HME DX100 EU, Operating Instructions Manual

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17
Power
lights
BELTPAC OPERATION
The Beltpac control buttons have a snap action. They will activate when
pressed firmly. Use your fingertips, not fingernails, to press the buttons.
Power On/Off

Power On
—
Press and release the
PWR
(power) button.
A voice message in the earpiece will say “Power on, Beltpac #, Version #”,
and the red power lights at the corners of the
IC and ISO buttons will turn on.
After a short time, one light will turn off and the other will change to green,
indicating the Beltpac is ready for use. The
REGISTRATION STATUS
indicator on the base station will momentarily indicate the ID of the Beltpac.

Power Off
—
Press and hold the PWR button for approximately 2 seconds.
A voice message in the earpiece will say “Power off”, and the green power light will turn off.
NOTE:
While the Beltpac is transmitting, the green power light will be flashing.
The green power light will be on steady whenever the Beltpac is ready, but not transmitting.
ISO (Isolate) and IC (Intercom)
Use the
ISO
button to communicate with other Beltpac/Headset users. The ISO feature can be locked out, causing
the
ISO
button to function the same as the
IC
button.
Use the IC button to communicate via the intercom channel.

Push-To-Talk (PTT) Mode
—
To set the Beltpac for PTT communication, with the power off, press and
hold the volume-down

and
ISO
buttons while you press and release the
PWR
(power) button. You will
hear “Power on, Beltpac #, Version #, Hands-free off” in the headset earpiece. Press and hold the
IC or
ISO
button while talking.

Hands-Free (HF) Mode
—
To set the Beltpac for HF communication, with the power off, press and
hold the volume-up

and ISO buttons while you press and release the PWR (power) button. You will
hear “Power on, Beltpac #, Version #, Hands-free on” in your headset earpiece. When set up for HF
communication, the Beltpac can be operated in either HF or PTT.

ISO Lockout Mode
—
To set the Beltpac with the ISO feature locked out, with the power off, press and
hold the IC button while you press and release the PWR (power) button. You will hear “Power on, Beltpac
#, Version #, ISO off” in your headset earpiece. When set up for the ISO Lockout mode, the
ISO
button
will operate the same as the
IC
button, in either hands-free or PTT communication. To reset the ISO
feature for normal ISO button communication, with the power off, press and hold the ISO and IC buttons
while you press and release the
PWR
(power) button. You will hear “Power on, Beltpac #, Version #, ISO
on” in your headset earpiece.
NOTE:
The above settings are saved in memory and only need to be repeated when you want to change between
HF and PTT operation. When changing modes, if both power lights begin blinking, turn the Beltpac off and
begin again. HF and PTT mode settings affect both
IC and ISO . Individual adjustment is not possible.

Push-To-Talk (PTT) Mode Operation
—
Press and hold the IC or ISO button for more than one
second. In PTT operation, audio will be transmitted only while you are pressing the
IC
or
ISO
button.

Hands-Free (HF) Mode Operation
—
Quickly press and release the
IC
or
ISO
button to “latch” the
transmitter on in the HF mode. Talk and listen, as in a normal telephone conversation. Press and release
the
IC
or
ISO
button again to “unlatch”, to end the conversation. If either button is held down for more
than a half second, the Beltpac will function as PTT. All Beltpacs/Headsets can be unlatched by the base
station operator, by pressing the
UNLATCH button on the base station.
NOTE:
In HF mode, pressing the button while latched in ISO will latch on IC . Pressing the ISO button
while latched in
IC
will latch on
ISO
.