User's Manual

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SECTION 1 – FOREWORD AND PRODUCT FEATURES
Thank you for purchasing from ACR Electronics, Inc. We design, manufacture and distribute
quality products knowing they are used to save lives. Many of our products are required
to be tested and approved by regulatory bodies worldwide. We believe in going beyond
those specications to insure our products work when needed in real world conditions. With
proper care and maintenance your ACR product will last for years. It is important that you
thoroughly read this product support manual to understand the proper care and use of your
ACR product.
ACR is proud to be certied to ISO 9001: 2000, the International Standard for Quality.
This manual provides installation, operation and maintenance instructions for the RLB-36
EPIRB, hereinafter referred to as the beacon. This manual also describes the characteris-
tics and details of the beacon system. In the USA, the FCC authorizes the use of 406 MHz
Radio beacon by any ship that is also equipped with a VHF ship station. This will make the
406 MHz radio beacon available for use on most U.S. ships and boats. Commercial EPIRB
carriage requirements are contained in IMO and/or USCG regulations.
Product Model
Number
Product
Number
Category Class GPS
Interface
GlobalFix™ iPro RLB-36 xxxx 1 2 Internal and external
GlobalFix™ iPro RLB-36 xxxx 2 2 Internal and external
1
2
3
4
5
6
Product Features
1. Sturdy antenna
2. Ultrabright strobe can be seen for over 2 miles
3. Secondary graphical OLED display unit
4. Reective tape exceeds RTCM specications
5. HIghly visible ACR-truse™ case is durable and
withstands the harshest of environments
6. Grips provide ease when holding the beacon
while wet.
Product Features
Figure 1