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- Page 1 Owner’s Manual Bedienungsanleitung Manuel d’utilisation Manuale di istruzioni Manual del propietario...
- Page 2 Figure A: Tracker4 • Direction Lights • Richtungspfeile • Voyants indicateurs de direction • Spie di direzione • Luces de dirección • Distance Indicator • Distanzanzeige • Indicateur de distance • Indicatore di distanza • Loudspeaker • Indicador de distancia •...
- Page 3 • Dial Switch • Drehschalter • Commutateur • Selettore di modalità • Ruleta de modos • Sliding Lock • Schiebeverriegelung • Verrou coulissant • Arresto scorrevole • Pestaña de bloqueo • Dial Switch • Drehschalter • Commutateur • Selettore di modalità •...
- Page 4 Figure A: Tracker3+ • Direction Lights • Richtungspfeile • Voyants indicateurs de direction • Spie di direzione • Luces de dirección • Distance Indicator • Distanzanzeige • Indicateur de distance • Indicatore di distanza • Indicador de distancia • Loudspeaker •...
- Page 5 • Dial Switch • Drehschalter • Commutateur • Selettore di modalità • Ruleta de modos • Sliding Lock • Schiebeverriegelung • Verrou coulissant • Arresto scorrevole • Pestaña de bloqueo • Dial Switch • Drehschalter • Commutateur • Selettore di modalità •...
- Page 6 Figure A: Tracker S • Direction Lights • Richtungspfeile • Voyants indicateurs de direction • Spie di direzione • Luces de dirección • Distance Indicator • Distanzanzeige • Indicateur de distance • Indicatore di distanza • Loudspeaker • Indicador de distancia •...
- Page 7 • Dial Switch • Drehschalter • Commutateur • Selettore di modalità • Ruleta de modos • Sliding Lock • Schiebeverriegelung • Verrou coulissant • Arresto scorrevole • Pestaña de bloqueo • Dial Switch • Drehschalter • Commutateur • Selettore di modalità •...
- Page 8 All BCA avalanche transceivers have a recommended service life of five years. After three seasons of service, it is recommended that your transceiver is returned to an authorized BCA service center for service. During this service, the transceiver will be inspected and updated as necessary to guarantee peak operating performance.
- Page 9 Avalanche Awareness This is a basic introduction to avalanche safety and awareness. We encourage you to read this manual thoroughly. We strongly suggest taking an avalanche course in your area before venturing into the backcountry. Before leaving, call your local avalanche forecast center and determine the danger level in the area you intend to visit.
- Page 10 Avalanche Awareness Travel with considerate partners: • Cross potentially dangerous terrain one at a time. • Identify and practice stopping in safe zones. • Have an escape route in mind if the slope does avalanche. • Communicate with your partners before moving on to the slope. When traveling in a group, be aware of the errors groups typically make: •...
- Page 11 Trailhead Test To ensure proper transmit and search functions, always perform a trailhead test before starting your tour (Figure C). One person should walk 20 meters away and make sure his or her signal is detected by the others. Then the rest of the group switches to transmit mode and walks toward the leader, who should confirm their signals can each be detected from 20 meters away.
- Page 12 On Tracker3+ and Tracker S, the battery life will be shown in the distance / battery power display in Figure A. Additionally, the Tracker4 will illuminate a battery symbol in the upper right hand corner and a percentage symbol next to the number.
- Page 13 PC (not Mac). Tracker S does not have this capability. To update: 1. Go to www.backcountryaccess.com/downloads; 2. Download BCAUpdater_v5.2.msi. 3. Install the program. 4. Once installed, connect the Tracker to your computer with a standard USB cable (Mini USB for Tracker3+ and USB C for Tracker4);...
- Page 14 Operating Instructions 5. Open the program and follow the instructions on the screen. Low battery warning: When the battery power becomes too low to operate, the transceiver will display the “Lb” sign. When you see this, replace the batteries before further use.
- Page 15 Operating Instructions Big Picture mode is activated by holding down the Options button until “BP” flashes in the display. You must continue to hold down the Options button to stay in BP mode. Once the mode button is released, the Tracker will automatically return to search mode and isolate the strongest signal.
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Page 16: Power Supply
Familiarization Adjustment/Fitting Tracker can be worn with or without its harness. When used with a harness, the Tracker should be worn underneath your outer garments, as shown in Figure E. Figure E Distance/directional display should be against your body and transmit light should be exposed and visible. - Page 17 Operating Instructions Searching Trackers operate using the 457 kHz international standard frequency. It is fully compatible with all avalanche transceivers adhering to this standard. When searching, keep the Tracker at least 20” (50 cm) away from electrical equipment, including cell phones and video cameras. Turn all non-essential electrical equipment off if possible.
- Page 18 Operating Instructions Figure G Signal search path with one searcher (slide wider than 40 meters). Signal search path with multiple searchers (slide wider than 40 meters). If the slide is wider than 40 meters and there is no last seen point, cover the entire slide area by using switchbacks in the search pattern (Figure G).
- Page 19 Operating Instructions Figure H Slowly rotate the Tracker horizontally in your hand, but move rapidly during the signal search. Do not abandon your search path until you have captured a strong, steady signal. Ignore irregular signals, which can sometimes be caused by electrical interference.
- Page 20 Operating Instructions Fine Search: The fine Figure I search is the final part of Bracketing: Make sure the transceiver search, you go well past the which is performed on low reading to confirm foot with the transceiver it is the lowest. When positioned at or near bracketing, ignore the the snow surface.
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Page 21: Multiple Burials
Operating Instructions Shoveling Shoveling is difficult and consumes the majority of time during an avalanche rescue. For best results, start shoveling at least one step downhill of the probe (Figure K). Make sure your hole is at least one “wingspan” wide. If there is enough manpower, then in burials of one meter or less, both shovelers should be digging near the probe. - Page 22 Operating Instructions Isolating multiple victims: Complex multiple burials are rare in recreational settings and usually can be treated as a series of single burials performed in normal search mode. The only time multiple burials can become truly complex is when it’s not possible to turn off the first victim’s transceiver, when the victims are in close proximity (≤10 m) to each other, or if there are three or more victims.
- Page 23 Operating Instructions It is important to note that Signal Suppression, marking, and other forms of signal isolation are not 100 percent reliable, especially when searching for older analog transceivers. This is due to the possibility of overlapping signals, especially when more than two transmit signals are within range.
- Page 24 Appendix Anhang Annexe Appendice Apéndice...
- Page 25 2820 Wilderness Place, Unit H Boulder, CO 80301 Date: 02.03.2020 Declares that the product: Tracker3, Tracker4 and Tracker S, 457 kHz Avalanche Rescue Transceiver meets or exceeds all essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, including Articles 3.1a, 3.1b, 3.2, and 3.3e and the harmonized standards.
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Page 26: Technical Specifications
• Search strip width: 50 meters • Tracker4 weight: 6.3 ounces (179 grams) without strap and batteries • Tracker4 size: 4.7” x 3.0” x 1.0” (12 cm x 7.5 cm x 2.6 cm) • Tracker3 weight: 7.6 ounces (215 grams) without strap and batteries •... - Page 27 Warranty Information Garantieinformationen Informations sur la garantie Informazioni sulla garanzia Información sobre la garantía...
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Page 28: Warranty Information
If the original proof of purchase cannot be provided, BCA will use the product’s manufacture date as the start of the warranty period. BCA dealers do not have the right to alter, modify or in any way change the terms and conditions of this warranty. - Page 29 Phone, toll free: +1 866 455-2748 bca@k2canada.com BCA/ Madshus AS Norway Madshus AS Industriveien 29 2936 Biri Phone: 61 13 43 00 madshus@madshus.com BCA/K 2 J a p a n TMM Bldg.6F, 1-10-5, Iwamoto-Cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo Japan 101-0032 Phone: (+81) 3-6858-2311 BCA@k2japan.com...