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3.3/ AUTOMATIC REVERT-TO-TRANSMIT MODE
In the event of a secondary avalanche, the automatic re-
vert-to-transmit mode allows the device to automatically
switch back to transmitting a signal. In search mode, the
device will beep every 8 minutes and
the "AUTO-REVERT" icon will appear on
screen asking the user to confirm they
would like to continue in search mode.
Press on the marking button to signal
to your device that you are not buried.
If no action on your part is detected, the
device automatically reverts to transmit
mode.
Warning: if a search is still in progress to find other buried
victims, is important for your device to stay in search mode.
If it reverts to transmit mode, it will interfere with the search
for other victims. Make sure that you push your device's
marking button to stay in search mode if you are not caught
or buried in a secondary avalanche.
4/ PROBING - SHOVELING
Before you start probing, make sure that you place your
device in the dedicated pocket you chosen to carry it, with
the zipper closed, to keep it out of the cold and well-pro-
tected from impacts. As soon as you have defined the zone
where the victim is likely buried, it is quicker to start probing.
Search for the victim by probing in concentric spirals pro-
gressively away from the minimum distance point detected
by your ARVA. Probe perpendicular to the slope.
Statistically, shoveling takes at least as much time as the
transceiver search. It is important to take a methodic ap-
proach to shoveling.
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