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 ] AUTHOR:            ]                             ] DR:              ]
 ] HIRAM THOMPSON     ]    PASS PROGRAM NOTE        ]       36329   *  ]
 ]____________________]                             ]__________________]
 ] ORG/PHONE:         ] OPS NOTE ( )  USER NOTE (X) ] DATE:  AUG. 1987 ]
 ] LSIS/282-7225      ]      RELEASE NOTE( )        ] REV A: 09/11/95  ]
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 ] OI/FLIGHT EFFECTIVITY:        ]  USER AFFECTED:                     ]
 ] REL 18 AND SUBS               ]  CREW ( )  GROUND (X)  DUMP ONLY ( )]
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 ]        MAJOR SOFTWARE AREA:       ] OPS MODES AFFECTED:             ]
 ]SSW (X)  GNC ( )  VU ( )  SM/PL ( )] 0, G1, G2, G3, G6, G8, G9, S2,  ]
 ]                                   ] S4, P9                          ]
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 ] SOFTWARE SUB-AREA: DEU, TCS                                         ]
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 ] PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS: SDEU                                           ]
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 ] TITLE:        DEU EQUIVALENT COMMANDS                               ]
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 ] DESCRIPTION:    * REF 37637                                         ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] IF A DEU EQUIVALENT COMMAND IS SENT TO A GPC WHICH IS NOT           ]
 ] COMMUNICATING WITH THE DEU SPECIFIED IN THE COMMAND, THAT GPC WILL  ]
 ] PROCESS THE COMMAND WHICH MIGHT LEAD TO UNDESIRABLE RESULTS.        ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] DEU EQUIVALENT COMMANDS CAN BE ISSUED TO A DEU WHICH IS IN A        ]
 ] POWERED-OFF STATE. HOWEVER, IF THAT DEU IS ISOLATED (ASSIGNED TO    ]
 ] GPC 0 WHICH RESULTS IN TRANSMITTER/RECEIVER BITS TURNED OFF),       ]
 ] ANY DEU EQUIVALENT COMMANDS WHICH WILL REQUEST A NEW DISPLAY        ]
 ] WILL NOT BE COMPLETED IN THE POWERED OFF DEU DUE TO TRANSMITTER BIT ]
 ] TURNED OFF. DEU EQUIVALENTS SENT TO AN ISOLATED DEU CANNOT BE       ]
 ] DEPENDENT ON THE SPEC DISPLAY OUTPUT (I.E., ITEM NUMBERS).          ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] DEU(S) WHICH ARE ISOLATED MAY BE REASSIGNED VIA AN EQUIVALENT DEU   ]
 ] GPC/CRT REQUEST.                                                    ]
 ]                                                                     ]
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 ]USER RESPONSE:                                                       ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] USER SHOULD ENSURE THAT THE GPC(S) WHICH WILL RECEIVE THE DEU       ]
 ] EQUIVALENT MESSAGE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH THE DEU SPECIFIED IN      ]
 ] THE EQUIVALENT MESSAGE.                                             ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] USER SHOULD BE CONSCIOUS OF THE STATUS OF POWERED-OFF DEU(S)        ]
 ] BEFORE SENDING DEU EQUIVALENT COMMANDS. NO DISPLAY RELATED KEYS     ]
 ] SHOULD BE SENT TO AN ISOLATED DEU.                                  ]
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 ]CONCURRENCE:                           ]APPROVAL:                    ]
 ]LSIS:   JEAN L. ZOPHY     DATE 10/18/95]                             ]
 ]     -------------------      ---------]                             ]
 ]ASD:   ERIC C. BINGHAM    DATE 10/19/95]                             ]
 ]     -------------------      ---------] DARRELL E. STAMPER 10/23/95 ]
 ]PF MGR: KAYLENE F. KINDT  DATE 10/20/95]------------------- -------- ]
 ]       -----------------      ---------] CHAIRMAN, SASCB      DATE   ]
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