ACR&Artex SLB406 ELT - Manual (Page 9)

ARTEX PRODUCTS / ACR ELECTRONICS, INC
DESCRIPTION, OPERATION, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
SLB 406 ELT
Page 9 of 43
MAR 27/11
570-6700 Rev. B
Initial Issue DEC 19/2006
Notices
1. Information contained in this manual is subject to regular updates and changes.
Users under multi-unit contracts will be notified of these updates and changes as
they occur.
2. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. Without
limiting the rights under copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means including
but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or
for any purpose, without the written permission of Artex Products / ACR Electronics,
Inc. (hereafter Artex). This written permission shall be granted to military services
and/or government agencies as part of a multi-unit contract.
3. Artex may have patents, patent applications, trademarks, copyrights, or other
intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document. Except as
expressly provided in any written license agreement from Artex, the furnishing of
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other intellectual property.
Warnings
1. Never short-circuit the unit battery.
2. Do not expose this beacon to temperatures >85° C for a prolonged period -
overheating of the lithium battery of the unit causes a pressure increase and a risk
of bursting and explosion.
3. Lithium batteries are classified as hazardous goods, appropriate precautions must be
taken when transporting beacons and battery packs.
4. The SLB 406 should be activated only in an actual emergency situation, because its
activation triggers a search and rescue operation.