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Standalone site survey

You might need to scope a site (check the range and performance of an antenna) without connecting to a Base Station. To do this a beltpack and antenna can be connected in Standalone mode.

How to establish Standalone mode

Make sure you have to hand:

A powered beltpack
An antenna
A DC in XLR (male) power connector for the antenna
Access to a power socket.

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1. Connect power to the antenna and at the same time press the black Mode button on the base of the antenna. This puts the antenna in standalone mode, and opens it for pairing to a beltpack.

The amber LED flashes continuously to show that the antenna is open for pairing with a beltpack in standalone mode.

2. Holding the beltpack, press the Menu key (2 second press) and navigate to System Connect using the right hand rotary controller on the beltpack.

3. Press button D to see local systems available for connection.

Note: In menu mode the D key on the beltpack operates as SELECT and the C key exits the menu level and cancels the selection.

4. Scroll through available systems using the right hand rotary controller.

5. When you have found the antenna to pair to (it will be showing a 'P' to indicate that it is open for pairing) press button D to select the antenna and connect the beltpack to it.

6. When the beltpack is successfully connected to the antenna, navigate to Site Survey in the beltpack menu and monitor the range and performance of the antenna. See Interpret the Site Survey Screen below.