The PMA5000EX joins PS Engineering's family of audio panels for Experimental aircraft. This non-certified audio selector was designed to bring added capabilities to the LSA and homebuilt community at a very reasonable price!
Taking the designs created for certified aircraft, PS Engineering designed an audio panel with plenty of capability but at a unprecedented low price. Without the traditional functions such as Marker Beacon Receiver, Speaker Amplifier, 4-place intercom vs 6-place intercom, as well as avoiding the costs of certification, the PMA5000EX provides an unprecedented level of price/performance for the homebuilt.
Sporting an IntelliVox® hi-fi stereo intercom, the world renown automatic VOX, will make inter-cockpit communications completely seamless. And with two types of music distribution, four kinds of music muting, and with "Softmute"™ technology, the PMA5000EX provides the flexibility that most pilots seek.
Realizing that some experimental aircraft have a higher cabin cockpit din, the PMA5000EX IntelliVox® offer the opportunity for the pilot to select a special "High Noise Mode" (by way of internal switch selection) in the event unlikely event that VOX triggers prematurely.
Front panel volume control of the music input makes changing the entertainment volume level as easy as pushing up or down on the dedicated music buttons.
By way of an external switch, the pilot can select either Standard Music Distribution (Music 1 to Crew, Music 2 Passengers) or Alternate Music Distribution (Music 1 all headsets in ALL mode but when in Crew mode, Music 2 automatically turns on for the passengers)
PS Engineering also did something a bit different with the two Switched inputs (Aux 1 and Aux 2). While these two switched audios can be turned on and off like traditional switched inputs, capability was added to take the audio off-line for 60 seconds. This functions is useful in cases where the audio is an alert that has been recognized, but becomes annoying. After 60 seconds, the audio is automatically restored.
A new "Monitor" (Mon) mode has been added. When selected, the audio from the Com receiver that is not selected for transmit will automatically mute when the selected primary radio audio becomes active. In this way, the pilot may listen to AWAS on Com 2, but prevents the AWAS audio from interfering from the primary Com audio which is typically ATC.
The PMA5000EX front panel utility jack is a convenient way to connect your cellular telephone, iPod, or other audio alert device. When a cellular phone is connected, when pilot pushes the "TEL" button, the audio panel's "Du-tel"™ system goes online. Various combinations of passengers/crew can be placed on the phone, depending upon the ISO, ALL and Crew intercom modes. Best of all, the pilot will continue to be able to receive and transmit on the selected COM, for seamless integration in the cockpit. (Cellular telephone use in flight is not permitted, but remains a convenient and safe way to contact air-traffic control or a weather briefer while on the ground.)
The new PMA5000EX is a direct replacement our PMA8000 series as well as the GMA340 and the GMA240.
- IntelliVox® automatic VOX system with selectable "Extreme Noise Capability"
- Cellular telephone input with "DuTel" distribution
- Monitor Mode allows automatic muting of non-primary radio
- Front panel utility jack for phone, iPod, or for unswitched audio warnings
- Split mode for dual audio panel capability
- 2 - Differential, hi-fidelity stereo music source inputs (no ground loop noise)
- 3 - Isolation modes - Pilot Isolate, All, and Crew
- 4 - music mute modes: Mute On, Mute Off, Radio Mute, Intercom Mute
- 5 - unswitched inputs, with front panel unswitched input
- Dedicated front panel music volume control
- Selectable music distribution for passengers
- 2 - Front panel switched inputs (Aux 1 and 2) with selectable 60 second auto-mute mode
- RAM (Radio Master Mute) eliminates constant back ground noise from radio static
- 1-year Pro-Support Warranty