PS Engineering
PMA8000-SR Audio Selector Panel and Intercom System
Installation and Operator’s Manual
200-880-0000
Page
3-7
Rev. 14, Oct. 2008
Press the volume up and down (
VOL UP
,
VOL DN
) buttons to change the satellite radio volume through
the audio panel. This will only adjust the SIRIUS Radio and SIRUIS Radio annunciations, nit intercom or
other volume. A beep will be heard when the volume button is first pressed.
The Mute button will silence the SIRIUS audio, but not the audio annunciations. This is not related to the
intercom SoftMute™ function.
Pressing the “
Q
” query button will playback the selected channel number.
To save your favorite SIRIUS channel, press the “
SET
” button on the remote (there will be a beep), fol-
lowed by the recall button (1 thru 6). To recall, simply press the numeric recall button. The audio will an-
nounce “Recall channel __” , and then change.
The last channel button can be used to switch back and forth between recent channels.
The SCAN button will sample the audio for three seconds, and then change to the next higher channel.
3.8.1 Sirius Signal Dropout
NOTE
: SIRIUS Satellite Radio uses ground-based transmitters in populated areas to ensure consistent road
coverage. However, for airborne receivers, these ground-based signals may cancel satellite-transmitted
signals, resulting in a dropped signal. You may experience interruptions in the airborne SIRIUS signal near
large cities. This interruption will be variable, depending on AGL altitude, distance, number of ground-
based transmitters and azimuth to the transmitters.
PS Engineering, Inc. does not guarantee SIRIUS Satellite Radio coverage in all areas, or the suitabil-
ity of the SIRIUS Satellite Radio for any particular geographical area
.
3.8.2 Front panel control of SIRIUS Radio
In addition to the Remote, the basic
controls can be accessed through the
front panel. These front panel controls
are located along the bottom row of
buttons. Hold the “Function” button
while accessing the other Sirius
functions.
To turn the Sirius module on, press and hold the Function (“
TEL
” ) button, while pressing the On/Off
(“
SPR
”) button. You will hear a “power on” indicating that the unit is turned on. To turn the module off,
repeat the sequence. You will hear “power off” to acknowlege that the unit is shutting down.
NOTE: The SIRIUS Radio Module will be turned OFF when power is initially applied to the audio panel.
If you believe that there is a malfunction in the SIRIUS Satellite Radio, turn power off, and back on.
Hold the function button (
TEL
), press and hold the
Mute
button to decrease the SIRUIS radio volume.
Hold the function button press and hold the
AUX
button to increase the SIRIUS radio volume.
Hold the function (
TEL
) button, and briefly press the
Mute
button to increase the SIRUIS radio channel.
Hold the function button and briefly press the
AUX
button to reduce the SIRIUS radio channel.
When the channel controls are activated you will hear the voice announce the channel. This will allow you
to hear the SIRIUS channel selected, even if you are not receiving a signal.
When the channel controls are activated you will hear the voice announce the channel. This will allow you
to hear the SIRIUS channel selected, even if you are not receiving a signal.
Figure 3-4 SIRIUS Radio Front Panel Controls