190-00728-04 Rev. A
Embraer Prodigy
®
Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
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AUDIO PANEL AND CNS
AUDIO PANEL FAIL-SAFE OPERATION
IfthereisafailureofbothAudioPanels,afail-safecircuitconnectsthepilot’sheadsetandmicrophonedirectly
totheCOM1transceiverandthecopilot’sheadsetdirectlytotheCOM2transceiver.Audioisnotavailableon
thespeakers.IfthereisafailureofoneAudioPanel,thatsideonlyhasaccesstotheirrespectiveon-sidefail-
safe COM.
NOTE: Audio is not available on the speakers in case of an Audio Panel and its cross-side GIA unit simultaneous
failure.
IfthereisafailureofoneAudioPanel,theremainingAudioPaneldoesnothaveaccesstotheotherside’s
COMorNAV.Forexample,ifthepilotsideAudioPanelfails,thecopilotsideAudioPanelhasaccesstoall
theradiosexceptforCOM1andNAV1.Inthiscase,thecopilotcanreceivetheaudiofromNAV2andoperate
COM2fortransmission/reception.
Inaddition,ifthereisafailureofoneAudioPanel,thefollowingfunctionsarenolongeravailableonthe
failed side; NAV/ILS audio, speaker, cockpit/cockpit-passengers intercom, aural warning alerts on headset,
entertainment inputs, and digital recording radio. Also, if a stereo headset is in use, and an Audio Panel fails,
only the left channel will be heard in the headphones.
REVERSIONARY MODE
The red DISPLAY BACKUPButtonselectstheReversionary Mode. See the System Overview Section for
more information on Reversionary Mode.
Figure 4-59 Reversionary Mode Button