User manual ACR ELECTRONICS SAT2

[. . . ] OWNER VESSEL RADIO CALL SIGN PLEASE READ ALL WARNINGS, CAUTIONS AND NOTES CAREFULLY CAUTION: Before proceeding to install, test or use your new ACR Electronics' product, please read this Product Support Manual in its entirety. If you have questions regarding the contents of the manual, please contact our Technical Service Department at ACR Electronics, Inc. , Telephone +1 (954) 983- 3333. Please be ready to provide the technician with the page number you wish to discuss. If you have a question that is not covered in the manual, please visit our website and access the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section for further information or call our Technical Services Department. [. . . ] The beacon is equipped with sensors to determine if it is in water (a deployment condition). Category I and 2 brackets both contain a magnet that interacts with other sensors in the beacon to prevent activation if it is wet (also a deployment condition). Two conditions must be satisfied for the beacon to automatically activate: 1) It must be out of its bracket 2) It must be in the water NOTE: Either condition by itself will not automatically activate the beacon. The beacon is designed to allow the user to perform periodic testing while the beacon is in the release bracket. Category I: Place the beacon into the release bracket with the spooled lanyard inward. The beacon should now be firmly held in the Category I bracket and ready for automatic deployment. Category II: Place the beacon into the bracket with the spooled lanyard inward. The beacon should now be firmly held in the Category II bracket and ready for manual deployment. The strap should be adjusted tight against the beacon; tight enough so that it is almost difficult to engage the buckle. 5. 4 GPS Acquisition with the RapidFixTM (External GPS) The RapidFixTM is fitted with an optical interface to connect with an external Global Positioning System receiver that will determine the latitude and longitude of its position to be transmitted to the emergency system. When the RapidFixTM is coupled to a working external GPS receiver, it immediately begins downloading data. Once valid position data has been obtained, the beacon will attempt to update the positional data every 20 minutes. The RapidFixTM will always store the last valid positional data it received from the external GPS receiver, even if it is unable to obtain updated data. It will update this data if and only if it receives new good positional data from the external GPS receiver. 5. 5 Automatic Deployment and Activation - Category I Beacons Automatic deployment and activation occurs if the vessel sinks and the hydrostatic release device frees the beacon from the bracket allowing it to float to the surface. Built-in sensors detect that the beacon is no longer in its bracket and is in water. NOTE: Transmissions of the 121. 5 mhz and 406 mhz signal will not occur until 50 seconds after activation. 5. 6 Manual Deployment and Activation The Category I beacon can be manually deployed by removing the retaining pin, removing the cover, and then removing the beacon from the bracket. Once removed, both the Category I and Category II beacons can be activated by placing the beacon in water OR by lifting the thumb switch to a vertical position, sliding it toward the antenna and pushing down to the opposite side of the beacon. Activating the beacon in this manner breaks off the Activation Indicator Plastic Pin and allows the switch to properly seat, showing the " " symbol (ON). Y1-03-0148-2 Rev. K 9 OFF position: Note the Activation Indicator Plastic Pin ON position: Notice the Activation Indicator Plastic Pin has been broken off. Figure 6 NOTE: Some countries may fine vessel owners for causing false alarms. The permanent breakage of the Activation Indicator Plastic Pin is a positive indication of a manual activation. [. . . ] Signed: ___________________________________________ Name: Kerry Greer Title: Document RLB-33-001 VP Engineering This Declaration complies with ISO/IEC 17050-1:2004 Date: November 17, 2008 ACR Electronics, Inc. K 18 EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ACR Electronics hereby declares that the following product is in conformity with Council Directive 96/98/EC of 20 December 1996 on Marine Equipment (MED) as amended by Commission Directive 2002/75/EC of 2 September 2002, and has been type examined as described in this Declaration. In accordance with the Directive, the product will be marked with the MED Mark of Conformity as follows: 0735 yy yy = Last two digits of the year in which the mark is affixed Product: 406 MHz (COSPAS-SARSAT) Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) MED Item A. 1/5. 6 TM Trade Name: Satellite2 406 Model: RLB-32 Bundesamt fr Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) Notified Body No. 78 20359 Hamburg, Germany EC Type Examination (Module B) Certificate No. [. . . ]