bca Tracker S - Auto Revert Mode; Muting the Sound; Low Battery Warning; Signal Suppression

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Familiarization
Auto Revert Mode: Auto revert mode will make your Tracker S
automaticallyreverttoTR(transmit)ifthesearcherremainsin
searchmodeformorethanveminutes.Analarmwillsound
30secondsbeforetheunitreturnstotransmitmode.Thiscan
be avoided by pressing the Options button or turning the dial
switchbeforethe30-secondwarningperiodhaselapsed.
Auto revert mode is activated by holding down the Options button while
turningonthedevice,ineithertransmitorsearchmode.Youmustcontinue
toholddowntheOptionsbuttonuntil“Ar”isshownonthedisplay.
Before“Ar”isshown,otherdiagnosticswillbedisplayed,including“TS,”
“r.c.”(withsoftwareversionnumber)andbatterypowerpercentage.
If choosing to use auto revert, it must be activated every time the unit
is turned on. Otherwise, the unit can only be switched from search to
transmit mode manually.
Muting the Sound:ThesoundinSearchmodecanbemuted
by pressing the Options button while switching from transmit
tosearchmode.“LO”willappearinthedisplayandallsounds
assisting the search function are muted.
Low battery warning: At40percentbatterypower,theaudible
soundsatstartupwillnolongerbeheard.At20percent,no
sounds will be heard in search mode.
When the battery power becomes too low to operate, the
transceiverwilldisplaythe“Lb”sign.Whenyouseethis,
replace the batteries before further use. When batteries are too low to do
startuproutines,asimple“0”willblinkonthedisplay.
Mismatched batteries can act unpredictably at various temperatures
andlowbatteriescandieunexpectedlyfast.Therefore,westrongly
recommend changing batteries once the battery power indicator reaches
40percent.
NOTE:nevermixnewandusedbatteriesinyourtransceiver–orbatteries
ofmixedbrands.Neveruselithiumorrechargeablebatteries.Thesemay
all lead to an inaccurate battery power indication.
Signal Suppression: Signal Suppression mode suppresses the
strongest signal and shows the searcher the second strongest
signal, including directional arrows. Always stay in standard
searchmodewhensearchingforthersttransmitter.Oncethe
rstvictimhasbeenlocatedandyournesearchiscomplete,
you are ready to use Signal Suppression.
Signal Suppression mode is activated by pressing the Options button until
“SS”isshownonthedisplay.Toentersuppressionmode,theOptions
Familiarization
buttonmustbereleasedbefore“BP”isdisplayed.Themultiplevictimicon
willashalternatelywhileinSSmode.
If Tracker S has not collected enough data on the multiple transceivers and
youtrytosuppress,bothmultipleburialiconswillashsimultaneously.
Wait three seconds and try Signal Suppression again, or use Big Picture
mode instead.
Suppression of the strongest signal will last for one minute, giving the
searcher time to move away from the suppressed signal and lock on to the
nexttransmitter.TheTrackerSwillautomaticallydefaultfromsuppression
mode to standard search mode after one minute. This can also be done
manually,bypressingtheOptionsbuttonuntil“SE”isdisplayed.When
returningtosearchmode,themultiplevictimiconwillstopashingand
the Tracker S will isolate the strongest signal.
NOTE:Signalsuppressioncanbeunreliablewhenattemptingtosuppress
older analog transceivers.
Big Picture: Big Picture mode is the closest thing to an analog
transceiver in the digital world. It displays distances and
directions of all the transceivers that are transmitting within
range. With Big Picture mode, you can estimate how many
transceiversareinthesearchareaalongwiththeirapproximate
direction.YoucanalsoperformasearchinBPmode,but
alwaysremembertoreturntonormalsearchmodeduringthenesearch
when you’re getting close to the victim.
Big Picture mode is activated by holding down the Options button
until“BP”ashesinthedisplay.Youmustcontinuetoholddownthe
Options button to stay in BP mode. Once the mode button is released,
the Tracker S will automatically return to search mode and isolate the
strongest signal.
Adjustment/Fitting
Tracker S can be worn with or without its harness. When used with a
harness, Tracker S should be worn underneath your outer garments, as
shown in Figure D.
Shoulder Strap
Waist Attachment Buckle
Waist Strap
Lanyard
Lanyard Attachment Loop
Figure D