ARTEX PRODUCTS / ACR ELECTRONICS, INC
DESCRIPTION, OPERATION, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
ME406 (453-6603), ME406HM (453-6604)
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Mar 19/15
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RECORD OF REVISIONS ............................................................................................................................ 3
SERVICE BULLETIN LIST ........................................................................................................................... 4
LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGES........................................................................................................................ 5
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... 6
LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................................... 9
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 10
1.
Manual Usage .............................................................................................................................. 10
A.
General ............................................................................................................................... 10
B.
Application .......................................................................................................................... 10
2.
Model Descriptions ....................................................................................................................... 11
A.
ME406 ................................................................................................................................. 11
B.
ME406HM ............................................................................................................................ 11
3.
Approvals .................................................................................................................................... 12
A.
ME406 and ME406HM .......................................................................................................... 12
B.
Battery ................................................................................................................................ 12
C.
RTCA DO-160D Compliance .................................................................................................. 12
4.
Frequency Allocations ................................................................................................................... 14
A.
Application .......................................................................................................................... 14
B.
Discussion ........................................................................................................................... 14
5.
List of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Definitions ............................................................................ 15
6.
References .................................................................................................................................. 17
A.
Regulatory Documents ......................................................................................................... 17
B.
Other Documents ................................................................................................................. 17
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION .............................................................................................................. 18
1.
Description .................................................................................................................................. 18
A.
Functional Overview ............................................................................................................. 18
B.
Components ........................................................................................................................ 19
2.
Operation .................................................................................................................................... 21
A.
Operational Overview ........................................................................................................... 21
B.
Normal Operation ................................................................................................................ 22
C.
Manual Activation ................................................................................................................. 22
D.
ELT Reset ............................................................................................................................ 22
E.
Functional Check .................................................................................................................. 22
3.
Specifications ............................................................................................................................... 23
A.
Environmental and Physical .................................................................................................. 23
B.
Electrical ............................................................................................................................. 24
C.
Antennas ............................................................................................................................. 25
TEST AND FAULT ISOLATION .................................................................................................................. 26
1.
Inspection and Test Regulatory Requirements ............................................................................... 26
A.
United States ....................................................................................................................... 26
B.
Canada ................................................................................................................................ 26