User's Manual
User Guide | FreeSpeak II™
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Contents
Document Reference ..................................................................... 2
1 Important Safety instructions ................................... 10
1.1 Safety symbols ............................................................ 11
2 Introduction to FreeSpeak II™ .................................. 12
2.1 An FS II communication system ...................................... 13
2.1.1 FreeSpeak II system capacity ........................................... 14
3 Installing a system .................................................... 14
3.1 Placing the Base station ................................................. 16
3.2 Placing the antennas and splitters ................................... 16
3.2.1 Wiring the antennas and splitters ...................................... 17
3.2.2 Power supplies to the components of an FS II System .......... 18
3.2.3 Determining coverage areas ............................................. 19
3.3 Doing a site survey to determine coverage areas .............. 20
3.3.1 Doing a site survey with a beltpack .................................... 20
3.3.2 Testing antenna handoff .................................................. 22
3.3.3 Getting information on active antenna status ...................... 23
3.3.4 Assigning beltpacks to coverage areas ............................... 23
3.3.5 Conditions affecting coverage areas ................................... 24
3.4 Registering beltpacks .................................................... 24
3.4.1 Over the air (OTA) registration of a beltpack from the Base
station ........................................................................... 25
4 Connecting the Base station ...................................... 28
4.1 Understanding the Back-Panel Connectors ....................... 29
4.2 Connecting to partyline intercom systems ........................ 32
4.2.1 Clear-Com and compatible partyline .................................. 32
4.2.2 Connecting directly to Clear-Com partyline beltpacks ........... 33
4.2.3 Connecting to an RTS™ wired beltpack ............................... 34