User's Manual Part 1

CAS / Part No. 9000000

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL

34-43-20

15 Feb 2003

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INTRO--6

5. Special Precautions

Warnings, cautions, and notes in this manual give the data that follows:

• A WARNING is an operation o r maintenance procedure or condition, which, if not obeyed,

can cause injury or death

• A CAUTION is an operation or maintenance procedure or condition, which, if not obeyed,

can cause damage to the equipment

• A NOTE gives data to make the work easier or gives directions to go to a procedure.

All personnel who operate and do maintenance on the TCAS components and on the

applicable test equipment, must know and obey the safety precautions. The warnings and

cautions that follow apply to all parts of this manual.

WARNING: HIGH VOLTAGES MAY BE PRESENT ON SYSTEM INTERCONNECT CABLES. MAKE

SURE THAT SYSTEM POWER IS OFF BEFORE YOU DISCO NNECT LRU MATING

CONNECTORS.

CAUTION: ACSS HAS PREPARED AN AIRWORTHINESS CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS

FOR THIS AIRBORNE EQUIPMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WILL NOT CAUSE A

DANGEROU S IN--FLIGHT CONDITION. SPECIFIC PARTS, TESTS, AND PROCEDURES

THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AS INSTALLATION CRITICAL IN THE ANALYSIS ARE CHANGED

TO AIRWORTHINESS CRITICAL IN THIS MANUAL. IT IS NECESSARY TO DO THESE

PROCEDURES AND TESTS TO GET THE APPROVED RESULTS.

CAUTION: THE T

CAS SYSTEM CONTAINS LRUS THAT ARE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE

SENSITIVE (ESDS). IF YOU DO NOT OBEY THE NECESSARY CONTROLS, A FAILURE

OR UNSATISFACT ORY OPERATION OF THE UNIT CAN OCCUR FROM ELECTROSTATIC

DISCHARGE. USE APPROVED INDUSTRY PRECAUTIONS TO KEEP THE RISK OF

DAMAGE TO A MINIMUM WHEN YOU TOUCH, REMOVE, OR INSTALL LRUS.