HUAC F20E-CP Mobile Consumer Booster User Manual F20E CP 1107

SHENZHEN HUAPTEC CO., LTD Mobile Consumer Booster F20E CP 1107

Users Manual Rev4

Consumersignalboosterusermanual
ContentWhatisincluded............................................................................41HOWITWORKS.....................................................................................42TOOLREQUIRED....................................................................................43HOWTOINSTALLYOURNEWCELLULARBOOSTER..............................53.1Overview......................................................................................53.2Planthelayoutofyoursystem....................................................73.3CheckforSignalStrength.............................................................73.4Runcoaxialcable..........................................................................83.5InstalltheDonor(Outdoor)antenna...........................................93.6InstalltheServer(Indoor)antenna.............................................93.7Installyourcellularbooster......................................................103.8Powerupyourcellularbooster................................................103.9ChecktheCellularBoosterStatus.............................................114UNDERSTANDTHEPORTS,MGCDIPSWITCH,LEDSTATUS...............124.1Repeaterports..........................................................................124.2Manualgaincontrol(MGC)......................................................124.3LEDstatus..................................................................................135UNDERSTANDTHEANTENNA............................................................145.1Donor(Outdoor)antenna.........................................................145.2Server(Indoor)antenna...........................................................14
5.3AntennaKittingOptions..............Error!Bookmarknotdefined.6TROUBLESHOOTING...........................................................................177FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS.......................................................198FCCRFExposureStatement...............................................................209Warning..............................................................................................2110Specification....................................................................................21
WHATISINCLUDED1. BoosterF20E‐CP2. OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&30’5DCoaxialCable3. IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&15’5DCoaxialCable4. AC/DCPowerAdapter1 HOWITWORKSThecellularboosterprovidesreliabletwo‐waycellularcoveragebyimprovingsignalstrengthinhomes,buildings,offices,andotherareaswherecellularreceptionisweakorunreliable.Thesystemamplifiesthesignalfromthenearestcellulartowerandretransmitsatahigherpowerlevelwithinalocalarea.Thismanualprovidessimpleinstallationinstructionsthatwillhaveyourcellularboosterkitrunninginrecordtime.2 TOOLREQUIREDPhillipsScrewdriver Drill Cellular Phone (to checksignalstrength)
HOWTOINSTALLYOURNEWCELLULARBOOSTER2.1 OverviewThisguidewillhelpyouproperlyinstallyourcellularboosterkit.Itisimportanttoreadthroughalloftheinstallationstepsbeforeinstallingyourequipment.Thoroughlyreadthroughtheinstructions,visualizewherealltheequipmentwillneedtobeinstalledanddoasoftinstallationbeforemountinganyequipment.
1•BOOSTER– selectlocation•Installtheboosterinanareathatisprotectedfromtheweather,properlyventilatedandisawayfromexcessiveheatandmoisture.2•DONORANTENNA(OUTDOOR)‐selectlocation•Mountthesignal(outdoor)antennainanelevatedoutdoorlocationsothatitpointstowardsthecellulartowerandawayfromwheretheinsideantennawillbelocated.3•OUTDOORCOAXIALCABLE‐ selectlocation•Theoutdoorcoaxialcableisusedtoconnectthedonor (outdoor)antennatothebooster.4•INDOORCOAXIALCABLE‐(ifused)•Theindoorcoaxialcableisusedtoconnecttheserver(indoor)antennatothebooster.5•SERVERANTENNA(indoor)•Theideallocationforthedistributionantennawillbetheareaofyourpropertywhereyouneedtoimprovethesignalmost.•NOTE:Thesignalstrengthwillbestrongestclosesttotheantenna.•IMPORTANT:Thesignalantenna(outdoor)shouldalwaysbeseparatedfromthedistributionantenna(indoor)byatleast20verticalfeetincludingtheseparationofathickbarriersuchasarooforawall.Dependingonthestrengthofyouroutdoorsignal,theweakerthesignalthelessseparationdistanceisrequired.7•LIGHTNINGSURGEPROTECTOR‐(SOLDSEPARATELY)•Thelightningsurgeprotectorconnectsinbetweenthesignalantennaandthebooster.•IMPORTANT:Lightningsurgeprotectormustbegrounded.8• COMMISSIONINGTHESYSTEM！
2.2 PlanthelayoutofyoursystemBeforeyougetstartedyouwillneedtoplanthelayoutofyoursystem.Thisinvolvescheckingsignalstrengthforsignalscomingfromthecellulartower,aswellasantenna,boosterandcableplacement.2.3 CheckforSignalStrengthSelectalocationontheroofofthebuildingtoinstallthesignalantenna,bymonitoringyourcellularphone’ssignalstrength(signalbars)tofindthestrongestsignalfromyourcarrier’scellulartower.MarkthatareaastheinstallationlocationfortheDonor(outdoor)IMPORTANT:Confirmthatyouhaveatleast20feetofverticaldistancebetweenthemarkedantennalocationandthelocationwhereyouwillplacetheServer(indoor)antenna.Topreventthesystemfromoscillation
(feedback)youwanttoensurethatthereisenoughseparationbetweenthedistributionandsignalantennaorthattheyareshieldedfromeachothertoensurethedistributionantennadoesnotsendasignalbackintothesignalantenna.Ifyoucannotachievetheseseparations,eitherchooseanalternatelocationforthedonor(outdoor)antennaordetermineiftherearenaturalbarriersinthebuildingconstructionitselfthatwillattenuatesignalsbetweenthetwoantennassothatoscillationcanbeprevented.2.4 RuncoaxialcableLooselyrunthecoaxialcablefromyouroutdoorantennatoyourbooster.(Afteryouhavetestedthesystemyoucanpermanentlysecurethecoaxialcable).Asyourouteandpullcabling,followthesegeneralguidelines: Bendcablesandroutethemsmoothly,andprotecttheouterskinagainstanydamage. Keephorizontalcablesstraightandfastenthemwithatieeverythreetofivefeet. Bindandfastenverticalcableseverysixtoeightfeet. Waterproofalloutdoorconnectionswithsiliconecaulking Becarefulwhenpluggingtheconnectorinsoasnottodamagethe
centerpinsontheconnectors.2.5 InstalltheDonor(Outdoor)antennaConnectthesuppliedcoaxialcabletotheantenna.Werecommendapplyingsiliconecaulkingtofullywaterprooftheconnection.Attachthecableinsuchawaythatadriploopisformed.Oncemounted,connectoneendofthecoaxialcabletothedonor(outdoor)antennaandtheotherendtothecellularboosterwhereitismarked“outdoor”2.6 InstalltheServer(Indoor)antennaConnectoneendofthecoaxialcabletotheantennaandtheotherendtothecellularboosterwhereitismarked“indoor”.Selecttheinstallationlocationofyoursuppliedserver(outdoor)antennabasedonthefollowing:
OmniCeilingdirectionalantennaPlaceinthecenteroftheareawherethesignalneedstobeamplified.PaneldirectionalantennaPlaceintheouterperimeteroftheareathesignalneedstobeamplified.WhipOmnidirectionalantennaMountdirectlytotheconnectormarked“indoor”onthecellularbooster.2.7 InstallyourcellularboosterInstallthecellularboosterinalocationthatisproperlyventilatedandnotexposedtoexcessiveheat,moistureand/ordirectsunlight.Theoptimalareawouldbeonawalllocatednearapoweroutlet.Itshouldbemountedinaneasilyaccessibleareasoit’seasytoperformgeneralmaintenancewiththecoaxialcableconnections,dipswitchsettingsandpoweradaptor.Makesureallcablesandantennasaresecurelyconnectedbeforecommissioningthesystem.2.8 PowerupyourcellularboosterOncealltheFollowingprecautionshavebeentaken,poweronthecellularbooster.1. Verifythatyouhaveleftatleast20feetofverticalseparationspacebetweenthe
indoorandoutdoorantennas.2. Neverpointthefrontofthedonor(outdoor)antennatowardstheinsideoftheserver(outdoor)antenna.3. Verifythatthesuppliedcoaxialcablesfromboththedonor(outdoor)antennaandtheserver(outdoor)antennaareproperlyconnectedtothecellularboosterbeforepoweringitup.4. Carefullypluginthesuppliedpoweradaptorintothebackofthecellularboosterwhereitismarked‘power’andconnecttheotherendtoapoweroutlet.TheLEDindicatormarkedpowershouldlightupgreen.2.9 ChecktheCellularBoosterStatusYourcellularboostercomesequippedwithelectronicsensorsdesignedtoidentifycellularsignaloverloadoroscillationwhichcanhindersignalboostingperformance.Yourcellularboosterisspeciallydesignedtoautomaticallydecreasegaintocompensateforthesecircumstances.Thedevicealsohasafeaturetoautomaticallyshutdownincaseofexcessiveoscillation.Improperequipmentinstallationandunusablesignalqualitycancauseoscillation,thisiswhyitisimportanttofullyunderstandtheLEDalarmlightsonyourbooster,astheywillhelpyouidentifyandsolveanypotentialissues.ThecoloroftheLEDindicatesthestatusoftheboostersystem.
3 UNDERSTANDTHEPORTS,MGCDIPSWITCH,LEDSTATUS3.1 Repeaterports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. 3.2 Manualgaincontrol(MGC)Switches 1-5 represent Downlink and 6-10 represent Uplink. When it is necessary to adjust the gain by DIP switch, firstly please adjust Downlink gain according to input signals, secondly please adjust Uplink gain according to Downlink gain. The DIP Switches have default ‘OFF’ status; please push relevant switches to “ON” position if certain attenuation value needs to be achieved.
Att 1 2 3 4 5 Att. 1 2 3 4 5 Att. 1 2 3 4 5 0 dB off off off off off 11dB ON ON off ON off 22dB off ON ON off ON 1 dB ON off off off off 12dB off off ON ON off 23dB ON ON ON off ON 2 dB off ON off off off 13dB ON off ON ON off 24dB off off off ON ON 3 dB ON ON off off off 14dB off ON ON ON off 25dB ON off off ON ON 4 dB off off ON off off 15dB ON ON ON ON off 26dB off ON off ON ON 5 dB ON off ON off off 16dB off off off off ON 27dB ON ON off ON ON 6 dB off ON ON off off 17dB ON off off off ON 28dB off off ON ON ON 7 dB ON ON ON off off 18dB off ON off off ON 29dB ON off ON ON ON 8 dB off off off ON off 19dB ON ON off off ON 30dB off ON ON ON ON 9 dB ON off off ON off 20dB off off ON off ON 31dB ON ON ON ON ON 10 dB off ON off ON off 21dB ON off ON off ON 3.3 LEDstatus1. StatusanddefinitionofPOWERindicators:Status Definition Green Normal Off DC power problem 2. StatusandDefinitionofALARMindicators;AlarmLEDonlyworksfordownlinksignals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 
4 UNDERSTANDTHEANTENNA4.1 Donor(Outdoor)antenna4.2 Server(Indoor)antennaTheYagiLpdaAntennaTheyagiisaveryprecisedirectionalantennawithapowerfulreach.Thisantennashouldbeinstalledinanelevatedpositionandmustbepointedtowardsyourcarrier’scellulartower.NOTE:Thisantennaisnotmeanttocapturesignalfrommultiplecarriers.ThePanelAntennaThepanelisadirectionalantennawitha120degreereachandisdesignedtocapturethesignalfrommultiplecarriertowers.Thisantennashouldbeinstalledinanelevatedpositionandmustbepointedtowardsyourcarrier’scellulartowers.YagiAntennaTheyagiisaveryprecisedirectionalantennawithapowerfulreach.Thisantennashouldbeinstalledinanelevatedpositionandmustbepointedtowardsyourcarrier’scellulartower.NOTE:Thisantennacanonlysupportsinglebandsignalbooster.TheWhipAntennaThewhipantennaisanomni‐directionalantennawitha360degreereach.Itisdesignedtodistributethesignalfromthecenteroftheaffectedarea.Typicallyitisconnecteddirectlytothebooster.TheOmniAntennaTheomniantennaisanomni‐directionalantennawitha360degreereach.Itisdesignedtodistributethesignalfromthecenteroftheaffectedarea.Typicallyitisinstalledinafalseordroppedceiling.ThePanelAntennaThepanelisadirectionalantennawitha120degreereachandisdesignedtodistributethesignalfromaperimeterwallorceiling.
4.1 AntennaKittingOptionsOutdoorAntenna&CableKitOptions1. Kit11‐3050OutdoorYagi11dbiAntenna&30’5DCoaxialCable2. Kit11‐50400OutdoorYagi11dbiAntenna&50’400CoaxialCable3. Kit11‐5050OutdoorYagi11dbiAntenna&50’5DCoaxialCable4. Kit11‐75400OutdoorYagi11dbiAntenna&75’400CoaxialCable5. Kit11‐100400OutdoorYagi11dbiAntenna&100’400CoaxialCable6. Kit11‐7550OutdoorYagi11dbiAntenna&11’75CoaxialCable7. Kit11‐10050OutdoorYagi11dbiAntenna&100’50CoaxialCable8. Kit10‐30400OutdoorPanel10dbiAntenna&30’400CoaxialCable9. Kit10‐3050OutdoorPanel10dbiAntenna&30’5DCoaxialCable10. Kit10‐50400OutdoorPanel10dbiAntenna&50’400CoaxialCable11. Kit10‐5050OutdoorPanel10dbiAntenna&50’5DCoaxialCable12. Kit10‐75400OutdoorPanel10dbiAntenna&75’400CoaxialCable13. Kit10‐100400OutdoorPanel10dbiAntenna&100’400CoaxialCable14. Kit10‐7550OutdoorPanel10dbiAntenna&75’5DCoaxialCable15. Kit10‐10050OutdoorPanel10dbiAntenna&100’5DCoaxialCable16. Kit9‐30400OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&30’400CoaxialCable17. Kit9‐3050OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&30’5DCoaxialCable18. Kit9‐50400OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&50’400CoaxialCable19. Kit9‐5050OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&30’5DCoaxialCable20. Kit9‐75400OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&75’400CoaxialCable21. Kit9‐100400OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&100’400CoaxialCable22. Kit9‐7550OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&75’5DCoaxialCable23. Kit9‐10050OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&100’5DCoaxialCable24. Kit5‐30400OutdoorOmni5dbiAntenna&30’400CoaxialCable25. Kit5‐3050OutdoorOmni5dbiAntenna&30’5DCoaxialCable26. Kit5‐50400OutdoorOmni5dbiAntenna&50’400CoaxialCable
27. Kit5‐5050OutdoorOmni5dbiAntenna&50’5DCoaxialCable28. Kit5‐70400OutdoorOmni5dbiAntenna&70’400CoaxialCable29. Kit5‐100400OutdoorOmni5dbiAntenna&100’400CoaxialCable30. Kit5‐7550OutdoorOmni5dbiAntenna&75’50CoaxialCable31. Kit5‐10050OutdoorOmni5dbiAntenna&100’5DCoaxialCableIndoorAntenna&CableKitOptions1. Kit5‐0IndoorWhip5dbiAntenna2. Kit100‐1550IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&15’5DCoaxialCable3. Kit100‐30400IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&30’400CoaxialCable4. Kit100‐5050IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&50’5DCoaxialCable5. Kit100‐7550IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&75’5DCoaxialCable6. Kit102‐7550‐502IndoorPanel10dbiAntennas&75’5DCoaxialCable&a50Ohm2‐waysSplitter7. Kit103‐7550‐753IndoorPanel10dbiAntennas&75’5DCoaxialCable&a75Ohm3‐waysSplitter8. Kit104‐7550‐504IndoorPanel10dbiAntennas&75’5DCoaxialCable&three50Ohm2‐waysSplitters9. Kit100‐10050IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&100’5DCoaxialCable10. Kit100‐30400IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&100’400CoaxialCable11. Kit100‐50400IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&50’400CoaxialCable12. Kit100‐75400IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&75’400CoaxialCable13. Kit3‐0350IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&3’5DCoaxialCable14. Kit3‐1550IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&15’5DCoaxialCable15. Kit3‐30400IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&30’400CoaxialCable16. Kit3‐5050IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&50’5DCoaxialCable17. Kit3‐7550IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&75’5DCoaxialCable18. Kit3‐10050IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&100’5DCoaxialCable19. Kit3‐30400IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&30’400CoaxialCable20. Kit3‐50400IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&50’400CoaxialCable21. Kit3‐75400IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&75’400CoaxialCable22. Kit3‐100400IndoorOmni3dbiAntenna&100’400CoaxialCable
23. Kit32‐50400‐502IndoorOmni3dbiAntennas&50’400CoaxialCable&a50Ohm2‐waysSplitter24. Kit33‐50400‐753IndoorOmni3dbiAntennas&50’400CoaxialCable&a75Ohm3‐waysSplitter25. Kit34‐50400‐504IndoorOmni3dbiAntennas&50’400CoaxialCable&three50Ohm2‐waysSplitters5 TROUBLESHOOTINGTheLEDalarmlightsrepresentthestatusoftheboosteroneachfrequency.Whenthelightsaregreenthedeviceisoperatingnormallymeaningthatitisnotexperiencinganyoscillation(feedback)anditisboostingthesignalatmaximumpower.WhentheLEDlightsbegintochangecolorfromgreentoorangetored,itmeansthatparticularfrequencyisexperiencingsomeoscillation(feedback).Iftheoscillationisexcessivetheboosterwillshutdownforthatparticularfrequency.Theboosterwillstillworkfortheotherfrequencyonamulti‐bandbooster.Oscillationiscausedwhentheindoor(distribution)antennasendsasignalbackintotheoutdoor(signal)antenna.SimilartoaPAsystem,whenthemicrophonegetstooclosetothespeakeritcausesfeedback.Thiswilloccurifyourantennasaretooclosetogether,ortheindoorantennaispointedattheoutdoorantenna.Makesureyouhaveadequateseparationandsometypeofshieldingbetweentheantennas(Usuallyyourrooforacementwallisgoodenough).
IMPORTANTNOTESThe2mostimportantthingstolookforwhensettingupyoursystemis:BycapturingthebestinputsignalyouwillbeabletoenjoythemaximumcoverageandbestqualitysignalinsidewhereyourIndoorantennasarelocated.Thebettertheinputsignal,thebettertheoutputsignal.Inordertofindthebestinputsignal,youwanttoplaceyouroutdoorantennaashighaspossiblewiththeleastamountofobstructionbetweentheantennaandthecellularbasetower.Aclearlineofsiteisideal.Isolatingthesignalfromtheantennasisdonebyensuringthattheantennasarenotpointingtoeachotherandbyhavingenoughdistanceorbarriershieldinginbetweenthem.Thesignalstravellikeraysofsunlight,adirectionalantennawillsendthesignalinthedirectionthatitispointing.Anomnidirectionalantennawillsendthesignalineverydirectionaroundit.Sodependingonyourequipmentit’simportanttobesurethatyourIndoorantennaisnotsendingthesignalbackintotheoutdoorantenna.Agoodinputsignal(thebestyoucanfind)Isolatingtheoutdoor(donor)antennafromtheindoor(server)antennassotheydonotfeedbackintoeachother.
THINGSTOCHECKWHENEXPERIENCINGWEAKCELLULARSIGNAL1. Ensuretheoutdoorantennaispointinginthecorrectdirectionandiscapturingadequatesignalforthebooster.2. Checkallconnectionsonthecable,antennas,andbooster.3. Checkcableforbendsandorcuts.4. AllLEDlightsontheboostershouldbegreen.5. Outdoorantennaandtheindoorantennashaveadequateseparationandarenotcausingfeedback.6 FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONSWHYARETHELEDLIGHTSTURNINGORANGE,REDORSHUTTINGOFF?Therearecertaincaseswhereyoursystemcouldbeexperiencingoscillation.Thiscanbeattributedtoeitherthequalityofyourinputsignalorhavingyouroutdoorantennaandindoorantennatooclosetogether.Pleasereviewthefollowingguidelinestohelpresolvethisissue:1. Adjustthedirectionoftheoutdoorantenna.Ifthesystemisreceivingaveryhighinputsignal,youcanpointyouroutdoorantennaawayfromthecellulartowertoreducethestrengthoftheinputsignalandtherefore,reducetheoscillation.Alternativelyif
yoursystemisreceivingaverypoorqualitysignal(weakandunusablesignal),youcanpointyouroutdoorantennamoredirectlytowardsthecellulartowertoincreasethestrengthoftheinputsignal.Sometimesthismayrequirecompletelyrepositioningtheantennatoalocationwhereyoucanachievealineofsitetothetower.2. Increasetheseparationbetweentheoutdoorantennaandtheindoorantenna.Thiscanbeachievedbyincreasingthedistancebetweenthetwoantennasorbyplacingbarriersbetweenthem,suchasmovingtheindoorantennatoanadjacentroomwheretherewouldbeanadditionalwallseparatingthemfromtheoutdoorantenna.3. ManualGainControl.Adjustthegainwiththemanualgaincontrolfunctionusingthedipswitchesonthesideofthebooster.7 FCCRFExposureStatementThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.EndusersmustfollowthespecificoperatinginstructionforsatisfyingRFexposurecompliance.Thistransmittermustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.
8 Warning9 SpecificationF20E-CP（70dB） Electrical specification Uplink Downlink Frequency Range Cell 824～849MHz 869～894MHz PCS 1850～1910MHz 1930～1990MHz Band width Cell 25 MHz PCS 60 MHz Max .Gain Cell ≤63dB ≤64dB PCS ≤72dB ≤72dB Max .Output Power Cell 23dBm 0dBm PCS 23dBm 0dBm MGC ( Step Attenuation ) 31dB/1dBstep Automatic Level Control ≥15dB, auto shut off after 15dB 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 176*200*43 Weight ≤3Kg Power Supply Input AC90~264V,outputDC12V / 3A 

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