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PMA9000EX
PMA9000EX
Marker Beacon Receiver
High-fidelity Stereo Intercom System
with Bluetooth Phone interface & MP3 player
Operation Manual
Operation Manual
202-920-0100
This product is intended for Experimental Aircraft only.
Covered under one or more of the following Patent No.
4,941,187, 5,903,227, 6,160,496, 6,493,450
MAR. 2008 PMA9000EX Pilot Guide
9800 Martel Road
Lenoir City, TN 37772
www.ps-engineering.com
Audio Selector Panel
Pilot's Guide
Pilot's Guide
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Revision 3
March 2008
202-920-0100
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Summary of Contents for Engineering Incorporated PMA9000EX
- Page 1 Pilot’s Guide Operation Manual Operation Manual 202-920-0100 Revision 3 March 2008 This product is intended for Experimental Aircraft only. Covered under one or more of the following Patent No. 4,941,187, 5,903,227, 6,160,496, 6,493,450 MAR. 2008 PMA9000EX Pilot Guide 202-920-0100 Page 1...
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Page 2: Power And Fail-Safe
Please read it carefully before using the equipment so that you can take full advantage of its capabilities. This publication covers the basic operating areas of the PMA9000EX systems. They are: Com Transceiver Selection, Receive Audio Selec- tor, Intercom, Marker Beacon Receiver, Music, Front Panel Utility Jack and Telephone. - Page 3 COM receiver audio. In normal (not split) modes, the PMA9000EX gives priority to the pilot’s radio Push-To-Talk (PTT). If the copilot it transmitting, and the pilot presses his PTT, the pilot’s microphone will be heard over the selected com transmitter.
- Page 4 Com with the XMT buttons. 1.1.1.3 Internal Recorder The PMA9000EX comes equipped with an inter- nal recorder. This digital system stores the last incoming audio from the radio you have selected for transmit. It can store up to 60 seconds of au- dio.
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Page 5: Marker Beacon Receiver
'dot' tone. The lamp and tone will be keyed at a rate of six times per second. The MKR button controls audio selection, marker sensitivity, and audio muting, and lamp test. • MKR button press of < 1 second: toggles between high and low receiver sense MAR. 2008 PMA9000EX Pilot Guide 202-920-0100 Page 5... -
Page 6: Intellivox® Vox-Squelch
The IntelliVox® is designed to work with normal aircraft cabin noise levels (70 dB and above). Therefore, it may not always recognize speech and clip syllables in a quiet cabin, such as in the hangar, or without the engine running. This is also normal. Page 6 202-920-0100 PMA9000EX Pilot Guide... - Page 7 AIR3000, Echelon 100 90015 Intercom Modes The “ICS” pushbutton switch on the left side of the PMA9000EX provides the selection of the three intercom modes. This button cycles through the intercom modes, from left to right and then back, ISO, ALL, CRW (Crew), ALL, and ISO.
- Page 8 The pilot and copilot positions work with stereo or mono headsets. All passenger headsets are connected in parallel. Therefore, if a mon- aural headset is plugged in to a PMA9000EX 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 Alternate Intercom mode control, Public Address, and LCD display controls. Turn the large data knob to view the sub menus. Turn the small knob to toggle selections on or off, or adjust levels. MAR. 2008 PMA9000EX Pilot Guide 202-920-0100 Page 9...
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Page 10: Cockpit Speaker
In addition, when the aircraft radios are active, the crew does not hear the passengers’ microphones, although passengers continue to hear each other. This function is selected through the ECAPS system. 4.3 Utility Jack (9) The 2.5-millimeter (3/32”) jack on the front of the PMA9000EX has three distinct functions: • Music input •... - Page 11 2.5 mm to 3.5 mm (3/32" to 1/8" ) adapter cord (PS Part Number 425-006-2535). 4.3.2 Audio Advisory Input The front jack can be used as a priority advisory input Crew for auxiliary systems such as a GPS terrain advisory or MAR. 2008 PMA9000EX Pilot Guide 202-920-0100 Page 11...
- Page 12 “Mute” function. 4.2.2.1 Smart Jack Function When the PMA9000EX has a signal on music #1 input coming in from the rear connector, the front panel jack automatically becomes a Priority Advisory input, and is heard in the crew headphones.
- Page 13 Passengers will not hear the telephone. The pilot and copilot will also have transmit capability on the other selected transceiver. In ISO intercom mode, when the PMA9000EX is in the TEL mode, the pilot position is in the "Phone Booth." Only the pilot will hear the telephone, and only he will be heard.
- Page 14 OR the Music 1 input at the rear connector. Music 2 is wired into the rear connector only. The PMA9000EX has two music channels, which can use any of three sources. One music channel is provided to the crew, and can be distributed to the passengers.
- Page 15 4.4.1 Music Volume Music #1 volume is controlled by the small data knob at all times, unless the MP3 player is active, in which case the small data knob controls MP3 Volume. MAR. 2008 PMA9000EX Pilot Guide 202-920-0100 Page 15...
- Page 16 The display will revert and store the values after 3 seconds. 4.4.2 Music Mute Control PMA9000EX controls the music muting allowing the user to tailor the SoftMute™ to their taste and situation. There are two SoftMute™ mut- ing circuits. The SoftMute™ circuit will cut the music almost com- pletely out whenever there is conversation on the radio or intercom.
- Page 17 Each of these functions has a sub- menu item in the ECAPS system. The MP3 player resets to off when the PMA9000EX is turned off. 4.4.4 MP3 Volume The volume of the internal MP3 player can be adjusted at any time the player is on and main menu is displayed, by turning the small data knob.
- Page 18 The display also changes to show the title when the track changes. 4.4.6 MP3 Random Mode The PMA9000EX MP3 player can be set to play the files in sequence, or in a random order. The MP3 Random Mode is on the submenu.
- Page 19 4.4.7 MP3 File Transfer The PMA9000EX has 1 GB of internal storage (512 MB before S/N B01094). The program inside the unit will recognize and import any compatible audio files (.wav, .mp3, unprotected .wma) from an external data source, through the USB cable. These files must be in the device’s root directory to be recognized, and not located in any subfolders.
- Page 20 Follow the onscreen instructions, and connect the memory device to the 2.5mm to USB cable, and then plug the cable into the front of the PMA9000EX when prompted. It will take about 30 minutes to transfer 1Gigabyte of data.
- Page 21 Backlighting & Contrast The PMA9000EX has an automatic photocell dimming of the annuncia- tion LEDs and marker lamps. Control of the text backlighting is through the aircraft avionics dimmer. The LCD display has backlighting controlled by the automatic photo- cell dimming. In addition, the text inverts for nighttime mode when the ambient light is low.
- Page 22 When on, the letter A or D will ap- pear in the primary display. Unlike ADF or DME, AUX is not annunci- ated on the primary display. Page 22 202-920-0100 PMA9000EX Pilot Guide...
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Page 23: Public Address Function
PS Engineering, Inc. reserves the rights to make modifications or improvements to the product without obliga- tion to perform like modifications or improvements to previously manufac- tured products. MAR. 2008 PMA9000EX Pilot Guide 202-920-0100 Page 23... -
Page 24: Factory Service
Commercial use is strictly prohibited. For further information contact the Publications Manager at PS Engineering, Inc., 9800 Martel Road, Lenoir City, TN 37772. Phone (865) 988- 9800 Page 24 202-920-0100 PMA9000EX Pilot Guide...
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