Overhead panel.

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overhead panel

    1. CARGO FIRE WARNING HORN.
    2. PILOT SEAT HEATING switches.
    Not in use.
    3. GROUND SERVICE electrical panel.
    Used to connect APU or EXT PWR to the GROUND SERVICE BUS only, with MAIN BATT switch in OFF.
    4. AUDIO SELECTOR PANEL.
    No 3 VHF COM. Not in use today, this radio is used by the ACAR system.
    5. OVERHEAD CIRCUIT BRAKER panel.
    The most essential emergency buses. EMERGENCY AC and DC bus and BATT DIRECT and BATT bus.
    6. EMERGENCY FLOOD LIGHT.
    Comes on with emergency power.
    7. GPWS SPEAKER.
    8. PRESSURE GAUGE.
    Indicating crew oxygen system regulated pressure.
    9. MECH CALL button.
    When pushed, a horn in the noose wheel well will sound to alert the ground crew.
    10. FLIGHT RECORDER TEST switch.
    GND TEST. - When guard is lifted and the switch is set to this position, the recording system starts to operate. Used to insert data during preflight.
    NORM. - Recorder will operate when conditions for the interlock removal are met.
    11. LOOP LIGHT panel.
    12. ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter) panel.
    Guarded switch. Possible to manually activate or to reset an inadvertently activated ELT. The ELT will automatically transmit at a 6.0 g impact along the flight axis of the aircraft.
    13. EVAC SIGNAL switch.
    OFF - Disarms evacuation command system. Turns off aural warning, if on.
    ARM - Evacuation command system armed.
    14. EVACUATION COMMAND switch.
    OFF - Aural warning off (unless activated from cabin).
    COMMAND - Turns on aural warning if EVAC SIGNAL switch at ARM.
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