TM  1-1520-240-10            4-1-9 CONTROLS/ INDICATOR FUNCTION ARM Indicator Light Red PRESS-TO-TEST warning light indicates, when lit, that ARM SAFE switch is at ARM, safety relay is closed, and safety pin is not installed in electronic mod- ule. FLARE Counter Two digit counter displays number of flares remaining in the dispenser. The number of flares loaded is set manually, using the knob directly below the counter. RIPPLE FIRE Switch Guarded two-position switch allows rapid emergency ejec- tion of all remaining flares. CHAFF Counter Not used in this installation. MAN/PGRM Switch Light  intensity  controlled  by caution panel DIM/BRT SW. Dispenser Status Panel (fig. 4-1-6) READY TO FIRE Light Amber light comes on when system is armed and ready to fire.    Light    receives    power through timer and will go out for   2.5   seconds   after   flare launch. LDG GR SW STATUS Light Green  light  comes  on  when ground safety relay is deactivated. The safety relay is     deactivated     when     the helicopter     is     airborne     or bypassed  via  the  LDG  GR SW BYPASS switch. LDG GR SW BYPASS Light Red light, when lit, indicates that the ground safety relay is bypassed (NORMAL/BYPASS switch is at BYPASS). NORMAL/BYPASS Switch Guarded switch. At BYPASS, the landing gear safety switch is bypassed. Switch normally used  to  test  system  prior  to installing flares. Cyclic Stick FLARE DISP Switch Pushbutton switch on side of each cyclic stick. Fires a flare each time when pressed. Hand Held Firing Switched (4) Located  in  forward  and  aft cabin sections. When pressed, a single flare is fired. WARNING 1.   Dispenser Assembly. a.   Selector switch — Set to F. b.   Safety pin — Remove and stow. c.   Flares — Note quantity installed. 2.   Dispenser Status Panel. a.   LDG GR SW BYPASS switch — NOR- MAL Cover down. b.   Indicator lights — PRESS -TO-TEST. 3.   Cabin hand held firing switches — Check connected and secured in holder. 4.   Cockpit Control Panel. a.   RIPPLE FIRE switch — Cover down. b.   ARM/SAFE switch — SAFE. c.   FLARE  counter  —  Set  to  amount  of flares in dispenser. 4-1-12.  Normal  Operation  —  M-130  Flare  Dispens- er. 4-1-13.  Preflight. WARNING An  inadvertent  flare  launch  can  occur when   the   Flare   Dispenser   System   is armed  (control  switch  at  ARM)  and  the Countermeasures  Set  is  operating  (CM caution and indicating lights off). 4-1-14.  In-Flight Operation. 1.   After liftoff, LDG GR SW STATUS advisory light on remote test panel — Check on. 2.   ARM/SAFE switch — ARM. Check ARM warning light on. 3.   READY-TO-FIRE light on dispenser status panel — Check on. 4.   ECM set — ON. Allow 10 minutes for war- mup.  The  ECM  set  will  monitor  the  area around the helicopter for missiles and auto- matically fire flares when missiles are de- tected. NOTE The flare dispenser can be safely observed from the cabin through the filtered glass win- dow on the left side of the helicopter above the ramp at sta. 575.