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About The Booster Kits .........................................................................
Booster Kit Components ......................................................................
Tools Required / Optional Equipment ................................................
How It Works ..........................................................................................
Overview ................................................................................................
Getting Started ......................................................................................
Check For Signal Strength ....................................................................
Run Coaxial Cable .................................................................................
Install the Signal (Outdoor) Antennas .................................................
Understand the Different Signal (Outdoor) Antennas .........................
Install & Connect the Distribution (Indoor) Antennas ........................
Understand the Different Distribution (Indoor) Antennas ..................
Power Up Your Cellular Booster ...........................................................
Check the Cellular Booster Status .......................................................
Manual Gain Control, Uplink & Downlink Adjustments,
Dip Switch Control For:
• & DB-CP ..............................................
• & DB-CP ..............................................
• DB-CP ......................................................................
• DB-CP ....................................................................
• DB-CP .......................................................................
• DB-CP .....................................................
• TB-CPA .........................................................
• TB-CPA ..........................................................
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................
FAQ ........................................................................................................
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Notre but est de vous donner une solution prouvée qui finira votre frustration contre des signaux cellulaire faible et chuté. Celas vous laissez prendre plaisir d’une qualité d’appelle excellent, plus de convenance, et une productivité plus haute.
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A PROPOS DE VOTRE AMPLIFICATEUR CELLULAIRE
INSTRUCTIONS POUR INSTALLATION DES AMPLIFICATEURS SUIVANTS:• DB-CP
• DB-CP
• DB-CP
• DB-CP
• DB-CP
• DB-CP
• DB-CP
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• TB-CPA
• TB-CPA
NOTE: This manual contains important safety and operating information. Please read and follow the instructions in this manual, failure to do so could be hazardous and result in damage to your cellular booster.
Important Note Related to Industry Canada Radio equipment that is installed, activated, modified, repaired, maintained or allowed to be operated is duly authorized and operated in accordance with the aforementioned authorization, by checking the operator’s license, or, failing that, consulting the following website at: http://spectrumdirect.ic.gc.ca
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SAFETY AND WARNINGS
• Turn AC power OFF atthemainsbeforeworkingonanyelectricalconnections.
• AllACpowerwiringandcoaxialcablewiringmust conformtolocalornationalcodes.
• TheAClinevoltagemustbewithin10%ofthevoltagespecifiedforthebooster.
• AsolidcopperconductornolessthanNo.8AWGshouldbeconnectedtoground.
• DO NOT connectagroundwiretoagassupplyline.• DO NOT openthebooster.Therearenoserviceablepartsinside.Touchinginternalpartscouldcausedamagefromstaticelectricaldischarge.
OpeningthebaseunitDOES VOID THE WARRANTY.
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BOOSTER KIT COMPONENTS
BOOSTERS
WHIP
YAGI LDPA
PANEL
SIG 400
PANEL
DOME
POST
SIG 5D
OUTDOOR ANTENNAS (signal)
INDOOR ANTENNAS(distribution)
CABLES (variouslengthsavailable)
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OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES(soldseparately)
2 Way Expansion Kit
Lightning Surge Protector
3 Way Expansion Kit
Universal Antenna Mounting Pole
Phillips Screwdriver Drill Cellular Phone (to check signal strength)
TOOLS REQUIRED
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HOW IT WORKSThecellularboosterprovidesreliabletwo-waycellularcoveragebyimprovingsignalstrengthinhomes,buildings,offices,andotherareaswherecellularreceptionisweakorunreliable.
Thesystemamplifiesthesignalfromthenearestcellulartowerandretransmitsatahigherpowerlevelwithinalocalarea.
Thismanualprovidessimpleinstallationinstructionsthatwillhaveyourcellularboosterkitrunninginrecordtime.
HOW TO INSTALL YOUR NEWCELLULAR BOOSTER
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3BoosterIndoor Antenna
Outdoor AntennaCoaxial Cable
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Thisguidewillhelpyouproperlyinstallyourcellularboosterkit.Itisimportanttoreadthroughalloftheinstallationstepsbeforeinstallingyourequipment.Thoroughlyreadthroughtheinstructions,visualizewherealltheequipmentwillneedtobeinstalledanddoasoftinstallationbeforemountinganyequipment.Ifyoudonotunderstandtheinstructionsinfull,pleasecontacttechnicalsupportat 1-800-215-7015.
OVERVIEW
BOOSTER – select locationInstalltheboosterinanareathatisprotectedfromtheweather,properlyventilatedandisawayfromexcessiveheatandmoisture.
1SIGNAL ANTENNA (outdoor) - select locationMountthesignal(outdoor)antennainanelevatedoutdoorlocationsothatitpointstowardsthecellulartowerandawayfromwheretheinsideantennawillbelocated.
2OUTDOOR COAXIAL CABLE - select locationTheoutdoorcoaxialcableisusedtoconnectthesignal(outdoor)antennatothebooster.3INDOOR COAXIAL CABLE - (if used)Theindoorcoaxialcableisusedtoconnectthedistribution(indoor)antennatothebooster.4DISTRIBUTION ANTENNA (indoor)Theideallocationforthedistributionantennawillbetheareaofyourpropertywhereyouneedtoimprovethesignalmost.NOTE: The signal strength will be strongest closest to the antenna.
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LIGHTNING SURGE PROTECTOR - (SOLD SEPARATELY)Thelightningsurgeprotectorconnectsinbetweenthesignalantennaandthebooster.IMPORTANT: Lightning surge protector must be grounded.
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IMPORTANT: Thesignalantenna(outdoor)shouldalwaysbeseparatedfromthedistributionantenna(indoor)byatleast20verticalfeetincludingtheseparationofathickbarriersuchasarooforawall.Dependingonthestrengthofyouroutdoorsignal,theweakerthesignalthelessseparationdistanceisrequired.
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SignalAntenna (outdoor)
SurgeProtector
Booster
DistributionAntenna(indoor)
Splitter(ifusingmutlipleantenna)
DistributionAntennas(optionalantennasforadditionalcoverage)
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Plan the layout of your systemBeforeyougetstartedyouwillneedtoplanthelayoutofyoursystem.Thisinvolvescheckingsignalstrengthforsignalscomingfromthecellulartower,aswellasantenna,boosterandcableplacement.
IDENTIFY THE BEST LOCATION TO INSTALL THE SIGNAL (OUTDOOR) ANTENNA.
Check for signal strengthSelectalocationontheroofofthebuildingtoinstallthesignalantenna,bymonitoringyourcellularphone’ssignalstrength(signalbars)tofindthestrongestsignalfromyourcarrier’scellulartower.
Mark the areaMarkthatareaastheinstallationlocationforthesignal(outdoor).
GETTING STARTED
youwanttoensurethatthereisenoughseparationbetweenthedistributionandsignalantennaorthattheyareshieldedfromeachothertoensurethedistributionantennadoesnotsendasignalbackintothesignalantenna.Ifyoucannotachievetheseseparations,eitherchooseanalternatelocationforthesignal(outdoor)antennaordetermineiftherearenaturalbarriersinthebuildingconstructionitselfthatwillattenuatesignalsbetweenthetwoantennassothatoscillationcanbeprevented.
IMPORTANT: Confirmthatyouhaveatleast20feetofverticaldistancebetweenthemarkedantennalocationandthelocationwhereyouwillplacethedistribution(indoor)antenna.Topreventthesystemfromoscillation(feedback)
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RUN COAXIAL CABLELooselyrunthecoaxialcablefromyouroutdoorantennatoyourbooster.(afteryouhavetestedthesystemyoucanpermanentlysecurethecoaxialcable).
As you route and pull cabling, follow these general guidelines:
•Bendcablesandroutethemsmoothly,andprotecttheouterskinagainstanydamage.•Keephorizontalcablesstraightandfastenthemwithatieeverythreetofivefeet.•Bindandfastenverticalcableseverysixtoeightfeet.•Waterproofalloutdoorconnectionswithsiliconecaulking•Becarefulwhenpluggingtheconnectorinsoasnottodamagethecenterpinsontheconnectors.
INSTALL THE SIGNAL (OUTDOOR) ANTENNA.Mount the signal (outdoor) antenna Thesignalantennashouldbelocatedashighaspossibleinordertocapturethebestqualitysignalfromthecellulartower.
Usethemountinghardwareinthekittoattachthesignal(outdoor)antennatothebuilding.
Connect the signal (outdoor) antenna:Connectthesuppliedcoaxialcabletotheantenna.Werecommendapplyingsiliconecaulkingtofullywaterprooftheconnection.
Attachthecableinsuchawaythatadriploopisformed.(seeimagenextpage).Oncemounted,connectoneendofthecoaxialcabletothesignal(outdoor)antennaandtheotherendtothecellularboosterwhereitismarked“outdoor”.
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DripLoop
CAUTION: pleaseensureneitheryounortheantennacomeincontactwithelectricalpowerlines.
UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT SIGNAL (OUTDOOR) ANTENNASignal(outdoor)antennas,areneededtocapturethesignalemanatingfromyourcarrier’scellulartower.Therearedifferenttypesofsignal(outdoor)antennaseachdesignedtomeetyourspecificneeds.Theyagilpdaantenna,thepostantenna&thepanelantenna.
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The Yagi Lpda AntennaTheyagiisaveryprecisedirectionalantennawithapowerfulreach.Thisantennashouldbeinstalledinanelevatedpositionandmustbepointedtowardsyourcarrier’scellulartower.Note: This antenna is not meant to capture signal from multiple carriers.
The Post AntennaThepostisanomni-directionalantennawitha360degreereach.Thisantennashouldbeinstalledinanelevatedposition.Itisdesignedtocapturethesignalfrommultiplecarriertowers.
The Panel AntennaThepanelisadirectionalantennawitha120degreereachandisdesignedtocapturethesignalfrommultiplecarriertowers.Thisantennashouldbeinstalledinanelevatedpositionandmustbepointedtowardsyourcarrier’scellulartowers.
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Thelightningsurgeprotectorcanbeinstalledindoorsoroutdoors.Whenconnectingoutdoors,installthelightningsurgeprotectorinlinebetweenthesignalantenna(outdoor)andthecoaxialcable.Whenconnectingindoors,installthelightningsurgeprotectorinlinebetweentheoutdoorcoaxialcableandthebooster.
INSTALL THE DISTRIBUTION (INDOOR) ANTENNASelecttheinstallationlocationofyoursupplieddistribution(indoor)antennabasedonthefollowing:
Dome omni directional antennaPlaceinthecenteroftheareawherethesignalneedstobeamplified.
Panel directional antennaePlaceintheouterperimeteroftheareathesignalneedstobeamplified.
Whip omni directional antenna Mountdirectlytotheconnectormarked“indoor”onthecellularbooster.
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LIGHTNING SURGE PROTECTOR(sold separately)
IMPORTANT: Lightningsurgeprotectormustbegrounded.Connectagroundwiretotheappropriateplaceonthelightningsurgeprotectorandconnecttheotherendtoaverifiedgroundsource.
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CONNECTING THE DISTRIBUTION (INDOOR) ANTENNADome omni directional antenna Connectoneendofthecoaxialcabletothedomeantennaandtheotherendtothecellularboosterwhereitismarked“indoor”.
Panel directional antenna Connectoneendofthecoaxialcabletothepanelantennaandtheotherendtotheconnectoronthecellularboosterwhereitismarked“indoor”.
Whip omni directional antenna Connecttheantenna’senddirectlytotheconnectoronthecellularboosterwhereitismarked“indoor”.
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UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTION ANTENNASThereareseveraltypesofdistribution(indoor)antennas:thewhipantenna,thedomeantenna&thepanelantenna.
INDOOR ANTENNAS
THE WHIP ANTENNAThewhipantennaisanomni-directionalantennawitha360degreereach.Itisdesignedtodistributethesignalfromthecenteroftheaffectedarea.Typicallyitisconnecteddirectlytothebooster.
THE DOME ANTENNAThedomeantennaisanomni-directionalantennawitha360degreereach.Itisdesignedtodistributethesignalfromthecenteroftheaffectedarea.Typicallyitisinstalledinafalseordroppedceiling.
THE PANEL ANTENNAThepanelisadirectionalantennawitha120degreereachandisdesignedtodistributethesignalfromaperimeterwallorceiling.
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Thefollowingdiagramsshowthereachofeachantennabasedonthelayoutofthespacetheyaremountedin:
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: Indoor Panel Antenna: Booster
: Splitter(2 way cavity splittershown)
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NOTE:installingadditionaldistribution(indoor)antennasmaybenecessarywhentheareathatneedscoverageisverylargeorhasbarriersthatblockcellularsignalssuchasmultilevelhomesandbuildings.
: Indoor Dome Antenna
Image 1&2: Omnidirectionalantennaswillprovidebettercoveragefor squarerooms.
Image 3: Directionalantennaswillprovidebettercoverageinrectangular rooms.
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IMPORTANT: Itisimportanttoleaveatleast20feetofverticalseparationspacebetweentheindoorandoutdoorantennas.Donotconnectyourcellulardevicetothecellularbooster,asitmaydamageyourcellulardevice.
ANTENNA SEPARATION
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PointYagiantennaawayfromindoor
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Indoorantenna
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INSTALL YOUR CELLULAR BOOSTERInstallthecellularboosterinalocationthatisproperlyventilatedandnotexposedtoexcessiveheat,moistureand/ordirectsunlight.Theoptimalareawouldbeonawalllocatednearapoweroutlet.
Itshouldbemountedinaneasilyaccessibleareasoit’seasytoperformgeneralmaintenancewiththecoaxialcableconnections,dipswitchsettingsandpoweradaptor.
Makesureallcablesandantennasaresecurelyconnectedbeforecommissioningthesystem.
POWER UP YOUR CELLULAR BOOSTEROnceallthenextpageprecautionshavebeentaken,poweronthecellularbooster.
TheLEDindicatormarkedpowershouldlightupgreen.
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IMPORTANT:Verifythatyouhaveleftatleast20feetofverticalseparationspacebetweentheindoorandoutdoorantennas.1Neverpointthefrontoftheyagisignal(outdoor)antennatowardstheinsideofthedistribution(indoor)antenna.2Verifythatthesuppliedcoaxialcablesfromboththesignal(outdoor)antennaandthedistribution(indoor)antennaareproperlyconnectedtothecellularboosterbeforepoweringitup.
3Carefullypluginthesupplied110-voltpoweradaptorintothebackofthecellularboosterwhereitismarked‘power’andconnecttheotherendtoapoweroutlet.4
WARNING! Usingapowersupplythatisnotincludedinyourkitcoulddamageyourequipmentandvoidyourwarranty.
CHECK THE CELLULAR BOOSTER LEDALARM LIGHTSYourcellularboostercomesequippedwithelectronicsensorsdesignedtoidentifycellularsignaloverloadoroscillationwhichcanhindersignal-boostingperformance.Yourcellularboosterisspeciallydesignedtoautomaticallydecreasegaintocompensateforthesecircumstances.Thedevicealsohasafeaturetoautomaticallyshutdownincaseofexcessiveoscillation.
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Improperequipmentinstallationandunusablesignalqualitycancauseoscillation,thisiswhyitisimportanttofullyunderstandtheLEDalarmlightsonyourbooster,astheywillhelpyouidentifyandsolveanypotentialissues.
ThecoloroftheLEDindicatesthestatusoftheboostersystem.
TWO TYPES OF LED INDICATORS
1. POWER INDICATOR: Showswhetherthecellularboosterisonoroff.2.SIGNAL INDICATOR:ThecoloroftheLEDindicatesthestatusoftheboosterforeachofthesefrequencies.ThereisonealarmLEDlightforeachofthecellularfrequencyranges(850MHz,1900MHz&1700/2100MHz).
CHECKING THE SIGNAL STATUS
Thesignalindicator’sLEDwillnotifyyouastowhetheryourcellularboosterisexperiencinganyoscillationorfeedback.ThepurposeoftheseLED’sistoallowyoutofinetuneyourboostertoachieveoptimalsignalquality.
ThebulletlistbelowindicateswhatmeasureshouldbetakenbasedonthecoloroftheLEDalarmlights.
Green:indicatesthesystemisworkingproperly..
Orange:thesystemisexperiencingslightoscillationandrequiresslightadjustment.Seenextpageforadjustmentprocedures.
Red:thesystemisexperiencingsevereoscillation.Turntheunitoffandmakeadjustmentsasoutlinedonthenextpage.
OFF:iftheLEDisoffitislikelythesystemwentintooscillationsoseverethattheautogainandlevelcontrolcircuitsturnedthecellularboosteroff.
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ADJUSTING THE MANUAL GAIN CONTROL:
Themanualgaincontrol(MGC)adjuststheoverallamplificationlevel(gain)ofthebooster.TheManualGainControlisusedtoresolvetheissueofoscillationwithouttheneedofreadjustingyourantennas,inmostcases.
TheMGCallowsyoutoeasilyreducetheamountofgain(amplification)theboosterisemitting.Thisisdonewithasetofdipswitchesonthesideofthebooster.Thereareaseriesofdipswitchestoadjusttheuplinkandanothersettoadjustthedownlink.
Therearetwosetsofdipswitches,oneislabeled“1900MHz”andtheotherlabeled“850MHz”.Eachsetisdividedbetweenthedownlinkandtheuplink.Thedipswitches,whenputintothe“ON”positionwillreducethegainoftheboosterforthedesignatedfrequencyandtransmissiondirection.WhentheLEDalarmsindicateoscillation(turnsorange,redoroff)youneedtoreducethegainofthedownlinkandtheuplinkfortheappropriatefrequency.Dothisgraduallyinordertodeterminetheideallevel.
ADJUSTING THE UPLINKPleasefollowtheseproceduresforeachfrequency.
IfthealarmLEDturnsoffimmediatelyaftercommissioningthesystem,thesignalontheuplinkislikelytoostrong.Takemeasurestoreducetheuplinkgain.Continuetoincreasethegainreductionuntilthealarmlightchangestogreen.
ADJUSTING THE DOWNLINKOnceyouhavefine-tunedtheuplinksignal,itistimetoadjustthedownlink.IfthealarmLEDisgreenyouareallset.IfthealarmLEDisorange,youwillonlyneedtoreducethegainslightly.IfthealarmLEDisred,youwillneedtogreatlyreducethegain.Asyouimplementthegainreductions,theLEDalarmsshouldchangefromredororangetogreen.
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MGC DIP SWITCH CONTROL FOR
TheUnidenU60DB-CPandtheUnidenU2DB-CPallowyoutomanuallyattenuatethedbgainofthedeviceinincrementsof5and10dbwithamaximumof15db.
Onthebackpanelofthedeviceyouwillseetwosectionsoffourdipswitcheslabeled“1900”and“850”.(Seeimagebelow).
HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE DIP SWITCH SECTIONS
The first section is labeled ‘1900 MHz’Thefirsttwodipswitchescontroltheuplinkofthe1900MHzfrequency.Dipswitchonerepresentsa10dbreductionanddipswitchtworepresentsa5dbreduction.Thesameappliestothenexttwodipswitcheswhichcontrolthedownlinkofthe1900MHzfrequency.
The second section is labeled ‘850 MHz’Thefirsttwodipswitchescontroltheuplinkofthe850MHzfrequency.Dipswitchonerepresentsa10dbreductionanddipswitchtworepresentsa5dbreduction.Thesameappliestothenexttwodipswitcheswhichcontrolthedownlinkofthe850MHzfrequency.
TheUnidenU60DB-CPandtheUnidenU2DB-CPcanbereducedby5,10,or15db.Whenadipswitchismoveduptothe“ON”positionitwillimplementareductionfortheamountofgainindicated.Therefore,toimplementa5dbreduction,pushthedipswitchmarked5up.Toimplementa10dbreductionpushthedipswitchmarked10up.Toimplementa15dbreductionpushbothdipswitchesmarked5and10up.
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Uniden U60 & Uniden U2 DB-CP MGC dip switches
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&ADJUSTING MANUAL GAIN CONTROL
Themanualgaincontrol(MGC)adjuststheoverallamplificationlevel(gain)ofthebooster.TheManualGainControlisusedtoresolvetheissueofoscillationwithouttheneedofreadjustingyourantennas,inmostcases.
TheMGCallowsyoutoeasilyreducetheamountofgain(amplification)theboosterisemitting.Thisisdonewithasetofdipswitchesonthesideofthebooster.Thereareaseriesofdipswitchestoadjusttheuplinkandanothersettoadjustthedownlink.
Therearetwosetsofdipswitches,oneislabeled“1900MHz”andtheotherlabeled“850MHz”.Eachsetisdividedbetweenthedownlinkandtheuplink.Thedipswitches,whenputintothe“ON”positionwillreducethegainoftheboosterforthedesignatedfrequencyandtransmissiondirection.WhentheLEDalarmsindicateoscillation(turnsorange,redoroff)youneedtoreducethegainofthedownlinkandtheuplinkfortheappropriatefrequency.Dothisgraduallyinordertodeterminetheideallevel.
ADJUSTING THE UPLINKPleasefollowtheseproceduresforeachfrequency.
IfthealarmLEDturnsoffimmediatelyaftercommissioningthesystem,thesignalontheuplinkislikelytoostrong.Takemeasurestoreducetheuplinkgain.Continuetoincreasethegainreductionuntilthealarmlightchangestogreen.
ADJUSTING THE DOWNLINKOnceyouhavefine-tunedtheuplinksignal,itistimetoadjustthedownlink.IfthealarmLEDisgreenyouareallset.IfthealarmLEDisorange,youwillonlyneedtoreducethegainslightly.IfthealarmLEDisred,youwillneedtogreatlyreducethegain.Asyouimplementthegainreductions,theLEDalarmsshouldchangefromredororangetogreen.
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MGC DIP SWITCH CONTROL FOR
TheUnidenUnidenU4DB-CPandtheU65DB-CPallowyoutomanuallyattenuatethedbgainofthedeviceinincrementsof5and10dbwithamaximumof15db.
Onthebackpanelofthedeviceyouwillseeonesetofeightdipswitchesbrokendownintwosectionslabeled‘1900’and‘850’.(Seeimagebelow)
HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE DIP SWITCH SECTIONSThe first section is labeled ‘1900 MHz’Thefirsttwodipswitchescontrolthedownlinkofthe1900MHzfrequency.Dipswitchonerepresentsa10dbreductionanddipswitchtworepresentsa5dbreduction.Thesameappliestothenexttwodipswitcheswhichcontroltheuplinkofthe1900MHzfrequency.
The second section is labeled ‘850 MHz’Thefirsttwodipswitchescontrolthedownlinkofthe850MHzfrequency.Dipswitchonerepresentsa10dbreductionanddipswitchtworepresentsa5dbreduction.Thesameappliestothenexttwodipswitcheswhichcontroltheuplinkofthe850MHzfrequency.
TheUnidenUnidenU4DB-CPandtheU65DB-CPcanbereducedby5,10,or15db.Whenadipswitchismoveduptotheonpositionitwillimplementareductionfortheamountofgainindicated.Therefore,toimplementa5dbreduction,pushthedipswitchmarked5up.Toimplementa10dbreductionpushthedipswitchmarked10up.Toimplementa15dbreductionpushbothdipswitchesmarked5and10up.
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Uniden U4 Uniden U65 DB-CP MGC dip switches
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Uniden U4P DB-CP MGC dip switches
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Themanualgaincontrol(MGC)adjuststheoverallamplificationlevel(gain)ofthebooster.TheManualGainControlisusedtoresolvetheissueofoscillationwithouttheneedofreadjustingyourantennas,inmostcases.
TheMGCallowsyoutoeasilyreducetheamountofgain(amplification)theboosterisemitting.Thisisdonewithasetofdipswitchesonthesideofthebooster.Thereareaseriesofdipswitchestoadjusttheuplinkandanothersettoadjustthedownlink.
Therearetwosetsofdipswitches,oneislabeled“DL2andUL2”andtheotherlabeled“DL1andUL1”.Eachsetisdividedbetweenthedownlinkandtheuplink(DL&UL).Thedipswitches,whenputintothe“ON”positionwillreducethegainoftheboosterforthedesignatedfrequencyandtransmissiondirection.WhentheLEDalarmsindicateoscillation(turnsorange,redoroff)youneedtoreducethegainofthedownlinkandtheuplinkfortheappropriatefrequency.Dothisgraduallyinordertodeterminetheideallevel.
ADJUSTING THE UPLINKPleasefollowtheseproceduresforeachfrequency.IfthealarmLEDturnsoffimmediatelyaftercommissioningthesystem,thesignalontheuplinkislikelytoostrong.Takemeasurestoreducetheuplinkgain.Continuetoincreasethegainreductionuntilthealarmlightchangestogreen.
ADJUSTING THE DOWNLINKOnceyouhavefine-tunedtheuplinksignal,itistimetoadjustthedownlink.IfthealarmLEDisgreenyouareallset.IfthealarmLEDisorange,youwillonlyneedtoreducethegainslightly.IfthealarmLEDisred,youwillneedtogreatlyreducethegain.Asyouimplementthegainreductions,theLEDalarmsshouldchangefromredororangetogreen.
ADJUSTING MANUAL GAIN CONTROL:
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MGC DIP SWITCH CONTROL FOR
TheUnidenU4PDB-CPallowsyoutomanuallyattenuatethedbgainofthedeviceinincrementsof5and10dbwithamaximumof15db.
Onthebackpanelofthedeviceyouwillseeeightdipswitcheslabeled1through8whicharebrokendowninfoursectionsasfollows:DL2,UL2,DL1andUL1.Eachsectionrepresents2dipswitches(Seeimageonoppositepage).
HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE DIP SWITCH SECTIONSThe first section is labeled DL2 andrepresentsdipswitches1and2.These2dipswitchescontrolthedownlinkofthe1900MHzfrequency.Dipswitch1representsa10dbreductionanddipswitch2representsa5dbreduction.
The second section is labeled UL2andrepresentsdipswitches3and4.These2dipswitchescontroltheuplinkofthe1900MHzfrequency.Dipswitch3representsa10dbreductionanddipswitch4representsa5dbreduction.
The third section is labeled DL1andrepresentsdipswitches5and6.These2dipswitchescontrolthedownlinkofthe850MHzfrequency.Dipswitch5representsa10dbreductionanddipswitch6representsa5dbreduction.
The fourth section is labeled UL1andrepresentsdipswitches7and8.These2dipswitchescontroltheuplinkofthe850MHzfrequency.Dipswitch7representsa10dbreductionanddipswitch8representsa5dbreduction.
TheUnidenU4Pcanbereducedby5,10,or15dB.WhenadipswitchedismoveduptotheONpositionitwillimplementareductionfortheamountofgainindicated.Theleftdipswitchineachsectionwillreducethegainby10dbandtherightdipswitchwillreducethegainby5db.Inordertoinitiateareductioningainthedipswitchneedstobepushedintothe“ON”positionwhichisup.Sotoreducethegainby10dbyouwouldmovetheleftdipswitchintherespectivesectionup,andleavetherightdipswitchdowninthe“OFF”position.Toreducethegainby5dbyouwoulddotheopposite,meaningyouwouldkeeptheleftdipswitchdowninthe“OFF”positionandpushtherightdipswitchupinthe“ON”position.
Inordertoreachthemaximumgainreductionof15db,youwouldpushbothdipswitchesupinthe“ON”position.
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Themanualgaincontrol(MGC)adjuststheoverallamplificationlevel(gain)ofthebooster.TheManualGainControlisusedtoresolvetheissueofoscillationwithouttheneedofreadjustingyourantennas,inmostcases.
TheMGCallowsyoutoeasilyreducetheamountofgain(amplification)theboosterisemitting.Thisisdonewithasetofdipswitchesonthesideofthebooster.Thereareaseriesofdipswitchestoadjusttheuplinkandanothersettoadjustthedownlink.
Therearetwosetsofdipswitches,oneislabeled“1900MHz”andtheotherlabeled“850MHz”.Eachsetisdividedbetweenthedownlinkandtheuplink.Thedipswitches,whenputintothe“ON”positionwillreducethegainoftheboosterforthedesignatedfrequencyandtransmissiondirection.WhentheLEDalarmsindicateoscillation(turnsorange,redoroff)youneedtoreducethegainofthedownlinkandtheuplinkfortheappropriatefrequency.Dothisgraduallyinordertodeterminetheideallevel.
ADJUSTING THE UPLINKPleasefollowtheseproceduresforeachfrequency.
IfthealarmLEDturnsoffimmediatelyaftercommissioningthesystem,thesignalontheuplinkislikelytoostrong.Takemeasurestoreducetheuplinkgain.Continuetoincreasethegainreductionuntilthealarmlightchangestogreen.
ADJUSTING THE DOWNLINKOnceyouhavefine-tunedtheuplinksignal,itistimetoadjustthedownlink.IfthealarmLEDisgreenyouareallset.IfthealarmLEDisorange,youwillonlyneedtoreducethegainslightly.IfthealarmLEDisred,youwillneedtogreatlyreducethegain.Asyouimplementthegainreductions,theLEDalarmsshouldchangefromRedorOrangetogreen.
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MGC DIP SWITCH CONTROL FOR
TheUnidenU65xDB-CPallowsyoutomanuallyattenuatethedbgainofthedeviceinincrementsof1,2,4and8dbwithamaximumof15db.
Onthebackpanelofthedeviceyouwillseetwosetsofeightdipswitchesbrokendownintwosectionslabeled“1900”and“850”.(Seeimagebelow)
HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE DIP SWITCH SECTIONSThe first section is labeled ‘1900 MHz’Thefirstfourdipswitchescontrolthedownlinkofthe1900MHzfrequency.Dipswitchonerepresentsa1dbreduction,dipswitchtworepresentsa2dbreduction,dipswitchthreerepresentsa4dbreductionanddipswitchfourrepresentsan8dbreduction.Thesameappliestothenextfourdipswitcheswhichcontroltheuplinkofthe1900MHzfrequency.
The second section is labeled ‘850 MHz’Thefirstfourdipswitchescontrolthedownlinkofthe850MHzfrequency.Dipswitchonerepresentsa1dbreduction,dipswitchtworepresentsa2dbreduction,dipswitchthreerepresentsa4dbreductionanddipswitchfourrepresentsan8dbreduction.Thesameappliestothenextfourdipswitcheswhichcontroltheuplinkofthe850MHzfrequency.
TheUnidenU65XDB-CPcanbereducedby1,2,4or8db.Whenadipswitchismoveduptotheonpositionitwillimplementareductionfortheamountofgainindicated.Therefore,toimplementa4dbreduction,pushthedipswitchmarked4up.Toimplementa8dbreductionpushthedipswitchmarked8up.Toimplementa15dbreductionpushdipswitchesmarked1,2,4and8up.
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Themanualgaincontrol(MGC)adjuststheoverallamplificationlevel(gain)ofthebooster.TheManualGainControlisusedtoresolvetheissueofoscillationwithouttheneedofreadjustingyourantennas,inmostcases.
TheMGCallowsyoutoeasilyreducetheamountofgain(amplification)theboosterisemitting.Thisisdonewithasetofdipswitchesonthesideofthebooster.Thereareaseriesofdipswitchestoadjusttheuplinkandanothersettoadjustthedownlink.
Therearefoursetsofdipswitches,oneislabeled“CDMA”andtheotherlabeled“PCS”.Eachsetisdividedbetweenthedownlinkandtheuplink.Thedipswitches,whenputintothe“ON”positionwillreducethegainoftheboosterforthedesignatedfrequencyandtransmissiondirection.WhentheLEDalarmsindicateoscillation(turnsorange,redoroff)youneedtoreducethegainofthedownlinkandtheuplinkfortheappropriatefrequency.Dothisgraduallyinordertodeterminetheideallevel.
ADJUSTING THE UPLINKPleasefollowtheseproceduresforeachfrequency.
IfthealarmLEDturnsoffimmediatelyaftercommissioningthesystem,thesignalontheuplinkislikelytoostrong.Takemeasurestoreducetheuplinkgain.Continuetoincreasethegainreductionuntilthealarmlightchangestogreen.
ADJUSTING THE DOWNLINKOnceyouhavefine-tunedtheuplinksignal,itistimetoadjustthedownlink.IfthealarmLEDisgreenyouareallset.IfthealarmLEDisorange,youwillonlyneedtoreducethegainslightly.IfthealarmLEDisred,youwillneedtogreatlyreducethegain.Asyouimplementthegainreductions,theLEDalarmsshouldchangefromredororangetogreen.
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MGC DIP SWITCH CONTROL FOR
TheUnidenU70DB-CPallowsyoutomanuallyattenuatethedbgainofthedeviceinincrementsof1,2,4and8dbwithamaximumof15db.
Onthebackpanelofthedeviceyouwillseefoursetsof4dipswitchesbrokendownintwosectionslabeled“CDMAAttenuator’”and“PCSAttenuator’”.(Seeimagebelow)
HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE DIP SWITCH SECTIONSThe first section is labeled ‘CDMA Attenuator’ThefirstfourdipswitchescontrolthedownlinkoftheCDMAfrequency.Dipswitchonerepresentsa1dbreduction,dipswitchtworepresentsa2dbreduction,dipswitchthreerepresentsa4dbreductionanddipswitchfourrepresentsan8dbreduction.ThesameappliestothenextfourdipswitcheswhichcontroltheuplinkoftheCDMAfrequency.
The second section is labeled ‘PCS Attenuator’ThefirstfourdipswitchescontrolthedownlinkofthePCSfrequency.Dipswitchonerepresentsa1dbreduction,dipswitchtworepresentsa2dbreduction,dipswitchthreerepresentsa4dbreductionanddipswitchfourrepresentsan8dbreduction.ThesameappliestothenextfourdipswitcheswhichcontroltheuplinkofthePCSfrequency.
TheUnidenU70DB-CPcanbereducedby1,2,4or8db.WhenadipswitchismoveduptotheONpositionitwillimplementareductionfortheamountofgainindicated.Therefore,toimplementa4dbreduction,pushthedipswitchmarked4up.Toimplementan8dbreductionpushthedipswitchmarked8up.Toimplementa15dbreductionpushdipswitchesmarked1,2,4and8up.
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Uniden U70 MGC dip switches
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Themanualgaincontrol(MGC)adjuststheoverallamplificationlevel(gain)ofthebooster.TheManualGainControlisusedtoresolvetheissueofoscillationwithouttheneedofreadjustingyourantennas,inmostcases.
TheMGCallowsyoutoeasilyreducetheamountofgain(amplification)theboosterisemitting.Thisisdonewithasetofdipswitchesonthesideofthebooster.Thereareaseriesofdipswitchestoadjusttheuplinkandanothersettoadjustthedownlink.
TheUnidenU654GAWSonlyhasasinglesetofdipswitchesdividedbetweenthedownlinkandtheuplink.Thedipswitches,whenputintothe“on”positionwillreducethegainoftheboosterforthedesignatedfrequencyandtransmissiondirection.WhentheLEDalarmindicatesoscillation(turnsorange,redoroff)youneedtoreducethegainofthedownlinkandtheuplinkfortheappropriatefrequency.Dothisgraduallyinordertodeterminetheideallevel.
ADJUSTING THE UPLINKPleasefollowtheseproceduresforeachfrequency.
IfthealarmLEDturnsoffimmediatelyaftercommissioningthesystem,thesignalontheuplinkislikelytoostrong.Takemeasurestoreducetheuplinkgain.Continuetoincreasethegainreductionuntilthealarmlightchangestogreen.
ADJUSTING THE DOWNLINKOnceyouhavefine-tunedtheuplinksignal,itistimetoadjustthedownlink.IfthealarmLEDisgreenyouareallset.IfthealarmLEDisorange,youwillonlyneedtoreducethegainslightly.IfthealarmLEDisred,youwillneedtogreatlyreducethegain.Asyouimplementthegainreductions,theLEDalarmsshouldchangefromredororangetogreen.
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MGC DIP SWITCH CONTROL FOR
TheUnidenU654GAWSallowsyoutomanuallyattenuatethedbgainofthedeviceinincrementsof5and10dbwithamaximumof15db.
Onthebackpanelofthedeviceyouwillseeasinglesetoffourdipswitches.(Seeimagebelow)
HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE DIP SWITCH SECTIONSThefirsttwodipswitchescontrolthedownlinkoftheAWSfrequency.Dipswitchonerepresentsa5dbreduction,dipswitchtworepresentsa10dbreduction.ThesameappliestothenexttwodipswitcheswhichcontroltheuplinkoftheAWSfrequency.
Whenadipswitchismoveduptotheonpositionitwillimplementareductionfortheamountofgainindicated.Therefore,toimplementa5dbreduction,pushthedipswitchmarked5up.Toimplementa10dbreductionpushthedipswitchmarked10up.Toimplementa15dbreductionpushdipswitchesmarked5and10up.
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Themanualgaincontrol(MGC)adjuststheoverallamplificationlevel(gain)ofthebooster.TheManualGainControlisusedtoresolvetheissueofoscillationwithouttheneedofreadjustingyourantennas,inmostcases.
TheMGCallowsyoutoeasilyreducetheamountofgain(amplification)theboosterisemitting.Thisisdonewithasetofdipswitchesonthesideofthebooster.Thereareaseriesofdipswitchestoadjusttheuplinkandanothersettoadjustthedownlink.
Thereareseethreesetsof8dipswitches,theyarelabeled“CDMA”,“PCS”and“AWS”.Eachsetisdividedbetweenthedownlinkandtheuplink.Thedipswitches,whenputintothe“ON”positionwillreducethegainoftheboosterforthedesignatedfrequencyandtransmissiondirection.WhentheLEDalarmsindicateoscillation(turnsorange,redoroff)youneedtoreducethegainofthedownlinkandtheuplinkfortheappropriatefrequency.Dothisgraduallyinordertodeterminetheideallevel.
ADJUSTING THE UPLINKPleasefollowtheseproceduresforeachfrequency.
IfthealarmLEDturnsoffimmediatelyaftercommissioningthesystem,thesignalontheuplinkislikelytoostrong.Takemeasurestoreducetheuplinkgain.Continuetoincreasethegainreductionuntilthealarmlightchangestogreen.
ADJUSTING THE DOWNLINKOnceyouhavefine-tunedtheuplinksignal,itistimetoadjustthedownlink.IfthealarmLEDisgreenyouareallset.IfthealarmLEDisorange,youwillonlyneedtoreducethegainslightly.IfthealarmLEDisred,youwillneedtogreatlyreducethegain.Asyouimplementthegainreductions,theLEDalarmsshouldchangefromredororangetogreen.
CPAADJUSTING MANUAL GAIN CONTROL:
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MGC DIP SWITCH CONTROL FOR
TheUnidenU65x4GCPAallowsyoutomanuallyattenuatethedbgainofthedeviceinincrementsof1,2,4and8dbwithamaximumof15db.
Onthebackpanelofthedeviceyouwillseethreesetsof8dipswitchesbrokendowninthreesectionslabeled“CDMAAttenuator’”,“PCSAttenuator”and“AWSAttenuator””.(Seeimagebelow)
HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE DIP SWITCH SECTIONSThe first section is labeled ‘CDMA Attenuator’.ThefirstfourdipswitchescontrolthedownlinkoftheCDMAfrequency.Dipswitchonerepresentsa1dbreduction,dipswitchtworepresentsa2dbreduction,dipswitchthreerepresentsa4dbreductionanddipswitchfourrepresentsan8dbreduction.ThesameappliestothenextfourdipswitcheswhichcontroltheuplinkoftheCDMAfrequency.
The second section is labeled ‘PCS Attenuator’.ThefirstfourdipswitchescontrolthedownlinkofthePCSfrequency.Dipswitchonerepresentsa1dbreduction,dipswitchtworepresentsa2dbreduction,dipswitchthreerepresentsa4dbreductionanddipswitchfourrepresentsan8dbreduction.ThesameappliestothenextfourdipswitcheswhichcontroltheuplinkofthePCSfrequency.
The third section is labeled ‘AWS Attenuator’.ThefirstfourdipswitchescontrolthedownlinkoftheAWSfrequency.Dipswitchonerepresentsa1dbreduction,dipswitchtworepresentsa2dbreduction,dipswitchthreerepresentsa4dbreductionanddipswitchfourrepresentsan8dbreduction.ThesameappliestothenextfourdipswitcheswhichcontroltheuplinkoftheAWSfrequency.
TheUnidenU65x4GCPAcanbereducedby1,2,4or8db.WhenadipswitchismoveduptotheONpositionitwillimplementareductionfortheamountofgainindicated.Therefore,toimplementa4dbreduction,pushthedipswitchmarked4up.Toimplementan8dbreductionpushthedipswitchmarked8up.Toimplementa15dbreductionpushdipswitchesmarked1,2,4and8up.
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Uniden U65x 4G CPA MGC dip switches
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Themanualgaincontrol(MGC)adjuststheoverallamplificationlevel(gain)ofthebooster.TheManualGainControlisusedtoresolvetheissueofoscillationwithouttheneedofreadjustingyourantennas,inmostcases.
TheMGCallowsyoutoeasilyreducetheamountofgain(amplification)theboosterisemitting.Thisisdonewithasetofdipswitchesonthesideofthebooster.Thereareaseriesofdipswitchestoadjusttheuplinkandanothersettoadjustthedownlink.
Thereareseethreesetsof8dipswitches,theyarelabeled“CDMA”,“PCS”and“AWS”.Eachsetisdividedbetweenthedownlinkandtheuplink.Thedipswitches,whenputintothe“ON”positionwillreducethegainoftheboosterforthedesignatedfrequencyandtransmissiondirection.WhentheLEDalarmsindicateoscillation(turnsorange,redoroff)youneedtoreducethegainofthedownlinkandtheuplinkfortheappropriatefrequency.Dothisgraduallyinordertodeterminetheideallevel.
ADJUSTING THE UPLINKPleasefollowtheseproceduresforeachfrequency.
IfthealarmLEDturnsoffimmediatelyaftercommissioningthesystem,thesignalontheuplinkislikelytoostrong.Takemeasurestoreducetheuplinkgain.Continuetoincreasethegainreductionuntilthealarmlightchangestogreen.
ADJUSTING THE DOWNLINKOnceyouhavefine-tunedtheuplinksignal,itistimetoadjustthedownlink.IfthealarmLEDisgreenyouareallset.IfthealarmLEDisorange,youwillonlyneedtoreducethegainslightly.IfthealarmLEDisred,youwillneedtogreatlyreducethegain.Asyouimplementthegainreductions,theLEDalarmsshouldchangefromredororangetogreen.
CPAADJUSTING MANUAL GAIN CONTROL:
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MGC DIP SWITCH CONTROL FOR
TheUnidenU704GCPAallowsyoutomanuallyattenuatethedbgainofthedeviceinincrementsof1,2,4and8dbwithamaximumof15db.
Onthebackpanelofthedeviceyouwillseethreesetsof8dipswitchesbrokendowninthreesectionslabeled“CDMAAttenuator’”,“PCSAttenuator”and“AWSAttenuator””.(Seeimagebelow)
HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE DIP SWITCH SECTIONSThe first section is labeled ‘CDMA Attenuator’.ThefirstfourdipswitchescontrolthedownlinkoftheCDMAfrequency.Dipswitchonerepresentsa1dbreduction,dipswitchtworepresentsa2dbreduction,dipswitchthreerepresentsa4dbreductionanddipswitchfourrepresentsan8dbreduction.ThesameappliestothenextfourdipswitcheswhichcontroltheuplinkoftheCDMAfrequency.
The second section is labeled ‘PCS Attenuator’.ThefirstfourdipswitchescontrolthedownlinkofthePCSfrequency.Dipswitchonerepresentsa1dbreduction,dipswitchtworepresentsa2dbreduction,dipswitchthreerepresentsa4dbreductionanddipswitchfourrepresentsan8dbreduction.ThesameappliestothenextfourdipswitcheswhichcontroltheuplinkofthePCSfrequency.
The third section is labeled ‘AWS Attenuator’.ThefirstfourdipswitchescontrolthedownlinkoftheAWSfrequency.Dipswitchonerepresentsa1dbreduction,dipswitchtworepresentsa2dbreduction,dipswitchthreerepresentsa4dbreductionanddipswitchfourrepresentsan8dbreduction.ThesameappliestothenextfourdipswitcheswhichcontroltheuplinkoftheAWSfrequency.
TheUnidenU704GCPAcanbereducedby1,2,4or8db.WhenadipswitchismoveduptotheONpositionitwillimplementareductionfortheamountofgainindicated.Therefore,toimplementa4dbreduction,pushthedipswitchmarked4up.Toimplementan8dbreductionpushthedipswitchmarked8up.Toimplementa15dbreductionpushdipswitchesmarked1,2,4and8up.
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Uniden U70 4G CPA MGC dip switches
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TROUBLESHOOTINGTheLEDalarmlightsrepresentthestatusoftheboosteroneachfrequency.Whenthelightsaregreenthedeviceisoperatingnormallymeaningthatitisnotexperiencinganyoscillation(feedback)anditisboostingthesignalatmaximumpower.WhentheLEDlightsbegintochangecolorfromgreentoorangetored,itmeansthatparticularfrequencyisexperiencingsomeoscillation(feedback).
Iftheoscillationisexcessivetheboosterwillshutdownforthatparticularfrequency.Theboosterwillstillworkfortheotherfrequencyonamulti-bandbooster.
Oscillationiscausedwhentheindoor(distribution)antennasendsasignalbackintotheoutdoor(signal)antenna.SimilartoaPAsystem,whenthemicrophonegetstooclosetothespeakeritcausesfeedback.Thiswilloccurifyourantennasaretooclosetogether,ortheindoorantennaispointedattheoutdoorantenna.Makesureyouhaveadequateseparationandsometypeofshieldingbetweentheantennas(usuallyyourrooforacementwallisgoodenough).
IMPORTANT NOTESThe2mostimportantthingstolookforwhensettingupyoursystemis:
A good input signal (the best you can find)1Isolating the outdoor (signal) antenna from the indoor(distribution) antennas so they do not feedback into each other. 2
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Bycapturingthebestinputsignalyouwillbeabletoenjoythemaximumcoverageandbestqualitysignalinsidewhereyourdistributionantennasarelocated.Thebettertheinputsignal,thebettertheoutputsignal.Inordertofindthebestinputsignal,youwanttoplaceyouroutdoor(signal)antennaashighaspossiblewiththeleastamountofobstructionbetweentheantennaandthecellularbasetower.Aclearlineofsiteisideal.
Isolatingthesignalfromtheantennasisdonebyensuringthattheantennasarenotpointingtoeachotherandbyhavingenoughdistanceorbarriershieldinginbetweenthem.Thesignalstravellikeraysofsunlight,adirectionalantennawillsendthesignalinthedirectionthatitispointing.Anomnidirectionalantennawillsendthesignalineverydirectionaroundit.Sodependingonyourequipmentitsimportanttobesurethatyourdistributionantenna(indoor)isnotsendingthesignalbackintotheoutdoor(signal)antenna.
THINGS TO CHECK WHEN EXPERIENCING WEAK CELLULAR SIGNAL
Check all connections on the cable, antennas, and booster.2Check cable for bends and or cuts.3All LED lights on the booster should be green.4
Ensure the signal antenna (outdoor) is pointing in the correct direction and is capturing adequate signal for the booster.1
Signal antenna (outdoor) and the distribution antennas (indoor) have adequate separation and are not causing feedback.5
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHY ARE THE LED LIGHTS TURNING ORANGE, RED OR SHUTTING OFF?
Therearecertaincaseswhereyoursystemcouldbeexperiencingoscillation.Thiscanbeattributedtoeitherthequalityofyourinputsignalorhavingyoursignal(outdoor)antennaanddistribution(indoor)antennatooclosetogether.Pleasereviewthefollowingguidelinestohelpresolvethisissue:
1.Adjustthedirectionofthesignal(outdoor)antenna.Ifthesystemisreceivingaveryhighinputsignal,youcanpointyoursignal(outdoor)antennaawayfromthecellulartowertoreducethestrengthoftheinputsignalandtherefore,reducetheoscillation.Alternativelyifyoursystemisreceivingaverypoorqualitysignal(weakandunusablesignal),youcanpointyoursignal(outdoor)antennamoredirectlytowardsthecellulartowertoincreasethestrengthoftheinputsignal.Sometimesthismayrequirecompletelyrepositioningtheantennatoalocationwhereyoucanachievealineofsitetothetower.
2.Increasetheseparationbetweenthesignal(outdoor)antennaandthedistribution(indoor)antenna.Thiscanbeachievedbyincreasingthedistancebetweenthetwoantennasorbyplacingbarriersbetweenthem,suchasmovingthedistribution(indoor)antennatoanadjacentroomwheretherewouldbeanadditionalwallseparatingthemfromthesignal(outdoor)antenna.
3.ManualGainControl.Adjustthegainwiththemanualgaincontrolfunctionusingthedipswitchesonthesideofthebooster.
See page 22 for more details.
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I INSTALLED THE BOOSTER AND MY SIGNAL STRENGTH IS STILL WEAK
Inordertocorrectaweaksignal;essentiallyyouhavetheoptionsof:
• Adjusttheaimofthesignal(outdoor)antennaorreplaceitwithahigher gainantenna.• Movethedistribution(indoor)antenna.• Increasethenumberofdistribution(indoor)antennas.• Reducingtheattenuationvaluesyouchosewhensettingthemanualgain control.
I CANNOT MAINTAIN CALLS, MY SIGNAL STRENGTH FLUCTUATES
Ifyoufindtheboosterisworkingbutdropscallsordeliversfluctuatingsignallevels,themostlikelycauseisoscillationbetweenthesignalanddistributionantenna(s).
Determinethestatusofthecellularboosterledalarms.Ifsothereisinsufficientisolationbetweenantennas.Youcaneitherincreasethedistancebetweenantennasorplacebarriersbetweenthemtoattenuatethesignalsoradjustthemanualgaincontrolsettings.
Asecondcauseforthissymptomispoorcableconnections.Confirmthatallcableconnectionsaretightandsecure.
Athirdcausemaybeinterferencefromothercellularserviceprovidersoperatinginthesamefrequencybands.Iftheirsignalsarestrongerthanthecellularsignalsyouwanttoreceivefromthecelltower.Inthiscasetheunwantedsignalneedstobeattenuatedeitherbyrepositioningorre-aligningthesignal(outdoor)antenna,orbyusingbarriers(buildings,trees,etc)toblockthesignal.
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MY LED’S ARE ALL GREEN BUT MY SIGNAL IS STILL WEAK - MY COVERAGE IS POOR
Ifyoureceiveasignalwhereyoudidnotpreviously...or,iftheradiusoftheserviceareacoveredissmall...andyourLED’sareallgreen...theboosterisworkingproperlybutforsomereasonthesignalisnotverystrong.Thiscanbeduetoweakinputsignal.
• Adjustyoursignal(outdoor)antennatopointmoreaccuratelyatthe cellulartowerinordertoincreasetheinputsignal.
• Checkthecoaxialcabletoensuretherearenotanycreasesorcutsinit. Perhapsthecablewasdamagedduringinstallation.
WHY ISN’T MY CELL PHONE INDICATING MORE SIGNAL WITH MORE BARS?
Youmaynotalwaysobservemorebarsonyoursignalmeterbecauseofthesignalspreadingoutfromtheantenna.Ifyourphonehasadbmeter,3dbisasignificantincreaseof2times,6dbis4times,and10dbis10times.onafourbarphone,one“bar”equalsabout10db.
Theincreaseinsignalyouwillseedependsupon:
• Thelevelofsignalatthesignal(outdoor)antenna
• Thecareoftheantennaplacement(2feetawayfrommetal,adequate antennaseparation[30feetrecommended]).
• Thedistanceofyourphone/devicefromthedistribution(indoor) antenna(signalspreadsordiminishesrapidlywithdistance.)
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