2 3 lanyard fangschnur lanière lacciolo acollador 8 options button optionenschalter bouton options pulsante opzioni boton de opciones operating elements bedienungselemente fonctionnement et affichage componenti elementos de uso 6 battery door batteriefach logement des piles sportello batterie compar...
4 5 disclaimer: no avalanche beacon can save lives without a fully trained user. Practice frequently with your tracker before going into the backcountry. Learn and understand the inherent dangers of backcountry travel. Become educated in avalanche hazard evaluation, route selection, and self-rescue....
6 7 if you are caught in an avalanche: • yell “avalanche” and wave your arms to alert your group. • try to escape the slide by grabbing trees or rocks or ‘swimming’ to the side. • try to keep your airway clear of snow. • when you feel the slide slowing, thrust a hand upward in hopes of it being seen...
8 9 10m 10m 10m avalanche path 20m objective: locate signal •if no "last seen point," search entire path •rotate tracker horizontally •max 20m between searchers or switchbacks objective: locate smallest distance reading (strongest signal) •use tracker close to snow surface •ignore fluctuations in di...
10 11 familiarization startup/testing turn on the tracker dts by depressing and then turning the on/off switch u clockwise (see inside front cover). When turned on, the tracker cycles through all led's, then indicates the remaining battery life in the battery power display/distance indicator v . A r...
12 13 mute mode: to mute the sound while in search mode, push the options button z for three seconds until “lo” is displayed, then release. To turn the speaker back on, perform the same operation. “l1” will be displayed, indicating the speaker is on. Operating instructions searching the tracker dts ...
14 15 indicator is increasing, you are on the same axis as the victim’s signal, but moving in the opposite direction. Turn 180 degrees, engage the center search light again, and continue your search in the direction the tracker is pointing. If you are stationary, but the distance is significantly ch...
16 17 multiple burials if you begin to receive more than one set of signal data, you probably have several victims within your receive range. Stay in search (se) mode, and focus on the closest distance reading, attempting to engage that signal in the center search light. If you are roughly the same ...
18 19 if after finding a victim, no further signals are detected in sp mode, continue the search if there are still missing victims. Revert to search mode and perform a signal search of the remaining unchecked areas within the debris pile. Resume your signal search at the point where it was original...
20 appendix 21 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: en 61000-4-2 / 1995 en 61000-4-3 / 1995...
22 appendix 23 distributors andorra oxigen distributións sl. Encamp, andorra phone: 376 (0)83 25 60 fax: 376 (0)83 25 62 oxigen@andorra.Ad argentina synchrotech srl aguirre 623 b 1414 buenos aires, argentina phone: 54114744650 pturek@synchrotech.Com.Ar australia snow monkey jack frost building great...
24 appendix 25 limited warranty the manufacturer, backcountry access, inc., expressly warrants the workmanship and components of the tracker dts for five years after the date of retail purchase. All parts will be either repaired or replaced free of charge, including labor, by the manufacturer. This ...
