2Introduction to FreeSpeak II®
This chapter provides an overview of the FreeSpeak II digital wireless beltpack
system.
With a FreeSpeak II (FS II) wireless beltpack you can roam freely around a site or
facility while talking and listening to all, or selected, members of the production
team. With its four communication routes, the beltpack gives you the flexibility to
communicate quickly and seamlessly with individuals or groups, and to change
communication routes as often as needed.
The system operates in the unlicensed 1.90 and 2.4 GHz bands. With its unique
and innovative digital technology, which continually searches for unused radio
frequency (RF) channels, FS II avoids the noise and interference issues associated
with traditional wireless systems using congested UHF and VHF bands.
With FS II you can set up a wireless system specifically tailored to local needs by
locating transceiver antennas and beltpacks in areas where they are needed most.
And because the beltpacks operate in the unlicensed 1.90 and 2.4 GHz frequency
spectrum, there is no interference with existing wireless systems, even those
located in the same area.
You can use FS II stand-alone or connected with partyline, digital matrix intercom
systems or both. This manual covers the use of FS II with a matrix connection.
With FreeSpeak II Integra, wireless beltpack users can communicate with any
Eclipse HX panel users on a one-to-one or group basis.
Note: This manual covers the use of FS II with a matrix only (FS II Integra). For more
information on running an FS II system with a Base station, please see FreeSpeak
II User Guide, Base Station Version.
To use FreeSpeak with a matrix, the matrix must be equipped with E-Que cards in
antenna or splitter mode. The system must be configured via the Eclipse HX
Configuration software. See 3.1 Adding an E-Que card to the matrix below.
For more detail, please refer to the Eclipse HX Configuration Software User
Guide, section 5.34 E-Que antenna/E-Que FS II antenna.
Note: You cannot configure FreeSpeak and FreeSpeak II on the same Eclipse matrix. If
you attempt to do so, the Eclipse HX Configuration Software displays a warning.
2.1 An FS II communication system
An FS II system consists of three main elements:
•The wireless beltpacks.
•An Eclipse HX matrix (Omega, Median or Delta) with an E-Que card.
