HUAC F10G-CPAL-AB-C 5 Bands, 60dB Booster User Manual F10G CPAL AB C 1205
SHENZHEN HUAPTEC CO., LTD 5 Bands, 60dB Booster F10G CPAL AB C 1205
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Content
Whatisincluded............................................................................4
1HOWITWORKS.....................................................................................4
2TOOLREQUIRED....................................................................................5
3HOWTOINSTALLYOURNEWCELLULARBOOSTER..............................6
3.1Overview......................................................................................6
3.2Planthelayoutofyoursystem....................................................8
3.3CheckforSignalStrength.............................................................8
3.4Runcoaxialcable..........................................................................9
3.5InstalltheDonor(Outdoor)antenna........................................10
3.6InstalltheServer(Indoor)antenna..........................................10
3.7Installyourcellularbooster......................................................11
3.8Powerupyourcellularbooster................................................11
3.9ChecktheCellularBoosterStatus.............................................12
4UNDERSTANDTHEPORTS,MGCDIPSWITCH,LEDSTATUS...............13
4.1Repeaterports..........................................................................13
4.2LEDstatus..................................................................................13
5UNDERSTANDTHEANTENNA............................................................14
5.1Donor(Outdoor)antenna.........................................................14
5.2Server(Indoor)antenna...........................................................15
5.3AuthorizedKittingOptions.......................................................15
OutdoorDefaultAntenna&CableKitOptions...............................15
IndoorDefaultAntenna&CableKitOptions..................................15
OutdoorAntenna&CableKitOptions............................................15
IndoorAntenna&CableKitOptions...............................................16
6TROUBLESHOOTING...........................................................................17
7FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS.......................................................19
8FCCRFExposureStatement...............................................................21
9Warning..............................................................................................21
10Specification....................................................................................21
WHATISINCLUDED
1. BoosterF10G‐CPAL‐AB‐C
2. OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&50’5DCoaxialCable
3. IndoorWhip5dbiAntenna
4. AC/DCPowerAdapter
1 HOWITWORKS
Thecellularboosterprovidesreliabletwo‐waycellularcoverageby
improvingsignalstrengthinhomes,buildings,offices,andotherareas
wherecellularreceptionisweakorunreliable.
Thesystemamplifiesthesignalfromthenearestcellulartowerand
retransmitsatahigherpowerlevelwithinalocalarea.
Thismanualprovidessimpleinstallationinstructionsthatwillhaveyour
cellularboosterkitrunninginrecordtime.
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2 TOOLREQUIRED
PhillipsScrewdriver Drill Cellular Phone(tochec
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signalstrength)
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3 HOWTOINSTALLYOURNEWCELLULAR
BOOSTER
3.1 Overview
Thisguidewillhelpyouproperlyinstallyourcellularboosterkit.Itis
importanttoreadthroughalloftheinstallationstepsbeforeinstalling
yourequipment.Thoroughlyreadthroughtheinstructions,visualize
wherealltheequipmentwillneedtobeinstalledanddoasoft
installationbeforemountinganyequipment.
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1
•BOOSTER– selectlocation
•Installtheboosterinanareathatisprotectedfromtheweather,properly
ventilatedandisawayfromexcessiveheatandmoisture.
2
•DONORANTENNA(OUTDOOR)‐selectlocation
•Mountthesignal(outdoor)antennainanelevatedoutdoorlocationso
thatitpointstowardsthecellulartowerandawayfromwheretheinside
antennawillbelocated.
3
•OUTDOORCOAXIALCABLE‐ selectlocation
•Theoutdoorcoaxialcableisusedtoconnectthedonor (outdoor)antenna
tothebooster.
4
•INDOORCOAXIALCABLE‐(ifused)
•Theindoorcoaxialcableisusedtoconnecttheserver(indoor)antennato
thebooster.
5
•SERVERANTENNA(indoor)
•Theideallocationforthedistributionantennawillbetheareaofyour
propertywhereyouneedtoimprovethesignalmost.
•NOTE:Thesignalstrengthwillbestrongestclosesttotheantenna.
•IMPORTANT:Thesignalantenna(outdoor)shouldalwaysbeseparatedfromthe
distributionantenna(indoor)byatleast20verticalfeetincludingtheseparationof
athickbarriersuchasarooforawall.Dependingonthestrengthofyouroutdoor
signal,theweakerthesignalthelessseparationdistanceisrequired.
7
•LIGHTNINGSURGEPROTECTOR‐(SOLDSEPARATELY)
•Thelightningsurgeprotectorconnectsinbetweenthesignalantennaandthe
booster.
•IMPORTANT:Lightningsurgeprotectormustbegrounded.
8• COMMISSIONINGTHESYSTEM
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3.2 Planthelayoutofyoursystem
Beforeyougetstartedyouwillneedtoplanthelayoutofyoursystem.
Thisinvolvescheckingsignalstrengthforsignalscomingfromthecellular
tower,aswellasantenna,boosterandcableplacement.
3.3 CheckforSignalStrength
Selectalocationontheroofofthebuildingtoinstallthesignalantenna,
bymonitoringyourcellularphone’ssignalstrength(signalbars)tofind
thestrongestsignalfromyourcarrier’scellulartower.
MarkthatareaastheinstallationlocationfortheDonor(outdoor)
IMPORTANT:Confirmthatyouhaveatleast20feetofverticaldistance
betweenthemarkedantennalocationandthelocationwhereyouwill
placetheServer(indoor)antenna.Topreventthesystemfromoscillation
(feedback)youwanttoensurethatthereisenoughseparationbetween
thedistributionandsignalantennaorthattheyareshieldedfromeach
othertoensurethedistributionantennadoesnotsendasignalbackinto
thesignalantenna.Ifyoucannotachievetheseseparations,either
chooseanalternatelocationforthedonor(outdoor)antennaor
determineiftherearenaturalbarriersinthebuildingconstructionitself
thatwillattenuatesignalsbetweenthetwoantennassothatoscillation
canbeprevented.
3.4 Runcoaxialcable
Looselyrunthecoaxialcablefromyouroutdoorantennatoyourbooster.
(Afteryouhavetestedthesystemyoucanpermanentlysecurethe
coaxialcable).
Asyourouteandpullcabling,followthesegeneralguidelines:
Bendcablesandroutethemsmoothly,andprotecttheouterskin
againstanydamage.
Keephorizontalcablesstraightandfastenthemwithatieeverythree
tofivefeet.
Bindandfastenverticalcableseverysixtoeightfeet.
Waterproofalloutdoorconnectionswithsiliconecaulking
Becarefulwhenpluggingtheconnectorinsoasnottodamagethe
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centerpinsontheconnectors.
3.5 InstalltheDonor(Outdoor)antenna
Connectthesuppliedcoaxialcabletotheantenna.Werecommend
applyingsiliconecaulkingtofullywaterprooftheconnection.
Attachthecableinsuchawaythatadriploopisformed.
Oncemounted,connectoneendofthecoaxialcabletothedonor
(outdoor)antennaandtheotherendtothecellularboosterwhereitis
marked“outdoor”
3.6 InstalltheServer(Indoor)antenna
Connectoneendofthecoaxialcabletotheantennaandtheotherend
tothecellularboosterwhereitismarked“indoor”.
Selecttheinstallationlocationofyoursuppliedserver(outdoor)antenna
basedonthefollowing:
OmniCeilingdirectionalantenna
Placeinthecenteroftheareawherethesignalneedstobeamplified.
Paneldirectionalantenna
Placeintheouterperimeteroftheareathesignalneedstobeamplified.
WhipOmnidirectionalantenna
Mountdirectlytotheconnectormarked“indoor”onthecellularbooster.
3.7 Installyourcellularbooster
Installthecellularboosterinalocationthatisproperlyventilatedand
notexposedtoexcessiveheat,moistureand/ordirectsunlight.The
optimalareawouldbeonawalllocatednearapoweroutlet.
Itshouldbemountedinaneasilyaccessibleareasoit’seasytoperform
generalmaintenancewiththecoaxialcableconnections,dipswitch
settingsandpoweradaptor.
Makesureallcablesandantennasaresecurelyconnectedbefore
commissioningthesystem.
3.8 Powerupyourcellularbooster
OncealltheFollowingprecautionshavebeentaken,poweronthe
cellularbooster.
1. Verifythatyouhaveleftatleast20feetofverticalseparationspacebetweenthe
indoorandoutdoorantennas.
2. Neverpointthefrontofthedonor(outdoor)antennatowardstheinsideofthe
server(outdoor)antenna.
3. Verifythatthesuppliedcoaxialcablesfromboththedonor(outdoor)antenna
andtheserver(outdoor)antennaareproperlyconnectedtothecellularbooster
beforepoweringitup.
4. Carefullypluginthesuppliedpoweradaptorintothebackofthecellularbooster
whereitismarked‘power’andconnecttheotherendtoapoweroutlet.
TheLEDindicatormarkedpowershouldlightupgreen.
3.9 ChecktheCellularBoosterStatus
Yourcellularboostercomesequippedwithelectronicsensorsdesigned
toidentifycellularsignaloverloadoroscillationwhichcanhindersignal
boostingperformance.Yourcellularboosterisspeciallydesignedto
automaticallydecreasegaintocompensateforthesecircumstances.The
devicealsohasafeaturetoautomaticallyshutdownincaseofexcessive
oscillation.Improperequipmentinstallationandunusablesignalquality
cancauseoscillation,thisiswhyitisimportanttofullyunderstandthe
LEDalarmlightsonyourbooster,astheywillhelpyouidentifyandsolve
anypotentialissues.
ThecoloroftheLEDindicatesthestatusoftheboostersystem.
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4 UNDERSTANDTHEPORTS,MGCDIP
SWITCH,LEDSTATUS
4.1 Repeaterports
1) Outdoor port: connected with the donor antenna by cable.
2) Indoor port: connected with server antenna directly or by cable.
3) DC IN: connected with power supply.
4.2 LEDstatus
1. StatusanddefinitionofPOWERindicators:
Status Definition
Green Normal
Off DC power problem
2. StatusandDefinitionofALARMindicators;AlarmLEDonlyworksfor
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downlinksignals
Status ALARM
Green It is working in linearity
attention: Input signals may be not enough
Red There are overloading or self-oscillation, strong input signals,
measures shall be taken
Orange
It is working in linearity
Attention: Please adjust MGC to increase the attenuation value, till you
find the “edge point” (I.E. the Alarm LED shall stay at green color, with
intention of turning Orange), and let the repeater work at this point.
Off Repeater break down
5 UNDERSTANDTHEANTENNA
5.1 Donor(Outdoor)antenna
TheYagiLpdaAntenna
Theyagiisaveryprecisedirectionalantennawithapowerfulreach.This
antennashouldbeinstalledinanelevatedpositionandmustbepointed
towardsyourcarrier’scellulartower.
NOTE:Thisantennaisnotmeanttocapturesignalfrommultiplecarriers.
ThePanelAntenna
Thepanelisadirectionalantennawitha120degreereachandisdesignedto
capturethesignalfrommultiplecarriertowers.Thisantennashouldbe
installedinanelevatedpositionandmustbepointedtowardsyourcarrier’s
cellulartowers.
YagiAntenna
Theyagiisaveryprecisedirectionalantennawithapowerfulreach.This
antennashouldbeinstalledinanelevatedpositionandmustbepointed
towardsyourcarrier’scellulartower.
NOTE:Thisantennacanonlysupportsinglebandsignalbooster.
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5.2 Server(Indoor)antenna
5.3 AuthorizedKittingOptions
OutdoorDefaultAntenna&CableKitOptions
1. Kit9‐5050
OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&50’5DCoaxialCable
IndoorDefaultAntenna&CableKitOptions
1. Kit5‐0
IndoorWhip5dbiAntenna
OutdoorAntenna&CableKitOptions
2. Kit11‐7550
OutdoorYagi11dbiAntenna&75’5DCoaxialCable
3. Kit11‐10050
OutdoorYagi11dbiAntenna&100’5DCoaxialCable
4. Kit10‐75400
OutdoorPanel10dbiAntenna&75’400CoaxialCable
5. Kit10‐100400
OutdoorPanel10dbiAntenna&100’400CoaxialCable
6. Kit10‐7550
OutdoorPanel10dbiAntenna&75’5DCoaxialCable
7. Kit10‐10050
OutdoorPanel10dbiAntenna&100’5DCoaxialCable
8. Kit9‐50400
OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&50’400CoaxialCable
9. Kit9‐5050
OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&50’5DCoaxialCable
10. Kit9‐75400
TheWhipAntenna
Thewhipantennaisanomni‐directionalantennawitha360degreereach.It
isdesignedtodistributethesignalfromthecenteroftheaffectedarea.
Typicallyitisconnecteddirectlytothebooster.
TheOmniAntenna
Theomniantennaisanomni‐directionalantennawitha360degreereach.It
isdesignedtodistributethesignalfromthecenteroftheaffectedarea.
Typicallyitisinstalledinafalseordroppedceiling.
ThePanelAntenna
Thepanelisadirectionalantennawitha120degreereachandisdesignedto
distributethesignalfromaperimeterwallorceiling.
OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&75’400CoaxialCable
11. Kit9‐100400
OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&100’400CoaxialCable
12. Kit9‐7550
OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&75’5DCoaxialCable
13. Kit9‐10050
OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&100’5DCoaxialCable
14. Kit5‐30400
OutdoorOmni5dbiAntenna&30’400CoaxialCable
15. Kit5‐3050
OutdoorOmni5dbiAntenna&30’5DCoaxialCable
16. Kit5‐50400
OutdoorOmni5dbiAntenna&50’400CoaxialCable
17. Kit5‐5050
OutdoorOmni5dbiAntenna&50’5DCoaxialCable
18. Kit5‐75400
OutdoorOmni5dbiAntenna&75’400CoaxialCable
19. Kit5‐100400
OutdoorOmni5dbiAntenna&100’400CoaxialCable
20. Kit5‐7550
OutdoorOmni5dbiAntenna&75’50CoaxialCable
21. Kit5‐10050
OutdoorOmni5dbiAntenna&100’5DCoaxialCable
IndoorAntenna&CableKitOptions
2. Kit5‐0
IndoorWhip5dbiAntenna
3. Kit100‐1550
IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&15'5DCoaxialCable
4. Kit100‐30400
IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&30’400CoaxialCable
5. Kit100‐5050
IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&50’5DCoaxialCable
6. Kit100‐7550
IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&75’5DCoaxialCable
7. Kit102‐7550‐50
2IndoorPanel10dbiAntennas&75’5DCoaxialCable&a50Ohm2‐waysSplitter
8. Kit103‐7550‐75
3IndoorPanel10dbiAntennas&75’5DCoaxialCable&a75Ohm3‐waysSplitter
9. Kit104‐7550‐50
4IndoorPanel10dbiAntennas&75’5DCoaxialCable&three50Ohm2‐waysSplitters
10. Kit100‐10050
IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&100’5DCoaxialCable
11. Kit100‐30400
IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&100’400CoaxialCable
12. Kit100‐50400
IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&50’400CoaxialCable
13. Kit100‐75400
IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&75’400CoaxialCable
14. Kit3‐0350
IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&3’5DCoaxialCable
15. Kit3‐1550
IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&15’5DCoaxialCable
16. Kit3‐30400
IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&30’400CoaxialCable
17. Kit3‐5050
IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&50’5DCoaxialCable
18. Kit3‐7550
IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&75’5DCoaxialCable
19. Kit3‐10050
IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&100’5DCoaxialCable
20. Kit3‐30400
IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&30’400CoaxialCable
21. Kit3‐50400
IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&50’400CoaxialCable
22. Kit3‐75400
IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&75’400CoaxialCable
23. Kit3‐100400
IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&100’400CoaxialCable
24. Kit32‐50400‐50
2IndoorOmni3dbiAntennas&50’400CoaxialCable&a50Ohm2‐waysSplitter
25. Kit33‐50400‐75
3IndoorOmni3dbiAntennas&50’400CoaxialCable&a75Ohm3‐waysSplitter
26. Kit34‐50400‐50
4IndoorOmni3dbiAntennas&50’400CoaxialCable&three50Ohm2‐waysSplitters
6 TROUBLESHOOTING
TheLEDalarmlightsrepresentthestatusoftheboosteroneach
frequency.Whenthelightsaregreenthedeviceisoperatingnormally
meaningthatitisnotexperiencinganyoscillation(feedback)anditis
boostingthesignalatmaximumpower.WhentheLEDlightsbeginto
changecolorfromgreentoorangetored,itmeansthatparticular
frequencyisexperiencingsomeoscillation(feedback).
Iftheoscillationisexcessivetheboosterwillshutdownforthat
particularfrequency.Theboosterwillstillworkfortheotherfrequency
onamulti‐bandbooster.
Oscillationiscausedwhentheindoor(distribution)antennasendsa
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signalbackintotheoutdoor(signal)antenna.SimilartoaPAsystem,
whenthemicrophonegetstooclosetothespeakeritcausesfeedback.
Thiswilloccurifyourantennasaretooclosetogether,ortheindoor
antennaispointedattheoutdoorantenna.Makesureyouhave
adequateseparationandsometypeofshieldingbetweentheantennas
(Usuallyyourrooforacementwallisgoodenough).
IMPORTANTNOTES
The2mostimportantthingstolookforwhensettingupyoursystemis:
Bycapturingthebestinputsignalyouwillbeabletoenjoythemaximum
coverageandbestqualitysignalinsidewhereyourIndoorantennasare
located.Thebettertheinputsignal,thebettertheoutputsignal.Inorder
tofindthebestinputsignal,youwanttoplaceyouroutdoorantennaas
highaspossiblewiththeleastamountofobstructionbetweenthe
antennaandthecellularbasetower.Aclearlineofsiteisideal.
Isolatingthesignalfromtheantennasisdonebyensuringthatthe
Agoodinputsignal(thebestyoucanfind)
Isolatingtheoutdoor(donor)antennafromtheindoor
(server)antennassotheydonotfeedbackintoeach
other.
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antennasarenotpointingtoeachotherandbyhavingenoughdistance
orbarriershieldinginbetweenthem.Thesignalstravellikeraysof
sunlight,adirectionalantennawillsendthesignalinthedirectionthatit
ispointing.Anomnidirectionalantennawillsendthesignalinevery
directionaroundit.Sodependingonyourequipmentit’simportanttobe
surethatyourIndoorantennaisnotsendingthesignalbackintothe
outdoorantenna.
THINGSTOCHECKWHENEXPERIENCINGWEAKCELLULARSIGNAL
1. Ensuretheoutdoorantennaispointinginthecorrectdirectionandis
capturingadequatesignalforthebooster.
2. Checkallconnectionsonthecable,antennas,andbooster.
3. Checkcableforbendsandorcuts.
4. AllLEDlightsontheboostershouldbegreen.
5. Outdoorantennaandtheindoorantennashaveadequateseparation
andarenotcausingfeedback.
7 FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS
WHYARETHELEDLIGHTSTURNINGORANGE,REDOR
SHUTTINGOFF?
Therearecertaincaseswhereyoursystemcouldbeexperiencing
oscillation.Thiscanbeattributedtoeitherthequalityofyourinput
signalorhavingyouroutdoorantennaandindoorantennatooclose
together.Pleasereviewthefollowingguidelinestohelpresolvethis
issue:
1. Adjustthedirectionoftheoutdoorantenna.Ifthesystemis
receivingaveryhighinputsignal,youcanpointyouroutdoor
antennaawayfromthecellulartowertoreducethestrengthofthe
inputsignalandtherefore,reducetheoscillation.Alternativelyif
yoursystemisreceivingaverypoorqualitysignal(weakand
unusablesignal),youcanpointyouroutdoorantennamoredirectly
towardsthecellulartowertoincreasethestrengthoftheinputsignal.
Sometimesthismayrequirecompletelyrepositioningtheantennato
alocationwhereyoucanachievealineofsitetothetower.
2. Increasetheseparationbetweentheoutdoorantennaandthe
indoorantenna.Thiscanbeachievedbyincreasingthedistance
betweenthetwoantennasorbyplacingbarriersbetweenthem,
suchasmovingtheindoorantennatoanadjacentroomwherethere
wouldbeanadditionalwallseparatingthemfromtheoutdoor
antenna.
3. ManualGainControl.Adjustthegainwiththemanualgaincontrol
functionusingthedipswitchesonthesideofthebooster.
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8 FCCRFExposureStatement
ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthfor
anuncontrolledenvironment.Endusersmustfollowthespecific
operatinginstructionforsatisfyingRFexposurecompliance.This
transmittermustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithany
otherantennaortransmitter.
9 Warning
Warning:TheOutdoorAntennasmustbeinstallednohigherthan10
metersaboveground.
10 Specification
F10G-CPAL-AB-C(60dB)
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Electrical specification Uplink Downlink
Frequency
Range
LTE (A+B) 704~716MHz 734~746MHz
LTE C 776~787MHz 746~757MHz
Cell 824~849MHz 869~894MHz
PCS 1850~1910MHz 1930~1990MHz
AWS 1710~1755MHz 2110~2155MHz
Band width
LTE (A+B) 12MHz
LTE C 11MHz
Cell 25MHz
PCS 60MHz
AWS 45MHz
Max .Gain
LTE (A+B) ≤60dB
LTE C ≤60dB
Cell ≤60dB
PCS ≤65dB
AWS ≤60dB
Max .Output
Power
LTE (A+B) ≤25 ≤10
LTE C ≤25 ≤7
Cell ≤23 ≤7
PCS ≤23 ≤3
AWS ≤23 ≤0
Automatic Level Control ≥15dB, auto shut off after 15dB
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Inter-modulation 9KHz~12.75GHz ≤-19dBm ≤-19dBm
Spurious
Emission 9KHz~12.75GHz ≤-13dBm ≤-13dBm
LED Alarm Standard
Power LED Power Indicator
ALC LED Orange @ ALC1~5dB, Red @ ALC15dB
LED off after 5 seconds red color.
Mechanical Specifications Standard
I /O Port N-Female
Impedance 50 ohm
Operating Temperature 10ºC~+55ºC
Environment Conditions IP40
Dimensions 120*198*43
Weight ≤2.5Kg
Power Supply Input AC90~264V,outputDC12V / 3A