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Manual ACR Electronics MicroFix 2898

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  • ACR Electronics MicroFix 2898 - page 2

    Y1 - 03 -022 8 Rev. B 1 * * * WA RNING * * * THIS TRA NSMITTER IS A UTHORIZ ED FOR USE ONLY DURIN G SITUA TIONS OF GRA VE AND IMMINEN T DA NGER DELIBERA TE MISUSE M A Y INCUR A SEVERE PENA L TY LIMITED W ARRANTY This product is warranted against factory defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 ( one) year* from d ate of purch ase or re ...

  • ACR Electronics MicroFix 2898 - page 3

    Y1 - 03 -022 8 Rev. B 2 For ewo rd Thank you for purchasing from ACR Electronics, Inc. W e design, manuf acture and distribute quality produc ts k nowing they are used to save l ives. Man y of our products are required t o be tested and approved b y r egulator y bod ies worldwide. W e believe in going beyond t hose specif ications to insure o ur pr ...

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    Y1 - 03 -022 8 Rev. B 3 SECTION 1 – PRODUCT FE A TUR ES The PLB- 300™ (referr ed t o as “ beacon ”) is availab le in various configurat ions, as shown in the table below . The ResQ Fix™ includes acces sories oriented for m arine/boating use and the MicrOF ix™ includes ac cessories more c ommonly used in outdoor and aviation activities . ...

  • ACR Electronics MicroFix 2898 - page 5

    Y1 - 03 -022 8 Rev. B 4 reprogramm ed f or that country (if necessary) . For a li st of the national author ities in your area, please view them at http:// www.cospas-s arsat.com /Management/listOf Participants.htm 2.3 Registration in the Unit ed States It is your responsibility to register your 406 MH z beacon(s ) that are programmed f or and purc ...

  • ACR Electronics MicroFix 2898 - page 6

    Y1 - 03 -022 8 Rev. B 5 2. 6 Change of Ow nership or Contact Informat ion It is your responsibilit y to advise the national authorit y of any change in th e inform ation on the registration form. If the current owner of the beacon is transf erring the beacon to a new owner, the current o wner is required t o inform the nationa l auth ority b y us i ...

  • ACR Electronics MicroFix 2898 - page 7

    Y1 - 03 -022 8 Rev. B 6 False alerts that ar e rectified mus t be reported to the AFRCC to let them know that th e situatio n has been corrected and everything is f ine. Responsibl y reporting these events to the AFR CC or your proper a uthorit y will not incur a penalt y, but de liberate misuse or n ot notifying the pro per authorit y may incur a ...

  • ACR Electronics MicroFix 2898 - page 8

    Y1 - 03 -022 8 Rev. B 7 4.1 Activation (406 M Hz and 121.5 M Hz) To activate your b eacon in a distress situation, follow t hese steps: 1) Unfasten the anten na from the case. 2) Move it into the uprig ht position (s ee figure 3 b elow ). 3) Depress the ON/OFF button for 1 f ull second. You will hear a BEEP and your beaco n is now activated. W hile ...

  • ACR Electronics MicroFix 2898 - page 9

    Y1 - 03 -022 8 Rev. B 8 Figure 4 – GPS R eceiver Location 4. 4 GPS Receiver Orient ation W hen activated it is critical that y ou do not cover the beacon with an y body part, water, clothin g, etc. The GPS receiver is located under the bottom portion of the case behind the ResQFix™ or MicrOFix™ logo ( s ee figure 4). To ensure optim um perfor ...

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    Y1 - 03 -022 8 Rev. B 9  Figure 5 - Belt Clip  NOTE: The GPS receiver is located un der the f ront portion of the case (s ee figure 4). It is imperative that the receiver is not obstruc ted during self test or activati on to ensure that t he GPS rece iver is acquir ing your latitude (LAT ) and longitude (LO N) position. T his test m ust be pe ...

  • ACR Electronics MicroFix 2898 - page 11

    Y1 - 03 -022 8 Rev. B 10 Figure 6- Attachment Clip   5.2 Attachment Clip The ResQFix™ com es standard with an attachm ent clip. To install the c lip, sim ply align the bot tom tabs on the clip with t he insert ho les l ocated on th e bottom of the beacon. Snap the c lip in place by pressing the top of the c lip so that th e two top tabs eng ...

  • ACR Electronics MicroFix 2898 - page 12

    Y1 - 03 -022 8 Rev. B 11 6.2 Battery Replacement The battery must be rep laced by the date ind icated on the beacon or every five (5) years. At each inspection , check the tim e rem aining until replacem ent is required. The battery s hould b e repl aced if the beacon has been activated for any use other than the self test. A lways ref er all long ...

  • ACR Electronics MicroFix 2898 - page 13

    Y1 - 03 -022 8 Rev. B 12 The add ition of the G EOSAR satellite system greatly im proves the re actio n tim e for a SAR event. This satellite system has no Doppler capabilities at 406 MHz, but will relay the distress alert to any of the LUT stations. W hen there is GPS data includ ed in the distress m essage, SAR authorities instantly know y our lo ...

  • ACR Electronics MicroFix 2898 - page 14

    Y1 - 03 -022 8 Rev. B 13 8. 3 Specifications 406 MHz T ransmitter Frequency 406 MHz Output Power 5 watts Frequency Stabilit y ±2 parts per billion /100m s Digital Message: Format Long mes sage/ Serialized 1* Message protocol Standard Location Duration 520 ms Rate 400 bps Encoding Biphase L Modulation ±1.1 radians peak 1* Beacons are shipped from ...

  • ACR Electronics MicroFix 2898 - page 15

    Y1 - 03 -022 8 Rev. B 14 DECLAR A TION OF CONF ORMITY ACR Electronics hereby declare s that the following p roducts are in conformity with Directive 1999/5/EC of th e European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1 999 on Rad io Equipment and Telecommunications T erminal Equipment (R&TTE), and has been type examined as described in this Dec ...

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