Audio selector panel with marker beacon receiver high-fidelity stereo intercom, usb charging port bluetooth connectivity, flightmate (56 pages)
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Flying Never Sounded So Good! ™ Pilot’s Guide Pilot’s Guide Operation Manual Operation Manual 202-550-0100 New Release January 2010 Covered under one or more of the following Patent No. 4,941,187, 5,903,227, 6,160,496, 6,493,450 Jan 2010 PMA5000EX Pilot Guide 202-550-0100 Page 1...
When the unit is turned off, either by pressing the volume control, or if the breaker is pulled removing power, the PMA5000EX is in Fail- Safe mode. In this mode, the pilot’s headset is connected to COM 1 for transmit and receive, and connected to unswitched input #1 for priority audio alerts.
COM receiver audio Unless the audio panel is in “split” mode, the PMA5000EX gives pri- ority to the pilot’s radio Push-To-Talk (PTT). If the copilot it trans- mitting and the pilot presses his Push-To-Talk (PTT), the pilot is then heard over the radio.
ADF, or even an audio alert signal you want to con- trol. The DME input (if present) is also shared with AUX 2. In SPLIT mode, only the pilot will hear selected navigation audio. Page 4 202-550-0100 PMA5000EX Pilot Guide...
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2, and will transmit on that radio using the PTT. All selected audio is provided to the pilot. Note: As shipped from PS Engineering, the PMA5000EX does not provide cellular telephone sidetone (the user’s voice fed back to the headset). Some cell phones do not provide sidetone. However, tele- phone sidetone can be enabled by pressing the holding the TEL button for more than three seconds.
In All mode, everybody hears everything, including radios, intercom and music. The crew will hear Music 1, and the passengers will hear Music source 1 or 2, depending on the Alternate Distribution method Jan 2010 PMA5000EX Pilot Guide 202-550-0100 Page 7...
ISO mode. The music in ISO mode is indicated by a slow blink of the intercom mode indicator. Utility Jack The 2.5 millimeter (3/32”) jack on the front of the PMA5000EX has three distinct functions: • Cell phone input •...
“Mute” but- ton, so this audio is not interrupted. We’ve built some intelligence into the PMA5000EX, too. If you do have music 1 playing, the PMA5000EX will then interpret the jack input as a priority audio, and not mute it.
Music 1 volume can be adjusted from the front panel, if desired, by pressing Music volume up, and music volume down buttons. The music can be turned completely off, so if you are not hearing Page 10 202-550-0100 PMA5000EX Pilot Guide...
Email: contact@ps-engineering.com Units that arrive without an RMA number, or telephone number for a responsi- ble contact, will be returned un-repaired. PS Engineering is not responsible for items sent via US Mail. Jan 2010 PMA5000EX Pilot Guide 202-550-0100 Page 11...
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