User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Audience
- 1.2 Overview
- 1.3 Envoy CMU Features
- 1.4 Configuration Options for Envoy
- 2 Operation of Envoy
- 3 CPDLC Operations
- 3.1 Log On
- 3.2 Logoff
- 3.3 Lost Connection
- 3.4 Typical Message Composition
- 3.5 ATC Menu
- 3.5.1 ATC Request Menu – FANS 1/A+ and ATN B1 CPDLC Common
- 3.5.2 ATC REPORT Menu
- 3.5.3 WHEN CAN WE EXPECT
- 3.5.4 POS REPORT Message – FANS 1/A+
- 3.5.5 EMERGENCY (MAYDAY) Message – FANS 1/A+
- 3.5.6 ATC MSG LOG
- 3.5.7 CLEARANCE REQUESTS – FANS 1/A+
- 3.5.8 FREE TEXT 1/2
- 3.5.9 ATC VOICE CONTACT Message – FANS 1/A+
- 3.5.10 Cancel EMERGENCY, Cancel ADS
- 3.5.11 Flight Plan Transactions and Monitoring
- 4 Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS)
- 5 ACARS Operations
- 6 MAINTENANCE Menu
- Appendix A Acronyms
- Appendix B AFN Messages
- Appendix C Supported CPDLC Messages
- Appendix D ADS-C Tags
- Appendix E ACARS Message Labels
- Appendix F ATSU Call Signs (ICAO, IATA)
- Appendix G Fault Management
User Guide for the Envoy Data Link
Document Number: UG-15000 Rev. A Page 17 of 173
Table 2-1 Legend for Envoy Menu Tree Diagram
Color
Page type
Description
ATC pages (violet)
CPDLC pages available when logged into FANS or ATN B1. If the Envoy is not
configured with FANS or ATN B1 functionality, ATC (LSK L2) is not available on
the ENVOY Main Menu page
FANS only pages
(goldenrod)
Available when logged onto FANS 1/A+, used to compose FANS 1/A+ CPDLC
messages (as described in Appendix B)
ATN only pages (rust)
Available only when logged onto ATN B1, used to compose ATN B1 CPDLC
messages (a subset of messages in Appendix B)
ACARS pages (blue)
Available only if ACARS is a configured feature, ACARS pages may send ATS
messages to an available ATSU or company-based information to the ground
service for the airline.
MAINTENANCE pages
(green)
All Envoy configurations have a Maintenance menu that displays read-only data
such as airplane status, configured discretes, in-range ATS stations for the
current COMM, OOOI report data, and a fault log for connected system devices.
MAINT MODE pages
(gray)
Password protected and not intended for aircrew use.
TWIP REQUEST
AIRCREW MISC
(free text
)
DIVERSION RPT
ETA REVISION
ETA REPORT
POS REPORT
ARRIVAL DELAY
FLT LOG
ETA REPORT
ETA REVISION
AIRCREW MISC
ENG #1/#2 DATA
1/2
DIVERSION REPORT
DEPARTURE DELAY
TAXI CLR REQ
PUSHBACK CLR REQ
OCEANIC CLR REQ
DEPARTURE CLR REQ
D
-ATIS REQUEST
ATC ROUTE REQ
*
ATC SPEED REQ*
ATC ALT REQ
*
ATC REQUEST
(Queued) REPORTS
ATC REPORT ALT
EMERGENCY
POS REPORT
OCEANIC CLR REQ
POSITION REPORT
D-ATIS REQUEST
WEATHER REQUEST
OCEANIC CLR REQ
DEPARTURE CLR REQ
D
-
ATIS REQUEST
WEATHER REQUEST
FLIGHT INIT
PRE FLIGHT MENU
EN ROUTE MENU
WHEN CAN
WE EXPECT
ATC REPORT
No current
CPDLC logon
Logged
On
LSK L
2
LSK L
3
FANS and ATN Common
FANS Only
ATN Only
ACARS Only
VOICE CON
(
free text)
FREE TEXT 1
/2
PROCEDURE REQUEST
CLEARANCE REQUEST
CLEARANCE REQUESTS
ATC MSG DETAIL
ATC MSG LOG
ATC MENU
POST FLIGHT
LSK L
1
MAINTENANCE
LSK R
3
Customer Name
(
Envoy Main Menu)
MSG REVIEW 1/
2
ACARS MSG LOG
WEATHER REQUEST
ENG DATA
SERVICE MSGS
COMPANY
(ACARS DEFAULT
)
ATC MENU
LOGON/STATUS 2/
2
LOGON
/
STATUS 2/2
ATC LOGON
/
STATUS
DATA LOAD
EDIT A
/C CFG
MAINT
MODE**
SYS CONFIG
PRINT TEST
SELF TEST
UTC
LINK TEST
SYS TEST**
ADS-C CONNECTION
A
429 TX STATUS
A429
RX STATUS
FAULT DESCR
1/2
FAULT DESCR 1/
2
FAULT LOG
**
must be ON GND,
BRAKES ON
password required
FLT LOG 1
/
4
(
current)
OOOI STATUS
SYS MON 1/6
LSK R
6
LSK L
1
LSK R
1
LSK L5
LSK L1
LSK R1
LSK R2
LSK R5
LSK L
2
LSK L3
LSK L4
LSK L5
LSK R6
LSK R
1
LSK R
2
LSK R3
LSK R4
LSK R
2
STATION TABLE
VDL MA or M2
LSK R3
FLT LOG 1/
1
FLIGHT INIT
LSK R6
Downlink (request or report)
TEXT
Envoy user interface/data
TEXT
Maintenance
* must be logged on to view
FLT LOG
Figure 2-3 Envoy Menu Tree
2.2 Envoy CDU Interface
The display unit has a QWERTY keyboard and additional human interface features such as: