2 SETTING UP THE VITALINQ™ SYSTEM
2.1 Description of the VITALINQ™ communication system
This system is very easy to use. Overhead in each room are a communications speaker and two mu-
sic speakers. Also, each room has a microphone. In the control room, there is a headset, console and
footswitch.
At the console top are controls for the music system. At the bottom are the controls for talking and
listening to the procedure room. At the rear of the console are jacks for foot switches and a thumbnail
adjustable control for the headset talk volume. Words in BLUE refer to labels on the console.
The LISTEN control, FOOT SWITCH jack and HEADSET jack on each side of console work together.
The OVERHEAD CONTROLS, at the bottom center of the console, are for the desk microphone and
speaker in the control room. In the OVERHEAD CONTROLS section are a TALK switch and an over-
head LISTEN VOLUME control. The BUTTON and TALK VOLUME are only used for setup.
The TALK/MUTE switch on the console should always be in the TALK position when using a desk
mic, and the LED will be RED. The TALK/MUTE switch and its associated LED are used primarily
with a Control room pyramid microphone, which has no other switch. In this situation, when the LED
is RED the people in the procedure room can hear you. With the TALK/MUTE in MUTE, the LED
will be GREEN and the Control room mic is off.
2.2 Layout of controls
The console is divided into functional units. At the top are the music system controls. Below them
are the controls for communications. On the left and right sides of the front of the console are headset
jacks and headset listen controls. On the rear of the console are foot switch jacks. The center cluster
marked OVERHEAD CONTROLS controls the volume of the communication speakers. One headset
and one foot switch come with each system. The 1/4” phone jacks on the rear are for foot switches or
to connect the desk mic. The white slotted shaft adjacent to the left footswitch jack controls the headset
talk volume for both headset jacks.
2.3 Initial settings
Tu r n LISTEN controls to the 12:00 position. LISTEN VOLUME control OFF. Plug power cord into
120 volt AC outlet. Set the TALK/MUTE switch to TALK. The LED above talk switch should be
RED.
2.4 Adjusting the headset
Put on headset and listen to person in procedure room. LISTEN controls what you hear. HEADSET
TALK, on rear of console controls volume that procedure room hears. The headset microphone tube
telescopes. Move microphone tube tip close to the corner of your mouth. Pressing foot switch allows
you to talk and listen simultaneously to procedure room.
