Spectra Logic TAC/COM SERIES manual

SM06

TAC/COM SERIESControl HeadINSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL

REV 4.10 January 4, 2006

Northern Airborne Technology Ltd.

1925 Kirschner Road

Kelowna, BC, Canada.

V1Y 4N7

Telephone (250) 763-2232

Facsimile (250) 762-3374

CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY TO NORTHERN AIRBORNE TECHNOLOGY LTD.

Contents

TAC/COM SERIES Control Head INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL Page AMENDMENT RECORD Page Table of Contents Page Page Page Section 1 Description Two-RadioControl Heads Three-RadioControl Heads Four-RadioControl Heads Page 1.3Purpose of Equipment Radio TH250 Control 1.3.1Interface Considerations 1.3.2Mixed Transceiver System 1.3.3Radio Capability Increase With Tac/Com Feature C1000 C962/722 Stored Channels 1.3.4Master/Slave Configuration 1.3.5Frequency Data Considerations 1.4Hardware Design Features & Considerations 1.4.1General 1.4.2Display Filtering/Lighting Options 1.5Specifications 1.5.1Electrical Specifications 1.5.2Physical Specifications Tac/Com Series Rail Height Required TH450 - 2NNFE TH250 - 2NN TH450- 2FFNN TH260 - 2ZZ TH450 Page Section 2 Installation 2.3.2Cautions 2.3.3Cabling and Wiring Notes: 2.3.4Mechanical Mounting 2.3.5Notes SM06\PQRU\810-0 2.4Post Installation Checks 2.4.1Voltage/Resistance Checks DO NOT ATTACH THE TAC/COM CONTROL HEAD UNTIL THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET <1 <2 Page 2.5Troubleshooting 2.5.1Weak Receive/Transmit, Intermittent Operation, Erratic Squelch 2.5.2Strange Noises, No Receive Audio, Transmit Keying problems 2.5.3Some Frequencies Can't be Edited 2.5.4Display Brightness is Too Low, Can't Increase to Full Brightness 2.5.5Amber (RX) Squelch light comes on, but no RX audio is heard 2.6Final Inspection 2.7Continued Airworthiness 2.8Installation Drawings 2.8.1Outline drawings 2.8.2System Connector (J-100) Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Section 3 Operation 3.3Initial Operation 3.3.1Power-upHelp OFF RADIO 3.3.2Initial Operating Display NAT NT-150 or WULFS RT-7200 (etc.) POWER=LO, TONES=OFF (etc.) NO I/F BOARD --NO RADIO --RADIO OFF 3.4.1Radio Specific Controls GUARD Page MODE FUNCTION NORM SCAN LIST CHAN RADIO SELECT NEXT EDIT DISPLAY CHAN Page 3.5Editing 3.5.1Channel Editing SELECT Page NEXT 3.5.2Summary of Channel Editing 3.5.3Summary of Channel Labels ENTER 3.5.4Summary of Subaudible Tones Page Page 3.6Status Line Editing 3.6.1NEXT and SELECT Switch Use 3.6.2Status Edit Features DUPLEX TONES TX ONLY WCODE MCODE FREQ LIST + PRIORITY CHAN + 3.7Channel Display Summary 3.7.1Display Switch Set to 'ID a01 FORESTRY sc a01= FORESTRY sc p1 3.7.2Display Switch Set to 'RX a01= 156.875r 3.7.3Display Switch Set to 'TX 3.8Changing Display Brightness CHAN-=Dimmer CHAN+ =Brighter DISPLAY/CONTRAST 3.9Scanning Page 3.9.1Scan Modes SCAN MODE Note for NTX Transceivers: 3.10NAT NTX138 Wide-band/Narrow-bandOperation 3.11Master Edit Mode USE THIS MODE WITH GREAT CARE SERIOUS PROBLEMS CAN DEVELOP IF THIS MODE IS USED INCORRECTLY RESULTING IN SEVERE CHANNELING DIFFICULTY Note: Master Edit Mode is seldom used in normal operation SO BE CAREFUL CORRECT IMPORTANT ALL RADIOS, not just the one initially selected If you are unsure of this function, PLEASE CALL NAT for more information 3.12Installation & Configuration Mode USED ONLY AT THE FACTORY OR BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL DISABLE 3.12.1Entering Configuration Mode WARNING SELECT/NEXT 3.12.2Configuration Option Table