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Apollo
Model SL40

VHF COMM Transceiver

Installation Manual

September 1999

560-0956-02a

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Summary of Contents for Apollo SL40

Page 1: ...Apollo Model SL40 VHF COMM Transceiver Installation Manual September 1999 560 0956 02a ...

Page 2: ...s commitment to constantly improve the quality and performance of our products information contained in this document is subject to change without notice NAVNET and Flybrary are trademarks of II Morrow Inc II Morrow and Apollo are registered trademarks of II Morrow Inc II Morrow Inc 2345 Turner Rd SE PO Box 13549 Salem OR 97302 Salem OR 97309 USA Phone 503 581 8101 1 800 525 6726 In Canada 1 800 6...

Page 3: ...minimum performance standards It is the responsibility of those desiring to install this article on or within a specific type or class of aircraft to determine that the aircraft operating conditions are within TSO standards The article may be installed only if further evaluation by the user installer documents an acceptable installation and is approved by the Administrator Source FAA TSO C37d TSO ...

Page 4: ...NOTES ...

Page 5: ... MINIMUM SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 5 EQUIPMENT MOUNTING 5 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS 7 POWER 7 SPEAKER AND HEADPHONE OUTPUTS 7 MICROPHONE INPUTS 7 TRANSMIT KEY INPUT 7 INTERCOM SELECTOR SWITCH 7 SERIAL INTERFACE 8 ANTENNA INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 8 POST INSTALLATION CHECKOUT 12 SECTION 3 SPECIFICATIONS 15 ELECTRICAL 15 PHYSICAL 15 ENVIRONMENTAL 15 RECEIVER PERFORMANCE 16 TRANSMITTER PERFORMANCE 16 INTE...

Page 6: ...NTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS 27 RS 232 INPUTS 27 RS 232 OUTPUTS 29 LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1 PACKAGE CONTENTS 3 TABLE 2 CONNECTOR PINOUT 18 TABLE 3 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 21 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FIGURE 1 SL40 FRONT PANEL 2 FIGURE 2 MOUNTING FRAME ASSEMBLY 6 FIGURE 3 CABLE ROUTING 6 FIGURE 4 COAX CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY 9 FIGURE 5 SL40 STANDALONE WIRING DIAGRAM 10 FIGURE 6 SL40 TYPICAL AUDIO PANEL CONNECTIONS 1...

Page 7: ...plete specifications Includes limitations for the equipment and installation Includes troubleshooting information Includes periodic maintenance requirements Includes the environmental qualification form Includes serial data specifications APOLLO SL40 DESCRIPTION The Apollo SL40 is a 760 channel VHF Comm transceiver It is one member of the Apollo slimline series which includes the SL40 Comm the SL5...

Page 8: ...voltage 12 watt audio amplifier REGULATORY COMPLIANCE The Apollo SL40 is designed and tested to meet the following TSOs FAA TSO C37d for transmit FAA TSO C38d for receive FAA TSO C128 for unintentional transmission stuck mic The Apollo SL40 complies with the FCC requirements specified in CFR 47 Part 87 Aviation Services Subpart D Technical Requirements CFR 47 Part 15 Radio Frequency Devices Subpar...

Page 9: ...s normally available at the installation shop such as wire and cable ties and required input and output equipment The items included in the package are listed in Table 1 Table 1 Package Contents Part Description Qty Comm unit 430 6040 2xx Apollo SL40 Comm Transceiver 1 Apollo SL40 Installation Kit Part 424 2006 2xx 162 0100 or 162 1575 15 pin dsub connector shell 1 162 1008 Right angle coax plug 1...

Page 10: ...3 591 7766 Beaverton OR 97006 Crimp tool Astro Tool part 615708 Positioner Astro Tool part 616356 For pin p n 245 0027 ITT Cannon Phone 714 261 5300 1851 E Deere Ave Fax 714 575 8324 Santa Ana CA 92705 6500 Insertion tool ITT part 274 7006 000 Desc CIET 20HD Regular duty Crimp tool ITT part 995 0001 585 Desc M22520 1 01 Regular duty Locator tool ITT part 995 0001 244 Desc TH25 Heavy duty Crimp too...

Page 11: ...he connectors to the mounting frame before installing the mounting frame INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS MOUNTING CONSIDERATIONS The SL40 is designed to mount in the avionics stack in the aircraft instrument panel within easy view and reach of the pilot The standard package includes a mounting frame for ease of mounting connections and service of the unit Allow an additional one inch clearance to the ...

Page 12: ...Manual Once the cable assemblies are complete and the connectors are attached to the mounting frame install the mounting frame assembly in the instrument panel Be sure to use low profile Figure 2 Mounting Frame Assembly Figure 3 Cable Routing ...

Page 13: ... 7 amps A separate 5 amp maximum circuit breaker or fuse should be installed for downline overload or short circuit protection Make the power connections to the SL40 using 20 awg wire Note Circuits should be protected in accordance with guidelines in AC 43 13 1A chapter 11 section 2 paragraph 429 SPEAKER AND HEADPHONE OUTPUTS Connect the speaker and headphones to the output pins on the rear connec...

Page 14: ...ions are included in Appendix E ANTENNA INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS The SL40 requires a standard 50Ω vertically polarized antenna Follow the antenna manufacturer s installation instructions for mounting the antenna The antenna should be mounted on a metal surface or a ground plane with a minimum area of 18 x 18 inches The antenna should be mounted a minimum of 24 inches away from GPS antennas The...

Page 15: ...lamp Cap Solder Center Conductor Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Slide braid clamp over end of coax and under the braid Insert coax with braid clamp into connector and tighten clamp nut securely Solder the center conductor of the coax to the contact as illustrated Attach the cap and secure tightly Assembly instructions for right angle connector part 162 1008 0 125 Figure 4 Coax Connector Assembly ...

Page 16: ...Installation 10 Apollo SL40 Installation Manual Figure 5 SL40 Standalone Wiring Diagram ...

Page 17: ...Installation Apollo SL40 Installation Manual 11 Figure 6 SL40 Typical Audio Panel Connections ...

Page 18: ...nd that the SL40 does not cause significant interference with other systems Performance should be checked using low high and mid band frequencies Repeat during the flight test for equipment that is not checked on the ground Sidetone Level Adjustment The sidetone volume was preset at the factory to what should be an acceptable level The level can be adjusted in the System Functions mode To adjust t...

Page 19: ...Turn the unit off to exit the Test Mode Mic Squelch Adjustments to the squelch levels for Mic1 and Mic2 are available in the System Functions mode To adjust the Microphone Squelch level 1 Press and hold the MON button for about two seconds This will access the System Functions mode 2 Rotate the LARGE knob to display the MIC1 OR MIC2 SQLCH pages 3 Rotate the SMALL knob to change the level number Th...

Page 20: ...commended as a final installation verification The performance may be verified by contacting a ground station at a range of at least 50 nm while maintaining an appropriate altitude and over all normal flight attitudes Performance should be checked using low high and mid band frequencies ...

Page 21: ... power 4 watts typical receive 28 watts typical transmit Internal fuse 7 amp fast blow soldered in board Power control connection Pulled low to turn unit ON floating high for unit OFF PHYSICAL Height 1 30 inches 3 30 cm Width 6 25 inches 15 88 cm Depth 11 452 inches 29 09 cm behind panel including mounting frame and connectors Weight with mounting frame 2 1 lb 0 953 kg ENVIRONMENTAL The Apollo SL4...

Page 22: ...ne audio output level 280mW into 100Ω 120mW into 500Ω Distortion 5 at rated output at 1000Hz AGC characteristics 3 dB variation in audio output from 5µV to 100mV input 15 to 90 modulation Squelch control Automatic squelch with manual override TRANSMITTER PERFORMANCE Class 4 Output power 8 watts minimum carrier at 12VDC input 6 watts minimum at 10VDC input transmit is locked out below 9 volts input...

Page 23: ...time out reverts to receive INTERCOM PERFORMANCE Microphone input Two inputs standard carbon or dynamic mic with integrated preamp providing minimum 70mv rms into 1000Ω load Headphone audio output level 280 mW into 100Ω 120 mW into 500Ω AGC characteristic output varies 3 dB with input of 100mv rms to 1000mv rms CONTROL INPUTS Transmit key Input pulled low to ground to enable the transmitter Interc...

Page 24: ...eaker speaker terminal output 7 I Mic ground microphone input ground connection 8 I Mic 1 microphone input 1 9 I Power ground main power ground input 10 I RxD RS232 serial data input 11 O Serial ground RS232 signal ground 12 I Intercom select intercom function select pulled low to turn on the intercom function 13 O Audio ground speaker and headphone ground connection 14 O Headphone headphone termi...

Page 25: ...llation Manual 19 SECTION 4 LIMITATIONS INSTALLATION Installations are to be made in accordance with AC 20 67B or other appropriate FAA approved guidelines OPERATIONAL An aircraft radio station license is required for transmitting ...

Page 26: ...Limitations 20 Apollo SL40 Installation Manual NOTES ...

Page 27: ...Adjustment on page 13 The sidetone and intercom levels are too low or high Wrong type of headsets or level needs adjustment See the Sidetone Level Adjustment on page 12 The intercom doesn t function Control input not connected The intercom select input must be pulled to ground to turn on the intercom function No voice activation or have to talk too loud Change the intercom squelch threshold using ...

Page 28: ...Troubleshooting 22 Apollo SL40 Installation Manual NOTES ...

Page 29: ...ency is within allowable tolerance The oscillator frequency can be checked by connecting the transmitter output through an appropriate load to a calibrated frequency counter The transmit frequency should be within 15ppm of the selected channel frequency Contact the II Morrow factory for instructions on adjusting the frequency if required CLEANING THE FRONT PANEL The front bezel keypad and display ...

Page 30: ...Periodic Maintenance 24 Apollo SL40 Installation Manual NOTES ...

Page 31: ...Proofness 9 0 Equipment identified as Category X no test required Waterproofness 10 0 Equipment identified as Category X no test required Fluids Susceptibility 11 0 Equipment identified as Category X no test required Sand and Dust 12 0 Equipment identified as Category X no test required Fungus Resistance 13 0 Equipment identified as Category X no test required Salt Spray 14 0 Equipment identified ...

Page 32: ...Environmental Qualifications 26 Apollo SL40 Installation Manual NOTES ...

Page 33: ...s ignoring carry if any The resulting 8 bit checksum is converted to two ascii characters by taking the upper and lower nibbles adding 30h to each and placing the most significant character first in the data message RS 232 INPUTS SET ACTIVE FREQUENCY Message Format PMRRC00mka chksum cr 00 message id mk active frequency m desired frequency in MHz in hexadecimal where m desired frequency 30h with de...

Page 34: ...monitor function selected REMOTE IDENT INPUT This message is used to input a new ident and reset the remote frequency input pointer Message Format PMRRC04tiiii chksum cr 04 message id t list type input 1 iiii ident four character ascii Example Message PMRRC041SLE space 99 cr Set the remote frequency ident to SLE REMOTE FREQUENCY LIST INPUT This message is used to input frequencies for the remote r...

Page 35: ...RRC06iidda chksum cr 06 message id ii requested message ident 03 software version message dd set to 00 a set to 0 Example Message PMRRC060300059 cr This message requests the software version message to be output RS 232 OUTPUTS TRANSCEIVER STATUS This message is used to output the current transceiver frequencies and status Message Format PMRRC01mkmkas chksum cr 01 message id mk active frequency fir...

Page 36: ...R0F0 cr The active frequency is 119 100 MHz the standby frequency is 124 550 MHz normal receive function automatic squelch selected This message is output once second SOFTWARE VERSION This message is used to output the com software version Message Format PMRRC03vvvv chksum cr 03 message id vvvv software version Example Message PMRRC03010024 cr The software version is 01 00 This message is output o...

Page 37: ...E Salem Oregon 97302 USA declares that the following product Type of equipment VHF Comm transceiver for aircraft Product name Apollo SL40 Comm Part number 430 6040 2xx conforms to the following Directives and Standards Application of Council Directives 89 336 EEC 93 68 EEC Standards EN50081 1 EN50082 1 Quality Department II Morrow Inc ...

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