ACR Electronics OLAS GUARDIAN - Operation Manual - Alerts & Override; Operation Manual - Switching Off; Operation Manual - Recommendations

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9. LOW BATTERY ALERT
10. GUARDIAN OVERRIDE
11. SWITCHING OFF THE GUARDIAN
12. OPERATING WITHOUT OLAS TRANSMITTING DEVICES
13. RECOMMENDATIONS
• A low battery alert will be initiated by the Guardian when an OLAS Tag’s battery level goes below 20%
• The alert is indicated by a red ash every 10 seconds on the control switch and the Guardian Hub
• The alert will remain until the battery is changed
• You can check which OLAS tag has low battery using the OLAS app
Once you have located the tag you can either:
1. pause the Guardian, change the battery and restart tracking
2. or switch off the Guardian to remove the OLAS tag from the log, switch off the OLAS tag and restart
the Guardian
• The Guardian can be switched off at any point by pressing the control switch for 4 seconds
• The control switch will illuminate red with a sound signal before switching off
• When switched ON the Guardian will automatically scan for OLAS transmitters within 1 meter
• If no transmitters are found within 30 seconds, the Guardian will emit an alert sound every second
• To override the Guardian, press the control switch for 4 seconds which will switch the Guardian off,
your vessel will now operate normally.
• Switch off your OLAS transmitter if it is not going to be used for longer than 24 hours
• Check the battery life of the OLAS tags in the OLAS mobile application before you leave
• Check your OLAS Float-On’s battery status before your journey and charge if required
WARNING: the cut-off switch and alarm will not operate!
ALWAYS WEAR A TRADITIONAL KILL CORD
• When an OLAS transmitter goes out of range an alert will sound, the control switch will ash red and
as a default setting the engine will cut-off
• After 5 seconds the engine can be started again so a rescue can be performed
• Press the control switch once to stop the alarm and pause the tracking
• Once the OLAS transmitter is back on the vessel and within 1 meter of the Guardian, press the
control switch once and tracking will continue
• Pause will remain active if the OLAS transmitter that was lost is not back within 1 meter of the
Guardian