33 Lights PDF
33 Lights PDF
33 Lights PDF
LIGHTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
The LEDs are used for all the cockpit general illumination.
The general ambient lighting can illuminate all the cockpit and gives
the flight crew members the correct lighting to move in the cockpit.
It includes CAPT and F/O dome lights, which are identical.
The dome lights are controlled by the DOME LT rotary knob or
through a switch installed near the cockpit door.
The DOME LT rotary knob (installed on the CKPT LT section of the
center pedestal) lets the flight crew members adjust the brightness
level of the dome lights. This rotary knob has two positions: OFF and
STORM.
A switch installed near the cockpit door is used to switch on or off
the dome lights. When the dome lights are switched on via this switch,
they are set to the low brightness level (5% of the full brightness).
The pedestal light gives the flight crew members a satisfactory view
of the related area.
This light is installed on the overhead panel.
On the pedestal, the FLOOD LT rotary knob lets the flight crew
members adjust the intensity of the pedestal light from the OFF to the
BRT position.
In addition, when the DOME LT rotary knob is set to the STORM
position, the pedestal light is set to full brightness.
The outer VU light gives the flight crew members a satisfactory view
of the annunciator lights and controls on the CAPT and F/O outer
panels.
These lights are installed below the glareshield.
On the pedestal, the FLOOD LT rotary knob lets the flight crew
members adjust the intensity of the outer VU lights from the OFF to
the BRT position.
In addition, when the DOME LT rotary knob is set to the STORM
position, these lights are set to full brightness.
LEDs
The LEDs are used for the integrated lighting of the cockpit panels
that follow:
- Integrated Control Panels (ICPs)
- VU control panels
- Flight Control Unit (FCU)
- Lighted equipment (e.g.: Radio and Audio Management Panels
(RMPs), Integrated Standby Instrument System (ISIS), etc.).
The lighted plates let the crew read the indications on the panels.
Rotary knobs
The pilots can adjust the lighting level of all the lighted panels and
LCD backlighting in the cockpit from three controls:
- An INTEG LT rotary knob installed on the center pedestal, which
is used to adjust the intensity of the integrated lighting for the VMs,
VUs and lighted equipments.
- A right glareshield rotary knob (installed below the FCU), which is
used to adjust the intensity of the FCU lighted identification-plates
and the P/BSW legends on the glareshield.
- A left glareshield rotary knob (installed below the FCU), which is
used to adjust the intensity of the FCU display.
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The annunciator light test and dimming system controls the brightness
level and does the test of all the annunciator lights installed in the cockpit.
The pilots can change the lighting level (dim or bright) of all the
annunciator P/BSWs of the cockpit in the VMs, VUs and lighted
equipment through the ANN LT control switch on the overhead panel.
The TEST position of the ANN LT control switch is used to do a visual
check of all the annunciator lighting for correct operation. The applied
illumination level is bright.
The annunciator light test and dimming system does not comport any
equipment. It relies only on wiring and some relays to interconnect the
ANN LT control and the various equipment or VU
annunciators/pushbuttons.
The DIM/BRIGHT/TEST toggle switch is directly wired:
- Via dedicated relays, to cockpit lighted equipment, VU
annunciators/pushbuttons and ICP without Controller Area Network
(CAN) for the command of BRT/DIM level and test function,
- Via CAN buses to ICP equipped with CAN.
The eye reference light is installed on the central strut between the
two windshields.
On the INT LT section of the overhead panel, the STBY COMPASS
and EYE REF control switch controls the eye reference lighting to
help the flight crew members adjust the position of their seat.
One reading light and one console light for the Third Occupant
The console light for the Third Occupant is installed in the ceiling,
between the overhead panel and the dome light.
The reading light for the Third Occupant is installed in the ceiling,
behind the dome light.
Two rotary knobs in the Third Occupant area are used to adjust the
intensity of the lights from the OFF to the BRT position.
One reading light for the Fourth Occupant
The reading light for the Fourth Occupant is installed in the lining of
the left lateral part, behind the CAPT seat.
A rotary knob in the Fourth Occupant area is used to adjust the
intensity of the light from the OFF to the BRT position.
The coat stowage lights are installed in the linings of the coat stowage
(one at the top and one at the bottom).
The COAT STWG LT control switch lets the flight crew members
control the two lights of the coat stowage.
Two service power outlets (115VAC and 28VDC) are installed near
the Fourth Occupant console. These outlets can be used for servicing
tasks (to clean the cockpit by vacuum for example).
The optional handrail lights are installed on the grip rails of the center
and lateral OHSCs. They illuminate the grip rails of the OHSCs and
the seat row numbering.
Note that the FAP is the primary control for the application lights
through the FAP/Lights page.
General lighting
The general illumination inside the cabin is done by the lighting units
that follow:
- The ceiling light
- The sidewall light.
The ceiling lights are installed behind a cover of the lateral Overhead
Stowage Compartments (OHSCs).
The sidewall lights illuminate the side of the cabin in an area which
does not receive illumination from the ceiling light.
The FAP is the primary control for the general lighting through the
FAP/Lights page.
Application lights
The application lights include the lighting units that follow:
- The ceiling recess light
- The handrail light.
The application lights are used to highlight and accentuate the different
areas of the cabin and to underline the interior design.
The ceiling recess lights are installed above the center OHSCs to
illuminate the recess of the ceiling.
The spotlights illuminate the entrance areas and the cross aisle. The
primary control of the spotlights is done through FAPs (and optionally
the Additional Attendant Panels (AAP)).
Note that most of the spotlights contain a separate emergency light.
An optional dome light can be installed at door 2 area.
Note that the dome light is part of the application lights.
The direct ceiling lights illuminate the entrance areas at door 1 and 4.
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The passenger LED reading lights on the Passenger Service Unit (PSU)
can be set to the on or off position individually from:
- The related P/BSW on the PSU
- The P/BSW on Passenger Control Unit (PCU), installed on the passenger
seat, through the IFE system.
In addition, the R/L On and R/L Off control keys on the FAP/Lights page
set all the passenger LED reading lights to the on or off position (on
ground only).
The attendant work lights are installed in the attendant seat areas and in
special working areas. The related P/BSW sets its attendant work light
to the on or off position.
Standalone Signs
There are different standalone lighted signs:
- The No Smoking (NS) signs
- The Fasten Seat Belts (FSB) signs
- The Return to Seat (RTS) signs
- The lavatory occupied signs
- The no Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) signs (optional).
There is a vacant and an occupied indicator in the cockpit, for the lavatory
of the left door 1 area.
The NS, FSB and RTS standalone signs (with LED lights) can be set:
- Manually in the cockpit with the related toggle switch (on the SIGNS
panel)
- Automatically in relation to the A/C configuration.
The standalone lighted signs are located where the passengers can easily
see them. They give important instructions to the passengers.
- The NS sign is used to tell the passengers not to smoke.
- The FSB sign is used to tell the passengers to fasten their seat belt.
- The RTS sign is used to tell the passengers to return to their seat.
- The lavatory occupied signs are used to show whether the lavatories
are occupied or not. The lavatory door switches control the lavatory
occupied signs which are self dimmable.
- The no PEDs sign (optional) is used to tell the passengers to stop their
personal electronic devices.
STANDALONE SIGNS
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LAVATORY LIGHTING
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The direct ceiling lights are made of light modules that are connected
a remote light adapter.
Each light module is made of red, green, blue and white LED modules.
The light adapters include the internal power supply of the light device.
It converts 115VAC received from SPDB into 28VDC necessary to
supply the LED module. The light adapters digitally control the
brightness (from 0 to 100%) and color of the LED module through
the order sent by the CIDS through the DEUs A.
All the cabin general light devices can have different sizes in relation
to the cabin layout.
Application lights
The ceiling recess lights and the handrail lights are made of red, green,
blue and white LED modules. They are connected to the remote light
adapters.
The handrail lights on the center OHSCs and the ceiling recess lights
have their own remote light adapters.
The light adapter of the sidewall lights has an external connector
which is used to remotely supply and control the handrail lights
installed on the lateral OHSCs.
The remote light adapters supply power to the light device. It converts
115VAC received from SPDB into 28VDC necessary to supply the
LED module. They digitally control the brightness (from 0 to 100%)
and color of the LED module through the order sent by the CIDS
through DEUs A.
The application light devices can have different sizes in relation to
the cabin layout.
Spotlights
The spotlights are red, green, blue and white LED devices. They are
connected to a remote spotlight adapter. The spotlight adapter digitally
controls the brightness and color (from 0 to 100%) of the spotlights
through the order sent by the CIDS through DEUs A. They also include
CABIN LIGHTING SYSTEM DESCRIPTION (2/3)
Functional logic
A main on and off function is available from a key on the FAP/Lights
page and a key on the FAP hard-key panel. The General Lights/Main
On key is available only on ground (LGERS signal). It is used to set
all the lights of the cabin illumination (main cabin lights, spotlights,
application lights, lavatory lights and reading lights) to the on or off
position, specially for maintenance and servicing purposes.
The intensity of the lights from the cabin general lighting (ceiling
lights, sidewall lights, ceiling recess lights and spotlights) is
automatically dimmed (70%) in these conditions:
- Total loss of the CIDS data bus (buses between the directors and
DEUs A)
- Loss of the CIDS (loss of directors for example).
If a cabin decompression occurs, the general illumination gives full
brightness automatically.
If the engines operate and the cockpit door is unlocked, the intensity
of the spotlight in front of the cockpit door decreases automatically
(at 10%).
These above functional logics operate independently from all light
settings and light scenarios available in the cabin.
The attendant work lights can illuminate the attendant working areas
and the attendant seats during all flight phases.
The light P/BSW from the area of each attendant work light switches
on and off the related attendant work light.
The attendant work lights receive electrical power through:
- The PSA, when the PSU controls the light (above the attendant seat)
- The standalone PSA, when there is no PSU.
In each configuration, these adapters have a connection to DEUs A
to control the reading lights from FAPs or AAPs. The intensity and
the electrical supply of the reading lights are controlled by the PSA.
If CAM has a special configuration, all the attendant work lights can
be controlled through the LIGHTS MAIN ON/OFF key on the FAP,
only if the A/C is on ground (LGERS signal).
General
In Emergency (EMER) conditions, the EMER lighting system gives
sufficient lighting to the cabin:
- To identify the emergency exit areas (doors and slides)
- To do a safe and quick evacuation of the A/C.
The emergency lighting system must be satisfactory in darkness and/or
if there is smoke in the cabin, even if no A/C power supply is available.
The Emergency Power-Supply Units (EPSUs) are the heart of the
emergency lighting system.
They have interfaces with the cockpit crew, cabin crew, CIDS and some
A/C systems for control purposes.
The EPSUs are directly connected to the emergency lights system to
supply it with 28VDC when necessary.
If there is a total loss of A/C electrical power, EPSUs supply the
emergency lights from their battery packs for a minimum of ten minutes.
The emergency lights include:
- The cabin-ceiling emergency lights
- The emergency spotlights
- The floor-path marking system
- The emergency-door sill lights
- The exit signs
- The Evacuation (EVAC) area lights.
Note: all the emergency lights use LED technology, but not the
photoluminescent floor-path marking-system, which does not use it.
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Note that the EPSU battery pack is charged with 7.2VDC through an
internal converter from 28VDC network.
One more internal converter (7.2VDC to 28VDC) operates when the
EPSU battery pack supplies the emergency lighting network.
The EPSUs supply the emergency lights with the 28VDC (NORM or
EMER) network. The EPSUs includes a battery pack which electrically
supplies the emergency light components.
Note that the EPSUs include a charge module that can charge the EPSU
battery pack with 7.2VDC from the 28VDC aircraft network.
The EPSU battery pack can also supply the emergency lighting network
with 28VDC through an internal converter (7.2VDC to 28VDC).
One EPSU is installed above each passenger door. A total of eight EPSUs
are installed in the cabin.
Most of the spotlights used for the general cabin lighting contain a
different emergency light function. The emergency lighting part has
different white LEDs. Then, the emergency spotlight has two different
circuits, one for the general lighting and one for the emergency lighting.
In baseline configuration, the emergency spotlights are installed in cross
aisles, entrances and special areas, where it is not possible to install
CELLIs.
The spotlights emergency-lighting part illuminates these areas
automatically when the emergency lighting system starts.
The EPSUs supply the spotlight emergency-lighting circuits with 28VDC.
EMERGENCY SPOTLIGHTS
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The door sill lights are part of the EMELs. They are installed flush
mounted in the door frame near the floor to illuminate the sensitive section
of the door sill area.
The external EVAC-area lights illuminate the area where the deployed
emergency slide hits the ground. The EVAC area lights are installed in
the fuselage in each door.
The door sill lights and external EVAC-area lights use white LED and
are supplied with 28VDC output of the EPSUs.
EXIT SIGNS
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AVIONICS COMPARTMENT
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CARGO LIGHTING OVERVIEW - SERVICE PANEL LIGHTS ... CARGO COMPARTMENT LIGHTS
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CARGO LIGHTING OVERVIEW - SERVICE PANEL LIGHTS ... CARGO COMPARTMENT LIGHTS
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WHEEL-WELL, BELLY FAIRING, AIR CONDITIONING DUCT AND ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT LIGHTING - LIGHTING OF THE
NOSE LANDING GEAR BAYS ... AIR CONDITIONING DUCT AND ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT LIGHTING
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The waste tank area has two service area LED lights that are controlled
by a toggle switch. This toggle switch is installed near the maintenance
door of the aft wall of the bulk cargo compartment.
The system includes one 28VDC power outlet.
The waste-tank area LED lights can be set to the on position with the
toggle switch only when the A/C is on ground with the two engines
stopped. The flight phase data is sent by the FWS to the SPDBs that
control the supply of 28VDC to the lights.
Note that the LED lights and the 28VDC power outlet are supplied
in ground service configuration.
The Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer (THS) bay has four LED lights
controlled by a toggle switch.
There are two 28VDC power outlets in the THS bay.
The LED lights of the THS actuator bay can be set to the on position
with the toggle switch only when the A/C is on ground with the two
engines stopped. The flight phase data is sent by the FWS to the
SPDBs that control the supply of 28VDC to the lights.
Note that the LED lights and the power outlet are supplied in ground
service configuration.
SERVICE AREA LIGHTING - TRIMMABLE HORIZONTAL-STABILIZER ACTUATOR BAY LIGHTS AND POWER OUTLETS
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The APU bay has one halogen light. Two toggle switches control this
halogen light.
The APU bay LED-light can be set to the on position only when the
A/C is on ground with the two engines stopped. The flight phase data
is sent by the FWS to the SPDB that controls the supply of 28VDC
to the light through the toggle switches.
A 28VDC power outlet is available.
The LED lights and the 28VDC power outlet are supplied in ground
service configuration.
ELCO software
The ELCO software is used to control and monitor the exterior lighting
system. The ELCO software is hosted in two different CPIOMs. The
two applications operate independently in each CPIOM.
The ELCO software has interfaces through the AFDX network with
the systems that follow:
- The ICP EXT LT control panel (through the CRDCs), to receive the
toggle switch status.
- The Slat and Flap Control Computers (SFCCs), to receive the flap
position for automatic control of the LOGO lights.
- The LGERS, to receive the landing gear status which is used for the
automatic control of some external lights (strobe lights for example).
- The Concentrators and Multiplexers for Video (CMVs), to receive
the selection status of the taxi aid cameras.
- The EPDCs, to control the lights through the Solid State Power
Controllers (SSPCs).
- The SPDBs (through EPDCs), to control the lights through the
SSPCs.
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Navigation Lights
The NAV lights system gives an external and visual indication of the
A/C position and its flight direction.
The navigation lights contain:
- One navigation LED-light, which is installed at the leading edge of each
wing tip. The right LED-light is green. The left LED-light is red.
- One white navigation LED-light, which is installed on the tail cone
below the APU outlet.
Each wing-tip navigation-light has one integrated PSU and the rear
tail-cone light has a separated PSU.
For redundancy purpose, the wing-tip left (red color) and the right (green
color) navigation lights and the rear navigation light include two LED
arrays.
Each LED array is electrically supplied independently from one of the
EPDC:
- EPDC 1 for the NAV1 supply
- EPDC 2 for the NAV2 supply.
Note that the three PSUs of these lights include two different
power-supply connectors:
- The NAV1 connector receives 115VAC from EPDC 1
- The NAV2 connector receives 115VAC from EPDC 2.
Then, the PSU supplies the necessary VDC voltage to the selected LED
array from EPDC 1 or EPDC 2.
The NAV toggle switch on the EXT LT control panel controls the
navigation lights with the 1 (for NAV1), 2 (for NAV2) and OFF positions.
The NAV lights are on when the NAV toggle switch are set to the 1 or
2 position.
Note that the NAV1 system is the primary selection and the NAV2 system
is selected when the NAV1 is not available.
The NAV lights can also be energized from steering disconnect-panel
circuit on the Nose Landing Gear (NLG) through the tow truck
power-connector.
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Operation
The position of the NAV toggle switch is first sent to the CPIOMs which
host the ELCO software. Then the ELCO software processes the
toggle-switch status data and controls the navigation lights (NAV1 on,
or NAV2 on, or off) through EPDC 1 or EPDC 2.
NAVIGATION LIGHTS
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Logo Lights
The logo lights are used to illuminate the airline logo on the vertical
stabilizer.
One logo light unit (composed of one High Intensity Discharge (HID)
light) is installed on each side of the Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer
(THS).
Each light is connected to a different PSU, which is supplied with
115VAC from the SPDBs.
Note that the SPDBs are directly controlled by the EPDCs.
The three-way LOGO toggle switch on the EXT LT control panel controls
the logo lights.
When the LOGO toggle switch is set to:
- ON: the logo lights come on.
- AUTO: the logo lights come on automatically when the slats are lowered
to 18 degrees minimum (lever in position 1 minimum i.e. slats not in) or
NLG is on ground. Then, the logo lights come on automatically during
taxiing, takeoff, climb, approach, landing and on ground phases.
- OFF: the logo lights stay off.
Operation
The position of the LOGO toggle switch is first sent to the CPIOMs
which host the ELCO software. The ELCO software processes the
toggle-switch status data in relation to other A/C data (slat position from
SFCC and L/G status from LGERS). Then, the ELCO software controls
the logo lights through EPDC 1 or EPDC 2 and SPDBs.
LOGO LIGHTS
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Takeoff Lights
The takeoff lights illuminate the ground to clearly identify the runway
during takeoff and ground roll at night.
The A/C is installed with two takeoff light assemblies on the NLG leg.
Each takeoff light assembly includes:
- Three optical modules with three HID lamps (one for each optical
module)
- A common integrated PSU.
The three-way NOSE toggle switch on the EXT LT control panel controls
the taxi and takeoff lights:
- OFF: the runway turnoff and taxiing lights and takeoff lights are off.
- TAXI: the runway turnoff and taxiing lights are on.
- T.O: the runway turnoff and taxiing lights and takeoff lights are on.
Note that the takeoff lights can operate only when the NLG is
downlocked. The takeoff lights automatically go off as soon as the A/C
is in flight with NLG uplocked, if the NOSE toggle switch is on TAXI
or T.O position.
Operation
The position of the takeoff lights toggle switch is first sent to the CPIOMs
hosting the ELCO software. The ELCO software processes the switch
position data in relation to other A/C data (NLG status from the LGERS).
Then, the ELCO software controls the takeoff lights (on or off) through
EPDC 2 that supplies 115VAC to the related PSUs.
TAKEOFF LIGHTS
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The landing lights give a forward lighting of the landing area when the
A/C is in approach at night and/or in bad weather conditions.
The landing lights system has two landing light assemblies installed in
each wing root on the inboard leading edge.
Each landing light assembly contains:
- Three optical heads with three HID lamps (one for each optical head)
- A common integrated PSU.
The LDG toggle switch on the EXT LT control panel controls the landing
lights with ON and OFF positions.
Operation
The position of the LDG toggle switch is first sent to the CPIOMs which
host the ELCO software. The ELCO software processes the toggle-switch
status data. Then, the ELCO software controls the landing lights (on or
off) through EPDC 1 (for LH lights) and EPDC 2 (for RH lights) that
supply 115VAC to the related PSUs.
LANDING LIGHTS
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The interactive emergency-lighting tests are done from the CMS and
through the CIDS. These tests are launched from the OMS HMIs
(Human-Machine Interfaces) (i.e.: OMT, Portable Multipurpose Access
Terminal (PMAT) or CDS) trough the System/Report Test menu of ATA
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- The system test checks the condition of the electronic circuits and battery
pack voltage of all the Emergency Power Supply Units (EPSUs) with
their connected electrical loads.
- The battery capacity test monitors that the capacity of each EPSU battery
is sufficient to supply its loads for a minimum of 10 minutes. Around 75
minutes are necessary for the battery capacity check to be completed.
The CMS, which is hosted in the OIS, is connected to the EPSUs through
the SCIs, the CIDS directors and the Decoder/Encoder Units B (DEUs
B) to get the System/Report Test functions for the emergency lighting
system.
LIGHTS PRESET page: this page allows to call and load a predefined
scenario, which may apply for the whole flight and within the whole
cabin.
CABIN LIGHT PROGRAMMING page allows to program and save
within the CIDS a lighting scenario. These lighting scenarios can also be
loaded via the CAM (Cabin Assignment Module) within the CIDS
memory.
These programmed scenarios, which apply for a whole flight and within
the whole cabin, can be called via the LIGHTS PRESET page.
The Reading Lights page (accessible via the SEAT SETTING page)
allows to Switch ON / OFF individually all passenger Reading Lights in
all flight phases (if programmed within the CAM).
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