Introduction To Freespeak Ii - ClearCom FreeSpeak II User Manual

User Guide | FreeSpeak II™ Base station version
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Introduction to FreeSpeak II™

This chapter provides an overview of the FreeSpeak II digital wireless beltpack
system.
With a FreeSpeak II (FS II) wireless beltpack you can roam freely around a site or
facility while talking and listening to all, or selected, members of your team. With
its four communication routes, the beltpack gives you the flexibility to
communicate quickly and seamlessly with individuals or groups, and to change
communication routes as often as needed.
The system operates in the unlicensed 1.9 and 2.4 GHz bands. With its unique
and innovative digital technology, which continually searches for unused radio
frequency (RF) channels, FS II avoids the noise and interference issues associated
with traditional wireless systems using congested UHF and VHF bands.
Figure 2-1 An FS II Base station, antenna, and beltpack
With FS II you can set up a wireless system specifically tailored to local needs by
locating transceiver antennas and beltpacks in areas where they are needed most.
And because the beltpacks operate in the unlicensed 1.9 and 2.4 GHz frequency
ranges, there is no interference with existing wireless systems, even those located
in the same area.
The Base station holds connections for several wired interfaces, including
partylines, 4-wire sources, a program audio source, and a stage announce output
device. When connected to the Base station, these devices communicate
seamlessly with the wireless beltpacks. Partyline beltpacks and 4-wire matrix
stations and panels can key directly to wireless beltpack by name.
Note: This manual covers the use of FS II with a Base station only. For more
information on running an FS II system with an Eclipse-HX matrix, please
see FreeSpeak II™ Integra User Guide (from Eclipse HX 7.6 Version).
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