VAL Avionics COM 2000, Installation And Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...VAL AVIONICS LTD COM 2000 VHF Transceiver Installation and Operator s Manual Revision 3 March 2013 P N 172200 3 ...

Page 2: ... M A N U A L Revision 3 Page 2 of 31 March 2013 Revision History October 2010 Initial Printing May 2012 Inserted section 1 4 FCC regarding FCC ID and emissions December 2012 Updated Appendix A table 4 with serial pin port Spelling Corrections March 2013 Updated Appendix A for units with serial number 20720 to current ...

Page 3: ...onal Check 10 2 4 2 Final Inspection 10 2 5 LIMITATIONS 10 3 SECTION III OPERATION 11 3 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 11 3 1 1 Scope 11 3 1 2 Display Functions 11 3 1 3 User Controls 11 3 2 System Configuration 13 3 2 1 Accessing Setup Functions 13 4 SECTION IV WARRANTY AND SERVICE 14 4 1 LIMITED WARRANTY 14 4 2 SERVICE 14 5 Appendix A INSTALLATION DRAWINGS AND CONNECTOR LAYOUT 15 6 Appendix B WIRING DIAG...

Page 4: ...stall and operate Using state of the art technology Val Avionics Ltd has created a radio that will provide the pilot with simple and easy to operate communications The COM 2000 also has an enhanced display that features both active and standby frequency displays As an added feature from the classing COM 760 the unit now features non volatile memory for both the active and standby frequencies No lo...

Page 5: ...lass B receiver pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules as well as the emission requirements set forth in Part 87 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when it is operated in an aircraft environment The unit generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions manual m...

Page 6: ...ht 3 25 pounds 1 5 kg Mounting Panel mounted no shock mounting required Temperature Range 20 to 55 Celsius with short time operations at 70 Celsius Power Requirements Voltage 11 0 to 30 0 VDC Current 0 5 Amp Rec 3 Amp max transmit Receiver VHF Frequency 118 00 to 136 975 MHz Sensitivity 2 µV to provide a 6dB S N N Channel Spacing 25 kHz Stability 002 Selectivity 60dB Audio output 5W to 4Ω Spk 50mW...

Page 7: ...PTION PART NUMBER 1 COM 2000 760 Channel Radio 0800105 1 INSTALLATION KIT 651002 1 7 EQUIPMENT REQUIRED BUT NOT SUPPLIED Table 3 Equipment Not Supplied QTY DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER 1 Circuit Breaker 5 amp Potter Brumsfield W58 2 Ref VPN 0331005 1 Aircraft Cabin Speaker Ref aircraft parts manual for specific part number 1 Contact Crimping Tool w Positioning Tool AMP P N 601966 1 AMP P N 601699 5 1 8...

Page 8: ...buttons and other signs of damage that may have occurred during shipment Verify the contents of the container with the list in section 1 5 If any damaged or missing parts are discovered during the inspection save the shipping material and contact the freight carrier to file a claim If it is suspected that parts were omitted from the container please feel free to contact Val Avionics Ltd to acquire...

Page 9: ...cupied by the COM 2000 and harness assembly for obvious obstructions such as heater ducts control cables fuel and oil lines or any other obstruction Pay particular attention to the control yoke assembly It should be moved to the full limit of travel and verified that sufficient clearance exists prior to beginning installation Most aircraft instrument panels will already have existing radio mountin...

Page 10: ... of the aircraft controls Move all of the aircraft controls through their full range of movement while visually verifying that the installation does not mechanically interfere with the control movement Verify that the wiring harnesses are properly secured to the aircraft structure in accordance with accepted practices as described in AC 43 13 and that adequate strain relief and service loops have ...

Page 11: ...e S is the standby frequency When the unit is transmitting the A will be replaced with a T to represent active transmit When the unit is selecting a memory station the A and S will no longer be visible and the active portion will contain the seven character description and the standby will contain the frequency associated with the description 3 1 3 User Controls Refer to Figure 1 Unit Controls The...

Page 12: ...ay and the volume level is indicated by the numeric value after VOL i e VOL 15 The volume level can be adjusted from 0 to 20 by rotating the left hand inner knob Normal display operation resumes after 2 seconds 3 1 3 4 Changing the Minimum Received Signal Level Squelch Rotating the left hand outer knob controls the receiver s internal signal strength cutoff Squelch SQL will be displayed in the sta...

Page 13: ...to be selected When the data is entered as desired pressing the left hand button will exit the edit mode and return to the previous state If desired additional frequencies can be edited or added by repeating the above steps 3 1 3 6 3 Deleting a Stored frequency Once the undesired frequency has been selected see 3 1 3 6 1 press the right hand knob A confirmation will appear in the Standby window ro...

Page 14: ...r the warranty In such cases an estimate will be submitted for approval before repair is initiated In most cases Val avionics Ltd will provide 72 hour turn around on its warranty and repair service We recommend that contact be made with the FACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT prior to any unit return and obtain RETURN AUTHORIZATION AND INSTRUCTIONS This will provide proper control and expedite ser...

Page 15: ...I O N I C S L T D C O M 2 0 0 0 V H F T R A N S C E I V E R I N S T A L L A T I O N A N D O P E R A T O R S M A N U A L Revision 3 Page 15 of 31 March 2013 5 Appendix A INSTALLATION DRAWINGS AND CONNECTOR LAYOUT ...

Page 16: ...S C E I V E R I N S T A L L A T I O N A N D O P E R A T O R S M A N U A L Revision 3 Page 16 of 31 March 2013 Figure 2 Physical Dimensions Figure 3 P1 Connector Pin Out Drawing Not to Scale Figure 4 Panel Cut Out Figure 5 Mounting Tray Assembly Exploded View ...

Page 17: ...Ground 5 Mic Ground 6 Key Input 7 Main Ground 8 Main Power 9 RS 232 In Input 10 Aux In 1 Input 11 Speaker Output 12 Headphone Output 13 Mic Audio Input 14 Active Standby Toggle Input 15 NC Table 5 Rear Connector Pin Functions Serial number 20500 to 20719 Pin Function I O 1 RS 232 Out Output 2 Aux In 2 Input 3 Speaker Ground 4 Headphone Ground 5 Mic Ground 6 Key Input 7 Main Ground 8 Main Power 9 R...

Page 18: ... M 2 0 0 0 V H F T R A N S C E I V E R I N S T A L L A T I O N A N D O P E R A T O R S M A N U A L Revision 3 Page 18 of 31 March 2013 6 Appendix B WIRING DIAGRAMS Figure 6 COM 2000 Basic Wiring Diagram Figure 7 Interface with AP100 ...

Page 19: ... H F T R A N S C E I V E R I N S T A L L A T I O N A N D O P E R A T O R S M A N U A L Revision 3 Page 19 of 31 March 2013 7 Appendix C Certifications 7 1 TSO Certification This device has been tested and found to meet specification of TSO C169a ...

Page 20: ...2013 8 Appendix D INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS 8 1 MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS Maintenance of the COM 2000 VHF Transceiver is on condition only No periodic maintenance is required If unit is found to be out of calibration send unit in for service If unit is removed for service upon re installation perform Post Installation check as described in section 2 4 of this manual ...

Page 21: ...essages are supported Request data output Set active COM frequency data from a remote source Set standby COM frequency data from a remote source Set COM Volume and Squelch Level Set COM Mic Gain and Sidetone 9 2 Output Messages The COM 2000 COM 2KR output messages include Reset status Communications Error COM Receiver status COM audio mode COM microcontroller software version COM Volume and Squelc...

Page 22: ...fier two digit number in ASCII characters d d Message data characters defined for each message chksum Message checksum including message identifier through data characters The two digit checksum is generated by adding all values of valid characters together ignoring carry if any This value is converted into two encoded hex1 characters 30h 3Fh CR ASCII carriage return 0Dh LF ASCII line feed 0Ah The...

Page 23: ...ly at low speed 1 Hz H output repeatedly at high speed 10 Hz ii Output Dd Data Description a 20 Reset Status 00 0 21 CDI GSI and Flags 00 0 L H 22 Decoded OBS Setting 00 0 L H 23 Radial from Active VOR 00 0 L 28 Receiver Status 00 0 30 NAV Microntroller Software Version 00 0 32 ADC Data Output cc ADC channel 00 to 08 0 35 Comm Transceiver Status 00 0 36 Comm Software Version 00 0 71 Comm Volume an...

Page 24: ... AND RECEIVER FUNCTION This message is used to set the standby VOR or Localizer frequency as well as the receiver operating function The INS 429 can detect if the supplied frequency corresponds to a VOR or a Localizer channel so this command will work for both types of NAV aids Message format V Message class This is a VHF NAV message 28 Message identifier mk Standby VOR LOC frequency m desired fre...

Page 25: ...25 kHz steps 100 kHz Note The COM 2000 will check input frequencies for validity An RS 232 serial error message output will be generated if the frequency is invalid SET ACTIVE COMM FREQUENCY AND TRANSCEIVER FUNCTION This message is used to set the Active COMM frequency as well as he COMM transceiver function This message is only available in normal mode Message format V Message class This is a VHF...

Page 26: ... used to adjust the volume and squelch levels of the COM unit Message format V Message class VHF NAV Message 71 Message Identifier vs Volume level and Squelch Level v Desired volume level in encoded hexadecimal where v desired level 0x30 with a range between 0 20 0 being muted s Desired squelch level in encoded hexadecimal where s desired level 0x30 with a range between 0 20 0 being off Example Me...

Page 27: ... is a VHF NAV message 21 Message identifier cc CDI deflection An eight bit value indicating the amount of deflection of the CDI needle represented as two encoded hex3 digits The CDI deflection is a twos complements signed integer in the range of 100 to 100 100 indicates full left deflection 0 indicates no deflection and 100 indicates full right deflection gg GSI deflection An eight bit value indic...

Page 28: ...S setting is valid ddd Three digit OBS setting in degrees Values are in the range of 000 to 359 Example message PMRRV22V170 chksm CR LF A valid OBS setting of 170 degrees RADIAL FROM ACTIVE VOR This message outputs the current bearing from the active VOR station This message will be output even when a localizer is being tracked by the NAV receiver In this case the bearing will be marked as invalid...

Page 29: ...ssage format V Message class This is a VHF NAV message 28 Message identifier mk Standby NAV frequency m MHz where m 30h desired MHz frequency in the range of 108 to 117 MHz k desired frequency 25 kHz 30h with desired frequency in range of 000 to 975 kHz in 50 kHz steps s Status N Normal mode M Monitor mode Example message PMRRV28E4 PM chksm CR LF Active NAV frequency is 117 100 MHz Standby NAV fre...

Page 30: ...uelch test setting ASCII 0 automatic 1 test Example message PMRRV35G4LFR0 chksm LF Active frequency is 119 100 MHz the standby frequency is 124 550 MHz receiver function squelch is automatic COM SOFTWARE VERSION This message is used to output the version string for the VHF COM receiver software Message format V Message class This is a VHF NAV message 36 Message identifier vvvv Software version in ...

Page 31: ...s sent anytime there is a change in either the volume or squelch settings or is requested by using a Request Data Output 24 command Message format V Message class VHF NAV Message 72 Message Identifier ms Volume level and Squelch Level m mic gain level in encoded hexadecimal where m desired level 0x30 with a range between 1 20 s sidetone level in encoded hexadecimal where s desired level 0x30 with ...