User's Manual

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1.2.3 How to Use the COMMUNICATOR
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Controls
The Communicator control buttons have a snap action. They will activate when
pressed firmly. Use your fingertips, not your fingernails, to press the buttons.
Refer to Figure 3 on page 4.
Power On/Off:
 Power On Press and release the PWR (power) button. A voice message in the
earpiece will say “belt-pac #, battery full/half/low” and the red power lights next to
the A1 and A2 buttons on the belt-pac will go on. After a short time, one light will
go off and the other will change to green. A voice message will then say “Lane 1 (or 2)
ready.” The green light indicates the Communicator is ready to use. In dual-lane
operations, a green light next to A1 indicates ready on Lane 1 and a green light next
to A2 indicates ready on Lane 2.
 Power Off Press and hold the PWR button for about two seconds. A voice
message in the earpiece will say “belt-pac off,” and the power lights will go off.
Volume Up/Down:
 Volume Up Adjustment — Press and release the volume-up ▲ button. Each time
you press the button you will hear a higher pitch beep in the earpiece as the volume
increases. When you reach maximum volume, you will hear a high-pitched double
beep. If you press and hold the volume-up ▲ button, you will hear repeating beeps,
increasing in pitch until the volume reaches maximum. Then you will hear high-
pitched double beeps repeating until you release the volume-up ▲ button.
 Volume Down Adjustment — Press and release the volume-down ▼ button.
Each time you press the button you will hear a lower pitch beep in the earpiece as
the volume decreases. When you reach minimum volume, you will hear a low-
pitched double beep. If you press and hold the volume-down ▼ button, you will
hear repeating beeps, decreasing in pitch until the volume reaches minimum. Then
you will hear low-pitched double beeps repeating until you release the volume-down
▼ button.
1.2.4 COMMUNICATOR
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Registration
Before you operate the Wireless IQ system, you must register each Communicator for
use with the base station. The base station will then recognize all Communicators
registered to it when their power is on, and will be able to tell the difference between
them and other electronic equipment operating on similar frequencies.
Note: In tandem or dual-lane systems there are two base stations, a primary and a
secondary. Communicators must be registered to the primary base station.
A maximum of 15 Communicators can be registered. If a Communicator is replaced,
you must register the new one before you use it. When a Communicator is replaced,
the old one remains in memory. If the maximum number of 15 (in memory) is
exceeded, the Communicator ID display in the base station will show “F” for full. See
Figure 5. If this happens, you must clear all current registrations and re-register all
active Communicators. To clear all current registrations, press the “CLEAR ALL
REGISTRATION” button and the “RESET” button at the same time. Refer to Figure
5 on page 6. Continue holding the “CLEAR ALL REGISTRATION” button after
releasing the “RESET” button, until the clear code “c” (lower case) appears on the
Communicator ID display. Register all active Communicators the same way, one
at a time.