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Installation and Operation Manual for the

Two-Way Signal Booster System

Model Number 61-68-50

First Printing: September 2004

7-9386-1

Version Number Version Date

1 09/30/04

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NOTE

WARNING

Warranty

This warranty applies for one year from shipping date.

TX RX Systems Inc. warrants its products to be free from defect in material and workman-

ship at the time of shipment. Our obligation under warranty is limited to replacement or

repair, at our option, of any such products that shall have been defective at the time of

manufacture.

TX RX Systems Inc. reserves the right to replace with merchandise of equal performance

although not identical in every way to that originally sold.

TX RX Systems Inc. is not liable for damage caused by lightning or other natural disasters.

No product will be accepted for repair or replacement without our prior written approval.

The purchaser must prepay all shipping charges on returned products. TX RX Systems

Inc. shall in no event be liable for consequential damages, installation costs or expense of

any nature resulting from the purchase or use of products, whether or not they are used in

accordance with instructions. This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties, either ex-

pressed or implied, including any implied warranty or merchantability of fitness. No repre-

sentative is authorized to assume for TX RX Systems Inc. any other liability or warranty

than set forth above in connection with our products or services.

Terms and Conditions of Sale

PRICES AND TERMS: Prices are FOB seller’s plant in Angola, NY domestic packaging

only, and are subject to change without notice. Federal, State and local sales or excise

taxes are not included in prices. When Net 30 terms are applicable, payment is due

within 30 days of invoice date. All orders are subject to a $100.00 net minimum.

QUOTATIONS: Only written quotations are valid.

ACCEPTANCE OF ORDERS: Acceptance of orders is valid only when so acknowledged

in writing by the seller.

SHIPPING: Unless otherwise agreed at the time the order is placed, seller reserves the

right to make partial shipments for which payment shall be made in accordance with

seller’s stated terms. Shipments are made with transportation charges collect unless

otherwise specified by the buyer. Seller’s best judgement will be used in routing, except

that buyer’s routing is used where practicable. The seller is not responsible for selection

of most economical or timeliest routing.

CLAIMS: All claims for damage or loss in transit must be made promptly by the buyer

against the carrier. All claims for shortages must be made within 30 days after date of

shipment of material from the seller’s plant.

SPECIFICATION CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS: All designs and specifications of

seller’s products are subject to change without notice provided the changes or modifi-

cations do not affect performance.

RETURN MATERIAL: Product or material may be returned for credit only after written

authorization from the seller, as to which seller shall have sole discretion. In the event

of such authorization, credit given shall not exceed 80 percent of the original purchase.

In no case will Seller authorize return of material more than 90 days after shipment from

Seller’s plant. Credit for returned material is issued by the Seller only to the original

purchaser.

ORDER CANCELLATION OR ALTERATION: Cancellation or alteration of acknowledged

orders by the buyer will be accepted only on terms that protect the seller against loss.

NON WARRANTY REPAIRS AND RETURN WORK: Consult seller’s plant for pricing.

Buyer must prepay all transportation charges to seller’s plant. Standard shipping policy

set forth above shall apply with respect to return shipment from TX RX Systems Inc. to

buyer.

Disclaimer

Product part numbering in photographs and drawings is accurate at time of printing.

Part number labels on TX RX products supercede part numbers given within this manual.

Information is subject to change without notice.

Symbols

Commonly Used

CAUTION or

ATTENTION

High Voltage

Use Safety

Glasses

ESD

Electrostatic

Discharge

Hot Surface

Electrical Shock

Hazard

Important

Information

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To satisfy FCC RF exposure requirements for transmitting

devices, a separation distance of 87 Centimeters or more

should be maintained between the UPLINK antenna of this

device and persons during device operation. To satisfy FCC

RF exposure requirements for transmitting devices, a sepa-

ration distance of 30 Centimeters or more should be main-

tained between the DOWNLINK antenna of this device and

persons during device operation. To ensure compliance,

operations at closer than these distances is not recom-

mended.

The antenna used for this transmitter must not be co-located

in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

WARNING

For Class A Unintentional Radiators

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to

part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter-

ference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses,

and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction

manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a resi-

dential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the

interference at his own expense.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by TX

RX System Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate

the equipment.

WARNING

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference

that may cause undesired operation.

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Antenna System Installation

The antenna or signal distribution system consists of two branches. An uplink

branch typically uses an outdoor mounted, unidirectional gain antenna such

as a yagi and a downlink signal radiating system consisting of a network of

zero-gain whip antennas or lengths of radiating cable usually mounted inside

of the structure.

Even though the antenna system may not be supplied or installed by TX RX

Systems. The following points need to be observed because both the safety

of the user and proper system performance depend on them.

1) Antenna system installation should only be performed by qualified techni-

cal personnel.

2) The following instructions for your safety describe antenna installation

guidelines based on FCC Maximum RF Exposure Compliance require-

ments.

3) The uplink antenna is usually mounted outside and exchanges signals

with the repeater base station or donor site. It is typically mounted perma-

nently-attached to the building wall or roof. The gain of this antenna should

NOT exceed 10 dB. Only qualified personnel should have access to the

antenna and under normal operating conditions, no one should be able to

touch or approach it within 87 Centimeters (35 inches).

4) The downlink or in-building signal distribution system is connected to the

downlink booster port using coaxial cable. The distribution system may

use radiating coaxial cable or a network 1/4 wave whip antennas whose

gain does not exceed 0 dB for any radiator. These antennas should be

installed so that the user cannot approach any closer than 30 Centimeters

(12 inches) from the antenna.

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Table of Contents

General Description .............................................................................................. 1

Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 1

Installation ....................................................................................................... 1

Location ....................................................................................................... 1

Mounting ....................................................................................................... 3

Connections ....................................................................................................... 5

AC Line ....................................................................................................... 5

Backup DC Power.................................................................................................. 5

Alarm Terminals (Form-C Contacts) ...................................................................... 5

RF Connections..................................................................................................... 6

Pre-RF Connection Tests ......................................................................................6

Test Equipment ......................................................................................................6

Antenna Isolation ................................................................................................... 6

Procedure for Measuring Antenna Isolation .......................................................... 6

Increase isolation or decrease gain?..................................................................... 7

Normal Operation .................................................................................................. 7

LED Status Indicators............................................................................................8

Front Panel LED’s ................................................................................................ 8

Module LED’s ......................................................................................................8

OLC Light Bars .................................................................................................... 8

Front Panel Controls & the LCD Display................................................................ 8

LCD Screen ....................................................................................................... 10

Configuration Settings ........................................................................................... 10

Restore Orig Configuration.................................................................................10

Calibrate Currents .............................................................................................. 10

Set Gain ....................................................................................................... 10

Set Output Level ................................................................................................. 10

Change Gain Configuration ................................................................................10

Detailed Status Screens ........................................................................................ 11

Amplifiers ....................................................................................................... 11

Power Supply......................................................................................................11

OLC ....................................................................................................... 11

OLC Datalog.......................................................................................................11

Alarms ....................................................................................................... 11

LED Indicators .......................................................................................................12

Form-C contacts ....................................................................................................12

Performance Survey.............................................................................................. 12

Maintenance and Repair ....................................................................................... 13

Power Amplifier Replacement................................................................................14

Module Replacement............................................................................................. 15

Display/User Interface Replacement ..................................................................... 16

Power Supply Replacement...................................................................................17

Duplexer / Filter Replacement ............................................................................... 17

Card Cage Replacement ....................................................................................... 17

Recommended Spares.......................................................................................... 17

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Figures and Tables

Figure 1 Cabinet mounting hole layout 3

Figure 2 Front internal cabinet view 4

Figure 3 AC power entry 5

Figure 4 Measuring antenna isolation 7

Figure 5 Boot-up display 7

Figure 6 Operational status display 8

Figure 7 Menu System 9

Figure 8 Measuring Booster Gain 12

Figure 9 Performance Survey 13

Figure 10 Removing the Power Amplifier (1 of 3) 14

Figure 11 Removing the Power Amplifier (2 of 3) 14

Figure 12 Removing the Power Amplifier (3 of 3) 15

Figure 13 Disconnecting Display/User Interface 16

Table 1 Model Number Designations 1

Table 2 Product Family 2

Specifications 18

Celsius to Fahrenheit Conversions 19

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Signal boosters extend radio coverage into areas

where abrupt propagation losses prevent reliable

communication. No frequency translation (conver-

sion) occurs with this device. The UHF version of

Signal Booster II (SB II) is a broadband, bi-direc-

tional signal booster available in a variety of config-

urations as shown in Table 1. The product part

number is used to describe each configuration

available. The UHF version of SB II is available in

the 450 to 512 MHz frequency band. Each of the

three UHF sub-band types are identical except for

differences in the input/output filtering used in the

unit. This manual details the installation and opera-

tion of the 61-68-50 family of boosters which

includes all three sub-bands within the UHF fre-

quency range. The complete product family for the

61-68-50 boosters are listed in Table 2.

The system can be ordered in one of three maxi-

mum gain configurations including Full Gain (+80

dB gain max), Medium Gain (+60 dB gain max),

and Low Gain (+45 dB max gain). The maximum

gain of the system is determined by the exact type

of cards plugged into the low and mid level slots as

shown in the block diagrams at the back of this

manual. The maximum gain of the uplink or down-

link branch is adjustable and can be setup inde-

pendently. In addition, the gain of each branch can

be reduced up to 30 dB in 0.5 dB increments via

software interface.

Three cabinet styles are available. The G1 suffix

denotes a NEMA-4 style cabinet which is suitable

for indoor or outdoor use. The G2 suffix denotes a

stainless steel NEMA-4X style cabinet suitable for

corrosive environments such as salt air and the RM

suffix a rack mount version which is intended for

indoor mounting only.

UNPACKING

It is important to report any visible damage to the

carrier immediately. It is the customer's responsibil-

ity to file damage claims with the carrier within a

short period of time after delivery (1 to 5 days).

Care should be taken when removing the unit from

the packing box to avoid damage to external heat-

sink fins. Use caution because the heatsink fins

can have somewhat sharp corners. Signal Booster

II (SB II) weighs about 100 lbs. so use enough peo-

ple when lifting the unit.

INSTALLATION

The following sections discuss general consider-

ations for installing the booster. All work should be

performed by qualified personal in accordance with

local codes.

Location

The layout of the signal distribution system will be

the prime factor in determining the mounting loca-

tion of Signal Booster II. However, safety and ser-

viceability are also key considerations. The unit

should be located where it cannot be tampered

with by the general public, yet is easily accessible

to service personnel. Also consider the weight of

61 - 70 - 50 - A2.0 - G1 (Example)

TYPE SUB-BAND FAMILY COARSE

GAIN

BANDWIDTH ENCLOSURE

TYPE

61 = 2 Way 70 =

71 =

72 =

450 - 470

470 - 490

488 - 512

50 = Signal

Booster

A = 80 dB 0.5 =

2.0 =

500 KHz

2.0 MHz

G1 =

G2 =

RM =

Painted, Nema4

Stainless, Nema4X

Rack Mount

Note: Factory preset to 50 dB. Please measure antenna isolation before resetting.

Table 1 : Part number designations for 61-68-50.

GAI

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Part Gain

(dB)

Freq

Range

(MHz)

Band

Width Enclosure

61-70-50-A2.0-G1 80 450-470 2.0MHz NEMA 4

61-71-50-A0.5-G1 80 470-490 500KHz NEMA 4

61-72-50-A0.5-G1 80 488-512 500KHz NEMA 4

Table 2 : SB II model 61-68--50 product family.

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