User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Cover
- 1-Welcome Letter
- 2-Table of Contents
- 3-Contacts
- 4-Quick Start Guide Rev 2
- 5-SIM Registration
- 6-Installation and Operations Rev 2
- 7-Component Maintenance Manual Rev 1
- SERVICE BULLETIN LIST
- RECORD OF CHANGES
- RECORD OF REVISIONS
- LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGES
- LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGES
- INTRODUCTION
- DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
- TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING
- DISASSEMBLY
- CLEANING
- CHECK
- REPAIR
- ASSEMBLY
- FITS AND CLEARANCES
- SPECIAL TOOLS, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT
- ILLUSTRATED PARTS LIST
AirbusIridiumSATCOMSystem
L‐3AviationRecordersProprietary
165E5733‐01Rev.02
7March2014Page2
SECTION1‐OVERVIEW
1. AirbusIridiumSATCOMSystemOverview
TheAirbusIridiumSATCOMSystemwillbecertifiedtoTSOC‐159aforvoiceanddatasafety‐services.It
hasadual‐channelIridiumlink,onededicatedfordata‐withthecapabilitytosendandreceivestandard
ACARSmessagesbetweentheaircraft’sAirTrafficServiceUnit(ATSU),andtheotherprioriti zed
for
voiceviaacertifiedterrestrialserviceprovider.
TheAutomatedFlightInformationReportingSystem(AFIRS)providesasatellitevoiceanddata
communications(SATCOM)linkwiththePublicSwitchedTelephoneNetwork(PSTN)viatheIridium
®
satellitenetwork.Thesystemusesasta ndardARINC741/761SATCOMinterfacetotheflightcrew’s
AudioIntegratingSystemandARINC739AMulti‐PurposeControlandDisplayUnits(MCDUs)inthe
cockpit,aswellasproviding3‐extensionPublicBranchExchange(PBX)capabilityforupto2handsetsin
thecabin.