A. System FunctionThe Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) system makes a record of all flight crew communications and sounds in the flight compartment.
B. System ComponentsThe primary components of the system are:
- A CVR (Ref. Fig. 1)
- A microphone monitor/ control unit (Ref. Fig. 2)
- An area microphone (Ref. Fig. 2)
- An inertia switch (Ref. Fig. 1)
C. System OperationThe CVR system gets audio input signals from the:
- No. 1 audio control panel (pilot)
- No. 2 audio control panel (co-pilot)
- No. 3 audio control panel (3rd crew member)
- Area microphone
These signals are changed to digital data and input into a solid state memory.