Fasten clips to your clothing behind your back ............. 6 Latching feature switch inside Communicator battery compartment ....7 System 2500E Base Station Circuit Boards ............11 ® The HME logo and the word COMMUNICATOR are registered trademarks of HM Electronics, Inc.
SECTION 1. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION GENERAL The System 2500E is a wireless audio system primarily for use at drive-thru, quick-service restaurants. EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION A. Main Components Base station COMMUNICATOR ® (plus one spare battery) Battery charger Figure 1. Base Station Figure 2. Communicator...
IN and leave IN for 5 seconds, then push again and leave OUT for normal vehicle detection. Left Side WIRED/WIRELESS button; must be OUT when using the wireless System 2500E, IN when using a wired backup system. Figure 4. Base station features...
® COMMUNICATOR Button “A” is used to communicate with the customer. Button “B” is used to communicate with other personnel wearing Communicators. ON/POWER light indicates the Communicator is on and receiving power from the battery. On standard Com- municators, this light is red. On latching Communica- tors, this light is yellow.
III. BATTERY CHARGING A. When to Charge the Batteries New Batteries It is recommended that new batteries be placed in the battery charger to be certain they are fully charged before they are used. Follow the instructions inside the lid of the battery charger case. Weak Batteries When a fully charged battery is placed in the COMMUNICATOR ®...
Installation Installation of the battery is simply the opposite of its removal. Insert the battery into the battery compartment with the arrow pointing toward the opening. Hold the battery in, and slide the compartment cover into the grooves on either side of the compart- ment opening until its catch clicks Figure 7.
® WEARING THE COMMUNICATOR With the Communicator in its pouch and the strap buckled over it, locate the head- set receptacle on its top corner. Align the key and pins of the headset connector with the receptacle, and plug the connector into the receptacle as shown in Figure 9.
OPERATION In single or dual drive-thru operations, COMMUNICATOR button “A” is for com- ® munication with the customer, and button “B” is for communication with other crew members wearing Communicators. A. Full-Duplex Operation ACTION RESULT If you are using the Communicator latching Customer hears your voice and you hear feature: Press and release button "A”...
The foam muff on the headset earpiece is easily removed and replaced for sanitary purposes. To order extra foam muffs, call your local HME sales representative. B. How to Care for the Headset Cable and Connector...
VII. IN CASE OF PROBLEMS In case of any problems with your System 2500E, refer to the following troublesho- oting checklist and the circuit board illustration on page 11. If you cannot correct any problems using the checklist, call HME Customer Support at 1-800-848-4468.
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If still not working, call HME. * Feedback heard in Green and white wires of second Reverse wires Communicator headset audio cable reversed. Outside speaker volume (outgoing) Turn volume control control turned too high. counterclockwise. * For assistance, call HME at 1-800-848-4468, or Fax 858-552-0172.
VIII. SYSTEM 2500E SPECIFICATIONS Base Station Voltage input 16VAC ±2.5V AC current input 350mA nominal, 1.4A maximum Audio distortion <5% maximum level Outside speaker output 3 watts RMS into 8 ohms Ceiling speaker power 3 watts RMS into 8 ohms...
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