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jotron Tron 40GPS Mk II, User Manual

The Jotron Tron 40GPS Mk II is a cutting-edge GPS emergency position-indicating radio beacon. Ensure you are prepared for any situation by downloading the free User Manual from our website. With essential instructions and information, this manual is a must-have for all Tron 40GPS Mk II owners.

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82823_UM_ 40GPSMkII_E         

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

1

 

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

 ................................................................................................  16

 

1.1

 

TRON

 

40GPS

 

M

K

II

 ........................................................................................................................................ 16

 

1.2

 

SYSTEM

 

DESCRIPTION

 ................................................................................................................................. 17

 

1.2.1

 

SIGNAL DETECTION

 ....................................................................  17 

1.2.2

 

DISTRESS LOCATION DETERMINATION

 ............................... 18 

1.2.2.1

 

GPS ADVANTAGE

 ...................................................................  18 

1.2.3

 

EPIRB REGISTRATION

.................................................................. 18 

2

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

 ......................................................................................... 20

 

2.1

 

GENERAL

 ................................................................................................................................................ 20

 

2.2

 

COSPAS/SARSAT TRANSMITTER

 ......................................................................................................................  20

 

2.3

 

NAVIGATION DEVICE

 .................................................................................................................................. 20

 

2.4

 

HOMING TRANSMITTER

 ............................................................................................................................... 21

 

2.5

 

BRACKETS

 ............................................................................................................................................... 21

 

3

 

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

 ........................................................................................... 22

 

3.1

 

GENERAL

 ................................................................................................................................................ 22

 

3.1.1

 

EPIRB MODULE WITH ANTENNA

 .................................................... 22 

3.1.2

 

BATTERY MODULE

 .....................................................................  23 

3.1.3

 

EQUATOR RING WITH GASKET

 ...................................................... 23 

4

 

INSTALLATION

 ........................................................................................................... 23

 

4.1

 

BRACKETS

 ............................................................................................................................................... 23

 

4.1.1

 

FLOAT FREE BRACKET FB5 AND FB4

 ............................................... 24 

4.1.2

 

FLOAT FREE BRACKET FBH4

 .........................................................  24 

4.1.3

 

MANUAL BRACKET MB5 AND MB4

 ..................................................  24 

4.1.4

 

MOUNTING THE FB5/MB5/FB4/FBH4/MB4 BRACKETS

 ............................  25 

5

 

OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

 ........................................................................................... 25

 

5.1

 

MANUAL OPERATION

 .................................................................................................................................. 25

 

5.2

 

AUTOMATIC

 

OPERATION

 

(FB4/FBH/FB5)

 .............................................................................................................  26

 

5.3

 

MANUAL TEST OF THE EPIRB

 ......................................................................................................................... 26

 

6

 

MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING

 ..........................................................................  27

 

6.1

 

EPIRB MODULE / BATTERY MODULE

 .................................................................................................................  27

 

6.1.1

 

CHANGE OF BATTERY

 .................................................................  27 

6.1.2

 

REPLACING THE BATTERY MODULE

 ............................................... 27 

Summary of Contents for Tron 40GPS Mk II

Page 1: ...82823_UM_ 40GPSMkII_E 1...

Page 2: ...2 82823_UM_ 40GPSMkII_E EC Declaration of Conformity available at www jotron com...

Page 3: ...MITTING A MAYDAY 2 FOLLOW MANUFACTURER PROCEDURES WHEN TESTING YOUR BEACON 3 IF YOUR BEACON IS ACTIVATED IN A NON DISTRESS SITUATION OR IN A DISTRESS SITUATION WHICH RESOLVES AND YOU NO LONGER REQUIRE...

Page 4: ...vation Beacon make and model Vessel Name ID Circumstances cause if known PRIMARY U S POINT OF CONTACT IS THE U S COAST GUARD PASS BY MOST EXPEDITIOUS DIRECT MEANS TO FOR THE PACIFIC PACIFIC AREA COMMA...

Page 5: ...y For safety equipment to be effective in line with the design parameters it is important that they are handled stowed and maintained in compliance with the manufacturers instructions Jotron AS can no...

Page 6: ...ned and used properly having regard in particular to Jotron AS specifications c Liability shall be limited at Jotron AS options to replacement or repair or to a sum not exceeding the net invoice value...

Page 7: ...CHECKSUM The value sent with a binary coded message to be checked at the receiving end to verify the integrity of the message COSPAS COsmicheskaya Sistyema Poiska Avariynich Sudov Space System for the...

Page 8: ...s the time standard by the user segment of the GPS system IEC International Electro technical Commission IMO International Maritime Organization INTERFACE Electronic circuits that permit the passage o...

Page 9: ...ps 12 passengers and cargo ships 300GT engaged in International voyages shall perform SBM as follows Latest by the date of the EPIRB label with this text or the battery Label whichever is first When t...

Page 10: ...INCORP BY DATE PAGE S VERSION REASON FOR CHANGE 1 ES 05 01 07 Total 36 A New manual 2 ES 12 04 07 Total 36 B New company 3 ES 31 08 07 27 C Error 4 ES 31 01 08 21 and 22 D Man operation 5 ES 25 02 08...

Page 11: ...NCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 22 3 1 GENERAL 22 3 1 1 EPIRB MODULE WITH ANTENNA 22 3 1 2 BATTERY MODULE 23 3 1 3 EQUATOR RING WITH GASKET 23 4 INSTALLATION 23 4 1 BRACKETS 23 4 1 1 FLOAT FREE BRACKET FB5 AND F...

Page 12: ...THE RELEASE MECHANISM IN FB5 BRACKET 30 6 3 TRON 40GPS MKII SELF TEST 30 6 4 MAINTENANCE OF EPIRB 31 6 5 EPIRB ERROR MESSAGES 31 7 FIGURES 32 7 1 SIGNAL DETECTION 32 7 2 MANUAL OPERATION 33 7 3 AUTOMA...

Page 13: ...e 3 FIRST AID MEASURES In case of contact of cell contents with eyes flush immediately with water for 15 min With skin wash with plenty of water and take off contaminated clothes If inhaled remove fro...

Page 14: ...assenger and cargo ships 2 Unauthorized transmissions and incidents of harmful interference should if possible be identified recorded in the radio log and brought to the attention of the Administratio...

Page 15: ...82823_UM_ 40GPSMkII_E 15 TEST AND MAINTENANCE RECORD DATE N T B SIGN INSP N NEW EPIRB INSTALLED T TEST B NEW BATTERY...

Page 16: ...IRB by manually releasing it from its bracket and then activating it Five different brackets are currently available for the Tron 40GPS MkII MB4 and MB5 are the manual bracket and FB4 and FBH4 is the...

Page 17: ...IGNAL DETECTION See figure 7 1 a When the Tron 40GPS MkII is activated manually or automatically it transmits on the frequencies 121 5 MHz and 406 037 MHz An analogue signal is emitted on 121 5 MHz an...

Page 18: ...ing 27 satellites providing an accuracy of approximately 100m Upon activation of the Tron 40GPS MkII in an emergency situation the positional information is incorporated into the distress message tran...

Page 19: ...f the United States you must register this beacon with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA using the registration card included with the unit Fill out the form and send it to SARS...

Page 20: ...e 20oC to 55oC Operating life Minimum 48 hours at 20oC 2 2 COSPAS SARSAT TRANSMITTER Frequency 406 037 MHz 2 ppm Output power 5W 2 dB Protocols Tron 40GPS MkII Maritime Serialized Radio Call sign Modu...

Page 21: ...eep tone between 300Hz and 1600Hz Sweep range 700 Hz Sweep rate 2 5 Hz Stability 10 ppm over temperature range Antenna Built in omni directional 2 5 BRACKETS See figure 7 8 Materials Luran S ABS Dimen...

Page 22: ...o external electrodes sea water contacts When the Tron 40GPS MkII is mounted in the automatic release bracket mechanism there is a safety switch in the EPIRB module a reed contact activated by a magne...

Page 23: ...water contacts are also mounted in the battery module and are connected to the electronic unit via the battery connector The batteries are mounted in a plastic battery holder 3 1 3 EQUATOR RING WITH G...

Page 24: ...maintenance 4 1 2 FLOAT FREE BRACKET FBH4 See figure 7 8 for installation The float free bracket FBH4 must be connected to the fixed installation 230V AC 10A through the thermostat connection box acco...

Page 25: ...OF GRAVE AND IMMINENT DANGER For operation of the beacon in the bracket please follow instructions 1 to 3 To manually remove the beacon from the bracket pull out the locking pin on the clamp and open...

Page 26: ...releasing top cover 1 Press the spring loaded switch on top of the EPIRB to the TEST position Keep hands and other objects away from the upper part of the EPIRB away from the antenna 2 A successful t...

Page 27: ...ULE See figure 7 7 To change the battery the lower Tron 40GPS MkII assembly is replaced with a new one The battery module consists of the complete lower half of the Tron 40GPS MkII and is to be replac...

Page 28: ...es of the EPIRB these tabs must be placed carefully on top of each other 10 Make sure that the gasket is properly in place and replace the equator ring using a special tool to tighten it together 11 R...

Page 29: ...eplaced every 2 years Marking the expiry date on the hydrostatic unit The hydrostatic comes complete with a new bolt and accessories 1 Remove the EPIRB from its bracket by pulling out the locking pin...

Page 30: ...hanism rod Replace the special washer and the locking split pin a 6 3 TRON 40GPS MKII SELF TEST WARNING The self test should be performed only within the first 5 minutes of any hour See figure 7 4 Rem...

Page 31: ...to the vessel or the mounting bracket If the Tron 40GPS MkII is the main EPIRB on board these rules must be followed Every 12th month If the Tron 40GPS MkII is the main EPIRB on board and the ship fal...

Page 32: ...32 82823_UM_ 40GPSMkII_E 7 FIGURES 7 1 SIGNAL DETECTION See chapter 1 2 1 and 1 2 2 Figure 7 1 a Figure 7 1 b...

Page 33: ...82823_UM_ 40GPSMkII_E 33 7 2 MANUAL OPERATION See chapter 5 1 1 3 2 Figure 1 1...

Page 34: ...34 82823_UM_ 40GPSMkII_E 7 3 AUTOMATIC OPERATION See chapter 5 Figure 7 3 7 4 SELF TEST See chapter 5 3 and 6 3 Figure 7 4...

Page 35: ...82823_UM_ 40GPSMkII_E 35 7 5 REPLACING THE RELEASE MECHANISM IN FB4 FBH4 BRACKET See chapter 6 2 1 Figure 1 1 7 6 REPLACING THE RELEASE MECHANISM IN FB5 BRACKET See chapter 6 2 2 Figure 7 6 a b and c...

Page 36: ...36 82823_UM_ 40GPSMkII_E 7 7 REPLACING THE BATTERY MODULE See chapter 6 1 2 Figure 7 7a...

Page 37: ...82823_UM_ 40GPSMkII_E 37 Figure 7 7 b 10 11...

Page 38: ...38 82823_UM_ 40GPSMkII_E 7 8 MOUNTING OF BRACKETS Figure 7 8...

Page 39: ...on Northumberland NE23 1LA United Kingdom Tel 44 1670 712000 Fax 44 1670 590265 E mail sales jotron co uk Jotron Asia Pte Ltd Changi Logistics Center 19 Loyang Way 04 26 Singapore 508724 Tel 65 654263...

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