Raymarine RAY91 - Obtain MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity) Number; Automatic Transmitter Identification System (ATIS); Software Updates

2.6ObtainMMSI(MaritimeMobileServiceIdentity)number
BeforecommencinginstallationensureyouhaveobtainedanMMSInumberforyourvessel.
AnMMSIisa9digitnumberwhichissentoveraradiofrequencychannelinordertoidentifythe
originatingvessel/station.IfyourvesselalreadyhasanMMSInumber(usedforaVHFDSCradio)
thenthesameMMSInumbermustbeusedtoprogramyourproduct.
Note:
IfanMMSInumberisnotentered,theDSCfunctionalityofyourradiowillbedisabled.
IntheUnitedS tatesofAmerica,theMMSIandStaticDatamustbeenteredonlybyaRaymarine®
dealerorotherappropriatelyqualifiedinstallerofmarinecommunicationsequipmentonboard
vessels.
TheuserisNOTauthorizedtodothis.
Insomeareas,aradiooperatorlicenceisrequiredbeforeanMMSInumberwillbeissued.Y oucan
requestanMMSInumberfromsameagencythatissuesradioorShipRadiolicencesinyourarea.
InEuropeandotherpartsoftheworldoutsideoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,theMMSIandStatic
datacanbesetupbytheuser.
Forfurtherdetails,refertotherelevantTelecommunicationsRegulatoryBodyforyourarea.
RefertoAppendixCMMSIRegulatorybodiesandapplicationsubmissions
foralistofcontactsforobtainingMMSInumbersforsomeareas.
Warning:MMSIentry
YoucanonlyenteraMMSInumberonce,ifyouenterthenumberincorrectlyor
needtochangeyourMMSInumber,theunitwillrequirere-programmingbyan
authorizedRaymarinedealer.
2. 7AutomaticTransmitterIdentificationSystem(ATIS)
Y ourproductincludesATISfunctionalityforuseontheinlandwaterwaysofcontractinggovernments
ofthe “RegionalArrangementontheRadiocommunicationServiceforInlandWaterways” —also
knownas “RAINWAT” .
ATISaddsdataattheendofradiotransmissionsthatidentifiesyourstation.ATISoperationcanbe
turnedonoroffasneededviatheradio’smenu.
AnATISIDcanbeobtainedfromthesameagencythatissuesradiooperatorlicensesinyourarea.
Y ourATISIDshouldbeprogramedintoyourproductusingtheinstructionsprovided.
Note:
ContractingRAINW ATcountriesinclude:Austria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Croatia,theCzechRepublic,
France,Germany,Hungary,Luxembourg,Moldova,Montenegro,theNetherlands,Poland,
Romania,Serbia,theSlovakRepublicandSwitzerland.
Note:
WhenA TISisenabled,certainprogramingstepshavebeenimplementedtoprotecttheintegrityof
theRAINWATagreement,includingtheblockingofDSCfunctionswhenATISisenabled.
2.8Softwareupdates
R aymarineperiodicallyreleasessoftwareupdatesforitsproducts.Theseupdatesprovidenew
features,currentfeatureenhancementsandbugfixeswhichimprovesproductperformanceand
usability.
ChecktheRaymarinewebsite:ww.raymarine.com/softwareregularlytoensureyouhavethelatest
softwareforyourproducts.
ThesoftwareupdateprocessrequiresacompatibleMFD,poweredbyLightHouse™2release13.37
orabove,orLightHouse™3versionLH3.2orabove.
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