Raymarine Ray50 Mounting And Getting Started page 3

Making a distress call
In an emergency you can use your u nit t o make an
automatic DSC distress call.
With the spring loaded cover o pen:
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1. Press and hold the DISTRESS button for 3 seconds.
Once the DISTRESS button is pressed a 3 second
count d own will b egin, w hen the count d own reaches
zero the DSC distress call i s transmitted.
The distress call i s repeated automatically until i t i s
acknowledged.
2. Once an acknowledgement i s received, o r i f n o
acknowledgement i s received for 1 5 seconds; p ress
and hold the PTT button.
3. Slowly and clearly speak the details of t he distress
in the following format:
MAYDAY , M AYDAY , M AYDAY
This is <state name of v essel 3 times>
MAYDAY<state name of v essel 1 time>
My position is <state latitude and longitude, o r t rue
bearing and distance from a known point.>
I a m <state nature of d istress e.g. sinking, o n fire
etc.>
I h ave <state number o f p ersons on board and any
other i nformation — drifting, fl ares fired etc.>
I R EQUIRE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
OVER
4. Release the PTT button.
Making a Mayday call
In an emergency you can use your u nit t o make a
Mayday call.
1. Press the 16 PLUS button.
2. Press and hold the PTT button.
3. Slowly and clearly speak the details of t he distress:
MAYDAY , M AYDAY , M AYDAY
This is <state name of v essel 3 times>
MAYDAY<state name of v essel 1 time>
My position is <state latitude and longitude, o r t rue
bearing and distance from a known point.>
I a m <state nature of d istress e.g. sinking, o n fire
Dxxxxx-1
etc.>
I h ave <state number o f p ersons on board and any
other i nformation — drifting, fl ares fired etc.>
I R EQUIRE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
OVER
4. Release the PTT button.
5. If a n acknowledgement i s not r eceived then repeat
steps 2 to 4 above.
Important i nformation
Warning: Read the expanded
handbook
This document i s an abbreviated ("quick
start") h andbook, c ontaining only the basic
information required to get y ou started
with your n ew product. For t he complete
documentation and safety information for
your p roduct, p lease refer t o the expanded
handbook, a vailable on the Raymarine
website (www.raymarine.com).
Warning: P roduct i nstallation
and operation
This product m ust b e installed and operated
in accordance with the instructions
provided. Failure to do so could result i n
personal injury, d amage to your v essel
and/or p oor p roduct p erformance.
Warning: Potential i gnition
source
This product i s NOT approved for u se in
hazardous/flammable atmospheres. Do
NOT install in a hazardous/flammable
atmosphere (such as in an engine room or
near f uel t anks).
Warning: 1 2 Volt d c only
This product m ust o nly be connected to a
12 volt d c power s ource.
Warning: Positive ground
systems
Do not c onnect t his unit t o a system which
has positive grounding.
Warning: Switch off p ower
supply
Ensure the vessel's power s upply is
switched OFF before starting to install t his
product. Do NOT connect o r d isconnect
equipment w ith the power s witched on,
unless instructed in this document.
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