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UFCP Upper panel
The UFCP provides selection of Navigation, Air-to-Air, and Air-to-Ground Master
Modes. The UFCP also provides radio communication and radio navigation aid
management, weapon selection and programming, waypoint management, control
of display lighting, selection of display options, setting of display reference
parameters, designation of mark points, and clock functions. In the event of a UFCP
failure, all data entry capabilities are disabled from the failed unit.
UFCP failures are indicated on the EICAS display with the captions UFCP1 FAIL or
UFCP2 FAIL.
UFCP Upper Panel Conventions
Information presented on the UFCP can take one of four forms: navigation, data
display, data selection, or data entry.
Any of the selection window display positions, W1, W2, W3, or W4 can take any one
of these four forms.
NAVIGATION WINDOW
Navigation windows are used to allow the pilot to navigate to lower level UFCP
pages, and are indicated by the contents of the window being right justified.
Pressing the associated key of a navigation window causes the UFCP display
windows to show the content for the corresponding lower level page.
DATA DISPLAY WINDOW
Data display windows are used to display data that is not editable by the pilot, and
are indicated by the contents of the window being left justified. Pressing the
associated key of a data display window has no effect.
SELECTION WINDOW
Selection windows are used to allow the pilot to make a selection from a list of two
or more options. They are identified by an inward (>). Each press of the associated
key toggles to the next available option (rotating through the options in a circular
fashion). The selected option is shown in the window, with the label (if any) starting
in the second character position of the window, and the rotating option right
justified.
DATA ENTRY WINDOW
Data entry windows are used to allow the pilot to enter data, and are activated by
pressing their associated keys. They are identified by a < (non-active edit), (active
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