Clear-Com FreeSpeak Antenna Splitter - Manual (Page 71)

Clear-Com Communication Systems
FreeSpeak V2.0 Instruction Manual 5 - 1
PROGRAMMING A
SYSTEM FROM THE
BASESTATION
A FreeSpeak system is programmed using the menus displayed on the
basestation’s front panel. Programming the system requires four basic
steps:
1. Create individual names (“labels”) for the wireless beltpacks
and for the wired devices connected to the basestation. Use
individual labels for building “point-to-point” communication paths.
Labels are composed of five alphanumeric characters. Labels can
be created for users’ names (“John” or “Susan”), roles (“AUDIO” or
“DIR”), or for connections (“PL_A” or “PL_B”).
Alternatively a device’s generic name can be used, which never
changes. An example of a generic name is “BPK01” for Beltpack 1.
Generic names are always displayed on the programming menus.
2. Create names (“labels”) for groups. A group label is used when a
FreeSpeak beltpack needs to communicate with all members of a
group simultaneously, as in a party line. Up to ten groups can be
created, with five groups being standard groups and five groups
being wireless party line groups. Up to fifteen members can be
assigned to a standard group and up to twenty eight members can
be assigned to a wireless party line group.
A label can be customized to reflect the group’s function, such as
“STG-A” for communicating with the production staff on Stage A.
Alternatively the generic names assigned for the ten possible
groups can be used. For example, “GP#01” is the generic name for
Group 1.
3. Assign members to the groups created. Group members are
drawn from the wireless beltpacks and from the wired devices
connected to the basestation. A group created from these devices
functions as a party line, in which all members of the group can
communicate simultaneously with all other members of the group.
4. Assign individual and grouped devices to each FreeSpeak
beltpack by using the programming screens on the
basestation’s front panel. Each assignment creates a
communication route from the FreeSpeak beltpack to the selected
device or group. Up to six communication routes can be assigned to
a beltpack.
These steps are discussed in more detail in the following sections.
A system is programmed
using the menus displayed
on the basestation’s front
panel.
Scroll to an item by turning
the setup/enter knob. Select
an item by pressing the knob
in, as if it were a pushbutton.
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