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Apollo GX50/60/65 Installation Manual
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Serial Interface Configuration
The GX50/60/65 RS-232 serial ports can be configured for several input and output formats.
To select the serial port configurations:
1. In test mode, rotate the
LARGE knob to the serial port configuration “CH RX TX” page.
2. Press SEL (the selection fields will start flashing), rotate the LARGE knob to select the port,
rotate the
SMALL knob to select the desired configurations, then press ENT when complete.
The available serial port configurations are included in Appendix E.
Comm Radio Setup
The Test Mode settings may also be used to preset the Microphone (Mic) Gain and the
Receiver Squelch levels.
Mic Gain
Set the microphone gain for microphones 1 and 2 for values from 0 to 255.
1. In the Test Mode, rotate the LARGE knob to select "Mic Gain."
2. Press SEL to activate selection. The Mic 1 value will flash.
3. Turn the SMALL knob to change the value.
4. Turn the LARGE knob to the Mic 2 value. Turn the SMALL knob to change the value.
5. Press ENTER to accept and save the settings.
Receiver Squelch
Preset the receiver squelch level for values from 25-100.
1. In the Test Mode, rotate the LARGE knob to select "Receiver Squelch."
2. Press SEL to activate selection. The value will flash.
3. Turn the SMALL knob to select a value.
4. Press ENTER to accept and save the settings.
Other Test Mode Pages
The GX50/60/65 test mode includes several other pages that are not necessary for the
checkout. They are as follows:
“T
O TEST DISPLAY” ...................... Can be used to check the GX50/60/65 front panel displays
by pressing ENTER.
“TEST CONTROLS” ........................ Can be used to check the GX50/60/65 front panel
controls. Press each button and rotate the
SMALL knob to
check the controls.
“O
PERATION STATUS:”................. Factory use only. Should be set to “STANDARD.”
“S
YSTEM INITIALIZATION” ............ Factory use only. Used to reset all internal memory
including user waypoints, flight plans, and configuration
data.
Caution: Using the system initialization function
will cause all user data to be lost!
“SERIAL PORT TEST”..................... Factory use only. Used to check the RS-232 serial ports.