COMPONENT MAINTENANCE MANUAL
AVIATION RECORDERS
FA2100CVR
Rev. 15 Page 101
Apr. 14/16
Testing & Fault Isolation
23–70–04
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TESTING
1.
GENERAL
NOTE:
The 17TES0400 ROC/6 was manufactured from 2006 to 2011.
Support for the PC operating system (Microsoft Windows XP)
has been discontinued by Microsoft. L
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3AR continues to pro-
vide technical support and repair; however operators are en-
couraged to upgrade to the current production 17TES0700
ROC/7. Technical support and documentation for the ROC/6 will
not be available beyond revision 14 of this CMM.
NOTE:
The ROC/6 and ROC/7 will be referred to as “ROC” when the
context and information apply equally to both of them.
NOTE:
If using the ROC/6, begin the testing procedure with Section 2. If
using the ROC/7, begin the testing procedure with Section 3.
NOTE:
ROC/5 and ROC/6 will not run CATS 2.0 and higher. Auto Testing
Part Numbers 2100
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1X25
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XX, 2100
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1X26
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XX and
2100
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1X27
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XX require the ROC/7 and CATS 2.0.
This section provides operational level testing procedures for the Model FA2100 Cockpit
Voice Recorder when using the CVR Automated Test Station (CATS) software, p/n:
17TES0420.
The CATS software v1.0 or 1.1 is contained on the L
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3AR Read-Out Center/6 (ROC/6),
p/n: 17TES0400 and is used in conjunction with the L
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3AR Recorder Interface Unit (RIU),
p/n: 17TES0410.
The CATS software v2.0 or higher is contained on the L
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3AR Read-Out Center/7
(ROC/7), p/n: 17TES0700 and is used in conjunction with the L
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3AR Recorder Interface
Unit (RIU), p/n: 17TES0710.
Associated Model S151/S161, S152/S162, and S251/S261 Control Units, S150/S160 Mi-
crophone Preamplifier Module, and S055 Remote Microphone testing and troubleshoot-
ing procedures are located in the ED-56A Control Unit and Microphone CMM, p/n:
165E1747- 00.
Testing for the Model FA2100CVR is based upon an automated operational test proce-
dure. The automated test procedure may serve as an acceptance criteria for the unit, as
well as provide pointers to probable malfunctioning assemblies in the event that the unit is
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