Section 1 General; Introduction; Equipment Features - Raymarine Ray430 Operation Manual

SECTION 1
GENERAL DESCRIPTION

1.1 INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of the RAY 430 Multifunction Loudhailer.
The RAY 430 Loudhailer is a multipurpose device that may be used as a ship-to-shore
hailer, ship-to-ship hailer, foghorn, audio amplifier, intercom, and/or alarm system.
As a loudhailer, the RAY 430 amplifies your voice up to a 30 watt level, for hailing
through the hailing horn speaker, and when listening for replies, amplifies the incoming
sounds to the desired listening level. If an additional (optional) horn is added to the
system, the loudhailer output can be switched to either or both of the hailing horn
positions by the front panel control.
To verify your ownership and warranty registration, you should take a few minutes and
fill out your warranty registration card found just inside the front cover of this manual.
It is very important that you take the time to fill this card out. The warranty registration
card should be returned to the factory immediately after your purchase in order to
receive full warranty benefits.
Section 5 in this manual provides further information on obtaining Customer Service
and Product Support which is available to you as a valued customer.

1.2 EQUIPMENT FEATURES

The RAY 430 is designed and manufactured to provide ease of installation and
operation with excellent reliability. Some of the important built-in features of the
equipment are listed below.
The loudhailer horns(s) are used as sound dispersal points when the RAY 430 is used as
a foghorn so that the full 30 watt output of the unit can be employed.
In the foghorn mode any of six programmed foghorn patterns can be automatically
generated. They are: Underway, Stopped, Sail, Tow, Anchored, and Aground.
INTERCOM — Provides 2-way communication between the display unit and up to 4
connected remote units, which can also originate a call to the display unit.
AUXILIARY MODE — Allows the selective or simultaneous transmission of an
external audio input to all stations. For entertainment, the external audio can be a
cassette deck, radio, or CD player. For business, it can also be any other instrument
having an external audio output, such as the output from a VHF or SSB radiotelephone.
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