Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PLB-350C ACR Electronics
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Y1 - 03 - 0244B 2 CAUTION: B efore proceeding to install, test or use your ne w ACR Electronics ’ product, please read th is Product Support M anual in its entiret y.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 3 Table of Cont ents STEP ONE - REGISTERING YOUR BEACON ______________________ 4 STEP TWO - HOW THE BEACON WORKS _______________________ 6 STEP THREE - MAINTAINING YOUR PLB ___________.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 4 STEP ONE - REGI STERING YOUR BE ACON Why is registration imp ortant? As the owner of this 406 MHz beacon, it is mand atory that you registe r it with th e PLB national auth ority of your country: It is t he law .
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 5 What country should I register in? The beacon m ust be registered in the co untr y of the owner’s r esidence. If th e beacon is not programmed to that cou ntry’s cod e and protoco l, and the residence is outside of the USA, the beac on needs to be repro gramm ed.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 6 Registration in Canad a Canadian residents c an register on line at: http://canadianbeaconre gistr y .forces.gc.c a/ or conta ct the Canad ian Beacon Registry by pho ne at: 8 77 - 406 -7671 or b y fax at: 877-4 06-3298.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 7 The 406 MH z si gnal is detec ted b y m ultiple satellites and f rom that inf ormation the l ocation of the beacon can be ca lculated. This data alone is suf ficient f or SAR to find pers ons or ships in distress in a reasonable tim efr ame.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 8 4. Anatom y of your beacon NOTE: T he appearance of your beaco n ma y vary from this picture. Figure 1 Antenna Latch Antenna latch Digital display FRONT B ACK GPS antenna location Antenna: Wrapped around beacon UIN Label: Applied at the factory, the 15 character hex adecimal number is unique to each beacon.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 9 5. Distin guishing PLB Featu res The distinguishing features available on your PLB var y with the particular m odel that you selected.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 10 In Self - T est, the displa y illu strates the tes t res ult of each step with “√” indicating a pass and “X” indicating a failure. There are a total of five tests, including a battery ch eck . If all tests pass, SELF - TEST PASS will be displa yed at th e e nd of the Se lf -T est m ode.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 11 NOTE: T he appearance of your k ey pad ma y vary from this picture. Figure 2 - Ke y Pad Functions NOTE: If y ou notice t he PLB is flashing the red or green LED and “beeping” pe.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 12 Steps to activate (406 M Hz and 12 1.5 M Hz) To activate your beaco n i n a distress situation, f ollow t hese steps (see Fig ure 3 below). 1) Unclip the anten na from the case. 2) Move it into the upright position 3) Depress the ON /OFF ( ) button for 1 full s econd.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 13 Figure 4 – GP S Receiv er Location The sam e GPS data will be s ent with e ach 406 M Hz s ignal for the n ext t wenty minutes. At that tim e the interna l G PS will s tart up a gain, s earch to f in d your LAT/LON an d incorp orate it into your next 40 6 MH z signal.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 14 12. Preventing fals e alerts A false a lert is an y activation of the beacon, intentional or otherwise, that does not result from a situation of grave and imm inent danger. Be sure to do the f ollowing to help m inimize false alert s: // Register your beacon.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 15 To report false alert in the United States , con tact the AFRCC: United States Air Forc e Rescu e Tel: 1- 800 -851-30 51 Coordination Center (AFR CC) To report false alerts outside of th e USA , contact the nation al authori ty where your beacon is registered.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 16 3. Self- test ACR stron gly recom m ends perf orming the Self -test o nce pe r m onth , or at least two weeks prior to a trip allowing enough tim e f or service shou ld your beacon require it. A Self -test is initiated by h olding the Self -test button for at least ½ s econd and less than 5 seconds .
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 17 5. G PS Testing (GNS S Self-T est) This test is NOT required as 100% of all GPS receivers that leave ACR have been tested to ensure they perform correctly. Howe ver, if you would lik e to ensure your G PS receiver is work ing, please f ollow thes e instructions very closely.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 18 6. Ch anging ow nership or contact informat ion As the o wner of the beacon, it is your responsibility t o advise th e national authority of an y cha nge i n your reg istration inform ation. If you are transferring the b eacon to a new o wner, you are requ ired to infor m the national authorit y.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 19 Figure 5 - Belt Clip APPENDIX A - ACCESSO RIES 1. Multi-Fun ction Belt Clip The SARLink™ View comes standard with a mult i - function be lt clip. To install the cl ip, sim ply al ign the bottom tabs on the cl ip with the insert ho les locate d on the bottom of the beacon.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 20 Figure 6 – Attachment Clip 2. Attachment Clip The AquaLink™ View com es standard with an attachment clip. T o insta ll the clip, sim ply align the bottom tabs on the clip with the insert holes located on th e bottom of the beacon.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 21 APPENDIX B - USER INTERF ACE: SPECI AL ICONS Characters displa yed during beacon o peratio n include the fol lowing: The battery gau ge appears on certa in sc reens to indicate the remaining level of batt ery charge The gauge illustrates the rem aining charge in the bat tery as a percent of the total poss ible charge, e.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 22 APPENDIX C - USER INTERF ACE: DIGIT AL DISPL AY DURING OPERATION The following chart descr ibes the audio -visua l f eedback the beaco n pr ovides during activa tion. T he m essages on the d igital d isplay t ypically a ppear as one or two words at a time, until the ent ire mess age has been displayed.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 23 This mess age appears only if GPS data was acquired The s ystem r eports t hat t he 121. 5 MH z hom ing s ignal is on. Search and Rescue (SAR) perso nnel use this frequenc y when arriving cl ose to the s cene. If this m essage is accompanied by a gre en LED flash, the GPS coordinates have been sent.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 24 The s ystem reminds you t hat leaving the beacon on continuousl y gives the best ass urance of being rescued. SAR groups need the ongoing transmiss ions from the beacon to mos t effectively find you. If this m essage is accompanied by a gre en LED flash, the GPS coordinates have been sent.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 25 APPENDIX D - USER INTERF ACE: DIGIT AL DISPLAY DURING SELF - TEST The f ollowing chart describ es the displa y and a ud io -vis ual feedback the beacon provides during Self -Tes t. T he m essages on the digital displa y t ypically appear as one or two words at a tim e, until the entire m essage has been disp layed.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 26 The fourth test ch ecks for 406 MHz signal strength/RF power . If po wer is adequate the s ystem pass es. The f ourth test ch ecks f or 406 MHz signa l strengt h/RF po wer. If po wer is not adequate the s ystem f ails. Th e fifth test checks GPS engine re adiness.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 27 This m essage ap pears if Self -T est has passed , but the batter y is low. Tak e the beacon to an auth orized Service Cen ter for a batte ry replacem ent. NOTES regarding Se lf-T est logic: 1.) W hen one of the tests f ail, the system bypasses the remaining tests and goes to SELF- TEST FAIL 2.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 28 APPENDIX E - USE R INT ERF ACE: DIGIT AL DI SPL AY DU RING EXTEND ED GPS TEST The f ollowing chart describ es the displa y and a udio - visual f eedback the beac on provides during extended GPS T est. The messages on the digital display typically appear as one or two words at a time, until the entire m essage has been displayed.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 29 APPENDIX F - T HE COSPAS- SARS A T SY STEM 1. G eneral overview Beacons tra nsmit to the satell ite portion of the Cospas -Sarsat system. Cospas -Sar sa t satellites are an international system that utilizes Russian Federation and United States’ low altitude, near-po lar orb iting satellites (LEOSAR).
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 30 APPENDIX G - T ECHNIC AL SPECIFIC ATIONS 406 MHz Transmitt er Frequency 406 MHz Output Pow er greater than 5 w atts (typical: 6.3 watts) Frequency Stab ility ±2 parts per billio n/.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 31 APPENDIX H - WARR ANTY, USEFUL LIFE POL ICY, NOT ICES Limited Warrant y This pro duct is warranted against factory defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 (one) year* from date of purchase or receipt as a g ift. During the warranty period ACR Electronics, In c.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 32 APPENDIX I – R ESTRICT IONS ON USE and E C DOC Europe – R&T TE Directive The following countries place no restrict ions on the us e of this product : Austria Bulgaria Cyprus.
Y1 - 03 - 0244B 33 EC DE C LA RA TI ON OF C ON F O R MI TY AC R El ec tr on i c s , In c . he r e b y de cl a r e s th a t th e fol lo w i n g pr o d u c t s ar e in co nfo rm i ty w i th Di re ct iv .
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