Communications

Question 1

How do you return the Boom mic on after using the Oxygen

Answer 1

Close the door on the Left side

Hit Reset/Test on the O2 Mask Door

Question 2

How can you place a priority call to the 1L Door?

Answer 2

Press the CAB twice within 1 sec

Question 3

How do you tune the VOR

Answer 3

Bottom Left turn knob to L or R VOR

Question 4

What is the V B R switch in the bottom middle of the audio panel

Answer 4

Navigation Filter Selector
V - Voice
B - Both V and R
R - Range (morse code)

Question 5

What does CALL indicate on the ACP

Answer 5

indicates a call on:
SELCAL
Flight Interphone
Cabin Interphone
Satcom

(if transmits for >30 sec EICAS message RADIO TRANSMIT CAPT)

Question 6

What is WXR

Answer 6

Weather radar

Question 7

How is the Center TCP different?

Answer 7

It has the function of controlling Capt and FO’s

XPDR or WXR

Question 8

How do you select the Squelch feature

Answer 8

RADIO MISC Page

Question 9

What is the configuration for each

VHF L, C, R

Answer 9

L - Voice only
C - Voice and Data
R - Voice and Data

Question 10

What does the STEP Key do

Answer 10

Cycles between your stored freq

Question 11

If you accept and ATC Uplink that contains a Freq and accept it what happens

Answer 11

it displays in the scratch pad with a UL before it

if move to any spot it will appear as green on the Uplink Data Block

Question 12

Which radio operates in case of a power loss?

Answer 12

Left VHF and TCP operate on stby power

Question 13

How many stored freq can you have?

Answer 13

25

Question 14

What are the SATCOM Priority levels

Answer 14

Emergency EMG - distress w grd station alarm
Operation High HGH - regulatory and Safety calls
Operation Low LOW - Non-safety calls

On SATCOM pg 1 RT side

Question 15

What is the indication of a incoming SATCOM call

Answer 15

EICAS - SATCOM CALL
Chime
Call light on the auto control panel

Question 16

How can you have Audio Conferencing between Cabin and Ground?

Answer 16

by selecting both the CAB and the SAT transmitter switches MIC

Question 17

What is the LOG feature on pg 2/2

Answer 17

Provides control to connect to satellites

Question 18

When do we select the flight interphone FLT on ACP

Answer 18

FLT - Flt deck to Grd crew

or comunication with oxygen masks on

Question 19

What do you hear and see when Grd Crew call you

Answer 19

Hi/Lo chime
White GROUND CALL on EICAS
CALL on the FLT button of the ACP

Question 20

How do you select all the ground crew stations?

Answer 20

SERV INTPH
OFF

switch in overhead panel next to emerg lights

Question 21

how do you easily make a PA

Answer 21

Press PA on the ACP - headset

pick up the service phone and push PTT - no headset

Question 22

What is the Call Queue

Answer 22

like call waiting, a place to put incoming calls as you are already on a call