Northern-airborne-technology THxxx User Manual

CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY TO NORTHERN AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGY LTD. SM06 TAC/COM SERIES Control Head INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUA

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 NAT NTX138 radios provide wide-band and narrow-band operation. The bandwidth flag indicates the selecte

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 3.8 Changing Display Brightness There is one additional display function, which is the INTENSITY/CONT

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 approximately 90 channels/second. It takes almost half a second to provide tone or DPL decoding, which

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 3.9.1 Scan Modes If priority scan channels are enabled through the status editing mode, the channel

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 3.9.1.3 LIST+PRIORITY Scanning In this mode, both LIST & PRIORITY features are combined, so tha

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 3.11 Master Edit Mode USE THIS MODE WITH GREAT CARE. SERIOUS PROBLEMS CAN DEVELOP IF THIS MODE IS

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 Anything visible on the screen may now be edited, SO BE CAREFUL!!! If channel numbers are being changed

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 3.12 Installation & Configuration Mode This mode of operation is also not required for normal ope

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 f) Using the normal editing procedure (SELECT/NEXT), select a valid option for each feature presented.

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual FEATURE VALID OPTIONS COMMENTS S/W VER.*The number of channels available for each radio.Does NOT inclu

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual Section 1 Description 1.1 Introduction This manual contains information on the NAT Tac/Com control he

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 The Tac/Com control head carries its own operator's manual in internal software, and can provid

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual Four-Radio Control Heads 1.2.2 Accessories The Tac/Com family encompasses numerous specialized acces

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 1.2.2.3 TE12/DTE12/DP12 DTMF Tone Generator/Keyboard Data Entry Unit These devices can output DTMF

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 1.3 Purpose of Equipment The Tac/Com series of control heads provides a centralized location for tact

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 1.3.1 Interface Considerations Tac/Com offers direct plug compatibility for replacement of C-962/A

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 1.3.3 Radio Capability Increase With Tac/Com Wherever possible, NAT has increased the capability of

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 1.3.4 Master/Slave Configuration One powerful configuration that NAT's Tac/Com controls suppo

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 1.3.5 Frequency Data Considerations Tac/Com controls have an intelligent editor that prevents incorre

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 1.4 Hardware Design Features & Considerations 1.4.1 General The Dzus mounted Tac/Com control

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 1.5 Specifications 1.5.1 Electrical Specifications Input Power: 16-33 Vdc. Current: 0.25

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 1.5.2 Physical Specifications Height Tac/Com Series Rail Height Required 250/260 and 350/360 3.0

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 1.5.3 Environmental Specifications Altitude: Pressurized alt. equivalent to 15,000'

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 1.6.3 Display Type TH450 - 2FFNN 00 = LCD Display, Master (Discontinued) 10 = LCD Display, Slav

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 1.6.5 Interface-Specific Suffix Information The position of the digit in the code reflects the positio

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual Section 2 Installation 2.1 Introduction Information in this section consists of: unpacking and inspect

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 2.3.2 Cautions All audio installations can be severely degraded by incorrect wiring and shielding, a

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 2. The interface cards for the RT9600 and RT7200 have different locks from those on the original harnes

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Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 displays offer very wide viewing angles, and are suitable for centre console mounting and locations no

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual Power up the aircraft's systems with the Tac/Com control head and RT's installed, and turn ON

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 2.5 Troubleshooting 2.5.1 Weak Receive/Transmit, Intermittent Operation, Erratic Squelch Ensure al

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual aircraft, such as Aerospatiale airframes, there are two dimmers, one of which MUST be ON for normal dayl

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 2.8 Installation Drawings This section has the complete interconnect drawing set for all installatio

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INSTALL_OPS MANUAL AMENDMENT Manual: SM06 (Tac/Com Series Control Head) Amendment #: 1 Document # SM06\Install_Ops\809-0001 Amendment Date: Oct 2

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SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual Section 3 Operation 3.1 Introduction Information in this section consists of the functional and ope

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 3.3 Initial Operation 3.3.1 Power-up Help Turn the Tac/Com system on by rotating any radio volu

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual NAT NT-150 or WULFS RT-7200 (etc.) This is the radio type designated for that transceiver slot in the co

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 3.4.1 Radio Specific Controls Radio-specific Controls Radio specific cont

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 3.4.1.2 RX (Receive) Volume Control RX VolumeControls The RX volume control is adjusted via the rou

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 3.4.1.4 Radio Mode Switch Radio Mode Switch The last radio specific control is the MODE or FUNCT

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual The TOP ROW is for NORMAL OPERATION. CHAN RADIO SQ SELECT NEXT EDIT

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 3.4.2.2 CHAN -/+ Toggle Switch - NORMAL Operation To change channels, press the CHAN switch in th

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 3.4.2.4 EDIT Switch Function - NORMAL Operation Edit Switch When the EDIT switch is in the centre-o

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 3.5 Editing Editing is the general term for changing any information stored in the Tac/Com control h

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 3.5.1 Channel Editing EDIT Switch When the EDIT switch is in the CH position, the ID, RX, and TX in

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 Depending on which way the SELECT switch is set (+ or -), the choices will move around the circle in ei

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual Note that a STAR appears at the right side of the RT #2 ID label in the diagram below. This means that t

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Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 3.5.2 Summary of Channel Editing For each channel stored in the control head, there are three possi

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 3.5.3 Summary of Channel Labels Tac/Com permits two kinds of channel numbers (set at installation ti

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 As soon as the data is loaded into the radio, the next channel in the next block appears (d32). Channel

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 3.5.4.2 CTCSS or Subaudible Tone Table The following table shows the relationship of the supported to

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 The additional codes and frequency display were added in the new control head software in 1991 for USFS/

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 3.6 Status Line Editing The status lines for each radio contain all the extra functions supported b

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 3.6.1 NEXT and SELECT Switch Use = SIMPLEX This choice will cycle with the SELECT switch. T

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual To illustrate the choices possible in the STATUS EDIT MODE, the following diagram shows all the current o

Tac/Com Control Head Manual SM06 Rev. 4.10 This is used where the tones are needed only to open the repeater and serve no RX squelch function. 3.6

SM06 Rev. 4.10 Tac/Com Control Head Manual 3.6.2.8 PWR-UP CHAN= This is the channel the control head will go to when it is powered up. This may