MGL Avionics V16 - Table of Contents

Table of Contents
RF Exposure...............................................................................................................................4
FCC Statement............................................................................................................................4
Industry Canada approval notes.................................................................................................4
General........................................................................................................................................4
Document history........................................................................................................................4
Description..................................................................................................................................4
The Transmitter.......................................................................................................................5
The Receiver ..........................................................................................................................5
The intercom system...............................................................................................................6
RX playback feature................................................................................................................6
Power supply..........................................................................................................................7
Antenna...................................................................................................................................7
Digital control interfaces.........................................................................................................7
Applicable standards...................................................................................................................7
Specification table.......................................................................................................................8
General specifications............................................................................................................8
Audio input specifications.......................................................................................................9
Audio output specifications.....................................................................................................9
Audio, RX and TX filters........................................................................................................10
Transmitter self protection.........................................................................................................10
Transmitter low power option....................................................................................................11
Environmental qualification matrix............................................................................................11
V16 Connector pinout...............................................................................................................13
Typical connection diagrams.....................................................................................................14
Audio wiring..........................................................................................................................14
Audio signal wiring advice....................................................................................................15
Control heads and options........................................................................................................16
Pinout for 3.18” Razor and 2.25” Vega transceiver control head.........................................16
V16 with one or more control heads.....................................................................................17
V16 with a MGL Avionics EFIS system.................................................................................17
V16 plus N16 Navigation receiver........................................................................................17
V16 plus N16 with one or more control heads.....................................................................17
Electrical state interfaces..........................................................................................................18
PTT inputs.............................................................................................................................18
Intercom Switch/Playback switch..........................................................................................18
TX Interlock...........................................................................................................................18
RF feedback – cause and elimination.......................................................................................18
TX signal delay.....................................................................................................................19
RS232 and CAN bus communication protocols........................................................................19
Setup menu...............................................................................................................................19
Menu items...........................................................................................................................20
CAN bus addressing.................................................................................................................21
VSWR Antenna checks and tuning...........................................................................................22
What is a good antenna match ?..........................................................................................22
Reasons for a bad VSWR:....................................................................................................23
Tuning antennas...................................................................................................................23