PS-Engineering PMA6000B Audio Panel
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World's Lowest Cost FAA Approved Audio Selector Panel
The New and Improved PMA6000B
PS Engineering has revolutionized audio control in general aviation airplanes. At that time, the original PMA6000 took the audio panel from a collection of switches added as an afterthought, to a multitalented intersystem focal point for cockpit audio.
Radio selection, cockpit communications and even music were seamlessly combined in the modern audio control panel. The PMA6000-series set a benchmark for all GA audio panels that followed.
The next generation PMA6000B has been given the benefit of PS Engineering's 15 years of audio panel control design and manufacturing experiences. It offers a low cost alternative to the more capable audio panel product line that the industry has become to expect from such a focused driven company.
The PMA6000B combines an audio selector panel with a top-quality manually adjusted VOX intercom and a slew of features to enhance versatility and utility.
Checklist of Capabilities:
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Built-in 4 place mono intercom PS Engineering's "Set-it and Forget-it" manual VOX
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Optional built-in marker beacon receiver.
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Split mode for dual audio capability
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2 - Com Capability
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3 - Intercom isolation modes - Pilot Isolate, All, and Crew
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2 - Music inputs with Soft Mute™
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2 - Unswitched inputs
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6 - Switched inputs
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A patented "swap" function allows selection of Com 1 or Com 2 from remote pushbutton
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Fail-safe feature automatically hard-wires the pilot to Com1 in the case of an outage
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Uses a single 44-pin connector making installation easier.
The PMA6000B holds both FAA TSO as well as EASA ETSO and was designed to be made easier to install because of a single 44-pin Sub-d connector.
| Audio Selector Specifications: | |
| Audio Panel/Marker Beacon: | C50c, C35d, Class A |
| Applicable Documents: | RTCA DO-160b, RTCA DO-170 and RTCA DO-143 |
| Environmental Qualifications: | A1D1/CAMXXXXXXXBBBBAAX |
| Temperature Range: | Operating: -20°C to +55°C Storage: -40°C to +85°C |
| Altitude: | Up to 50,000 feet in an non-pressurized area of the cockpit |
| Dimensions: | Height: 1.3 in. (3.3 cm) Width: 6.25 in. (16.9 cm) Depth: 6.8 in. (17.3 cm) |
| Weight (With Rack & Connectors) : | 1.5 Lb. (0.68 kg.) |
| Voltage: | 13.75 or 27.5 VDC* |
| Weight: | 1.34 lb. (0.61 kg) |
| Maximum Current: | 1 Amp (Externally protected by a 2 Amp circuit breaker.) |
| Typical operating current: | speaker off: 350 mA speaker on: 600 mA *27.5 VDC requires 15W dropping resistor (included). |
| Selector input impedance: | 510 Ohms |
| Input Isolation: | -70 dB (min.) |
| Speaker Muting: | -60 dB (min.) |
| Speaker Output (into 4 ohms): | 3 Watts (min.) with no clipping |
| Switched Receiver Inputs: | 8 (Com 1, Com 2, Nav 1, Nav 2, ADF, DME, MKR, AUX) |
| Unswitched Inputs: | 2 |
| Transmitter Selections: | 3; Com 1, Com 2, Com 1/2 |
| Speaker Impedance: | 4 Ohms |
| Headphone Impedance: | 150 – 1000 Ohms |
| Headphone Output: | 45 mW each headset with no clipping |
| Microphone Impedance: | 150 - 600 ohms |
| Intercom Positions: | 4 places |
| Music Inputs: | 2 |
| Music Muting: | >50 dB "Soft Mute" when Radio or intercom active. |
| Distortion: | <1% THD@ 45 mW into 150 ohms |
| Mic Freq. Response, 3 dB: | 350 Hz - 6000 Hz |
| Music Freq. Response, 3 dB: | 200 Hz - 15 kHz |
| Marker Beacon Specifications: | |
| Frequency: | 75 MHz Crystal Controlled |
| Sensitivity: Low: | 450 microVolts (Hard) Factory adjusted to 1400 microV (Soft) 160 microVolts (Hard) |
| Sensitivity: High: | Factory adjusted to 150microV (Soft) |
| Selectivity: | -6 dB at 110 kHz -40 dB at 120 kHz |
| External Lamp Output: | 7.0 (+/- 4) VDC Positive when active, max. current 125 mA |
| MM Sense: | Active high (4.7 VDC +/- 0.5V) during Middle Marker acquisition, for autopilot use |
The PS-Engineering PMA6000B Audio Panel.