PS Engineering Avidyne PMA8000B Pilot's Manual And Operation Manual
Audio selector panel marker beacon receiver high-fidelity stereo intercom system
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Lenoir City, TN 37772
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PMA8000B
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Avidyne
PMA8000B
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Audio Selector Panel
Marker Beacon Receiver
High-fidelity Stereo Intercom System
Pilot's Guide
Pilot's Guide
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Operation Manual
Operation Manual
202-890-0402
Revision 2
October 2010
Applicable to units with Serial Number X04748 and above
Covered under one or more of the following Patent No.
4,941,187, 5,903,227, 6,160,496, 6,493,450
FAA-Approved: TSO C50c, C35d
Oct. 2010
PMA8000B Pilot Guide
202-890-0402
Rev. 2
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- Page 1 9800 Martel Road Lenoir City, TN 37772 www.ps-engineering.com PMA8000B – Avidyne PMA8000B – Avidyne Audio Selector Panel Marker Beacon Receiver High-fidelity Stereo Intercom System Pilot’s Guide Pilot’s Guide Operation Manual Operation Manual 202-890-0402 Revision 2 October 2010 Applicable to units with Serial Number X04748 and above Covered under one or more of the following Patent No.
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Page 2: Power Switch (1) (Emg-Fail Safe Operation)
This pilot guide provides detailed operating instructions for the PS Engineering PMA8000B, Audio Selector Panel/Intercom Systems. This unit was developed exclusively for Avidyne for use with Ente- gra Integrated Avionics System Release 9. Please read it carefully so that you can take full advantage of its capabilities. This publication covers the basic operating areas of the PMA8000B systems. -
Page 3: Split Mode
the selected transceiver is automatically heard in the headsets and speaker (if selected). You can check this function by switching from 1 transmitter to Com 2 transmitter by pressing the C 2 trans- mitter selector pushbutton. Note that the associated Com 2 receive pushbutton indicator light that is located immediately above the Com 2 transmitter pushbutton turns green. -
Page 4: Audio Selector
Split mode, particularly on adjacent frequencies. PS Engineering makes no warranty about the suitability of Split Mode in all aircraft conditions. Audio Selector (4) -
Page 5: Speaker Amplifier
1 or 2, and will transmit on that radio using the PTT. All selected au- dio is provided to the pilot. Note: As shipped from PS Engineering, the PMA8000B does not provide cellular telephone sidetone (the user’s voice fed back to the headset). Some cell phones do not provide sidetone. - Page 6 if it is not selected, while other unswitched, but muted inputs, such as GPS alerts, will only be present if the SPR button is selected. Consult your professional avionics installer for these important configuration details. Public Address Function To access PA function, press the Mute and SPR buttons simultaneously.
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Page 7: Intercom Volume Control
Intercom Operation IntelliVox® VOX-Squelch No adjustment of the IntelliVox® squelch control is necessary. There is no field adjustment. Through three individual signal processors, the ambient noise appearing in all six microphones is constantly being sampled. Non-voice signals are blocked. When someone speaks, only their microphone circuit opens, placing their voice on the intercom. -
Page 8: Intercom Modes
All passenger headsets are connected in parallel. Therefore, if a mon- aural headset is plugged in to a PMA8000B Stereo installation, one channel will be shorted. Although no damage to the unit will occur, all passengers will lose one channel, unless they switch to the “MONO”... -
Page 9: Marker Beacon Operation
Marker Beacon Operation (10) The Marker Beacon Receiver uses visual and audio indicators to alert you when the aircraft passes over a 75 MHz transmitter. The Blue lamp, labeled “O”, is the Outer Marker lamp and has an associated 400-Hertz 'dash' tone. The lamp and tone will be keyed at a rate of two tones/flashes per second when the aircraft is in the range of the Outer Marker Beacon. -
Page 10: Operation
be the last heard), the recorder has 60 seconds of recording time, or up to 8 messages. With its own built in VOX circuit, there are no but- tons to press to start recording. The system automatically begins to record the instant the radio becomes active. -
Page 11: Audio Advisory Input
intercom to the cell phone when the “TEL” button is pressed (9). When the TEL mode is off, the telephone ringer audio will be heard if it is present on the telephone’s output (ringer may be muted by radio and intercom). Audio Advisory Input The front jack can be used as a priority ad-... - Page 12 mary function as a selector panel, aircraft intercom, or marker beacon receiver. You can’t do anything with these buttons to prevent the PMA8000B from doing its main job. Looking at the front panel you’ll notice that the Mon 1, Mon 2, Mute and SPR buttons have “Function”...
- Page 13 There are two music sources available to the PMA8000B. Music 1 input can be either on the front jack, OR the Music 1 input at the rear connector (Pins 23 and 24, J2). Music 2 is wired into the rear connec- tor, only (Pins 26 and 27, J2) The volume of the audio annunciations and recorder playback can be adjusted through a hole on the top of the unit marked “ANN VOL.”...
- Page 14 Passengers Passengers Passengers Music 2 Music 2 Music 2 Copilot Pilot & Copilot Music 1 Pilot & Copilot Music 1 Music 1 Pilot Selectable Pilot Music Distribution Independent Music Distribution Independent Music Distribution Independent All Mode ISO Mode Crew Mode Music Distribution Independent of Intercom Mode headsets and is independent of the intercom mode switch.
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Page 15: Music Muting
When the music is standard, Music 1 will always go to the pilot and copilot positions, and is never heard by the passengers. Music 2 is always heard by the passengers, and never heard by the pilot and co- pilot. This mode is useful if your passengers have a different interest in en- tertainment or are watching a DVD, but do not want to be excluded from the intercom conversations. -
Page 16: Music 1 Volume
whenever there is conversation on the radio, the intercom, or both, depending on the “Mute” mode selected. When that conversation stops, the music returns to the previous level comfortably, over a sec- ond or so. The mute mode functions are controlled through sequential pushes of the Mute button, and include annunciations of the mode selected. -
Page 17: Warranty And Service
All domestic transportation charges for returning the exchange or repaired unit to the purchaser will be borne by PS Engineering, Inc. The risk of loss or damage to the product is borne by the party making the shipment, unless the purchaser requests a specific method of shipment. -
Page 18: Factory Service
All items repaired or replaced under this warranty are warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period. PS Engineering, Inc. reserves the rights to make modifications or improvements to the product with- out obligation to perform like modifications or improvements to previ- ously manufactured products. - Page 19 This page intentionally left blank Oct. 2010 PMA8000B Pilot Guide 202-890-0402 Rev. 2 Page 19...
- Page 20 PS Engineering, Inc. 2010 © Copyright Notice Copyrighted information in this manual is subject to change without notice. PS Engineering reserves the right to improve or change the products or contents of this manual, without notification of any person or agency. The contents of this pilot’s guide may be downloaded, stored and reprinted for personal use provided that this copyright information...
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