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CONTENTS PAGE
QUICK START OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4
TESTING PROCEDURE EXPLAINED 5
INTRODUCTION TO 406 MHz BEACONS 6
UNIT DESCRIPTION 7
FEATURES 8
CONTROL FUNCTIONS 10
DISPLAY PAGES & ELEMENTS 11
HEX CODE DISPLAY 14
OPERATION 16
INTERPRETING ERROR MESSAGES AND TROUBLE SHOOTING 18
USING CONTINUOUS MODE TO FIND AN OPERATING 121.5 Mhz BEACON 18
TESTING
AVIATION ELTs AND BEACONS UTILIZING A TRIGGERING OR AUTOMATIC SWITCH 19
MARINE ELTs AND OTHER ELTs UTILIZING A MANUAL SWITCH OR OTHER METHODS 20
PERSONAL LOCATING BEACONS (PLB) 20
SPECIFICATIONS 22
APPENDIX
A. OPERATIONAL MESSAGES 24
B. ERROR MESSAGES 25
C. REGISTERING ELTS 28
D. COSPAS SARSAT SYSTEM 29