EMS Technologies Canada Ltd. HSD-400 Manuale Utente

• Place any combination of voice and/or data calls while the aircraft is taxied 

in a full circle and/or and figure 8 pattern. Note any voice or data 
anomalies.

•

In flight voice or data calls:

• Place any combination of voice and/or data calls during any of the 

segments listed above. The flight pattern may include "standard rate of 
turn", figure 8, or circles. Note any voice or data anomalies.

EMS SATCOM may occasionally release new software. Load new software with a laptop 
or computer connected to the maintenance port of the HSD-400 terminal, using the EMS 
Loader application. 

Note: Refer to the applicable software release note or service bulletin for a specific list of the 

software files that need to be loaded. If in doubt, verify with EMS SATCOM product 
support that the software version being loaded is the latest release.

(1) Loading Channel Card Software 

This section describes how to load channel card software to HSD-400 terminals using 
the EMS Loader. 

 1. Remove power from the HSD-400 terminal.

 2. Connect a computer to the maintenance port of the HSD-400terminal. 

 3. Turn on the computer.

 4. Save the EMS Loader application file (ADT_LOAD.exe) to the same folder on 

your computer that contains the software files. (Recommended: Create a folder 
named HSD Load in the root directory and save the load program file and the 
software files to this folder.) 

 5. Apply power to the HSD-400 terminal. 

 6. Close all other applications running on the computer. The load program will not 

execute successfully if other programs are using the com port.

 7. In the HSD folder, double-click ADT_LOAD.exe.

The EMS Loader opens in a DOS window, displays the "Load Target" menu, and 
prompts you to select a ”target” for the software.

 8. To load all software on channel card #1, type 22. To load all software on channel 

card #2, type 23.

 9. Press Enter.

The EMS Loader prompts you to select a COM port.

 10. Type the COM port connected to the HSD-400 terminal and press Enter. 

The EMS Loader prompts you to type in a filename.

 11. Type config.hex, and then press Enter.

The prompt asks if this is RF control software for TAL2 (channel card #1) or TAL4 
(channel card #2).