Powering The Unit Off; Homescreen Overview; Status Bar Symbols - Raymarine RAY53 Installation & Operation Instructions

5.4 Powering the unit off

With the unit powered on:
1. Press and hold the Power button for approximately 3
seconds to power the unit off.
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5.5 Homescreen overview

The information below describes the on-screen
characters and symbols which are shown on the
Homescreen..
1. Status bar — The status bar displays symbols which
indicate the current status of the unit.
2. Frequency band — Indicates which channel
frequency band is in use:
• USA — United States of America
• INT — International
• CAN — Canada
• WX — Weather
Note: Special licensing is required to receive
USA and Canadian channel sets.
3. Status text — Indicates the current radio mode e.g.:
ATIS Mode active, Weather Alert, Scan mode etc.
4. New 4 digit channels — Identifies the first 2 digits
when the radio is set to one of the new 4 digit
simplex channels.
5. Channel — Indicates the current channel number, or
the last 2 digits when set to a 4 digit channel..
6. Location / Time or Location / COG/SOG —
Depending on selection displays Location
coordinates and current time or Location
coordinates and current COG and SOG.
7. Channel Name — Indicates the name of the current
channel.
8. Channel type — Indicates the type of channel:
• s = Simplex — Simplex channels transmit and
receive on the same frequency.
• d = Duplex — Duplex channels use separate
frequencies to transmit and receive.
9. Optional text — Provides extra user guidance.

Status bar symbols

The status bar is used to display symbols that indicate
the radio's status.
Symbol Name Description
Low power Indicates the radio
transmitters is in
low power (1 watt)
or high power (25
watt) mode
High power
Local Indicates the
radio is in local
reception mode,
which decreases
receiver
sensitivity in
high traffic areas
to decrease
unwanted
reception
Fog horn Indicates that the
radio is in Fog
horn mode.
Transmit Indicates the
radio is currently
transmitting (e.g.
the PTT button is
being pressed.)
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