Raymarine Ray55E - Advanced Channel and Weather Operations

Chapter 3: General Operations 37
3.8 Selecting a Weather Channel (If Licensed)
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) broadcasts
continuous weather reports and severe weather alerts, as needed. If so equipped,
your Ray218E/Ray55E is programmed to receive 10 weather channels and sound
an alarm if a weather alert is received.
To enter Weather mode, press and hold the
CLEAR key for 3 seconds on either the
transceiver or the Raymic.
The weather function soft keys appear and the WX indicator appears in the
channel set field. Rotate the
CH/OK knob on the transceiver or use the channel up
/down keys on the Raymic to select from channels WX01 through WX10.
Press and release the
CLEAR key again to return to normal operation.
Note:
1. WX broadcasts can only be heard in the US and Canada.
2. The Ray218E/Ray55E can receive these broadcasts only if the unit has been
upgraded by the distributor to use WX Channels.
3. During Weather mode, the PTT, HI/LO, and SCAN/SAVE keys are disabled and
an error beep sounds if pressed.
Weather Alert Operation (If Available)
NOAA also broadcasts continuous severe weather alerts as needed. You can set
your Ray218E/Ray55E to notify you when such an alert is issued. To enable the
Weather Alert, press the ALERT soft key. The cloud icon appears.
01
TW 16+09+W01
26 06.0098N
080 04.8589W
AM10:45LOC
162.550
A
EXIT CH79A ALERT
W
X
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PRESS and HOLD for 3 secs
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01
TW 16+09+W01
26 06.0098N
080 04.8589W
PM12:45LOC
162.550
A
EXIT CH79A ALERT
W
X
01
WX ALERT
26 06.0098N
080 04.8589W
PM12:45LOC
162.550
A
EXIT CH79A ALERT
W
X
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