Optional Equipment
RDR 1400C Weather Radar
CSP
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902RFM207E
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ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL
MD900 (902 Configuration with PW 207E)
Original
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70
FAA Approved
Reissue 2
BCN
Pressing this button will select the two Beacon type formats to be se
lected. Sequentially pressing the Beacon button will select the following bea
con modes:
Beacon Only Mode
- Beacon A, Beacon B, Beacon A, Beacon B, . . .
Dual Mode
(Beacon/ Weather or Beacon/ Search) Beacon A, Beacon B, Beacon
Off, Beacon Am . . .
Beacon Only Mode:
- If the starting mode of operation is weather (or search),
then pressing the beacon button will place the system in Beacon/ Weather
(Search) mode. To activate beacon only mode, press the weather (or search)
button to turn off weather (search) mode. To reactivate dual mode, press either
the weather or search buttons.
Beacon A
- Standard 2-pulse beacon
Beacon B
- DO-172 compatible beacon
Secondary Mode Selector and Gain Controls
BCN GAIN
- The Beacon Gain is a rotary potentiometer that controls the
gain of the Beacon receiver.
SRCH GAIN
- The Search Gain is a rotary potentiometer that controls the
gain of the Search receiver.
CODE
- Pressing this switch selects Beacon Codes in a sequential cyclic fash
ion (i. e., Code 0, Code 1, Code 2, . . . Code 15 or Code 0, Code 1, Code 2,
. . . Code 9) depending on Beacon Mode selected. The selected code is annun
ciated on the MFD.
When DO-172 Beacon (Beacon Mode B) is selected via the BCN button, the
total of sixteen codes (0-15) can be selected by the Code switch. Selecting
a Standard two-pulse Beacon (Beacon Mode A) via the BCN button, the total
of ten codes (0-9) can be selected by the Code button. The Code button is
not active unless the Beacon mode has been selected.
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