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ACR Electronics HydroFix 9490 manual

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 1 C A UTION: Before proceeding to install, test or use your new ACR Electronics’ product, please read this Product Support M anual in its entirety. If y ou hav e questions regarding the contents of the m anual, pleas e contact o ur T echnical Ser vice Dep artment at ACR Electro nics, Inc., Telephone +1 (954) 98 1- 3333. Please be re[...]

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 2 Table of Contents SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION _______________________________ 3 SECTION 2 – PREPARING TO INSTALL ________________________ 4 SECTION 3 – HOW TO DETERMINE HRU EXPIRATION DATE _______ 6 SECTION 4 – INSTALLING THE HRU IN A SeaShelter 3 ™ BRACKET ___ 7 SECTION 5 – INSTALLING THE HRU IN A SeaShelter 2 ™ BRACKET [...]

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 3 SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION Congratulations an d th ank you for purchas ing the ACR H ydroFix™ Hydrostatic Release U nit (HRU) replacem ent for your ACR Categor y I EPIRB. ACR d esigns, manufactures and distrib utes quality products k nowing they are used to sa ve l ives. Man y of our prod ucts are required to b e tested a nd appro[...]

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 4 SECTION 2 – PREPARING TO INSTALL UNP A CKING T HE Hyd roFix ™ HRU The H y droFix™ HRU Kit is a universa l k it in that i t is us ed f or all Category I ACR EPIRBs. T he k it components that are required to replace the HR U in a parti cular m odel will var y wit h the E PIRB brack et you are ser vicing. T he co ntent of the uni[...]

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 5 If any of the above is m issing, please contac t ACR Electronics’ Technical S ervice b y em ail at serv ice@acrelec tronics,com or by pho ne at +1 (954) 98 1- 333 3. Equipment tha t ma y be re quired but is not inc luded: // Black indelible m arker // Phillips-head sc rewdriver // Flat-head scre wdriver // Pliers Notes, C autions [...]

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 6 SECTION 3 – HOW TO DETERMINE HRU EXPIRATION DATE The ACR HydroFix ™ HR U is a replaceable part and, as such, has dating associated with it. T he HRU must be r eplaced tw o (2) years from the install date or four (4) years from the date of man ufacture, whichev er is less. The HRU has a calendar on its t op side ; the ca lendar s[...]

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 7 SECTION 4 – INST A LLING THE HRU IN A Sea Shelter 3 ™ BRACKET The f ollow ing ACR EPIRBs are c ompatible with t he SeaShelter 3 ™ (A CR P/N 9501): GlobalFix™ iPRO, or m odels RLB -36 a nd higher Contents of the H ydroFix™ HRU K it that you will need: HydroFix ™ Re placem ent Hydrostatic Rele ase Unit ( E) Large cotter p [...]

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 8 11.) Reinstall the beacon with the lan yard facing toward the b ack of the bracket. 12.) Place the brack et top c over on top of the bottom cover . 13.) Make sure the bottom hinge and th e top handle are secure ly connected . 14.) Place HRU ex piration lab el ( K) on the outside of y our bracket in a vi si ble location. Figure B[...]

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 9 SECTION 5 – INST A LLING THE HRU IN A Sea Shelter 2 ™ BRACKET The f ollow ing ACR EPIRBs are c ompatible with the SeaShelter 2 ™ (ACR P/ N 9435/9455): GlobalFix ™ 406 RapidFix ™ 406 SATELLIT E 2 406 ™ SATELLIT E 406 ™ (disconti nued product) Contents of the H ydroFix™ HRU K it that you will need: HydroFix ™ Re plac[...]

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 10 8.) Push th e release s pring back against the brac ket aligning the hol es on the s pring wit h the h oles on the b ack of the bracket. 9.) T ake the assem bled HRU and place the washer e nd of the HRU thr ough the larger top hole and slide do wn into the smaller slot. 10.) T urn the HRU to the left side of the brac ket (s ee Figu[...]

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 11 SECTION 6 – INSTALLING THE HRU IN A SeaShelter ™ BRACKET The ACR Sea Shelter™ is a discontinued product that lo oks lik e this: Contents of the H ydroFix™ HRU K it that you will need: HydroFix ™ Re placem ent Hy dros tatic Release Un it (E) SeaShelter ™ release rod ( A) Keyed brack et adapter (D) Large cotter p in (H) H[...]

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 12 5.) Place ke yed bracket adapter (D) on the bottom of the HRU. T his part i s keyed s o that it will fit toget her o nly one way. T urn to the right until it sn aps into place. 6.) M ark the expir y date on the HRU according to the instructions i n Section 3. 7.) Record the expiration da te on the HRU expiration labe l (K) with an [...]

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 13 SECTION 7 – INSTA LLING THE HRU IN AN OP EN FACED BRACKET The ACR open f aced bracket is a discontinued pr oduct that lo oks lik e this: Contents of the H ydroFix™ HRU K it that you will need: HydroFix ™ Re placem ent Hydrostatic Rele ase unit ( E) Open faced re lease rod (C) 2 Mounting bracket adap ters ( J) Mounting rod ada[...]

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 14 6.) Record the expiration date on the HRU expiratio n label ( K) with an indelible m arker. 7.) Slide the m etal m ounting r od ada pter (L) onto top of HRU unit. Place the HRU release r od (C) into the m ounting r od adapter, aligning the ho les. 8.) W ith pliers, insert s lotted spring pin (I) into the aligned holes, securing the[...]

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 15 SECTION 8 – INSTA LLING THE H RU IN A C A PSULE BRACKET The ACR capsu le brack et is a discontinued pr oduct that lo oks lik e this: Contents of the H ydroFix™ HRU K it that you will need: HydroFix ™ Re placem ent Hydrostatic Rele ase Unit ( E) Capsule des ign release ro d (B) Keyed brack et adapter (D) Large cotter p in (H )[...]

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 16 7.) Record the expiration date on the HRU expiratio n label ( K) with an indelible m arker. 8.) Push th e release s pring back against the brac ket aligning the holes on the spring with the ho les in the back cover of the brack et. 9.) T ake the ass embled HRU and place the washer e nd of the HRU through the larger t op hole and sl[...]

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    Y1 -06-020 9G 17 A PP ENDIX A – WARRA NTY, USEFUL LIF E POLICY, NOTICES LIMITED WARRANTY This product is warranted agains t factory defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 (one) year* from date of purchase or r eceipt as a gift . During the warranty period ACR Electronics, Inc. will repair or, at its option, replace the unit at no c[...]