TM 5-6350-280-23&P
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
SECTION I GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1
SCOPE.
This manual is for your use in maintaining the Alarm-Monitor Group (AMG) OA-9431/FSS-9(V). The AMG requires a user
furnished IBM-PC/AT compatible computer, with MS-DOS® Version 3.2 or higher, keyboard, color monitor, and dot matrix
printer to make the AMG functional (figure 1-1). When used in conjunction with an IBM-PC/AT compatible computer,
keyboard, color monitor, and printer, the AMG replaces the existing Monitor Cabinet(s) of the Joint Service Interior
Intrusion Detection System (J-SIIDS) and enhances J-SIIDS installations.
NOTE
Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.
1.2
MAINTENANCE FORMS AND RECORDS.
Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment maintenance will be those prescribed by DA PAM 738-
750, The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS).
1.3
DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE.
Instructions for the destruction of Army materiel to prevent enemy use are contained in TM 750-244-3.
1.4
PREPARATION FOR STORAGE OR SHIPMENT.
Refer to paragraph 2.8 for administrative storage instructions.
1.5
OFFICIAL NOMENCLATURE, NAMES, AND DESIGNATIONS.
Refer to table 1-1.
Table 1-1. Nomenclature Cross Reference List.
Common Name
Official Nomenclature
Computer
Consist of:
IBM-PC/AT compatible computer
Keyboard
Color Monitor
Dot Matrix Printer
Data Receiver CCA
Printed Wiring Board Assembly, A4
Application software, AMG
AMG PC Software Diskette Number 1 and AMG PC Software
operating system, or
Diskette Number 2
AMG program
1.6
REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIR).
If your AMG needs improvement, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the user are the only one who can tell what you
don't like about your equipment. Let us know why you don't like the design. Put it on an SF 368 (Quality Deficiency
Report). Mail it to us at: Commander, U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command, ATTN: AMSAT-I-MDO, 4300 Goodfellow
Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63120-1798. We will send you a reply.
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