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A USB port. Use when registering beltpacks to the Base Station. Also use when upgrading device or saving/restoring system settings. See Registering beltpacks, Backing up your system or upgrading your device.
B Base headset connector (4-pin XLR female).
C Menu button. Push to enter menu mode and control system settings. Push again to exit menu mode, or leave to time-out.
D Mode button. Use to view antenna performance in base menu screens. Toggle between diagnostic view and normal keyset view.
E Push to toggle headset microphone on and off.
Keyset A Keyset is a set of controls associated with an audio assignment. On the Base, a Keyset is made up of a viewing screen and three controls (a rotary and two push buttons). The viewing screen shows a Channel and any associated messages. The rotary controls volume to that Channel, and the push buttons control Call and Talk to the Channel. The viewing screens are also used to display menu and mode information.
F Stage Announce. Allows the Base operator to talk on the Stage Announce output. Push and hold to talk. Pressing the SA button on the Base triggers a relay which can be sent to an external device (see GPIO/ connector K on rear of Base). Pinouts
G All Talk. Allows the Base operator to talk to all wired and wireless beltpacks (2-Wire and 4-Wire). Push and hold to talk.
H Remote Mic Kill (RMK). Allows Base operator to remotely unlatch all beltpack talk keys, wireless and wired.
I Status LED 1 = Antenna warning light. If green, all antennas are online. Status LED 2 = Beltpack warning light. If green all BPs have sufficient battery power. If either light is amber (or red), you can press the mode button to check the issue in the diagnostics screens.
J Controls overall volume to the Base headset. This includes Channels, program feed and any other available audio. Turn rotary to adjust volume, push to turn headset sound on and off.
K

Program feed to Base headset volume and control. Turn rotary to adjust volume, push to turn feed on and off. (Does not affect program feed in Channels).