bca GPS Tracker Advanced User's Manual page 2

Signal S uppression m ode i s a ctivated b y p ressing t he O ptions b utton
until " SS" i s s hown o n t he d isplay. T o e nter s uppression m ode, t he
Options b utton m ust b e r eleased b efore " BP" i s d isplayed. T he m ultiple
victim i con w ill f lash w hile i n S S m
Suppression o f t he s trongest s ignal w ill l ast f or a pproximately o ne
minute, g iving t he s earcher t ime t o m ove a way f rom t he s uppressed s ignal a nd l ock
on t o t he n ext t ransmitter. T he T racker3 w ill a utomatically d efault f rom
suppression m ode t o s tandard s earch m ode a fter o ne m inute. W hen t his h appens,
the m ultiple v ictim i con w ill s top f lashing.
Big P icture
Much l ike s ignal s uppression, B ig P icture ( BP) m ode i s a n a dvanced o ption. I t s hould
only b e p racticed a fter s earchers c an s olve a s ingle b urial, a nd a re f amiliar w ith t he
three c ircle m ethod a nd m icro-­‐search s trips.
Big P icture m ode i s t he c losest t hing t o a n a nalog b eacon i n t he d igital w orld. I t
displays d istances a nd d irections o f a ll t he b eacons t hat a re t ransmitting w ithin
range. W ith B ig P icture m ode, y ou c an e stimate h ow m any b eacons a re i n t he s earch
area a long w ith t heir a pproximate d irection.
Big P icture m ode i s a ctivated b y h olding d own t he O ptions b utton u ntil
"BP" f lashes i n t he d isplay. Y ou m ust c ontinue t o h old d own t he O ptions
button t o s tay i n " BP" m ode. O nce t he m ode b utton i s r eleased, t he T 3
will a utomatically r eturn t o s earch m ode.
Like a ll T racker3 f unctions, B ig P icture i s a r eal-­‐time f unction, s o i t
updates i nstantaneously i f y ou a re m oving.
Isolating m ultiple v ictims
The f ollowing i cons h elp t o d etermine h ow m any b uried v ictims a re w ithin r ange o f
the r escuer:
More t han Two v ictims b oth
one s ignal within s ix m eters o f
within r ange: the s earcher:
Auto R evert M ode
Auto r evert m ode w ill m ake y our T racker3 a utomatically r evert t o S E m ode i f t he
device d oes n ot m ove f or o ne m inute–or i f t here i s m ovement, b ut t he s earcher
remains i n s earch m ode f or m ore t han f ive m inutes. A n a larm w ill s ound 3 0 s econds
before t he u nit r eturns t o t ransmit m ode. T his c an b e a voided b y m oving t he d evice
while i n s earch m ode o r b y p ressing t he O ptions b utton o r m oving t he m ode s witch
ode.
More t han t wo
signals w ithin r ange:
More t han t wo
signals w ithin r ange
and a t l east t wo
within s ix m eters: