TM 1-1520-240-10
3-3-8
CONTROLS/
INDICATOR
FUNCTION
SPH/VAR
(Left Display)
Spheroid code of desig-
nation set on DEST DISP
thumbwheel.
(Right Display)
Magnetic variation (in de-
grees and tenths of de-
grees) of destination set
on DEST DISP thumb-
wheel.
MAL Indicator Lamp
Lights when set malfunc-
tions. In case of an inter-
mittent malfunction, sys-
tem may operate correct-
ly, but must be cycled to
OFF and then to on to
put MAL light off.
MEM Indicator Lamp
Lights when radar portion
of set is not tracking. May
occur over smooth water.
DIM Control
Controls light intensity of
display characters.
Left, Right, and Center
Display Lamp
Alphanumeric and nu-
meric characters that dis-
play data as determined
by setting of DISPLAY
switch, mode switch, and
keyboard.
Target Storage Indicator Displays destination
number (memory loca-
tion) in which present
position will be stored
when TGT STR pushbut-
ton is pressed.
TGT STR Pushbutton
Stores present position
data when pressed.
KYBD Pushbutton
Used in conjunction with
keyboard to allow data
entry. KYBD pushbutton
is always lighted when
system is on.
DEST DISP Thumbwheel
Switch
Destination display
thumbwheel switch is
used along with DEST/
TGT and SPH/VAR posi-
tions of DISPLAY switch
to select destinations
whose coordinates or
magnetic variation to be
displayed or entered.
Destinations are 0
through 9, P (present
position) and H (home).
CONTROLS/
INDICATOR
FUNCTION
Keyboard
Used to enter data into
system. Keys set up data
on display. All resulting
actions are initiated upon
release of the key.
FLY-TO-DEST Thumb-
wheel Switch
Selects destination to
which steering informa-
tion is desired. Destina-
tions are 0 through 9, P
(present position) and H
(home).
ENT Key
Enters data set up on
keyboard into memory
when pressed.
CLR Key
Clears last entered char-
acter when pressed
once. Clears entire dis-
play panel under key-
board control when
pressed twice.
3-3-13. Display and Keyboard Operation.
In LAT/LONG coordinates, the two fields of control are
the left and right displays. In UTM coordinates, the first
field of control is the center display and the second field
is the combination of the left and right displays. When
pressing the KYBD pushbutton, one or other of the fields
described above is under control. If it is not desired to
change the information in the field under control, the pilot
can advance to the next field of the display panel by
pressing the KYBD pushbutton again.
3-3-14. Data Entry
To enter a number, press the corresponding key. To enter
a letter, first press the key corresponding to the desired
letter. Then press a key in the LEFT, MID, or RIGHT
column corresponding to the position of the letter on the
pushbutton.
Example: To enter an L, first press L, then either 3, 6, or
9 in the RIGHT column. The computer program is de-
signed to reject unacceptable data (for example, a UTM
area of WI does not exists, and will be rejected). If the
operator attempts to insert unacceptable data, the dis-
play will be blank after ENT is pressed.
3-3-15. Starting Procedure.
a. MODE selector LAMP TEST. All lights and lamp
segments should be lit.
(1)
Left, right, center and target storage indica-
tor Lit (fig. 3-3-5). All other lights should be on.
(2)
Turn DIM control fully clockwise, then fully
counterclockwise, and return to full clockwise; all seg-
ments of the display should alternately glow brightly, go
off, and then glow brightly.