COMPONENT MAINTENANCE MANUAL
AVIATION RECORDERS
FA2100CVR
Rev. 15 Page 133
Apr. 14/16
Testing & Fault Isolation
23–70–04
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F.
ROC/6
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AUDIO DOWNLOAD & PLAYBACK
NOTE:
ROSE 4.0 or higher on a ROC or RAU is recommended to download
directly from a CVR and convert audio into a .WAV for playback. Re-
fer to the Read-Out Support Equipment / Recorder Interface Software
version 4.0 or Higher Operator’s Manual, p/n 165E1696-03, to Re-
trieve Flight Data and / or Audio Data from a Recorder.
NOTE:
When decompressing Standard Quality Audio from a 2
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Hr.
FA2100CVR, p/n: 2100
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1020
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XX, pre Hardware MOD
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DOT #7, you
must have the RIU powered and the Altera chip reset using the Power
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> RIU Interface Reset command.
This is required because hardware inside the RIU is used for con-
verting of the 2
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bit compressed Standard Quality Combined (SQV)
and Standard Quality CAM (SQC) channels.
This is not a requirement for the High Quality Channels (HQV & HQC)
because this 3
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bit compression is converted using the CATS soft-
ware. The FA2100CVRs that have Hardware MOD
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DOT #7 installed
have full two hour High
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Quality for all four audio channels as does
all 30
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Minute FA2100CVRs.
(1)
Click on the Copy button. Set the File Name to Filename.cvr (the system will
use a default file name with the part number of the recorder and serial number
that was entered in the information fields of the test section).
(2)
Click on the Save button.
(3)
Select either Full Audio Data Download or Copy data from last XX Hrs. XX
Min. Click OK. Copying of the data will start.
(4)
When the “Copy Data is Complete” box is shown click on Yes. On the Decom-
pression Options menu select HQV1 through HQV3 and HQC. If using an
FA2100CVR, p/n: 2100
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1020
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XX, pre MOD
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DOT #7 unit also select the
Standard Quality Audio data SQV & SQC. Click OK.
(5)
Click on the Microphone button. Select the Left Channel to be HQV1 and the
Right Channel to be HQC. Click OK to exit the dialog box.
(6)
Click on the Play button. Confirm that the display changes and that the speak-
ers output the audio. Click on the Stop button when satisfied that the data is
being played back properly.
(7)
Click on File => Exit to leave CVR Tester.
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