ClearCom FreeSpeak II - Table of Contents

User Guide | FreeSpeak II™ Base station version
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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
2.1.2 National Radio Carrier Frequencies .............................................. 15
2.1.3 Using multiple Base stations in the same radio frequency (RF)
space ...................................................................................... 16
2.1.4 FSII 1.9 GHz/FSII 2.4 GHz ......................................................... 16
3 Installing a system .............................................................. 17
3.1.1 Surveying a site in standalone (rigging) mode ............................... 17
3.2 Placing the Base station .......................................................... 18
3.3 Placing the antennas and splitters ............................................ 19
3.3.1 Wiring the antennas and splitters ................................................ 19
3.3.2 Power supplies to the components of an FS II System .................... 20
3.3.3 Determining coverage areas ....................................................... 22
3.4 Doing a site survey to determine coverage areas ....................... 23
3.4.1 Doing a site survey with a beltpack .............................................. 23
3.4.2 Testing antenna handoff ............................................................ 25
3.4.3 Getting information on active antenna status ................................ 26
3.4.4 Assigning beltpacks to coverage areas ......................................... 26
3.4.5 Conditions affecting coverage areas ............................................. 27
3.4.6 Surveying a site in standalone (rigging) mode ............................... 27
3.5 Registering beltpacks ............................................................. 29
3.5.1 Over the air (OTA) registration of a beltpack from the Base
station ..................................................................................... 30
4 Connecting the Base station ................................................ 33
4.1 Understanding the Back-Panel Connectors ................................ 34
4.2 Connecting to partyline intercom systems ................................. 37
4.2.1 Clear-Com and compatible partyline ............................................ 37