Vitec Multimedia CellCom 10, Instruction Manual

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making sure sufficient signal strength is there from each of the
transceiver/antennas to make a clean handoff between them for the beltpack.
3. Finally, when the coverage zones have been properly and effectively set up, it is
time to program the system. See Chapter 5, “Programming a System from the
Base Station” for instructions.
DOING A SITE SURVEY TO DETERMINE COVERAGE
AREAS
Some CellCom 10 users may want to test coverage areas more extensively before
setting up a a complete system. Testing a system in the setting in which it will be
located helps you to set up the system successfully to meet your needs. Factors in
the local setting may affect the areas a system can cover, so it is important to plan
a site setup accordingly.
Doing a complete site survey, as described below, helps you to set up an optimal
system.
TESTING COVERAGE AREAS OF INDIVIDUAL ANTENNAS
1. Place the CellCom 10 base station in a convenient location. Register one
beltpack to the base station.
2. Place one antenna in the center of the coverage area.
3. Put the beltpack into “site survey mode” by first pressing the power button on
the back of the beltpack, and then simultaneously pressing the two front-panel
scroll buttons.
• When you do this, the beltpack’s display shows the “site survey” screen.
Figure 1 shows a beltpack’s site survey screen.
• You can also put a beltpack into “site survey mode” after it has powered up
by simultaneously holding down the two front-panel scroll buttons, and
selecting first “View Status” and then “Connection Info” from the base
station’s front panel display.
4. Walk around the antenna with the beltpack, monitoring the beltpack’s signal
strength and error rate at various distances.