Clear-Com BS200 - Manual (Page 15)

• To assign a number to a secondary base station and initialize it, press the REGISTER button on the secondary
base. Pressing the button repeatedly causes it to cycle through the numbers 1, 2, and 3. When the desired
number appears, stop pressing and wait. While the secondary base initializes using the displayed number, the
STATUS display will continue showing the secondary number selected. When initialization of the secondary
base station is finished, the display will show one bar, to indicate the secondary has initialized to the primary.
Secondary base number One bar
10
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• Press the REGISTER button on the primary. The STATUS display will go blank.
• Register Beltpacs/Headsets/Speaker Stations to the secondary (See pages 11 - 18). After registration, turn off
the secondary base and all Beltpacs/Headsets/Speaker Stations.
• 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 Beltpacs/Headsets/Speaker Stations are registered power up all
bases. Press reset on the primary base and let it recover. Turn on the primary Beltpacs/Headsets/Speaker
Stations and let them link. Press the 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 Beltpacs/Headsets/Speaker Stations 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 Beltpacs/Headsets/Speaker Stations 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 CLEAR/BAND button and the RESET button at the same time. Continue holding the
CLEAR/BAND button after you release the RESET button, until the clear code “c” (lower case) appears on
the STATUS display. Any Beltpacs/Headsets/Speaker Stations associated with the old primary will have to
be registered to the new primary after secondary base initialization. All Beltpacs/Headsets/ Speaker Stations
associated with secondary base stations also have to be registered again.
• If the primary base is shut down or if the primary base is p
off for more than 30 seconds, all secondary bases will drop their
Beltpac/Headset/ Speaker Station 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 Beltpacs/ Headsets/Speaker Stations.
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 Beltpacs/Headsets/Speaker Stations 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 Beltpacs/Headsets/Speaker Stations registered during primary operation. For
secondary bases, the Beltpacs/Headsets/Speaker Stations 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
Secondary 2 searching for primary Secondary is initialized to primary