Navigating The Tools Menu; Intelliscan - Audio Technica ARTIST ELITE 5000 Series Installation And Operation Manual

Navigating the Tools Menu

IntelliScan

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The IntelliScan command starts the automatic channel
scanning and selection feature, which searches all available
frequencies and sets all receivers in the system to the best
open and compatible frequencies (within their frequency band).
IntelliScan now examines each receiver's RF environment to
determine the best possible frequencies regardless of where
each receiver is located. If receivers from multiple bands (i.e.
US-C Band, US-D Band) are used in one system, the IntelliScan
function needs to be performed for each band. Select the band
to be scanned in the IntelliScan pop-up window (see below).
For more information on IntelliScan, frequency groups and
frequency bands, see the system manual.
The IntelliScan process may take several minutes to complete.
To start IntelliScan:
1. Turn off all Artist Elite transmitters, and turn on all non-Artist
Elite transmitters, as well as other possible sources of RF.
2. Making certain you do not have PC Lock on, go to Tools >
IntelliScan.
3. If your system has receivers from more than one frequency
band, use the drop-down box to select which band will be
scanned. If only one band is present, the box shows the
band.
4. In the Starting and Ending frequency boxes, enter the
frequencies for the start point and end point of the scan.
(This is useful if you wish to scan only a narrow portion of
the band.) The boxes default to the lowest and highest
frequencies available in the selected band. Values entered
out of the defined frequency range for the band will not be
accepted.
5. From the dropdown box, select the direction of the scan.
(Normally it starts from the lowest frequency in the band
and scans up. In some cases, it may be more desirable to
start from the highest frequency and scan downward.)
6. If desired, enter a Scan Threshold value in the threshold box.
(The factory default value is –85.5.) IntelliScan uses the scan
threshold level to determine whether an RF signal in the
environment is strong enough to make its frequency
unavailable to the receiver. In some applications,
environmental RF signals (especially DTV) may not be
seen by IntelliScan but would interfere with actual wireless
operation. Decreasing the threshold value increases the
sensitivity of IntelliScan to the RF environment.
Note: Clicking the DEFAULT button resets the threshold setting
to –85.5.
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7. Click Start to begin the process (or Cancel to disregard
changes and return to the Main System window).
8. A box pops up with a warning "This is about to rechannelize
your system. Do you wish to continue?" Click "Yes" to
proceed. Clicking "No" or "Cancel" returns to the Main
System window without changing any existing frequency
settings.
9. The Progress pop-up shows what frequency group is
currently being scanned, and a progress bar gives you an
idea of how long it will take to scan the current group.
10. When the process is complete, the master(s) and all slave
receivers are set to compatible frequencies. You will need to
set your transmitters to match the appropriate receiver
frequency.
Note: If IntelliScan cannot locate enough available
frequencies, it will set as many receivers as it can. Any
remaining receivers will be set to the lowest frequency in
the band.
Caution: Any time you run IntelliScan, all
receivers are muted during this process.
Therefore, do not run IntelliScan at any time
when system muting would be undesirable!
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