User's Manual

4. Activating Your Beacon
Overview
Personal Locator Beacons are designed to be manually activated. They
are only to be activated when all other means of self-rescue have been
exhausted. When properly registered as required, the activation of the
beacon tells Search and Rescue who you are, where you are, and that
you are facing a life threatening situation.
How To Activate Your Beacon
To activate your beacon in a distress situation, follow these steps:
1 Unclip the antenna latch from the case
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.
Unclip
the
antenna
latch
from
the
case
.
2. Move antenna into the upright position
3. Depress the ON/OFF button for 1 full
second.
When Activated (First Minute):
To let you know the beacon has been activated, you will see the strobe
light flash once every second while the RED light will flash once every 3
seconds.
After the First Minute:
While transmitting your distress signal, the RED light and Strobe light
each will flash once every 3 seconds, alerting you that your beacon is
active.
When the Red li
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the GREEN li
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this indicates that
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your beacon has successfully downloaded your GPS coordinates and is
transmitting them along with your 406 MHz Distress Signal.
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