AirPlus KTX2 User manual

Operation Manual
Mode-S Transponder – KTX2
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KTX2
Mode-S Transponder
KTX-2B-P/N 210-(XXXXX)-(XXX)
Installation and User Manual

Operation Manual
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Revision List
Revision
Date
Topic
1.0
20 Oct 2014
Initial Release
1.1
28 Oct.2014
Added SW 2.07
2.0
May 2015
New colour display
2.1
Jun 2015
No extend. SQ.
2.2
July 2015
Weight-on-wheels
Service Bulletins (SB)
The service Bulletin must be inserted in the manual and added to this table.
No SB
No
Rev.
Release date
Date Added
Name
Release
Activity
Name
Signature
Date
Prepared by:
B. Korndörfer
21 Oct 2014
Checked by:
Y. Rodenas
Approved by:
K. Attig

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Change history
Product
Revision
Date
Description of Change
P5
21 Oct 2014
Base Version
SW 2.07
28 Oct 2014
Updated with Software 2.07.

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Table of Contents
1. GENERAL................................................................................... - 6 -
1.1. Symbols...................................................................................... - 6 -
1.2. Abbreviation................................................................................ - 7 -
1.3. Customer Support....................................................................... - 8 -
1.4. Features..................................................................................... - 9 -
2. Operation...................................................................................- 10 -
2.1. Controls.....................................................................................- 10 -
2.1.1. Keyes...................................................................................- 11 -
2.1.2. Values..................................................................................- 11 -
2.2. ON/OFF.....................................................................................- 13 -
2.3. Display brightness .....................................................................- 14 -
2.4. Transponder-Modes ..................................................................- 14 -
2.5. Squawk-Setting .........................................................................- 15 -
2.6. VFR – Squawk...........................................................................- 15 -
2.7. Squawk Ident (ID, SPI)..............................................................- 16 -
2.8. Flight/GND indication.................................................................- 16 -
2.9. Flight-ID (FID) & Set-Up.............................................................- 16 -
2.9.1. General................................................................................- 16 -
2.9.2. Entering Set Up....................................................................- 17 -
2.9.3. Set Flight-ID (FID)................................................................- 18 -
2.9.4. Set Up..................................................................................- 19 -
2.9.4.1 Aircraft address (AA)............................................ - 19 -
2.9.4.2 Ground switch...................................................... - 20 -
2.9.4.3 Speed category.................................................... - 20 -
2.9.4.4 Serial interface..................................................... - 20 -
2.9.4.5 Multiple use ......................................................... - 21 -
2.9.5. Use of multiple aircraft .........................................................- 22 -
2.10.Operation with multiple registrations..........................................- 22 -
3. Self-Test (Errors) .......................................................................- 24 -
3.1. Setup Error................................................................................- 24 -
3.2. External warnings/errors............................................................- 25 -
3.2.1. General control ....................................................................- 25 -
3.3. Basic Errors...............................................................................- 26 -
4. Installation..................................................................................- 27 -
4.1. Equipment Connections.............................................................- 27 -
4.1.1. Electrical Connections..........................................................- 27 -
4.1.2. Mutual Suppression .............................................................- 27 -
4.1.3. Ground Switch .....................................................................- 27 -
4.1.4. Static Air Port.......................................................................- 27 -
4.2. Wiring........................................................................................- 28 -

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4.2.1. Conductor Cross Section .....................................................- 28 -
5. Drawings....................................................................................- 29 -
5.1. KTX-2........................................................................................- 29 -
6. Technical Data...........................................................................- 30 -
6.1. General......................................................................................- 30 -
6.1. Transmitter - Receiver...............................................................- 31 -

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1.GENERAL
This manual contains information about the physical, mechanical and
electrical characteristics, installation and operation of the Mode S
Transponder KTX-2.
1.1. Symbols
DANGER:
Advices whose non-observance can cause radiation
damage to the human body or ignition of combustible
materials.
Attention:
Advices whose non-observance can cause damage to the
device or other parts of the equipment. or can reduce the
correct functionality of the device.
INFORMATION

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1.2. Abbreviation
Abb.
Meaning
Explanation
FID
Flight ID
Flight plan number or if not assigned
registration number of aircraft
SPI
Special Position
Identification
Activation on request by controllers
„Squawk Ident“, transmits SPI Pulse for 18
seconds, which highlights the respective
traffic item on the controllers radar screen
AA
Aircraft Address
Assigned ICAO 24 bit address
AC
Aircraft Category
Defines aircraft type into specific
categories
RI
Reply Information
Classified airspeed

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1.3. Customer Support
In order to facilitate a rapid handling, please fill in the form for complains
and shop returns available on the AIRplus Avionics web site.
www.AIRplus24.com.
Any suggestions for improvement of our manuals are
welcome. Contact: [e-mail].
Information on software updates are available at AIRplus.
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1.4. Features
In order to operate the Mode-S transponder it is necessary
to request (in time) an ICAO 24-Bit Aircraft Address at the
responsible national aviation authorities. The received
code must be configured within the transponder (see
chapter 2.9. Flight-ID & Set-UP)
• Class 1 Level 2 transponders are of Non-Diversity Mode-S type
for ground based interrogations on 1030 MHz and respond
on1090 MHz
• Replies to (Secondary) Radar Interrogations
Mode-A replies with a Squawk (one of 4096 possible
Codes; e.g. flight plan number, Squawk assigned by a
Controller or the VFR Squawk 7000)
Mode C replies, including encoded flight level
Mode S replies, including aircraft address and flight level
• IDENT capability for activating the Special Position
Identification“- Pulse (SPI) for 18 seconds, on the Air Traffic
Controller´s request to „Squawk Ident“
• Maximum flight level 35 000ft; maximum airspeed 250kt
• Display information contains Squawk code, mode of operation
and pressure altitude.
• Temperature compensated high precision piezo-resistive
pressure sensor
• RS-232 data port enabling connection with certain GPS-
Receivers in order to support ADS-B Out
• 8 storable entries for AA-/AC-Code, FID, Ground-Switch, RI-Code
and GPS-/Interface-setting
• Depending on certification there is a RS-232 data port
enabling connection with certain GPS-Receivers to support
ADS-B Out

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2.Operation
2.1. Controls