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Power
lights
BELTPAC OPERATION
The Beltpac control buttons have a snap action. They will activate when
pressed firmly. Use your fingertips, not your 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 go on.
After a short time, one light will go off and the other will change to green,
indicating the Beltpac is ready for use. The
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 go 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 and IC
Either the
ISO
or
IC
button can be used to talk to other COMMUNICATOR
®
s.
IC
will send the audio signal out to
intercoms through the
HEADSET
and
4-WIRE
connections on the rear panel of the Base Station. Depending on
your Base Station
RELAY
operation setup (See page 22), either the
ISO
button or the
IC
button will activate any
outside equipment connected to the
RELAY
connector on the rear panel of the Base Station.
•
Push-To-Talk Mode —
To set the Beltpac for push-to-talk (PTT) communication, with the power off,
press and hold the volume-down
T
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 Mode —
To set the Beltpac for hands-free communication, with the power off, press and
hold the volume-up
S
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 hands-free
communication, the Beltpac can be operated in either hands-free 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
hands-free and PTT operation. When changing modes, if both power lights begin blinking, turn the Beltpac
off and begin again.
Hands-free and Push-To-Talk mode settings affect both
IC
and
ISO
. Individual adjustment is not possible.
•
Push-To-Talk Mode Operation —
Press and hold the
IC
or
ISO
button while speaking. In PTT
operation, audio will be transmitted only while you are pressing the
IC
or
ISO
button.
•
Hands-free Mode Operation —
Quickly press and release the
IC
or
ISO
button to “latch” the
transmitter on in the hands-free 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.
NOTE:
In hands-free mode, pressing the
IC
button while latched in
ISO
will latch on
IC
. Pressing the
ISO
button while latched in
IC
will latch on
ISO
.
