User's Manual

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Y1-03-0233 Rev. T2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 – FOREWORD AND PRODUCT FEATURES
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SECTION 2 – REGISTRATION OF 406 MHZ BEACONS
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2.1 Registration importance 5
2.2 Where to register 5
2.3 Registration in the United States 5
2.4 Leisure vessels in the United States 6
2.5 Commercial vessels in the United States 6
2.6 Do I need a radio station license? 6
2.7 Commercial vessels world wide 6
2.8 Registration outside the United States 6
2.9 Change of ownership or contact information 6
2.10 Lost or stolen EPIRBs 7
SECTION 3 – FALSE ALARMS 7
3.1 Prevention of false alarms 7
3.2 Reporting of false alarms 7
SECTION 4 – INSTALLATION 8
4.1 Mounting location 8
4.2 Visual inspection 8
4.3 Hydrostatic release unit (HRU) catagoy 1 beacon 8
SECTION 5 – ACTIVATION AND DEPLOYMENT 9
5.1 Bracketconguration 9
5.2 Category I & 2 bracket dimensions 10
5.3 Congurationoverview 11
5.4 Automatic deployment and activation - Category I Beacons 12
5.5 Manual deployment and activation 12
5.6 Manual activation without deployment 13
5.7 Deactivation 13
SECTION - 6 INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL GPS 13
6.1 Self testing the beacon 13
6.2 GPS acquisition with the external GPS 14
6.3 Using the external GPS interface 14
6.4 Testing the external GPS interface 14
6.5 Updating the external GPS position data 14
6.6 Internal GPS navigation system 15
6.7 Internal GPS Testing 15
6.8LEDindicationofGPSx 16
6.9 OLED display 16
SECTION 7 – CARE AND MAINTENANCE 16
7.1 Routine maintenance 16
7.2 Battery replacement 16
7.3 Shore based maintenance for SOLAS Vessels 17
7.4 Annual testing for SOLAS vessels, IMO MSC/Circ. 1040 17
SECTION 8 – THE SEARCH AND RESCUE SYSTEM 17
8.1 General overview 17
8.2 Satellite detection 17
8.3 Global Positioning System (GPS) 18
SECTION 9 – TECHNICAL INFORMATION 19
9.1 Type approvals and standards 19
9.2Specications 19
9.3 Support 21
9.4 Beacon Images 21