Firehawk M7 Telemetry Module - MSA FireHawk M7 Responder Operation And Instructions Manual

FIREHAWK M7 TELEMETRY MODULE

The FireHawk M7 Telemetry Module is designed to allow
the air mask to communicate with a remote base station
while in use. The FireHawk M7 Responder Air Mask with
FireHawk M7 Telemetry Module installed will transmit vital
statistics such as cylinder pressure, temperature alarm (if
thermal alarm is enabled), service time remaining, and
PASS alarm to the base station. The base station also has
the ability to send an evacuation command to the air
mask. The FireHawk M7 Telemetry Module uses a special
version of the FireHawk M7 Control Module and FireHawk
M7 Power Module.
All basic functions of the air mask are the same as those
described in the During Use section of this manual except
for the following differences:
• Turning the FireHawk M7 Control Module On: When
the FireHawk M7 Control Module is activated in the
presence of a remote base station, the air mask auto-
matically begins to log on to that base station. When
the air mask is successfully logged on to the base sta-
tion, a radio link indicator will appear on the display of
the FireHawk M7 Control Module.
• Evacuation Signal: The air mask has the ability to
receive an evacuation signal from the remote base
station after it has been successfully logged on to the
base station. When an evacuation signal has been
sent by the base station, the "running man" icon will
appear, and flash, on the display of the FireHawk M7
Control Module and a unique audible alarm will be
emitted from the FireHawk M7 Power Module. The
evacuation signal must be manually confirmed by the
user by pressing the reset button (yellow) button twice
within approximately one second. This confirms the
evacuation signal by sending a confirmation signal
back to the base station. Once the evacuation signal
has been manually confirmed by the user, the "running
man" icon will stop flashing and remain on the display
until the FireHawk M7 Control Module has been
turned off.
• PASS Alarm: The PASS alarm will sound and function
normally with the FireHawk M7 Telemetry Module.
When the air mask emits a full PASS alarm, a signal is
automatically sent to the base station to alert Incident
Command.
• Thermal Alarm: When the air mask is exposed to
temperature conditions that warrant a thermal alarm, a
signal is automatically sent to the base station to alert
Incident Command.
• Low Battery: When the FireHawk M7 Power Module
reaches a low battery condition, a signal is automati-
cally sent to the base station to alert Incident
Command. A signal is not sent to the base station if
the FireHawk M7 Responder HUD has a low battery
condition.
• Data Log: The data logging feature of the FireHawk
M7 Control Module logs the status of the radio link to
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ID Tag (PN 10083875), for use with FireHawk M7
Telemetry Module
When the FireHawk M7 Telemetry Module is used with the
FireHawk M7 Responder Air Mask, an ID Tag is used to
assign a firefighter's name to the air mask. The name
assigned to the air mask will be displayed for that air
mask on the base station SCBA monitoring software. The
name ID Tag must be scanned into the FireHawk M7
Control Module at the start of each shift (every 24 hours
by default).
Note: The ICM Link program can be used to change this
default to allow a name ID to be permanently assigned to
the air mask until a new name ID Tag has been scanned.
A team ID Tag can also be used to assign a team/truck
and position to the air mask. If a team ID Tag has been
scanned into the FireHawk M7 Control Module but a
name ID Tag has not been scanned, the team ID will be
displayed on the SCBA monitoring software to provide
accountability even if the firefighter forgot to scan the
name ID Tag. Once a team ID Tag has been scanned into
the FireHawk M7 Control Module, the team ID will remain
with the air mask until another team ID Tag has been
scanned. If a team ID has not been assigned to the air
mask, the FireHawk M7 Control Module serial number will
be displayed as the firefighter's ID when logged onto the
base station.
A base station ID can be used to assign a specific base
station ID to an air mask. When more than one base sta-
tion is present and actively monitoring at an incident, an
air mask with an assigned base station will search for the
preferred base station first to log on to, and if it does not
find the assigned base station within 20 seconds, it will
search for the first available base station and log on to it.
If a base station ID has not been assigned to the air mask,
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the base station as well as any evacuation signals that
the air mask has received.
Radio Link Indicator: The FireHawk M7 Control
Module has a radio link indicator located in the upper
left portion of the display. When this icon is displayed,
the air mask is logged on to a base station and within
range. When the radio link indictor is not shown, the
FireHawk M7 Control Module has not been logged on
to a base station or is out of the range of the base
station.
Turning the FireHawk M7 Control Module Off: To
turn the FireHawk M7 Control Module off, press the
reset button (yellow) twice within approximately one
second. If the air mask is logged on to the base sta-
tion, there will be a delay between the two presses of
the reset button (yellow) and the actual shutdown of
the device. Before the FireHawk M7 Control Module
completely turns off, the base station must remove the
air mask from its registry. This causes the slight delay
between pressing the reset button (yellow) and the
actual shutdown of the device.
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