User's Manual

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
TCAS 3000 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System
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5. Special Precautions
Warnings, cautions, and notes in this manual give the data that follows:
• A WARNING is an operation or maintenance procedure or condition, which, if not obeyed,
can cause injury or death
• A CAUTION is an operation or maintenance procedure or condition, which, if not obeyed,
can cause damage to the equipment
• A NOTE gives data to make the work easier or gives directions to go to a procedure.
All personnel who operate and do maintenance on the TCAS components and on the
applicable test equipment, must know and obey the safety precautions. The warnings and
cautions that follow apply to all parts of this manual.
WARNING: HIGH VOLTAGES MAY BE PRESENT ON SYSTEM INTERCONNECT CABLES. MAKE
SURE THAT SYSTEM POWER IS OFF BEFORE YOU DISCONNECT LRU MATING
CONNECTORS.
CAUTION: ACSS HAS PREPARED AN AIRWORTHINESS CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS
FOR THIS AIRBORNE EQUIPMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WILL NOT CAUSE A
DANGEROUS IN−FLIGHT CONDITION. SPECIFIC PARTS, TESTS, AND PROCEDURES
THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AS INSTALLATION CRITICAL IN THE ANALYSIS ARE CHANGED
TO AIRWORTHINESS CRITICAL IN THIS MANUAL. IT IS NECESSARY TO DO THESE
PROCEDURES AND TESTS TO GET THE APPROVED RESULTS.
CAUTION: THE TCAS 3000 SYSTEM CONTAINS LRUS THAT ARE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE
SENSITIVE (ESDS). IF YOU DO NOT OBEY THE NECESSARY CONTROLS, A FAILURE
OR UNSATISFACTORY OPERATION OF THE UNIT CAN OCCUR FROM ELECTROSTATIC
DISCHARGE. USE APPROVED INDUSTRY PRECAUTIONS TO KEEP THE RISK OF
DAMAGE TO A MINIMUM WHEN YOU TOUCH, REMOVE, OR INSTALL LRUS.