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GMA 245/245R Installation Manual
Rev. 6
Page 4-9
4.6.7 Tel Audio I/O
4.6.8 Headset Outputs
Garmin recommends that stereo headsets and stereo jacks be used to fully utilize the 3D audio features of
the GMA 245. A true mono headset will work correctly with the GMA 245, but only mono (left channel)
audio will be heard, and 3D audio will not be available (even if enabled). The GMA 245 will detect the
mono headset (if stereo jacks are used), and automatically switch to mono operation. 3D audio is not
available with mono headsets or in installations that use mono jacks for the headsets.
In aircraft systems that are wired with stereo headset jacks, if a true mono headset is plugged into the jack,
the right audio channel is shorted to ground. In this condition the GMA 245 will detect the right channel
short, and turn off the right channel audio to the headset output to protect the GMA 245 headset output
from driving a signal into a short (and also for internal audio routing determined by the mono headset
plugged into the headset jack).
In aircraft systems that use mono headset jacks, and are wired correctly (if used, mono jacks should always
use left channel audio and headset lo), 3D audio will not be available, and only left channel audio for
music inputs or headset outputs will be heard.
Table 4-12 TEL Audio/XCVR 3 I/O
Pin
Connector
Pin Name
Description
I/O
3
J2401
XCVR 3 AUDIO IN (WIRED TEL)
Telephone Audio Input
IN
4
J2401
XCVR 3 AUDIO LO (WIRED TEL)
Ground Reference for Telephone
--
5
J2401
XCVR 3 MIC OUT HI (WIRED TEL)
TEL MIC Audio Output
OUT
Table 4-13 Headset Outputs
Pin
Connector
Pin Name
Description
I/O
16
J2402
PILOT HEADSET AUDIO
OUT LEFT
Pilot Headset Audio Output
OUT
31
J2402
PILOT HEADSET AUDIO
OUT RIGHT
OUT
1
J2402
PILOT HEADSET AUDIO
OUT LO
--
3
J2402
COPILOT HEADSET AUDIO
OUT LEFT
Copilot Headset Audio Output
OUT
4
J2402
COPILOT HEADSET AUDIO
OUT RIGHT
OUT
2
J2402
COPILOT HEADSET AUDIO
OUT LO
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