ACR Electronics ARX-50 User Manual

PRODUCT SUPPORT MANUAL

ARX-50 //

121.5 MHz Alarm Receiver

Model No.: ARX-50
Product No.: 2850

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ACR Electronics, Inc. // 5757 Ravenswood Road // Fort Lauderdale // FL // 33312-6645

Tel: [phone] // Fax: [phone] // www.acrartex.com

CAUTION: Before proceeding to install, test or use your new
ACR Electronics’ product, please read this Product Support
Manual in its entirety.

If you have questions regarding the contents of the manual,
please contact our Technical Service Department at ACR
Electronics, Inc., Telephone [phone]. Please be ready
to provide the technician with the page number you wish to
discuss. If you have a question that is not covered in the manual,
please visit our website and access the Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) section for further information or call our
Technical Service Department. The website address is

www.acrartex.com. If in the future you lose this manual, you may

access and print a replacement on the ACR website.

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Table of Contents

SECTION 1 - HOW THE ARX-50 WORKS _________________________ 2

SECTION 2 - PREPARING TO INSTALL ___________________________ 3

SECTION 3 - INSTALLATION ___________________________________ 5

SECTION 4 - OPERATION _____________________________________ 6

SECTION 5 - MAINTENANCE __________________________________ 9

APPENDIX A - SPECIFICATIONS ________________________________ 9

APPENDIX B - ACCESSORIES __________________________________ 10

APPENDIX C - WARRANTY, NOTICES ___________________________ 10

PLEASE READ ALL WARNINGS,

CAUTIONS AND NOTES CAREFULLY

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SECTION 1 - HOW THE ARX-50 WORKS

Quantity

Item

1

ARX-50 Alarm Receiver with attached I/O cable (1m)

1

ARX-50 mounting bracket

1

Monopole antenna

4

Stainless steel #8 X 1” Phillips screws

1

Warranty card

1

Registration card

1

ARX-50 Product Support Manual

The ARX-50 alarm receiver is designed as a companion to the ACR radio
beacon transmitter model number RBL-30 (Mini B™

). It is intended to be

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used in a crew overboard (COB) alerting application.
When properly powered and fitted with an external antenna, the signals

from the Mini B™

transmitter can be received by the ARX-50 up to

300

several miles. While the ARX-50 may receive signals from other radio
beacons, it is optimized for service with the ACR Mini B™

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personal

beacon. The ARX-50 is designed to accept ship’s power supply in the
range of +10.5 to +28 V DC.

SECTION 2 - PREPARING TO INSTALL

Unpacking the ARX-50

Before proceeding with the installation of the ARX-50, please verify that the
content of the box includes the following:

If you do not have all of the items, please call ACR Technical Support at
[phone].

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