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- Page 1 ARCO VIONICS AT165 TSO Transponder Operation Manual 03609-0621 ARCO VIONICS INC. 270 Commerce Drive, Suite 200 Ft. Washington, PA. 19034 U.S.A. PRINTED IN U.S.A. REV C JANUARY 2005...
- Page 2 NOTICE While every effort has been made by Narco Avionics Inc. to ensure accuracy in the preparation of this Operation Manual, Narco assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions ARCO VIONICS CAN BE REACHED BY CALLING: 215-643-2900 FAX: 215-643-0197 PRINTED IN U.S.A.
- Page 3 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The AT165 TSO is a panel-mounted transponder with additional altitude and timing functions. The AT165 consists of a receiver tuned to the frequency of a ground interrogation station (1030 MHz), logic circuitry to check the validity of the received interrogation and encode a reply containing pertinent identification information, and a transmitter, which sends the coded reply to the ground station.
- Page 4 STARTUP SCREEN At turn on the startup screen shows Model type and software version. SETUP Start with the AT165 Function Selector Switch in the OFF position. Hold in the FUNC button while turning the Function Selector Switch to the SBY position. Release the FUNC button. The AT165 will now be at the Contrast Adjust screen.
- Page 5 BUTTONS FOR ALTERNATE FEATURES IDENT Pressing the IDENT button will activate the SPIP (Special Position Identification Pulse) signal for approximately 20 seconds. This signal will "paint" an instantly identifiable image on the controller’s scope. This signal must only be used upon request of a "Squawk IDENT" from the controller. Use at any other time could interfere with another aircraft sending a SPIP.
- Page 6 TIMER OPERATION FLIGHT TIME (Press FUNC until FLIGHT TIME is displayed) XXXXXXXXXXXXXX The Flight Timer starts automatically when the AT165 is powered on. Pressing FLIGHT TIME 00:00:00 and holding CRSR/CLR for two seconds will reset the Flight Timer to zero. COUNT UP TIMER (Press FUNC until COUNT UP is displayed) If necessary, press and hold CRSR/CLR for two seconds to reset the Count Up XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...
- Page 7 ALTITUDE DISPLAY Displays the altitude data supplied to the AT165 from the blind altitude encoder. PRESSURE ALT 08500ft For altitudes less than –1,000ft and greater than 30,700ft bars will be displayed. XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Additionally bars will be displayed when an illegal altitude code is received. ALTITUDE HOLD HOLD MODE Pressing HOLD will capture the Aircraft’s current altitude and use it as the...
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