.. _lighthouse_setup:

Setup
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1. Mount 2 Vive Base Station Lighthouses over the setup.

   .. image:: ../../_static/images/lighthouses/vive_front.jpg
     :width: 48 %
   .. image:: ../../_static/images/lighthouses/vive_front.jpg
     :width: 48 %

2. Connect one power adaptor to each base station.
3. Using an audio to audio cable, connect the basestations to each other to
   synchronise them.

   .. image:: ../../_static/images/connections/audio_synch_cable.jpg
       :width: 48%
   .. image:: ../../_static/images/lighthouses/vive_back.jpg
       :width: 48%

4. Set one base station to 'A' and one to 'b' using the channel button
   (illustration below is from the `Vive manual
   <https://www.vive.com/eu/support/vive/category_howto/about-the-base-stations.html>`_)

   .. raw:: html

      <div class="row">
        <div class="col-lg-7 col-md-7 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 d-flex">
          <div class="card border-light">
            <img class="card-img-top" src="https://www.vive.com/media/filer_public/support_zip_img/eu/www/vive/guid-ecaa213d-acf9-441c-923c-9d230934f25a-web.png" alt="Vive lighthouse use" style="margin: 0 auto">
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="col-lg-5 col-md-5 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 d-flex" style="margin-top: 0em!important">
              <p class="card-text">
              <ul class="simple">
              <p>1.	Status light</p>
              <p>2.	Front panel</p>
              <p>3.	Channel indicator (recessed)</p>
              <p>4.	Power port</p>
              <p>5.	Channel button</p>
              <p>6.	Sync cable port (optional)</p>
              <p>7.	Micro-USB port (for firmware updates)</p>
              </ul>
        </div>
      </div>