
PS Engineering
PMA450 Audio Selector Panel and Intercom System
Installation and Operator’s Manual
200-450-0000
Page 3-2
Rev. 6, Dec. 2015
3.3 Display Menu Selection (6)
The PMA450 uses a Liquid Crystal Display and three line-select buttons to access advanced functionality
in a very logical manner. Press the line select key to select a specific item on each menu. Items are toggled
on and off by pressing the line select key as well. A long press (> 1 second) will also back up one menu
level (S/N J01402 and above only).
When navigating the menus, the screen will automatically return to this “home” screen after a period of
inactivity. This delay time is configurable from the initialization menu as well, for between 1 and 10 se-
conds.
A vertical
bar
next to a button indicates the button can
perform a function on that menu.
A
split bar
indicates that a secondary function is
available when that button is held for more than one
second. These functions are:
Music on/off for the pilot (top button)
Public Address (PA – middle button)
Speaker (SPR – lower button)
Figure 3-2 Top level Menu
3.4 Communications Transmit (XMT) Selection (2)
The PMA450 has four buttons to select communications transceiver functions, two each C1 and C2. C1
refers to VHF COM 1, and C2, to VHF COM 2. To select a VHF COM for transmit; push the lower button
in the XMT (transmit) section. The radio is automatically selected to receive incoming radio calls when the
XMT is selected. With a PMA450, you will
never
transmit on a radio that you are not receiving.
To select a VHF COM radio to listen only, push the C1 or C2 button in the RCV (Receive) section.
The PMA450 will remember when you have selected a radio for receive only, and then switch to it for
transmission and switch back.
3.4.1
Split Mode
In the SPLIT mode, the pilot position transmits and receives on COM 1, and the copilot can transmit and
receive on COM 2 independently.
Pressing the C1 and C2 XMT buttons (above the └
SPLIT
┘ legend), puts the PMA450 into SPLIT com
mode.
In split mode:
Position
COM 1
Receive
COM 1
Transmit
COM 2
Receive
COM 2
Transmit
Switched
Audio
Unsw. Au-
dio
Copilot
Intercom
Passenger
Intercom
Pilot
Yes
Yes
NO
NO
Yes
Yes
NO
NO
Copilot
NO
NO
Yes
Yes
NO
Yes
NO
NO
Passengers
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
The intercom is deactivated automatically when you enter SPLIT mode.
o
Push the ICS button until the green LED lights up CRW to restore intercom between pilot
and copilot.
o
Intercom between crew and passengers is not possible in split mode
The spatial component of IntelliAudio is defeated in split mode.
To exit SPLIT mode, reselect C1 or C2 XMT button