5. àWearPersonal Hearing Protection!!! ß
SonoBlaster!
®CareandMaintenance
●TheSonoBlasterisaprecisioninstrument.Handlewithcareatalltimes.
●Keeptheunitcleanandstoreinaprotectedenvironment. Do notstore
withobjectsthatcouldpenetrate the horn, damage the diaphragm,orharm
the unit.
●Keepacartridgeinstalledontheunitatalltimestokeepdirtoutoftheunit.
●Keepunitoutofmudandfreezingrain.
●Make sure theHORN OPENING AND HORN PORT HOLES are not blocked.
●The unitislubricatedforlife.Donotdisassembleorattemptmaintenance.
●Donotleaveunitsunattendedwheretheycanbetamperedwith.
●Useonly SONOBLASTERAPPROVED16gramunthreadedCO2 Cartridges.
TemperatureEqualization
Uponfiring,theSonoBlasterbecomesextremelycold,duetotheinternalhigh
pressuredischargefromtheunit’sCO2 Cartridge.Thisisanormalcondition.
After firing, allow the unit to completely adjust to ambient temperature
conditionsbylettingitrestfor10to30minutespriortoreuse.
Moisture
Moisturemustnotbeallowedtocollectinsidetheunit.Itcanbeblownoutby
firingtheunitwithalivecartridge.Ifthereisanyquestionaboutthecondition
oftheunitoritsabilitytooperateproperly,testfirethe unitwithalivecartridge
toconfirmproperoperation. WearHearingProtection(See‘TestFiring’ –Page3)
CO2 CartridgeSafeHandling
●CO2 cartridgescanbecomeextremelycoldafterdischarging.Wearglovesor
allowdischargedcartridgestowarmuppriortohandling.
●Donotusecartridgesthathavebecomerusted,dented,damaged,dirty,mis
fired,orhavebeenabusedinanyway.
●StoreCO2 cartridgessafelyinacool,dry,protectedenvironment.Keepoutof
directsunlight.
●Donotstorecartridgesinareassubjecttohightemperatureextremes.Donot
store in vehicles or closed containers that can become extremely warm, i.e.,
vehicledashboards,toolboxesleftinthesun.
●Useonlynew,clean,SonoBlasterCertifiedCO2 cartridges.
SoundMuffling
Thesound of adischargingSonoBlaster can besafely muffled,as needed,by
cuppingaglovedhandovertheendoftheunittopreventexcessivenoisefrom
affectingnearbypersonnelduringatestfiringoranunplannedunitactivation.
Earprotectionshouldbewornwhilemufflingthehorn.
SonoBlaster!
®OperatingProcedures 2.
VisualInspectionàMakesureallcomponentsareinproperworkingorder.
1. ExaminetheDIAPHRAGMlookingintotheHORN toassureitiscleanandnot
damagedandthe HORNOPENINGandHORN PORTHOLESareunobstructed.
2. Checkthatthe CO2CARTRIDGE INSERTIONHOLEiscleanandunobstructed.
Donotusetheunitifanydoubtaboutitsconditionorabilitytooperateproperly.
CockingtheUnitàUseOnlythePlasticSonoBlasterCockingRod
Provided– Usinganotherobjecttococktheunitcancauseseveredamageand
operatingfailure.Do notattempttococktheunitin‘LockedPosition’.
3. MakesuretheunitisstandinginaverticalpositionasshowninFig.1.
4. RemovetheCO2 CartridgeHolderandCartridgefromtheSonoBlasterunit.
5. Rotatethe CONTROL KNOBto UNLOCKED POSITION.PullKnobOuttoTurn.
6. MakesuretheSonoBlasterPlasticCockingRodisCLEANandundamaged.
7. PlacetheCartridgeHolderontotheCockingRodtocreateaHandle(SeeBelow).
8. InserttheCockingRodintotheCockingRodHole.
9. PushtheCockingRodinfirmlyuntilitclicks,cockingthefiringmechanism.
10.RotatetheControlKnobto LOCKEDPOSITION.[PullKnobOuttoTurn]
TestingtheUnitWithoutaCO2 PowerCartridgeInstalled
11.Beforeinserting CO2 cartridge,test firewithemptyCARTRIDGE HOLDER in
place.Rotate CONTROL KNOBto UNLOCKEDPOSITION.Tiltunit90°tofire.
(Ifitfails tofire,donotusetheunit. SeeTroubleshooting.)
12.Aftertestfiring,RepeatCockingStepsto ReCockthefiringmechanism.
13.TURN CONTROL KNOB to LOCKED POSITION deactivating the firing
mechanism.(SeeFigure1.)[PullKnobOuttoTurn – ReleasetoLockKnobinPlace]
14.VISUALCOCKING INDICATOR:RedIndicatorshowsthat itsproperly cocked.
InstallingtheCO2 Cartridge Hearing Protection MustBe Worn
Withtheunit Cockedandthe CONTROL KNOBinLOCKED POSITION:
15.MakesuretheCO2 cartridgeendandCartridgeHolderarecompletelyclean.
16.InsertanewSonoBlasterApproved16gramCO2 CartridgeintheCartridge
Holder.(Note:ThreadedCO2 cartridgeswillnotfunctionintheSonoBlaster)
17.Screw the CO2 Cartridge Holder onto the unit. Make sure the threads are
aligned Donotforce Handtightenfirmlywithoutovertightening.
àTheunitisnowreadytooperateuponrotatingthe
CONTROL KNOBto UNLOCKEDPOSITION[PullKnobOuttoTurn]
Keepthe CONTROL KNOBinLOCKED POSITION untilunithasbeenplacedin
thedesiredoperatinglocationandissecurelyinastableuprightposition.
