User manual ACR ELECTRONICS SR-103

[. . . ] 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 defence systems for land, sea, air and space, The company has four divisions that collectively specialize in the provision of components, subsystems and services that keep people safe, improve communications and enhance the capability of aerospace and defence platforms. CAUTION: Before proceeding to install, test or use your new ACR Electronics' product, please read this Product Support Manual in its entirety. [. . . ] LEDs will show current channel number for one (1) second (simplex/duplex channels -- channel numbers for ½ second followed by an "A" for ½ second). RECEIVING A CHANNEL AND SETTING VOLUME 1. The radio is in receive-mode as soon as a channel is selected. Automatic squelch circuit will cause unit to be silent unless a signal is present on the selected channel. To lower the volume, press the VOLUME key. Repeated pressing of the VOLUME key will step through the volume settings until lowest setting is reached. To receive very weak signals, it may be helpful to turn off the automatic squelch. This may be done by pressing both VOLUME and VOLUME simultaneously. Noise will be heard from speaker when squelch is turned off. Pressing any key will restore the automatic squelch. Y1-03-0128F 8 CAUTION: Operating unit with squelch off for long periods of time will reduce battery life. Press and hold PTT (Push To Talk) button. PTT, VOLUME and VOLUME keys will illuminate. Speak loudly and clearly into speaker area from a distance of approximately 3" to 6" (7. 5 to 15 cm). Release PTT button to return to receive mode. BATTERY SAVE FEATURE To conserve battery life, the unit will automatically shut-off following a period of approximately 20- 30 minutes of idle radio activity. SECTION 5- SENDING DISTRESS COMMUNICATIONS The following are a set of observations intended to help the user maximize his success during the course of a rescue where two-way communication is possible. Transmit only when the channel is clear of activity, or between other stations' transmissions during a distress. Use the world recognized expression M'AIDER or MAYDAY to call for help. Note that MAYDAY is commonly pronounced as it is read in English, when utilized in English speaking countries. To improve the chances of being understood internationally, it is best to pronounce the above expression two ways: a. The internationally recognized way, M'AIDER (in French) pronounced phonetically as "m - d, " (see any French language instruction book for further details) and, b. The commonly used pronunciation in English speaking countries MAYDAY pronounced phonetically as "m - d. " To prevent the distress signal from being misunderstood, and to improve the intelligibility of the distress call, use the two pronunciations above when calling, for example (also, see example for part c): "M'AIDER MAYDAY M'AIDER THIS IS MARY JANE WXT599 WXT599 WXT599". Always use the ICAO Convention (Convention on International Civil Aviation) recognized alphabet for spelling. Y1-03-0128F 9 ICAO recognized alphabet: A B C D E F G H I J K L M Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliet Kilo Lima Mike N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey X-ray Yankee Zulu EXAMPLE: "M'AIDER MAYDAY M'AIDER THIS IS MARY JANE Whiskey X-ray Tango 599 Whiskey X-ray Tango 599 Whiskey X-ray Tango 599" To acknowledge that a transmission has been received and understood in its entirety, simply use the expression "R R R" spoken as "Romeo Romeo Romeo" ("R" stands for received). [. . . ] Turn the handle clockwise until it stops and snap it down to lock into position. Make sure battery is engaged by turning the unit ON and then OFF. Y1-03-0128F 14 APPENDIX A ­ OPERATING FREQUENCIES CHANNEL 01A 02A 03A 04A 05A 06 07A 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18A 19A 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Y1-03-0128F DESCRIPTION Port Operations Port Operations Port Operations Port Operations Port Operations Intership Safety Commercial, Intership Commercial, Intership Com'l/Non-Commercial Commercial, Intership Commercial, Intership Port Operations Bridge to Bridge Port Operations Environmental Distress, Safety & Calling Maritime Control Commercial, Intership Commercial, Intership Commercial, Intership Com'l/Non-Commercial Commercial, Intership Commercial, Intership Port Operations Bridge to Bridge Port Operations Environmental TRANSMIT (MHz) 156. 050 156. 100 156. 150 156. 200 156. 250 156. 300 156. 350 156. 400 156. 450 156. 500 156. 550 156. 600 156. 650 156. 700 156. 750 156. 800 156. 850 156. 900 156. 950 156. 400 156. 450 156. 500 156. 550 156. 600 156. 650 156. 700 156. 750 MODE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S RECEIVE (MHz) 156. 050 156. 100 156. 150 156. 200 156. 250 156. 300 156. 350 156. 400 156. 450 156. 500 156. 550 156. 600 156. 650 156. 700 156. 750 156. 800 156. 850 156. 900 156. 950 156. 400 156. 450 156. 500 156. 550 156. 600 156. 650 156. 700 156. 750 15 16 65A 66A 67 68 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78A 79A 80A 81A 82A 83A 88A WX1 WX2 WX3 WX4 WX5 WX6 WX7 WX8 WX9 WX10 Y1-03-0128F Distress, Safety & Calling Port Operations Port Operations Bridge-to-Bridge Non-Commercial Non-Commercial Non-Commercial Non-Commercial Port Operations Port Operations Guardband (Rec. only) Intership, Port Operations Non-Commercial Commercial, Intership Commercial, Intership U. 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Government Only Commercial, Intership 156. 800 156. 275 156. 325 156. 375 156. 425 156. 475 156. 575 156. 625 156. 675 156. 725 ----------------156. 875 156. 925 156. 975 157. 025 157. 075 157. 125 157. 175 157. 425 S S S S S S S S S S R R S S S S S S S S 156. 800 156. 275 156. 325 156. 375 156. 425 156. 475 156. 575 156. 625 156. 675 156. 725 156. 775 156. 825 156. 875 156. 925 156. 975 157. 025 157. 075 157. 125 157. 175 157. 425 162. 550 162. 400 162. 475 162. 425 162. 450 162. 500 162. 525 161. 650 161. 775 163. 275 16 Weather (Receive Only) -- NOAA Weather (Receive Only) -- NOAA Weather (Receive Only) -- NOAA Weather (Receive Only) -- CANADA Weather (Receive Only) Weather (Receive Only) Weather (Receive Only) -- CANADA Weather (Receive Only) -- ENVIRONMENTAL Weather (Receive Only) Weather (Receive Only) APPENDIX B ­ BATTERIES AND CHARGERS ITEM SR-103TM Multichannel Survival Radio MaxCapTM Rechargeable Battery Lithium Survival Battery DESCRIPTION Radio as described in Section 2 of this manual Rechrgeable battery for Survival Radio Lithium battery pack for Survival Radio (5-year replacement life) Fast charger (<3 hours) for rechargeable MaxCapTM battery. 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