Samson Wireless System Manager for Windows 95 To Perform An RF Spectrum Analysis, To Get Help

Quick Start

To Perform An RF Spectrum Analysis

Go to Spectrum Analyze Mode, either by selecting it from the Window menu, or by clicking on the Spectrum Analyze icon in the Tool Bar. If you are using both UR6D and UR6DX receivers simultaneous- ly, call up the Group Select dialog either by opening the Setting menu or by clicking on the Group Select icon in the Tool Bar, then choose the frequency range (standard UR6D frequencies or “X” UR6DX frequencies) you wish to analyze. You can opt to perform the analysis one time only or to loop it continuously. To perform the analysis once only, choose “1 Time” from the Analyze menu, or click on the Analyze Once icon (the left-most icon) in the Spectrum Analyze Tool Bar. To repeat the analysis continuously, choose “Loop” from the Analyze menu, or click on the Loop Analyze icon (the center icon) in the Spectrum Analyze Tool Bar. To stop a continuous analysis, choose “Stop” from the Analyze menu, or click on the Stop Analyze icon (the right-most icon) in the Spectrum Analyze Tool Bar.

For more information, see pages 15 - 16 in this manual or refer to the online Help.

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Analyze Mode

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Group Select

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To Create A Channel Plan

Spectrum Analyze

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Channel Plan icon

Whenever two or more transmitters are used, there is a chance of interference. This is because spurious emissions can spill over into adjacent channels and produce intermodulation distortion. In order to reduce this interference, it is good practice to carefully select the frequencies of each channel (that is, to create a good channel plan) so that the spurious emissions from one channel do not clash with another. One of WSM’s most powerful features is its ability to create a channel plan.

Here’s how to do so: From Monitor Mode, click on the Channel Plan icon in the Tool Bar (shown above) or, from the Setup menu, select the “Channel Plan” option. The Channel Plan dialog (shown at right) will appear. Begin by specifying the number of channels you want to have included in the plan. To have WSM generate a channel plan automatically, click on Auto and then click on the Start (left-hand) icon. The Status box will keep you apprised of WSM’s progress, showing first that it is scanning, then planning. The Occupied box will show which channels are found to be currently in use by connected receivers. When the Status box shows “Finish,” a suggested channel plan will appear in the appropriate “B,” “A,” or “AX” Channel List box on the bottom of the dialog. To have WSM generate a channel plan manually, click on Manual and then enter in the Base Frequency (the lowest frequency you wish to have included in the channel plan). A list of possible channel plans including that frequency will then appear in the Channel Plan drop-down box. As

you select each one, the frequencies in that plan will appear in the appropriate “B,” “A,” or “AX” Channel List box on the bottom of the dialog and will be downloaded into all connected receivers when you click OK. For more information and tips on creating an effective channel plan, refer to WSM’s online Help.

To Get Help

You can always get immediate online assistance (in any of WSM’s screens or Modes of operation) in any
of three ways: Either press the F1 key or open the Help menu (either technique allows you to search
from a database of topics), or click on the Help icon in the Tool Bar, which automatically provides
“pop-up” information about the next function you select.	Help icon

To Quit WSM

From Monitor Mode, choose “Exit” from the File menu (if you are currently in Play or Record mode, you’ll have to Stop first). You cannot quit WSM from any other Mode. Be sure to save your data before quitting, or it will be permanently lost.

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