The Altitude Select panel is part of the auto pilot system on the Lockheed L-1011. The panel is located next to the NAV Mode Panel on the first officer side of the autopilot. There are a number of selector elements on the panel:
TEST .... Altitude Alert System Test Switch
COMPUTATION CHANNEL SELECTOR ... has a setting of NORM and STBY for the altitude computation system.
ALT PRESELECT SYSTEM ARMING SWITCH ... pressing momentary switch the first time arms APFDS for automatic capture of selected altitude.
ALTITUDE SELECTOR CONTROL KNOB ... provides selection of the target altitude.
Panel Location
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