User's Manual

Model 1150A DVOR
Rev. - November, 2008
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3.6.4
Screen Area
The screen area displays selected common parameters and status data. The screen may present tabs and buttons that
allow the operator to make further selections.
Shortcuts have been implemented in the PMDT allowing keyboard entry of the Next, Close, Apply, and Reset
functions. These buttons are enabled as applicable when navigating through the various PMDT screens. When they
are enabled, pressing the following function key results in the specified action:
F5 Next Move to the next screen in the current group.
F6 Close Close the current group of screens.
F7 Apply Save the changes made in the current screen.
F8 Reset Cancels any changes to the current screen, leaving the data unchanged.
The main PMDT screen also contains two buttons that are used as follows:
Print Screen - Pressing this button sends a copy of the current PMDT screen, including the Sidebar, to the
default printer. This will either be a graphical image or a text-based copy of the screen, depending on how
the “Print Screens” option is set in the PMDT Configuration screen shown below.
Copy Data to Clipboard - Available only when a block of text is displayed on a screen, such as in the RMS
>> Logs screens. Pressing this button copies the text data to the Windows Clipboard, so that the user can
paste it into another Windows application such as Notepad.
3.6.5
Configuring the PMDT
The PMDT Configuration screen shown in Figure 3-2 is used to configure the various PMDT options.
The direct connection COM port must be configured before any navaid connection can be established. For the VOR
navaid, which has a USB-based PMDT connection, this must be set to the associated USB Serial Port. Note that this
USB Serial Port is dynamically installed/uninstalled when the USB cable between the PMDT PC and the VOR is
connected/disconnected, as well as when the navaid is powered on/off.
The Print Screens option allows the user to select either a Graphic Image, or a text-based representation of the
screen.
The dial-out modem must be selected prior to establishing a modem-based connection to a navaid or RCSU. This
should be set to the desired PMDT computer internal modem. Alternatively, a dedicated leased-line modem can be
used to establish the RMM link.
The desired language for the PMDT GUI may be selected from the available list.
Typically, the Local RCSU IP Address and IP Port should be kept at the defaults settings shown below. Refer to the
facility’s IT department for the proper settings before making any changes to these settings.
The Operational Mode should typically be set to “Normal”. The “Specified Navaid Mode” is used to force the
PMDT to connect to a user-specified navaid (eg. Localizer, Glideslope, VOR, etc.) instead of dynamically
determining the navaid type during its initial communications with the navaid. Change this setting only if directed
by SELEX-SI Customer Service, or the installation instruction in a specialized SELEX-SI RMM equipment kit.
When enabled, navaid connection is initiated by selecting the following menu items:
System>>Connect>>Specified Navaid>>Serial/USB [or Modem]>>[the desired navaid]