User manual ACR ELECTRONICS PLB-350C

[. . . ] Y1-03-0244C i About Cobham Life Support, ACR Products Cobham Life Support, ACR Products www. acrelectronics. com, designs and manufactures a complete line of safety and survival products including EPIRBs, PLBs, AIS, SARTs, Strobe Lights, Life Jacket Lights, Search Lights and safety accessories. The quality systems of this facility have been registered by UL to the ISO 9001:2008 Series Standards. Recognized as the world leader in safety and survival technologies, ACR has provided safety equipment to the aviation and marine industries as well as to the military since 1956. About Cobham plc Cobham plc is an international company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced aerospace and defense systems for land, sea, air and space. [. . . ] Self-test ACR strongly recommends performing the Self-test once per month, or at least two weeks prior to a trip allowing enough time for service should your beacon require it. A Self-test is initiated by holding the Self-test button for at least ½ second and less than 5 seconds. Your beacon will flash the green LED to signify the test has begun and the Digital Display will show Pass or Fail message. The green LED will flash a second time to indicate that the self test was successful. Components Tested: Data Integrity and Memory; 406 MHz Synthesizer; RF Power/Battery; GPS header If a red LED flashes at the completion of the Self-test, your beacon has failed. If the failure persists, contact ACR Electronics or an authorized Battery Replacement Center for servicing of your beacon. NOTE: During a Self-test your beacon will send a 406 MHz signal coded as Self-test to the satellite system. The 121. 5 MHz homing signal is inhibited during Self-test; this allows you to test your beacon any time during the day without causing false alerts. Self Test Sequences Green LED, Display 4 Passes, Green LED Green LED, Less than 4 Passes, Red LED Red LED, Display 4 Passes, Green LED Red LED, Less than 4 Passes, Red LED Self Test Guide ( Red LED) Successful Self-test Failed Self-test ­ Return beacon to ACR Successful Self-test ­ At least 1 hour of battery power has been depleted, have battery replaced. Battery Witness Seal Life If your beacon flashes an initial red LED at the beginning of the Self- test, this indicates that your electronic witness has been broken and you have used more than 1 hour of battery life. While the beacon will still operate normally in a distress situation, ACR strongly recommends you have your battery replaced and the electronic witness reset to ensure that you will have 24 hours of battery power. Y1-03-0244C 16 5. GPS Testing (GNSS Self-Test) This test is NOT required as 100% of all GPS receivers that leave ACR have been tested to ensure they perform correctly. However, if you would like to ensure your GPS receiver is working, please follow these instructions very closely. CAUTION: For PLB-350C models, the following test can not be performed more than sixty times during the life of the battery pack. Once this GPS testing feature reaches 60 times, the feature will be disabled by internal software. NOTE: The GPS receiver is located under the bottom front portion of the case. It is imperative that the receiver is not obstructed during Self-test or activation to ensure that the GPS receiver is acquiring your latitude (LAT) and longitude (LON) position. The beacon GPS will remain ON until LAT/LON coordinates have been obtained or until 2 minutes have elapsed. If good LAT/LON data has been obtained, a single 406 MHz test burst will be sent out with location data and the GPS will be turned OFF and the green LED will light for at least 3 seconds. The green LED indicates that the GPS is functioning properly and that the beacon is in a location or environment where it can receive the necessary signals from satellites. If the GPS does not acquire good LAT/LON data, the GPS will turn OFF after 2 minutes, followed with a RED LED light up for 3 seconds, and no 406 MHz burst sent out. GPS Test Sequences duration 121 seconds) (maximum GPS Test Guide Successfully acquired GPS data, 406 MHz burst sent out with location data GPS data was successfully acquired, burst sent out. not no Green LED at start followed by "GPS TEST" displayed, Green LED and LAT/LON displayed Green LED at start followed by "GPS TEST" displayed, Red LED Y1-03-0244C 17 6. [. . . ] 121. 5 MHz Transmitter Frequency: 121. 5 MHz Frequency Tolerance ±50 ppm Output Power >25 mW PEP (typical 80mW) Morse Code "P" ID Every 50 seconds (approximately) (U. S. Protocol) Modulation Type AM (3K20A3N) Sweep Range 400 to 1200 hZ Sweep Rate 3 Hz Duty Cycle 37. 5% Morse P AM (2K00A2A) Antenna Frequency 406. 037 & 121. 5 MHz Polarization Vertical VSWR Less than 1. 5:1 General/Environmental Minimum Battery +24 hours minimum @ -4°F to +131°F (-20°C to +55°C) Operating Life Battery Replacement Battery replacement due no later than 6 years from date of Interval manufacture, 5 years from date of install, or after emergency use *Batteries meet the UN Classification for Non-dangerous goods Size of beacon less 2. 31 x 5. 81 x 1. 25 in (5. 87 x 14. 76 x 3. 17 cm) (SARLinkTM View) Antenna 2. 31 x 5. 81 x 1. 45 in (5. 87 x 14. 76 x 3. 68 cm) (AquaLinkTM View) Material High-impact and UV-resistant plastic Color ACR-treuseTM (High-visibility yellow) 8. 9 oz (252 g) without belt clip (SARLinkTM) Weight 9. 2 oz (260 g) without attachment clip (AquaLinkTM) Strobe Light Bright White, I flash per 3 seconds Digital Display Blue, 1 inch Factory tested to 16. 4 ft (5 m) for 1 hour and to 32. 8 ft (10 m) for 10 Waterproof minutes, both at room temperature Buoyancy See section 5 "Distinguishing PLB Features", page 8 Temperature Range Operating -4°F to +131°F (-20°C to +55°C) Storage: -40°F to +158°F (-40°C to +70°C) PLB-350C meets the requirements of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Part 95 Subpart K. For all other type approval information, please visit our website at www. acrelectronics. com. Y1-03-0244C 29 APPENDIX H - WARRANTY, USEFUL LIFE POLICY, NOTICES Limited Warranty This product is warranted against factory defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 (one) year* from date of purchase or receipt as a gift. will repair or, at its option, replace the unit at no cost to you for labor, materials and return transportation from ACR. [. . . ]