User's Manual

When the FS II Base station detects a wired partyline being connected with 30 VDC on Pin 2,
it does not enable the 24-VDC power supply that the FS II Base station supplies to the
connector to support a handful of locally connected wired partyline beltpacks. The Base
station then appears to the wired partyline system as a remote station.
The first call to a Partyline channel A or B results in the call alert and subsequent ones do not
give any further alerting unless the Partyline channel buttons on the Base station are toggled.
This prevents all calls giving alerts when this is not necessary.
4.2.2 Connecting directly to Clear-Com partyline beltpacks
PL CH-A and PL CH-B have the ability to directly support up to four Clear-Com RS-
501/601/701 partyline beltpacks each, without any other connection to a wired partyline
system. This feature gives the convenience of being able to add a few wired beltpacks when
needed to an FS II installation.
Connect a standard two-conductor shielded microphone cable to the PL CH-A connector, and
then connect it to a Clear-Com single-channel partyline beltpack. Enable the partyline and the
Base station will enable the required 200-ohm termination, and will supply 24-VDC to Pin 2 to
power the beltpack(s)
It is possible to daisy-chain up to four beltpacks, or use an intercom XLR splitter at the Base
station to feed microphone cables connected to the individual beltpacks. Because it is a 24-
volt rather than a 30-volt current, the maximum length of cable that can be connected (the
sum of all of the runs) will be shorter than what is expected with the standard partyline
voltage. Do the same with PL CH-B to support an additional four beltpacks.
4.2.2.1 To connect to the partyline
1) From the main menu, scroll to PORTS and select by pressing the setup/enter
encoder in.
2) Scroll to PLCHA or PLCHB and press to select.
The SELECTED PORT screen appears.
3) Scroll to and select CALLS.
The CALL DESTINATION screen appears.
4) Select the port or group to be connected to the partyline by scrolling to it and
pressing the rotary encoder. Doing so creates a route to the selected destination—
this port or group can now hear the activity on the partyline.
Note: This option can also be set to NONE.
5) Select TYPE from the menu.
6) Select either Clear-Com, Drake, or RTS.
7) The Base station automatically sets the termination, audio levels, and call signaling
options for the selected partyline system.
Note: The Base station does not detect the RTS call signal.
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