Appendix a.1, Quick operation check – Ameri-King AK-451-ELT User Manual
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APPENDIX A.1
QUICK OPERATION CHECK
ELT ON LEDs
(Main Unit + Remote Unit)
Buzzer sound
Swept tone on 121.5 MHz VHF Radio
1. ELT switch at ON position *
4 sec off
On continuously
1 sec on
2. ELT switch at ARM position
4 sec on
None
3. ELT switch at ARM position
for another 25 sec **
(Self Test Mode)
Self Test takes 25 sec
None
NOTE: If the LEDs flash there is a problem.
Please refer to “Installation and Operation manual” paragraph 2.4 for details.
4. ELT switch at ARM position. Shake
ELT hard Forward and Backward
(G Switch Test) *
4 sec off
On continuously
1 sec on
5. Press RESET button
on Main Unit
None
6. Press ON button
on Remote Unit *
4 sec off
On continuously
1 sec on
7. Press RESET button
on Remote Unit
None
Now the ELT switch on the Main Unit should be left at ARM position and the ELT is ready to go.
Note 1: The E
LT switch is “make before break.” Return to OFF for at least 1 sec before changing positions.
Note 2: Press RESET anytime to turn off unwanted transmission.
*WARNING Do not allow ELT On test duration and G Switch test duration, to exceed 5-10 seconds. A false alarm may be generated.
Any time the ELT is activated, it is transmitting a 121.5 MHz and 243.0 MHz distress signal. If the ELT operates for approximately 50
seconds, a “live” 406 MHz distress signal is transmitted and is considered valid by the Cospas-Sarsat satellite system.
**WARNING
Any time that the ELT Main Switch is lifted and flipped from “OFF” to “ARM”, a 406 MHz self test burst is transmitted
(after 25 seconds),however it is specially coded as a “self test, Bit reversal” signal that is ignored by the COSPAS-SARSAT satellites