GME MT600GAUS - Manual (Page 8)

8 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N UA L M T 6 0 0 / G
Lift switch
cover
‘ON‘ slider
To Stow the EPIRB
1. Hold the EPIRB upright with the antenna towards the front.
2. Insert the EPIRB, antenna first, upwards into the bracket.
3. Press the tip of the antenna against the bottom of the three ridges in the antenna
slot and slide the EPIRB upwards into the orange collar of the bracket so that the
antenna folds over.
4. Push the EPIRB base firmly into the bracket until the release lever clicks upwards.
5. Connect strap.
IN AN EMERGENCY
The EPIRB should only be used where grave and imminent danger threatens your craft
and assistance is required.
If an emergency occurs, you should first try to use your radio to summon assistance.
If contact is made, it may not be necessary to use the beacon. Notify the ‘Emergency
Facility’ that you have a beacon and that you will turn it on upon their instructions.
USING THE BEACON AS A LAST RESORT
If dire emergency threatens life and you have been unable to make radio contact or
have lost radio contact, use the beacon. The distress signal transmitted by your beacon
identifies you as a craft in distress and will initiate an air/sea search and rescue.
ACTIVATION
1. Remove the beacon from the bracket.
2. Lift the switch cover (marked ‘LIFT’).
3. Slide the ‘ON’ slider switch fully
forward in the direction of the
arrows. The unit will initially beep
once and the strobe will flash,
then after seven seconds the
flashing strobe and beeps will
continue every 3 seconds to
indicate the beacon is operating.
4. Close the cover to secure the slider
switch in the ‘ON’ position.
5. If the beacon is an MT600G it will begin acquiring GPS satellites. When a position
is obtained, a musical chime will be heard and the green LED will flash rapidly for a
few seconds. The green LED will then flash in sync with the strobe light to confirm a
valid GPS position is being used.
6. The beacon’s first transmission will occur approximately 50 seconds after activation
(with or without a valid GPS position).
DEPLOYING THE EPIRB
Unwind the cord and secure the EPIRB to prevent loss. When activated, the MT600/
MT600G will transmit the strongest signal to the satellites when: