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 ] AUTHOR:            ]                             ] DR:              ]
 ] A. OGLETREE        ]    PASS PROGRAM NOTE        ] 47304            ]
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 ] ORG/PHONE:         ] OPS NOTE ( )  USER NOTE (X) ] DATE:            ]
 ] IBM/282-8440       ]      RELEASE NOTE( )        ] 10/08/87         ]
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 ] OI/FLIGHT EFFECTIVITY:        ]  USER AFFECTED:                     ]
 ]  R18 AND SUBS                 ]  CREW (X)  GROUND ( )  DUMP ONLY ( )]
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 ]        MAJOR SOFTWARE AREA:       ] OPS MODES AFFECTED:             ]
 ]SSW ( )  GNC ( )  VU ( )  SM/PL (X)] S2, S4                          ]
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 ] SOFTWARE SUB-AREA:  PAYLOADS, SPEC                                  ]
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 ] PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS: S7.1.2                                         ]
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 ] TITLE:  SSUS ACTIVATION                                             ]
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 ] DESCRIPTION:                                                        ]
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 ] THE CURRENT DEFINITION OF THE SSUS/PAM-D DEPLOY SPECS HAVE ITEM     ]
 ] ENTRIES THAT RESET A COUNTDOWN SEQUENCE (GENERALLY ITEM #4). IF A   ]
 ] RESET ITEM IS EITHER (A) ENTERED MORE THAN ONCE OR (B) ENTERED      ]
 ] WHEN A COUNTDOWN IS NOT ACTIVE, THE NEXT INITIATE ITEM (ITEM 1)     ]
 ] WILL APPEAR TO BE IGNORED BY THE FSW. THIS IS CAUSED BY THE FACT    ]
 ] THAT THIS RESET FLAG IS LEFT ON SINCE THE PROCESS THAT TURNS THE    ]
 ] FLAG OFF IS INACTIVE. WHEN THAT PROCESS IS SUBSEQUENTLY ACTIVATED   ]
 ] (VIA THE INITIATE ITEM - ITEM #1) THE RESET FLAG IS DETECTED AND    ]
 ] THE PROCESS IMMEDIATELY TERMINATES.                                 ]
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 ]USER RESPONSE:                                                       ]
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 ] IF A COUNTDOWN SEQUENCE RESET ITEM (ITEM 4) IS ENTERED UNDER EITHER ]
 ] OF THE TWO CONDITIONS, (A) OR (B), DESCRIBED ABOVE, ENTER AN        ]
 ] INITIATE ITEM (ITEM 1) TO CLEAR THE "LEFT-ON" FLAG.                 ]
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 ]CONCURRENCE:                           ]APPROVAL:                    ]
 ]IBM: WYATT COOPER         DATE 08/05/88]                             ]
 ]    --------------------      ---------]                             ]
 ]SSD: SAM ANKNEY           DATE 08/10/88]                             ]
 ]    --------------------      ---------]JACK BOYKIN         08/17/88 ]
 ]PF MGR:J. D. BAGWELL      DATE 08/15/88]------------------- -------- ]
 ]       -----------------      ---------] CHAIRMAN, SASCB      DATE   ]
 ]___LOUTO J. BRAQUET____________08/18/88]_____________________________]
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