Specifications

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SAFETY & NAVIGATION
ACR
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT:
The ability of an EPIRB to release itself from bracket via the Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU)
after being submerged. (Category I)
BRC:
Battery Replacement Center. An authorized ACR Service Center that can test and replace EPIRB
batteries and reprogram 406 MHz EPIRB’s UIN.
COSPAS-SARSAT:
The international cooperative among the United States, Canada, Russia and France that operates
the satellite monitoring system for 406 MHz EPIRBs.
FCC:
Federal Communications Commission is a United States governmental agency responsible for
regulating products manufactured in the United States, that transmit over the airwaves.
FLOATS:
Theproductiscapableofoatinginwater.InthecaseofEPIRBs,unitmustbehelduprightto
transmit.
FLOATS UPRIGHT:
TheEPIRBwilloatwiththeantennainaverticalposition,completelyoutofthewater.Unit
willtransmiteffectivelywhenoatinginthisposition.
FULL FUNCTIONAL SELF-
TEST:
This feature, found on ACR 406 MHz EPIRBs, tests battery for voltage, creates a test message,
sendsthemessage,resthestrobe,and,ifequippedwithit,conrmstheGPSisoperationalby
conducting a GPS Circuitry Test. Single, three-position switch for easy test of battery, EPIRB
and GPS operation. Regarding GlobalFix™ 406 EPIRB with Integral GPS, GPS Acquisition Test
featurecanbeinitiatedbyholdingtestswitchupatthenishofself-test,andforanadditional
10seconds.GPSwillpowerupandacquireasatellitex.AgreenLEDconrmsasuccessful
acquisition. This should only be done once in the life of the GlobalFix™ to minimize drain on the
battery.
GPS INTERFACE:
The EPIRB has the ability to receive position data from an external source to transmit along with
the emergency signal.
HIGH IMPACT
POLYCARBONATE BLEND:
The extremely durable material used by ACR to withstand exposure to harmful UV, oil, seawater,
impact and raft-packing.
ILS:
InLineSpeaker.AnEPIRBequippedwithaspeakerthatemitsanaudiblewarbletoconrm
activation and transmission of distress signal or to notify of accidental activation.
INTEGRAL GPS:
406 MHz EPIRB with a built-in GPS receiver. It is self-contained and needs no external position
data input when transmitting an emergency signal.
MANUAL ACTIVATION:
The EPIRB must be turned on by the user (in an emergency).
MED:
Marine Equipment Directive. European approval for equipment that conforms to IMO/SOLAS
requirements.
SOLAS:
Safety of Life at Sea. Minimum safety standards agreed to by the International Maritime Organi-
zation (IMO).
STROBE:
Intense, extremely conspicuous pulsing light for enhanced location in poor visibility conditions.
USCG:
United States Coast Guard, the United States Marine SAR response agency.
WATER SENSOR ACTIVATION:
The unit will turn on when it has been armed and comes in contact with water.