Satellite Testing Your Beacon; False Alarms - ACR Electronics ResQLink 410 RLS Product User Manual

Satellite Testing Your Beacon

Optional Advanced through Satellite Testing and Beacon Management
Additional features and through satellite testing services are available for this beacon when you
subscribe to www.406Link.com.
When you sign up for this optional service you can test your beacon and have confirmation
messages sent to your cell phone or email. Visit 406Link.com for complete details. (This service
is not required for your beacon to function as a Personal Locator Beacon.)
Service limited to North and South America. See coverage map at www.406Link.com.
Preventing False Alerts
A false alert is any activation of the beacon, intentional or otherwise, that does not result from
a situation of grave and imminent danger. Be sure to do the following to help minimize false
alerts:
Register your Beacon
This does not reduce false alerts; however, when the beacon is properly registered, the
situation can usually be resolved with a phone call.
Keep Track of your Beacon
When not in your possession, be careful with whom you leave your beacon. Make sure they
know how to use it, and that they understand the ramifications of causing a false alert. A lot of
false alerts are generated by curious individuals. If you notice the beacon is flashing the red or
green LED and strobing periodically on its own, this likely means it has accidentally been
activated and needs to be shut off and reported.
NOTE: If you report a false alert and the authorities have not received the signal, do not
be concerned. This may mean that you were able to deactivate the beacon before the
signal was transmitted.
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