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IMPORTANTTOPERMANENTLYDISABLEEPIRBThebatterymodulemustberemovedandtreatedaccordingtochapter6.1.2paragraph1,2,3and4,chapter6.1.3,6.1.4and6.1.6inthismanual.

WARNINGUSEONLYTHISEPIRBDURINGSITUATIONS

OFGRAVEANDIMMINENTDANGER

FALSE ALERTSDe-alertingSARforcesineventofinadvertentactivation,oras-sistancenolongerrequired

Falsealarmsdivertrescueforcesfromrealdistresssituations.Intentionalfalsealertsmayresultinpenalties.

Respondingtofalsealarmscostsmillionsannually.

WENEEDYOURHELP:1.Remember:activatingyourbeaconistheequivalentoftrans-mittingaMAYDAY.2.Followmanufacturerprocedureswhentestingyourbeacon.3.Ifyourbeaconisactivated •Inanon-distresssituation,or •Inadistresssituation,whichresolves,andyounolonger requireassistance;

ContactthenearestSARauthoritiesviathemostexpedetiousmeansavailablewiththefollowinginformation:

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BeaconIDnumber(15characterUIN):

Position(attimeofactivation):

DateofActivation:

TimeofActivation(Timezone):

DurationofActivation:

Beaconmakeandmodel:

VesselName/ID:

Circumstances/cause(ifknown):

PRIMARY U.S. POINT OF CONTACT IS THE U.S. COAST GUARD: PASS BY MOST EXPEDITIOUS, DIRECT MEANS TO

FOR THE PACIFIC:Pacificareacommandcenter (510)4373700

FOR THE ATLANTIC/GULF OF MEXICO/ATLANTIC:Atlanticareacommandcenter (757)398-6390

OR FROM ANY LOCATION: (800)323SAFE (800)3237233

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Theinformationinthisbookhasbeencarefullycheckedandisbelievedtobeaccurate.However,noresponsibilityisassumedforinaccuracies.

CAUTION!

ThisequipmentcontainsCMOSintegratedcircuits.Observehandlingpre-cautions to avoid static discharges which may damage these devices.JotronASreservestherighttomakechangeswithoutfurthernoticetoanyproductsormodulesdescribedhereintoimprovereliability,functionorde-sign.JotronASdoesnotassumeanyliabilityarisingoutoftheapplicationoruseofthedescribedproduct.

JotronASisaprimemanufacturerofsafetyequipmentdesignedforrescueofhumanlivesandtheirproperty.Forsafetyequipmenttobeeffectiveinlinewiththedesignparametersitisimportantthattheyarehandled,stowedandmaintainedincompliancewiththemanufacturersinstructions.JotronAScannotbeheld responsible foranydamagecauseddueto incorrectuseoftheequipmentorbreachoflaiddownproceduresorforfailureofanyspecificcomponentorotherpartsoftheequipment.

Thechaptercoveringbatteryreplacement(6.1.2)isaddedforinformationonly.JotronASdoesnottakeanyresponsibilityforimproperdisassembling/assemblingofthebeacon.Westronglyrecommendallservicetobedoneby authorized Jotron AS agents. In addition to normal service, Jotron ASagents have the necessary equipment and education to test the opera-tionalfunctionsofthebeacon.Non-originalmaintenanceand/orservicepartsmaydestroytheequipmentfunctionandperformance.

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(b) Thegoodshavestored,installed,maintainedandusedproperly havingregardinparticulartoJotronASspecifications.

(c) LiabilityshallbelimitedatJotronASoptionstoreplacementor repairortoasumnotexceedingthenetinvoicevalueofthe defectivegoods.(d) UponrequesttheallegedfaultygoodsarereturnedtoJotronAS attheBuyer’sexpense.

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Abbreviations and definitionsBAUDTransmissionrateunitofmeasurementforbinarycodeddata(bitpersecond).

BITShortformofBinaryDigit.Thesmallestelementofdatainabinary-codedvalue.

BITEBuiltintestequipment

BPSBitsPerSecond.

CHARACTER STRINGContinuouscharacters(otherthanspaces)inamessage.

CHECKSUMThevaluesentwithabinary-codedmessagetobecheckedatthereceivingendtoverifytheintegrityofthemessage.

COSPASCOsmicheskayaSistyemaPoiskaAvariynichSudov(SpaceSystemfortheSearchofVesselsinDistress)

CLOCKApreciselyspaced,stabletrainofpulsesgeneratedwithinanelectronicsys-temtosynchronizethetimingofdigitaloperationswithinthesystem.

DEFAULTTheoperatorinitiatesaconditionthatthenavigatorassumesautomaticallyifnoothercondition.

EPIRBEmergencyPositionIndicatingRadioBeacon

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GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS)TheNAVSTARGlobalPositioningSystem,whichconsistsoforbitingsatellites,anetworkofgroundcontrolstations,anduserpositioningandnavigationequip-ment.Thesystemhas24satellitesplus3activesparesatellites insixorbitalplanesabout20,200kilometersabovetheearth.

GPSGlobalPositionSystem

GPS SYSTEM TIMETime corrected to Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) and used as the timestandardbytheusersegmentoftheGPSsystem.

IECInternationalElectro-technicalCommission.

IMOInternationalMaritimeOrganization

INTERFACEElectronic circuits that permit the passage of data between different typesofdevices;Forexample,thespeedandheadinginterfacecircuitpermitsdatafromaspeedlogandcompasstopasstothenavigatorprocessor.

ITUInternationalTelecommunicationUnion.

LEDLightEmittingDiode.

LUTLocalUserTerminal(GroundStation).

MCCMissionControlCentre.

PROCESSORTheprocessorcircuitcardintheconsolethatcontrolssystemoperationsandcomputesthepositioning/navigationsolutions.

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RCCRescueCoordinationCentre.

SARSATSearchandRescueSatellite-AidedTrackingSystem.

SBMShore Based Maintenance – as required by SOLAS regulation IV/15.9.2 ofSOLAS1974asamendedwith, inaccordancewithMSC/Circ. 1039guidelinesforShore-BasedMaintenance(SBM)ofSatelliteEPIRBswithin5yearsif:

Passengerships(>12passengers)andcargoships(>300GT)engagedinInter-nationalvoyages,shallperformSBMasfollows:

-LatestbythedateoftheEPIRBlabelwiththistext,orthebattery Label,whicheverisfirst. -WhenthisEPIRBbecomesdueforSBMinaccordancewithnational requirements.

SOFTWAREValuesprogrammedandpreloadedintomemory.Thevaluesrepresentaper-manentsetofinstructionsforrunningtheautomaticfunctions(computations)ofthenavigator.

VHFVeryHighFrequency-AsetoffrequenciesintheMHzregion.

VSWRVoltagestandingwaveratio

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Table of contents1 General description 17 1.1 Tron40sMkII 17 1.2 Systemdescription 18 1.2.1 Signaldetection 18 1.2.2 Distresslocationdetermination 19 1.2.3 EPIRBregistration 19

2 Technical specifications 21 2.1 General 21 2.2 COSPAS/SARSATtransmitter 21 2.3 Homingtransmitter 21 2.4 Brackets 21

3 Functional description 22 3.1 General 22 3.1.1 EPIRBmodulewithantenna 22 3.1.2 Batterymodule 23 3.1.3 Equatorringwithgasket 23

4 Installation 24 4.1 Brackets 24 4.1.1 FloatfreebracketFB6,FB5andFB4 24 4.1.2 FloatfreebracketFBH4 24 4.1.3 ManualbracketMB5andMB4 25 4.1.4 MountingtheFB6/FB5/MB5/FB4/ FBH4/MB4brackets 25

5 Operation instructions 26 5.1 Manualoperation 26 5.2 Automaticoperation(FB6/FB4/FBH4/FB5) 27 5.3 ManualtestoftheEPIRB 27

6 Maintenance and troubleshooting 29 6.1 EPIRBmodule/batterymodule 29 6.1.1 Changeofbattery 29 6.1.2 Replacingthebatterymodule 29

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6.1.3 Batterydisposal 30 6.1.4 Incineration 30 6.1.5 Landfilling 31 6.1.6 Recycling 31 6.2 Hydrostaticreleasereplacement 31 6.2.1 Replacingthereleasemechanismin FB4/FBH4bracket 31 6.2.2 Replacingthereleasemechanismin FB6/FB5bracket 32 6.3 MaintenanceofEPIRB 32 6.4 EPIRBerrormessages 33

7 Figures 35 7.1 Signaldetection 35 7.2 Manualoperation 36 7.3 Automaticoperation 37 7.4 Selftest 37 7.5 Replacingthereleasemechanismin FB4/FBH4bracket 38 7.6 Replacingthereleasemechanismin FB6/FB5bracket 38 7.7 Replacingthebatterymodule 39 7.8 Mountingofbrackets 41

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Battery safety data sheet(Form:EECdirective91/155)

(2) SAFETY ADVICES2 Keepoutofreachofchildren.S8 Keepcontainerdry.S26 Incaseofcontactwitheyes,rinseimmediatelywith plentyofwaterandseekmedicaladvice.S43 Incaseoffire,useDtypeextinguishers.Neverusewater.S45 Incaseofaccidentorifyoufeelunwell,seekmedical adviceimmediately(showthelabelwherepossible).

(3) FIRST AID MEASURESIncaseofcontactofcellcontentswitheyes,flushimmediatelywithwaterfor15min.Withskin,washwithplentyofwaterandtakeoffcontaminatedclothes.Ifinhaled,removefromexposure,giveoxygen,seekmedicaladvice.

(4) FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURESExtinguishing mediaSuitable: TypeDfireextinguishersNottobeused: Water-CO2-Halon,drychemicalorfoamextinguishers

Special exposure hazards Generationofchlorine,sulphurdioxide,disulphurdichlorideduringthermaldecomposition.

Special protective equipmentUseprotectiveworkingboots,rubberapronandsafetyglasseswithsideshie-lds.

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Instructions for keeping the radio log and the radio operators. Obligation according to national and international regulation.1.TheradiologshallbekeptinaccordancewithrequirementsintheRadioRegulations,SOLASConvention,nationalregulationsregardingradioinstal-lationsandtheSTCWConvention(STCW95includingtheSTCWCode)in- cludingtherelevantregulationregardingwatchkeepingonboardpassen- gerandcargoships.

2.Unauthorizedtransmissionsandincidentsofharmfulinterferenceshould,ifpossible,beidentified,recordedintheradiologandbroughttotheatten- tionoftheAdministrationincompliancewiththeRadioRegulations,toge-therwithanappropriateextractfromtheradiolog.(STCWCodeB-VIII/2 No.32)

TESTOFRADIOEQUIPMENTANDRESERVESOURCEOFENERGY

Monthly:Float-freeandmanualEPIRBstobecheckedusingthemeansprovidedfortes-tingontheequipment.Checkdataforperiodicalmaintenancerequirementforfloat-freeEPIRBsearchandrescueradartransponders(SART)tobecheckedagainst9GHzradar.

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1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Tron 40S MkII and the Tron 40GPS MkII are emergency equipmentconsistingof:•Tron40SMkIICOSPAS/SARSATemergencyEPIRB•Tron40GPSMkIICOSPAS/SARSATemergencyEPIRBincludedGPSreceiver•Oneofthefollowingbrackets: •FB4-Automaticfloatfreebracket •FBH4-Automaticfloatfreebracketv/heating •FB5-Automaticfloatfreebracket •FB6-Automaticfloatfreebracket •MB4-Manualbracket •MB5-Manualbracket

TheTron40SMkIIEPIRBisdevelopedtomeetalltheregulationsandrulesforuseonships,vesselsandliferaftsinthemaritimeservice.LookattheTron40SMkIIdeclarationofconformitydocumentatwww.jotron.comtoseetheregula-tionandrulesusedtocertifythis406MHzEPIRBforuseinsearchandrescueoperationsatsea.

GPS ADVANTAGE Tron40GPSMkIIhasbeendesignedtooperatewiththeCospas-Sarsatsystemand will enhance further the lifesaving capabilities of conventional beacons.Theintegrated12channelGPSmoduleacceptcontinuouspositionalinforma-tionfromthestandardGPSsystemusing27satellitesprovidinganaccuracyofapproximately100m.UponactivationoftheTron40GPSMkIIinanemergencysituation,thepositionalinformationisincorporatedintothedistressmessagetransmittedtotheLUT.ThemainadvantagewithintegratedGPSinTron40GPSMkIIistherapidresponseandpositionalaccuracy,providingvitalinformationduringarescueoperationpracticallyeliminatingvaluabletimespentsearchingforthedistressed.WheneveradistressmessagetransmittedbyTron40GPSMkIIisdetectedbypolarorbitsatellite(LEOSAR)thedelayedalertremainsthesameas fornon-GPS integratedEPIRBs(max.90minutes),butthepositionaccuracyisimproved.

1.1 TRON 40S MkIIThe Tron 40S MkII is buoyant, and is designed to automatically release andactivateincaseofanemergencywheretheEPIRBanditsbracketissubmergedintothesea.TheTron40SMkIIcanalsobeoperatedasamanualEPIRB,by

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manuallyreleasingitfromitsbracketandthenactivatingit.

Sixdifferentbracketsarecurrentlyavailable for theTron40SMkII.MB4andMB5arethemanualbracketandFB4andFBH4istheautomaticbracket.FB6/FB5 isautomaticbracketwithcover.Themanualbracketcomeswithout thehydrostaticreleasemechanismandisusedtostorethebeaconinsidethewhe-elhouseorotherprotectedplaces.Theautomaticbracketismountedinafreespaceoutsidewherethebeaconcanbereleasedautomatically.

ThepurposeoftheTron40SMkIIistogiveaprimaryalarmtothesearchandrescueauthorities.TheEPIRBgivesanimmediatealarmwhenactivated,trans-mittingthe IDof theship indistress.CaremustbetakennottoactivatetheEPIRBunlessinanemergencysituation,insuchcasestheuserwillbeheldre-sponsible.Forperiodictestingatestfunctionisimplemented.DuringthetestcycletheEPIRBdoesaself-testonthetransmittersandonthebatterysta-tus.Noemergencysignalistransmittedduringtheself-test.ThebatteryoftheEPIRBwilllastforatleast48hoursfromactivationoftheEPIRB.

1.2 SYSTEM DESCRIPTIONTheCOSPAS/SARSATsystemwasintroducedin1982asaworldwidesearchandrescuesystemwiththehelpofsatellitescoveringtheearth’ssurface.Sincetheintroductionofthesystemmorethan27000personshavebeenrescuedbytheCOSPAS/SARSATsystem(2008).Currentlythesystemconsistsof5func-tionalsatellitesinapolarorbitconstellation,thesesatellitescovertheentireearth’ssurfaceandreceivetheemergencysignalfromthe406MHztransmit-terwithintheTron40SMkII,morepolarorbitingsatelliteswillbeavailableinthefuture,givingafasterlocationandrescuetime.

Inadditionseveralgeostationarysatellitesareequippedwitha406MHztran-sponder,thesesatellitesarenotabletolocatetheTron40SMkIIbutwillgiveanearlywarningtotherescueforces,minimisingthetimefromanemergencyoccurstilltherescueforcesareatthesite.

EachemergencyEPIRBinthesystemisprogrammedwithitsownuniquecode,thereforeitisvitalthattheshipsdatathatisgiventothedealeryouobtainedyourTron40SMkII,iscorrect.ItisalsoimportantthatyourEPIRBisregisteredinthedatabaseforeachcountry.Thisdatabaseisnormallylocatedinthesamecountrythattheshipisregistered.

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1.2.1 SIGNAL DETECTIONSeefigure7.1.a

WhentheTron40SMkII isactivated(manuallyorautomatically) ittransmitsonthefrequencies121.5MHzand406.037MHz.Ananaloguesignalisemittedon121.5MHzandadigitalsignalistransmittedon406.037MHz.AftertheTron40SMkIIisactivated,thenextpassingsatellitewilldetectthetransmittedsignalandrelayittoanantennaatagroundstation,calledanLUT.

WhentheEPIRBtransmits406message, it is receivedby loworbitsatellites(800) km) and if the position is between 70° north and 70° south, also bygeostationary satellites (36000 km). The low orbit satellites which are polarorbitingtypeswillstorethedistressmessageandforwardtonearestLUTwhenitpasses.ThisgivestheCOSPAS-SARSATsystematrulyglobalcoverage.

Once the signal is received by the LUT, it is processed for location and senttoaMissionControlCentre(MCC).TheMCCsortsthealertdataaccordingtogeographicsearchandrescueregionsanddistributestheinformationtotheappropriateRescueCo-ordinationCentre(RCC),orifoutsidethenationalse-archandrescuearea,totheappropriateMCCthatcoverstheareawherethedistresssignalwasdetected.TheRCCinturntakesthenecessaryactiontoini-tiatesearchandrescueactivities.

The International Cospas-Sarsat System ceased satellite processing of121.5/243MHzbeaconsfrom1February2009.Fromthatdateonly406MHzbeacons will be detected by the Cospas-Sarsat satellite system. This affectsall maritime beacons (EPIRBs), all aviation beacons (ELTs) and all personalbeacons(PLBs).121.5/243MHzisnowonlyusedforhoming.

1.2.2 DISTRESS LOCATION DETERMINATION Seefigure7.1.b

ThelocationofthedistresssignalisdeterminedbytakingmeasurementsofthedopplershiftoftheEPIRBfrequencywhenthesatellitefirstapproachandthenpasstheEPIRB.

Theactualfrequencyisheardatthetimeofclosestapproach(TCA).Knowingthepositionofthesatelliteandusingthereceiveddopplersignalinformation,

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itispossibletodeterminethelocationoftheTron40SMkIIfromthesatelliteattheTCA.AttheLUT,actuallytwopositionsarecalculated.Oneistheactualposition(A)andtheotheristhemirrorimage(B)position.Asecondsatellitepassconfirmsthecorrectlocation(A).Withthe406systemtherealsolutioncanbedeterminedonthefirstpasswithareliabilityofnearly90%anddowntoanaccuracyoflessthan5km(3.1miles).

1.2.3 EPIRB REGISTRATIONNormallytheMCCwillcontactthevesselorthecontactpersonregisteredinashippingregisterand/oranEPIRBregister (Shipsowner, familymemberetc.)beforealerting theRCC.This is todetermine if thealarm fromtheEPIRB forsomereasonisafalsealarm,andanexpensiverescueoperationcanbeavo-ided.BecauseofthisitisimportantthattheshipsdataiscorrectintheshippingregisterorintheEPIRBdatabase.

Tron 40S MkII purchased in some countries will have a registration form at-tachedtoit,itisimportantthatthisregistrationformiscompletedbytheownerandreturnedtotheplacetheEPIRBwaspurchasedortotheaddressspecifiedontheregistrationform.

Othercountriesusethealreadyavailableshippingregistertoobtainthene-cessaryinformationforavesselindistress,inthesecountriestheshipisalrea-dyregisteredandnoregistrationformisnecessary,howeveritisvitalthatthecodingoftheTron40SMkIIiskeptuptodatewithdataontheship(nationality,callsign,etc.),tominimizethetimefromanalarmtothestartofthesearchandrescueoperation.ReprogrammingtheTron40SMkIIcanbedoneatauthori-zedJotronASagentsinmorethan180differentplacesthroughouttheworld.IfyouarearesidentoftheUnitedStates,youmustregisterthisbeaconwiththeNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)usingtheregistra-tioncardincludedwiththeunit.Fillouttheformandsenditto:SARSATBeaconRegistry,NOAA-SARSAT,E/SP3,FB4,Room3320,5200AuthRoad,Suitland,MD20746-4304,VesselownersshalladviseNOAAinwritinguponchangeofvesselorEPIRBownership.TransferofEPIRBtoanothervessel,oranyotherchangeinregistrationinformation,NOAAwillprovideregistrantswithproofofregistrationandchangeofregistrationpostcards.

Thosecountrieswithouttheirowndatabaseofship/EPIRBregistration,allowsregistration in: www.406registration.com to the Cospas-Sarsat International406MHzBeaconRegistrationDatabase(IBRD).

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2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

2.1 GENERALBattery: Lithium,SAFTLSH14L,5yearsservicelife.Housing: Polycarbonatew/10%glassfibreDimensions: Height:379mmMaxdiameter: 180mm,Weightapp:.2.0kgMaterials: Polycarbonate.Compasssafedistance: 1.5mTemperaturerange: -20°Cto+55°COperatinglife: Minimum48hoursat-20°C

2.2 COSPAS/SARSAT TRANSMITTERFrequency: 406.037MHz±2ppmOutputpower: 5W±2dBProtocols: Tron40SMkII:Maritime,Serialized,RadioCallsignModulation: Phasemodulation1,1±0.1radDataencoding: BiPhaseLStability: Shortterm: ≤2x10-9 Mediumterm: ≤10-9 Residualnoise: ≤3x10-9 Bitrate: 400b/s Antenna: Builtin,omnidirectonal.

2.3 HOMING TRANSMITTERFrequency: 121.500MHzOutputpower: Upto100mWModulation: A9,AMsweeptonebetween300Hzand1600Hz.Sweeprange: 700Hz.Sweeprate: 2.5Hz.Stability: 10ppmovertemperaturerange.Antenna: Builtin,omnidirectional.

2.4 BRACKETS Seefigure7.8Materials: LuranS/ABSDimensions: Depthw/Beaconinstalled:200mmWeight:app1.6kgReleasemechanism: HydrostaticreleaseunitHammarH20withJotron specialbolt

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3 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

3.1 GENERALTheTron40SMkIIconsistsofupperandlowerhousemountedtogetherwithanequatorringwithgasketandlockingpin.

Tron40SMkIImaybesplitintothefollowingmainparts:1.EPIRBmodulewithantenna2.Batterymodule3.Equatorringwithgasket.

3.1.1 EPIRB MODULE WITH ANTENNATheEPIRBmoduleconsistsoftwoprintedcircuitboards,whicharemountedintheupperhousing:1.Themainboardwithmainswitch.2.Antennaboard(121.5/406MHz)withindicator/flashLED.

For automatic activation of the EPIRB module, put the Tron 40S MkII in theuprightpositionintothewater,andthetransmissionstartswhentheseawatercompletesthecircuitbetweenthetwoexternalelectrodes(seawatercontacts).

WhentheTron40SMkIIismountedintheautomaticreleasebracketmecha-nism,thereisasafetyswitchintheEPIRBmodule,areedcontactactivatedbyamagnetinthebracket,whichdisablestheseawatercontacts.

Ifthe40SMkIImountedintheautomaticreleasebracketissubmergedinwater,thehydrostaticreleasemechanismwillreleasetheTron40SMkIIatadepthof2-4meters.ThetransmissionwillstartwhenthecircuitbetweentheseawatercontactsisclosedandtheTron40SMkIIisoutofthebracket.

TheEPIRBmodulemaybemanuallyactivatedwiththemainswitch,andisthenindependent of seawater contacts. The EPIRB module will also operate whileplacedinthebracketwhenmanuallyactivated.

TheTron40SMkIImayeasilybereleasedfromthemountingbracketmanually.Themainswitchisalsolocatedonthemainboard.Thehousingismadeofpo-lycarbonate.

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3.1.2 BATTERY MODULETheBatterymodulesuppliestheEPIRBmodulewith7.2VDCpowertokeeptheEPIRBtransmittersactivefor48hourswhenactivated,andfortestsequences.ThebatterymoduleconsistsoffourSAFTLSH14LLithium-Thionylchloride(Li-SOCL2)batteriesconnectedinseriesandisattachedinsidethelowerhouse.Thehousingismadeofpolycarbonate.Inthelowerpartofthehousingthereisonereedcontact,whichisactivatedbyamagnetinthereleasemechanism.This is the safety switch, which prevents the seawater contacts from activa-tingthebeaconwhileplacedinthemountingbracket.Thereisainternalbrassweight,whichgivesstabilitywhilefloating.

Theseawatercontactsarealsomountedinthebatterymodule,andarecon-nectedtotheelectronicunitviathebatteryconnector.

Thebatteriesaremountedinaplasticbatteryholder.

3.1.3 EQUATOR RING WITH GASKETThetwopartsofthehousingareheldtogetherbytheequatorring,andislockedwithaU-shapedboltofstainlesssteelandasplitpin.Betweenthetwohalvesofthehousingthereisagasketmadeofneoprene.

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4 INSTALLATION

4.1 BRACKETSSixdifferentbracketsarecurrentlyavailable for theTron40SMkII.MB5andMB4 are the manual brackets. FB6, FB5, FB4 and FBH4 are the automaticbrackets.Themanualbracketscomewithoutthehydrostaticreleasemecha-nismandareusedtostorethebeaconinsidethewheelhouseorotherprotec-tedplaces.Theautomaticbracketsaremountedinafreespaceoutsidewherethebeaconcanbereleasedautomatically.MB5,FB6andFB5aredeliveredwithprotectivecover.

4.1.1 FLOAT FREE BRACKET FB6, FB5 AND FB4

WhentheTron40SMkIIismountedinthefloat-freebracket,FB6,FB5orFB4,itwilloperateasanautomaticfloatfreeunit.SincethereleaseoftheEPIRBwillbeautomaticitisimportanttomountthebracketinaplacewheretherearenoobstaclesthatcanendangertheautomaticreleaseoftheEPIRB.Thelocationwherethebracketismountedshouldbeashighaspossibleonthevessel,andwellprotectedfromenvironmentalconditionssuchasdirectsea-spray,chemi-cals,oil,exhaustandvibrations.Thelocationmustalsobeeasilyaccessiblefortestingandmaintenance.

4.1.2 FLOAT FREE BRACKET FBH4Seefigure7.8forinstallation.

ThefloatfreebracketFBH4mustbeconnectedtothefixedinstallation(230VAC,10A)throughthethermostatconnectionboxaccordingtotheconnectiondiagrambelow.

Figure4.1.2ConnectiondiagramFBH4

230 V AC, 10 A

HEATING ELEMENT

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4.1.3 MANUAL BRACKET MB5 AND MB4WhentheTron40SMkIIismountedintheMB5orMB4bracket,itwilloperateasamanualunit.ThisbracketissimilartotheFB6,FB5andFB4bracketbutdoesnothavethehydrostaticreleasemechanism.Thisbracketistypicallyusedtostore the EPIRB inside the wheelhouse or other protected areas of the ship.When the Tron 40S MkII is mounted in the MB5 or MB4 bracket, it must bemanuallyremovedbeforeanyoperationcantakeplace,thereforethebracketshouldbemountedinaneasilyaccessibleplacewhereitcanberemovedinahurryincaseofanemergency.

4.1.4 MOUNTING THE FB6/FB5/MB5/FB4/FBH4/MB4 BRACKETS Seefigure7.8

Thebracket ismountedwith4x6mmboltsaccordingtothedrawing.Usetheboltssuppliedwiththebracket.Thebracketcouldbemountedineitheraver-ticalorhorizontalposition,whichever isthebestregardingmaintenanceandoperation.

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5 OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

TheTron40SMkIIisdesignedtobeoperatedeithermanuallyorautomatically.TheEPIRBisalwaysarmed,thatistheEPIRBwillautomaticallystarttotrans-mitwhentheEPIRBisoutofthebracketanddeployedintowater.InthelowerpartoftheEPIRBthereisanautomaticsafetyswitch.ThisswitchpreventstheseawatercontactsfromoperatingtheEPIRB(causedbyice,sea-sprayetc.)aslongastheEPIRBisplacedinitsbracket.Seechapter6.4Errorcodes.

5.1 MANUAL OPERATION Seefigure7.2

Foroperationofthebeaconinthebracketpleasefollowinstructions1to3.

Tomanuallyremovethebeaconfromthebracket,pulloutthelockingpinontheclampandopentheretainingrodthatholdsthebeacon.

Tie the beacon lanyard to you or to the survival craft and then follow in-structions1to6,orputbeaconinthewatertoactivateit.

Itisnotrecommendedtooperatethebeaconinsidealiferaftorunderacoverorcanopy.DoNOTtiethelanyardtotheshipindistress,asthiswillpreventtheunittofunctioningiftheshipsinks.

1. Breakthesealandpullthelockingpinholdingthemainactivator switch.2. PushslidertomoveswitchtoONposition.3. Theswitchisspring-loadedandwillautomaticallygototheONposi- tion.4. Thestrobelight,locatedatthetopoftheEPIRB,willstartflashingin- dicatingthattheEPIRBisoperating.5. IfpossiblekeeptheEPIRBinanopenarea,awayfromanymetal objects(shipconstructionetc.)thatmaylimitthesatellitecoverage.6. TransmissioncanbestoppedbyturningtheswitchtoREADYposition.

WARNINGUSE ONLY DURING SITUATIONS

OF GRAVE AND IMMINENT DANGER

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5.2 AUTOMATIC OPERATION (FB4/FBH4/FB5/FB6) Seefigure7.3

1.TheTron40SMkIIwillautomaticallyreleasefromthebracket,floattothe surfaceandstarttotransmitwhentheEPIRB,initsbracketisdeployedintowateratadepthofapp.2-4meters(6-13feet).

2.AlternativelytheEPIRBcanbemanuallyreleasedfromthebracketandputintothewater.

3.TransmissionwillcontinueuntiltheEPIRBisliftedoutofthewater,anddriedoff.ThetransmissioncanalsobestoppedbyplacingtheEPIRBinthebracket.

5.3 MANUAL TEST OF THE EPIRB

Seefigure7.4

Toperformtheself-test,theEPIRBhastoberemovedfromthebracket.FB4bracket:RemoveEPIRBfromthebracketbypullingoutthelockingpinontheclampandopentheretainingrodthatholdsthebeacon.FB6/FB5 bracket: Release top cover by removing the locking split pin andspecialwasher.

1. Push and hold switch in TEST position for 15 seconds.KeephandsandotherobjectsawayfromtheupperpartoftheEPIRB(awayfromtheantenna).

2. Test passed after one single flash only!

Seechapter6.4,EPIRBmoduleerrormessage

WARNINGThe EPIRB can drop out of the FB6/FB5

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4.ReleasetheswitchandputtheEPIRBbackintothebracket.Whattheself-testactuallydoesisfirsttowaitsomesecondstoallowthereferenceoscil latorinsidetheEPIRBtostartup.Thenashortburstistransmittedbythe 121,5MHztransmitter,whiletheoutputlevelofthetransmitterischecked. Finally,atestsignalistransmittedbythe406transmitter.Duringthistest signalthebatteryvoltage,outputpowerandfrequencyischecked.

Whiletestingthe406MHztransmitteratestmessageistransmitted,thistestmessageiscodedwithaspecialsynchronisationcodeandwillnotbedetec-tedbytheCOSPAS/SARSATsatellites.ThepurposeofthistestmessageistocontroltheactualcodingoftheEPIRB.ThiscanbedonewiththeJotronAStestunitTronUniDECoranotherEPIRBtester.

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6 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING

6.1 EPIRB MODULE / BATTERY MODULE

The EPIRB shall be tested and approved as required by SOLAS regulationIV/15.9.2ofSOLAS1974asamendedwith,inaccordancewithMSC/Circ.1039guidelines forshore-basedmaintenanceofSatelliteEPIRBswithin5years if:Passengerships(>12passengers)andcargoships(>300GT)engagedininter-nationalvoyages,shallperformShore-BasedMaintenance(SMB)asfollows:-LatestbythedateoftheEPIRBlabelwiththistext,orthebatterylabel, whicheverisfirst.-WhenthisEPIRBbecomesdueforSBMinaccordancewithnationalrequire-ments.

6.1.1 CHANGE OF BATTERY

IftheTron40SMkIIisthemainEPIRBonboardtheship,therulesofSBMapply,andthebatterymustbechangedatanSBMauthorizedworkshop.IftheTron40SMkIIisnotmandatoryEPIRBonboardtheship,authorizedper-sonnelcanchangethebatteryonboard.

6.1.2 REPLACING THE BATTERY MODULE Seefigure7.7

Tochangethebattery,thelowerTron40SMkIIassemblyisreplacedwithanewone.ThebatterymoduleconsistsofthecompletelowerhalfoftheTron40SMkIIandistobereplacedevery5years.Themarkingonthebatterymoduleshowstheexpirydate.AnewbatterycomescompleteandiseasilyreplacedbyopeningtheequatorringbetweenthetopandbottomoftheEPIRB.Thebat-terymustbereplacediftheEPIRBisactivatedforanypurposeotherthantest.ReplacingthebatterymoduleshouldbedonebyaJotronASauthorisedSBMprovider.YourclosestJotronASagentwithTronSTATfacilitieshasbeenspeciallytrainedtoperformthenecessaryoperationandisalsoabletodoanextendedtestoftheEPIRB,ensuringthattheEPIRBoperateswithinthespecifications.1.RemovetheEPIRBfromitsbracket.2.Removetheequatorringbypressingitoutfromthehousing.3.SeparatethetwohalvesoftheEPIRBhousing.4.Unplugthe6-pinconnectorthatcomesfromthelowerEPIRBhousing.5.Ensurethatthenewbatterymoduleismarkedwithp/n83056andhasa

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newexpirationdate,approximately5yearsfrompurchase.6.Fitanewgasketontopofthebatterymoduleandreconnectthe6-pin connector,besurethattheconnectorisfittedproperly.Anoticeable «click»shouldbeheardwhentheconnectorisinplace.7.Pleasemakesurethattheenclosedsilica-gelbagisfastenedinsidethe emergencyproduct,withthesuppliedstripsinto/betweenholesintheblackcover.

IMPORTANT:Cutthestripsp/n96898aftermountingofsilicageltoavoidthestripstocomebetweenrubbergasketandtophousing.

8.Pleasealsofittheenclosedanticorrosionadhesivetapetotheinsideof thebatterybeforeassemblingtheunit.9.OrientatethetwohalvesoftheEPIRBthefollowingway:AnorientationtabisfittedonbothhalvesoftheEPIRB,thesetabsmustbeplacedcarefullyontopofeachother.10.Makesurethatthegasketisproperlyinplace,andreplacetheequatorringusingaspecialtooltotightenittogether.11.ReplacetheU-shapedboltandanewsplitpintosecuretheboltinthe equatorring.12.RemountEPIRBinitsbracket.

6.1.3 BATTERY DISPOSAL

Dispose in accordance with applicable regulations, which vary from coun-trytocountry.(Inmostcountries,thethrashingofusedbatteriesisforbiddenandtheend-usersareinvitedtodisposeofthemproperly,eventuallythroughnon-profitorganizations,mandatedby localgovernmentsororganizedonavoluntarybasisbyprofessionals).Lithiumbatteriesshouldhavetheirterminalsinsulatedpriortodisposal.

6.1.4 INCINERATIONIncinerationshouldneverbeperformedbybatteryusersbuteventuallybytrai-nedprofessionalsinauthorizedfacilitieswithpropergasandfumestreatment.

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6.1.5 LAND FILLINGLeachabilityregulations(mg/l)

Component Leachability EClimit EPA Other*Iron 100 5Nickel 100 500 2 0,5 *ApplicabletoFrance

6.1.6 RECYCLINGSendtoauthorizedrecyclingfacilities,eventuallythroughalicensedwastecarrier.

6.2 HYDROSTATIC RELEASE REPLACEMENTFordetailsseechapter6.2.1and6.2.2.

6.2.1 REPLACING THE RELEASE MECHANISM IN FB4/FBH4 BRACKET Seefigure7.5

Thehydrostaticunitfittedonthefloatfreebracket[FB4/FBH4]mustbere-placedevery2years.Markingtheexpirydateonthehydrostaticunit.Thehydrostaticcomescompletewithanewboltandaccessories.1.RemovetheEPIRBfromitsbracketbypullingoutthelockingpinonthe clampandopentheretainingrodthatholdsthebeacon.2.Unscrewtheplasticbolt(1)byscrewingitcounterclockwiseandremove thehydrostaticreleasemechanism(2).3.Checkexpirationdateonthenewhydrostaticreleasemechanism.Thedateshouldbeapproximately2yearsfromthedateofinstallation.4.Mountthenewhydrostaticreleasemechanism.Theunitisfixedtothebra-cketwithaplasticboltcontainingwasher,rubberseal,washer,O-ring.5.Securetheplasticboltbyhandforceonly!

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6.2.2 REPLACING THE RELEASE MECHANISM IN FB6/FB5 BRACKET Seefigure7.6

1.ReleaseFB6/FB5topcoverbyremovingthelockingsplitpinandspecial washer(a).

2.Pressdownthespring-loadedbracketplateandremovethehydrostatic unitbyslidingitoutofitslockingslot(b).3.Checktheexpirydateofthenewhydrostaticreleasemechanism(c).The dateshouldbeapproximatelytwoyearsfromthedateofinstallation.4.Installanewhydrostaticunitbypressingdownthespringloadedbracket plateandslidingtheunitintoitslockingslot(b).5.ReplacetheEPIRBandtheFB6/FB5topcover.Besurethatthetopcoverislockedatthebottomendandthatthetopendarefixedathydrostaticreleasemechanismrod.Replacethespecialwasherandthelockingsplitpin(a).

6.3 MAINTENANCE OF EPIRB

Every Month: PerformEPIRBself-test.Seechapter 6.3.Whattheself-testactuallydoes istosendoutashorttestsignalon121,5and406,037MHz,testingtheoutputofthetransmitter.Whiletransmittingthetestsignal,thebatteryvoltage,outputpowerandphaselock istested.Duringthetestofthe406MHztransmitteratestmessageistransmitted,thistestmessageiscodedwithaspecialsynchro-nizationcodeandwillnotberecognizedasrealalertbytheCOSPAS/SARSATsatellites.CarryoutvisualinspectionfordefectsonboththeTron40SMkIIandBracket.TheTron40SMkIIshouldbeeasilyremovedandreplacedintheBra-cket.MakesurethattheTron40SMkIIandBracketisnotpaintedorotherwisecoveredwithchemicals,oil,etc.ChecktheexpirydateoftheEPIRBBatteryandtheHydrostaticReleaseMechanism.Checkthepresenceofafirmlyattachedlanyardingoodconditionandthatitisneatlystowedandisnottiedtotheves-selorthemountingbracket.IftheTron40SMkIIisthemainEPIRBonboard,theserulesmustbefollowed.

WARNINGThe EPIRB can drop out of the FB6/FB5

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Every 12th month:If theTron40SMkII is themainEPIRBonboardandtheship fallsunder theSOLAS regulations, these rules must be followed: Perform extended annualtest according to IMO’s MSC/Circ.1040 (Annual testing of 406 MHz satelliteEPIRBs)as requiredbySOLAS IV/15.9.This testcanbecarriedoutbyoneofJotronASauthorizedrepresentativesoranyotherserviceproviderinposses-sionofaTronUNIDECoranyotherCospas/SarsatEPIRBtester/decoder.

Every 2nd Year:HydrostaticReleaseMechanismincludingPlasticBoltontheFloatFreeBra-cketsmustbereplaced.(Checkexpirydateonlabel).

Every 5th Year: (Or 4th year in some countries)Seechapter6.1

6.4 EPIRB ERROR MESSAGESIftheself-testdetectsafaultintheEPIRBmoduleoneormoreofthefollowingindicationsareshown:

Numberofflashes: Faultindication: 1 NONE 2 Lowpoweron406MHztransmitter 3 Lowbatteryvoltage 4 Lowpoweron121.5MHztransmitter 5 PLLon406MHztransmitteroutoflock 6 PLLon121.5MHztransmitteroutoflock 7 EPIRBmodulenotprogrammedorprogrammingnot complete.

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7 FIGURES

7.1 SIGNAL DETECTIONSeechapter1.2.1and1.2.2

Figure7.1.a

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7.2 MANUAL OPERATIONSeechapter5.1

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7.3 AUTOMATIC OPERATIONSeechapter5

Figure7.3

7.4 SELF TESTSeechapter5.3

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7.5 REPLACING THE RELEASE MECHANISM IN FB4/FBH4 BRACKETSeechapter6.2.1

Figure7.5

7.6 REPLACING THE RELEASE MECHANISM IN FB6/FB5 BRACKETSeechapter6.2.2

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7.7 REPLACING THE BATTERY MODULESeechapter6.1.2

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7.8 MOUNTING OF BRACKETS

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8 SERVICE AGENTS

Pleaselookatwww.jotron.comforMarineServiceAgents.

Jotron Group subsidiary companies:

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Jotron USA, Inc.10645RichmondAvenue,Suite170Houston,TX77042USATel +17132681061Fax +17132681062E-mail: [email protected]

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