Avidyne FlightMax EX500, Installation Manual

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Figure 18: System Info—MLX Info Page for Iridium
Installation Manual
Aircraft Setup P/N 600-00175-000 Rev 04
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5.10.1 Two-Way Datalink Setup
If Narrowcast (2-Way) Datalink is installed in this aircraft, the Narrowcast pull-down will be available.
Select (enable) the appropriate Narrowcast transceiver as follows:
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Narrowcast— Select the appropriate transceiver:
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Avidyne MLX770 —Enables a connected MLX770 Iridium transceiver.
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Quake SC —Enables an internal ORBCOMM Datalink transceiver (EX500 Only).
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Not Installed —Select if no MLX770 or internal ORBCOMM Datalink transceiver is installed.
Note:
If a 2-Way Datalink transceiver is not installed and you do not select Not Installed , the pilot will
receive a steady stream of Narrowcast error messages as the EX500 attempts to establish a
2-Way Datalink connection.
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Port— RS232 port 6 (ORBCOMM), or as wired (MLX770).
Note:
Two-Way Datalink messages display as Narrowcast.
Note:
Do not select RS232 ports 5 or 6 for MLX770.
MLX770 Iridium Datalink Checkout
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To check the MLX770 Iridium Datalink installation:
1. On the Maintenance Mode page, select System Info. The System Info page opens:
2. In the Page dropdown, select MLX Info.
3. On the MLX Info page, verify the MLX Serial Number and software versions.
If MLX770 transceiver is enabled and the port is selected on the Aircraft Setup Page, the EX500/
EX600 is configured for Iridium Datalink operation.
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To finish the checkout process, see the MLX770 Installation Manual .