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Primary Display System – Introduction
EGT - exhaust gas temperature GS - glide slope
EICAS - engine indication and crew alerting system G/S - ground speed
fwd - forward
GPWS - ground proximity warning system
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Primary Display System – Introduction
MCP - mode control panel pos - position
MDA - minimum descent altitude QFE - altimeter setting to indicate height above reference
airfield
MFD - multi-function display
QNH - altimeter setting to indicate height above mean sea
MINS - minimums level
MLW - maximum landing weight QRH - quick reference handbook
MM - middle marker RA - radio altitude
MMEL - master minimum equipment list RA - resolution advisory
MMO - maximum operating mach number rcd - record
MTRS - meters rcl - recall
nav - navigation ref - reference
NCD - no computed data rev - reverser
ND - navigation display RF - refill
NVM - nonvolatile memory rjct - reject
N1 - low pressure rotor speed RLS - remote light sensor
N2 - high pressure compressor RPM RTO - rejected takeoff
OF - overfull SAI - system analysis item
OM - outer marker SATCOM - satellite communications
OPAS - overhead panel ARINC 629 system SMT - scheduled maintenance task
outbd - outboard SPD - speed
ovht - overheat stat - status
PDS - primary display system std - standard
PFD - primary flight display TA - traffic advisory
pln - plan TAI - thermal anti-ice
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Primary Display System – Introduction wpt - waypoint
TCAS - traffic alert and collision avoidance system X-BLD - cross bleed
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Primary Display System - Display Select Panel
Alternate DSP Functions
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Flight crews and maintenance personnel use the cursor control The cursor follows your finger on the display when you move a
devices (CCD) for the data communication management finger across the touch pad. Each touch pad has hot spots.
function and to control the maintenance page format selections. These hot spots are at each corner of the touch pad. The cursor
goes to the corner of the active display when you touch a corner
You also use the CCDs to control the electronic checklists. of the touch pad. This gives the operator quick access to
Description frequently used menu selections. In some instances, the cursor
automatically moves to the next selection.
The CCD weighs four pounds. The CCD has its own power
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supply. The CCD has two electrical connectors, one for power
and one for control. The CCD has three control switches and a The two CCDs are not interchangeable because the cursor
touch pad. select and cursor location switches are not in the same position.
Controls The manufacturer seals the CCD touch pad to prevent damage
from liquid spills.
The CCD has two momentary cursor location switches for
display selection, one cursor select switch on the side for A glass faceplate over the touch pad prevents damage to the
selection, and a touch pad. touch pad. The touch pads are impact resistant up to a force of
5 pounds.
The cursor location switches are:
• LWR CTR: This switch connects the CCD to the lower
center display
• INBD: This switch connects the CCD to the inboard
display.
Each cursor location switch has a cursor location light (green
LED) that comes on when you select the switch. Use the cursor
select switch to make a selection when the cursor on the display
is in an active area. You operate the switch with the thumb. This
switch gives a tactile feedback.
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The heading reference switch sets the reference for the PFD
and ND formats. The NORM position sets the reference to
magnetic heading and turns the NORM light on. The TRUE
position sets the reference to true heading and turns the TRUE
light on.
The switch has a plastic guard.
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Primary Display System - Crew Alert Messages
The master caution light reset switch cancels the master caution Comm medium messages identify an incoming communication
light and the caution aural. The message remains on the display request which requires immediate crew awareness and prompt
until the condition that caused the message goes away. crew acknowledgment. Comm medium messages are white and
are associated with a hi-lo chime.
Caution messages are left justified and have a maximum of 20
characters. Comm medium messages are left justified, 20 characters long
and the first character is a bullet.
Advisory Messages Comm low messages identify an incoming communication
request which requires timely crew awareness and timely crew
Advisory messages have a relation to an operational or airplane
acknowledgment. Comm low messages are white.
condition that requires crew awareness. Advisory messages are
amber. Comm low messages are left justified, 19 characters long and
the first character is blank. The second character is a bullet.
The most recent advisory message shows at the top of any
advisory messages and below any existing warning or caution To cancel a comm or FMC message, use the accept switch on
messages. the glareshield panel. Or use the appropriate datalink page of
the CDU or MFD to accept the uplink.
The first push of the cancel/recall switch removes advisory
messages from the display. The second push returns the Memo Messages
messages to the display if they are still active.
Advisory messages are left justified with the first space blank. Memo messages remind the crew of certain manually selected
They have a maximum of 19 characters. normal conditions. Memo messages are white.
Memo messages are left justified and 20 characters long.
Comm Messages
To cancel a memo message remove the condition to cause it to
Comm messages alert the flight crew to new messages. The show.
messages may affect the FMCS functions and advise the crew The highest priority memo message shows at the bottom of the
to check the CDU scratch pad. They may also affect the flight display below any existing comm messages.
deck communication function (FDCF) and alert the crew to
check the FDCF displays. Comm messages may also affect the
cabin management system (CMS).
There are two levels of comm messages:
• Comm medium
• Comm low.
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Primary Display System - Status Message Field
And Status Cue
Status Cue
A status cue inhibit does not let the STATUS cue show. During
takeoff, the inhibit starts when both of these occur:
• The airplane is on the ground
• First engine start.
During landing, the inhibit starts when the airplane descends
through 800 feet of altitude.
The inhibit stops 30 minutes after liftoff.
After landing, the inhibit stops when the airplane ground speed
is less than 75 knots.
If a STATUS cue shows before the start of the inhibit, it
continues to show.
If a status message becomes active during the inhibit and is still
active when the inhibit ends, the STATUS cue shows.
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The MAINT INFO prompt on the left, center, or right CDU gives
access to the maintenance pages on the multifunction display
(MFD). You use the display select panel and the display
switching panels to show the maintenance page display
selection menu on the lower center, left inboard, or right inboard
display units.
The EICAS event record switch on the center display
control panel lets the operator take a manual snapshot of all the
applicable maintenance pages at the same time. A snapshot is
a picture of a maintenance page frozen in time.
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The main menu bar lets the operator choose a specific function
and move from one function to another. The functions available
are:
• DISPLAY SELECTION - This prompt lets the operator
show real time or existing, manual snapshots, or auto
snapshots of maintenance pages.
• PRINT SELECTION - This prompt lets the operator print
real time or existing, manual snapshots, or auto
snapshots of maintenance pages.
• DATA LINK SELECTION - This prompt lets the operator
downlink real time or existing, manual snapshots, or auto
snapshots of maintenance pages.
• ERASE SELECTION - This prompt lets the operator
erase manual or auto snapshots of maintenance pages.
After a selection, the main menu function highlights.
The maintenance pages are in ATA sequence on all the menu
pages. For the ERASE function, only those ATAs with manual
or auto snapshots in memory show.
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Primary Display System - Maintenance Page Auto And Manual Event Menu Pages
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Primary Display System - Individual Maintenance • NEXT PAGE and PREV PAGE - This selection lets the
Page Menus operator page through a sequence of pages for systems
that have more than one page format
General • PREV MENU - This selection lets the operator return to
MANUAL (AUTO) EVENT SELECTION page for the
Each maintenance page format except for the maintenance task maintenance page that shows if they were accessed by
maintenance page has several possible menu selections. The the MANUAL (AUTO) EVENT SELECTION menu pages
SHOW PG MENU or the CANCEL PAGE MENU shows in the
top left corner of each maintenance page. • MAIN MENU - The selection lets the operator return to
the DISPLAY SELECTION menu page. This selection is
The SHOW PG MENU causes several menu selections to show available on the maintenance task maintenance page.
across the bottom of the maintenance page and causes the
CANCEL PAGE MENU selection to show at the top left of the Training Information Point
display.
The ATA that shows can have more than one page. These
The CANCEL PAGE MENU causes the menu selections across command buttons will cause the selected action on all pages of
the bottom of the maintenance page to go away and causes the the ATA:
SHOW PG MENU selection to show at the top left of the
display. • SEND
• PRINT
The menu functions are available for real time, auto, or manual
snapshot displays. • ERASE
These are the commands that show across the bottom of the • RECORD.
display:
• SEND - This selection lets the operator downlink the
maintenance page that shows
• PRINT - This selection lets the operator print the
maintenance page that shows
• ERASE - This selection lets the operator erase the
manual or auto event for maintenance page that shows.
This selection does not show for a real time format
• RECORD - This selection lets the operator take a manual
snapshot of the maintenance page that shows (real time
only)
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Erasable Latched Status Messages The ERASE function does not operate when the airplane is in
the air.
This window shows status messages whose activation Checklist Function
conditions are no longer true but are latched in AIMS nonvolatile
memory (NVM). The messages show in the order in which they Each selection of the ENABLE/DISABLE button causes the
were latched in NVM. The window shows a maximum of three message to toggle between [ENABLE] and [DISABLE]. This
messages. When three messages or less show, the page selection enables or disables the electronic checklist function.
number shows 1/1. When more than one page of messages The current checklist condition shows next to the STATUS
exist, the PAGE command shows. The page number then prompt. The system stores the message in non-volatile memory
shows the total number of pages. Use the PAGE command to so that the condition remains when you put power back on the
get to the other pages of messages. The messages page in a airplane.
circular way. When you return to the first page of messages
from the last pages of messages, the messages update and the The initial software load in the graphics generators cause the
page number updates. The initial selection of this maintenance function to be ENABLED.
page always causes the first page of messages to show. The toggle does not operate when the airplane is in the air.
The ERASE command clears the message from NVM and
removes the message from the display.
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