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Maintenance Functions
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iCMT
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Maintenance Mode Display
Maintenance Mode – SVDU Screen on all cabin screens
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iCMT Flowchart
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Content
Management
Portable Data Loader (PDL)
● PDL with Removable Hard

Drive
● Decrypt content files

following procedure
● Follow on aircraft
procedure in loading
content
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Content Management
●Content Download is Transfer content from a Data Loader to the IFE system.
●Content Crossload is Distribution of content between multiple system servers. The

Content Inventory List (CIL) specifies the content that is desired in each system server.
●Content Inventory List is ASCII Text Files that define the content for each server.
CIL determines content for each server & manages crossload.
●Active Content is Current Content being used.
●Scope is Range Of Use (time) of a piece of content.
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P1,2
Figure 5-1 Content Management Menu Flow
Content Management Screens
“Press “Update Content” on the

Download Screen
Content Loading Menu provides 4

selections:
A. Content Inventory Selection

B.Change Active Selection
C.Content Loading Status
D.Content Loading Control
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Figure 5-2 Content Inventory List Selection
● Displays and permits selection of desired

CIL
● Appears ~30 seconds after pressing

“Content Inventory Selection” button on the
Content Loading Menu.
● Collects all available CIL from all servers

and PDL.
● Displays all available content, with current

content checked.
● Select and press the new desired CIL.

Press “Ok”
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Figure 5-3 Active Content Selection
● Displays subsets of current active,

or selected CIL from Content
Inventory Selection screen.
● Select the desired active content.
● Press “Ok”
● If new content has been selected

from Content Inventory Selection
screen, confirmation screen will
appear.
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Figure 5-4 CIL Confirmation Screen
● Requests confirmation of selected

CIL.
● System will delete unspecified

CIL’s.
● Select and press “YES, I AM

SURE”
● System processes the new

content list, until all servers have
a copy of the selected CIL and
subset.
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Download Screen

selections:
A.Content Inventory Selection

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Figure 5-6 Content Loading Summary Screen
Primary operator interface

in determining content
loading status.
● Content Flight Readiness Status

● Content Load Status
● Content Crossload Status
● Current Activity
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P7
● Content Flight Readiness Status

reflects status of content needed
for immediate use (active
content).
● Displays servers load status
● Red / Green indicator turns green

when all active content is
available in all servers.
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● Content Download Status reflects

overall status of content loading from
PDL. Indicates to operator when PDL
may be disconnected or removed.
● Displays progress bar for active

content from PDL
● Displays second progress bar

for inactive content from PDL
● Indicator (load from PDL)

Red = incomplete
Yellow = Active content fully
Green = ALL content fully loaded
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● Content Crossload Status reflects

overall status of distributing content
among the system servers.
● Displays progress bar for active

content distribution
● Displays progress bar for inactive

content distribution
●Indicator (load from PDL)

Red = incomplete
Yellow = Active content fully
Green = ALL content fully
loaded
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P7
● Current Activity – indicates whether

any content transfer activity is in
progress, or if any required content is
missing.
● Download field indicates data

transfer activity from PDL
● Crossload field indicates data

transfer activity among the servers
● Red / Green indicator is green when

there is activity underway or activity
is complete and all content is
available. The indicator is red when
activity stops and all content is not
available.
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P7
Figure 5-7 Content Loading Status Screen

1
Detailed Information 2
3
1.Detail
2.Engineering
3.PDL
1 Detail
Detailed loading information

is available by pressing the
buttons (detail, engineering,
PDL) in the upper left hand
corner of the Content
2 Engineering
Loading Summary
3 PDL
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Figures 5-8, 5-9 Content Loading Details
● Indicates the load status of each server. Also

permits more detailed view of each individual
servers activity.
● The active content progress bar indicates

content that has been transferred in green.
● The inactive content progress bar indicates

content that has been transferred in yellow.
Detail
● Server detail – accessed by selecting the

window for the desired server on the Content
Loading Detail screen.
● Indicates in green, the percentage of content

transferred
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P10,11
Figure 5-10 Engineering Detail Screen
Engineering
● Indicates the load status and distribution
among system servers of each item of
content.
Red – not loaded
Blue – in process
Green – load complete
● Zoom and navigation buttons permit

scrolling through all content
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Figures 5-11, 5-12 Content Loading Detail
● Indicates the transfer status of each

configured PDL.
● The active content progress bar indicates

transferred content in green, still to transfer
content in red
● The inactive content progress bar indicates

transferred in green and still to transfer content
in yellow
PDL
● Engineering Detail Screen (PDL) – accessed by

selecting the window for the desired PDL on the
PDL Status Page screen.
● Provides a listing of content located on the PDL
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Download Screen

selections:
A.Content Inventory Selection

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Figure 5-13 Content Load Control Menu
● Permits viewing and changing of content loading features.
● Current Selection – identifies the currently selected CIL
● Active – identifies active subset
● Current State – shows current control state of the load process
● 4 control choices
•Automatically Enable/Disable
•Enable Load/Crossload Unconditionally
•Disable Load/Crossload Unconditionally
•Engineering Control
● “Back” returns to the Content Loading Menu
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Figure 5-13 Content Load Control Menu
● Enables/disables the automatic content Load / Crossload

● Invokes predetermined levels of control – disables
● Enables Load / Crossload to be active
when AVOD services are enabled
●Load / Crossload totally disabled

● Provides access to a detailed level control screen
(SEE NEXT PAGE)
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P14
Figure 5-14 Content Load Control

Engineering Menu
Specific controls over the download and crossload processes as well as
the ability to make changes to the process.
Enable Content Download

● Permits download of content from the
PDL
Enable Content Crossload

● Permits servers to distribute or Allow loading even when VOD is active
crossload ● Permits servers to crossload content
during VOD service
Enable Content Deletion
● Permits servers to delete any content
not in currently selected CIL
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Software
Downloading
Software Download
Software Downloading
A two phase process
● Phase I – new software is first

uploaded from the CD-ROM on the
PDL to the DSU-AM6-12
● Phase II – software is downloaded

from the DSU-AM6-12 to individual
system LRUs
● New or updated system software is

installed via Service Bulletin or
other authority. Always follow
procedures
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Configuration Database
● Configuration database gives all LRUs location and host name on

network.
● Every LRU holds the same database
● Specific to Airline / Aircraft type / Cabin layout
● Config database holds a listing of IP-addresses and “Hostname”

(example on SVDU: 172.17.32.84 = SVDU18F)
● Ensure power is not interrupted or that a PA announcement is not

made when performing any software loading procedures. It is
recommended that all system power switches and circuit breakers
as well as Attendant Handsets be placarded prior to commencing
software loading.
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P26
Database specifications
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iCMT Software Load By File Example
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Step 2
From MENU screen, touch Maintenance
(missing Maintenance Access)
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Software Loading (phase 1)
Step 3
Step 3
From Maintenance screen, touch Download.
Step 4
From Download screen, touch Update
Software
Step 4
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Current Software Configuration (phase 1)
Step 5
From Current Software
Configuration screen,
touch Update
Step 5
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P27
Source Selection (phase 1)
Step 6
From Source Selection

Step 6 screen, select CD-ROM as
source and touch By File.
Back
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P27
Update Software Load (phase 1)
Step 7
Step 7
Select the desired file for

loading and touch the
UPDATE button.
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P27
Software Load Complete (phase 1)
Step 8
When the download is

complete and progress bar
indicates 100%, touch OK.
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P27
Software Load Status (phase 1)
Step 8 continued:
Verify Sent OK status is

displayed for the file loaded
and re-verify software part
numbers.
Step 9
Touch Done.
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P27
Current Software Re-configuration (phase 1)
Step 10
Current Software
screen is
displayed. Touch
done.
Continue to
Download Phase
2.
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P27
Software Loading (phase 2)

● Phase II – software is downloaded
from the DSU-AM6-12 to individual
system LRU processors.
AVC
DSU AM6-12
DSU-D2s
ESU-G
iCMT
ADBs
Step 1 SEBs
SVDUs
Step 2
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P28-32
Figure 5-32 IP Sequencing Procedure
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P33-35
IP Sequencing
IP Sequencing
(Internet Protocol)
●Each LRU in the system has map data of all other LRUs
●Most LRUs are hard-wired or hard-coded with address
●SEBs require unique Ethernet (IP) address for

Location in the system.
Position in strings
●Only VCC SEB has hard-code Ethernet address
● During IP Sequencing, ADBs assign IP address to SEBs

ADB 1
ADB 2
When IP Sequencing starts, the ADB’s command all the

SEB’s to set their output switches to the OFF (open) position.
The ADB can then communicate with only the first SEB on each string,
So it tells the SEB on string one that it is the first position on the string
The SEB checks the configuration data file to determine its seat group
location and its Ethernet address
The ADB then closes the first SEB switch, so it can communicate
with the second SEB and provide its location
Then each in succession –
Until it reaches the end of the string.
The IP Sequence report then reports the amount of SEB it should have per
the config. data file to how many have reported (24 out of 24)
By being in series, one SEB failure could actually indicate that multiple
SEB’s failed
Results: 21 out of 24 Reporting

1. Stuck closed switch (first SEB) while IP Sequencing will give both SEBs
the same address
2. Single SEB failure will result in the subsequent SEBs to not report
3. Fix first bad SEB in column, may hide others
4. Stuck open switch in SEB may prevent others from reporting
Maintenance Procedures
IP Sequencing (Typical)
When the percent complete indicator reaches 100%, the OK button

may be pressed to proceed to the IP Sequence Report screen
If all SEBs fail to report the percent indicator will indicate the number
of SEBs actually reporting and indicate a Timeout. Press OK to
proceed to the IP Sequence Report screen
The IP Sequence Report depicts in table format, each ADB and the Host
Name of SEBs in each of the ADB output columns. While the IP Sequence
Report uses the “Column” terminology, aircraft wiring diagrams will use the
ADB output connector (“J”) terminology
With a successful IP Sequence all SEBs will report back and each will be
green. SEBs that fail to report will be Red on the report. An Orange
indication indicates a duplicate address, that may be caused by a faulty SEB
IP switch permitting two SEBs to talk to the ADB simultaneously.
IP Sequence 3
IP Sequence 3
IP Sequence Phase 1:
• Checks to ensure that all SEBs are correctly sequenced according to the
configuration database.
• If all are correct, a Phase 2 Sequence is not required and the IP Sequence Report
screen will appear.
• If during Phase, 1 it is determined that an SEB requires addressing, the Phase 2
screen will appear and automatically perform the required addressing
IP Sequence 3
During Phase 2:
• SEBs that require a new address will reboot and apply the new
address.
• The progress bar displays the number of SEBs reporting after they
reboot.
• Once all expected SEB responses are received or the maximum
timeout has been reached (10 minutes), the IP Sequence Report
screen will appear.
IP Sequence 3
During Phase 2:
• SEBs that require a new address will reboot and apply the new address.
• The progress bar displays the number of SEBs reporting after they reboot.
• Once all expected SEB responses are received or the maximum timeout has
been reached (10 minutes), the IP Sequence Report screen will appear.
Function Event Time-Out Max Time

Phase 1 SEB Fails to Ack 20 seconds after last SEB Ack Depends on number of SEBs (~2 to 10 Min)
Phase 2 SEB fails to report 10 min 10 Min
IP Sequence 3
When the percent complete indicator reaches 100%, (Phase

1 or Phase 2):
• The IP Sequence Report screen appears
• The report identifies, by seat position, the SEBs being
driven by each ADB number and ADB column.
IP Sequence 3
Green – Reports Green when a new SEB is installed in an in-service system; Good
Purple – Reports Purple when an SEB reports incorrectly after phase II sequence; Bad, Re-sequence
Blue – Received IP/MAC address but failed to report back; Bad, Re-sequence
Gray – Reports Gray when all SEBs report correctly good on an in service system; Good
Red – Reports Red when SEB is dead; Bad, check power, check cable or replace SEB i4
Yellow – Reports Yellow when column length is greater than expected; Bad, find source of error
Brown – Reports Brown when reports invalid status back; Bad, Re-sequence
IP Sequencing
Notes
After IP Sequencing, it will take 2 to 3 minutes for all SEBs to reboot.
You must wait for all SEBs to complete reboot before starting Phase II download to the SEB. Also, ensure that the DSU AM6-12 has ALL the
correct SEB software before downloading.
Figure 5-36 BITE Functions

BITE
BITE
Communications Test – verifies each LRU has the
ability to communicate with other system components.
A communication failure is indicated by the
Communications Check FAILED screen. The operator
•DSU-AM6-12 can chose to view communication failure details.
•DSU-D2
Layout Configuration Test – ensures all seat end LRUs
•AVC are correctly installed. IP address is compared against
•ADB the configuration database stored in the DSU-AM6-12.
An incorrect configuration is indicated by the
•SEB Communications Check FAILED screen. The operator
•TPCU-t may chose to perform an IP Sequence.
•SVDU
Software Configuration Verification Test – compares
•iCMT software installed within LRUs to the Phase I software
installed in the DSU-AM6-12. Inconsistencies are
reported by the Consistency Check FAILED screen. The
operator may chose to download correct software.
Static Test
Static Test
Static Test
Static Test operationally checks the system headend to the seats using the
Ethernet and RF distribution paths.
Selecting Broadcast Test generates an RF test pattern in the DSU-AM6-12

and sent to each seat display. Each SVDU also displays:
•Seat Position
•SVDU Position, IP address, MAC address
•AVP SEB Position (SEB driving the SVDU)
•PCU SEB (SEB driving the PCU)
•Data Base Desc.
•Data Base part number
•VA and PA areas
•Primary server
•Secondary server
•Ethernet switch port

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Thales Avionics Proprietary and Confidential

Maintenance Mode Display

Maintenance Mode – SVDU Screen on all cabin screens

Portable Data Loader (PDL)

● PDL with Removable Hard

● Decrypt content files

●Content Crossload is Distribution of content between multiple system servers. The

●Active Content is Current Content being used.

●Scope is Range Of Use (time) of a piece of content.

Figure 5-1 Content Management Menu Flow

Content Management Screens

“Press “Update Content” on the

Content Loading Menu provides 4

A. Content Inventory Selection

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Figure 5-2 Content Inventory List Selection

● Displays and permits selection of desired

● Appears ~30 seconds after pressing

● Collects all available CIL from all servers

● Displays all available content, with current

● Select and press the new desired CIL.

Figure 5-3 Active Content Selection

● Displays subsets of current active,

● Select the desired active content.

● If new content has been selected

Figure 5-4 CIL Confirmation Screen

● Requests confirmation of selected

● System will delete unspecified

● Select and press “YES, I AM

● System processes the new

Figure 5-1 Content Management Menu Flow

Content Management Screens

“Press “Update Content” on the

Content Loading Menu provides 4

A.Content Inventory Selection

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Figure 5-6 Content Loading Summary Screen

Primary operator interface

● Content Flight Readiness Status

Figure 5-6 Content Loading Summary Screen

● Content Flight Readiness Status

● Displays servers load status

● Red / Green indicator turns green

Figure 5-6 Content Loading Summary Screen

● Content Download Status reflects

● Displays progress bar for active

● Displays second progress bar

● Indicator (load from PDL)

Figure 5-6 Content Loading Summary Screen

● Content Crossload Status reflects

● Displays progress bar for active

● Displays progress bar for inactive

●Indicator (load from PDL)

Figure 5-6 Content Loading Summary Screen

● Current Activity – indicates whether

● Download field indicates data

● Crossload field indicates data

● Red / Green indicator is green when

Figure 5-7 Content Loading Status Screen