Manual Activation - mcmurdo Smartfind G8 AIS User Manual

4.4

Manual activation

1. Locate the ON button on the
top dome under the red cover.
WARNING – There is a tamper-evident seal over the red cover which will
be broken when lifting the cover. If the tamper-evident seal is not intact,
the EPIRB may have been activated previously.
The strobe light will start to flash immediately; however, the EPIRB will not
make any distress transmissions for approximately 50 seconds. This allows
time to turn off the EPIRB if it has been activated accidentally. When the green
indicator starts to flash, distress transmissions have started.
For GNSS-equipped EPIRBs (G8 versions), the EPIRB will also attempt to
determine its position using a GNSS satellite constellation. During this
process, the RED indicator will flash. Once the position has been determined,
the RED indicator will stop flashing.
2. Lift the cover, press the ON
button for >2 seconds and
release.
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