
AVIATION RECORDERS
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
MODEL FA2100GSE
PORTABLE INTERFACE (PI)
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Introduction
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FA2100 PORTABLE INTERFACE (PI) DESCRIPTION
The Portable Interface Unit (Figure 1
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communication interface to the FA2100 Recorder. The user interface, a seven key keypad,
and an eight line by 21 column display, allows stand-alone operation to perform the following
functions:
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FDR Monitor
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FDR Copy
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CVR Monitor
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CVR Playback
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CVR Copy
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Data Link Download
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Status Display
The PI is equipped with an internal speaker, headphone jack, and individual channel outputs to
monitor audio during the recording operation, as well as to play back previously recorded audio
when the aircraft has landed.
Power to operate the PI is obtained from the FA2100 recorder when the attached 10-foot cable
is plugged into the GSE connector on the front panel of the recorder. Alternately, the Auxiliary
Power Cable, P/N 17TES0074, may be used to provide power to the PI in stand alone opera-
tion.
For all PIs produced after S/N 231480, the interface connector has been modified to prevent
any potential grounding issues. Modification can be identified by marking of Hardware Mod.
Dot 5. Any PIs in the field sent in for repairs post PI SB002 will receive this product improve-
ment free of charge. Please contact L-3 Communications Aviation Recorders for more im-
formation.
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FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS
Notable features of Portable Interface are:
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Menu-driven user interface
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PC card media or communication interface via attached 10-ft cable.
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Capability to upload/download FA2100 operation firmware
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Capability to select individual CVR files for Playback and copy to the disk in the PI
PCMCIA slot
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Capability to delete individual CVR/FDR files from the disk in the PI PCMCIA slot
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Capability to dump Fault Logs and Trace Messages to the disk in the PI PCMCIA slot
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Capability to download Data Link files when used with a ED-112 compliant recorder
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Digital data copy of FDR/CVR data with time tag from FA2100 Time-In-Can
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Selectable internal speaker/headphone audio monitoring
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