User's Manual
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Category II Bracket Dimension Drawing NOT TO SCALE
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5.3 Congurationoverview
Category I beacons are designed to be automatically deployed and activated. The beacon
may also be hand held on the deck of vessels, or oated in water and attached to a raft or life
vest with the lanyard provided. Category II beacons are designed to be manually deployed
from the bracket.
The beacon is designed to operate best while oating in water. Hand held operation should
be avoided when possible. Do not operate inside life raft or under any similar cover or
canopy. Use the lanyard to attach beacon to life raft or person after deployment. Caution
- Do not attach lanyard to bracket or vessel. Both models of the beacon can be deployed
and activated manually.
Changes in the laws governing beacons have mandated that the beacon be ready at all
times. If certain criteria are met, the beacon will begin transmitting. The beacon is equipped
with sensors to determine if it is in water (a deployment condition). Category I and II brackets
both contain a magnet that interacts with other sensors in the beacon to prevent activation if
it is wet (also a deployment condition).
Two conditions must be satised for the beacon to automatically activate:
1) It must be out of its bracket
2) It must be in the water
Note: Either condition by itself will not automatically activate the beacon.
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