Mammut Sports Group AG
Birren 5
5703 Seon, Switzerland
Tel. +41 (0)62 769 81 81
[email protected]
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Prevention and Companion Rescue
Your Barryvox
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will not protect you against avalanches!
As a winter outdoor enthusiast, you must consider all possible avalanche prevention measures
and plan your trips carefully. Companion rescue – the worst case – must be practiced fre-
quently.
On the internet on
www.mammut.ch
you will find additional information on avalanche rescue,
avalanche theory, registration of your Barryvox and further relevant topics as well as the
«declaration of conformity». We urge you to read this important information.
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Technical Data
Digital-analog device with 3 antennas / Transmit frequency: 457 kHz / Maxi-
mum range: > 60 m / Search strip width: 50 m / W-Link communication channel / Alkaline bat-
teries: 3 x AAA 1,5 Volt / Battery life: min 200 h in SEND mode, and 1 h in SEARCH / Dimensions:
113 x 75 x 27 mm / Weight: 210 g (incl. Batteries). Technical data and specifications are subject
to change without notice. Complies with EN 300718 regulations.
Warranty
There is a 5-year warranty on the Barryvox device (excluding batteries, the carrying
system and the wrist loop) from the date of purchase. Damage that can be traced to incorrect
handling or normal wear and tear is excluded. The warranty is voided if the buyer or any non-
authorized third party opens the device. Any liability especially for any direct, indirect or con-
sequential damage is explicitly excluded.
At the end of its lifetime, this product may not be disposed in the regular waste. It
must be recycled by a specialized facility for recycling electronic devices.
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Display
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Main switch
02
SEND-Control LED
03
-Key
04
Speaker
05
Wrist Loop
QUICK REFERENCE
further information at:
www.mammut.com/barryvox
Multiple burials
Continue the search for further buried sub-
jects by marking the ones previously found.
Signal Search
• Emergency plan, search strategies and search
strip widths: please see back side of device.
• Search avalanche surface systematically.
• During signal search, the rescuer has the visual
focus on the surface of the debris in order to
be able to see body parts or objects protruding
the snow surface. The first signal is indicated
by a distinct double beep sound.
«Large distance to the target»:
Fast search speed, low search
precision
«Landing»: Transceiver on the
snow surface,
move slowly,
high search precision.
Optimization
of Range
To
optimize
the
range, rotate the
transceiver slowly
around all axes. Hold
the device with the
loudspeaker facing your ear sidewise of your
head.
Coarse Search
• Use the device in a calm and concentrated
manner. Avoid jerky movements.
• Hold the beacon horizontally in front of you.
• Watch the distance and direction information
on the display.
• Move in the direction indicated by the arrow.
• If the distance increases, then you are mo-
ving away from the victim. Continue the se-
arch in the opposite direction.
• The closer you approach the victim, the slo-
wer and more concentrated your movements
should be.
Fine Search
During fine search hold the transceiver directly
above the snow surface! Proceed in a straight line
until you reach the point of the smallest distance
reading and use the shovel to mark this spot as a
visual reference for the probing spiral.
Pinpointing
Exact pinpointing with the avalanche probe. If the
buried subject is hit with the probe pole, the pole
is left in the snow.
Only after the location
of the buried subject
has been confirmed
by a probe hit can it
be marked.
Search
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The transceiver search is comparable
to the landing of an airplane!
Auto-revert to SEND
Search Suspension
Without user interaction
the device will automati-
cally revert from SEARCH
to SEND after 8 minutes.
Prior to reverting, the de-
vice will sound an alarm.
Reverting can be avoided if the keys is pressed
within 30 seconds of the alarm.
In case rescuers are buried in a second avalan-
che, this function allows them to be located
using transceivers.
During the search for mul-
tiple subjects, signals may
overlap making it impossi-
ble to analyze the signal of
a single buried subject.
The rescuer has to interrupt the search process
temporarily to avoid deviating from the optimal
search path. The ELEMENT Barryvox
®
will indicate
the necessity to suspend the search by displaying
the «Stop» symbol. Stand still, and do not move
until the word «Stop» disappears, at which time
you can continue to search.
The
+ symbol
indicates that there are more bu-
ried subjects than indicated in the list of buried
subjects. In this situation turn off the transceivers
of the buried subjects already found as soon as
possible.
«Airport visible»: Slow
down considerably
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