Product specifications

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
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How To Activate Your Beacon
To activate your beacon in a distress situation, follow these steps:
1. Unclip the antenna latch from the case and move
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2. Depress the ON/OFF button for 1 full second. (button is
embossed only, red color is for enhanced graphics presentation)
When Activated (First Minute):
To let you know the beacon has been activated, you will see the strobe
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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 light is replaced by the GREEN light, this indicates that
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our beacon has successfull
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our GPS coordinates and is
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transmitting them along with your 406 MHz Distress Signal.
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