Cessna 1980 182Q Pilot's Operating Handbook And Flight Manual page 283

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PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK CESSNA 300 TRANSPONDER
SUPPLEMENT AND ALTITUDE ENCODER (BLIND)
2. REPLY LAMP - Lamp flashes to indicate transmission of reply pulses; glows
steadily to indicate transmission of IDENT pulse or satisfactory self-test opera-
tion. (Reply lamp will also glow steadily during initial warm-up period.)
3. IDENT (ID) SWITCH - When depressed, selects special pulse identifier to be
transmitted with transponder reply to effect immediate identification of aircraft
on ground controller's display. (Reply lamp will glow steadily during duration of
IDENT pulse transmission.)
4. DIMMER (DIM) CONTROL - Allows pilot to control brilliance of reply lamp.
5. SELF-TEST (TST) SWITCH - When depressed, causes transponder to generate a
self-interrogating signal to provide a check of transponder operation. (Reply
lamp will glow steadily to verify self-test operation.)
6. REPLY-CODE SELECTOR KNOBS (4) - Select assigned Mode A reply code.
7. REPLY-CODE INDICATORS
(4)' -
Display selected Mode A reply code.
8. REMOTE-MOUNTED DIGITIZER - Provides an altitude reporting code range of
-1000 feet up to the airplane's maximum service ceiling.
9. REMOTE ID SWITCH (XPDR IDENT) - Same as panel-mounted ID switch
described in Item 3.
Figure
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Cessna 300 Transponder and Altitude Encoder (Blind)
(Sheet 2 of 2)
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