User manual ACR ELECTRONICS PRO REV B

[. . . ] OWNER VESSEL RADIO CALL SIGN UIN # 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. [. . . ] The battery must also be replaced if the beacon has been activated for any use other than the Self-Test. Y1-03-0242 Rev. B 19 Always refer battery replacement and any other beacon service to a factory authorized Service Center. Find a Center near you at http://www. acrelectronics. com/brc. htm. Battery replacement includes servicing the beacon by replacing all o-rings, testing the water seal and the electrical properties and doing a full functional test on the unit. NOTE: There are no user serviceable items inside the beacon. Do not open the beacon except to disable (in case of faulty or accidental activation). Otherwise, always have the beacon serviced. WARNING: Battery contains lithium To avoid possible fire, explosion, leakage or burn hazard, do not open, recharge, disassemble or heat beacon above +70ºC (+158ºF) or incinerate. These products contain lithium in the battery. Various beacons may or may not require special shipping instructions due to the lithium batteries and changes in shipping regulations. Shipping of hazardous materials requires special handling and documentation. MSDS sheets, along with shipping information, can be found on our website at http://www. acrelectronics. com/hazmat/default. htm. In the case of the RLB-37, the product contains small batteries that are nonhazardous. Be advised that it is best to verify the shipping requirements at the time you are preparing to ship the unit. Shore based maintenance for SOLAS vessels, (SBM) IMO MSC/Circ. 1039 The Maritime Safety Committee has approved guidelines for shore-based maintenance of satellite beacons, for the purpose of establishing standardized procedures and minimum levels of service for the testing and maintenance of satellite beacons. The first shore based maintenance on all ACR EPIRBs is due at the date of the first battery replacement. Visit ACR's website at www. acrelectronics. com for organizations that perform shore based maintenance. Annual testing for SOLAS vessels, IMO MSC/Circ. 1040 SOLAS regulation IV/15. 9 dictates annual testing of 406 MHz satellite EPIRBs. Testing should be carried out using suitable test equipment capable of performing the relevant measurements. All checks of electrical parameters should be performed in the self-test mode, if possible. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]