jotron Tron 60AIS, User Manual

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Table of Contents
1 Manual operation and activation ................................................ 2
2 General ........................................................................................ 5
3 Operating instructions ................................................................. 6
3.1 Manual activation ............................................................... 6
3.2 Indicator descriptions ......................................................... 7
3.3 Automatic activation ......................................................... 10
3.4 Operating scenarios .......................................................... 11
3.5 Self-test ............................................................................. 14
3.6 Deactivation of the EPIRB ................................................. 22
3.7 False alerts ........................................................................ 22
4 Product description ................................................................... 23
4.1 Tron 60AIS EPIRB ............................................................... 24
4.2 FB-60 or MB-60 brackets .................................................. 31
4.3 Return Link Service (RLS) .................................................. 32
5 Registration, Installation and mounting .................................... 33
5.1 Registration of the EPIRB .................................................. 33
5.2 Change of ownership ........................................................ 34
5.3 Installation ......................................................................... 34
5.4 FB-60 bracket installation and mounting ......................... 35
5.5 Mounting the MB-60 ........................................................ 36
5.6 Mounting the EPIRB in the bracket .................................. 37
6 Testing and maintenance .......................................................... 38
6.1 Every month ...................................................................... 38
6.2 Every 3 months ................................................................. 38
6.3 Every 12 months ............................................................... 38
6.4 Every 2 nd year .................................................................... 38
6.5 Every 4 or 5 years .............................................................. 39
6.6 Every 10 years ................................................................... 39
6.7 Hydrostatic release unit (HRU) replacement ................... 39
6.8 Shore based maintenance (SBM) ..................................... 41
6.9 Battery expiry date............................................................ 42
7 Technical information ................................................................ 43
7.1 General .............................................................................. 43