RHOTHETA User Manual Personal Locator Beacon RT-B77
HELB
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6 Operation
6.1 Short Instruction for Use
There are three points you should observe when using routinely the beacon RT-B77
HELB
.
I. While or after you have fastened your rescue equipment (life west), turn the rotary
switch (
8
) into position
ARM
(see below chapter 6.2)
.
II. Check the beacon
→
Press the button
TEST
(
10
) for about 1 second and wait for the
voice message “
Test OK
”.
III. When taking off your life west turn the rotary switch (
8
) into
OFF-
position in order to
avoid false alarm while storing the rescue equipment.
NOTE
There is no harm to battery life leaving the rotary switch in
ARM
-position, because the bea-
con doesn’t consume battery power while it’s in standby mode. Switching off will prevent
false alarm.
6.2 Arming the Beacon
Turn rotary switch (
8
) into position
ARM
.
The beacon is now standby (armed) and all functions
are available:
a) Activation
b) Self test function
c) Training mode
d) Service mode
NOTE
In this mode the unit does
not
consume any battery
power.
Summary of Contents for RT-B77 HELB
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