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ACR Electronics ResQMate RLB-40 - page 1
OWNER VESSEL RA DIO C A LL SIGN UIN # A v ailable for sal e in A ust ralia and N ew Zealand only ...
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CAUTION: Bef ore proceeding to install, test or use your new ACR Electronics’ product, ple ase read this Product Support Manual in its entirety. If y ou have questions regarding th e contents of the manual, p lease contact our Technical Service Departm ent at ACR Electronics, Inc., Telephone +1 (954) 98 1- 3333. Please be re ad y to prov ide the ...
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Y1 - 03 -024 0A 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 THE BEACON _____________________________ 12 STEP FOUR - MAIN TAININ G THE BEAC ON ___________________________ 14 APPENDIX A - THE COSPAS-SARSAT S YSTEM ___ ...
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Y1 - 03 -024 0A 3 STE P ONE - REGISTE RING YOUR BEA CON 1. Why is registration i mpor tant? As the ow ner of this 406 M Hz beacon, i t is mand atory that y ou r egister it with the EPIRB national authorit y of y our cou ntry : It is the law . Please note that a ll 406 MHz beacons are re quired to ha ve t heir reg istration upd ated every two years ...
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Y1 - 03 -024 0A 4 2. How do I register? Re gistrat ion in A ustralia The national authorit y that acc epts r egistrations in Australia is the Australian Maritim e Safety Authorit y (AMSA). Here are t wo ways to reg ister: 1. The fas test and easiest wa y to register is o nline at www.beacons.am s a.gov.au/beaco ns. 2. Fill out the enc losed registr ...
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Y1 - 03 -024 0A 5 Rescue Coordination C en tre New Zealand P.O. Box 30050 Low er Hutt 5040 New Zealand Phone: +64 4 57 7 8033 o r 0800 406 111 Fax: +64 4 57 7 8041 Email: 406regist ry@marti menz.gov t.nz NOT E: Do not c onfuse th e registrati on form with the ACR Electronics warrant y card. All r egistration forms w ill be entered in the 4 06 M Hz ...
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Y1 - 03 -024 0A 6 STEP TWO - HOW THE BE A CON WORKS 1. How your beacon bring s help 406 MHz beacons are a t ype of port able em ergenc y equipm ent that tr ansm its a d istress signal to s earc h and rescue (SAR) orga nizations . T he p urpose of these beacons is to aid SAR team s in tracking and locating s hips or individuals in jeopard y as rapid ...
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Y1 - 03 -024 0A 7 2. A natom y of your beacon NOT E : W h en unpacking your beaco n, it is recom mended that you s ave t he original pack aging for re -use when shipp ing the beacon for ba tter y replacement in th e future. // Activation switch w ith Witness T ab The activation switch em bodies a special, patented m ethod of activating a beacon . R ...
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ACR Electronics ResQMate RLB-40 - page 9
Y1 - 03 -024 0A 8 Switch Positions OFF/ READY position (down, front) TEST position (upright) ON/ TRANSMIT TING position (down, back ) M anual release bracket antenna hook Front cover release tabs ...
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Y1 - 03 -024 0A 9 3. Activating your bea con Overview Class 3 beacons c an al ways be m anually activated in or out of their brack et. The beacon and brack et are designed to allow the u ser to perf orm periodic testing while the be acon is in its brack et. Class 3 beacons -Manual deplo y m ent and ac tivation Class 3 beacons ca n be m anuall y dep ...
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Y1 - 03 -024 0A 10 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 : // Activate the beac on if you have a ny other m eans of self resc ue . // Hold or clutch th e beacon or antenna. // Operate the beaco n while hand held, if at all pos sible . // Turn the beac on off f or ...
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Y1 - 03 -024 0A 11 4. Turning off the beacon If your beac on was m anually act ivated and y ou wish to deactivate, return the thumb s witch to the “OFF” posit ion . If deactivation should f ail, rem ove the four scre ws holding th e unit togeth er and unplug the battery to disable the un it. R eturn the beac on to ACR Electronics f or service. ...
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Y1 - 03 -024 0A 12 STEP THREE - INST ALLING THE BEA CON 1. Mounting location The selection of a mountin g loc ation will v ary f rom ve ssel to v essel. Beacons should be protected from outside influences while being readi ly accessible at all times in th e event of an em ergenc y . The location selected m us t be sufficiently rigid to su pport the ...
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Y1 - 03 -024 0A 13 2. M anual release bracket Manual rele ase brac kets are design ed to h old the beacon securel y in place. The beacon mus t be m anually d ep loyed. The brack et c an be m ounted on a vertical f lat surf ace with beacon antenna up or on a hori zontal flat surface facing sk y ward. T his location m ust be easily ac cessible in ord ...
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Y1 - 03 -024 0A 14 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 beacon in its brac ket close to large structures or m agnetic areas // Tie the lan yard to the EPIR B brack et or an y other structure // Obscure the beaco n b y plac ...
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Y1 - 03 -024 0A 15 Al wa ys refer batter y replacem ent and any other beac on service t o a factory authorized Service Center. Find a Center near you a t http://www.acr electronics.com /brc .htm . Battery repl acem ent incl udes servicing t he beaco n b y r eplacing all o- rings, t esting t he water seal and t he electrical propert ies and doing a ...
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Y1 - 03 -024 0A 16 that your EPIRB gets back to you. If som eone attempts to register an EPIRB reported as sto len, your national authorit y wil l notif y the ap propriate police department. Visit www.cos pas- sarsat.org f or m ore detailed inform ation. 6. Servicing the man ual rele ase bracket To remove a beacon from the brack et, lift the latch ...
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ACR Electronics ResQMate RLB-40 - page 18
Y1 - 03 -024 0A 17 A PPENDIX A - THE COSP A S-SARSAT SYSTEM EPIRBs transmit to the satelli te portion of the C ospas-Sarsat s ystem. Cospas-Sarast satellites are an intern ational s ystem that utili zes Russian Federation and Un ited St ates’ low altit ude, near - polar orb iting satell ites (LEOSAR). Thes e satellites ass ist in det ecting and l ...
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Y1 - 03 -024 0A 18 A PPENDIX B - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS GENER A L/ E NVIRONM ENT AL Beacon size ( without antenna) 17.7 H X 10.67 W X 9.09 D cm (6.97 X 4.2 X 3.58 in) Beacon weight 592 g ( 20. 88 oz) Beacon m aterial High impact UV resist ant p olymer Color ACR- Tr euse™ (high visibility yellow) W aterproof Tested to 10 m in @10 m (33 ft), exc ...
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Y1 - 03 -024 0A 19 A PPENDIX C - W A RRA NTY, USEFUL LIFE POLI CY, NOTICES 1. Limited War ranty This produc t i s warranted ag ainst f actory defects in material and workmanship for a peri od of 1 (one) year* from date of purchase or receipt as a gift. During the warranty period ACR Elec tronics, Inc. will repair or, at its opti on, replac e the un ...
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