User manual ACR ELECTRONICS HRU INSTALLATION

[. . . ] CAUTION: Before proceeding to install, test or use your new ACR Electronics' product, please read this Product Support Manual in its entirety. If you have questions regarding the contents of the manual, please contact our Technical Service Department at ACR Electronics, Inc. , Telephone +1 (954) 981-3333. Please be ready to provide the technician with the page number you wish to discuss. If you have a question that is not covered in the manual, please visit our website and access the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section for further information or call our Technical Service Department. [. . . ] This part is keyed so that it will fit together only one way. Turn to the right until it snaps into place. 6. ) Mark the expiry date on the HRU according to the instructions in Section 3. 7. ) Record the expiration date on the HRU expiration label (K) with an indelible marker. Y1-06-0209G 9 8. ) Push the release spring back against the bracket aligning the holes on the spring with the holes on the back of Figure B the bracket. 9. ) Take the assembled HRU and place the washer end of the HRU through the larger top hole and slide down into the smaller slot. 10. ) Turn the HRU to the left side of the bracket (see Figure B). 11. ) This will lock the HRU and spring into place. Carefully release the HRU and make sure it is securely in place. 12. ) Reinstall the beacon with the lanyard facing toward the back of the bracket. 13. ) Place the bracket top cover on top of the bottom cover and maneuver the HRU rod to come out the rod hole on the bracket. 14. ) Make sure the bottom hinge and the top bracket are securely connected. 15. ) Place a cotter pin into the top of the HRU release rod locking the top cover in place. 16. ) Place HRU expiration label (K) on the outside of your bracket in a visible location. Y1-06-0209G 10 SECTION 6 ­ INSTALLING THE HRU IN A SeaShelterTM BRACKET The ACR SeaShelterTM is a discontinued product that looks like this: Contents of the HydroFixTM HRU Kit that you will need: HydroFixTM Replacement Hydrostatic Release Unit (E) SeaShelterTM release rod (A) Keyed bracket adapter (D) Large cotter pin (H) HRU expiration label (K) Tools required: Flat-head screwdriver Instructions: 1. ) Remove the front cover and Figure A carefully release the EPIRB from the bracket. If the front cover of the SeaShelterTM contains a metal bushing where the HRU rod is secured close (see Figure A), use a flat-head screwdriver and pry the bushing out of the top case and discard. This bushing prevents the HRU rod from securing to the cotter pin. 2. ) Remove the old HRU unit and rod from the bracket by pressing the spring release back and sliding the old HRU up and out of the bracket. 3. ) Take SeaShelterTM release rod (A) and place it on top of the rod on the HRU aligning the two sets of holes on the base (see Figure B). 4. ) Place large cotter pin (H) inside the two holes, securing the two rods together. Y1-06-0209G 11 5. ) Place keyed bracket adapter (D) on the Figure B bottom of the HRU. This part is keyed so that it will fit together only one way. Turn to the right until it snaps into place. 6. ) Mark the expiry date on the HRU according to the instructions in Section 3. [. . . ] 12. ) Place the top cover on top of the bottom cover and maneuver the HRU rod to come out the rod hole on the bracket. 13. ) Make sure the bottom hinge and the Figure B top bracket are securely connected. 14. ) Place a cotter pin into the top of the HRU release rod locking the bracket together. 15. ) Place the cotter pin into the hole closest to the front cover ensuring a secure and snug fit. [. . . ]