User's Manual

Contents
Document Reference......................................................................................................... 2
1 Important Safety instructions ....................................................................... 9
1.1 Safety symbols .............................................................................................. 10
2 Introduction to FreeSpeak II™ ................................................................... 11
2.1 An FS II communication system .................................................................... 12
3 Installing a system ...................................................................................... 14
3.1 Placing the Base station ................................................................................ 14
3.2 Placing the antennas and splitters ................................................................. 14
3.2.1 Wiring the antennas and splitters ......................................................................... 15
3.2.2 Power supplies to the components of an FS II System ........................................ 15
3.2.3 Determining coverage areas ................................................................................ 17
3.3 Doing a site survey to determine coverage areas .......................................... 18
3.3.1 Doing a site survey with a beltpack ...................................................................... 18
3.3.2 Testing antenna handoff ....................................................................................... 20
3.3.3 Getting information on active antenna status ....................................................... 20
3.3.4 Assigning beltpacks to coverage areas ................................................................ 21
3.3.5 Conditions affecting coverage areas .................................................................... 21
3.4 Registering beltpacks .................................................................................... 21
3.4.1 Over the air (OTA) registration of a beltpack from the Base station .................... 22
4 Connecting the Base station ...................................................................... 24
4.1 Understanding the Back-Panel Connectors ................................................... 25
4.2 Connecting to partyline intercom systems ..................................................... 28
4.2.1 Clear-Com and compatible partyline .................................................................... 28
4.2.2 Connecting directly to Clear-Com partyline beltpacks ......................................... 29
4.2.3 Connecting to an RTS™ wired beltpack .............................................................. 30
4.2.4 Front-panel adjustments for partyline connections............................................... 30
4.2.5 Troubleshooting partyline connections ................................................................. 30
4.3 Wireless partyline .......................................................................................... 32
4.4 Connecting to 4-Wire and digital matrix intercom .......................................... 33
4.4.2 Connecting to Clear-Com matrix plus .................................................................. 34
4.4.3 Connecting to Clear-Com Eclipse digital matrix ................................................... 35
4.4.4 Connecting with other digital matrix intercom systems ........................................ 35
4.4.5 Connecting with other 4-wire devices ................................................................... 36
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