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Becker Flugfunkwerk GmbH · Baden Airpark · Gebäude B 108
77836 Rheinmünster · Telefon 07229 / 305-0
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DV 30613.03
Issue 2
April 2004
Change 2
October 2011

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  • Page 1 ADF 3500 System upwards serial no.: 1001 System Manual Manual DV 30613.03 Issue 2 April 2004 Change 2 October 2011 Becker Flugfunkwerk GmbH · Baden Airpark · Gebäude B 108 77836 Rheinmünster · Telefon 07229 / 305-0 E-Mail : info@becker-avionics.de or support@becker-avionics.de...

  • Page 2: List Of Effective Pages

    02/10 1-18 04/04 04/04 2-II 02/10 2-1 - 2-27 04/04 2-28 10/11 2-29 - 2-30 02/10 3-I - 3-II 04/04 3-1 - 3-14 04/04 5-I - 5-II 04/04 5-1 - 5-14 04/04 © 2004 by Becker Flugfunkwerk All rights reserved...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ADF 3500 TAB LE OF CON TENTS Sec ti on GE NE RAL IN FOR MA TI ON Page In tro duc ti on Pur po se of equip ment Va riants sur vey 1.3.1 Va riants sur vey Re cei ver AD 3502 - ( ) 1.3.2...
  • Page 4 ADF 3500 Tab le 1-1 List avai la ble va riants of the Ra dio Com pass Sys tem Tab le 1-2 List avai la ble va riants of the ADF- Re cei ver AD 3502 - ( ) Tab le 1-3 List avai la ble va riants of the ADF- Re cei ver RA 3502 - ( ) re mo te contr.

  • Page 5: Sec Ti On I

    In tro duc ti on The fol lo wing sys tem ma nu al des cri bes the au to ma tic di rec ti on fin ding equip ment ADF 3500 - ( ) (up - wards se ri al no. 1001). The ma nu al DV 30613.03 con tains the fol lo wing sec ti on: Sec ti on DV 30613.03...

  • Page 6: Va Riants Sur Vey

    ADF 3500 Va riants sur vey ADF 3500 Sys tem Va riant ADF 3502 - ( ) con sist of AD 3502 - ( ) ADF- Re cei ver RA 3502 - ( ) ADF- Re cei ver, re mo te con trol led...

  • Page 7: Va Riants Sur Vey Re Cei Ver Ad 3502 - ( )

    ADF 3500 1.3.1 Va riants sur vey Re cei ver AD 3502 - ( ) The fol lo wing tab le lists the va riants mo dels of the ADF- Sys tems. Ex ter nal ly, the va riants are iden ti cal, i.e.

  • Page 8: Va Riants Sur Vey Re Cei Ver Ra 3502 - ( ) Re Mo Te Con Trol Led

    ADF 3500 1.3.2 Va riants sur vey ADF- Re cei ver RA 3502 - ( ) re mo te con trol led Type de sig na ti on Ar ti cle-No.: Fre quen cy ran ge ad di tio nal 2182 kHz Part- No.

  • Page 9: Va Riants Sur Vey Rmi Con Ver Ter Ac 3503 - ( ) / Ac 3504 - ( )

    ADF 3500 1.3.5 Va riants sur vey RMI Con ver ter AC 3503 - ( ) / AC 3504 - ( ) Type de sig na ti on Part-No.: Ar ti cle-No.: Stan dard RMI x, y, z sin/cos 2 - 5 V DC...

  • Page 10: Adf- Re Cei Ver Ra 3502 - ( ) Re Mo Te Con Trol Led

    ADF 3500 1.4.2 ADF- Re cei ver RA 3502 - ( ) re mo te con trol led The na vi ga ti on re cei ver is de sig ned for in stal la ti on in the avio nics com part ment.

  • Page 11: Con Ver Ter And In Di Ca Tor Id 3502 - ( )

    ADF 3500 1.4.4 Con ver ter and In di ca tor ID 3502 - ( ) The con ver ter and in di ca tor ID 3502 - ( ) pre sents the bea ring in for ma ti on re la ti ve to the cen ter li ne of the air craft in which an RF-Sig nal is in ci dent.

  • Page 12: Tech Ni Cal Data

    ADF 3500 Tech ni cal data 1.5.1 Ge ne ral data Po wer supp ly AD 3502 - ( ) 27.5 V DC RA 3502 - ( ) 27.5 V DC CU 5502 - ( ) 27.5 V DC ID 3502 - ( ) 27.5 V DC...

  • Page 13: Sys Tem Spe Ci Fi Ca Tions

    ADF 3500 Sys tem Spe ci fi ca tions Re cei ver type Sing le con ver si on su per he te ro dy ne Fre quen cy ran ge 190 kHz - 1799.5 kHz ad di tio nal 2182 kHz ± 5 kHz...

  • Page 14: Me Cha Ni Cal Di Men Sions And Weights

    ADF 3500 1.6.2 Me cha ni cal Di men sions and Weights Re cei ver AD 3502 - ( ) Front pa nel 146 x 47.5 mm Ca sing depth 245 mm Weight 1 kg Re cei ver RA 3502 - ( ) re mo te con trol led...

  • Page 15: De Sign Spe Ci Fi Ca Ti On

    ADF 3500 1.6.5 De sign Spe ci fi ca ti on JTSO-2C41d RTCA DO-179 Ca te go ry A EU RO CAE/RTCA ED-14C/DO-160C EU RO CAE/RTCA ED-12A/DO-178A DV 30613.03 Issue 04/04 Page 1-11...
  • Page 16 ADF 3500 En vi ron men tal Qua li fi ca ti on AD 3502 - ( ) / CU 5502 - ( ) / ID 3502 - ( ) The fol lo wing per for man ce stan dards un der en vi ron men tal test con di tions have been estab lis hed in ac cor dan ce with the pro ce du res set forth in EU RO CAE/RTCA ED-14C/DO-160C Env.

  • Page 17: En Vi Ron Men Tal Qua Li Fi Ca Ti On Ac 3503 - ( ) / Ac 3504 - ( ) / An 3500

    ADF 3500 En vi ron men tal Qua li fi ca ti on AC 3503 - ( ) / AC 3504 - ( ) / AN 3500 The fol lo wing per for man ce stan dards un der en vi ron men tal test con di tions have been estab lis hed in ac cor dan ce with the pro ce du res set forth in EU RO CAE/RTCA ED-14C/DO-160C Env.

  • Page 18: Ac Ces So Ries

    ADF 3500 Ac ces so ries Hand book Sys tem ma nu al ADF 3500 - ( ) DV 30613.03 Ar ti cle-No.: 0514.942-071 Ope ra ting in struc tions up wards se ri al no. 1001 Ar ti cle-No.: 0515.851-071 1.9.1...

  • Page 19: Con Trol Unit Cu 5502 - ( )

    ADF 3500 Con nec tor kits CK 3501-S for RA/AD 3502-(xx), sol de ring Ar ti cle-No.: 0835.374-954 in clu des: ca ble con nec tor 37 pin Ar ti cle-No.: 0211.184-277 Con nec tor shell with sli ding clo su re 1 Ar ti cle-No.: 0775.231-277...

  • Page 20: Con Ver Ter And In Di Ca Tor Id 3502 - ( )

    ADF 3500 1.9.4 Con ver ter and In di ca tor ID 3502 - ( ) Con ver ter and In di ca tor ID 3502-(1) Ar ti cle-No.: see va riants sur vey 15 pin Ca ble con nec tor set soldering Ar ti cle-No.: 0891.576-954...

  • Page 21: An Ten Na An 3500

    ADF 3500 CK 3503-C for AC 350X-(X), crimp Ar ti cle-No.: 0523.909-954 in clu des: Ca ble con nec tor 25 pin Ar ti cle-No.: 0472.921-277 Case with moun ting ar ti cles Ar ti cle-No.: 0775.479-277 Co ding Pin Ar ti cle-No.: 0782.211-277...
  • Page 22 ADF 3500 Blank Page 1-18 DV 30613.03 Issue 04/04...
  • Page 23 ADF 3500 TAB LE OF CON TENTS Sec ti on IN STAL LA TI ON Page Ge ne ral Preins tal la ti on Check 2.2.1 Ope ra tio nal Check Me cha ni cal In stal la ti on 2.3.1...
  • Page 24 ADF 3500 Fig. 2-15 In ter wi ring of ADF Re cei ver RA 3502 - ( ), Con trol Unit CU 5502 - ( ), An ten na AN 3500 and Con ver ter and In di ca tor ID 3502 - ( ) 2-27 Fig.

  • Page 25: Sec Ti On Ii In Stal La Ti On Page

    Ge ne ral In stal la ti on of the ADF 3500 sys tem com po nents will de pend on the air craft type and equip ment fit ted, and thus only ge ne ral in struc tions can be pro vi ded in this sec ti on.

  • Page 26: In Stal Ling The Re Cei Ver Ra 3502 - ( )

    ADF 3500 2.3.2 In stal ling the Re cei ver RA 3502 - ( ) The ADF re cei ver is de sig ned for in stal la ti on in an avio nics com part ment. To do this, the moun ting pla te must first be se cu red to an ap pro pria te point in the avio nics com part ment using five bolts.

  • Page 27: In Stal Ling The Rmi-Converter Ac 3503 - ( ) / Ac 3504 - ( )

    2.4.1 Ge ne ral Fig. 2-9 - Fig. 2-12 shows the wi ring nee ded in the air craft for the Se ries ADF 3500 equip ment for 28 V air craft sys tem po wer supp ly. Only suit ab le air craft ca ble should be used. Use AWG 22 for all wi ring.

  • Page 28: Pa Nel And Dis Play Lighting Con Trol Unit Cu 5502 - ( )

    ADF 3500 Pin as signment con ver ter and in di ca tor unit ID 3502 - ( ) (con nec tor P 1) 5 V DC Pin 8 (+) Pin 15 (-) 5 V AC Pin 15 (~) Pin 8 (~) 13.75 V DC...

  • Page 29: Elec Tri Cal In Ter Fe Ren Ce

    ADF 3500 If the air craft is ac cu ra te ly alig ned with the NDB bea con, but a re la ti ve bea ring rea ding of 0° is not in di - ca ted, this is an in di ca ti on that the an ten na has been wron gly in stal led. Re check the an ten na in accordance with the cen tre li ne of the air craft and cor rect if ne ces sa ry.

  • Page 30: Qua Dran Tal Er Ror Cor Rec Ti On

    ADF 3500 2.5.4 Qua dran tal Er ror Cor rec ti on Ground Pro ce du re 1. Point the nose of the air craft to the NDB so that the in di ca tor shows 0° re la ti ve bea ring.
  • Page 31 ADF 3500 Fig. 2-1 Flight test pro ce du re DV 30613.03 Issue 04/04 Page 2-7...
  • Page 32 ADF 3500 Ta bel le Qua dran ten kor rek tur Q. E. Cor rec ti on Tab le Fre quenz Sta tion Used Fre quen cy ___________________________________ ____________________________ Prü fer Pi lot Re cor der ____________________________________ Pi lot __________________________________...
  • Page 33 ADF 3500 Fig. 2-2 Di men sions AD 3502 - ( ) DV 30613.03 Issue 04/04 Page 2-9...
  • Page 34 ADF 3500 Fig. 2-3 In stal la ti on of fas te ner strips Page 2-10 DV 30613.03 Issue 04/04...
  • Page 38 ADF 3500 Fig. 2-7 Di men sions AC 3503 - ( ) / AC 3504 ( ) Page 2-14 DV 30613.03 Issue 04/04...
  • Page 39 ADF 3500 Fig. 2-8 Di men sions An ten na AN 3500 DV 30613.03 Issue 04/04 Page 2-15...
  • Page 40 ADF 3500 Fig 2-9 - In stal la ti on An ten na AN 3500 with gas ket Page 2-16 DV 30613.03 Issue 04/04...
  • Page 41 ADF 3500 Fig 2-10 - In stal la ti on An ten na AN 3500 wit hout gas ket DV 30613.03 Issue 04/04 Page 2-17...
  • Page 42 ADF 3500 BLANK Page 2-18 DV 30613.03 Issue 04/04...
  • Page 43 Fig 2-11 Interwiring of ADF Receiver AD 3502-(), Control Unit CU 3502-(3) Antenna AN 3500 and Converter and Indicator ID 3502-() Page 2-19/2-20 DV 30613.03 Issue 04/04...
  • Page 44 Fig 2-12 Interwiring of ADF Receiver AD 3502-(), Antenna AN 3500 and Converter and Indicator ID 3502-() Page 2-21/2-22 DV 30613.03 Issue 04/04...
  • Page 45 Tandem Version not longer aviable since 1998 Fig. 2-13 Interwiring of ADF Receiver AD 3502-(), Control Unit CU 3502-(3) Antenna AN 3500 and Converter AC 3503-8() Page 2-23/2-24 DV 30613.03 Issue 04/04...
  • Page 46 Fig. 2-14 Interwiring of ADF Receiver AD 3502-() Antenna AN 3500 and Converter AC 5303-() Page 2-25/2-26 DV 30613.03 Issue 04/04...
  • Page 47 ADF 3500 Fig. 2-15 Interwiring of ADF- Receiver RA 3502 - ( ), Control Unit CU 5502 - ( ), Antenna AN 3500 and Converter and Indicator ID 3502 - ( ) DV 30613.03 Issue 04/04 Page 2-27...
  • Page 48 ADF 3500 Fig. 2-16 Interwiring of ADF- Receiver RA 3502 - ( ), Control Unit CU 5502 - ( ), Antenna AN 3500 and Converter AC 3503 - ( ) / AC 3504 - ( ). Page 2-28 DV 30613.03 Issue 10/11...
  • Page 49 Fig 2-17 Interwiring diagram ADF Receiver RA 3502-( ), Control Unit CU 5502-( ),Antenna AN 3500-( ), and Converter and Indicator ID 3502-(2) and ID 3502-(3) DV 30613.03 Issue 02/10 Page 2-29/2-30...
  • Page 51 ADF 3500 TAB LE OF CON TENTS Sec ti on OPE RA TI ON Page Con trols and in di ca tors 3.1.1 Con trols and in di ca tors ADF- Re cei ver AD 3502 - ( ) 3.1.2 Con trols and in di ca tors con trol unit CU 5502 - ( )) 3.1.3...
  • Page 52 ADF 3500 BLANK Page 3-II DV 30613.03 Is sue 04/04...

  • Page 53: Ope Ra Ti On

    ADF 3500 Sec ti on OPE RA TI ON Con trols and in di ca tors 3.1.1 Con trols and in di ca tors Re cei ver AD 3502 - ( ) Fig. 3-1 Front pa nel of the ADF- Re cei ver AD 3502 - ( )

  • Page 54: Rear Of Unit

    ADF 3500 Sym bol Des crip ti on Functi on kHz-Frequency Swit ches the dis play ed fre quen cy in steps of 10 kHz up - se lec tor switch wards or downwards. If ro ta ted quick ly, the chan ge ta kes (ou ter ro ta ry switch) pla ce in steps of 100 kHz.

  • Page 55: Con Trols And In Di Ca Tors Con Trol Unit Cu 5502 - ( )

    ADF 3500 3.1.2 Con trols and in di ca tors con trol unit CU 5502 - ( ) Fig. 3-2 Front pa nel of con trol unit CU 5501 -( ) Mea ning of sym bols on the con trols...
  • Page 56 ADF 3500 Fre quen cy se lec tor Swit ches the dis play fre quen cy in steps of 500 Hz steps switch up wards or downwards. If ro ta ted quick ly the chan ge ta - (in ner ro ta ry switch) kes pla ce in steps of 2 kHz.

  • Page 57: Con Ver Ter And In Di Ca Tor Id 3502 - ( ) Con Trols

    ADF 3500 3.1.3 Con ver ter and in di ca tor ID 3502 - ( ) con trols Fig. 3-3 Con ver ter and in di ca tor ID 3502 - ( ) Con trols and in di ca tor...

  • Page 58: Ope Ra Ting In Struc Tions Rmi-Indicator Con Trols

    ADF 3500 3.1.4 Ope ra ting in struc tions RMI-Indicator con trols The ope ra ting in struc tions are the same as for ID 3502 - ( ), ex ept that in di ca ti on pro vi ded is a QDM in - di ca ti on to NDB on the chart.

  • Page 59: Ope Ra Ting In Struc Tions

    ADF 3500 Ope ra ting in struc tions 1. Switch re cei ver functi on se lec tor to REC / TEST and ro ta te HDG set ting so that its sca le in di ca tes 0° / 360°.

  • Page 60: Ope Ra Ti On Of The Va Ri Ous Mo Des Adf- Re Cei Ver Ad 3502 -( )

    ADF 3500 Ope ra ti on of the va ri ous mo des ADF- Re cei ver AD 3502 - ( ) The ADF re cei ver con tains va ri ous functions which are per for med un der two mo des. The in di vi du al mo des are se lec ted by pres sing the MDE key.

  • Page 61: Fre Quen Cy Pre Se Lec Ti On Mode

    ADF 3500 3.3.2 Fre quen cy pre se lec ti on mode Se lect the mode using the MDE key. The last in di ca ted ac ti ve and pre set fre quen cy are shown in the left and right in di ca ti on re spec ti ve ly.

  • Page 62: Ope Ra Ting In Struc Tions Con Trol Unit Cu 5502 - ( )

    ADF 3500 Ope ra ting in struc tions Con trol Unit CU 5502 - ( ) 3.4.1 Pre pa ra ti on Switch on the air craft po wer supp ly (check that the cir cuit brea ker for the ADF sys tem is set).

  • Page 63: Ad Ju Sting The Vo Lu Me

    ADF 3500 3.4.4 Ad ju sting the vo lu me The vo lu me is ad jus ted for mo ni to ring re cei ved sig nals by using the “+” and “-” keys. The vo lu me is shown in the bot tom line by me ans of a nu me ri cal va lue bet ween"0"...

  • Page 64: Fre Quen Cy Set Ting Mode

    ADF 3500 3.5.1 Fre quen cy set ting mode The ac ti ve fre quen cy is shown in the top line and the bot tom line is swit ched off. The ac ti ve fre quen cy can be chan ged using the fre quen cy se lec tor swit ches.

  • Page 65: Swit Ching On The Stop Watch

    ADF 3500 3.5.3 Swit ching on the stop watch a. Pres sing the TMR key starts the stop watch. The fre quen cy set ting mode is im me di ate ly se lec ted and the pre vi ous ly set mode is sto red. The time is coun ted up 1 se cond at a time star ting at 0 and dis play ed in the bot tom line.

  • Page 66: Sa Fe Ty In For Ma Ti On

    ADF 3500 Sa fe ty in for ma ti on Switch off the sys tem whi le star ting en gi nes! The equip ment should be pro tec ted from the air craft supp ly by a cir cuit brea ker.
  • Page 67 ADF 3500 TAB LE OF CON TENTS Sec ti on PER FOR MAN CE TEST Page Ge ne ral 5.1.1 Mi ni mum sig nal re qui re ments 5.1.2 Ne ces sa ry in stru men ta ti on and ac ces so ries 5.1.3...
  • Page 68 ADF 3500 BLANK Page 5-II DV 30613.03 Is sue 04/04...

  • Page 69: Vper For Man Ce Test

    ADF 3500 Sec ti on PER FOR MAN CE TEST Ge ne ral Whe ne ver the sys tem has been sub ject to a ma jor over haul or ma jor re pair, all items of the sys tem must be gi ven a fi nal check on the test bench.

  • Page 70: Re Com Men Ded Te Sting Aids

    ADF 3500 Des crip ti on Type Make RF-Generator 3300A Adret RF-Voltmeter Rohde & Schwarz RMI-Indicator 26 V 400 Hz - Aring-Synchro x, y, z Swee per Po ly skop IV Ro hde + Schwarz Au dio Ge ne ra tor...
  • Page 71 Fig. 5-1 Test set Page 5-3/5-4 DV 30613.01 Issue 04/04...
  • Page 73 ADF 3500 b) Test se tup TIC test box Fig. 5-2 Test se tup TIC test box c) Moun ting pa nel Fig. 5-3 Moun ting pa nel AN 3500 for TIC test box DV 30613.03 Issue 04/04 Page 5-5...

  • Page 74: Fi Nal Che Ckout Pro Ce Du Re

    ADF 3500 d) Adap ter ca ble 1 for con nec ting TIC test box - RF-Generator Fig. 5-4 Adap ter ca ble 1 5.1.4 Fi nal che ckout pro ce du re Place the AN 3500 an ten na in the shiel ded room in the TIC test box. Con nect the sig nal ge ne ra tor to the feed points.

  • Page 75: Fre Quen Cy Ac Cu Ra Cy (2.2)

    ADF 3500 5.1.4.2 Fre quen cy ac cu ra cy (2.2) a) Set re cei ver and sig nal ge ne ra tor to 200 kHz re spec ti ve ly 1799 kHz (in REC mode). b) Mo du la te the sig nal ge ne ra tor with 400 Hz / 30% and set to an out put field strength of ap prox.
  • Page 76 ADF 3500 5.1.4.5 Estab lis hing bea ring ac cu ra cy (2.5) a) Set the re cei ver and sig nal ge ne ra tor to a fre quen cy of 335 kHz, m = 80% / 400 Hz.
  • Page 77 ADF 3500 5.1.4.10 Chec king the BFO functi on (2.7) a) Switch the re cei ver to BFO. b) Switch off the mo du la ti on of the sig nal ge ne ra tor. = 150 µV/m. c) Set sig nal ge ne ra tor to U d) The 1000 Hz tone must be au di ble.
  • Page 78 ADF 3500 The fi nal test RA 3502 - ( ), CU 5502 - ( ), AN 3500 with ID 3502 - ( ), and AC 3503 - ( ) / AC 3504 - ( ) The fi nal test and fi nal test re port are gi ven in the Hand book Main ten an ce and Re pair RA 3502 - ( ) DV 60604.04 article-no.
  • Page 79 ADF 3500 Page 1of 4 FI NAL TEST RE PORT PB 30613.03 Equip ment AD 3502 - ( ) or RA 3502 - ()/CU 3502 Se ri al-No.:....
  • Page 80 ADF 3500 Page 2 of 4 min. Re qui re ments max. Mea su re ments 400 kHz 70µV/m - 3° 0° + 3° ..° 100µV/m - 3° 0° + 3° ..°...

  • Page 81: Au Dio Am Pli Fier (2.6)

    ADF 3500 Page 3 of 4 min. Re qui re ments max. Mea su re ments Estab lis hing bea ring ac cu ra cy 0° - 3° 0° + 3° ..° 38°...
  • Page 82 ADF 3500 Page 4 of 4 min. Re qui re ments max. Mea su re ments 2.10 Check lighting o.k..The sys tem is air wort hy / not air wort hy Pla ce and date : ....

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