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KTX2-F.0100 

EASA.AP445 

MAN 

 

KTX2-F.A-MAN.0001.docx 

 

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2.1.2  Display Indications 

 

Indication

 

Meaning

 

Remark

 

 

Transponder is transmitting 
Mode-A/C Replies on 
Interrogations 

Appears per reply and persists for 
some time 

 

Transponder is transmitting 
Mode-S Replies on 
Interrogations 

Appears per reply and persists for 
some time 

 

Transponder is locked by a 
ground station and will be 
directly addressed 

Appears at every addressed reply and 
persists for some time 

 

ADS-B out Status 

Status of ADS-B transmission 

 

Active Squawk 

Is shown at upper position 

 

Battery power too low 

Appears above Standby-Squawk 

 

Failure indication 

See 4 

 

IDENT- Marking is transmitted 

ID („Squawk Ident“) has been pressed 
– active for 18s 

 

Current Flight Level 

Flight Level (in 100ft steps) 

 

Mode display 
(STBY, ON, GND, ALT) 

see chapter. 2.1.6 Transponder- 
Modes 

 

Standby-Squawk 

Is shown at lower position. 
Can be exchanged with active Squawk 
by pressing the UP/DOWN (“Change”) 
button 

 

Flight ID 

Only shown if a Flight ID is configured 
with a valid Aircraft Address 

 

VFR indication 

Shown while VFR squawk is used 

 

Transponder is in airborne mode 

Only shown if Ground Switch support 
is configured. 

 

Transponder is in ground mode 

Only shown if Ground Switch support 
is configured. 

Figure 3: Indicators

 

 

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Page 1: ...ion Name ate Signature Prepared by Checked by Thomas W hner Florian Holzner 2019 07 03 2019 07 03 iV w 1 z Approved by Thomas Eilers 2019 07 03 KTX2 F A MAN 0001 docx Page 1 of74 TQ Systems Gm H All n...

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Page 4: ...treated strictly confidential The transfer of presentations and know how to third parties requires the prior written consent of TQ Systems GmbH Revision List Revision Date Topic 0100 2019 02 07 Initia...

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Page 6: ...uawk Code Change 23 2 2 4 VFR Squawk 24 2 2 5 Squawk Ident ID SPI 25 2 2 6 Airborne Ground Indication 25 2 2 7 ADS B Status Indication 27 2 2 8 Adjustable parameters in normal operation mode 28 2 2 9...

Page 7: ...IONS ON LIABILITY 72 11 Software License Conformity 73 List of Tables Table 1 Transponder Modes 22 Table 2 GND Switch Support 40 Table 3 Certitified GNSS Units 42 Table 4 Approved GNSS Units 42 Table...

Page 8: ...nu 39 Figure 27 Aircraft Category Selection Menu 40 Figure 28 Ground Switch Setup Menu 40 Figure 29 Maximum Speed Category Selection Menu 41 Figure 30 GNSS Device Selection Menu 42 Figure 31 Baud Rate...

Page 9: ...rther notice 1 3 Terminology Except where specifically noted references made to the Unit or the Installation will apply to the transponder defined in 1 2 Referenced Documents where the respective docu...

Page 10: ...guidance publication ADC Analog Digital Converter ADF Automatic Direction Finder Navigation equipment ADS B Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast ALT Altitude The transponder will respond to all...

Page 11: ...n Administration FAX Facsimile FCC Federal Communications Commission FID Flight ID Number of flight plan if assigned else Registration number of aircraft FLY Flight The aircraft is in Flight Mode FPGA...

Page 12: ...mmended Minimum Sentence C NMEA sentence RSS Radio Standards Specifications Canada RTCA Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SMA Sub Miniature A Connector SPI...

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Page 14: ...prior written consent of TQ Systems GmbH 1 6 Customer Support In order to facilitate a rapid handling of returned shipments please send your request to the email address below Additional information...

Page 15: ...ne of 4096 possible Codes e g flight plan number Squawk assigned by a Controller or the VFR Squawk o Mode C replies including encoded Flight Level o Mode S replies including Aircraft Address and Fligh...

Page 16: ...try regulations always have to be observed Use the transponder only within the specified conditions see chapter 7 Power supply Do not connect the transponder to AC sources Make sure that the transpond...

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Page 18: ...locked until it is pressed a second time VFR 1 Activate deactivate VFR Squawk 2 Pressing the button for more than 3 seconds will show the Brightness menu see 2 2 8 2 CHANGE 1 Exchange of the active a...

Page 19: ...ars at every addressed reply and persists for some time ADS B out Status Status of ADS B transmission Active Squawk Is shown at upper position Battery power too low Appears above Standby Squawk Failur...

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Page 21: ...display is shown shortly after the transponder is switched on see figure below Figure 5 Initial Display The initial display shows the current software and FPGA version After approx two 2 seconds the t...

Page 22: ...ns ADS B out is enabled Surface Squitter ON Transponder responds to all interrogations but altitude is not transmitted ADS B out is enabled ALT Transponder responds to all interrogations ADS B out is...

Page 23: ...wk Code Change To change the squawk code perform the following procedure 1 Press the rotary knob The first digit of the standby squawk turns green 2 Turn the rotary knob to change the value 3 Press th...

Page 24: ...et the active squawk to a predefined code press the VFR button The VFR squawk code is now shown as active squawk VFR is indicated on the right hand side of the display and the former active squawk bec...

Page 25: ...if the ATC requests you to send Ident or Squawk Ident For 18 seconds the Ident Pulse is activated in the transponder replies This is indicated by IDT on the left hand side of the display Figure 8 Squa...

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Page 27: ...s Indication Function Description ADS B enabled Letter A appears in white color ADS B out function is active and transmitting messages ADS B enabled Letter A appears in yellow color ADS B out function...

Page 28: ...wered off Note To make changes permanently the parameters have to be changed in setup mode see 3 2 2 8 1 Flight ID To modify the Flight ID press the ID button for at least 3 seconds Figure 12 Change F...

Page 29: ...elected mode further parameters can be configured 2 2 8 3 1 Button Illumination Mode Off If this mode is selected the button illumination is switched off No further parameters can be configured 2 2 8...

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Page 31: ...how to third parties requires the prior written consent of TQ Systems GmbH 3 Setup Mode Do not use Setup Mode in flight Check with your avionics installer before changing the configuration 3 1 Control...

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Page 33: ...ction Turning the rotary knob moves to the desired menu item Press the rotary knob to select the desired parameter for configuration or to enter a submenu If a menu consists of several pages e g the s...

Page 34: ...ightness To change the display brightness select Display and press the rotary knob Turn the rotary knob to change the value for brightness between 1 lowest to 5 highest Press the rotary knob to save t...

Page 35: ...ween 1 dark to 5 bright Press the rotary knob to save the new value Figure 21 Button Illumination Mode On 3 4 1 1 3 Button Illumination Mode Auto If this mode is selected the button illumination is sw...

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Page 37: ...ercial flights usually have their own FIDs General aviation FIDs should be the registration letters or numbers of the aircraft The FID must not be confused with the 24 bit Aircraft Address The FID is...

Page 38: ...e rotary knob to start editing a Flight ID The first character turns yellow 2 Turn the rotary knob to change the value 3 Press the rotary knob again to save the selected character The next character t...

Page 39: ...e all data have been configured see 3 4 2 1 4 Note Before you can enter the Aircraft Address the Flight ID needs to be defined Note All values except 000000 and FFFFFFF are valid The transponder accep...

Page 40: ...d Switch To activate or deactivate the Airborne Ground switch function select GND Switch Support and press the rotary knob A submenu GND Switch Sup is displayed Figure 28 Ground Switch Setup Menu Turn...

Page 41: ...in this documents have to be treated strictly confidential The transfer of presentations and know how to third parties requires the prior written consent of TQ Systems GmbH Figure 29 Maximum Speed Cat...

Page 42: ...basis of a 14 CFR 91 227 compliant ADS B installation Certified GNSS Unit Remarks NexNav Mini WAAS GPS Receiver Part Number 21000 Table 3 Certitified GNSS Units Other aircraft voluntarily equipped wi...

Page 43: ...e Explanation No GNSS Device No WAAS GNSS device is used The ADS B function is disabled NexNav mini A NexNav mini device is used The ADS B function is enabled Approved Device A recommended NMEA WAAS G...

Page 44: ...the value 3 Press the rotary knob again to save the selected digit The next digit turns yellow 4 Turn the rotary knob to change the value 5 Press the rotary knob again to save the selected digit The l...

Page 45: ...again to save the selected digit The next digit turns yellow 4 Turn the rotary knob to change the value 5 Press the rotary knob again to save the selected digit The offset value turns green Note The...

Page 46: ...rs of the Flight ID can be modified see 3 4 2 1 3 4 2 3 Delete Flight IDs To delete a Flight ID select Delete and press the rotary knob A submenu Select FID is displayed See 3 4 2 4 for details After...

Page 47: ...ration Note If more than four Flight IDs are configured turn the rotary knob clockwise until the next page is shown To go back to the previous page turn the rotary knob counterclockwise 3 4 3 Modify V...

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Page 49: ...nu Factory Reset is displayed To perform a factory reset turn the rotary knob to select Yes and press the rotary knob A notification is displayed which requests a restart of the transponder 3 4 5 Test...

Page 50: ...nt To perform the altitude offset calibration the transponder needs to be powered up Additionally a pitot static test set is needed together with the appropriate adapters to connect to the static port...

Page 51: ...rom the static test set to the transponder Check the installation Failure of the altitude encoder Send the unit for servicing To verify the altitude measurement the following procedure must be perform...

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Page 53: ...ive transponder needs to be shipped to the nearest service station For addresses see the TQ General Aviation website https www tq general aviation com en Service 4 1 Degrading failures If a degrading...

Page 54: ...power is too low TX output power is reduced Check antenna installation cable connectors etc to resolve the problem before next flight If no root cause can be discovered send unit for servicing Flight...

Page 55: ...ge of electric generator is low Actions 1 Exchange or charge the battery 2 Check electric generator 4 1 2 Very Low Battery Voltage If the supply voltage of the transponder falls below 7 5 V DC a red i...

Page 56: ...ure is displayed after switching on the transponder To fix this error an appropriate FID and AA Code has to be configured as described in chapter 3 4 2 Note This message can be cleared by pressing the...

Page 57: ...FPGA internal Severe operation error FPGA internal failure Send unit for servicing ADC Severe operation error No access to ADC Send unit for servicing Trans out power Severe operation error No or ver...

Page 58: ...equires the prior written consent of TQ Systems GmbH 4 4 Notifications 4 4 1 GNSS Data CRC Failure Figure 46 GNSS CRC Failure Possible Reasons Invalid data from GNSS source Actions Check installation...

Page 59: ...tive at 12V must be installed in order to protect the receiving parts of the different devices from in band transmissions Mutual suppression is a pulse that is sent to the other equipment to suppress...

Page 60: ...nder into a 14 CFR 91 227 compliant device as required for TC d aircraft FAA 2020 mandate or o Standard NMEA0183 RMC data stream including the RMC sub format 4800 9600 19200 38400 Baud for aircrafts w...

Page 61: ...m surface of the aircraft and in a vertical position when the aircraft is in level flight The antenna should not be mounted within 3 feet of the ADF sense antenna or any COMM antenna and 6 feet from t...

Page 62: ...e types and the maximum usable lengths Cable Type Max Length in meters feet Insertion Loss dB meter db 100ft 1 Remarks RG 400 M17 128 RG400 2 5 8 2 0 6 18 5 RG 304 M17 112 RG304 4 2 13 9 0 36 11 1 RG...

Page 63: ...uorescent lighting and electric motors Allow a minimum separation of 300mm 12 inches from an ADF antenna cable Note In case an already installed antenna can be further used old transponder is replaced...

Page 64: ...ent of TQ Systems GmbH 5 2 Wiring 5 2 1 Conductor Cross Section Power Supply Batt Plus GND AWG20 0 62 mm Signals AWG22 0 38 mm The conductors must be approved for aircraft use Recommended Quality MIL...

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Page 67: ...D RTCA DO 254 ED80 Level C RTCA DO 160G ED 14G RTCA DO 260B ED102A Class B1S SAE AS8003 FCC ID 2ANFF KTX2F Dimensions KTX2 F 158 75 x 41 4 x 190 35 1 mm 6 25 x 1 63 x 7 5 pure housing Weight KTX2 F 0...

Page 68: ...ted strictly confidential The transfer of presentations and know how to third parties requires the prior written consent of TQ Systems GmbH Designation Power consumption depending on the number of req...

Page 69: ...ansmitted periodically at random intervals full self verification of data and occurrence Table 11 Transmitter Data RECEIVER Receiving frequency 1030 1MHz Receiver Characteristics Sensitivity RF input...

Page 70: ...led and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If t...

Page 71: ...requirements necessary to maintain continued airworthiness and no maintenance is required as long as it does properly perform its intended function When service is required a complete performance test...

Page 72: ...ays after arrival of the goods If the defect was not noticeable in an ordinary inspection the period is extended to four 4 weeks If the claim for defects is not files in good times warranty shall be e...

Page 73: ...fering conditions Thus any liability for consequential damages arising out of the use of OpenSource Software shall if not compulsory regulated by law be excluded or limited to modifications or alterat...

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