Gebruiksaanwijzing /service van het product Satellite3 406 RLB-38 van de fabrikant ACR Electronics
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Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 1 NOT E re: A pplicable prod ucts This m anual supports all configurations of Satellit e 3 4 06™ / RLB-38 beacons . In addition t o the part num bers listed on the c over page,.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 2 Ta ble of Contents STEP ONE - REGIS TERING Y OUR BEACON ____________________________ 3 STEP TWO - HOW THE BEA CON WORKS _____________________________ 6 ST EP THREE - INSTALLING.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 3 STE P ONE - REGISTE RING YOUR BEA CON 1. Why is registration i mport ant? As the owner of this 406 M H z b eacon, i t is mandator y that you register it with the EPIRB natio nal authorit y o f y our co untry: It is t he l aw .
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 4 2. What country should I register in? Register y our beacon with the EPIRB n ational au thority of the countr y f or which the beaco n was programm ed, t y pically the countr y where purchased, regardless of where you do your boating.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 5 Registration outs ide of the United States In countries other than t he United States, 406 MHz b eacons are r egistered with that c ountr y’ s national authorit y at t he tim e of purchas e. T he sales agent should have ass isted you in filling out the forms and sending th em to the country’s natio nal authorit y.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 6 STEP TWO - HOW THE BE A CON WORKS 1. How your beacon bring s help 406 MHz beacons are a type of portable em ergenc y equ ipment that transm its a distress signal to s earch and rescue (SAR) organi zations .
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 7 2. A natom y of your beacon NOT E : W hen unpacking your beaco n, it is recom m ended that y ou s ave the original pack aging f or re -us e when shipping the beaco n for batter y replacement in th e future.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 8 Top View Switch Positions Strobes Optional GPS Interface Antenna Green LED Red LED Activation/ Test Switch OFF/READY Position TEST Position ON/TRANSM ITTING Position.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 9 GPS Interface Stowage Port Category 2 – Qui ckDraw ™ Bra cket Category 1 – SeaShelter ™ 3 Bracket Spring Release Knob Hydro Fix™ Hydro static Release Unit (HRU) Eject.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 10 3. Activating your bea con Overview Category I beacons are desig ned to be autom aticall y deplo yed and activated in the e vent of a s inking vessel . The beacon m a y also be h and held on the deck of vessels, or floated in water and a ttached to a raf t or life vest with the lan yard provid ed.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 11 Category I beac ons-Au tomatic deplo y m ent and activat ion If the vessel sink s, the H ydroFix™ HRU frees the beacon from the bracket, allowing it to floa t to the surf ace.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 12 Category I and II Beacons -Manual de ployment an d ac tivation Both Ca tegor y I a nd II bea cons can be m anua lly de ployed by rem ovi ng th e beacon from the brack et.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 13 TIPS FOR OPT IMUM DEPLOYM ENT OF AN ACTIV ATED BE ACON: When activatin g and depl oying your beacon in an emergenc y, DO NOT : // Hold or clutch th e beacon or antenna // Oper.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 14 5. False alarms To prevent f alse alarm s, it is im portant to be aware of ho w y our b eacon can be activated . An ACR 406 MHz EPIRB can be activ ated by two different m ethods. W hether you have a Categor y I or Ca tegor y II, these m ethods are the sam e.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 15 STEP THREE - INST ALLING THE BEA CON 1. M arking battery and Hydr ostatic Release Unit expiration dates NOT E : It is the beacon owner’s r esponsibilit y to r ecord the expirat ion dates for both th e beacon batter y and th e H ydroFix™ h ydrostatic release un it.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 16 Visually insp ect th e are a s urround ing th e m ounting b racket installation s ite for hidden hazar ds or obstacles th at m ay have be en over looked d uring th e location s elect ion.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 17 3. Category I bracket The SeaShelter 3 ™ Ca tegory I brack et has five pre -dr illed s crew holes to use for securing the brac ket to a flat surf ace. Rem ove the SeaS helter 3 ™ lid b y turning th e s pring loaded k nob on t he lid 1/4 turn cou nterclock wise and pull.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 18 4. Category II brack et Category II brackets are design ed to hold th e beacon s ecurely in p lace. T he beacon m ust be manuall y deployed. T he brack et c an be m ounted on a vertical flat s urface with beac on a ntenna up or on a horizontal f lat surface facing s k yward.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 19 5. Installing the Op tional op tical GP S interface cable The beacon is fitted with an optical interfac e to connec t with an extern al G lobal Posit ioning System ( GPS) rece iver that will determine the latitude and longitude of its posi tion.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 20 STEP FOUR - MA INT A INING THE BE ACON 1. Safety DOs and DO N’Ts On a routine basis aboard ship, DO NO T: // Hold or carr y the beacon by its antenna // Mount the beac on in.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 21 Always refer batter y replacem ent and any other b eacon service to a f actor y authorized Service Center. Fin d a Cent er near you at http://www.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 22 6. Changing ow nership or co ntact information As the owner of the beacon, i t is your resp onsibilit y to adv ise the national authorit y of an y change in the inform ation on the registration form . If y ou are transferring the beacon to a new o wner, y ou are required to inform the national authorit y .
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 23 To remov e the expired HRU W hen opening the SeaShelter 3 ™ lid, note that th e be acon is installed with the lanyard f ace in. Pull t he beacon with st e ad y pres sure f rom the brack et. Do not get beacon wet while out of brack et.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 24 CAUTION: Do not forc e th e lid closed. If the lid does not c lose eas ily, check to see that th e beac on is properl y i n stalled in the brack et and the HydroFix™ is proper ly seat ed.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 25 A PPENDIX A - USING AND TESTING THE GPS SYSTEMS 1. How t he external GPS int erface w orks The beacon is f itted with an optical interf ace to c onnect with an exter nal Global Positioning S ystem (GPS) receiver that will determ ine the latitude and longitude of its position.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 26 bypasses the norm al, programm ed, waiting time of 20 m inutes f or the automatic update of GPS p osition data. If no valid GPS position data is availab le, the beacon will keep the previousl y stor ed GPS pos ition data f or up to 4 hours .
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 27 A PPENDIX B - THE COSP A S-SARSAT SYSTEM 1. General ov erview EPIRBs t ransmit to the satellite portion of the Cospas-Sarsat system. Cospas-Sarast satellites are an international system t hat utilizes Russian Federation and U nited States’ low altitude, near-pol ar orbiting s atellites (LEOSAR).
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 28 A PPENDIX C - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS GENERA L/ ENVIRONMENTAL Beacon size (without an tenna) 17.7 H X 1 0.67 W X 9.09 D cm (6 .
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 29 A PPENDIX D - W A RRA NTY, USEFUL LIFE POLI CY, NOTICES 1. Limited Warranty This product i s warranted against factory defects i n material and workmanship for a period of 1 (one) year* from d ate of purchase o r receipt as a gi ft.
Y1 - 03 - 0250 Rev. B 30 E C D E C L A RA T I O N O F C ON F OR M IT Y A C R El e c t r on i cs h e r eb y d e c la re s t h at th e f o ll o w i n g p r o du ct is i n co n f o r mi ty w i t h Co un .
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