Page Date: 31. March 2009
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Pilot´s Operating Handbook
EXTRA 300L
Section 920
BECKER BXP 6401 Transponder
VFR CODE PRESETTING
Press the
SEL
button (G) to get into configuration mode (selection is indicated in the left bottom
corner of the display under the operating mode indication).
1 Rotate (B) to the indication '
VFR=XXXX
'.
2 First push to button (C) now left digit of the code is inverted.
3 Now the digit can be changed with (B).
4 Second push to button (C) now next left digit of the code is inverted.
5 The next digit can be changed with (B)
6 and the same for next digits.
7 Fifth push to button (C) now again first digit is inverted.
8 Changes can be stored with
STO
button (F) at any time, inversion stops in this case.
9 A VFR code that was preset in this way can be activated as described in chapter
VFR Code
Activation
.
10 A timeout for inversion (10 sec) is introduced if no action happens. Nothing stored, as long as (F)
is not pressed.
N O T E
It is possible to leave the setting procedure with SEL button (G) at any time and normal
mode is available then. Indication SEL on the display changes back to mode indication.
If STO button (F) was not used, no change has been stored.
920.1.8
FLIGHT OPERATION IN MODE A/C/S (REPLY CODE AND ALTITUDE CODE)
1 When ATC requests the transmission „squawk“, switch the transponder to
ALT
using mode switch
(A).
N O T E
In exceptions the altitude has to be turned off, i.e. switch the transponder to ON using
mode switch (A).
2 The transponder replies using the selected Code and in response to mode C interrogation it
transmits the altitude of the aircraft to ATC. A '
R
' on the left next to the Code on the display signals
the transponder replies.
N O T E
Switch the transponder to Stand-by (SBY), if the Code has to be changed. Otherwise if
could happen that a Code with a special meaning (see chapter K, e.g. highjack) will be
transmitted and unwanted actions could take place.
Summary of Contents for 300L
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