ARTEX 8700 - Table of Contents

ARTEX/ACR Electronics, Inc.
A3-06-2824 Handheld Programmer Operations Manual
Y1-03-0272 Rev. F Company Confidential
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. 4
1.1 APPLICATION ....................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 DIFFERENCES ...................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 FEATURES ........................................................................................................................... 5
1.4 FUNCTIONALITY ................................................................................................................... 5
2. HARDWARE ....................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................... 7
2.1.1 Connections .......................................................................................................... 7
2.2 BATTERY ............................................................................................................................ 8
2.2.1 Warnings .............................................................................................................. 8
2.2.2 Storage ................................................................................................................ 8
2.2.3 Installation ........................................................................................................... 9
2.2.4 Charging ............................................................................................................ 10
2.2.5 Recycle and Disposal Methods ............................................................................. 12
2.3 UNIT INITIALIZATION .......................................................................................................... 12
3. PALM™ DESKTOP SOFTWARE ..........................................................................................13
3.1 HOT SYNC ....................................................................................................................... 13
4. ARTEX PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE ................................................................................15
4.1 OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................ 15
4.2 OPENING THE ARTEX SOFTWARE ............................................................................................ 15
4.3 SELECTING PREFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 15
4.4 PROGRAMMER DATABASE ...................................................................................................... 16
4.5 ELT PROGRAMMING ............................................................................................................ 16
4.6 COUNTRY CODE DATABASE ................................................................................................... 22
4.7 PROTOCOLS ...................................................................................................................... 23
4.7.1 Aviation User / Tail Number (Short) ..................................................................... 25
4.7.2 Serial User / ELT / COSPAS (Short) ...................................................................... 25
4.7.3 Serial User / Aircraft 24-Bit Addr (Short) ............................................................... 26
4.7.4 Serial User / Aircraft 24-Bit Addr/Ntl (Short) ......................................................... 27
4.7.5 Serial User / Aircraft Operator Designator (Short) ................................................. 27
4.7.6 Serial User / Aircraft 24-Bit Loc (Long) ................................................................. 28
4.7.7 Serial User / ELT /Cospas Loc (Long) ................................................................... 29
4.7.8 Serial User / Aircraft Operator Loc (Long) ............................................................. 29
4.7.9 Aviation User / Tail Number / Location (Long) ...................................................... 30
4.7.10 Std Location / Aircraft 24-Bit Address (Long) ........................................................ 30
4.7.11 Std Location / ELT Serial (Long) ........................................................................... 31
4.7.12 National Location / ELT Serial (Long) ................................................................... 32
4.8 PROGRAMMING A DIFFERENT COUNTRY CODE FOR USE WITH A SPECIFIC 24-BIT ADDRESS .................... 32
4.9 PROGRAMMING CONCLUSION ................................................................................................. 33