User's Manual

6
Emergency Operation
Important: ONLY pull the red anti-tamper seal in an emergency.
1. Raise the flip-up lid to expose the red anti-tamper cover. Once opened, the
flip-up lid can be pulled off the PLB and discarded if necessary.
2. Grasp the handle part of the red anti-tamper cover, and pull sharply away
from the PLB body. This uncovers the START/ON button. The antenna will
spring into an upright position as soon as the anti-tamper cover is removed.
CAUTION: Spring action antenna deployment; tilt the PLB away from
your face when pulling the anti-tamper seal to deploy the antenna.
3. Press and hold the ON button for at least 2 seconds.
The RED ON indicator light will turn on
4. After 2 minutes has elapsed, the RED ON indicator light will start to
slowly flash indicating that the PLB has started transmitting
emergency alerts.
The PLB will continue to transmit alerts for a minimum of 48 hours. 406 MHz
transmissions are announced by a long flash of the GREEN indicator light once every
50 seconds.
Lift flip cover and Pull anti-tamper cover to deploy the antenna, push and hold
ON button to activate the PLB.
Important: After the PLB is switched ON the first emergency transmission is delayed
for 2 minutes. This delay allows time to switch the PLB off in the event of accidental
activation before a false alert is transmitted.
Switching off an active PLB
Press and hold the OFF button for a minimum of 5 seconds until the indicator lights go
off.