1 1-2013
Document number: 81343-3-EN
© 2013 Raymarine UK Limited
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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 alkngconnection...........................................24
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 alkng
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 alkngcablesandaccessories.......................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 ,MA YDAY,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 ,MA YDAY,MAYDAY
Thisis<statenameofvessel3times>
MAYDAY<statenameofvessel1time>
Mypositionis<statelatitudeandlongitude,ortruebearing
anddistancefromaknownpoint.>
Iam<statenatureofdistresse.g.sinking,onreetc.>
Ihave<statenumberofpersonsonboardandanyother
information—drifting,aresredetc.>
IREQUIREIMMEDIATEASSISTANCE
OVER
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
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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
FCCIDPJ5–RAY260
FCCTypeacceptedParts2,15and80
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.Y ouwillneedthisserial
numberwhenregisteringyourproductonline.Youshouldretain
thelabelforfuturereference.
Importantinformation9

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
Documentandproductinformation11

2.1Handbookinformation
Thishandbookcontainsimportantinformationregardingyour
DSCVHFRadio.
Ray260handbooks
ThefollowinghandbooksareapplicabletoyourRay260:
Alldocumentsareavailabletodownloadinpdfformatfromthe
Raymarinewebsitewww.raymarine.com.
Handbooks
DescriptionPartnumber
Mountingandgettingstarted88014
Installationandoperation
instructions
81343
Ray260mountingtemplate87167
Speakermountingtemplate87168
SeaTalknghandbooks
DescriptionPartnumber
SeaTalkngreferencemanual
Planningandconnectionofsystemsbasedaroundthe
SeaTalkngnetwork.
81300
SeaTalk–SeaTalkngconverterhandbook
InstallationandconnectionoftheSeaTalk-SeaTalkng
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
Ray260US/CanadianvariantPassiveE70087
Ray260
AIS
US/Canadianvariant
withbuiltinAIS
receiver
PassiveE70088
Ray260EEuropeanvariantPassiveE70089
Ray260EEuropeanvariantActiveE70253
Ray260E
AIS
Europeanvariantwith
builtinAISreceiver
PassiveE70090
Passiveandactivespeakers
Theproductcanbesuppliedwitheitherapassiveoranactive
speaker.
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2Activespeaker(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
Planningtheinstallation13

3.1Systemintegration
YourVHFradiocanbeconnectedtothefollowingmarineelectronicsdevices.
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1Ray260handset3Ray260handset1perbasestationhandsetconnection
2ActiveSpeaker3Ray260activespeaker1perhandset
3Passivespeaker3Ray260passivespeaker1perhandset
4Loudhailer1•30WattLoudhailer
•30WattLoudhailerwithlisten-back
power/datacable
5Raymarinemultifunction
display
6TheRay260iscompatiblewiththefollowing
Raymarinemultifunctiondisplays:
•aSeries
•cSeries
•eSeries
•gSSeries
•C-SeriesWidescreen(NMEA0183DSC
messagesonly)
•E-SeriesWidescreen(NMEA0183DSC
messagesonly)
•G-Seriessystem(NMEA0183DSC
messagesonly)
SeaTalkngorNMEA0183
6GPSReceiver1•RS130
•RS125
•Raymarinemultifunctiondisplayequipped
withinternalGPS
SeaTalkngorNMEA0183withan
NMEA0183toNMEA2000converter.
Note:TheRay260doesnotsupportconnectiontoNMEA0183andSeaT alkngatthesametime.
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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
00
SeaTalk
ng
INTCM
INTCM
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.
2Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools.
3Siteallequipment.
4Routeallcables.
5Drillcableandmountingholes.
6Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.
7Secureallequipmentinplace.
8Poweronandtestthesystem.
3.4Schematicdiagram
Aschematicdiagramisanessentialpartofplanningany
installation.Itisalsousefulforanyfutureadditionsor
maintenanceofthesystem.Thediagramshouldinclude:
•Locationofallcomponents.
•Connectors,cabletypes,routesandlengths.
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3.5Systemprotocols
Yourproductcansendandreceivepositioninformation,e.g.
latitudeandlongitudeusinganyofthefollowingprotocols:
•SeaT alkng
•NMEA2000
•NMEA0183
Usingtheseprotocolsenablesyourradiotosendposition
informationtootherdevicesinyoursystemwheneveritreceives:
•aresponsetoaDSCpositionrequest.
•aDSCdistresscall
Note:Youmayndthatyourproductorsystemdoesnotuse
alloftheprotocolsdescribedinthissection.
Seatalkng
SeaTalkng(NextGeneration)isanenhancedprotocolfor
connectionofcompatiblemarineinstrumentsandequipment.It
replacestheolderSeaT alkandSeaT alk2protocols.
SeaTalkngutilizesasinglebackbonetowhichcompatible
instrumentsconnectusingaspur.Dataandpowerarecarried
withinthebackbone.Devicesthathavealowdrawcanbe
poweredfromthenetwork,althoughhighcurrentequipmentwill
needtohaveaseparatepowerconnection.
SeaTalkngisaproprietaryextensiontoNMEA2000andthe
provenCANbustechnology.CompatibleNMEA2000and
SeaTalk/SeaTalk2devicescanalsobeconnectedusingthe
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.
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1
5
9
13
678
2
11
3
4
10
12
D12624-2
1Ray260Basestation
2Ray260Handset
3Ray260speakerincludingcable(dependingonvariantthe
speakermaybepassiveoractive.)
4Speakergasket
54xscrewsforbasestationmounting
62xScrewsforhandsetmounting
7SeaTalkngblankingplug
82xhandsetstationblankingplugs
9Handsetextensionkit
104xThumbnutandstudsforspeakermounting
11Handsetmountingclip
12Documentationpack
13Power/Datacable1m(3.3ft.)
Handsetextensionkitcontents
Thehandsetextensionkitincludesthepartsshownbelow.
1
45
67
3
2
D12649-1
1Splash-proofcap
2Nut
3Handsetadaptorcable10m(32.8ft.)
4Washer
53xMountingscrews
6Gasket
7Mountingplate
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Chapter4:Cablesandconnections
Chaptercontents
•4.1Generalcablingguidanceonpage20
•4.2Connectionsoverviewonpage20
•4.3Powerconnectiononpage21
•4.4NMEA0183connectiononpage22
•4.5Loudhailerconnectiononpage22
•4.6Handsetconnectiononpage23
•4.7Passivespeakerconnectiononpage23
•4.8Activespeakerconnectiononpage24
•4.9SeaTalkngconnectiononpage24
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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.
23456
1
D12812-1
1Antennaconnection
2HS1—Station1port
3HS2—Station2port
4HS3—Station3port
5SeaTalkngconnection
6Power/NMEA0183/Loudhailerconnection
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