Ski & Snow 2022

CLEARER SEARCHING – EASIER FINDING
THE WORLD’S FIRST EVER AVALANCHE TRANSCEIVER WITH VOICE NAVIGATION
In extreme, stressful situations, like an
avalanche, the human body’s emergency
response mode kicks in. Stress or
the “fight-or-flight” response leads to
improved physical performance, but at
the same time reduces cognitive capacity.
Put simply, our bodies respond more
efficiently than our heads.
In these kinds of situations, regular
practice and the intuitive ease-of-use
of emergency equipment, especially
avalanche transceivers, play a crucial role.
The easier and clearer a device is to use,
the less the head has to do in an extreme
situation. With the Diract Voice, Ortovox
(brought to the New Zealand market by
Mountain Adventure) is launching a new
era in avalanche emergency equipment.
This is the world’s first avalanche
transceiver with voice navigation and
guides searchers quickly and reliably to
avalanche victims in emergency situations
with clear, direct verbal instructions.
The streamlined and logical design has
just one single operating button with an
extra-large display and a handy toggle
switch to quickly change from transmit
to search mode, so that the device is still
easy to operate even with thick gloves on.
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Neuropsychologist Sigrun Holzer
explains;
“Intuitive operation is the same as
automatic action: The less you have to
think, the better. Voice navigation on an
avalanche transceiver is a great help,
because you can keep your eyes focused
on the situation and not on the device. With
visual information, we first have to read
and process it before we can act upon
it. Hearing a voice with direct instructions
saves one step in the processing
sequence. Direct, clear instructions use
up less cognitive capacity, something
which is already limited in these kinds of
emergency situations,”
Simply put - The Diract Voice intuitively
helps gain life-saving seconds.
Tech specs
Easier searching: • Voice navigation:
DE, EN, FR, IT, ES, NOR, SV, CZ, NL •
Flagging function • Search strip width: 50
metres • Full-graphic, extra-large display
34mm × 45mm with 360° real-time
display • Visual and acoustic support in
fine search • Group check
Technology: • Number of antennas 3
• Number of avalanche victims 4 • Lowtemperature
battery • Rechargeable
USB C • Bluetooth • Dimensions: 7.9 ×
12 × 2.3 cm • Weight / Carrying system
210 g / 80 g
Get found: • SMART-ANTENNA-
TECHNOLOGY (automatically switches
to best transmission antenna) • Followup
avalanche switchover in search mode
• Follow-up avalanche switchover in
standby mode • RECCO® reflector (in
carrying system)
Orotvox App (Apple IOS & Android) •
Software update • Device settings • Fleet
management • Personalization
RRP Diract voice: $799.00 NZD RRP
Diract: $699.00 NZD