User manual ACR ELECTRONICS FFMC REV C

[. . . ] OWNER_____________________________ VESSEL_____________________________ RADIO CALL SIGN_____________________ 0 CAUTION: Before proceeding to install, test or use your new ACR Electronics' product, please read this Product Support Manual in its entirety. If you have questions regarding the contents of the manual, please contact our Technical Service Department at ACR Electronics, Inc. , Telephone +1 (954) 983- 3333. Please be ready to provide the technician with the page number you wish to discuss. If you have a question that is not covered in the manual, please visit our website and access the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section for further information or call our Technical Services Department. [. . . ] To remove the flex cable from the cutter mechanism you must remove the top screw from the cutter slot door and open the door. C 11 Data Transfer Cable in Cutter Figure 10 The installation step is placing the data transfer cable inside the cutter mechanism. Remove the top screw from the flex cable slot and open the white door (see Figure 10). Slide the data transfer cable along the side of the cutter mechanism and into the slot as shown above. Close the flex cable slot door and secure shut with by replacing the top screw. Final Installation Steps: Now the memory capsule is armed and ready for service. Place the protective top cover on the memory capsule, placing the bottom clamp through the top cover opening on the bottom and the secure the top closed by placing the cotter pin thru the hydrostatic release rod. 5 cable to your S-VDR unit and ensure that the S-VDR unit is communicating properly with your float free 406 memory capsule. Consult your technical user's guide for proper installation to your S-VDR. 4. 3 Visual Inspection Visually inspect the area surrounding the installation site for hidden hazards, obstacles, etc. , that may have been overlooked during selection. If there is any doubt as to the ready accessibility to the memory capsule at all times or if any condition may appear to be questionable, make a complete and thorough investigation before making final approval of the installation. 4. 4 Important Expiration Dates The label on the hydrostatic release mechanism inside of the bracket and the replacement date label on the outside of the bracket MUST be marked with the date of expiration at time of installation according to coastal marine authority regulations. To record the expiration date on the hydrostatic release mechanism, with a permanent indelible marker mark off the dates to indicate the month and year two years from date of installation. Write the date of expiration with an indelible marker on the label appearing on the outside cover. Y1-03-0199 Rev. C 12 Cutter Mechanism HRU Expiration Date Labels Figure 11 Memory Capsule SECTION 5 - OPERATION 5. 1 General The memory capsule is designed to be automatically deployed and activated. The memory capsule is designed to operate best while floating in water. Do not operate inside a life raft or under any similar cover or canopy. Changes in the laws governing memory capsules have mandated that the memory capsule be armed at all times. If certain criteria are met, the memory capsule will begin transmitting. The memory capsule is equipped with sensors to detect when it is no longer in its bracket (a deployment condition) and other sensors to determine if it is in water. Two conditions must be satisfied for the memory capsule to automatically activate: 1) It must be out of its bracket, 2) It must be in the water, Note: Either condition by itself will not automatically activate the memory capsule. The memory capsule is designed to allow the user to perform periodic testing while the memory capsule is in the release bracket to assure a functioning memory capsule. [. . . ] Products that are 12 years and 1 month or older from date of manufacture will not be serviced by ACR or our Battery Replacement Centers. A Product that is 12 or less years old from date of manufacture will be serviced as long as the unit appears fit to be placed back into its final operational cycle. Service includes the replacement of those items that must be replaced at service intervals and the verification that the device appears to be in good mechanical and electrical working condition by an ACR authorized service technician. 9. 3 Notices ACR Electronics diligently works to provide a high quality Product Support Manual, however, despite best efforts, information is subject to change without notice, and omissions and inaccuracies are possible. [. . . ]