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The PMA8000 Series Audio Panels Provide a Great Amount of Versatile and it's GMA340/GMA345* Plug-N-Play**, making it an inexpensive upgrade.

Click HERE to see how the PMA8000BT stacks up with the GMA340*

This audio panel has many innovative capabilities to the general aviation audio panel.  Using our exclusive Smart Function Keys, the pilot can customize their audio panel to their specific requirements.

Check list of capabilities:

• IntelliVox® automatic VOX system with individually gated microphone
  
• 6 Place hi-fi stereo intercom with Soft Mute™
  
• Monitor Mode allows automatic muting of non-primary radio 
  
• 3 music mute modes: Mute On, Mute Off, Radio Mute
  
• Dedicated front panel music volume control
  
• Built-in Marker Beacon Receiver
  
• Cellular telephone input with "DuTel™" telephone distribution
  
• Easy front panel control for telephone side tone on/off
  
• Digital aircraft radio recorder (IRS™)
  
• 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 unswitched inputs
  
• Selectable music distribution for passengers
  
• Selectable intercom mode with special "Alternate Intercom Mode"
  
• RAM (Radio Active Mute) eliminates constant back ground noise from radio static
  
• 2 year Pro-Support Warranty

PS Engineering's patented SoftMute™,  Karaoke Mode™, along with the three different mute modes (Mute ON; Mute OFF; Radio Mute) gives the pilot the most music flexibility available today.  

PS Engineering has devoted considerable effort in providing a means of customizing the audio panel to meet particular needs. Ease of use was foremost, so voice annunciations are used with the selection of each function. These voice prompts assure  the pilot knows exactly what the selected function is, in plain English.

Three different configurations can be selected from the front panel, such as how the music is distributed, the way the intercom functions, and selecting the new Monitor Function. Once a particular configuration is selected, a female voice announces that selection and will remain in affect until the pilot changes that selection.

The Monitor mode allows the pilot to designate one com radio as primary, while having the second com as the secondary audio source. When there is radio activity on the primary radio, the secondary com radio will temporarily mute.  The Monitor mode will change your IFR approach environment, eliminating having to try to decipher two simultaneous radio receptions

When the cellular phone is connected and the pilot pushes the "TEL" button our "Du-tel"™ system goes online. The Pilot can make a private phone call, everyone can be on the phone, or just the pilot and copilot can use the telephone. This selection is made by the ISO, ALL and Crew switch. 

While using the phone, the pilot can receive and transmit on the selected VHF 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.)

PS Engineering's innovative Internal Recording System (IRS™) is now standard equipment, a $130 savings! The pilots can instantly play back radio messages, eliminating the need for the pilot to request "say again," or assure themselves that the last radio call was for them. The playback button is on the front panel. Up to 8 messages can be recorded and played back in sequence.

The PMA8000BT is backward compatible with our PMA8000 as well as a direct replacement for the GARMIN GMA340/GMA345.

* GARMIN is a registered trademark of GARMIN, Ltd. PS Engineering, Inc. is in no way affiliated with GARMIN, LTD.  

**Dimmer voltage must be 0 - 12 VDC or 0 - 24 VDC

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