Backcountry Access Tracker DTS Instruction Manual

457 khz avalanche rescue transceiver

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Operating Elements

Bedienungselemente
Fonctionnement et Affichage
Componenti
Elementos de Uso
Options Button
Optionenschalter
Bouton options
Pulsante opzioni
Boton de opciones
6
2
Lanyard
Fangschnur
Lanière
Lacciolo
Acollador
8
Distance Indicator/Battery Power Display
Distanzanzeige/Batterieladungsanzeig
Indicateur de distance/Témoin de batterie
Indicatore di distanza/Display del livello batteria
Indicator de distancia/Estado de bateria
2
Sélecteur mode recherche/émission
5
Transmit Light
Sendekontrolllampe
Témoin d'émission
Spia luminosa di trasmissione
Indicador de transmisión
3
On/Off Switch (depress to turn)
Ein/Aus Schalter
Bouton Marche / Arrêt
Pulsante di accensione (premere per girare)
Interruptor (apretar y girar)
1
Battery Door
Batteriefach
Logement des piles
Sportello batterie
Compartmento de bateria
4
Direction Lights
Richtungsanzeige
Affichage de la direction
Spie luminose di direzione
Luces direccionales
7
Loudspeaker
Lautsprecher
Haut-parleur
Altoparlante
Altavoz
10
Search/Transmit Button
Sende-/Empfangsschalter
Pulsante ricerca/trasmissione
Boton de busqueda/transmisión
Transmitting Antenna
Sende-antenne l'antenne
émettrice Antenna di
trasmissione Antenas de
transmisión
9
3

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  • Page 1: Operating Elements

    Operating Elements Bedienungselemente Fonctionnement et Affichage Componenti Elementos de Uso Direction Lights Richtungsanzeige Affichage de la direction Spie luminose di direzione Luces direccionales Options Button Optionenschalter Distance Indicator/Battery Power Display Bouton options Distanzanzeige/Batterieladungsanzeig Pulsante opzioni Indicateur de distance/Témoin de batterie Boton de opciones Indicatore di distanza/Display del livello batteria Indicator de distancia/Estado de bateria...
  • Page 2 (Rocks, trees, gullies, cliffs, etc.) lines, electrical storms, and electrical generating equipment. In transmit mode, keep the Tracker DTS at least 1" (2.5cm) from Travel with considerate partners: other electronic equipment. Use alkaline batteries only. Do •...
  • Page 3: Quick Reference

    This quick reference page is an introduction to proper use of • Yell “avalanche” and wave your arms to alert your group. the Tracker DTS. For more detailed information, read the entire • Try to escape the slide by grabbing trees or rocks or manual and consult our website: www.backcountryaccess.com.
  • Page 4 Adjustment/Fitting •Make sure distance is decreasing •Slow down at 10m The Tracker DTS can be worn with or without its harness. The manufacturer recommends securing it with the harness. When used with a harness, the Tracker DTS should be worn underneath your outer garments, as shown in Figure A.
  • Page 5: Power Supply

    Familiarization Familiarization Startup/Testing Options Turn on the Tracker DTS by depressing and then turning the Auto-Revert System: At startup, the user can engage the on/off switch clockwise (see inside front cover). When Tracker’s auto-revert safety feature by pressing the options...
  • Page 6: Operating Instructions

    Prior to the signal search, be sure that all transceivers are When searching, keep the Tracker DTS at least six inches turned to search mode. Rotate the Tracker slowly back (15cm) away from electrical equipment, including cell phones.
  • Page 7 ˝ You may find that, while following the directional lights, your 10 inches (25cm) apart. route follows an arc. This is because the Tracker DTS performs Your probe should enter the coarse search using the "flux (or induction) line" method the snow perpendicular to (see Figure F).
  • Page 8 Once you are significantly closer to one signal—and within use SP mode. about ten meters of it—the Tracker DTS (in SE mode) will “lock” onto that signal and mask out the others. Once you are locked in, the Tracker will behave very similar to how it does in a single beacon search.
  • Page 9: Technical Specifications

    Figure I • U.S. Patent number 6,167,249 & 6,484,021 B1 Multiple burials/ FCC ID: OUNDTS1 Special mode Model No.: Tracker DTS Only travel far enough in SP CANADA: 35811021823 mode to confirm the distance is decreasing and which way the flux line is trending. At this This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 10: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration of Conformity according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer: Backcountry Access, Inc. 2820 Wilderness Pl. Ste. H Boulder, Colorado USA 80301 Telephone No.: 303-417-1345 declares that the: Product name: Tracker DTS 457 kHz Avalanche Rescue Transceiver conforms to the following specifications:...
  • Page 11 FINLAND ARGENTINA POLAND U.S.A./CANADA Free Life Synchrotech SRL Kvapi Products, Lt.d. Backcountry Access, Inc. Rovaniemi, Finland Aguirre 623 B 1414 Krakow, Poland Boulder, CO, USA Phone: 358 (0)20 743 3960 Buenos Aires, Argentina Phone: 773 774 2784 Phone: 1 303.417.1345...
  • Page 12: Warranty Information

    Garantía Limitada El fabricante, Backcountry Access, Inc., garantia la fabricanción y los componentes del Tracker DTS por un período de tres años a partir de la fecha de compra. El fabricante se compromete a reparar o cambiar todas las piezas sin costo, incluyendo la mano de obra. Esta garantia no cubre los daños causados por el uso inadecusdo o desgaste excesivo.

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