User manual ACR ELECTRONICS PLB-350C

[. . . ] Y1-03-0244C i 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 9001:2008 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. [. . . ] Components Tested: Data Integrity and Memory; 406 MHz Synthesizer; RF Power/Battery; GPS header If a red LED flashes at the completion of the Self-test, your beacon has failed. If the failure persists, contact ACR Electronics or an authorized Battery Replacement Center for servicing of your beacon. NOTE: During a Self-test your beacon will send a 406 MHz signal coded as Self-test to the satellite system. The 121. 5 MHz homing signal is inhibited during Self-test; this allows you to test your beacon any time during the day without causing false alerts. Self Test Sequences Green LED, Display 4 Passes, Green LED Green LED, Less than 4 Passes, Red LED Red LED, Display 4 Passes, Green LED Red LED, Less than 4 Passes, Red LED Self Test Guide ( Red LED) Successful Self-test Failed Self-test ­ Return beacon to ACR Successful Self-test ­ At least 1 hour of battery power has been depleted, have battery replaced. Failed Self-test ­ Return unit to ACR for service. Battery Witness Seal Life If your beacon flashes an initial red LED at the beginning of the Self- test, this indicates that your electronic witness has been broken and you have used more than 1 hour of battery life. While the beacon will still operate normally in a distress situation, ACR strongly recommends you have your battery replaced and the electronic witness reset to ensure that you will have 24 hours of battery power. Y1-03-0244C 16 5. GPS Testing (GNSS Self-Test) This test is NOT required as 100% of all GPS receivers that leave ACR have been tested to ensure they perform correctly. However, if you would like to ensure your GPS receiver is working, please follow these instructions very closely. CAUTION: For PLB-350C models, the following test can not be performed more than sixty times during the life of the battery pack. Once this GPS testing feature reaches 60 times, the feature will be disabled by internal software. NOTE: The GPS receiver is located under the bottom front portion of the case. It is imperative that the receiver is not obstructed during Self-test or activation to ensure that the GPS receiver is acquiring your latitude (LAT) and longitude (LON) position. This test must be performed outside with a clear view of the sky. Press the GPS button for longer than 5 seconds. Observe the beacon for the entire GPS test. A green LED will indicate that the GPS has been turned ON. The beacon GPS will remain ON until LAT/LON coordinates have been obtained or until 2 minutes have elapsed. If good LAT/LON data has been obtained, a single 406 MHz test burst will be sent out with location data and the GPS will be turned OFF and the green LED will light for at least 3 seconds. The green LED indicates that the GPS is functioning properly and that the beacon is in a location or environment where it can receive the necessary signals from satellites. If the GPS does not acquire good LAT/LON data, the GPS will turn OFF after 2 minutes, followed with a RED LED light up for 3 seconds, and no 406 MHz burst sent out. GPS Test Sequences duration 121 seconds) (maximum GPS Test Guide Successfully acquired GPS data, 406 MHz burst sent out with location data GPS data was successfully acquired, burst sent out. [. . . ] For further assistance, please contact our Technical Service Department at ACR Electronics, Inc. , 5757 Ravenswood Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312-6645. Email: service@acrelectronics. com, Fax: +1 (954) 983-5087, Telephone: +1 (954) 981- 3333. This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by accident or misuse, or as a result of service or modification performed by an unauthorized factory. Except as otherwise expressly stated in the previous paragraph, THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY OTHER MATTER WITH RESPECT TO THIS PRODUCT. [. . . ]