Group Calls; Group Mmsi Setup; Adding A New Group - Raymarine Ray49E Owner's Handbook Manual

Chapter 5: Digital Selective Calling (DSC)

5.5 Group Calls

The Group Call feature sends transmissions that are only received by radios
sharing a common Group MMSI number, such as a flotilla or racing fleet. The
Ray49E sends Group Routine calls.

Group MMSI Setup

You can program up to three Group MMSI ID numbers. Group MMSI ID numbers
always begin with a zero (0). You only enter the last 8 digits of the Group ID
number; the initial "0" is automatically entered for you.

Adding a New Group

1. From the DSC menu, rotate the CH/OK knob until the arrow points to GROUP.
2. Press CH/OK to select. Group options appear, with the arrow pointing to
CALL.
3. Rotate CH/OK until the arrow points to MY GROUP ID.
4. Press CH/OK to select. If existing Group MMSI ID numbers are already stored,
those values appear. If blank, <EMPTY 1>, <EMPTY 2>, etc. are shown to
indicate that the Group IDs have not yet been programmed.
Select the first available empty group location.
5. Press CH/OK to select. The GROUP MMSI field appears. The initial "0" is
automatically entered for you, indicating that this is a Group MMSI ID. The
first character space that you can modify is highlighted with a flashing under-
line.
6. Fill in the GROUP MMSI fields one number at a time, using the CH/OK knob:
• Rotate to CH/OK display the desired character.
• Press in CH/OK to accept and move on to the next character space.
7. Press CH/OK to accept.
8. When complete, press CH/OK to confirm. The new entry appears in the list.
Use the same procedure to edit an existing entry in the list.
Repeat this process to fill in all MMSI numbers.
(A more-detailed description of manual character entry can be found in
"Adding a new Entry" on page 68.)
75