Quick Reference; Basic Functions - bca Tracker DTS Manual De Instruccion

Avalanche Awareness
If you are caught in an avalanche:
• Yell "avalanche" and wave your arms to alert your group.
• Deploy your avalanche airbag if you have one.
• 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.
• Place your other hand in front of your face to increase the air space.
• Remain calm, breathe slowly and conserve your air.
Searching for victims:
• Do not go for help! You are the victim's only chance of survival!
• Establish a last seen point.
• Confirm you are not in danger of a second avalanche occurring.
• Look for visual indicators as clues to the victim's location.
• Begin your signal search for the victim using your avalanche
beacon.
Always check your local avalanche forecast for an updated rating of
the avalanche hazard:
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W
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U.S. www.avalanche.org
Canada www.avalanche.ca
Europe www.lawinen.org
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Low
Moderate
Considerable
High
Extreme
Pockets of next danger level
This quick reference page is an introduction to proper use of the
Tracker DTS. For more detailed information, read the entire manual
and consult our website: www.backcountryaccess.com.

Basic functions

On/off: Push and turn the on/off switch on the back of the Tracker
to the "on" position. It turns on all LEDs, displays battery power in
percent, and enters transmit mode. Change batteries well before
they reach 20 percent.
Search mode: Push the red search/transmit button, hold until "SE"
is displayed, then quickly release.
Return to transmit: Press the search/transmit button until "tr" is
displayed.
Searching with the Tracker DTS
The objective is to find the strongest signal (lowest distance reading)
and immediately begin probing the area.
In the event of a burial, switch your Tracker (and all other beacons)
to search mode. "SE" will flash in the distance window until a signal
is captured.
Signal search: If there is a "last seen point," start your signal
search there, and search downhill. Otherwise, start your signal
search at the top, bottom or side of the slide path. Allow a maximum
of 20 meters between searchers or between switchbacks if only one
searcher. Slowly rotate your Tracker back and forth until you engage
the signal.
Coarse search: Once a signal is engaged, align the Tracker so
that any of the center three lights are flashing and move quickly in
the direction the Tracker is pointing. Your direction of travel might
be straight or slightly curved. Make sure the number in the distance
display is decreasing. If it is increasing, turn 180 degrees. Inside
ten meters, move slowly and try to keep the center search light
engaged.
Fine search: Within three meters, use your beacon close to the
snow surface and look for the smallest distance reading. Ignore
sudden fluctuations in distance and direction; the strongest signal is
often just past these fluctuation points. Begin probing at the smallest
reading (strongest signal).

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