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AEWCI Software Manual
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Note: If IntelliScan cannot locate enough available frequencies, it will
set as many receivers as it can. Any remaining receivers will be set
to the lowest frequency in the band.
Spectrum Analyzer
Use the Spectrum Analyzer to discover which frequencies are
occupied in your area and at what power level (in dBm). If you run
Spectrum Analyzer with your transmitters on, the software will pick
them up and show spikes on the graph; if your transmitters are off,
the test can show frequencies of other transmitters or RF sources in
your area.
Note: The spectrum analyzer is band specific. If your system
has multiple bands, you will need to run it for each band in
order to see the complete RF picture.
To start Spectrum Analyzer:
1. Click on Tools>Spectrum Analyzer.
2. The Spectrum Analyzer pop-up appears. From the
“RECEIVER” dropdown box, select the receiver you wish
to use for performing the spectrum analysis. The start and
end frequencies will change to reflect the band of the
selected receiver.
3. Enter the starting and ending frequencies you wish to analyze,
if necessary (useful if you want to analyze only a narrow
portion of the band or if you need to save time).
4. Check the .025 Steps box if you want to scan in 25 kHz
increments. If you do not check this box, the system will scan
in 125 kHz increments. Note: This option is not available
when you select a receiver without 25 kHz stepping abilities.
5. Click Start to begin spectrum analysis. (Note this process
may take several minutes to complete.) During the process, a
Progress Pop-up appears showing the analysis in process
along with a “Spectrum Analyzer” window showing the
RF signal level as a red line. Resize this window by clicking
and dragging the borders to show more or less detail.
6. When the process is complete, the Progress Pop-up closes.
To stop the process, click Cancel in the Progress Pop-up. The
Spectrum Analyzer window remains displayed until the user
closes it.
7. Right clicking anywhere in the Spectrum Analyzer window
opens a menu box allowing you to:
Save as... Saves an image of the spectrum analysis as a
PNG graphic.
Print… Sends an image of the spectrum analysis to a
printer connected to the computer.
Zoom In… Opens a submenu that contains Horizontal Axis,
Vertical Axis, Both Axes functions.
Zoom Out… Opens a submenu that contains Horizontal Axis,
Vertical Axis, Both Axes functions.
Auto Range… Allows the Horizontal and/or Vertical Axis of the
Spectrum Analyzer window to scale
automatically. This allows for greater detail to
be displayed when smaller areas of a frequency
band are analyzed.
CAUTION:
Any time you run IntelliScan, all
receivers are muted during this process.
Therefore, do not run IntelliScan at any time
when system muting would be undesirable!
Navigating the Tools Menu
IntelliScan™
The IntelliScan command starts the automatic channel scanning
and selection feature, which searches all available frequencies and
sets all receivers in the system to the best open and compatible
frequencies (within their frequency band). IntelliScan now examines
each receiver’s RF environment to determine the best possible
frequencies regardless of where each receiver is located. If receivers
from multiple bands (i.e. US-C Band, US-D Band) are used in one
system, the IntelliScan function needs to be performed for each
band. Select the band to be scanned in the IntelliScan pop-up
window (see below). For more information on IntelliScan, frequency
groups and frequency bands, see the system manual.
The IntelliScan process may take several minutes to complete.
To start IntelliScan:
1. Turn off all Artist Elite transmitters, and turn on all non-Artist
Elite transmitters, as well as other possible sources of RF.
2. Making certain you do not have PC Lock on, go to
Tools>IntelliScan.
3. If your system has receivers from more than one frequency
band, use the drop-down box to select which band will be
scanned. If only one band is present, the box shows the band.
4. In the Starting and Ending frequency boxes, enter the
frequencies for the start point and end point of the scan. (This
is useful if you wish to scan only a narrow portion of the band.)
The boxes default to the lowest and highest frequencies
available in the selected band. Values entered out of the
defined frequency range for the band will not be accepted.
5. From the dropdown box, select the direction of the scan.
(Normally it starts from the lowest frequency in the band and
scans up. In some cases, it may be more desirable to start
from the highest frequency and scan downward.)
6. If desired, enter a Scan Threshold value in the threshold box.
(The factory default value is –85.5.) IntelliScan uses the scan
threshold level to determine whether an RF signal in the
environment is strong enough to make its frequency
unavailable to the receiver. In some applications, environmental
RF signals (especially DTV) may not be seen by IntelliScan
but would interfere with actual wireless operation. Decreasing
the threshold value increases the sensitivity of IntelliScan to
the RF environment.
Note: Clicking the DEFAULT button resets the threshold setting
to –85.5.
7. Click Start to begin the process (or Cancel to disregard changes
and return to the Main System window).
8. A box pops up with a warning “This is about to rechannelize
your system. Do you wish to continue?” Click “Yes” to
proceed. Clicking “No” or “Cancel” returns to the Main
System window without changing any existing frequency
settings.
9. The Progress pop-up shows what frequency group is currently
being scanned, and a progress bar gives you an idea of how
long it will take to scan the current group.
10. When the process is complete, the master(s) and all slave
receivers are set to compatible frequencies. You will need
to set your transmitters to match the appropriate receiver
frequency.