User's Manual

2 Introduction to FreeSpeak II™
This chapter provides an overview of the FreeSpeak II digital wireless beltpack system.
With a FreeSpeak II (FS II) wireless beltpack you can roam freely around a studio or
production facility while talking and listening to all, or selected, members of the production
team. With its four communication routes, the beltpack gives you the flexibility to communicate
quickly and seamlessly with individuals or groups, and to change communication routes as
often as needed.
The system operates in the unlicensed 1.90 GHz band. With its unique and innovative digital
technology, which continually searches for unused radio frequency (RF) channels, FS II
avoids the noise and interference issues associated with traditional wireless systems using
congested UHF and VHF bands.
Figure 2-1 An FS II Base station, antenna, and beltpack
With FS II you can set up a wireless system specifically tailored to local needs by locating
antennas and beltpacks in areas where they are needed most. And because the beltpacks
operate in the unlicensed 1.90 GHz frequency spectrum, there is no interference with existing
wireless systems, even those located in the same production area.
You can use FS II stand-alone or connected with partyline, digital matrix intercom systems or
both. The Base station holds connections for several wired interfaces, including partylines, 4-
wire sources, a program audio source, and a stage announce output device. When connected
to the Base station, these devices communicate seamlessly with the wireless beltpacks.
Partyline beltpacks and 4-wire matrix stations and panels can key directly to wireless beltpack
by name.
You can configure FS II either from the Base station or from a PC Configuration Editor.
FreeSpeak II components can be used either with a Base station or with a matrix equipped
with E-Que cards in antenna or splitter mode. For more information, See the Eclipse HX
Configuration Software User Guide.
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