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AVIATION RECORDERS
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
MODEL FA2100GSE
PORTABLE INTERFACE (PI)
DataLink Retrival
Rev. 05 Page 6 − 9
Sep. 06/13
key to take the indicated action. The only feedback indicating that the action has taken place
will be that the highlight will flash off and then on again.
6.8.2.2 Latched Fault Conditions
If the user clears the latched fault, the latched fault indication may continue. If this happens, it
means that a condition that causes a latched fault has persisted. The user can return to the
Status/Control screen to see what effect this has had.
6.8.2.3 Fault History Logs
If the user clears the fault history, all stored fault information in the recorder is wiped out. This
allows the fault buffers to begin recording new faults. Note that once cleared, the cleared fault
information is unrecoverable.
6.8.2.4 Fault Indicator
If the user selects ON or OFF, the fault indicator is forced to that state regardless of what fault
conditions may or may not exist. Having done this will give a FORCE indication on the Status/
Control screen. To release the forced condition, select RELEASE.
6.8.3
Delete File From Disk
Selecting DELETE FILE FROM DISK brings up the File Deletion Menu. Enter the required
information (FILE ID, FILE NAME, etc.) on the appropriate menu lines. Select DELETE. Next
menu will ask the question: “
ARE YOU SURE? ” which enables the operator to delete the file
or to cancel the deletion.
6.8.4
Fault Log To File
To perform this selection, a disk must be installed in the PI and the FDR cannot be recording.
If the FDR is recording, the PI will stop it. Selecting Fault Log To File on the Special Functions
Menu displays the Fault Log To File Menu. This menu is shown on sheet 2 of Figure 3
− 2.
When this menu is entered, the operator must enter the name of the file to which the fault log
is to be entered.
6.8.4.1 File Name Entry Field
There is a file name entry field (FILE ID) near the top of the menu. The rest of the menu is
taken up primarily by an array of selection characters. A cursor will appear over one of them.
the user can select characters by using the up, down, right, and left arrow keys to move the
cursor. When the user presses the select key, the chosen character will be copied to the FILE
ID field. To remove character(s) from the FILE ID field, the up, down, right, and left arrow keys
are used to select each character and pressing the red DELETE key removes the character
from the field.
The FILE ID is 11 characters long. Only the first 8 characters are used in the filename itself.
Also, characters in the FILE ID that are not legal DOS filename characters will be changed to
zeros. But the entire FILE ID will be copied into the file ID exactly as it appears on the menu.
The file ID is a field in the file header that can be recovered when the file is analyzed.