ARTEX 8700 - Message Display

ARTEX/ACR Electronics, Inc.
A3-06-2824 Handheld Programmer Operations Manual
Y1-03-0272 Rev. F Company Confidential Page 41
6.3 Message Display
Once a valid message is received, all encoded data is displayed on the screen as shown
in Figure 22.
NOTE: The message will remain on-screen until the “Clear” button is selected.
Figure 22: Valid Standard Location Message
If the ELT is encoded with the 24-bit ICAO address and country of registry is USA, then
the ICAO address will also be decoded to an 'N' number registration, as shown in Figure
23.
Figure 23: Valid 24-Bit Address Message
Referring to Figure 22 and Figure 23:
• The first line contains the 15-digit Hex ELT ID. This ID is used to register the ELT
with the national authorities (NOAA in USA).
• The second line indicates the message type: Test or Normal, and Short or Long.
• The third line displays the country of registry code and the country.
• The fourth line contains the ELT identifying data. The ELT identifying data will
consist of one of the following: serial number, aircraft 24-bit ICAO address, aircraft
registration number.
• ELT type will be displayed (ELT) and also any auxiliary locating device (121.5 MHz
ELT).
• If the ELT includes a navigation function, position data will be displayed in
latitude/longitude.
• The received 406 MHz frequency is not displayed.
• The message is time stamped.