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ATR833A-II-OLED VHF Communication Transceiver P/N 833-II-(Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation (Dokument-Nr. 01.143A.010.71e) f.u.n.k.e. means – fabrication · utilities · network · know-how · engineering k.e.
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ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation Change History Revision Date Description of Change 1.00 04.04.2018 First Release Head-SW 1.05 / NF-FW 3.00 List of Service Bulletins (SB) Service-Bulletins are to be inserted in the manual and to be recorded in this table SB Number Rev.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 1 GENERAL This manual contains information about the physical, mechanical and electrical characteristics, as well as information about installation and operation of the aeronautical VHF voice radio ATR833A-II. The flat panel radio is only available with OLED display. 1.1 Symbols Advices whose non-observance can cause radiation damage to the human body or ignition of combustible materials.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 1.3 Customer Support In order to facilitate a rapid return of shipments in case of repairs, please follow the instructions of the input guide “Reshipment RMA” provided at the Service-Area within the f.u.n.k.e. AVIONICS GmbH web portal www.funkeavionics.com.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 2 OPERATION 2.1 Overview of Controls Position and naming of control elements: The control elements have following functionality: Switch On press button for appr. 0,5 s ON/OFF Swich Off press button for appr. 3 s Activates/deactivates the mode for mutual DUAL reception of standby frequency (display shows...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 1. Marking (underline) of value for adjustment; value changeable with FRQ or VOL/SEL Enter and continue with Cursor Button CURSOR short press 2. Activates in MEM menu the entry of names 3.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 2.3 Display The ATR833A-II shows the frequencies and the operating condition on a matrix LCD display with 128 x 64 pixels. Display Meaning Remark Fixed label for active frequency Label standby Dual watch mode allows frequency, when dual intermittent monitoring of watch is not activated...
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ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation Display Meaning Remark Transmission ended automatically after 35 Release PTT shortly and press seconds of continuous again to re-enable transmission. transmission If SEL was pressed, the Volume level appropriate value of the VOL 03 receiving standard menu are displayed at...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 2.4 Frequency Setting Frequency setting is always done by the two steps of 1. Entering a new standby frequency to the desired value, and then 2. Interchanging the new standby frequency and the previous active frequency by using the swap button .
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 2.4.2 Manual Frequency Input The standby frequency is input by Selecting with the ► button which part of the frequency to change, Changing the selected part with the FREQ rotary knob. The swap button ...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 2.4.3 Recall a Frequency from the User Memory To access the user memory frequency list, press MEM once, and select one of the 20 memory entries with the VOL/SEL turn knob. The selected memory entry is shown instead of the standby frequency. In the lower row of the display, the number of the memory entry selected is indicated by [MEM xx] (with xx = 1 to 20);...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 2.4.4 Recall a Frequency from the List of the 10 Last Used The radio automatically keeps track of the last 10 used active frequencies. To access this list, press MEM twice, and select one of the 10 list entries with the VOL/SEL turn knob.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 2.4.5 Storage of a Frequency into the User Memory The active frequency can be stored into any entry of the user memory. This is achieved by a long press of 1,5 seconds on MEM. The previous memory entry will be be overwritten.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation To assign a name to a memory entry, appropriate entry must 118.275 selected. The next steps follow directly step 4 from above. SBY > 123.450 5. Change of name entry: MEM 07 A long press of the Cursor button ...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 2.5 Basic Settings To choose between the following settings, use the SET button: 1. VOL Volume (chosen by default) 2. SQL Squelch (noise suppression) 3. VOX Voice Activated Intercom (speech level required to activate the intercom) 4.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 2.5.2 SQL – Squelch (noise barrier) By shortly pressing the SET key once, with the help of the rotary knob the squelch level can be adjusted. (Note: This is not related in any way to the intercom functionality.) This is a threshold that has to be exceeded by radio signal levels from other transmitters, in order to activate the reception circuitry.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 123.450 118.275 VOX 3 Range: Off, 1 - 9 In case of very noisy backgrounds or use of uncompensated microphones, the automatic VOX functionality may not work satisfyingly. In these cases, it is possible to deactivate the VOX automatism with VOX: 0, and to use an external intercom-switch.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 123.450 118.275 STL 4 Range: 0 - 20 2.5.6 STR – Volume Sidetone Right By pressing the SET button five times you get access to the STR menu. Here the volume of the sidetone for the right seat can be adjusted. 123.450 118.275 STR 4...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 2.5.8 BRT – Brightness By pressing the SET seven times the brightness of the backlight of the LCD display can be adjusted with the VOL/SEL turn knob. For devices with an OLED display this function controls the brightness of the display. 123.450 118.275 BRT 5...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 2.7 Reception When receiving, a „RX“ is shown in front of the active frequency. ACT RX 123.450 118.275 VOL 5 When having dual watch active (see 0) RX can be shown on the standby frequency, too.
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ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation Every then detected radio signal on the active frequency has priority, and pauses the dual watch monitoring of the standby frequency, as long as the reception/transmission continues on the active frequency. Transmissions are always done one the active frequency. The dual watch mode is activated by pressing DW, and indicated by a changing the “SBY”...
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ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation As soon as no reception is determined on the active frequency, the mutual monitoring between active and standby frequency starts. In order to deactivate dual watch: press DW once more or change the frequency.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 3 CONFIGURATION A very long press of SET (5 seconds) accesses the configuration menu. The configuration menu is used for fundamental settings. To choose between the following settings, use the SET button: 1.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 8.33 kHz: allows input of both 8.33 kHz and 25 kHz channels ACT RX 123.450 118.275 SPACING 8.33kHz 25 kHz: allows input of 25 kHz channels only ACT RX 123.450 118.275 SPACING 25kHz A short press of SET switches to the next configuration item.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation off xxx s: automatic display darkening after xxx seconds after last user interaction (xxx= 10s, 20s, 30s, 60s, 120s) ACT RX 123.450 118.275 DISPLAY off 10s Reactivation of the darkened display is done by press of any key (except key I/O) or turn of any knob (the action of the key pressed is performed when pressing the key again after the display turned on) or when transmitting.
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ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation all mics: both PTT buttons and all microphones are used for transmissions, no matter what PTT button was pressed. ACT RX 123.450 118.275 PTT SLCT all mics one mic: according to the PTT button pressed, the associated microphone is activated ACT RX 123.450...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation When deactivating one PTT button and microphone for transmissions, e.g. in order to keep passengers from interfering with ATC communication, don’t forget to reactivate the copilot’s PTT after end of the flight. 3.4 DUOWATCH –...
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ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation ever on: The external audio input is always on, even during radio receptions and transmit mode. Use this setting only for very high priority acoustic warnings, e.g. collision warning beep tones. 123.450 118.275 EXTAUDIO ever on...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 3.6 MIC TYPE – Selection Microphone Type The next option in the configuration menu is the setting of the microphone type. Selecting the microphone type switches the individual microphone inputs. With the setting "dynamic" the dynamic inputs MIC L dyn and MIC R dyn become active and the input for standard microphones is switched off.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation HEAD OUT – Headset Configuration The menu item HEAD OUT determines whether one headset output is used or whether both headset outputs are used for separate control. ACT RX 123.450 118.275 HEAD OUT The setting "one"...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation ACT RX 123.450 118.275 AUTO ON 3.10 FW /SW – Firmware / Software Version The firmware or the software version of the device is displayed here. No settings are possible. Display Firmware NF (example) 123.450 118.275 02.03 21581...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 3.11 Master Reset – Reset to Factory Settings With following procedure all configurations are reset to the factory settings. Switch of the device. Press MEM button and DW button and switch the unit on. Following screen appears after start-up: Reset to defaults: yes/NO The master reset is activated by pushing the SET button.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 4 INSTALLATION 4.1 Advice and Tips The following suggestions should be considered before installing The assigned installation company could perform wiring. For diagrams refer to chapter 0- Wiring. 4.2 Telecommunication Data Manufacturer: f.u.n.k.e.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 4.5 Mounting In cooperation with a maintenance shop, location and kind of the installation are specified. The maintenance shop can supply all cables. Suitable sets of cables are available from f.u.n.k.e. AVIONICS GmbH.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 4.6.2 Headset Connection Two headphones of the same type can be connected in parallel for each input. The total impedance in this case must not be less than 100Ω. 4.6.3 Audio-Input The external audio input can be used for the input of warn tones or music etc.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 4.7.2 Connector – Pin Allocation D-SUB Connector of the ATR833A-II seen from solder side Names Functionality LSP(+) Output external Loudspeaker Positive HEAD-0 (+) Output Headset-Speaker Positive GND (HEAD-0) Output Headset-Speaker Negative EXT-NF Input external Audio-Signal MIC R DYN Input Microphone Right Dynamic...
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ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation +14 / +28V-PWR Input Power Supply +12V +14 / +28V-PWR Input Power Supply +12V BATT (-) Ground Side of Power Supply MIC R GND Input Microphone Right Ground PTT-0 Push-to-Talk 0 (connect to ground for transmitting) LSP(−) Output...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 4.7.3 Wiring with Cable Harness BSKS833x-S 4.7.3.1 Overview / Variants of cable sets Five different cable sets are available for a wide range of applications BSKS833S-S Basic cable-set for single-seater BSKS833D-S Basic cable-set for double-seater BSKS833OE-S Cable-set for double seats (powered aircraft) with open ends...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation Byte # Value Description 0x02 (STX) Synchronization 0x72 (‘r’) Synchronization id of message 4…3+n n data bytes depending on message XOR of bytes #2 … #3+n checksum i.e. excluding the STX and the checksum itself Byte stuffing If the STX byte (0x02) appears in the data byte of a message, this byte is doubled to distinguish it from STX.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 4.8.2 Installation Recommendation Take note of the antenna manufacturer’s instructions. The metallic contact between airplane surface and antenna-GND must be very good. On non-metallic airplanes a metal foil (min. 80 cm x 80 cm) shall be used as electrical counterweight on the inside of the belly.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 4.10 Post-Installation Check A certified maintenance shop must verify proper operation of the VHF Transceiver System. When installation is completed all steering and control functions of the aircraft are to be examined, in order to exclude disturbances by the wiring.
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 4.11 Drawings 4.11.1 Dimensions The D-Sub-Connector (plug) has to be clamped with both spring locks. It is recommended to additionally secure them with a cable tie. Doc.-No. 01.143A.010.71e / Revision 1.00...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 4.11.2 Mounting Advices Panel cut-out: 160x42mm rectangular, transversely aligned, within view and reach of the pilot. Attachment directly to the instrument panel, using parts from mounting set MB800A2 (scope of delivery). Mount the two standard "mounting blocks"...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 5 APPENDIX 5.1 Frequency/Channel-Plan In the following table examples for operating and displayed frequencies in the range between 118.000 ... 118.100 MHz are given. This table can be continued to 136.975 MHz following the same scheme. Displayed Displayed Operating...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 5.2 Technical DataH=38,5mm / B=140mm / T=161mm GENERAL COMPLIANCE ETSO-2C169a Transceiver Class 4, 6 Receiver Class C, E, H1 & H2 ETSO 2C128 Height: 38,5 mm (1,49 in) DIMENSIONS Width: 140 mm (5,5 in) METAL HOUSING Depth: 161 mm (6,3 in) WEIGHT...
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ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation COMPASS-SAFE DISTANCE 30 cm INTERCOM-INPUT Microphone inputs are connected to the intercom input. 100 mV at the microphone input produce 0,5W output power at the headphone (300Ω). NF (AUDIO) - INPUT 1V / 600Ω TRANSMITTER 6 W (nominal) POWER OUTPUT...
ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation 5.3 Environmental Conditions CHARACTERISTICS DO–160F SECTION CAT CONDITION TEMPERATURE / ALTITUDE LOW GROUND SURVIVAL – 55°C 4.5.1 TEMPERATURE – 20°C LOW OPERATING TEMPERATURE 4.5.1 HIGH GROUND SURVIVAL 4.5.2 + 85°C TEMPERATURE HIGH SHORT-TIME OPERATING 4.5.2 + 70°C TEMPERATURE...
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ATR833A-II / P/N 833-II (Axxx)-(Axxx) Operation and Installation CHARACTERISTICS DO–160F SECTION CAT CONDITION AUDIO FREQUENCY CONDUCTED 18.0 SUSCEPTIBILITY INDUCED SIGNAL SUSCEPTIBILITY 19.0 RADIO FREQUENCY 20.0 SUSCEPTIBILITY EMISSION OF RF ENERGY 21.0 LIGHTNING INDUCED TRANSIENT No ED23 test, 22.0 SUSCEPTIBILITY not required LIGHTNING DIRECT EFFECTS 23.0 No test required...
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