ACR Electronics 2844, PRO 406, RLB-37, 2842 manual

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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 website address is www.acrelectronics.com. If in the future you lose this manual, you may access and print a replacement on the ACR website.

NOTE re: Applicable products

This manual supports all configurations of GlobalFix™ PRO/ RLB-37 beacons. In addition to the part numbers listed on the cover page, other configurations of these products are available, thus you may have purchased a product configuration with a somewhat different part number. As long as the first four digits are the same as one of the two part numbers on the cover, this manual is applicable.

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Contents Owner Vessel Radio Call Sign UIN # Page Table of Contents Step ONE Registering Your Beacon Noaa Sarsat Beacon Registration What country should I register in?How do I register? Suitland Road Suitland, MDDo I need a radio license? Step TWO HOW the Beacon Works How your beacon brings helpInternal GPS engine Activation switch with Witness TabAnatomy of your beacon Switch Positions Top ViewCategory 1 SeaShelter3 Bracket Category 2 LowPro3 BracketActivating your beacon Y1-03-0242 Rev. B Page False alarms Turning off the beaconY1-03-0242 Rev. B Mounting location Step Three Installing the BeaconDate of Installation Example Page Category I bracket Category II bracket Step Four Maintaining the Beacon Routine beacon maintenanceBattery replacement On a routine basis aboard ship, doY1-03-0242 Rev. B Changing ownership or contact information Servicing the SeaShelter3 and the HydroFix HRUTo install the new HRU To remove the expired HRUSelf-Testing the beacon Servicing the LowPro3Extended GPS test LED indication of GPS fix Appendix a Using and Testing the GPS SystemsInternal GPS position system Global Positioning System GPS Appendix B the COSPAS-SARSAT SystemGeneral overview Appendix C Technical Specifications MHz TransmitterAppendix D WARRANTY, Useful Life POLICY, Notices Limited WarrantyRegulations ProductNotified Body StandardsRepresentative International Maritime Organization Shore Based MaintenanceEuropean Signed on behalf of ACR Electronics Inc
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