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BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS
700SeriesLineExtenders
E7 and E629
MX0507 Rev F FlexNet 700 Series Line Extenders Equipment Manual
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FlexNet 700 Series Line Extenders
Equipment Manual
FlexNet®

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BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS
FlexNet®
E7 and E629
Equipment Manual

FlexNet® 700 Series Line Extenders
C-COR Document Number: MX0507 Revision F
Copyright © 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 C-COR.net Corp. All rights reserved.
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Contents and specifications within this manual are subject to change without notice.
Revision History
Revision Date Reason for Change
F 7/01/02 Added 862 MHz ALC version; implemented manual format changes.

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Contacting C-COR
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Repair Services
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Statements of Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Tools and Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Chapter 2 Physical Identification 2-1
Chapter 3 Housing Instructions 3-1
Preparing for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Housing Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Housing Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
General Strand/Pedestal Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Strand/Pedestal Mounting With Extension Mounting Brackets (EMBs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Wall Mounting Using Wall Mounting Bosses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Wall Mounting With EMBs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Cable Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Housing Closing and Tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Chapter 4 Configuration 4-1
Power Supply Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Power Supply Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Voltage Testing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2
Calculating Balancing Carrier Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Temperature Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Forward Balancing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Forward Balancing Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Forward Balancing Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Return Balancing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Single Person Return Balancing Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Two Person Return Balancing Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Active Return Upgrade Kit Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Preparing for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Installing the Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-17
Installing Diplex Filters (E729B Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Completing the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Test Procedures 5-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Quick Forward Outage Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Power Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2
Forward Path Field Testing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3
Return Path Field Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

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Chapter 6 Maintenance 6-1
General Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Fuse/Brass Shorting Bar (Slug) Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
RF Module Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
H. E. Power Supply Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Integrated Power Supply Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
RF Module Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Power Supply Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
RF Module Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Housing Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6
Appendix A Specifications A-1
Appendix B Functional Block Diagrams B-1
Appendix C Reference Tables C-1
Use Of Reference Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-1
When the Equalization Value is Known . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
When Preceding Cable Loss and Internal Equalization are Known . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
Installing Plug-in Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-3
Soldered-in Jumper Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4
Reference Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
Appendix D Warranty D-1
Appendix E FlexNet® 700 Series Line Extender Data Sheet E-1
System Map Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
Map Signal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
Pre-Selected Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
Measured Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
Technician-Selected Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
Measured Signal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2
Power Supply Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2
Power Supply Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2

Rev F Introduction 1-1
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
This chapter includes an overview of the FlexNet® 700 Series Line Extender, document conventions,
compliance statements, and suggested tools and materials required when working with the E7 Line
Extender.
Overview —page 1-2
Document Conventions—page 1-5
Statements of Compliance—page 1-5
Related Publications—page 1-5
Tools and Materials —page 1-6

1-2 FlexNet® 700 Series Line Extender Rev F
1
Overview
The E7 Line Extenders (E7 and E629) are broadband line extenders for use in broadband systems.
■Single output, low-gain E7 Line Extenders designed to operate between cascaded trunk
amplifiers:
– E70C
– E71C
■Single output, high-gain E7 Line Extenders designed to extend the distribution reach:
– E629
–E72
– E73C (117VAC power supply)
■862MHz E7 Line Extender with an integrated power supply (IPS) designed to upgrade your
existing 750 MHz line extenders to 862 MHz units:
–E75
■862MHz E7 Line Extender with a 117VAC power supply and detachable AC power cord
designed to operate in closed environments such as apartment buildings:
–E77
For specific E7 Line Extender characteristics, refer to the C-COR customer specification sheet for the
particular line extender in question. To obtain a copy of an E7 Line Extender specification sheet,
contact C-COR Customer Service at 888-827-2267.
Various E7 Line Extender model options are detailed in Table 1.1 on page 1-4. Depending on the
configuration, some options may not be available. Please consult your C-COR Price List, or contact a
C-COR Customer Service Representative for further information.
General characteristics of the E7 Line Extenders, in addition to power supply and housing information,
are provided in Appendix A. E7 Line Extender assemblies are illustrated in Figures 2.1 through 2.5.