Operation with Full Function Handset | 4-21 |
Tri-Watch
When the RAY215E is using the International frequency set, Tri-Watch monitors the Working Channel or Private Channel, the Priority Channel 16, and the previously selected Multi-Call channel. When a signal is detected on the Working, Private, Priority, or Multi-Call Channels, that channel becomes active. When there is no longer any activity on the channel, the RAY215E returns to Tri-Watch.
If the RAY215E has received an upgrade to use the US channel set and US mode is selected, Tri-Watch monitors the Working Channel, the Priority Channel 16, and the previously selected Weather Channel for severe weather alert broadcasts. When a signal is detected on the Working or Priority Channel, that channel becomes active. When there is no longer any activity on the Working Channel or Priority Channel, the RAY215E returns to Tri-Watch.
If a weather alert broadcast is detected, the RAY215E emits an alert tone and the WX indicator blinks. Tri-Watch mode terminates and the radio switches to the WX channel to monitor the severe weather broadcast.
To start Tri-Watch mode, select the Working Channel or Private Channel, and then press the FUNC key followed by the MON/TRI key. The Working Channel appears on the 7-segment display, the Priority Channel appears on the right-most portion of the dot matrix display, and the Multi-Call or Weather Channel appears on the left-most portion of the dot matrix display. (If the Private Channel is being used, the Working Channel appears in the left-most portion of the dot matrix display.)
To end Tri-Watch mode at the current channel, press the MON key or the CLR key.
4.6.17NMEA Operation
When outfitted with a Full Function Handset, the RAY215E can receive valid position and time information, which are transmitted during a DSC Distress call. This data can be communicated via NMEA 0183 from a GPS, fishfinder, radar, or any device that outputs GPS sentences. If the radio does not detect the positional data, it provides different alerts urging you to find and correct the fault or manually input the data using the radio’s L/L ENT function, as described in Section 4.7.3.2. Current valid positional data, whether from external device or manually input, can be viewed using the NAVSTAT Operation described in Section 4.7.2.
