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Mammut PULSE Barryvox Reference Manual

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IMPORTANT:
The PULSE Barryvox
®
is designed for snow
and mountain sports outside of controlled,
groomed slopes within ski area boundaries as
well as controlled, mantained trails. All snow
and winter sport activities are inherently dan-
gerous.
Knowledge and experience are essential to
reduce the risk of injury or even death. Do not
enter avalanche terrain without an experienced
guide or equivalent training. Apply common
sense at all times. Never pursue these activi-
ties alone.
ENGLISH
Reference Manual
PULSE Barryvox
®

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  • Page 1 ENGLISH IMPORTANT: The PULSE Barryvox ® is designed for snow Knowledge and experience are essential to and mountain sports outside of controlled, reduce the risk of injury or even death. Do not groomed slopes within ski area boundaries as enter avalanche terrain without an experienced well as controlled, mantained trails.
  • Page 2 For further use and publica- tions for educational purposes, please contact Mammut Sports Group AG. Mammut and Barryvox are registered trademarks of the Mammut Sports Group AG. All rights reserved.

  • Page 3: Front View

    Rescue Equipment Wrist loop Earphone jack Within the “Avalanche Training Centers”, provided With the PULSE Barryvox, probes, shovels and the by Mammut in several regions, you have the airbag systems, Mammut offers a comprehensive opportunity to practice realistic search and exca- choice of avalanche rescue and survival vation situations for free.

  • Page 4: Welcome

    PULSE Barryvox ® – Made in Switzerland view, information on maintenance and troubleshoo- Our heritage is compelling. Mammut and Barryvox ting, but as well on rescue organization, excavation follow the time-honored tradition of world-class and avalanche prevention. precision products made in Switzerland. From its...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Front view Welcome Application concept and overview of functions Initial Setup Start Menu and Settings Setup Send Mode (SEND) Search Mode (SEARCH) Search Phases Standard Mode Search for Multiple Buried Subjects ....................44 Analog Search Tone ........................46 Analog Mode Advanced Features Additional Information Companion Rescue...

  • Page 6: Application Concept And Overview Of Functions

    Use of Keys Examples: One Function 1.1 Main Switch OFF / SEND / SEARCH The PULSE Barryvox ® clearly excels through its ease of use. The device is operated using the two lateral The main switch is located on the top side of the device. It can be moved by pressing down on the button. By keys.

  • Page 7: Initial Setup

    COCKPIT INITIAL SETUP COCKPIT GROUP CHECK / SEND AND RESCUE-SEND SEND SEARCH Chapter «Battery Level Chapter «Group Test» OFF -> SEND Indicator» und «Turning Chapter «Main Switch» the device on» Future change of language: Future change of profile: Chapter «Send mode» Chapter «Group Test»...
  • Page 8 COCKPIT SEARCH IN THE BASIC PROFILE COCKPIT SEARCH IN THE ADVANCED PROFILE Chapter «Signal Search» Chapter «List of Buried Chapter «Deep Burials» Chapter «Triage» and Subjects» and «Multiple «Vital Data Detection» Rescuers» Chapter «Fine Search» Chapter «Limitations» Chapter «Search for Chapter «Fine Search»...

  • Page 9: Initial Setup

    Emergency Plan Type LR03/AAA When turning the device on for the first time and The profiles allow to adapt your PULSE Barryvox switching to SEND, the user language and profile quickly and easily to your user profile. The selected Before you use the device for the first time, remove When storing or not using the transceiver for an must be selected.

  • Page 10: Start Menu And Settings

    Your PULSE Barryvox ® contains an electronic com- The profiles allow to adapt your PULSE Barryvox limited to information necessary to identify the To access the „Start Menu”, switch the device from pass which provides a rapid adjustment of the quickly and easily to your user profile.
  • Page 11 START MENU AND SETTINGS BASIC PROFILE START MENU AND SETTINGS ADVANCED PROFILE 3.2 Overview Start Menu in the Basic Profile Bold print = default factory settings 3.3 Overview Start Menu in the Advanced Profile Group check Group check Language Language German German English...
  • Page 12 The analog mode allows the rescuer to solve even 3.4.3 Fine Search View (< 3 Meters) the most complex multiple burial situations and makes the PULSE Barryvox ® a full-fledged ava- In fine search range, the Barryvox supports the res- lanche transceiver.
  • Page 13 START MENU AND SETTINGS 3.4.7 Vital Sensor Test 3.4.8 W-Link 3.4.9 Calibrate device The PULSE Barryvox ® uses a highly sensitive The PULSE Barryvox ® uses a W-Link radio transmis- Your PULSE Barryvox ® contains an electronic com- motion sensor to detect vital data in buried sub- sion.

  • Page 14: Setup

    (pocket knives, magnetic but- tons), or other transceivers close to (20 cm in SEND; 50 cm in SEARCH) your running avalanche transceiver. The PULSE Barryvox ® contains a mag- netic compass. You should not wear clothing with...
  • Page 15 SETUP Battery Level Indicator Change between Alkaline and Lithium Batteries less than The batteries must be replaced as soon as The following table gives you average values for the As soon as one battery is removed and a reinserted or or 0% possible! battery levels.
  • Page 16 20 seconds. After the group check, the transceiver must be switched to the SEND mode by pressing any button. If your PULSE Barryvox ® detects that the transmit frequency of the tested device is not within the nor- mative regulations, a warning message will be shown.

  • Page 17: Send Mode (Send)

    SEND MODE SEND Mode 5.1 Rescue-Send Mode Rescue-SEND) The SEND mode is the normal operating mode out- The rescue send mode is used by all rescuers who doors or in all other situations in which there is a are involved in the rescue operation, but do not per- risk of avalanches.

  • Page 18: Search Mode (Search)

    SEARCH MODE SEARCH Mode Search Phases Although the avalanche transceiver is easy to In an avalanche search, the following phases are use, its effective use requires proper training. distinguished: We recommend that you practice transceiver searches regularly. Signal search using transceiver Electronic devices and metal objects can inter- Coarse search fere with the search or make it impossible.
  • Page 19 SEARCH MODE The transceiver search is comparable to the landing of an airplane! SEARCH SPEED SEARCH PRECISION Mark Marking Signal Search Coarse Search Fine Search Pinpointing Multiple Search «Large distance to the target»: «Airport visible»: «Landing»: Fast search speed, low search precision Slow down considerably Transceiver on the snow surface, move slowly, high search precision.
  • Page 20 30 seconds of the alarm. LAST SEEN POINT mode has switched to "Analog". Press the (KREIS)- The PULSE Barryvox ® uses the symbol as a key multiple times until the screen is blank - the...

  • Page 21: Standard Mode

    SEARCH MODE Standard Mode 6.3.2 Search for a Single Buried Subject User interface in the standard mode Using the Standard Mode As soon as the device is switched to SEARCH, it is operating in standard mode. This mode enormously Coarse Search facilitates a rapid location of a buried subject.
  • Page 22 SEARCH MODE Fine search User Guidance in the Assisted Fine Search The Barryvox searches now During this search phase hold the transceiver Guidance on the vertical axis for further buried directly above the snow surface! In the assisted while searching in a cross subjects.

  • Page 23: Search For Multiple Buried Subjects

    SEARCH MODE 6.3.3 Search for Multiple Buried Subjects Procedure Using the Standard Mode Procedure for multiple burials 1. The device favors the In standard mode, the transceiver attempts to ana- closest subject first. lyze all the detectable signals and to determine the Locate the various number of buried subjects.

  • Page 24: Analog Search Tone

    SEARCH MODE Analog Search Tone Always apply the “Sound Check” at the distance indication of 10 and 3! ➜ Interpretation of the Analog Sound Mental Map of the Burial Situation Just as in traditional analog transceivers, the ana- log tone is received by just one antenna. The How many buried subjects are in approximately change in the distance indication can therefore what distance from myself (rescuer) and from each...

  • Page 25: Analog Mode

    SEARCH MODE 6.3.4 Limitations Search Suspension / “Stand still ” Analog Mode 6.4.1 Multiple Buried Subjects in Analog Mode The larger the number of buried subjects, the more During the search for multiple subjects, signals may In the analog mode, the transceiver shows distance If multiple burials are detected in analog mode, an difficult and time-consuming the exact analysis of overlap making it impossible to analyze the signal...
  • Page 26 SEARCH MODE 6.4.2 Search Tactics with Multiple, Widely Scattered Burials Search tactics with multiple, widely scattered burials in analog mode Mark the location on the avalanche where the «mul- tiple burial» icon appeared on the display or where you left the signal search pattern. Search for the first buried subject using the infor- mation on the display along with the analog tones.
  • Page 27 SEARCH MODE 6.4.3 Search Tactics with Multiple Burials Search tactics with multiple burials in close proximity in analog mode in Close Proximity The more buried subjects there are and the closer these are, the tighter the micro search strip grid on The interpretation of the acoustic signals is the potential search area should be.

  • Page 28: Advanced Features

    ADVANCED FEATURES Advanced Features By activating the manual volume control in ana- Orthogonal Search System Remember log mode, an analog tone is used for the group Coarse and Fine Search) • Hold the transceiver vertically. Manual Volume Control in Analog Mode check, as well.

  • Page 29: Additional Information

    (service charge will apply). using the - key= + and - key = –. The analog available for the PULSE Barryvox ® , which allow self-responsibility by frequently checking your devi- The functional test is much more comprehensive tone is used to locate buried subjects.
  • Page 30 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Troubleshooting Alert message / failure description Solution Alert message / failure description Solution Transceiver doesn’t turn on / 1. Check and replace batteries. Alert 457 SEARCH! 1. Make sure that no metal objects No self-test at startup 2. If this doesn’t help, or electronic devices are the device must be repaired.
  • Page 31 Hi-Fi earphones will be charged for the shipping. No other warranty shall exist. Any liability for any kind of loss or dam- Type/Model PULSE Barryvox ® 462001-10000 (W-Link 868 MHz) age including but not limited to any direct, indirect or 462002-10000 (W-Link 915 MHz) consequential damage is explicitly excluded.

  • Page 32: Companion Rescue

    8 minutes, efficiently. the chances of survival decrease rapidly after- Mammut offers a variety of suitable probe poles wards. Companion rescue, therefore, provides the and shovels. greatest chances of survival for a buried subject.

  • Page 33: Companion Rescue

    9.4.1 Triage The PULSE Barryvox ® contains highly sensitive of the transceiver. The resting periods are num- sensors (g-sensor) that can detect slight motion of...
  • Page 34 COMPANION RESCUE Pinpointing with 9.5.1 Multiple Rescuers in the 9.5.2 No Probe Hit Transceiver and Probe Pole Fine- and Pinpoint Search If the buried subject cannot be found by the probe, Pinpointing the location of a buried subject is not If several rescuers are present while you are in the place the probe approx.
  • Page 35 COMPANION RESCUE Rescue – Excavating First Aid Notification the Buried Subject Patient assessment, ABCs, and Basic Life Support It is not possible to provide a complete list of all Size the area to be dug out generously. Pay atten- mountain and helicopter rescue services in this tion to the presence of an air pocket and avoid Airway? manual.

  • Page 36: Introduction To Avalanche Theory

    INTRODUCTION TO AVALANCHE THEORY 10. Introduction to Avalanche Theory 10.1 Hazard identification 10. 2 Risk Assessment 10.3 Precautions We would like to provide you with some basics on Very critical weather situations Critical amounts of new snow 10.3.1 Standard Safety Precautions this complex topic and recommend thorough initial With the following amounts of new snowfall within and ongoing advanced avalanche training.
  • Page 37 INTRODUCTION TO AVALANCHE THEORY 10.3.2 Minimize Stress on the Snowpack 10.4 Avalanche Forecast Centers 10.5 International Avalanche Danger Scale Adequate spacing is an effective method to mini- It is impossible to publish a list of all the avalanche Danger Level Snowpack Typical Indications Tours...

  • Page 38: Index

    INDEX Address ....3.1.5 Calibrate device ..5.2.9/2.3.3 g-sensor ... 9.4.2/8.9 Safety precautions ..10.3.1 Advanced Profile .

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