Becker MR 109 Series, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...O OP PE ER RA AT TI IO ON N M MA AN NU UA AL L T01008 MRR 0000 a Issue a December 2005 IMPORTANT Please take time to read this manual carefully Understanding of the contents will facilitate maintenance of the PLB and correct operation in case of an emergency P PE ER RS SO ON NA AL L L LO OC CA AT TO OR R B BE EA AC CO ON N M MR R 1 10 09 9 ...

Page 2: ...I IF FI IC CA AL LL LY Y D DI IS SC CL LA AI IM MS S L LI IA AB BI IL LI IT TY Y F FO OR R A AN NY Y C CO ON NS SE E Q QU UE EN NC CE ES S O OF F S SU UC CH H A AC CT TI IO ON N T TH HI IS S M MA AN NU UA AL L C CO ON NT TA AI IN NS S C CO OP PY YR RI IG GH HT TE ED D T TE EX XT T A AN ND D I IL LL LU US ST TR RA AT TI IO ON NS S C CO OU UR RT TE ES SY Y O OF F C CO OS SP PA AS S S SA AR RS SA AT ...

Page 3: ...MR 109 OPERATION MANUAL T01008 MRR 0000 Issue a Page 3 Revision Change Record Issue Date Affected pa ges Description a 2005 12 13 all First Issue ...

Page 4: ... 19 6 5 3 De Activation Switching OFF 21 6 5 4 Beacon Storage 21 6 6 Beacon Autonomy 22 6 7 Integral GPS receiver 22 7 SPECIFICATION 23 7 1 Approvals and Standards 23 7 2 Battery 23 7 3 Storage temperature range 23 7 4 Operating temperature range 23 7 5 Minimum Operating time 23 7 6 Transmitter 406 MHz 23 7 7 Transmitter 121 5 MHz 24 7 8 Transmitter antenna 24 7 9 Built In Navigation device 24 7 1...

Page 5: ...em may be obtained at Cospas Sarsat Secretariat 700 de la Gauchetière West Suite 2450 Montreal Quebec H3B 5M2 Canada Tel 1 514 954 6713 Fax Number 1 514 954 6750 Email mail cospas sarsat int http www cospas sarsat org 2 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Becker Electronics Taiwan Ltd Quality Management System is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001 2000 Certificate Reg No 01 100 81253 Contact Information...

Page 6: ...his manual with the PLB Make sure that the PLB is registered with your national authority immediately after receipt especially if the beacon is to enter service immediately Unregistered PLB s will not be subject to Search and Rescue missions and owners may be prosecuted Do not try to open tamper incinerate puncture or throw away the PLB The battery pack contains lithium and battery replacement sha...

Page 7: ...con alarm If the PLB is transferred to a new owner you must contact your national authority and follow the ap plicable procedure to complete the ownership transfer For the United States users the registration form must be forwarded to NOAA By mail to NOAA SARSAT Beacon Registration E SP3 RM 3330 FB 4 5200 Auth Road Suitland Md 20746 4304 By fax to 301 568 8649 On line at http www sarsat noaa gov y...

Page 8: ...nd stations Local User Terminals LUTs and for 406 MHz beacons activated anywhere in the world A brief descrip tion of the concept of operation is provided here A more detailed description of the Cospas Sarsat System is provided in the System document entitled Introduction to the Cospas Sarsat System C S G 003 which is available for downloading from Cospas Sarsat web site http www cospas sarsat org...

Page 9: ...e beyond the coverage of geostationary sat ellites can calculate the location of distress events using Doppler processing techniques and is less susceptible to obstructions which may block a beacon signal in a given direction be cause the satellite is continuously moving with respect to the beacon LEOSAR and GEOSAR Capabilities Channel rocessing P LEOSAR GEOSAR 406 MHz Beacon identification inform...

Page 10: ...on continuous coverage of the Earth is achieved using simple emergency beacons operating on 406 MHz to signal a distress The coverage is not continuous be cause polar orbiting satellites can only view a portion of the Earth at any given time see figure at left Consequently the System cannot produce distress alerts until the satellite is in a position where it can see the distress beacon However si...

Page 11: ...stellation is comprised of satellites provided by the USA GOES series India IN SAT series and EUMETSAT MSG series Image provided courtesy of Cospas Sarsat The GEOSAR system consists of 406 MHz repeaters carried on board various geostationary satel lites and the associated ground facilities called GEOLUTs which process the satellite signal As a GEOSAR satellite remains fixed relative to the Earth t...

Page 12: ...te to deter mine the identification transmit time and received frequency for each distress beacon trans mission burst Because of the onboard memory capability of the SARP channel this channel provides global yet not continuous coverage for distress beacons which operate at 406 MHz The 406 MHz Search and Rescue Repeater SARR channel receives 406 MHz beacon transmission bursts and immediately retran...

Page 13: ...BRAZIL RECIFE BRAZIL CHURCHILL CANADA EDMONTON CANADA GOOSE BAY CANADA EASTER ISLAND CHILE PUNTA ARENAS CHILE SANTIAGO CHILE 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 BEIJING CHINA HONG KONG CHINA TOULOUSE FRANCE BANGALORE INDIA LUCKNOW INDIA JAKARTA INDONESIA BARI ITALY KEELUNG ITDC YOKOHAMA JAPAN DAEJEON KOREA WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND ABUJA NIGERIA TROMSOE NORWAY SPITSBERGEN NORWAY 29 30 31 32 33 ...

Page 14: ...llow for the encoding of position data in the transmitted 406 MHz message thus providing for quasi real time alerting with position information via the GEOSAR sys tem The blue cells in the table below indicate which GEOSAR satellite is tracked by specific GEOLUTs GEOLUT GEOSAR Satellite GOES East GOES West GOES 9 INSAT MSG 1 1 Algiers Algeria 2 Ezeiza Argentina 3 Brasilia Brazil 4 Recife Brazil 5 ...

Page 15: ...ata used to determine beacon locations the current status of the space and ground segments and coordination messages required to operate the Cospas Sarsat System All MCCs in the System are interconnected through appropriate networks for the distribution of Sys tem information and alert data Reports on MCC operations are provided by MCC Operators on an annual basis World wide exer cises are perform...

Page 16: ...mitter A homing transmitter operating on 121 5 MHz will be used by the SAR mission to locate the beacon during the final approach The MR109 can be operated in 3 different modes Active mode Self Test mode and Maintenance Mode IR programming mode In the maintenance mode the MR109 may be tested or reprogrammed using the STPE PC based bench with a specific IR Interface This mode is only accessible to ...

Page 17: ...he beacon is controlled by a three position sliding activation button OFF Position central position Test position left position and ON position right position A spring will automatically return the slid ing button from the TEST position to the OFF position A 3 colour LED and buzzer indicate the PLB operational status LED Green flashes indicate that SELF TEST IS PASSED or that the 406 028 MHz and 1...

Page 18: ... indicate that the self test is running the LED will indicate yellow flashes the buzzer will remain si lent After a few seconds the PLB will indicate the result Self test successful LED Green long flashes 5 seconds and the buzzer will emit one long beep synchronously Self Test Fail LED RED and blinking simultaneously the buzzer will beep shortly several times Release the sliding button it will ret...

Page 19: ...yellow flashes for 2 minutes During this time the PLB will not transmit any distress signals The buzzer will beep simultaneously with the LED After 2 minutes the PLB will start to transmit the distress signals the LED will indicate Green flashes Long Green flash 2 seconds for 406 028 MHz transmission around every 50s and a short green flash 1second every 5 seconds for 121 5 MHz During the beacon t...

Page 20: ... the 406 028MHz digital message When GPS position is updated every 20 minutes the LED has 3 short yellow flashes after each 406MHz Tx after each long green flash When GPS position is updated time is over 20 minutes and less than 4 hours the LED has a short yellow flash after each 406MHz Tx When the GPS position is not transmitted set to default mode there are no yellow flashes This may occur if th...

Page 21: ...ery from the beacon circuitry 6 5 4 Beacon Storage Be sure that the slide button is in the OFF position and that the antenna is correctly bent into the cover Avoid storage at temperatures above 25 C to keep the self discharge ratio at 2 year the ideal tem perature range is from 30 C to 25 C The lower the temperature the lower the self discharge ratio will be For example at 40 C the battery self di...

Page 22: ...user must note that lower tempera tures shorten the transmission time 6 7 Integral GPS receiver The integral GPS receiver is an 8 channel satellite receiver allowing acquisition of global position within the first 5 minutes of beacon activation However be aware that the average time to obtain a fix is dependant on the beacon location and terrain configuration In order to obtain a fix the beacon sh...

Page 23: ... from cell s date of manufacture 7 3 Storage temperature range Class 2 PLB 30 C to 70 C recommended 30 C to 25 C 7 4 Operating temperature range Class 2 PLB 20 C to 55 C 7 5 Minimum Operating time Class 2 PLB 24 h at 20 C 7 6 Transmitter 406 MHz Operating frequency 406 028 MHz Frequency accuracy 1000 Hz Frequency stability 1 0 10 9 medium term stability 2 0 10 9 short term stability 3 0 10 9 resid...

Page 24: ... 028MHz and 121 5 Mhz Downwards after 25 hours transmission of only 121 5 Mhz 7 8 Transmitter antenna Type Ultra flexible monopole antenna Characteristics Vertically polarized omni directional 7 9 Built In Navigation device System GPS Frequency 1575 42 MHz Received signal sensitivity 173 dBW 143 dBm Channels 8 channels Antenna ceramic dielectric patch Antenna characteristics RH circular polarized ...

Page 25: ...1008 MRR 0000 Issue a Page 25 7 12 Physical characteristics Dimensions PLB closed and without carry bag and tethers L 154 mm W 92 mm H 61 mm Weight including the battery 600 g 153 50 mm 6 04 in 60 51 mm 2 38 in 91 06 mm 3 59 in ...

Page 26: ...MR 109 OPERATION MANUAL T01008 MRR 0000 Issue a Page 26 8 ENVIRONMENTAL DATA 8 1 Summary of the tests and performance ...

Page 27: ...vided by 3 beeps of the BUZZER Every time the GPS engine obtains a valid position the PLB will shortly beep 3 times 9 5 What indication is provided by the LED flashing Green in Active mode Green flashes in the active mode indicate that the PLB is transmitting the 406 028 and 121 5 emer gency signals 9 6 When do I need to send back my PLB to the maintenance center Whenever the self test FAILS or at...

Page 28: ...outdoor activi ties The MR109 is an affordable device for all users and should be used as a backup device for pilots or sea captains already equipped with an ELT or an EPIRB Professionals working in wilderness areas individuals or sport clubs practicing extreme sports may find this radio transmitter beacon an essential must have as during such activities the risk and ex posure to danger is high th...