AVIATION RECORDERS
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
MODEL FA2100GSE
PORTABLE INTERFACE (PI)
FDR Operation
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4.5.2
Disk File Names
All file names written to the disk as a result of copying FDR data have the file extension of
.FDR. If the file name chosen by the user is the same as the name of a file that already exists
on the disk, the name chosen by the user will be modified by replacing the last three charac-
ters of the name with digits chosen to make the user filename unique on the disk. This change
will not be visible when the user is doing the copy, but will become evident when the disk is
taken to a PC for analysis. This substitution of digits in the filename makes it impossible to
overwrite existing flight data on the disk.
4.5.3
START/CLEAR Tags
After the FILE ID is entered, the user should move the cursor (using the down arrow key re-
peatedly) to the START tag and then press SELECT to advance to the Start Copy Menu. Note
also that from the START tag, the user can press the up arrow key to access the CLEAR tag.
If the user presses SELECT when the CLEAR tag is highlighted, the entire FILE ID entry field
will be blanked.
4.6
START COPY MENU
Once the user enters this menu from the Copy Menu, the mode selection field at the top of the
menu will be highlighted and will be defaulted to the full copy mode. The user can cycle
through the modes using the select key.
4.6.1
Full Copy/Copy from Last Copy Mode
If the user selects the FULL COPY mode or the COPY FROM LAST COPY mode, there is
nothing more to be entered. Use the DOWN arrow key once to move the highlight to the
START COPY tag and press SELECT to start the copy process.
4.6.2
Partial Copy Mode
If the user selects the PARTIAL COPY mode, the number of hours for the partial copy must be
selected. A digit selection will appear at the bottom of the menu. Press the DOWN arrow
twice to move the cursor to that line. Then enter the number of hours in the same way that
the word number selection was entered in the Word Monitor Menu. When this entry is com-
pleted, press the UP arrow once to highlight the START COPY tag, and then press SELECT
to start the copy process.
4.6.3
Copy From Marker Mode
(Note: Observe on the Main Menu that there is a number to the extreme right of SET MARK-
ER. This is the number of the last marker set in the memory marker select field.) If the user
selects the COPY FROM MARKER mode, the PI will need to know from which marker the
copy should start. Press the DOWN arrow twice to highlight the marker number field. Then
press SELECT repeatedly to cycle through marker numbers 1 through 15. When the desired
marker number is reached, highlight SET MARKER and SELECT.
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