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A 737-300/400/500MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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ACARS MANAGEMENT UNIT
ACARS System Component Location
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The MU meausres approximately 3.5 inches wide, 7.75 inches high, and
12.5 inches deep. The MU is fastened to the equipment rack by two stainless steel hooks at the front and by the rack and panel connector at the back.
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The MU consists of an aluminum alloy housing, a cooling fan at the rear of the housing, four plug-in type printed circuit board assemblies, and a power supply assembly.
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A CU FAIL and a MU FAIL indicator light are located on the front panel.
4. Printer
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A. The printer, located on the aft electronics panel P8, prints messages received from ground stations through the ACARS system. The printer is a microcomputer-controlled medium-speed, thermal printing device. Printer data output is provided in the form of alphanumeric, symbolic, and graphic characters selected in accordance with ASCII standards. Each character is dot-pattern printed on heat sensitive paper. Print speed is 160 lines/minute.
B. The printer receives 115 vac from the AC ACARS PRINTER circuit breaker on load control center P18-2.
5. Operation
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A. The IDU provides the pilot a means of interface with the ACARS system. The control unit front panel provides the capability to enter text data including departure, arrival and ETA reports, and telephone numbers on the ground that the pilot may want to reach.
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When data entry is required, a keyboard is displayed. The parameters to be entered are displayed above the keyboard along with the current data.
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The value to be overwritten will be displayed in reverse video. Touching a different parameter on the display will cause it to change to reverse video, allowing its value to be changed.
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The ENT button will enter the data and prompt for a new parameter entry if there is one.
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