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KMA 29 AUDIO PANEL
Pilot’s Guide
Revision 1 Sep/2007 006-18303-0000
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KMA 29 PG Front Cover 9/7/07 2:08 PM Page 2 The information contained in this manual is for reference use only. If any information contained herein conflicts with similar information con- tained in the Airplane Flight Manual Supplement, the information in the Airplane Flight Manual Supplement shall take precedence. WARNING The enclosed technical data is eligible for export under License Designation NLR and is to be used solely by the individual/organization to whom it is addressed. Diversion
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Revision History and Instructions Manual KMA 29 Audio Panel Pilot’s Guide Revision 1, September 2007 Part Number 006-18303-0000 Summary Added paragraphs on dual KMA 29 operation on page 12. Updated instructions on the soft mute inhibit on page 17. R-1
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Revision History and Instructions Manual KMA 29 Audio Panel Pilot’s Guide Revision 0, February 2006 Part Number 006-18303-0000 Summary This is the original release of this publication. R-2
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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 AUDIO PANEL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AUDIO PANEL CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SPKR/PA (SPEAKER/PASSENGER ADDRESS) SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . 6 COM MIC (MICROPHONE) SELECTOR BUTTONS
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Table of Contents INTERCOM OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Entertainment Soft Mute and Soft Mute Inhibit Modes . . . . . . . . . 17 TELEPHONE MODE OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Rev. 1 ii KMA 29 Audio Panel Pilot’s Guide Sep/07
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N Introduction INTRODUCTION All of us at Honeywell congratulate you on choosing this product. You are now the owner of an outstanding audio system. We understand that you probably can’t wait to see it in action, but before you try to use it please take the time to read through this manual and understand its many interesting and useful features. Time spent in familiarizing your- self with your new KMA 29 unit will be more than repaid by trouble-free operation later. This Pilot’s Guide will be of
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Introduction N ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ADF: Automatic Direction Finder AUX: Auxiliary COM: Communication DME: Distance Measuring Equipment EMG: Emergency HI: High ICS: Intercom System ILS: Instrument Landing System ISO: Isolated LED: Light Emitting Diode LO: Low MIC: Microphone MKR: Marker NAV: Navigation PA: Passenger Address PAX: Passenger PFD: Primary Flight Display PTT: Push-to-Talk SENS: Sensitivity SPKR: Speaker TAWS: Terrain Awareness Warning System VHF: Very High Frequency VOL: Volume
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N Audio Panel Description AUDIO PANEL DESCRIPTION The KMA 29 audio control panel provides audio system control for the cockpit crew and passengers. The panel also provides an interface to the passenger address (PA) system and aural warning system. The audio panel also includes a marker beacon receiver. The audio panel is used to make audio selections for all audio commu- nications to and from the cockpit crew. The audio panel receives inputs from all audio communication channels and aural warnin
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Audio Panel Description N There are four unswitched inputs (aircraft hard-wired and configured) available for traffic or terrain awareness warning system (TAWS), autopilot disconnect, and/or radar altimeter warning. The audio panel always supplies the audio from one or two of the audio inputs to the pilot’s and copilot’s headset and cockpit speakers outputs during normal operation. Momentary push-button switches are used to select one of the COM transceivers for the pilot and copilot position, w
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N Audio Panel Controls AUDIO PANEL CONTROLS The front panel drawing of the audio panel is shown below. The controls include the following: • SPKR/PA (Speaker/Passenger Address) Switch • COM MIC (Microphone) Selector Buttons • SPLIT Mode Button • CREW/PAX ICS VOL (Crew/Passenger Intercom System Volume) Knob • PUSH EMG/OFF (Power On and Emergency/Off) Switch • ICS (Intercom System) Button • COM AUDIO Selector Buttons • Navigation Radio Audio (NAV, ADF, DME, AUX and MKR) Selector Buttons • MKR SE
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Audio Panel Controls N SPKR/PA (SPEAKER/PASSENGER ADDRESS) SWITCH The SPKR/PA switch has three functions: • Speaker ON • Speaker OFF • Passenger address system ON. The SPKR/PA rocker switch can be pushed to the left or right. Each time the right side of the switch is pushed, the mode changes from left to right as indicated by the light emitting diodes (LEDs) and does not wrap around. Each time the left side of the switch is pushed, the mode changes from right to left as indicated by the LEDs and
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N Audio Panel Controls The COM 1 through COM 5 MIC buttons are used to select the associ- ated radio transmitter. The receiver audio for the selected transmitter is automatically selected. A lighted arrow located above each button indicates that the button has been pressed and that the mode is active for the left (pilot) side, right (copilot) side, or both sides. This depends upon the mode of the audio panel operation split or duplex mode. Refer to the Split Mode Operation in this Pilot’s Guide
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Audio Panel Controls N CREW/PAX ICS VOL KNOB AND PUSH EMG/OFF SWITCH CREW/PAX ICS VOL (CREW/PASSENGER INTERCOM SYSTEM VOLUME) KNOB The CREW/PAX ICS VOL knob control adjusts the loudness of the intercom only. Turning the inner knob clockwise and counterclockwise sets the volume of the headphone up or down respectively for the CREW intercom. Turning the outer knob controls the speaker or headphone volume for the passengers (PAX) intercom. It has no effect on selected radio levels, music input leve
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N Audio Panel Controls COM AUDIO SELECTOR BUTTONS The COM 1 through COM 5 AUDIO buttons are used to select the asso- ciated receiver audio. The selected transmitter receive audio is auto- matically selected. Pressing a button turns on the associated radio audio. The pilot can identify which receivers are selected by noting which of the green lights are illuminated. NAVIGATION RADIO AUDIO (NAV, ADF, DME, AUX AND MKR) SELECTOR BUTTONS NAV 1, NAV 2, ADF 1, ADF 2, DME 1 AND DME 2 BUTTONS Pressing a
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Audio Panel Controls N When the LED above the MKR button is OFF, the marker audio is muted. The visual indications on the PFD will still operate when the air- craft passes over the marker. MKR SENS (MARKER BEACON SENSITIVITY) BUTTON The MKR SENS button controls the marker beacon receiver sensitivity. The button alternates between the HI and LO settings. The LEDs indicate which sen- sitivity is selected, as follows: • HI - High sensitivity allows the pilots hear the outer marker approximately on
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N Audio Panel Operation AUDIO PANEL OPERATION The audio panel receives audio from remote radio units, decodes the audio, controls the gain (volume) and routing of the various channels, filters audio signals, and output the audio to various speakers and head- phones. It controls microphone inputs to various radios, intercom and passenger address systems. Amplifiers are included for driving head- phones and speakers. The audio panel also has inputs for intercom, crew annunciator, crew communicatio
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Audio Panel Operation N COMMUNICATION AND NAVIGATION AUDIO OPERATION Pressing any of the communication (COM) or navigation (NAV, ADF, DME, AUX, or MKR) audio selector buttons enables the associated audio and the LED above the button is lit. Pressing the same audio selector button again turns the audio for that channel and the LED above the button off. The pilot and copilot can select and listen to more than one communication or navigation audio at a given time. DUAL KMA 29 OPERATION When two KMA
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N Audio Panel Operation munication capability regardless of the condition of the unit. Any time power is removed or turned off, the audio selector is placed in the EMG mode. In the EMG mode, one or two of the unswitched audio inputs are sup- plied to the pilot headset. Also, in the EMG mode, audio signals are pre- sent in only one ear of a stereo headset. MARKER BEACON OPERATION The marker beacon receiver uses visual and audio indicators to alert the crew when the aircraft passes over a 75 MHz t
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Audio Panel Operation N Pressing and holding the MKR MUTE/TEST button for five seconds causes the marker beacon discretes to go high for one second in order to test the marker beacon. The marker beacon annunciations are shown on an external display. SPLIT MODE OPERATION NOTE: The Split Mode is used only in a single audio panel environ- ment. It allows the pilot and copilot to transmit and receive on different COM radios. The typical Split Mode operation is as follows: 1. Both pilot and copilot a
