Table Of Contents - mcmurdo Simrad EG50 Manual

1 RECOMMENDATIONS AND SAFETY NOTICES............... 7
2 MANDATORY REGISTRATION ......................................... 9
2.1 Overview .................................................................................... 9
2.2 How to register ........................................................................... 10
2.3 Warranty form ............................................................................ 10
2.4 Radio licence .............................................................................. 11
2.5 Sale or transfer............................................................................ 11
2.5.1 Mandatory information for Oceania............................. 12
3 DESCRIPTION .................................................................... 13
3.1 Bulkhead bracket ........................................................................ 15
3.2 Float-free enclosure .................................................................... 16
4 CONTROLS......................................................................... 19
4.1 Activation switch........................................................................ 19
4.2 TEST button ............................................................................... 19
4.3 Sea switch................................................................................... 19
4.4 Indicator lamps ........................................................................... 20
4.4.1 Strobe (white)............................................................... 20
4.4.2 Red LED....................................................................... 20
4.4.3 Green LED (fitted to EG50 only)................................. 20
4.4.4 Interpreting the LEDs................................................... 20
4.5 Buzzer......................................................................................... 21
5 OPERATING PROCEDURE................................................ 23
5.1 Sinking........................................................................................ 23
5.2 Abandon ship.............................................................................. 24
5.3 GPS Operation (EG50 only)....................................................... 24
5.4 Getting the best from your EPIRB.............................................. 25
5.5 Releasing EPIRB from a bulkhead bracket ................................ 27
5.6 Releasing EPIRB from an enclosure .......................................... 28
5.7 Manual activation ....................................................................... 28
5.8 Deactivation................................................................................ 29
5.9 Re-fitting EPIRB ........................................................................ 30
5.9.1 Refitting into bulkhead bracket .................................... 30
5.9.2 Re-fitting into enclosure............................................... 31
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