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16 SL15-Series Pilot Guide UPS Aviation Technologies, Inc. 2345 Turner Road, SE Salem, OR 97302 www.u ps at . co m 560-0975-03 December 2001 1 SL15-Series Pilot Guide[...]
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2 SL15-Series Pilot Guide No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written consent of UPS Aviation Technologi es, Inc. UPS Aviation Tech nologies, I nc., II Morrow, and Apollo are t rademarks of UPS Aviation T echnologies, Inc. © 2001 by UPS Aviation T echnologies, In c. All rights reserved. Printe[...]
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14 SL15-Series Pilot Guide Notes 3 SL15-Series Pilot Guide OPERA TION GENERAL INFORMATION 1 SCOPE This section provides detailed operating instructio ns for the UPS Av iation Technologies SL15 Audio Selector Pa nel/Intercom Sy stem. Please read it carefully before using the equipment so that yo u can take full advantag e of its capabilities. This s[...]
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4 SL15-Series Pilot Guide When the mic selector switch is in the Com 1 position, both pil ot and copilot will be connected to the Com l transcei ver. Only the person w ho presses their Push To Talk (PTT), w ill be heard ov er the aircraft radio. Turning the rotary switch to the C OM 2 position will place pilot and copilot on Com 2. The SL 15 giv es[...]
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12 SL15-Series Pilot Guide edge). 9.3 Concurrent Me ssages When a recorded message or audio annun ciation is play ing, the other audio source is momentarily i nhibited. For instance, if an IRS message is being play ed, the audio annunciatio n w ill not begin until the IRS m essage is f in- ished. Conversely , the IRS recording canno t be play ed as[...]
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6 SL15-Series Pilot Guide In SL 15 versions above “ F” seri al number f or the top board (2 nd set of unit se- rial numbers) a public address function w as added. To access this function, a switch is installed to connect the top c onnector, pin 18, to ground. This places the pilot microphone on the speaker output (Pin W) when the PTT is pushed.[...]
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10 SL15-Series Pilot Guide switches m ounted adjacent to the headset jacks. When the intercom is in ALL m ode, the pilot can speak on the phone only if the mic selector switch is in TEL position. All intercom positions will hear the telephone conversation. I f any passenger places his or her s witch into the “ off - hook” position all passenger[...]
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8 SL15-Series Pilot Guide The description of the intercom m ode function is valid only w hen the unit is not in the "Split" mode. Then, the pilot and copilot intercom is controlled with the ICS button. I SO : (Up Position): The pilot is iso lated from the intercom and is connected only to the aircraft radio s y stem. He w ill hear the air[...]