ACR Electronics 2766.6 Installation General, Operation General, Manual Activation, Deactivation

SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION

2.1GENERAL

The MINI B300TM ILS Beacon has been designed for multi-purpose installation for survival use, personnel, rafts, floats and survival craft. It should be stowed on your persons, where it will be readily available in an emergency, or mounted where easily accessible with the optional MINI B300BTMILS Mounting Bracket (P/N 9321). When securing beacon with Velcro strap, be sure the antenna is not captured and is free to deploy when released.

SECTION 3 - OPERATION

3.1GENERAL

The MINI B300TM ILS beacon is designed to be manually deployed, and manually activated. The beacon should be hand held in a vertical orientation (antenna up) to transmit effectively. No part of the antenna should be in contact with the water. The beacon will float on its own, but not in the optimum transmission position. The beacon features an antenna quick release trigger. Warning -

Do not hold beacon near face or body while releasing the antenna. Antenna is spring loaded and deploys rapidly. The release trigger holds the antenna down at the beacon’s side in the stowed position. When the beacon is switched to the “ON” position the antenna will spring into an upright position. The antenna should then be extended to its full length for optimum transmission performance. The beacon should be operated in an area free of obstructions.

3.2MANUAL ACTIVATION

The beacon is manually activated. Manually activating the beacon requires movement of the “ON- OFF” switch to the "ON" position. Warning - Do not hold beacon near face or body while releasing the antenna. Antenna is spring loaded and deploys rapidly.

From the “OFF” position, lift switch and move to the “ON” position. This will release the antenna from the stowed position. The beacon will begin transmitting and is confirmed by a steady red LED and followed by the audible warble and flashing red LED. Extend antenna to its full length.

3.3DEACTIVATION

The beacon should not be left in the "ON" position. Warning - Do not hold beacon near face or body while releasing the antenna. Antenna is spring loaded and deploys rapidly. To deactivate an "ON" beacon, lift the switch and move to the “OFF” position. Fold the antenna and recapture with quick release trigger.

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