Becker digital intercom systems expand capabilities

Digital avionics technology company Becker Avionics has added enhancements to its DVCS 6100 and AMU 6500 digital intercom systems.

According to the company, the two systems can now be utilised together in a hybrid system by, for example, pairing the two systems into one aircraft, which would allow DVCS 6100 controls in the cockpit for the pilots and AMU 6500 controls in the passenger compartment.

This results in pilots benefiting from an unsurpassed Human Machine Interface, as well as the systems redundancy functions of the DVCS 6100. The passengers utilising the AMU 6500 control heads could connect via the 6500s Bluetooth function to their favourite music source and enjoy stereo sound.

It will also make it possible for passengers to have access to satellite communications on a two-way line, operating as if it was a normal phone conversation. Each position can select either push to talk or voice activation for internal aircraft communication.

The company says another expansion of the AMU 6500 system is the ACU6510 control unit. The AMU 6500 system controls 12 radios and now, with three AMU 6500 units and six AMU6510 units, a total of nine positions are available in the aircraft with full transmit and receive capability. Each position will have all the native features of the AMU 6500, including Bluetooth, stereo and 3d audio.