Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SL40 Garmin
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SL40 TM V H F C o m m p i l o t ’ s g u i d e.
© 2005 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. Garmin A T 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. 2345 T urner Rd., SE Salem, OR 97302 T el. 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020 T el. 503/581.8101 or 800/525.6726 Fax 913/397.
i Introduction Introduction W elcome ... W elcome to a new era of aviation communication. Once again, Garmin A T , Inc. has set new standards in features and ease of use for the general aviation public. The SL40 is a VHF Communications T ransceiver for use by the aviation pilot.
Introduction ii Contacting the F actory If the SL40 unit fails to operate despite troubleshooting ef forts, contact Garmin T echnical Support for assistance. GARMIN International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street Olathe, KS 66062-3426 USA Phone: (913) 397-8200 F AX: (913) 397-8282 http://www .
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1 Getting Started Display Getting Started This guide describes the operation of the SL40 VHF Communication T ransceiver . Display The 1-line by 16-character display is composed of 5x7 dot matrix alphanumeric high intensity LEDs. A photocell is located in the top left corner of the front panel display .
2 Getting Started Annunciators Several annunciators are used to help indicate the operating modes of your SL40. The TX (T ransmit) annunciator is lighted whenever you are transmitting. If the avionics bus drops below 9 VDC, the SL40 will not transmit.
3 Getting Started EC (Emergency Channel) Press the EC button to load the Emer gency Channel (121.500 MHz) as the standby frequency . The Monitor function is automatically enabled. MON (Monitor) Press the MON button to listen to the standby frequency .
4 Getting Started Detailed Operation Detailed Operation This section introduces the basic operating details of the SL40 VHF Communications T ransceiver . P ower On/Off T ur n the Power/V olume control clockwise past the OFF detent. The SL40 may be installed to be powered fr om the avionics panel so the on/off contr ol will be disabled.
5 Detailed Operation Monitoring and Recalling F requencies Frequency Monitoring The Frequency Monitoring function allows you to listen to the Standby frequency , while monitoring the Active frequency for activity . Press the MON button to listen to the standby frequency .
6 Getting Started Detailed Operation 119.10 LST121.80 Viewing the Auto Stack List 119.10 MEM121.80 119.10 MEM124.55 Viewing User Stored Fr equencies 119.10 WTH162.40 Viewing W eather Frequencies 162.400 MHz 162.425 MHz 162.450 MHz 162.475 MHz 162.500 MHz 162.
7 Detailed Operation Removing a Frequency fr om User Memory Y ou may edit the contents of User memor y to remove its stor ed frequencies when you want to make a change or you receive a “MEM Full” message. 1. Press RCL . T urn the Large knob to the User (MEM) frequencies .
8 Getting Started Detailed Operation 6. Press MEM to save the displayed ID . T urn the Large knob to “Done” and press MEM . The alphanumeric ID for a frequency is displayed only when looking at user stored fr equencies using the recall (RCL) feature.
9 Detailed Operation System Functions System Functions The SL40 includes a number of System Functions that give you more information about your com- munication equipment. Press and hold the MON button for about three seconds to r each the System Function.
10 Getting Started Detailed Operation RFLvl 123 RF Level RF Level The RF Level function shows the relative signal strength of the fr equency you are listening to. The range displayed is between 0 and 255. The value will constantly change as you are viewing it as signal conditions change.
11 Detailed Operation Noise Level The Noise Level function shows the relative received noise level of the fr equency you are listening to. The range displayed is between 0 and 255. The value will constantly change as you are viewing it as signal conditions change.
12 Appendix Intcom Lvl 100 Intercom Level Sidton Lvl 100 Sidetone Level Lo Dsp Lvl 0 Low and High Display Levels Hi Dsp Lvl 50 Intercom Level This function adjusts the Intercom Audio Level. T urn the Small knob to change the value. The range is from 0 to 255.
13 Appendix Specifications SL40 Specifications Featur es 760 Communication Channels Frequency Range: 118 to 136.975 MHz Active and Standby Flip/Flop Frequencies V olume Control 16-Character High-Inte.
14 Appendix Accessories and P acking List T o obtain accessories for your SL40 please contact your Garmin dealer . Help us better support you by completing our on-line r egistration form today! Registration ensur es that you will be notified of pr oduct updates and new pr oducts and pr ovides lost or stolen unit tracking.
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