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99RE255

TDFM-136 Installation & Operating Instructions

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Technisonic Industries Ltd.

Once the user is finished and selects ‘ENTER’ then the newly edited channel parameters
are selected and displayed for the appropriate channel.

    L2 - Copy Guard to Main

Copy the currently displayed Guard information UP to the Main channel. This information is used
until the Main Channel is changed (via direct entry or scroll) or until the unit is turned off. The user
may save the new data by pressing ‘ENTER’ or return to the previous data by pressing ‘ESC’.

   L2  Lock Keypad

This command locks the keypad to prevent accidental change to parameters of the radio
unbeknownst to the operator. This will disable all keyboard functions (except keyboard unlock and
display luminance). To unlock the keyboard, press and hold the 

>

ESC

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 key for two seconds.

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            L2 Edit Network Access Code (NAC)

This command allows the user to edit the Network Access Code (NAC) used in Project 25
operation. The NAC is a three (3) digit hexadecimal code (digits 0 – 9 plus A, B, C, D, E, F). The
editor operates as follows:

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            L2 Edit Scan Lists

This command is available only when the unit is in ‘Main’ mode (

MN/GD = MN

).

This command allows the user to select which of the 

SCAN LISTs

 - if any - that the selected

channel is included in. The channel may be a member of any, or all, of the five (5) scan lists that are
supported.

Summary of Contents for TDFM-136

Page 1: ...E Robinson road Suite 214 Amherst New York 14228 Tel 716 691 0669 This document contains designs and other information which are the property of Technisonic Industries Ltd Except for rights expressly granted by contract to the Canadian Government or to the United States Government this document may not in whole or in part be duplicated or disclosed or used for manufacture of the part disclosed her...

Page 2: ...ction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measure...

Page 3: ...ware MARCH 2000 R R B Section 2 all pages page 3 8 Change Section 2 to reflect operating instructions for R0V44 software Change figure 3 4 to reflect new jumper locations JUNE 2000 R R C Section 2 all pages Change Section 2 to reflect operating instructions for R1V00 software SEPTEMBER 2000 R R D Issue 1 Section 2 all pages 3 7 3 8 Expand descriptions of commands Update Fig 3 4 3 5 OCTOBER 2000 A ...

Page 4: ...Memories 2 5 L1 5 Select Scan List and Start Stop Scan 2 5 L1 6 Scroll Forward through Available Memories 2 5 L1 7 Edit Channel Operating Frequency 2 5 L1 8 Decrease Display Brightness 2 6 L1 9 Edit Channel Squelch Modes 2 6 Select CTCSS Tones or DCS Codes 2 7 Select P25 TalkGroup 2 7 L1 0 Command Level Up 2 8 L1 Save Pending Changes 2 8 L1 Abandon Pending Changes 2 8 2 6 Operator Level 2 Commands...

Page 5: ...n out 3 2 3 7 Wiring Instructions 3 4 3 8 Transmitter Side Tone Level Adjustment 3 6 3 9 Main and Guard Noise Squelch Adjustment 3 6 3 10 Reference Layouts 3 7 Table of Tables Section 1 General Description ____________________________________________1 1 Table 1 1 TDFM 136 General Characteristics 1 2 Table 1 2 TDFM 136 Operational Characteristics 1 3 Table 1 3 TDFM 136 Receiver Characteristics 1 3 ...

Page 6: ... 2 Figure 2 3 Scan List Membership Indication NOT Included 2 11 Figure 2 4 Scan List Membership Indication Included 2 11 Figure 2 5 The Channel Parameters Display 2 14 Section 3 Installation Instructions ________________________________________3 1 Figure 3 1 Transceiver Mounted View of DB15 3 2 Figure 3 2 Transceiver Outline Drawing 3 3 Figure 3 3 Airframe Wiring Connections for Transceiver 3 5 Fi...

Page 7: ... 5 kHz analog channel spacing and P25 12 5 kHz digital modulation on a channel by channel basis The Transceiver can operate without restriction on any split frequency pair in the band and also incorporates a two channel synthesized guard receiver The TDFM 136 Transceiver provides 200 operator accessible memory positions Each of which is capable of storing Scan List membership information up to nin...

Page 8: ...cal characteristics for the Technisonic Industries Ltd Model TDFM 136 rÄÅãÑ OKOL rbdkKOQT K eÑçÑëÄã aáÄëÄÇìÑëàíìàÇí rÄÅãÑ OKOL rbdkKOQT K eÑçÑëÄã aáÄëÄÇìÑëàíìàÇí rÄÅãÑ OKOL rbdkKOQT K eÑçÑëÄã aáÄëÄÇìÑëàíìàÇí rÄÅãÑ OKOL rbdkKOQT K eÑçÑëÄã aáÄëÄÇìÑëàíìàÇí aáÄëÄÇìÑëàíìàÇ aáÄëÄÇìÑëàíìàÇ aáÄëÄÇìÑëàíìàÇ aáÄëÄÇìÑëàíìàÇ qèÑÇàÖàÇÄìàéç qèÑÇàÖàÇÄìàéç qèÑÇàÖàÇÄìàéç qèÑÇàÖàÇÄìàéç Dimensions including heat sink...

Page 9: ... Modes Frequency Squelch Modes 2 channels programmed with Up to 9 characters alpha numeric Analog Wide Analog Narrow Digital Rx Tx Simplex Duplex 136 0000 174 0000 Rx Tx Simplex Duplex CTCSS Tones DCS Codes P25 TalkGroup P25 NAC CTCSS Tones 42 CTCSS tones including all standard tones DCS Codes All standard DCS DPL codes P25 TalkGroup 0000 to FFFF P25 Network Access Code NAC 000 to FFF DPL is a tra...

Page 10: ...n Less than 5 1 6 Certification Summary The following table gives a summary of DO 160D Environmental Testing for Technisonic Model TDFM 136 VHF Digital Transceiver rÄÅãÑ OKSL rbdkKOQT cçïàëéçåÑçìÄã rÑíìàçÜ qîååÄëò rÄÅãÑ OKSL rbdkKOQT cçïàëéçåÑçìÄã rÑíìàçÜ qîååÄëò rÄÅãÑ OKSL rbdkKOQT cçïàëéçåÑçìÄã rÑíìàçÜ qîååÄëò rÄÅãÑ OKSL rbdkKOQT cçïàëéçåÑçìÄã rÑíìàçÜ qîååÄëò aéçÉàìàéçí aéçÉàìàéçí aéçÉàìàéçí aéç...

Page 11: ...çÉ jÑïÑã bàíèãÄò gçÉàÇÄìéë bàíèãÄò gçÉàÇÄìéë bàíèãÄò gçÉàÇÄìéë bàíèãÄò gçÉàÇÄìéë Operator L1 blank Operator L2 2 Operator L3 3 Maintenance 4 When stepping through command levels the indicated level is shown in subscript in the 4th character position on the lower line of the display Note that this display position is left blank for the default level level1 Figure 2 1 below shows the front panel dis...

Page 12: ... ÇéååÄçÉ ÄçÉ ëÑìîëçL 2 3 Edit Status Indicators If the user accepts the entry then the last digit of the memory number for the channel being edited main or guard is changed to subscript This indicates that the data for the channel is in use has changed but is not yet saved to the memory The new characteristics will be used by the radio until the radio is turned off or the channel is changed at any...

Page 13: ...çÇÑ kÄàçìÑçÄçÇÑ jR jR jR jR 1 CHAN Select Main Channel Program New Channel Select Boot Channel Set Permissions 2 up Display Brighter Copy Guard to Main Data Upload n u 3 MODE Edit Mode Lock Keypad n u n u 4 back Scroll Memory Down Edit NAC Display Software rev n u 5 SCAN Scan ON OFF Edit Scan n u n u 6 fwd Scroll Memory Up Edit Description Set PTT timer n u 7 FREQ Edit Frequency n u Set Sidetone A...

Page 14: ... brightness of the LED display it stops at maximum L1 Edit Channel Operating Mode This command will edit the Operating MODE of the selected channel both MAIN and GUARD channels may be edited The channel to be edited is determined by the position of the MN GD switch and the G1 G2 switch Upon selecting this command the cursor will appear at the MODE position Repeatedly pressing the MODE key 3 steps ...

Page 15: ...t for íìéè íÇÄç ÄçÉ ëÑìîëçL ÉàíèãÄò ÅëàÜáìçÑíí ñéëäí çéëåÄããòL Front panel switch operation is modified as well operation of MN GD or G1 G2 will terminate scan and restore normal operation of keys and switches The front panel Squelch button is disabled The HI LO power switch is unaffected L1 Scroll Forward through Available Memories This command will scroll FORWARD or up through the programmed cha...

Page 16: ...000 MHz In addition frequency selection is limited to 2 5 kHz increments in all modes Wide w narrow n or digital D L1 Decrease Display Brightness Press and hold the down arrow 8 key to decrease the brightness of the LED display it stops at minimum L1 Edit Channel Squelch Mode This command will edit the Squelch Mode of the selected channel both MAIN and GUARD channels may be edited and the channel ...

Page 17: ...Ñ pÑÇÑàïÑ pÑÇÑàïÑ pÑÇÑàïÑ pÑÇÑàïÑ rëÄçíåàì rëÄçíåàì rëÄçíåàì rëÄçíåàì Analog Digital noise Rx Tx Analog only CTCSS Tones Rt Tt Analog only DCS Codes Rc Tc Digital only P25 Talkgroup Rg Tg Select CTCSS Tones or DCS Codes Select CTCSS Tones or DCS Codes Select CTCSS Tones or DCS Codes Select CTCSS Tones or DCS Codes analog modes only If either CTCSS tones or DCS codes are chosen the prompt line will...

Page 18: ... normal operating mode for the radio and is indicated by a blank space L1 Save Pending changes to Selected Channel If there have been changes made to the current operating channel pressing ENTER will allow the user to save these changes to the channel memory The subscript indicator will be replaced by a full size digit to indicate that the changes are no longer pending NOTE The information saved d...

Page 19: ... the number entered is 201 then it is mapped to the Guard1 channel similarly 202 is mapped to the Guard2 channel Note that in all cases the edit occurs in the TOP row of the display Upon selecting ENTER to accept this selection the channel number display will change to GD1 or GD2 as appropriate 2 Select Scan Lists for the channel if desired Select member ship in any or all of the five 5 scan lists...

Page 20: ... except keyboard unlock and display luminance To unlock the keyboard press and hold the ESC key for two seconds jéÇä ìáÑ äÑòèÄÉJ ÉàíèãÄòí ºjéÇäÑÉE îçìàã äÑò ëÑãÑÄíÑÉL sçãéÇä ìáÑ äÑòèÄÉ FÄÖìÑë P íÑÇéçÉíGJ ÉàíèãÄòí ºsçjéÇäÑÉE îçìàã äÑò ëÑãÑÄíÑÉL L2 Edit Network Access Code NAC This command allows the user to edit the Network Access Code NAC used in Project 25 operation The NAC is a three 3 digit hex...

Page 21: ... r d 2 w 1 7 4 0 0 0 0 R t dàÜîëÑ PKRL ráÑ gçÉàÇÄìÑÉ aáÄççÑã gq Ä kÑåÅÑë éÖ qÇÄç jàíì L2 Edit Channel Description This command allows the user to edit the text description for the selected channel There are four groups of characters that may be used upper case A Z lower case a z numbers 0 9 and a selection of special characters blank space The user can change character groups at any time and as ma...

Page 22: ...the level is increased qÇëéãã îèMÉéñç ìáëéîÜá ìáÑ ÄïÄàãÄÅãÑ ìàåÑë ÉîëÄìàéç íÑììàçÜíL _ÇÇÑèì ìáàí Ñçìëò ÄçÉ ëÑìîëçL _ÅÄçÉéç ìáÑ ÇéååÄçÉ ÄçÉ ëÑìîëçL L2 Command Level Up This key selects the next HIGHER Command Level the Command Level is indicated by a subscript digit in the 4 th character position on the lower row of the display See section 2 1 above L2 Command Level Down This key selects the next L...

Page 23: ...eive data from the TDFM 136 before pressing this key The radio will indicate which memory is being uploaded and when the upload is complete L3 Display Software Release and Version Information The current software release and version number is displayed on the bottom line of the display as long as the key is held Upon release of the key the user is returned to Level 1 L3 Configure the PTT Timer The...

Page 24: ...ASE cycle is finished L3 Display Channel Squelch Parameters Display the Squelch parameters for the channel as long as the user HOLDS the SQL key The data are displayed as follows t CTCSS Tone c DCS Code G P25 Talkgroup N P25 NAC R x t 6 7 0 c 1 3 1 G F F F F N F 7 F T x t 1 1 0 9 c 1 3 1 G 2 E 3 F N 3 A 7 dàÜîëÑ PKSL ráÑ aáÄççÑã nÄëÄåÑìÑëí bàíèãÄò The data displayed on the TOP line are for RECEIVE...

Page 25: ...mmand allows those responsible for setting policy to select which commands in the command set will be accessible in USER mode levels 1 2 and 3 All the commands in the previous three levels are affected EXCEPT PROG 0 and ESC The editor operates as follows ìéÜÜãÑ ÑçÄÅãÑMÉàíÄÅãÑ ÇéååÄçÉ F ÑçÄÅãÑÉJ ÉàíÄÅãÑÉG íìÑè îèMÉéñç ìáëéîÜá ÇéååÄçÉ ãÑïÑãí FOJPJQGL åéïÑ Çîëíéë ÖéëñÄëÉMÅÄÇäñÄëÉL ÄÇÇÑèì ìáÑ ÑçìëàÑí ...

Page 26: ...ion Operating Instructions 2 16 Technisonic Industries Ltd L4 Command Level Down Return to the next lower Command Level Operator Level 3 Unused Level 4 Command Keys The following Level 4 command keys are currently un implemented ...

Page 27: ...he TDFM 136 Transceivers are designed to be Dzus mounted and should be installed in conjunction with a IN 150 installation kit See Figure 3 1 for an outline drawing of the unit with dimensions to facilitate the installation 3 4 Installation Kit Contents The IN 150 installation kit consists of 1 One 15 pin Cannon D mating connector female complete with crimp pins and hood 2 One BNC antenna mating R...

Page 28: ...the pin connections for the transceiver are in provided in TABLE 3 1 rÄÅãÑ QKOL rbdkKOQT K pÑÄë aéççÑÇìéë nàç _ííàÜçåÑçìí rÄÅãÑ QKOL rbdkKOQT K pÑÄë aéççÑÇìéë nàç _ííàÜçåÑçìí rÄÅãÑ QKOL rbdkKOQT K pÑÄë aéççÑÇìéë nàç _ííàÜçåÑçìí rÄÅãÑ QKOL rbdkKOQT K pÑÄë aéççÑÇìéë nàç _ííàÜçåÑçìí nàç A nàç A nàç A nàç A bÑíÇëàèìàéç bÑíÇëàèìàéç bÑíÇëàèìàéç bÑíÇëàèìàéç léìÑí léìÑí léìÑí léìÑí 1 Audio Headset output ...

Page 29: ...TDFM 136 Installation Operating Instructions 99RE255 Technisonic Industries Ltd 3 3 dgespc QKPL mîìãàçÑ ÉëÄñàçÜ Öéë rbdk OQT rëÄçíÇÑàïÑë ...

Page 30: ...de and grounded during transmit mode 3 7 4 Front Panel Back Lighting Front panel back lighting connection should be made on pin 3 of the transceiver The opposite end of this lead should be connected to the panel lighting system of the aircraft Before connecting verify the required panel lighting voltage 28 VDC or 5VAC on the transceiver configuration control label 3 7 5 Audio Outputs 600 ohms and ...

Page 31: ...TDFM 136 Installation Operating Instructions 99RE255 Technisonic Industries Ltd 3 5 dàÜîëÑ QKQL uàëàçÜ aéççÑÇìàéçí Öéë rbdkKOQT rëÄçíÇÑàïÑë ...

Page 32: ...udio signal 10 dBm 0 25 VRMS into the microphone input 3 Select the side tone adjust command and then adjust the side tone level using the guard volume control to produce a 3 0 dBm 1 0 VRMS 600 ohm audio output 3 9 Main and Guard Noise Squelch Adjustment The squelch on both the main and guard receivers is factory set to open at approximately 0 5 microvolts This adjustment can be altered to suit lo...

Page 33: ...nd the MCU boards dàÜîëÑ QKRL aéçìëéã èéàçìí Öéë kÄàç pd ÅéÄëÉL J1 Antenna connector J6 P25 Module RF output to RF Amplifier factory installed J7 RF Amplifier output stage to Antenna filter factory installed J8 RF Amplifier power supply select factory installed J9 leave open C23 RF Power bandwidth compensation factory set TP1 RF Power Transistor DC bias monitoring point J6 J7 J8 J9 J1 C23 SERIAL A...

Page 34: ...ble DO NOT INSTALL IN AIRFRAME BENCH ONLY 3 4 Factory Use Only DO NOT INSTALL 5 6 n u reserved R8 Main Rx Audio adjust factory set R10 Tx Mic Audio Level Adjust factory set R11 Guard Rx Audio adjust factory set R17 RF Low power adjust factory set R18 RF High power adjust factory set R56 DTMF Level Adjust factory set R8 R10 R11 R56 R18 R17 J2 J4 J5 J6 1 2 4 5 6 SERIAL REV 983358 TDFM 136 MCU Techni...

Page 35: ...346 77 32 351 79 7 43 364 82 5 47 365 85 4 51 371 88 5 54 411 91 5 65 412 94 8 71 413 97 4 72 423 100 73 431 103 5 74 432 107 2 114 445 110 9 115 464 114 8 116 465 118 8 125 466 123 131 503 127 3 132 506 131 8 134 516 136 5 143 532 141 3 152 546 146 2 155 565 151 4 156 606 156 7 162 612 162 2 165 624 167 9 172 627 173 8 174 631 179 9 205 632 186 2 223 654 192 8 226 662 203 5 243 664 206 5 244 703 ...

Page 36: ...99RE255 TDFM 136 Installation Operating Instructions A 2 Technisonic Industries Ltd ...

Page 37: ...encies indicated and selected for display If possible set up a DME ramp test set on the frequencies indicated and adjust the output until the flags are out of view The transponder and encoder should be monitored with ramp test equipment Set the output of the transponder test set to 3db above the output necessary to achieve 90 reply If possible set the ADF to a nearby navigation station Modulate th...

Page 38: ...tion is required If interference is observed then the interference must be assessed against the appropriate standards of airworthiness for the system in question For example it is permissible for a VFR certified GPS to lose navigation capability while the TDFM 136 is transmitting providing that it recovers properly and promptly but is not permissible for an IFR approach certified GPS to be affecte...

Page 39: ...uency for at least 20 seconds Observe the GPS for any degradation in satellite status or availability or flags dpcosclagcq dpcosclagcq dpcosclagcq dpcosclagcq enq AO enq AO enq AO enq AO enq AP enq AP enq AP enq AP n_qq n_qq n_qq n_qq d_gj d_gj d_gj d_gj n_qq n_qq n_qq n_qq d_gj d_gj d_gj d_gj 143 1800 MHz 143 1825 MHz 157 5000 MHz 157 5425 MHz NOTES ...

Page 40: ...g KY 196A The first IF frequency is 11 4 MHz The L O is above the receive frequency high side injection therefore the image frequency is 22 8 MHz above the selected frequency Set the KY 196A to 120 000 MHz and the TDFM 136 to 142 8000 MHz dpcosclagcq dpcosclagcq dpcosclagcq dpcosclagcq pcqsjrq pcqsjrq pcqsjrq pcqsjrq tfd AO tfd AO tfd AO tfd AO rbdkKOQT rbdkKOQT rbdkKOQT rbdkKOQT n_qq n_qq n_qq n_...

Page 41: ...requencies for at least 20 seconds Listen for any noise or detected audio signals on the receiver audio look for any moment of flags or needles on the navigation display dpcosclagcq dpcosclagcq dpcosclagcq dpcosclagcq pcqsjrq pcqsjrq pcqsjrq pcqsjrq tmpMgjq AO tmpMgjq AO tmpMgjq AO tmpMgjq AO rbdkKOQT rbdkKOQT rbdkKOQT rbdkKOQT n_qq n_qq n_qq n_qq d_gj d_gj d_gj d_gj 108 000 MHz 162 0000 MHz 108 1...

Page 42: ...cosclagcq dpcosclagcq dpcosclagcq dpcosclagcq pcqsjrq pcqsjrq pcqsjrq pcqsjrq ejgbcqjmnc AO ejgbcqjmnc AO ejgbcqjmnc AO ejgbcqjmnc AO rbdkKOQT rbdkKOQT rbdkKOQT rbdkKOQT n_qq n_qq n_qq n_qq d_gj d_gj d_gj d_gj 334 7 108 1 167 3500 MHz dpcosclagcq dpcosclagcq dpcosclagcq dpcosclagcq pcqsjrq pcqsjrq pcqsjrq pcqsjrq ejgbcqjmnc AP ejgbcqjmnc AP ejgbcqjmnc AP ejgbcqjmnc AP rbdkKOQT rbdkKOQT rbdkKOQT rb...

Page 43: ...Frequency No 2 Frequency No 3 E At a safe altitude engage the autopilot or stability augmentation system Modulate the TDFM 136 on the above frequencies for at least 20 seconds Observe any effect on the autopilot or stability augmentation system Observations F Perform a coupled ILS approach to the aircraft s certified limits Modulate the TDFM 136 transmitter on the above frequencies for at least 20...

Page 44: ...g Assess the results qrcn qrcn qrcn qrcn qwqrck qwqrck qwqrck qwqrck n_qq n_qq n_qq n_qq d_gj d_gj d_gj d_gj lmrcq lmrcq lmrcq lmrcq 1 Comm 1 and Comm 2 2 Transponder and Encoder 3 ADF 1 and 2 4 Vertical Gyro 5 Glideslope 1 and 2 6 VOR LOC 1 and 2 7 Directional Gyro 8 Compass 9 Fuel Pressure 10 Oil Temperature 11 Ammeter 12 Bus Voltage 13 Fuel 14 Nt 15 TOT 16 Torque 17 Digital Clock 18 Oil Pressur...

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