User manual ACR ELECTRONICS PATHFINDER 3

[. . . ] About Cobham Life Support, ACR Products Cobham Life Support, ACR Products www. acrelectronics. com, designs and manufactures a complete line of safety and survival products including EPIRBs, PLBs, AIS, SARTs, Strobe Lights, Life Jacket Lights, Search Lights and safety accessories. The quality systems of this facility have been registered by UL to the ISO 9001:2000 Series Standards. Recognized as the world leader in safety and survival technologies, ACR has provided safety equipment to the aviation and marine industries as well as to the military since 1956. About Cobham plc Cobham plc is an international company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced aerospace and defense systems for land, sea, air and space. [. . . ] Note that in noisy environments it may be difficult to hear the buzzer. After approximately one second, the SART goes into receive mode. The SART remains in the receive mode until it detects a radar pulse. It then switches to the reply mode and transmits a series of pulses. These pulses will appear on the interrogating radar display as a series of arcs leading away from the SART, , s position. Both SART lights flash rapidly and the buzzer emits a pulsed sound (beep) at approximately one- second intervals indicating the reply mode. This sequence is repeated each time a radar signal interrogates or transmits a valid radar signal to the SART. When the radar signal interrogation stops, the SART automatically returns to the receive mode. With a fully charged battery the SART will operate in receive mode for a minimum of 96 hours. After this time period it will still respond to normal interrogation radar signals for an additional eight hours. Activation Remove the SART from the bracket. Activation of the SART is completed by using the three-position switch ring (TEST-OFF-ON), as shown in Figure 5. Turn the blue activation switch ring to the left, placing the SART in test mode 2. Remove the red Pull Tab by pulling it down and completely out of the SART 3. Release the activation switch and guide it to the right until it is in the ON position i. The SART will beep once and flash every four seconds ii. The flashing red light indicates the SART is ON 4. Turn the bottom cap of the SART and deploy the telescopic pole to its maximum length of 3 ft. Remove lanyard and secure it to the life raft. Y1-03-0170G 7 When activated the SART has three modes of operation: Receive - waiting for a valid interrogation by a radar signal. Reply - replying to a valid interrogation by a valid radar signal. Test - self-test sequence that checks both indicator lights and the buzzer. WARNING: The SART must only be activated in situations of grave and imminent danger. Figure 5 Y1-03-0170G 8 Pole Mounted SART 1. The PathFinderTM3 is supplied with a telescopic pole to raise the SART one meter above sea level (see figure 6). [. . . ] A Product that is 12 or less years old from date of manufacture will be serviced as long as the unit appears fit to be placed back into its final operational cycle. Service includes the replacement of those items that must be replaced at service intervals and the verification that the device appears to be in good mechanical and electrical working condition by an ACR authorized service technician. Notices ACR Electronics diligently works to provide a high quality Product Support Manual, however, despite best efforts, information is subject to change without notice, and omissions and inaccuracies are possible. ACR cannot accept liability for manual contents. [. . . ]