Raymarine RAY91 - Automatic Transmitter Identification System (ATIS) and Marcom-C Mode; Enabling and Disabling ATIS Mode; AIS Receiver; Switching AIS on and off

8.6A
utomaticTransmitterIdentificationSystem(ATIS)and
Marcom-Cmode
ATISisaEuropeansystemusedonsomeinlandwaterways.
VHFradiosoperatinginanATISregionmustbeprogrammedwithauniqueATISnumber;thiscanbe
obtainedfromtherelevantlicensingauthority.TheATISnumberisattachedasadigitalsignalatthe
endofeachtransmissionandidentifiesyoutotherelevantauthoritieswhomonitorthesystem.
WhenoperatinginATISmode,someoftheproductsfeaturesarenotavailable:
•UseofDSCfunctionsisnotpermittedinATISregions.
•WatchmodesarenotpermittedinATISregions.
•ChannelscanningisnotpermittedinATISregions.
•ATISregulationsrestrictthetransmitpowerto1wattforthefollowingchannels:6,8,10,11,12,13,
14,71,72,74and77.
Y oucanenableordisableATISusingthemenus(exceptonMarcom-Cconfiguredunits).
Marcom-Cmode
Marcom-CmodeisarestrictedradioconfigurationforVHFoperatorswithaMarcom-Clicense.This
isapplicabletoradiosoperatedexclusivelyinEuropeaninlandwaterwaysusingtheATISsystem.
AMarcom-CVHFradiohastheATISpermanentlyenabled.Y ouwillnotbeabletodisableATIS
operation.Marcom-Coperationissetbythedealeratpointofsale.Ifyouwishtoenableordisable
Marcom-Cmode,youmustcontactyourRaymarinedealer.
ForfurtherinformationpleasecontactRaymarinetechnicalsupport.
EnablinganddisablingATISmode
ATISisaEuropeansystemusedonsomeinlandwaterways.AuniqueATISIDmustbeentered
beforeATISmodecanbeenabled.
WithATISmodeenabledtheradio’sregionwillbefixedtotheINT(international)frequencybandand
thefollowingfunctionsaredisabled:
•DSCfunctions
•WatchMode
•ScanMode
•High/lowpowerisrestrictedoncertainchannels
FromtheMainmenu.
1.Select
Set-up.
2.SelectATISset-up.
3.Select
ATIS.
IfnoATISIDhasbeensetthenyouwillberequestedtoenteronebeforeATISmodeisenabled.
4.IfanATISIDhasalreadybeensetthenselect OntoenableATISmodeor OfftodisableATIS
mode.
8.7AISreceiver
Dependingonvariantyourradiomayhaveabuilt-inAISreceiver.
Withthebuilt-inAISreceiverswitchedonAISinformationcanbesenttoaconnectedRaymarine®
MFDusingeitherNMEA0183orSeaTalkng®.
Note:Ifusingthebuilt-inAISreceiverandoutputtingoverNMEA0183,ensurethatthebaudrate
issetto 0183Highspeed: Menu>Set-up>Networkoutput.
S witchingAISonandoff
FromtheSet-upmenu: Menu>Set-up.
1.SelectAIS.
SelectingAISwillswitchtheinternalAISreceiverOnandOff.
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