12
•
Repeat these steps for each remaining secondary base. Use a different number for each. Only the
primary base and the secondary base you are working with should have power on during initialization.
All other equipment should be off.
•
After all secondary bases are initialized and COMMUNICATOR
®
s are registered power up all bases.
Press
RESET
on the primary base and let it recover. Turn on the primary Communicators and let
them link. Press
RESET
on each secondary base one at a time and let it initialize to the primary, as
indicated by a single bar. Turn on the Communicators associated with the secondary bases. Do one
group at a time until they have all linked. Then do the next group. At this point all bases and
Communicators should be powered up and linked, ready for use.
•
Now proceed with normal system configuration, setting functions and levels as required.
•
If it becomes necessary to replace a secondary base, use the procedure above to initialize the new
secondary with the same number as the old secondary. After initialization you will have to register any
Beltpacs/Headsets associated with the old secondary to the new secondary.
•
If it becomes necessary to replace a primary base, follow the above procedure completely. Before
initialization of the secondary bases, clear the previous secondary initialization as follows. For each
secondary, press the
CLR/BND
button and the
RESET
button at the same time. Continue holding the
CLR/BND
button after you release the
RESET
button, until the clear code “
c
” (lower case) appears
on the
STATUS
display. Any Communicators associated with the old primary will have to be
registered to the new primary after secondary base initialization. All Communicators associated with
secondary Base Stations also have to be registered again.
•
If the primary base is shut down or if the primary base is powered off for more than 30 seconds, all
secondary bases will drop their Communicator connections and begin searching for the primary. If the
primary is not found in 30 seconds, the secondary will automatically revert to primary-mode operation
and reconnect the Communicators. At this point the secondary
STATUS
displays will show three
bars. If the primary is turned back on it will be necessary to press
RESET
on all secondary bases to
allow them to find and initialize to the primary again. It is therefore important to have all bases
connected to the same AC circuit to prevent this situation when the system is shut down after hours and
powered up again the next day.
NOTE:
You cannot register Communicators to a base that is set to primary mode, and then switch the base
mode to secondary for initialization. Once in secondary mode, the base cannot recognize the
Communicators registered during primary operation. For secondary bases, the Communicators must
always be registered after secondary base initialization, with the primary base remaining active and
the secondary base displaying one bar.
Three bars
Secondary base operating in primary mode when no primary base is found
