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PERATING LEMENTS EDIENUNGSELEMENTE ONCTIONNEMENT ET AFFICHAGE OMPONENTI Waist Attachment Mount Bauchgurt LEMENTOS DE USO Support sangle de taille Moschettone di fissaggio all cintura Hebilla de cierre (cintura) Direction Lights Richtungsanzeige Affichage de la direction Spie luminose di direzione Luces direccionales Distance Indicator/Battery Power Display Distanzanzeige/Batterieladungsanzeig Indicateur de distance/Témoin de batterie...
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These Searching with the Tracker DTS limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful The objective for beginners is to find the strongest signal (lowest interference in a residential installation.
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Quick Reference Familiarization Single Burial Search Thank you for choosing the Tracker DTS, the world's first digital avalanche beacon, and the first beacon with a high-precision dual antenna system. Regardless of the transceiver, no PRIMARY avalanche beacon can save lives without a fully trained user.
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Startup/Testing If auto-revert is engaged, “Ar” will be shown in the power display Turn on the Tracker DTS by depressing and then turning the after the diagnostic testing. If auto-revert is not engaged, “nr” will on/off switch (1) clockwise (see inside front cover). When turned be displayed.
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Searching steady signal. Ignore irreg- ular signals, which can The Tracker DTS operates using the 457 kHz international stan- sometimes be caused by dard frequency. It is fully compatible with all transceivers electrical interference. adhering to this standard. The Tracker, however, offers many...
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You may find that, while following the directional lights, your the vertical aspect of the flux pattern is perpendicular to the search- route follows an arc. This is because the Tracker DTS performs ing beacon (cross-section view). This is indicated by a suddenly the fine search using the "flux (or induction) line"...
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Once you are significantly closer to one signal–and within about approximately three meters, however, there is a "spike" reading 10 meters of it–the Tracker DTS (in SE mode) will “lock” onto where the distance and direction lights fluctuate and the distance that signal and mask out the others.
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Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Step back from beacon 1 at least three meters and re-engage and perform a primary search of the remaining unchecked areas beacon 1 in your center search light. With the center search light within the debris pile. engaged, switch the Tracker to SP mode (Figure I).
• U.S. Patent number 6,167,249 Do not place cellular phones, communication radios, or any other electronic equipment within 6" (15 cm) of the Tracker DTS while performing a trans- ceiver search. In receive mode, irregular readings can be caused by these and other sources of electrical interference, such as power lines, electrical storms, and electrical generating equipment.