Push the main switch up
90 degrees, slide toward
antenna and all the way
down to activate.
TIPS FOR OPTIMUM DEPLOYMENT OF AN ACTIVATED BEACON:
When activating and deploying your beacon in an emergency, DO
NOT:
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Activate the beacon if you have any other means of self rescue.
//
Hold or clutch the beacon or antenna.
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Operate the beacon while hand held, if at all possible.
//
Turn the beacon off for any reason, including to save power.
//
Operate the beacon inside a life raft or under any other canopy or
cover.
When activating and deploying your beacon in an emergency, DO:
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Follow the steps to activate the beacon as described on the beacon or
in this manual.
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Manually activate the beacon.
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Give clear view to the sky.
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Take the EPIRB with you if abandoning ship, provided there is time to
get it.
//
Tether beacon, using the lanyard, to the life raft and let the beacon float
(if in a life raft).
//
Keep EPIRB upright for best signal transmission, either by floating it,
resting it or holding it in this position.
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Witness tab will break
once placed in the "ON"
position
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