Introduction - ClearCom FreeSpeak II User Manual

6.1

Introduction

An FS II system is programmed using the menus displayed on the Base station'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 Base station. 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 an FS
II beltpack needs to communicate with all members of a group
simultaneously, as in a partyline. Up to ten groups can be created, with
five groups being standard groups and five groups being wireless partyline
groups. Up to fifteen members can be assigned to a standard group and
up to twenty eight members can be assigned to a wireless partyline group.
A label can be customized to reflect the group's function, such as "STG-A" for
communicating with the 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
Base station. A group created from these devices functions as a partyline,
in which all members of the group can communicate simultaneously with
all other members of the group.
4) Assign individual and grouped devices each FS II beltpack by using the
programming screens on the Base station's front panel. Each assignment
creates a communication route from the FS II beltpack to the selected
device or group. Up to four communication routes can be assigned to a
beltpack.
These steps are discussed in more detail in the following sections.
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