Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION - TM-11-5826-258-240007

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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Section I. GENERAL

1-1. Scope

1-4. Warranty

a. This manual describes Radio Receiving Sets

a. This equipment is under a Reliability Im-

AN/ARN-123(V)1, AN/ARN-123(V)2, AN/ARN-

provement Warranty. To ensure validation of the

123(V)3, and AN/ARN-123(V)4 (fig. 1-1) and covers

warranty, the following steps must be taken when

returning discrepant equipment.

operation, preflight check, organizational, direct

a n d general support procedures. It includes

( 1 ) DA Form 2407 is to accompany the

operating instructions, cleaning and inspection of

equipment to the contractor's facility.

equipment, replacement of components available

(2) Fill in the required information on the

WARRANTY NOTICE attached to the equipment.

to organizational maintenance, and direct support

b. Failure to provide the information required by

and general support bench tests.

b. Through this manual Radio Receiving Set

these documents may invalidate the warranty.

AN/ARN-123(V)(*) indicates Radio Receiving Set

c. Opening of the unit or destruction of the

AN/ARN-123(V)1, AN/ARN-123(V)2, AN/ARN-

tamperproof seal shall be cause to invalidate the

warranty on this equipment.

123(V)3 or AN/ARN-123(V)4.

d. Return the equipment as expeditiously as

c. The maintenance allocation chart (app B) is

possible to the contractor at the address shown on

current as of 1 August 1978.

the WARRANTY NOTICE (fig. 1-2).

NOTE

This set must not be repaired by mainte-

n a n c e personnel under terms of the

warranty. This manual contains instruc-

tions to be followed when the set fails.

NEVER break or tamper with the war-

ranty seal.

1-2. Indexes of Publications

a. DA Pam 310-4. Refer to the latest issue of DA

Pam 310-4 to determine whether there are new

editions, changes or additional publications per-

taining to the equipment.

b. DA Pam 310-7. Refer to DA Pam 310-7 to

determine whether there are modification work

orders (MWO's) pertaining to the equipment.

1-3. Maintenance Forms, Records and Re-

ports

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a. Reports of Maintenance and Unsatisfactory

Figure 1-2. Typical Warranty Notice.

Equipment. Department of the Army forms and

procedures used for equipment maintenance will

1-5. Reporting Equipment Improvement

be those described by TM 38-750, The Army

Recommendations (EIR)

Maintenance Management System.

b. Report of Packaging and Handling Defiencien-

If your equipment needs improvement, let us

cies. Fill out and forward DD Form 6 (Packaging

know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only

Improvement Report) as prescribed in AR 700-

one who can tell us what you don't like about your

5 8 / N A V S U P I N S T 4030.29/AFR 71-13/MCO

equipment. Let us know why you don't like the

P4030.29A, and DLAR 4145.8.

design. Tell us why a procedure is hard to perform.

c. Discrepancy Shipment Report (DISREP)

Put it on an SF 368 (Quality Deficiency Report).

Mail it to Commander, US Army Communications

(SF 361). Fill out and forward Discrepancy in

Shipment Report (DISREP) (SF 361) as prescribed

and Electronics Materiel Readiness Command,

in AR 55-38/NAVSUPINST 4610.33B/AFR 75-18/

A T T N : DRSEL-ME-MQ, Fort Monmouth, NJ

MCO P4610.19C and DLAR 4500.15.

07703. We'll send you a reply.

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