GME MT600GAUS - Manual (Page 11)

M T 6 0 0 / G I N S T R U C T I O N M A N UA L 1 1
‘Test’
button
Test indicator LEDs
Test
indicator
LEDs
NOTE: Some installations may be covered by state, national or international carriage
requirements. Such legislation may impose additional inspection and maintenance
requirements beyond those listed above. Contact the relevant authority for further
information.
SAFETY SEAL
The safety seal which covers the tab behind the ‘ON’ slider is designed to tear if the
unit is switched on. A safety seal that is not broken, serves to indicate that the beacon
has never been manually activated.
NEVER remove or break the seal unless deploying the EPIRB in an emergency.
If the beacon has been activated for any length of time, the batteries can no longer
be guaranteed to have the capacity to operate for the minimum 48 hour period and
therefore must be replaced.
TESTING THE EPIRB
To ensure the MT600/MT600G is fully functional,
it is recommended that you test it at regular monthly
intervals or prior to an extended journey.
TEST INDICATOR LED
S
During the test the unit will beep. Red and green
LEDs on the side of the unit will indicate the
test status.
GENERAL SELF TEST (MT600/MT600G)
NOTE 1: The ‘General’ Self Test function does not test GPS acquisition. The ‘GPS
Satellite Acquisition Test‘ is done separately and only applies to the MT600G model.
Refer to pages 14 – 15.
NOTE 2: To minimise interference to the COSPAS/ SARSAT system, testing should be
performed during the first 5 minutes of the hour.
IMPORTANT: Do not over test. Testing consumes
a small amount of battery power. If both red and
green LEDs flash rapidly at the start of the test
cycle it means the beacon has been tested well
beyond its recommended number of periodic self
tests. If this happens you
can still continue to perform
self tests, but you should
limit testing to the
recommended monthly
intervals or just prior to an
extended journey.