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ACR Electronics ARX-50 manual

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    Y1 - 03 -022 9C i[...]

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    Y1 - 03 -022 9C 1 CAUTION: B efore proceedin g to install, tes t or us e your ne w ACR Elec troni cs’ product, p lease read this Pro duct Support Manual in its entiret y. If y ou ha ve ques tions r egarding the co ntents of the m anual, pleas e contact our Technica l Service Departm ent at ACR E lectronics, Inc., Telephone +1 (954) 98 1-3333. Ple[...]

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    Y1 - 03 -022 9C 2 Table of Cont ents SECTION 1 - HOW THE ARX-50 WORKS _________________________ 2 SECTION 2 - PREPARING TO INSTALL ___________________________ 3 SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION ___________________________________ 5 SECTION 4 - OPERATION _____________________________________ 6 SECTION 5 - MAINTENANCE __________________________________ 9 APP[...]

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    Y1 - 03 -022 9C 3 SECTION 1 - HOW THE ARX-50 WORKS T he ARX-50 alarm receiver is designed as a com panion to the ACR r adio beacon transm itter m odel num ber RBL-30 (Mini B™ 300 ). It is intended to be used in a crew overbo ard (COB) al erting application . W hen proper ly powered and fitted with an externa l antenna, the signals from the Mini B[...]

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    Y1 - 03 -022 9C 4 Controls and indicators On/Off sw itch I/O cable Mounting bracket Speaker location Mode swit ch Frequency selector switch Coaxial (BNC) connector Alarm indicator Signal strength meter Weather resistant polycarbonate housing[...]

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    Y1 - 03 -022 9C 5 Location selection Choose a dry, clean surf ace to install th e ARX -50, giving cons ideration to the importance of the location. The us er m ust be ab le to see the v isual alarm and hear th e audible alarm . CAUTION: W hen using the included antenna, the ARX -50 must be mounted vert ically and the antenna m ust not be within 0.5[...]

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    Y1 - 03 -022 9C 6 Connect the pow er supply The ship’s power su pply is the source of po wer for the ARX -50. A one- meter I/O c able is supplied with the product. It is recomm ended that a qu alified m arine electronics prof essional or qualified electrician con nect the po wer. Wiring The 1m I/O cable wiring chart is as fol lows: Signal Wire Co[...]

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    Y1 - 03 -022 9C 7 The ARX-50 has three lar ge, c ircular push buttons and seven LEDs that indicate set tings. The push buttons switch b etween a lternate modes. Each button is assigned a s et o f functions. See Figure 1. Each button “ beeps” when depressed. T he LED indicators are e ither red or green to signif y th e system m ode. Green LEDs s[...]

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    Y1 - 03 -022 9C 8 Monitor Low m ode This m ode is identical to t he Monit or High mode except that the sp eaker volume is lower. NOTE: The ARX-50 reverts back to Alarm m ode af ter 15 m inutes in Monitor High m ode. Training mode Operation in Train ing mode is ide ntical to the live r adio beacon d etection mode. In Training m ode, the ARX -50 rece[...]

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    Y1 - 03 -022 9C 9 SECTION 5 - MAINTENANCE The following m aintenance s chedule is recomm ended: Action Description Frequency Visual inspection Inspect the antenna, cables and connections. Ensure that the cable is attached properly and the unit has not been damaged. Every 6 months Performance test Verify that the s ystem is operating b y using the t[...]

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    Y1 - 03 -022 9C 10 A P PENDIX B - ACCESSORIES The following are item s that can be ordered f or your alarm receiver: Description ACR Part Number Mini B™ 300 ILS H 2 ON (wat er activated) 2767 Mini B™ 300 ILS (m anually activated) 2766.6 A P PENDIX C - W ARRA NTY, USEFUL LIFE P OLICY, NOTICES Limited Warrant y This product is w arrant ed against[...]

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    Y1 - 03 -022 9C 11 FCC Compliance Statement NOTE: T his equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursua nt to part 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese lim its are designed to provide r easonable protect ion aga inst harmful interference in a residentia l installatio n. This equipment generates, uses nd ca[...]

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    Y1 - 03 -022 9C 12 E C DE C LA RA T IO N OF CO N FO R MIT Y AC R El ec tr o ni c s, I n c. he r eby d ec la r es th at th e fo ll ow i ng pr o duc t is in co nf or m it y w i th Di re c ti ve 19 99 / 5/ EC of th e E ur o pe an Pa rl i am en t an d of th e Co un c il of 9 M ar ch 19 99 on Ra d io Eq ui p me nt an d Te le co m mu ni ca t io ns Te r m[...]