Optical Indications On Activation - ACR Electronics GlobalFix V5 Category 1 AIS EPIRB User Manual

5.2

Optical Indications on activation

• The LED will illuminate green
• The strobe light
• Within 1 minute* of activation, the indicator LED will flash a quick burst of 5
indicating 406MHz transmission.
• Following the first 406MHz transmission the LED will flash 8 times** (green
if a GNSS fix has been acquired or red
transmission.
5.2.1 LED Indications with RLS Enabled
LED When
(x1)
Every 5 s
(x3)
Once
(x5)
At transmit
(x5)
At transmit
(x8)
At transmit*
(x8)
At transmit*
(x1)
Every 2.5 s**
(x1)
Every 2.5 s**
(x1)
Every 2.5 s
5.2.2 LED Indications for units configured with non-RLS Protocol
LED When
(x1)
Every 5 s
(x3)
Once
(x5)
At transmit
(x5)
At transmit
(x8)
At transmit*
(x8)
At transmit*
(x1)
Every 2.5 s**
(x1)
Every 2.5 s
* The AIS transmissions will show as 8 flashes (1 every 2 seconds) as a sequence
repeated once every minute
** The 121MHz Homer will not transmit until after the first 406MHz transmission.
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will start flashing.
Transmit
406MHz
406MHz
AIS
AIS
121MHz
121MHz
Transmit
406MHz
406MHz
AIS
AIS
121MHz
912S-04064 - 01.02
(blue if RLS is enabled) for 1 second.
if there is no fix) indicating AIS
GNSS
Searching
Fix acquired
No Fix
Fix acquired
No Fix
Fix acquired
GNSS
Searching
Fix acquired
No Fix
Fix acquired
No Fix
Fix acquired
RLS
Request sent
Request sent
Reply not received
Reply received
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