completely buried in avalanches are
rescued alive!
This User’s Manual contains
important
information about how to operate
the beacon, rescue companions,
as well as some basics of avalanche
awareness
.
For your own personal safety, please take
time to read this information.
Before using the Barryvox, remove
the protective sheet from the front
panel and carefully stick the ava-
lanche rescue plan on the cover of
the battery compartment
on the back
of the beacon.
The enclosed
quick reference chart is
intended to be a useful guide when you are
on your tour.
We wish you lots of fun and
thank you for your confidence!
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F O R E W O R D
Thank you very much for choosing a Barryvox
avalanche beacon. Barryvox stands for
quality-
conscious
development, production and
testing.
State-of-the-art technology
has been applied for use under
extremely
hard conditions
. Due to the
choice of
personal settings the latest generation
of avalanche beacons are ideally
suited to the user’s needs and abilities.
The
default setting,
which can be restored
at any time,
is the most appropriate
one for novices and average users. To
operate the beacon in this setting
only a single key will be used and the
functions are limited to the very
user-friendly Digital Search Mode.
Advanced and professional users have the
possibility to activate special functions in
order to meet their individual requirements.
The beacon is fully compatible with
all beacons that meet the require-
ments of the ETS 300 718 standard
and operates at a frequency of 457 kHz.
An avalanche beacon does not
provide you protection from ava-
lanches!
As an outdoor recreation-
alist you must
keep yourself well infor-
med about avalanche prevention.
Also, you should always
plan your tours
carefully. Avalanche rescue must be
practiced regularly to ensure quick
success.
However, it is only the means of
last resort for the worst case.
Be aware that, in spite of practice
and all the technical advances, only
about half of all victims who have been
The new Barryvox
provides both digital
and analog search
modes.
An avalanche beacon
does not provide protec-
tion from avalanches!
As an outdoor recreationalist
you must keep yourself well
informed about avalanche pre-
vention and always plan your
tours carefully.
