Pliant Tempest2400 MasterBelt User manual

What’s in each box:
MasterBelt
• MasterBelt
• Li-Poly rechargeable battery
• 3.5mm to 3.5mm 3 conductor data pairing cable
»Used to pair a BaseStation to the BeltStation(s)
• USB-A to Mini-USB
»Used to update MasterBelt or BeltStation rmware
• 5VDC wall charger with Mini USB connector
• CD with manual
What else you may need:
• Headset, one for each user
»May be dynamic or electret microphone, with a 4-PIN XLR female
connector
Important things you need to know:
• Tempest2400 operates in the 2400 to 2483 MHz frequency spectrum.
• The Tempest MasterBelt and BeltStation are shipped with a default RF
conguration. It is highly recommended that you change your system
from the default to ensure proper RF performance especially in the
presence of other Tempest systems.
• A BeltStation must be paired with a MasterBelt for any communication
to take place. Pairing should be done AFTER the default RF
conguration is changed on the BaseStation.
• Charge the MasterBelt and BeltStation batteries prior to starting set-up.
Tempest2400 MasterBelt®
2-Channel Quick Start Guide
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Quick Start Guide
Pliant Technologies, LLC
Tempest®
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Auburn, AL 36830
www.plianttechnologies.com
Phone [phone]
Toll-Free 1.844.475.4268 or 1.844.4PLIANT
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LLC. Tempest®and MasterBelt®are trademarks of CoachComm LLC. All other
trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Document Reference: 2018.11 D0000157_D

• Slide the battery door off by
pressing down and back.
• Install the battery or (3) AA
batteries and replace the
battery door.
• Press and hold the ON/OFF
button for two seconds; the
MasterBelt will vibrate as it
powers up.
• Power the MasterBelt OFF
by pressing and holding
the ON/OFF button for four
seconds.
2 sec
POWER ON
• Plug a headset into MasterBelt and each BeltStation.
• To set Mic Gain, Press MENU and scroll down to Set Controls.
• Scroll to Mic Gain and Press ENTER.
• Use the scroll knob to set the Mic Gain for the headset that you are using;
speak loudly into the microphone until you have reached a desirable
setting. The blue TALK LED will ash red to indicate clipping. Press ENTER
to save at desired setting.
• Select the desired communication channel by pressing the A or B channel
knob.
• Adjust the headset listening volume by turning the A or B rotary control.
• Press the TALK button to talk to others on the selected channel (the blue
TALK LED will remain lit when talk is enabled on that channel).
• Conrm the desired talk channel and talk status by observing the
MasterBelt and BeltStation LCD screen.
Power ON the MasterBelt
Start Communicating
• Conrm the MasterBelt is powered ON.
• Conrm the BeltStation is
powered OFF.
• Connect the 3.5mm
data pairing cable from
the MasterBelt to the
BeltStation.
• Power ON the BeltStation
while observing the
BeltStation LCD screen; the
BeltStation will vibrate and
“Pairing Complete” will
appear momentarily on the
LCD screen if pairing was
successful.
• The BeltStation will return
to the operational screen and log into the MasterBelt.
• The BeltStation will appear in the rst available slot (1-5) on the
MasterBelt LCD screen.
• Repeat for each BeltStation.
Note: MasterBelts and BeltStations are named to their
default setting name. They can be renamed.
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• The rst time you power up the MasterBelt, you will be prompted to “select an
authorized band for your location”.
• There are seven RF bands that use different parts of the 2.4GHz spectrum.
• Scroll to an appropriate band for your location and press Enter to select.
• Press MENU to return to the operational screen.
Band 1 is appropriate for most, but not all, locations worldwide (US is band 1). Some countries require
that you use a limited portion of the 2.4GHz band. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that you select a
band that is permitted for use in your location.
Selecting the RF band
MHz
Band Start End Wide Avoid 802.11b/g
1 2400 2480 80 None
2 2400 2450 50 11
3 2423 2473 50 1
4 2431 2480 49 1,2
5 2400 2428 28 7,8,9,10,11
6 2423 2450 27 1,11
7 2453 2480 27 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
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From the front of the MasterBelt, follow the steps below:
• Press MENU (Main Menu).
• Scroll to Belt Settings and press ENT.
• Scroll to Tech Menu and press ENT.
• A warning message will appear; press ENTER to proceed.
• Press ENTER for Radio Conguration.
• Press ENTER for Network Number and use scroll knob to select a network
number other than zero and press ENTER to save setting.
• Press MENU to return to previous menu; scroll to Lockout Key and use scroll
knob to select a lockout key other than 255 and press ENTER to save setting.
• Press MENU repeatedly until you get back to the Operational screen.
• Power the MasterBelt OFF; wait 10 seconds and power the MasterBelt ON
again.
If you have multiple, collocated MasterBelts, ensure that you select different network numbers for each
MasterBelt conguration to help prevent interference between units. See Reference Manual for more
details.
Changing the Default RF Conguration
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Pair BeltStations to the MasterBelt
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Quick Start Guide