Chapter 1 Important Information; Making A Distress Call; Making A Mayday Call; Safety Notices - Raymarine Ray260 User Manual

Chapter 1: Important information

Making a distress call

In an emergency you can use your product to make an automatic
DSC distress call.
RX HI
DIS TRESS
UND ESI GNATED
...3
COU NTI NG DOW N
RX HI
55 60 5
DIS TRESS
10
50
45 15
UND ESI GNATED
40 20
35 25 ...2
30
COU NTI NG DOW N
OK
RX HI
DIS TRESS
UND ESI GNATED
...1
COU NTI NG DOW N
OK
1. Open the spring loaded door on the rear of the handset.
2. Press and hold the DISTRESS button for 3 seconds.
Once the DISTRESS button is pressed a 3 second count
down will begin, when the count down reaches zero the
distress call is transmitted.
3. Wait for an acknowledgement of your distress call.
The distress call is repeated automatically until it is
acknowledged.
4. Press and hold the PTT button.
5. Slowly and clearly speak the details of the distress:
MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY
This is <state name of vessel 3 times>
MAYDAY <state name of vessel 1 time>
My position is <state latitude and longitude, or true bearing
and distance from a known point.>
I am <state nature of distress e.g. sinking, on fire etc.>
I have <state number of persons on board and any other
information — drifting, flares fired etc.>
I REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
OVER
6. Release the PTT button.

Making a Mayday call

In an emergency you can use your product to make a Mayday
call.
1. Press the 16/9 or 16 PLUS button.
2. Press and hold the PTT button.
3. Slowly and clearly speak the details of the distress:
MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY
This is <state name of vessel 3 times>
MAYDAY <state name of vessel 1 time>
My position is <state latitude and longitude, or true bearing
and distance from a known point.>
I am <state nature of distress e.g. sinking, on fire etc.>
I have <state number of persons on board and any other
information — drifting, flares fired etc.>
I REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
OVER
4. Release the PTT button.
5. If an acknowledgement is not received then repeat steps
2 to 4 above.
Important information
RX HI
DIS TRESS
UND ESI GNATED
TRANSM ITTING ...
OK
RX HI
DIS TRESS
AWA ITI NG ACK...
REM AINING TI M E
TO RESEND..04'20
CANCEL PAUSE
RX HI
DIS TRESS 00'01
ACK NOW LEDGED
FROM:0012345 6 7
ORI G:mY SHIP
OK PAUSE 1/3
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Safety notices

Certified Installation
Raymarine recommends certified installation by a Raymarine
approved installer. A certified installation qualifies for enhanced
product warranty benefits. Contact your Raymarine dealer for
further details, and refer to the separate warranty document
packed with your product.
Warning: Product installation and
operation
This product must be installed and operated in
accordance with the instructions provided. Failure
to do so could result in personal injury, damage to
your vessel and/or poor product performance.
Warning: Potential ignition source
This product is NOT approved for use in
hazardous/flammable atmospheres. Do NOT install
in a hazardous/flammable atmosphere (such as in
an engine room or near fuel tanks).
Warning: Positive ground systems
Do not connect this unit to a system which has
positive grounding.
Warning: Switch off power supply
Ensure the vessel's power supply is switched OFF
before starting to install this product. Do NOT
connect or disconnect equipment with the power
switched on, unless instructed in this document.
Warning: Chassis grounding
Do NOT ground this product using the chassis
ground terminal.
Grounding this product to a vessel's RF ground
may cause galvanic corrosion.
Warning: Antenna isolation
To prevent galvanic corrosion your antenna must
be isolated from any vessel metalwork using a
suitable insulated e.g. plastic, mounting bracket.
Warning: FCC Warning (Part 15.21)
Changes or modifications to this equipment not
expressly approved in writing by Raymarine
Incorporated could violate compliance with FCC
rules and void the user's authority to operate the
equipment.
Warning: Maximum Permissible
Exposure
Failure to observe these guidelines may expose
those within the maximum permissible exposure
(MPE) radius to RF radiation absorption that
exceeds the FCC MPE limit. It is the radio
operator's responsibility to ensure that no one
comes within this radius.
For optimal radio performance and minimal human
exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic
energy, make sure the antenna is:
• connected to the radio before transmitting
• located where it will be away from people
• located at least 1.5 meters (5 feet) from the
radio's main unit
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