Cautions - Orolia mcmurdo FAST FIND 220 PLB Manual Del Usuario

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CAUTIONS

ACTIVATE ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY
This PLB should only be used in SITUATIONS OF GRAVE AND IMMINENT DANGER to life.
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False alerts endanger lives and cause expensive disruption to Search & Rescue services.
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Deliberate misuse of the device could result in a penalty.
Spring action antenna. Mount and deploy in such a way as to avoid eye injury.
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Product and battery pack contain no user-serviceable parts. Do not dismantle.
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Contains lithium batteries. Do not incinerate, puncture, deform, short-circuit or recharge.
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Avoid cleaning the unit with chemical solvents as this may damage the case material.
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Radio Licensing. This product is a radio transmitter. Although US and UK owners are not required
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to hold a radio license to operate a PLB on land, some administrations may require that the user
holds a valid radio license to cover its ownership and use.
This product emits low levels of radio frequency energy during operation. Avoid handling the
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antenna once activated.
The unit will not float if removed from the buoyancy pouch, fit a lanyard restraint when near
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water to avoid loss.
The top cap is fitted with an anti-tamper seal which is broken on activation of the unit and must
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then be replaced. A new cap should then be fitted and the battery has to be replaced following
any operation other than a Self-test or a GNSS Test.
For future servicing by a service center, keep the original packaging for transportation.
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False alarm: If the unit has been accidentally activated or you are no longer in danger prior to the
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arrival of the rescue services, switch off the unit and contact the relevant rescue services as soon
as possible to provide the following: 15-Hex ID, date, time, duration and cause of false alarm,
location at the time of activation.
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