Kannad SafeLink SOLO User Manual

www.kannadmarine.com

Orolia Ltd

Silver Point, Airport Service Road,
Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO3 5PB UK

TELEPHONE:
Int + 44 (0)23 9262 3900
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EMERGENCY LOCATION BEACONS

406 MHz GPS Personal Location Beacon

An Orolia Group Business

91-344 Issue 3

USER MANUAL AUS, N/Z

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SAFETY NOTICES

WARNING: A Personal Locator Beacon

(PLB) is an emergency radio beacon;
Use only in situations of grave and

imminent danger to life.

CAUTION:

and cause expensive disruption to Search
and Rescue services, deliberate misuse of
the PLB could result in penalty and fine.

CAUTION: Spring action antenna
deployment; tilt the PLB away from your
face when deploying the antenna.

CAUTION: Do not dismantle the PLB;
contains no user-serviceable parts.

CAUTION: Contains lithium batteries.
Do not incinerate, puncture, deform, short­circuit or recharge.

CAUTION: Dispose of a used PLB
in accordance with local waste disposal
regulations. Refer to End of Life Statement.

False alerts endanger lives

Your PLBs unique

identification information

CAUTION: Avoid using chemical
solvents to clean the PLB as some solvents
can damage the case material.

CAUTION:

radio transmitter. Some administrations may
require that the user holds a valid radio license
to cover its ownership and use.

CAUTION: Never completely remove
the integral buoyancy pouch.

Radio Frequency Exposure Warning
WARNING: The PLB emits low levels of

radio frequency radiation; avoid handling
the antenna once activated.

Radio licensing; the PLB is a

REGISTRATION

WARNING: The PLB must be promptly

registered with the appropriate National
Authority. Failure to register the PLB could
delay a Search and Rescue (SAR) response
and may be unlawful.

Stick copy

Programming label here

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on purchasing the SafeLink SOLO Personal Location Beacon
(PLB). When carrying a SafeLink SOLO you enjoy the reassurance of a last
resort safeguard against any life threatening incidents that may occur anywhere
in the world. If you find yourself in a remote area without any other form of
emergency communication, on land or at sea, your SafeLink SOLO can call for
help.

SafeLink SOLO will transmit a unique emergency identifier to the COSPAS-SARSAT satellite
system which can determine your location anywhere on the earth’s surface. In most cases
the emergency alert is received within 5 minutes of activation, but depending on satellite
coverage at the time, this can sometimes extend to 45 minutes.

SafeLink SOLO has a secondary ‘homing’ transmitter which allows SAR teams to direction
find or ‘home’ on it once they arrive on scene. SafeLink SOLO has a storage life of 6 years
and once activated will continue to transmit emergency alerts for a minimum of 24 hours.

For further information visit COSPAS-SARSAT on line at www.cospas-sarsat.org and
www.kannadmarine.com.

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INCLUDED WITH YOUR SAFELINK

INCLUDED WITH YOUR SAFELINK

SOLO PLB

Buoyancy pouch

Lanyard

Universal pouch

ADVICE TO OWNERS OF PERSONAL
LOCATOR BEACONS

Registration of the PLB with the PLB Registration
Section of the Australian Maritime Safety
Authority (for Australian registration) or
Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (for
registration in New Zealand) is mandatory
because of the global alerting nature of the
system. The information provided in

Pull back the buoyancy pouch to view information
(for clarity the buoyancy pouch is not shown).

the registration card is used only for rescue
purposes. Fill in the owner registration
card immediately upon completion of the
sales transaction. Mail the registration card
immediately. If the beacon is to enter service
immediately, complete the registration card and
fax the information to the national authority;
Australian Fax number; 1800 622 153, New
Zealand Fax Number; [phone]. The
original card must still be mailed to the relevant
national authority for hard-copy reference and
filing. If the current owner is transferring the
beacon to a new owner, the current owner is
required to inform the national authority by letter,
facsimile or telephone of the name and address
of the new owner. The subsequent owner of
the beacon is required to provide the national
authority with the information as shown in the
owner registration card. This obligation transfers
to all subsequent owners.

Battery
expiry date

Country name
& Hex ID

Fit “proof-of-

IMPORTANT

Batteries should be changed
on or before the expiry date

indicated on the equipment
and the battery replacement
date label on the equipment

updated appropriately.

registration”
DECAL label here

OVERVIEW

Red pull handle

Pull to expose antenna

Only pull in an emergency

Pulling breaks the plastic anti-tamper seal that

Flashes every 3 seconds once PLB is active,

Long flash every 50 seconds means satellite

Flashes twice a second when GPS is searching

3 rapid flashes means GPS location sent

Unwraps and stands vertical once cover is off

Needs a clear view of the sky for best operation

When the PLB is on, push the ON button again to

make the indicator light flash an SOS signal pattern

Push and hold to start the self test feature,

a flash of white light indicates that the self test

cannot be reset by the user

White indicator Light

transmission OK

Antenna

GPS antenna zone

Do not obstruct

ON button

Press once to activate PLB

TEST / OFF button

is successful

Once PLB is active

Hold TEST to turn PLB off

Eyelet for lanyard

(For clarity the buoyancy pouch is not shown).