ACR Electronics GlobalFix 2842 manual

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Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 1 NOT E re: Applicable prod ucts This m anual supports all configurations of GlobalFix™ PRO/ RLB - 37 beacons . In addition to th e part numbers listed on the cover pa ge, o ther configurations of these products are available, thus you may have purchased a product conf iguration with a somewhat diff erent part number. As lon[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 2 Ta ble of Contents STEP ONE - REGIS TERING YOUR BEACON ____________________________ 3 STEP TWO - HOW THE BEA CON WORKS _____________________________ 6 STEP THREE - IN STALLING THE BEACON _____________________________ 15 STEP FOUR - MAIN TAININ G THE BEAC ON ___________________________ 19 APPENDIX A - U SING AND T ESTING THE [...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 3 STE P ONE - REGISTE RING YOUR BEA CON 1. Why is registration i mport ant? 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 authority of your coun try : 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 ye[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 4 2. What country should I register in? Register your beacon with the E PIRB national auth ority of the country for which the beacon was program m ed, t y pically the countr y where purc hased, regardless of where you do your boating. The beacon must be reprogramm ed i f you , as the owner, m ove or the vessel sails under the [...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 5 Registration outs ide of the United States In countr ies other than the United S tates, 4 06 MHz beacons are registered with that countr y’ s national authorit y at the tim e of purchase. T he sales agent should ha ve assisted you in f illing out the forms and s ending them to the country’s nationa l authorit y. Altern a[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 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 s ignal to s earc h and resc ue ( SAR) orga nizations . T he purpose of these beacons is to aid SAR team s in track ing and locating ships or individuals in jeopard y [...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 7 2. A natom y of your beacon NOT E : W hen unpack ing your beacon, it is recom mended t hat you s ave the 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 s witch em bodies a special, patented m ethod of ac tivating a bea[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 8 Internal GPS Receiver Activation/Tes t Switch Red LED OFF/READY Position TEST Position ON/TRANSM I TTING Position Top View Switch Positions Strobes Antenna Green LED[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 9 Spring Release knob Hydro Fix™ Hydro static Release Unit (HRU) Front cove r hook (detent) Release Latch Antenna hoo k W ater S ensor Deactivation Magne t GPS Interface Stowage Port Category 2 – Low Pro ™ 3 Bracket Category 1 – SeaShelter ™ 3 Bracket Front Cover Release Tab s Ejector spring Antenna hook[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 10 3. Activating your beacon Overview Category I beacons are de signed to be automatical ly deployed and activated in the e vent of a sinking vessel . T he beacon m ay a lso be hand hel d on the deck of vessels, or f loated in water and attached to a raf t or life vest with the lanyard pro vided. Category II beacons are des ig[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 11 Category I beac ons-Au tomatic deplo y m ent and activat ion If the vessel sink s, the H ydroFix™ H RU f rees the be acon f rom the brack et, allowing it to f loat to the surf ace. Built -in sensors detect that the beacon is no longer in its bracket and when contin uity is created by water between two of the top cap sc re[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 12 Category I and II Beacons -Manual Acti vation W ithout Deplo y m e nt The beacon can be m anuall y act ivated while still in its bracket by placing the Activation Switch in the ON position. Activa t ion b y this m ethod overrid es all senso rs and t urns the beac on “ON.” Category I and II Beacons -Manual de ployment an[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 13 TIPS FOR OPT IMUM DEPLOYM ENT OF AN ACT IV ATED BE A CON: When activatin g and depl oying your beacon in an emergenc y, DO NOT : // 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 any reason, includ ing to save po wer // Activate the be acon if y[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 14 Precautions to pre vent fals e alarm s // Do not mount or transport the beacon within 4.6ft/1 .4 m o f a m agnetic source. // Do not store the b eacon outs ide of its brack et. // Do not m ount the E PIRB b ack wards in its brack et (lan yard roll m us t face in). // Do n ot cl ean the b eacon with a water hose a nd brush w[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 15 STEP THREE - INST ALLING THE BEA CON 1. M arking battery and Hydr ostatic Release Unit expiration dates NOT E : It is the beacon owner’s responsi bility to r ecord the expiration dates for both the beacon batter y and the H ydroFix™ h ydrostatic release u nit. T his inform ation must a ppe ar on the product itself. The [...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 16 Visually inspect the area su rrounding th e m ounting bra ck et installation s ite f or hidden hazards or obstacles that m ay have been overlooked during the location selection. If there is any doubt as to the read y accessibilit y to the beacon at a ll tim es or if an y condition m a y appear to be ques tionable, conduct a[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 17 3. Category I bracket The SeaShe lter 3 ™ C ategor y I brack et has five pre -drilled s crew holes to use for securing the brack et to a f lat surface. Re m ove the SeaSh elter 3 ™ l id b y turning the spring loaded k nob on the lid 1/ 4 turn cou nterclock wise and p ull. The lid will lift away from the top of the base [...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 18 4. Category II brack et Category I I brack ets are design ed t o ho ld the beacon securel y i n place. The beacon must be manually deployed. T he brack et can be mounted on a vertical flat s urface with beacon a ntenna u p or on a horizontal f lat surf ace facing sk y ward. T his location m ust be easi ly accessible in orde[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 19 STEP FOUR - MA INT A I NING THE BE A CON 1. Safety DOs and DON’T s On a routine basis aboard ship, DO NO T: // Hold or carr y the beacon by its antenna // Mount the b eacon in its brack et c lose to large s tructures or m agne tic areas // Tie the lan yard to the EPIR B brack et or an y other structure // Obscure the b ea[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 20 Always ref er batter y replacem ent and an y other beacon service to a factor y authorized Service Center. Find a Center near you a t http://www.acr electronics.com /brc .htm . Battery replac em ent includes servicing t he b eacon by re placing all o -r ings, testing the water sea l and the electrical propert ies and doing [...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 21 6. Changing ow nership or co ntact information As the o wner of the beac on, i t is your responsibilit y to ad vise the na tional authorit y of any chang e in the inf ormation on the regis tration form . If y ou are transferring the beaco n to a new o wner, you are required to inform the national a uthorit y . You c an do t[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 22 To remov e the expired HRU W hen opening the SeaShel ter 3 ™ lid, note th at the beac on is installed with t he lanyard f ace in. Pull the beacon with steady press ure f rom the brack et. Do not get beacon wet whi le out of brack et. The HRU ha s a ke yi ng feature tha t locks it to the bracket. If y ou vie w the HRU rod [...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 23 9. Servicing the Low Pro 3 ™ To remove a beacon from the C ategor y II brack et, lift the latch an d re lease the pressure fr om the beacon. The beacon will no w be able to slide u pwards out of the brack et. It is not anticipat ed that the Lo wPro 3 ™ will require servicing other than cleaning or, rare ly, replacem ent[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 24 11. Extended GPS t est The beacon m a y be tested for GPS functi onality, ho wever, this m ay only be done once in the five- year lifetim e of the battery due to the significan t drai n on th e batter y . T his test is not n ecessar y at any tim e in the life of the beaco n, but is m ade available i n the event that the bea[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 25 A P PENDIX A - USING AND TESTING THE GPS SYSTEMS 1. Internal GPS pos ition sys tem The GlobalFix™ PRO is fitted with an inter nal GPS recei ver that will determine the coord inates ( latitude and longitude) of the beacon’s posit ion on the globe, to be transm itte d to the C osp as-Sarsat em ergency system . W hen the b[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 26 A P PENDIX B - THE COSP A S-S ARSAT SYSTEM 1. General ov erview EPIRBs tr ansmit to the satellite po rtion of t he Cospa s -Sarsat system. Cospas-Sarast satellites are an international syst em that utilizes Russian Federa tion and United States’ low altitude , near-polar orbiting satellites (LEOSAR). These s atellites ass[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 27 A P PENDIX C - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS GENERA L/ ENVIRONMENTAL Beacon size (without antenna ) 17.7 H X 1 0.67 W X 9.09 D cm (6 .97 X 4.2 X 3.58 in) Beacon weight 581 g (20.49 oz) Beacon material High impa ct UV resistant polyme r Color ACR- Treuse ™ (high visibility yello w) W aterp roof Tested to 10 min @10 m (33 ft), e[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 28 A P PENDIX D - W A RRANTY, USEFUL LIFE POLICY, NOTICES 1. Limited Warranty This product is warranted against factory defects i n material and workmanship for a period of 1 (one) year* from date of purchase or receipt a s a gift. During the warranty period ACR Electronics, Inc. will repa ir or, at i ts o ption, replace the u[...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 29 EC DECLARA TION OF CONFORMIT Y ACR Electronics hereby declares that the following product is in conformity with Council Directive 96/98/EC o f 20 December 1996 on Marine Equipmen t (MED) las t amended by Commission Directive 200 9/26/EC of 6 April 2009, and has be e n type e xamined as described in this Declaration. In acc [...]

Y1 - 03 - 0242 Rev. B 30 I N TE RN A TI ONA L MA R I T IM E OR GA NI ZA T I O N S H OR E BA SE D MA I NT EN A N CE T h e M a ri ti me Sa f e ty C o mm i tt e e a p pr o ve d g ui d e li ne s f or sh o re -b a se d ma in t en a n ce ( SB M ) o f sa t el l it e E P IR B s, fo r th e pu r po se of e s ta bl i sh i n g st a n da r d iz e d pr o ce d u [...]