Comments on: Ortovox S1 – Avalanche Beacon Review

By: steve

steve — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:46:12 +0000

Just wanted to let you know I received an email from Marcus at Ortovox instructing me to send them the S1. I sent it today, so hopefully it will be back soon. I used the S1 almost exclusively last year, so this will give me a chance to work with my other beacons which have not been used in some time.

By: steve

steve — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:26:57 +0000

I will call them tomorrow morning and see if they can help figure this out. Thanks again.

By: Jonathan Shefftz

Jonathan Shefftz — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:18:28 +0000

Steve, you’re right — I just tried my S1, and sure enough, first the hourglass symbol, then the rotation symbol (which you’re not getting). Sounds like an issue for Ortovox customer service…

By: steve

steve — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:17:01 +0000

Thanks, Jonathan. I am still having some issues, though. Previously when I would calibrate the S1 it would show the calibration symbol, I would push ok, the hourglass would come on, and then the symbol to turn it 360 degrees, and then the unit would beep. I would then flip it over and wait for a beep, flip it over again, another beep and then it was done. What I am getting now, is the calibration symbol and then an hourglass that never moves on to the rotate unit symbol. I tried turning and flipping the unit while it was on the hourglass and it just goes back to the search screen. There is no feedback from the S1 at all. Maybe I am just used to the way it was done previously, but I would think the S1 would give me some feedback. Thank you for your great site, by the way. It helped me to decide to buy the S1, and I have been really happy with it.

By: Jonathan Shefftz

Jonathan Shefftz — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:28:15 +0000

The hourglass means it’s waiting for you to put it through a figure eight move and then a flip — then it will be recalibrated.