Entering Channel Selection Mode - Honeywell Bendix King Silver Crown Plus KX 155A Manual

Silver Crown Plus Pilot's Guide
mode. The unit will also exit the channel
program mode if there is no button or knob
activity for 20 seconds.
The channel selection mode can then
be entered by momentarily pushing the
CHAN button (Figure 9). "CH" is displayed
next to the last used channel number.
NOTE: If no channels have been pro-
grammed, channel 1 appears with dashes
displayed.
The comm frequency knobs can be
used to select the desired channel (Figure
10). The unit will automatically exit the
channel mode, with the channel frequency
remaining in the STANDBY window, if no
channel is selected within 5 seconds after
entering the channel selection mode. The
channel frequency is then made the
ACTIVE frequency in the normal manner
by pressing the COMM TRANSFER but-
ton.
NOTE: An optional remote mounted channel
switch may be installed that increments the
next programmed channel into the standby
window each time the switch is activated.
The unit is placed in the transmit mode
by depressing the MIC KEY button. The
unit has a stuck microphone alert feature.
If the microphone is keyed continuously for
greater than 33 seconds, the transmitter
stops transmitting and the active Comm
frequency flashes to alert the pilot of the
stuck microphone condition.
NOTE: Radio control of airport runway
lighting is available at selected airports to
provide airborne control of lights by key-
ing the aircraft's microphone. Approved
lighting systems may be activated by key-
ing the microphone as indicated below:
7 times in 5 sec. - Highest intensity available
5 times in 5 sec. - Medium or lower intensity
3 times in 5 sec. - Lowest intensity available
Do to the close proximity of airports
using the same frequency, an airport's
radio controlled lighting receiver may be
set at a low sensitivity, requiring the air-
craft to be relatively close to activate the
system. It is also important to be very
deliberate with the keying. The require-
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FIGURE 9

Entering channel selection mode

FIGURE 10
Selecting desired channel