TECHNICAL TRAINING MgTech COMMUNICATIONMaintenance Training TRAINING MANUAL 23-12 VERY HIGH FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION (VHF--COMM ) Table of Contents INTRODUCTION . DESCRIPTION . OPERATION 3.1 Frequency Tuning and Display 3.2 Transceiver MAINTENANCE INFORMATION . SUMMARY 0904w/4 Aaan hana VCS-40 Fokker 50: 23-12 Daas 123-42 VEKY HIGH FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION (VHF -COMM ) TRAINING MANUAL Maintenance Training 1. INTRODUCTION. The VCS-40 is a short range communication system. The line of sight limits the reception range. You use the system for voice communication between the aircraft and ground stations. The system operates in the frequency band from 118.000 to 135.975 MHz. The frequency selection is in 25 KHz steps. The type of modulation is amplitude modulation (AM) 2. DESCRIPTION. There are two independent systems in the aircraft. Each system has the following components - a control panel (CP) - a transceiver - an antenna On the CP you make mode and frequency selections and the CP-display shows the frequency. The received audio goes directly to the audio integrating system. The audio integrating system gives push to talk (PTT) and microphone signals directly to the transceiver. Each transceiver has its own antenna. The system 1 antenna is on top of the aircraft, the system 2 antenna is on the aircraft bottom. Fokker 50: 23-12 ves-40 03904w/3 Code 4001 Page 2TRAINING MANUAL 23-12 VERY HIGH FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION Maintenance Training (VHF-COMM) Hook-up diagram CONTROL/DISPLAY AUDIO VHF -COMM] SIDE TONE 1 MIC/PTT CONTROL/DISPLAY AUDIO. INTEGRATING: SYSTEM 23-50 SIDE TONE MIC/PTT 50-23-6014a Location of antennas VHF COMM 1 VHF COMM 2 50-23-6015 0904w/2 VCS-40 Fokker 50: 23-12TRAINING MANUAL 23-12 VHF Communication System Maintenance Training Location of control panels 50-23-6016 vcs-40 0905w/1 Fokker 50: 23-12 Code 4001 Page 4TRAINING MANUAL 23-12 VHF Communication System Maintenance Training Location of transceivers 50-23-6017 0904w/1 vcs-40 Fokker 50: 23-12 Code 4001 Page 5TRAINING MANUAL 23-12 VERY HIGH BREQUENCY COMMUNICATION (VHF-COMM ) Maintenance Training Seed OPERATION The power for the system is 28 VDC. For system no.1 the 28 VDC comes from an emergency bus. The power for the CP comes from the power supply of the transceiver. Frequency Tuning and Display The top part of the CP is the display. On the bottom part are the selector knob, the frequency selectors and a transfer push-button. The left hand knob on the CP is the selector knob. It has 3 positions: ~ OFF - system off. - ON - The CP gives a power supply enable signal (PS enable) to the transceiver. The power supply in the transceiver switches on and the CP gets 10 VDC back for its own power supply. ~ TEST - the CP gives a squelch disable signal to the transceiver (receiver test). The 2 combined knobs on the right hand side of the CP are the frequency selectors. With the large one you make the MHz step selections from 118.---~ to 135.--- MHz. With the small one you make the fractional selections from ---.000 to ---.975 in 25 KHz steps. The tuning is a gray-code tuning system. The description of such a system you can find in the introduction basics. The display shows in the upper part: - the active frequency - an active indication. (act) ~ an indication to which system the CP belongs (1 or 2 indication) and in the lower part: - the standby frequency. In a normal situation you change this frequency with the frequency selector knobs. - a transmit annunciation (TX), when you are transmitting. "FAIL 1" or "FAIL 2" in case of a failure. The transfer button has the following functions: - Momentary pushing the button, changes the standby frequency in the active frequency and the active frequency in the standby. - Push and hold the button for 2-3 seconds, the standby frequency indication goes off. Now yow can change directly the active frequency with the frequency selector knobs.Push and hold again for 2-3 seconds gives you the standby frequency back. - Push and hold for 7 seconds, the active frequency goes to 121.5 MHz (the emergency frequency). The standby frequency goes off. You can also use this feature in case of a display failure. You still can change the frequency with the selector knobs: every "click" of the outer knob changes the 121.5 MHz with 1 MHz. Every "click" of the inner knob changes the frequency with 25 KHz (clockwise: increase, counter-clockwise: decrease). Push and hold again for 2 - 3 seconds gives you the standby frequency back. Fokker 50: 23-12 VCS-40 os04w/4 Cade anniTRAINING MANUAL Maintenance Training ACTIVE FREQUENCY ANNUNCIA TION 5. SUMMARY SYSTEM NUMBER | Shows to which system the con- {trol panel belongs TX ANNUCIATION Indicates a valid transmission TRANSFER BUTTON -Momentary push for active-standby frequency transfer -Push and hold 2 sec. to tune active frequency ~Push and hold 7 sec. to tune to 121,5 MHz (changable with freq. 23-12 VERY HIGH FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION (VHF-COMM) ACTIVE FREQUENCY STANDBY FREQUENCY selectors) FUNCTION SELECTOR REQUENCY SELECTORS “| -OFF System off -Large knob: 1 MHz/step -ON System on -Small_ knob: 25 kHz/step -TST Receiver test (squelch disable) 50-23-6048 0904w/2 vcs-40 Fokker 50: 23-12 Code 4001 Page 11TRAINING MANUAL 23-11 HF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Maintenance Training Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 2. DESCRIPTION 3. OPERATION 3.1 Control Panel 3.2 Transceiver 3.3 Antenna Coupler 4. MAINTENANCE INFORMATION 4.1 Test 4.2 Test Set (not applicable) 4.3 Special Tools (not applicable) 4.4 Fault Monitoring 5. SUMMARY 2032A/1 628T-24 Fokker 50; 23-11TRAINING MANUAL 23-11 HF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Malntenance Training 1. INTRODUCTION The HF communication system (HF COMM) is for communication between the aircraft and ground stations. The jonosphere reflects the frequencies in the HF band, so the line of sight does not limit the reception range of the system. That is why the HF COMM is suitable for long range, world wide communication. The frequency range of the system is 2 to 29.999 MHz. You can make the frequency selection in 1 KHz steps, 50 there are 28000 channels available. There are two modes of operation. These modes are: - AM - Amplitude Modulation _ SSB - Singele Side Band In the AM mode the system transmits a carrier with amplitude modulation. In the SSB mode you remove the carrier and a side band. The system only transmits the SSB. To get optimal power transfer from transmitter to antenna, the antenna impedance must pe the same as the transmitter output impedance (50 Ohm) - For each frequency the impedance of an antenna is different. Since the antenna on the aircraft has a fixed lenght, it is only suitable for one frequency. The antenna coupler tunes filters to adapt the antennae impedance for each different frequency to the transmitter output impedance. The to minimum standing wave ratio (SWR}, which is 4 relation coupler tunes This is to prevent that too much between forward and reflected power. reflected power damages the transmitter. HF radio wave propagation 50-23-6094 2032A/1 Fokker 50: 23-11 6287-24 Code 4001TRAINING MANUAL 23-11 HF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Maintenance Training Be DESCRIPTION The system has the following components: - a transceiver - an antenna coupler - an antenna - a control panel On the -control panel you make the mode and frequency selections. The control panel also shows the frequency selection. The received audio signals go from the transceiver directly to the audio integrating system. The push to transmit (PTT) and microphone signals go directly from the audio intergrating system to the transceiver. The antenna coupler adjusts the antenna impedance to get the correct load for the transmitter. The coupler location is inside the dorsal fin and the antenna is an integral part of the dorsal fin. Hook-up {3 GENER) MODE AND FREQUENCY ARINC 559 ANTENNA COUPLER CEIVER 50-23-6088 6281-24 Fokker 50: 23-11 2032A/1 Page 3TRAINING MANUAL 23-11 HF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Maintenance Training Control panel location 50-23-6089 Fokker 50: 23-11 628T-2A 2032A/1 Code 4001TRAINING MANUAL 23-11 HF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Maintenance Training TRANSCEIVER Transceiver location AVIONICS RACK S0-23-6023a 2032A/1 628T-2A Fokker 50: 23-11TRAINING MANUAL 23-11 HF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Maintenance Training Antenna coupler - back view ~~ oll <, ANTENNA Ae ae COUPLER LOCATION IN/OUT TOANTENNA Antenna coupler - front view TEST CONNECTOR SHOP MAINTENANCE} MAIN CONNECTOR PRESSURIZATION CONNECTION 50-23-6024 Fokker 50: 23-12 628T-2A 2032A/1 Code 4001TRAINING MANUAL 23-11 HF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Maintenance Training Antenna location 50-23-6093 2032A/1 628T-2A Fokker 50: 23-11 Code 4001 Pace 7TRAINING MANUAL 23-11 HF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Maintenance Training 4, 4.4 MAINTENANCE INFORMATION On the front of the antenna coupler is a connection to pressurize the unit. The pressurization should be 5 to 7 psi and you must use dry air or nitrogen for pressurization. You regulary have to look for correct operation of the extra blower in the avionics rack. When the blower is defective, there is no fault annunciation, but it may result in an overheated transmitter. Test On the front panel of the transceiver is a test switch. With this switch you switch on the LED’s on the transceiver front and you disable the RF SENS setting. The RF SENS goes to maximum sensitivity and when you hear the receiver noise, the receiver operates correctly. To find out if the transmitter operates properly, you must do a transmission. When you hear sidetone during the transmission, the transmitter has sufficient output power. NOTE: Do not use the following frequencies for a test: ~2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 MHz, which are international calibration frequencies. - 2.182 and 8.364 MHz, which are emergency frequencies. Fault Monitoring On the panel of the transceiver are 3 lights(in fact LED’s), which show which part of the system is faulty. LRU FAIL shows a faulty transceiver. It monitors the following: - power supply ~ frequency control - synthesizer out of lock - transmitter low power (< 30W) KEY-INTERLOCK shows a faulty coupler. See description. CONTROL INPUT FAIL shows a faulty control panel. It monitors: ~- ARINC 559 bus activity ~ Validity of ARINC 559 word. 3.3 Antenna Coupler for The transceiver operates in a wide frequency band (2 to 29.999 MHz) or ina narrow frequency band (2.8 to 23.999 MHz). The band selection depends on aircraft wiring. When a transceiver operates in the narrow band with a control panel for the wide band, a frequency selection outside the narrow band gives a 1000 Hz tune-tone warning. This is to warn you for the out-of-band selection. Fokker 50: 23-11 628T-2A 2032A/1TRAINING MANUAL Maintenance Training 23-11 HF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM 5. SUMMARY FREQUENCY SE- DISPLAY LECTOR KNOBS Shows To select the frequency in frequenc operation. MODE SELECTOR To switch the To adjust the system ON/OFF. receiver sensiti- To select the mode vity to the signal of operation strenght. 50-23-6092 2032A/1 628T-24 Fokker 50: 23-11 Dace 15Maintenance Training TRAINING MANUAL 23-71. VOICE RECORDING 5. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION DESCRIPTION OPERATION . MAINTENANCE INFORMATION 4.1 Fault Monitoring 4.2 Test 4.3 Test Equipment 4.4 Special Tools SUMMARY * Not applicable 1566A/1 Code 4001 A-100-1 Fokker 50: 23-71 Page 1TRAINING MANUAL 23-71. VOICE RECORDING Maintenance Training 1. INTRODUCTION A voice recorder, "black box", records audible signals from the flight compartment and can be used for accident investigation. The system records: - flight crew head set information - sounds in the flight compartment - time reference signals. The system records on an endless tape that has a capacity of 30 minutes. The recorder is located in the tail of the aircraft to make sure that the recorded information is available after a crash landing. The recorder is bright orange to make it easier to find. 2. DESCRIPTION The system has the following components: voice recorder microphone control panel. 1 ae) In the recorder, sounds from the flight compartment are recorded by means of a microphone. From the audio selector panels the recorded. From the flight data aquisition unit (FDAU) time pulses are recorded for synchronization with the flight data recorder. crew member head set information is System hook-up CVR MONITOR PANEL FLIGHT COMPARTMENT MICROPHONE MICROPHONE VOICE RECORDER ® 6 Sih [eo 8a p OS Sista aT ar twa by OnE a eeoQeao9d go O-| AUDIO ACCESSORY UNIT (AAU) 23-51 mee PANY HN fe RH AUDIO SELECTOR PANEL a0000g86 ooa0oo0 g MF 21 vWF 2 HE os a Ve a1 ME DNF D wr YF = ol AAT LH AUDIO SELECTOR PANEL LIGHT DATA AQUISITION 50-23-6059 1566A/1 23-71 A-100-1 Code 4001 Fokker 50: Page 2TRAINING MANUAL 23-71. VOICE RECORDING Maintenance Training CVR panel on the overhead panel REMOTE AREA MICROPHONE ee Control panel SEADSET 600 ons COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER 50 - 23-6060 1566A/1 A-100-1 Fokker 50: 23-71 Code 4001 Page 3MTech TECHNICAL TRAINING Nie Sars Tec INTERPHONE SYSTEM INTRODUCTIOW The interphone system is for communication betwoen crewmembers, In addition you can use the system to speak with ground personnel when the aircraft is on the ground. DESCRIPTION The system has the following component = two audio selector panels (ASP) and jackboxes (JB) = two ground service jackboxes. One near the external power receptacle and one in the air conditioning compartment - a general switch panel = two cabin attendant (G/A or ATTD) handsets with cradles = two interphone amplifiers in the audio accessory unit. There are two interphone systems, the flight interphone and the cabin interphone system. The flight interphone is for communication between the flight compartment crew, which are the captain, first officer and the observer. When the aircraft is on the ground, a contact of a ground/flight relay connects the ground service jackboxes to this system. The cabin interphone system is for communication between the cabin crew, which are the cabin attendants. It is possible to connect the two interphone systems together for communication between flight compartment crew and cabin crew The crewmembers can call each other with call switches on the general switch panel and the attendant cradles P50 AF-E/EL 002 UNE, 1991Technical Training MTech aaj Sosa Tchobay s = a ATTENDANT CALL eye ANPUFIER switc | uns PEAKE 2-30 PART —-} anew CRADLE + SELECTIONS") CRADLE 2 es FIC TECHIE cocxerr cower s s ae rai |e re ase 1 Pete) nau eg] ASP 2 Rco _ EXTERNAL sackpox [TED HC Tae | sacknox P50 AP-E/ET. JUNE 1997 003MTech Technical Training Ft ty Sepia Technolgy Flight compartment components FLIGHT conPaRTHENT SPEAKERS JACKBOXES TAupIO _sevector PaneLs ~ if Sewenatswircn Cabin components aaa F50 AF-B/EL JUNE 1991 004MTech Technical Training Mut Seater Tetnotoay Jackbox near external power receptical P50 AP-E/EL TUNE 1991 005MTech Technical Training ot Muyo Seoore Tecnology 3. OPERATION for the systems is 28 V DC. For. the flight interphone system it comes Power ‘The systems are on as soon as power is available from an emergency bus 3.1 Flight Interphone are IC/RT switches on the ASP and the aileron control wheel. When you place one of these switches in the IC position you apply the microphone signals to the flight interphone system. You get the flight interphone audio signal in your headset when you adjust the volume of the interphone with the INT selection on the audio selector panel. The microphone signal goes to an interphone amplifier in the audio accessory unit (AAU). The output signal of the interphone amplifier goes back to the ASP. You hear the signal on the headset and the flight compartment speaker. There A ground/flight relay connects the service jackboxes to the interphone amplifier when the aircraft is on the ground. During flight there is no connection between the jackboxes and the interphone system. This prevents nuisance noises in the syste during flight. It is possible to connect the flight interphone to the cabin interphone. To do so you must select: = CAB, on the ASP - ATTD CALL, on the general switch panel. This causes a hi/lo chime, the ATTD CALL light (on the general switch panel) and the PILOT lights (on both cradles) come on. A relay in the AAU connects the cabin interphone output of the ASP to the cabin interphone amplifier. With the reset (RST) button on the general switch panel you cancel the ATTD CALL selection. The ATTD CALL light and PILOT lights go off. The reset interrupts the flight - cabin interphone amplifier connection. P50 AF-E/#t, JUNE: 1991 006M$Tech Technical Training 2 Cabin Interphone With the cabin interphone system it is possible to speak from handset to handset. To get the attention of the other cabin attendant you make the C/A call) selection on the cradle. A hi/lo chime sounds and the C/A lights on both cradles come on. ‘The microphone signals from the handsets go to the cabin interphone amplifier. The output signals of the amplifier go back to each handset. When you return the handset on the cradle, a hook-switch resets the C/A selection and the lights go off . It is also possible to connect the cabin interphone to the flight interphone. To do so you make the PILOT selection on the cradle. When you make the selectior . = an interrupted buzzer (from TAU) sounds in the Elight compartment - the PILOT lights (on both cradles) come on - the ATTD CALL light on the general switch panel comes on the AAU connects the microphone signals from ASP and cabin ~a relay in interphone together. ‘ When you return the handset on the cradle, the hook-switch resets the selection: the lights go off and the relay in the AAU de-energizes. Also the RESET and the G/A pushswitches reset the PILOT call P50 AB-E/EL JUNE 1991 0068,Technical Training Block diagram < sate m0 8 rence | [ramon & SPEAKER TUG ACCESSORY UNT licen als usar TELEPHONE PICROPHONE IROPHONE [esas am PUGH COMRARTHENT x( SPEAKER ve : aovoe] fase as creurene ae 50. 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Table of Contents 2. INTRODUCTION 2. DESCRIPTION 3. OPERATION 3.1 Passenger Address switching 3.2 Passenger Address amplifier 4. MAINTENANCE INFORMATION 5. SUMMARY 1569A/1 346D-2B-1 Fokker 50: 23-31 Code 4002 Page 1MZTech TRAINING MANUAL 23-31 PASSENGER ADDRESS SYSTEM yTech Maineenance Training INTRODUCTION ‘The purpose of the passenger address (PA) system is for: = annoncements to the passengers = cabin attendant call signals = audio attention signals Optional inputs are: ~ pre-recorded announcements = a misic-reproducer 2. DESCRIPTION The system has the following components: - a PA amplifier - 2 PA microphones for the cabin attendants = matching transformers - cabin speakers = a general switch panel Both, flight crew and cabin attendants, use the passenger address amplifier to make announcements to the passengers through the cabin speakers. The audio attention signale and the cabin attendant cell signale are chimes. You hear chimes when you: - switch on the no smoking and fasten seatbelt signs. (attention signals) - push the switches on the general switch panel. (attendant call signal) = push the switch on the passenger panels (attendant call signal) On the audio accessory unit there are adjustments for the PA amplifier volume and the microphone input sensetivity. The instrument switching unit contain relays for the switching of an engine on/in flight discrete. Optional are the music reproducer and the pre-recorded announcements. Fokker 50: 23-32. 346D-2B-1 2569a/1 Code 4001 Page 2MgTech TRAINING MANUAL | 23-31 PASSENGER ADDRESS SYSTEM Maintenance Training Hook-up. INTERPHONE 23-40 PASSENGER ENTERTAIN | Music nen 23-32 PASSENGER f ANNOUNCEMENT ENTERTAIN: @ AUDIO nen 23-32 fe WATCHING Arourien [avo [FTC Laumo,| sPeaxer HER HICROPHONE AaB HicROPHONE. ‘Accessory our sens. F ‘VOLUME ENGINE ON/IN FLIGHT ROUND Fw euicur , [NSTRUBENT FeigNr FLIGHT SWITCHING 32-63 ni 50-23-6030 15694/1 346D-28-1 Fokker 50: 23-31 Code 4001 Page 3MZTech TRAINING MANUAL | 25-91 PASSRIGER ADDRESS SYSTEX Maintenance Tralning Avionics rack components INSTRUMENT SWITCHING UNIT 50-23-60 Fokker 50: 23-31 346D-2B-1 15694/2 Code 4003 le &SSENCER ADDRESS SYSTEM MTech TRAINING MANUAL | Maintenance Training General switch panel location PA microphone location Photo of PA microphone location To be issued later 00000 1569/2 346D-28-1 Fokker 50: 23-31 Exda S08 Page 5yc Mg Tech trainin manuat | 24-91 PASRENGER ADDRESS SYSTEM ancenance Taiing Cabin components Tore, SPEAKER PA MICROPHONE CIA SPEAKER SPEAKER PANELS SSESE a ‘SpeAKERS AT PA MICROPHONE {HIGH ‘VOLUME {Leven CIA SPEAKER 50-23-6055 CABIN SPEAKERS Fokker 50: 23-31 346D-2B-1 15698/1 Pave 6 Code 4001MTech TRAINING MANUAL | 23-31 PASSENGER ADDRESS SYSTEM ea | Maincenance Training 3. OPERATION Power for the system is 28V DC. It comes from the emergency bus. The system is on as soon as power is available. 3.1 Passenger Address switching You can use the PA microphones or the flight crew microphones to give audio and PTT signals to the PA amplifier. =n the audio selector panels you make the PA selection when you want to use the PA system - You can use the PA microphones further selections next to the attendant seats without Four matching transformers connect the amplifier output to the speakers. as sidetone the audio also goes to the audio selector panels in the flight compartment. Two speakers close to the cabin PA microphones are off, when the microphone at that position is in use. Annunciators on the attendant cradles show that the system is in use. The PIT signals switch these annunciators. There are 3 different chime: ~ 2 high - a low - 8 high/low ‘The high chime is the attention signal to call the attendant to a passenger seat. You hear the high chime when you push the attendant button on a passenger panel. The low chime is a passenger attention signal. When you switch on the fasten seatbelts and no smoking signs in the cabin you hear the low chime. The high chime followed by the low chime is the attention signal which the crew uses to call the attendant. You hear the high/low chime when you push thi - "CHIME" button on the general switch panel = ‘ATTD" button on the general switch panel. In this case the pilot call ennunciations on the attendant cradles come on, because you cell the attendant for an interphone message. - "C/A" button on an attendant cradle. You hear the high/low chime and the Light in the "C/A" button comes on. This shows that an attendant calls another attendant for an interphone message. With the sensitivity potentiometer on the audio accessory unit (AAU) you adjust the sensitivity of the microphone inputs of the PA amplifier. With the volume potentiometer (also on the AAU) you adjust the overall output of the PA amplifier. For a detailed description see part 4 Maintenance Information. 1569A/2 346D-2B-2 Fokker 50: 23-31 Code 4001 Page 7