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Barryvox
S2
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EXTENDED REFERENCE MANUAL
October 2024

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  • Page 1 Barryvox ® EXTENDED REFERENCE MANUAL October 2024...
  • Page 2 Switzerland (Head Office) Mammut Sports Group AG Birren 5 CH-5703 Seon +41 (0)62 769 81 81 info@mammut.com Europe Mammut Sports Group GmbH Mammut Basecamp 1 DE-87787 Wolfertschwenden +49 (0)8334 3620 0 germany@mammut.com North America Mammut Sports Group Inc. 458 Hurricane Lane...
  • Page 3 Clicking on the Mammut logo in the bottom righthand corner of each page will bring you back to the summary page.

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL Safety Instructions Please note the following safety instructions and contact us if you have any questions or if you are not sure about anything. The Barryvox has been developed with maximum care and ®...
  • Page 5 The Barryvox Device ® Power on and go through Learn your way around the Discover the Barryvox Maintain and Service your ® device. the set up process and App and it’s key Barryvox ® wear the device functionality Using the Barryvox on Tour ®...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    G Factory Settings 1.2.6 Voice guidance THE BARRYVOX ® SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE 1.4.1 Periodic check by an Official Mammut Service Center 1.4.2 Pre/post season Inspection 1.4.3 Battery handling A Battery Test and Battery Level Indicator B Change between Alkaline and Lithium Batteries C Battery Contacts 1.4.4 Troubleshooting...
  • Page 7 EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL USING THE BARRYVOX IN A RESCUE ® AUTO REVERT TO SEND AND RESCUE SEND 3.1.1 Auto Revert to SEND 3.1.2 Rescue-SEND EMERGENCY PLAN 3.2.1 Companion Rescue 3.2.2 Personal Rescue Equipment 3.2.3 If an Avalanche Occurs OVERVIEW SEARCH PHASES SEARCH WITH A BARRYVOX...
  • Page 8 EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL 4.3.6 Cross Visual Guidance 4.3.7 Deep Burials 4.3.8 Burial Data 4.3.9 Vital Data BT & Triage Triage Vital Data BT Vital Data Detection Limitations of Vital Data BT Detection ADVANCED SEARCH STRATEGIES 4.4.1 Search Tactics with Multiple, Widely Scattered Burials 4.4.2 Search Tactics with Multiple Burials in Close Proximity...

  • Page 9: The Barryvox Device

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL T he B ar ry vox D e v i c e THE BARRYVOX ® DEVICE Illustration 1 Attach the safety leash to the eyelet on the device. DEVICE DIAGRAM –...

  • Page 10: Powering On, Wearing And Attaching The Barryvox

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL T he B ar ry vox D e v i c e POWERING ON, WEARING AND ATTACHING THE BARRYVOX ® 1.2.1 Attaching the safety leash and inserting into carrying System Pull the black strap of the carrying system over your head and left arm.

  • Page 11: Powering On And Setting Up The Device

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL T he B ar ry vox D e v i c e 1.2.3 Powering on and setting up the 1.2.4 The interface device SEND In the first few seconds after switching on: Main Switch OFF / SEND / SEARCH The main switch is located on the top of the device.

  • Page 12: A Ui Language

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL T he B ar ry vox D e v i c e A UI Language D Advanced Settings This setting allows you to select the language of your trans- For professional users and for complex search scenarios ad- ceiver’s user interface.

  • Page 13: Voice Guidance

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL T he B ar ry vox D e v i c e 1.2.6 Voice guidance ers on search speed, direction and best practices to speed up the rescue. The table below describes the audio instruc- During a search spoken audio cues will help you during all tions and warnings you may receive during the search.

  • Page 14: The Barryvox ® App

    ® and automatically record probe hits and log the timing. Settings tab This section of the app allows you to link to your Mammut ac- count and adjust some general settings. Additionally, you will Screenshot 7 Warranty date on shut down (L), find the data protection policy and the terms and conditions.

  • Page 15: Battery Handling

    Max. 20hrs in SEND mode at 10°C and max 1hr in SEARCH aged contact or the spring force is low, the unit must be mode at -10°C left sent to an official Mammut Service Center to replace the battery contacts (see Fleet Management and Service...
  • Page 16 Illustration and free of any corrosion or leakage at all times. If a battery contact is corroded, the unit must be sent to an official Mammut Service Center for replacement of the battery contacts (see Fleet Management and Service (p.44)). Corroded contacts lead to a high Infrastructure probability of eventual power supply problems.

  • Page 17: Troubleshooting

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL T he B ar ry vox D e v i c e 1.4.4 Troubleshooting The table below describes hte error messages you may and turn it back on to retry. If the errors persist have the receive on your Barryvox .
  • Page 18 EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL T he B ar ry vox D e v i c e Mode Alert Description In Pro Check mode, when the measured pulse is Hold both devices Group Check vertically! below 70ms, hold the device vertically.

  • Page 19: Warranty Information

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL T he B ar ry vox D e v i c e 1.4.5 Warranty information case for devices that have been used with spare parts or accessories which are not original and are not recommend- There is a 2-year warranty on the Barryvox transceiver ed by the manufacturer.

  • Page 20: Using The Barryvox On Tour

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL on Tou r USING THE BARRYVOX ® ON TOUR HOW A TRANSCEIVER to the buried subject following the flux lines and not in a WORKS straight line. Barryvox devices* are 3-antenna devices.

  • Page 21: Wearing The Transceiver

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL on Tou r WEARING THE TRANSCEIVER battery is continuously checked to ensure it has sufficient capacity. If the battery level drops below 30%, a warning is issued. Wear the transceiver as described in Powering on, wearing and attaching the Barryvox...

  • Page 22: Warning Messages

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL on Tou r In case of irregularities, check: If your Barryvox detects that the transmit frequency of ® Is the avalanche transceiver set to SEND? the tested device is out of tolerance, a warning message •...

  • Page 23: Double Group Check

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL on Tou r 2.4.4 Double Group Check We recommend performing a double group check once a week and in general whenever a new group gets together. The double group check individually tests the SEND SEARCH...

  • Page 24: Electromagnetic Interference (Emi)

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL on Tou r ELECTROMAGNETIC Keep your phone in a pocket on the opposite side of your body from the transceiver. Avoid carrying a phone in your INTERFERENCE (EMI) jacket pocket or an action camera at chest level while wear- ing your avalanche transceiver in its holder.

  • Page 25: Using The Barryvox In A Rescue

    This feature is on by default, users can turn it on/off or higher survival chances. Mammut offers a variety of suitable change the timeout in probe poles, shovels and avalanche airbags Advanced Settings (p.33)

  • Page 26: If An Avalanche Occurs

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL i n a r e s c u e 3.2.3 If an Avalanche Occurs Checklist for companion rescue As a Victim: Signal Search pattern for one rescuer Escape to the side •...

  • Page 27: Search With A Barryvox

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL i n a r e s c u e SEARCH WITH A BARRYVOX ® 3.4.1 Signal Search Signal search is the phase of the rescue between turning your transceiver to SEARCH mode and detecting a signal...

  • Page 28: Coarse Search

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL i n a r e s c u e 3.4.2 Coarse Search 3.4.3 Fine Search Once a signal is acquired, you enter the coarse search At a distance indication of 3 you enter the fine search phase, the Barryvox will show an arrow and a distance in- phase.
  • Page 29 EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL i n a r e s c u e have deviated from the axis, reorient yourself so that the Follow the arrow on the screen until the Barryvox tells ®...

  • Page 30: Pinpointing / Probing

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL i n a r e s c u e 3.4.4 Pinpointing / Probing Once the probing point has been determined stash the device in SEARCH mode on your body (i.e. pocket) so you have both hands available to pinpoint (probe).

  • Page 31: Shovel

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL i n a r e s c u e 3.4.5 Shovel Excavating the Buried Subject The first rescuer positions her/himself 1 shovel length • (SL) or 1 meter away from the probe All following rescuers position themselves 1 shovel length 1xSL •...

  • Page 32: List Of Buried Subjects

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL i n a r e s c u e This is possible because the signals from avalanche trans- ceivers slightly differ from each other. The more the signals differ, the easier, faster and more accurately they can be separated (pattern recognition).

  • Page 33: Advanced Barryvox Features

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL a D va n c e D F e aT u r e s ADVANCED BARRYVOX ® FEATURES Digital search has limitations, the larger the number of 4.1.2 Audio Guidance (Analog Tone) buried subjects, the more difficult and time-consuming a...

  • Page 34: Auto Revert To Send Timeout

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL a D va n c e D F e aT u r e s In case of a secondary avalanche burying rescuers or a Barryvox displays the vital status, provided the sender has ®...

  • Page 35: How To Interpret The Parameters Measured By The Pro Check

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL a D va n c e D F e aT u r e s below. The device that needs to be tested is set to SEND of persistent signal overlap. At the same time, each different mode, the distance between the participants must be in- signal can create different scenarios when in combination creased to 5m for the pro check.

  • Page 36: C Pulse Duration

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL a D va n c e D F e aT u r e s C Pulse duration: you distinguish between “false positives” and “real” signals. This is the length of time that each transmitted signal lasts Misleading direction and distance indication are called “false –...

  • Page 37: Multiple Buried Subjects In Alternative Search Mode

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL a D va n c e D F e aT u r e s The active automatic sensitivity level is indicated by the let- ter “A” followed by a single digit at the bottom right side of the screen or the count of empty bars above the letter “A”.

  • Page 38: Sound Check

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL a D va n c e D F e aT u r e s 4.3.4 Sound Check Situation 1: Two rescuers detect two buried subjects While one rescuer continues to search for the buried subject closest to them, the other rescuer can search for the second “Sound Check”...

  • Page 39: Cross Visual Guidance

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL a D va n c e D F e aT u r e s 4.3.6 Cross Visual Guidance 4.3.9 Vital Data BT & Triage The “cross” mode, shows a simple user interface and the Triage fine search is carried out by manual bracketing, requiring With limited resources (few rescuers) it is not possible to...

  • Page 40: Limitations Of Vital Data Bt Detection

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL a D va n c e D F e aT u r e s chances of survival for the rest of their burial duration even if The vital data does not provide any assessment of the no vital data is detected anymore.

  • Page 41: Search Tactics With Multiple Burials In Close Proximity

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL a D va n c e D F e aT u r e s 4.4.2 Search Tactics with Multiple Burials in Close Proximity Interpreting Sound Checks Analog Sound Checks act as a “Checks and Balance” to help the rescuer identify absolute possible distances of targets.

  • Page 42: Micro Search Strips

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL a D va n c e D F e aT u r e s Micro search strips unknown, every low point in distance indication must be If you have multiple burials within an indicated distance of checked! Once the subject is located, return to the loca- 10 or less, search using micro search strips.

  • Page 43: Micro Box

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL a D va n c e D F e aT u r e s Micro box The Micro-Box method is used when there is more than one buried subject within fine search range.

  • Page 44: Fleet Management And Service Infrastructure

    EXTEND ED R E F E R E N CE MA N UAL F le e T M a n age M e n T FLEET MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE SOFTWARE Load Custom Startup Image: Custom appearance (rental devices, organizations (marketing, theft preven- tion)).
  • Page 45 ESSENTIAL FOUR SHOP AIRBAGS SHOP TRANSCEIVERS SHOP PROBES SHOP SHOVELS...