AVIATION RECORDERS
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
MODEL FA2100GSE
PORTABLE INTERFACE (PI)
Rev. 01 Page 5
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May 01/99
CVDR Operation
5.2.3.2
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
characters of the name with digits chosen to make the user file name 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.
5.2.3.3
START/CLEAR Tags
After the FILE ID is entered, the user should move the cursor (using the down arrow key
repeatedly) 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.
5.2.4
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.
5.2.4.1
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.
5.2.4.2
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 completed, press the UP arrow once to highlight the START COPY tag, and
then press SELECT to start the copy process.
5.2.5
Copy From Marker Mode
(Note: Observe on the Main Menu that there is a number to the extreme right of SET
MARKER. 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 num-
ber 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.