ACR&Artex Vecta3 - Manual (Page 7)

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Figure 4
OPERATION
1. Operation steps

TURN THE UNIT ON. The system will boot to a screen that has a
large area for numbers, and displays the operational frequency of
the receiver.

VERIFY THE OPERATIONAL FREQUENCY. Default is 121.5MHz.
If you will be searching for a training beacon, change the receiver
frequency of the Vecta™
3
to that of the transmitting training beacon.
See “Operation tips” below for more detail.

FIND A BEARING. Hold the unit as shown in Figure 3. Slowly turn
your body and determine the bearing that has the highest signal
strength.
See “Operation tips” below for more detail.

MOVE TOWARD THE HIGHEST SIGNAL STRENGTH. Be watchful
of signal strength as you go.
See “Operation tips” below for more
detail.

WHEN THE SCALE REACHES 999 YOU ARE WITHIN A FEW
FEET OF THE BEACON
2. Operation tips
Holding the Vecta™
3
Turn the unit on. If you intend to use the Vecta™
3
for training, be sure
that you have switched to a TRAINING frequency and confirm that the
frequency you are using matches the frequency of the training beacon.
See information in this section
and Appendix for details on how
to change frequency.
Hold the Vecta™
3
in the left
hand away from your body, in a
vertical orientation and at ear
level. Holding the Vecta™
3
in
this manner also polarizes the
antenna
with a vertically
oriented beacon antenna and
improves the ability to hear
signals in the early stages of a
search
by positioning the
Vecta™
3
speaker next to your
ear.
Figure 3