ACR ElectronicsメーカーGlobalFix RLB-36の使用説明書/サービス説明書
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Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 1 NOT E re: Applicable prod ucts This m anual supports all conf igurations of Global Fix™ iPRO/ RL B - 36 beacons . In addition to th e part numbers listed on the cover pa ge, o ther configurations of these products are availabl e, thus you ma y have purchased a product conf iguration with a somewhat diff erent part number.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 2 Ta ble of Contents STEP ONE - R EGISTERING Y OUR BEACO N ________________________________ ___ 2 STEP TWO - H OW THE BE ACON WORKS ________________________________ ____ 6 STEP T.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 3 STE P ONE - REGISTE RING YOUR BEA CON 1. Why is registration i mport ant? As the ow ner of this 406 M Hz b eacon, it is mand atory that y ou r egister it with the EPIRB national authority of your coun try : It is the law .
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 4 2. What country should I register in? Register y our beac on with the EPIRB national authorit y of the country for which the beacon was program m ed, t y pically the countr y where purc hased, regardless of where you do your boating.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 5 Registration outs ide of the United States In countr ies other than the United S tates, 4 06 MHz beacons are registered with that countr y’ s national authorit y at the tim e of purchase. T he sales agent should ha ve assisted you in f illing out the form s and sending them to the country’s nationa l authorit y.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 6 STEP TWO - HOW THE BE A CON WORKS 1. How your beacon bring s help 406 MHz beacons are a t ype of port able em ergenc y equipm ent that tr ansm its a distress s ignal to s earc h and resc ue (SAR) organizatio ns .
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 7 2. A natom y of your beacon NOT E : W hen unpack ing your beacon, it is recom mended t hat you save the original pack aging for re -use when shipp ing the beacon for ba tter y replacement in th e future.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 8 GPS Interface Internal GPS Receiver Activation/Tes t Switch Red LED Digital Display Screen OFF/READY Position TEST Position ON/TRANSM ITTING Position Top View Switch Positions .
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 9 Spring Release knob Hydro Fix™ Hydro static Release Unit (HRU) GPS Interface Cable Front cove r hook (detent) Release Latch Antenna hoo k W ater Sen sor Deactivation Magne t .
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 10 3. Digital Displa y The digital displa y in t he beacon is used as a secondary visual aid, supporting t he green/red L ED a nd t he aud io tone, whi ch indicate the status of the beacon dur ing te sti ng and during em ergency operation .
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 11 4. Activating your bea con Overview Category I beacons are de signed to be automatical ly deployed and activated in the e vent of a sinking vessel . T he beacon m ay a lso be hand h eld on the deck of vessels, or f loated in water and att ached to a raft or life vest with the lanyard pro vided.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 12 Category I beac ons-Au tomatic deplo y m ent and activat ion If the vessel sink s, the H ydroFix™ H RU f rees the be acon f rom the brack et, allowing it to f loat to the surf ace.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 13 Category I and II Beacons -Manual de ployment an d ac tivation Both Cat egor y I and II be acons can be m anuall y deplo yed b y rem ovi ng the beacon from the brack et.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 14 TIPS FOR OPT IMUM DEPLOYM ENT OF A N ACTIVATED BE ACON: When activatin g and depl oying your beacon in an emergenc y, DO NOT : // Hold or clutch th e beacon or antenna // Oper.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 15 Precautions to pre vent fals e alarm s // Do not mount or transport the beacon within 4.6ft/1 .4 m o f a m agnetic source. // Do not store the b eacon outs ide of its brack et if it can get wet. // Do not m ount the EPIRB back wards in its brac ket (lan yard roll m us t face in).
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 16 STEP THREE - INST ALLING THE BEA CON 1. M arking battery and Hydr ostatic Release Unit expiration dates NOT E : It is the beacon owner’s responsi bility to r ecord the expiration dates for both the beacon batter y and the H ydroFix™ h ydrostatic r elease u nit.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 17 Visually inspect the area su rrounding th e m ounting bra ck et installa tion s ite for hidden hazar ds or obstacles that ma y have been overlooked during the location selection.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 18 3. Category I bracket The SeaShe lter 3 ™ C ategor y I brack et has five pre -drill ed screw holes to use for securing the brack et to a f lat surface. Re move the SeaSh elter 3 ™ lid by turning th e sp ring lo aded knob on the lid 1/4 turn counter clock wise a nd p ull.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 19 4. Category II brack et Category I I brack ets are design ed to hold the beacon securel y i n p lace. The beacon must be manuall y deployed. T he bracket can be mounted on a vertical flat s urface with beacon a ntenna u p or on a horizontal f lat surf ace facing sk y ward.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 20 5. Installing the optic al interface to an external GP S receiver The beacon is fitt ed with an optical interf ace to connect with an extern al Glob al Positi oning System (GPS) rece iver that will determine the latitu de and longitude of its posi tion.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 21 STEP FOUR - MA INT A I NING THE BE ACON 1. Sa fet y DOs and DON’T s On a routine basis aboard ship, DO NO T: // Hold or carr y the beacon by its antenna // Mount the b eacon.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 22 Always ref er batter y replacem ent and an y other beacon service to a factor y authorized Service Center. Find a Center near you a t http://www.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 23 6. Changing ow nership or co ntact information As the o wner of the b eacon, i t is y our responsibilit y to ad vise the na tional authorit y of any chang e in the inf ormation o n the r egistration form . If you are transferring the beacon to a new owner, you are required to inform the national a uthorit y .
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 24 To remov e the expired HRU W hen opening the SeaShel ter 3 ™ lid, note th at the beac on is installed with t he lanyard f ace in. Pull the beacon with steady press ure f rom the brack et. Do not get beaco n wet whi le out of brac k et.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 25 9. Servicing the Low Pro 3 ™ To remove a beacon from the C ategor y II brack et, lift the latch an d re lease the pressure fr om the beacon.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 26 11. Extended GPS t est The beacon m a y be tested for GPS f u nctiona lity, ho wever, this m ay only be done once in the five- year lifetim e of the battery due to the significan t drai n on th e batter y .
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 27 A P PENDIX A - USING AND TESTING THE GPS SYSTEMS 1. How t he external GPS int erface w orks The beacon is f itted with an o ptical interface to connect with an external Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver that will det erm ine the latitude and longitude of its pos ition.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 28 If the new GPS pos ition is acquired, t he co ordinates will b e d isplayed after the beacon has com pleted the S elf -T est. I f no v alid GPS pos ition da ta is available, t he beacon will k eep the prev iously st ored G PS position dat a f or up to 4 h ours.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 29 7. Compatible GPS receiver s External GPS interf ace r equirem ents: In order to b e c om patible w i th the GlobalFix™ iPRO, a n external GPS recei ver must provide l ocation inform ation according to the f ollowing requirem ents: // NMEA 01 83, Version 1.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 30 A P PENDIX C - USER INTERFACE: DIGITAL DISPLAY DURING OPERATION The following chart describes the a udio-vis ual fe edback the b eacon provides during activation. The mess ages on the digital display typically a ppear as on e o r t wo words a t a time, until the en tire message has been dis played.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 31 The system reports th at the 121.5 MHz homing signal is on . Sea r ch and Resc ue (SAR) personn el use this frequen c y when arriving close to the scene . If thi s mes sage is a cc ompan i ed b y a green L ED flash, the GPS coo r dinate s have been sent.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 32 The system remind s yo u that leaving th e beacon o n c ontinu ously giv es t he best assuran ce of being r escued. SAR groups need the ongoing transmissions from the beacon to most effectively find y ou. If thi s mes sage is a cc ompan i ed b y a green L ED flash, the GPS coordina tes ha ve be e n sent.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 33 A P PENDIX D - USER INTERFACE: DIGITAL DISPLAY DURING SELF-TEST The following chart describes the displa y and audi o - visual f eedback the beaco n provides during Se lf-T est. T he m ess ages on th e digital displa y typically appear as one or two words at a ti m e, until the entire m essage has been disp layed.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 34 The fourth test checks f or 406 MHz signal strength/RF power . If po wer is adequate the syste m passes. The fourth tes t checks for 406 MHz signal strength/RF power. If power is not ad equate t he system fails. The fifth te s t checks GPS engine readiness.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 35 This message appears if Self-Test has passed. The display indicates t hat the ex ternal GPS did not update it s coordinates during Self -Test . NOTE: If exter nal GPS data c anno t be acquired, typically due to the external GPS not having achieved a goo d fix, it does not af fect the pass status of Self -Test.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 36 A P PENDIX E - USER INTERFACE: DIGITAL DISPLAY D URING EXTENDED GPS TEST The following c hart descri bes the displa y and audi o -visual fee dback the be acon provides during extended GPS T est.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 37 A P PENDIX F - USER INTERF A CE: LANGUA G E TRANSLATIONS The RLB-36 user interf ace is available i n five languages : English, French, Italian, Spanish and German. The fol lowing table provides the digital display phrases tha t appear on the screen.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 38 A P PENDIX G - THE COSP A S-S A RS AT SYSTEM 1. General ov ervi ew EPIRBs transmit to the satellite portion of the Cospas-Sarsat s ystem. Cospas-Sarast satellites are an international syst em that utilizes Russian Federa tion and United States’ low altitude , near-polar orbiting sate llites (LEOSA R).
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 39 A P PE NDIX H - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS GENERA L/ ENVIRONMENTAL Beacon size (without an t enna) 17.7 H X 1 0.67 W X 9.09 D cm (6 .
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 40 A P PENDIX I - W A RR A NTY, USEFUL LIFE POLICY, NOTICES 1. Limited Warranty This product is warranted against factory defects in m aterial and workmanship for a period of 1 (one) year* from date of purchase or receipt a s a gift.
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 41 EC DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY ACR Electronics h ereby declar es that t he following product is in c onformit y with Council Directive 96 /98/EC of 2 0 December 19 96 on Marin .
Y1 - 03 -023 3 Rev. D 42 I N TE RN A T IO NA L MA R IT IM E O R GA N I ZA TI ON S H OR E BA S ED MA INT E NA N CE T he M ar i ti me Sa fe ty C o m m i tt ee a p pr o ve d gu i de li n es fo r sh o re .
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