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“The Screamer” Autotether Wireless Man Overboard
Alarm System
Operation
All directions outlined above for the Standard Wireless Lanyard System
apply to the Alarm System. The exceptions are:
There is no kill switch clip.
All FOBs have the same function.
There is no function for FOB Dipswitch 2 or 3. FOB dipswitch 4
functions by changing channels in the alarm system.
Operation (page 13) see below for the alarm operation.
Alarms and Faults function is different with the alarm system,
please see instructions below for
The audible alarm is pulsating and much louder (105 dB) than
the wireless lanyard system.
Once your AUTOTETHER
TM
Alarm System is installed, turned on and
tested, it’s ready for operation.
Scenario # 1
– You are alone on the motorboat or sailboat and towing
a dinghy and getting ready to get underway. AUTOTETHER
TM
is ON and
a FOB has been placed in the dinghy. The Host has registered the FOB,
all system indicators are flashing GREEN. Your dinghy breaks loose.
When the FOB in the dinghy goes beyond approximately 150 feet the
AUTOTETHER
TM
alarm sounds.
You turn your boat around and go pick up your dinghy. Press the RESET
button to silence the alarm. Once reattached to your boat press the
POWER button to re-initialize the system and register your FOB.
Scenario # 2
– You are enjoying a day or evening of sailing with
several passengers. You are all wearing your AUTOTETHER
TM
FOBs and
the system is flashing GREEN. One of your passengers falls overboard.
As soon as the AUTOTETHER
TM
FOB is submerged the AUTOTETHER
TM
alarm sounds and lights go steady red. You press the RESET button to
silence the alarm. You maneuver to pick up your passenger, who is
wearing a USCG approved flotation device.
While you are maneuvering to pick up your passenger you notice that
one of the FOB Signal LEDs is RED – it belongs to the passenger who fell
overboard. Everyone else in the boat is still being monitored by
AUTOTETHER
TM
. You pick up your overboard passenger and, once the
passenger is safely aboard, you press the Host POWER button to re-