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Summary of Contents for Tron 40GPS MkII

Page 1: ...USERS MANUAL www jotron com Tron 40S MkII Tron 40GPS MkII...

Page 2: ...82819_UM_40SMkII_H www jotron com EC Declaration of Conformity available at www jotron com 2...

Page 3: ...12 04 07 Total 36 B New company name 3 ES 31 08 07 27 C Error message 4 ES 31 01 08 21 and 22 D Man operation 5 ES 10 03 08 2 6 25 30 E Added text 6 ES 29 04 08 6 to34 F Corrected text 7 TH 30 01 09 T...

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Page 5: ...o longer required False alarms divert rescue forces from real distress situations Intentional false alerts may result in penalties Responding to false alarms costs millions annually WE NEED YOUR HELP...

Page 6: ...of Activation 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 are...

Page 7: ...r 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 not be...

Page 8: ...used properly having regard in particular to Jotron AS specifications c Liability shall be limited at Jotron AS options to replacement or re pair or to a sum not exceeding the net invoice value of th...

Page 9: ...ge 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...

Page 10: ...used as 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 pa...

Page 11: ...ships 12 passengers and cargo ships 300GT engaged in Inter national voyages shall perform SBM as follows Latest by the date of the EPIRB label with this text or the battery Label whichever is first Wh...

Page 12: ...eneral 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 24 4 1 Brackets 24 4 1 1 Float free bracket FB6 FB5 and FB4 24 4 1 2 Float free br...

Page 13: ...2 2 Replacing the release mechanism in FB6 FB5 bracket 32 6 3 Maintenance of epirb 32 6 4 EPIRB error messages 33 7 Figures 35 7 1 Signal detection 35 7 2 Manual operation 36 7 3 Automatic operation...

Page 14: ...ible 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...

Page 15: ...d passen ger 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 atten tion of the Administ...

Page 16: ...82819_UM_40SMkII_H www jotron com DATE N T B SIGN INSP Test and maintenance record N New EPIRB installed T Test B New battery 16...

Page 17: ...nce further the lifesaving capabilities of conventional beacons The integrated 12 channel GPS module accept continuous positional informa tion from the standard GPS system using 27 satellites providin...

Page 18: ...or at least 48 hours from activation of the EPIRB 1 2 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION The COSPAS SARSAT system was introduced in 1982 as a worldwide search and rescue system with the help of satellites covering th...

Page 19: ...unit which stores the signals for relay to the next available LUT giving it a truly global coverage Once the signal is received by the LUT it is processed for location and sent to a Mission Control Ce...

Page 20: ...s completed by the owner and returned to the place the EPIRB was purchased or to the address specified on the registration form Other countries use the already available shipping register to obtain th...

Page 21: ...Maritime Serialized Radio Call sign Modulation Phase modulation 1 1 0 1 rad Data encoding Bi Phase L Stability Short term 2 x10 9 Medium term 10 9 Residual noise 3 x10 9 Bit rate 400 b s Antenna Buil...

Page 22: ...he two external electrodes sea water contacts When the Tron 40S MkII is mounted in the automatic release bracket mecha nism there is a safety switch in the EPIRB module a reed contact activated by a m...

Page 23: ...vated by a magnet in the release mechanism This is the safety switch which prevents the seawater contacts from activa ting the beacon while placed in the mounting bracket There is a internal brass wei...

Page 24: ...tic float free unit Since the release of the EPIRB will be automatic it is important to mount the bracket in a place where there are no obstacles that can endanger the automatic release of the EPIRB T...

Page 25: ...he ship When the Tron 40S MkII is mounted in the MB5 or MB4 bracket it must be manually removed before any operation can take place therefore the bracket should be mounted in an easily accessible plac...

Page 26: ...rod that holds the beacon Tie the beacon lanyard to you or to the survival craft and then follow in structions 1 to 6 or put beacon in the water to activate it It is not recommended to operate the be...

Page 27: ...et 5 3 MANUAL TEST OF THE EPIRB See figure 7 4 To perform the self test the EPIRB has to be removed from the bracket FB4 bracket Remove EPIRB from the bracket by pulling out the locking pin on the cla...

Page 28: ...ransmitter is checked Finally a test signal is transmitted by the 406 transmitter During this test signal the battery voltage output power and frequency is checked While testing the 406 MHz transmitte...

Page 29: ...board 6 1 2 REPLACING THE BATTERY MODULE See figure 7 7 To change the battery the lower Tron 40S MkII assembly is replaced with a new one The battery module consists of the complete lower half of the...

Page 30: ...tion tab is fitted on both halves 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 t...

Page 31: ...e placed 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 32: ...What the self test ac tually does is to send out a short test signal on 121 5 and 406 037MHz testing the output of the transmitter While transmitting the test signal the battery voltage output power a...

Page 33: ...a Tron UNIDEC or any other Cospas Sarsat EPIRB tester decoder Every 2ndYear Hydrostatic Release Mechanism including Plastic Bolt on the Float Free Bra ckets must be replaced Check expiry date on label...

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Page 35: ...82819_UM_40SMkII_H www jotron com 7 FIGURES 7 1 SIGNAL DETECTION See chapter 1 2 1 and 1 2 2 Figure 7 1 a Figure 7 1 b 35...

Page 36: ...82819_UM_40SMkII_H www jotron com 7 2 MANUAL OPERATION See chapter 5 1 Figure 7 2 36...

Page 37: ...82819_UM_40SMkII_H www jotron com 7 3 AUTOMATIC OPERATION See chapter 5 Figure 7 3 7 4 SELF TEST See chapter 5 3 Figure 7 4 37...

Page 38: ...M_40SMkII_H www jotron com 7 5 REPLACING THE RELEASE MECHANISM IN FB4 FBH4 BRACKET See chapter 6 2 1 Figure 7 5 7 6 REPLACING THE RELEASE MECHANISM IN FB6 FB5 BRACKET See chapter 6 2 2 Figure 7 6 a b...

Page 39: ...82819_UM_40SMkII_H www jotron com 7 7 REPLACING THE BATTERY MODULE See chapter 6 1 2 Figure 7 7 a 39...

Page 40: ...82819_UM_40SMkII_H www jotron com Figure 7 7 b 40...

Page 41: ...82819_UM_40SMkII_H www jotron com 7 8 MOUNTING OF BRACKETS Figure 7 8 41 FB4 FB5 FB6...

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