HiBoost F12G-3S-BTW User manual

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User'sManual
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Content
WHATISINCLUDED...................................................................................3
1HOWITWORKS..................................................................................3
2TOOLREQUIRED.................................................................................3
3HOWTOINSTALLYOURNEWCELLULARBOOSTER............................3
3.1Overview....................................................................................3
3.2Planthelayoutofyoursystem...................................................5
3.3CheckforSignalStrength...........................................................5
3.4Runcoaxialcable........................................................................5
3.5InstalltheDonor(Outdoor)antenna.........................................5
3.6InstalltheServer(Indoor)antenna............................................6
3.7Installyourcellularbooster........................................................6
3.8Powerupyourcellularbooster..................................................6
4UNDERSTANDTHEPORTSandLEDSTATUS,MGC...............................6
4.1Repeaterports.........................................................................6
4.2LEDStatus..................................................................................7
5UNDERSTANDTHEANTENNA.............................................................7
5.1Donor(Outdoor)antenna..........................................................7
5.2Server(Indoor)antenna.............................................................7
5.3AuthorizedKittingOptions.........................................................8
6TROUBLESHOOTING...........................................................................8
7FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS.....................................................10
8FCCRFExposureStatement.............................................................10
9WarningandStatement...................................................................10
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WHATISINCLUDED 
1.MobileSignalboosterF12G‐3S‐BTW
2.OutdoorAntenna&Cable
3.IndoorAntenna&Cable
4.AC/DCPowerAdapter
1HOWITWORKS
Thecellularboosterprovidesreliabletwo‐waycellularcoveragebyimprovingsignal
strengthinvehicles,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.
2TOOLREQUIRED
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HOWTOINSTALLYOURNEWCELLULARBOOSTER
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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.
PhillipsScrewdriver DrillCellularPhone(tochecksignal
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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vehicle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:Topreventthesystemfrom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.(Afteryou
havetestedthesystemyoucanpermanentlysecurethecoaxialcable).
Asyourouteandpullcabling,followthesegeneralguidelines:
zBendcablesandroutethemsmoothly,andprotecttheouterskinagainstany
damage.
zKeephorizontalcablesstraightandfastenthemwithatieeverytwotothree
feet.
zBindandfastenverticalcableseverytwotothreefeet.
zWaterproofalloutdoorconnectionswithsiliconecaulking
zBecarefulwhenpluggingtheconnectorinsoasnottodamagethe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”
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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”.
Placeintheouterperimeteroftheareathesignalneedstobeamplified.
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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0.5meter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‘DC12~5V’andconnecttheotherendtoapoweroutlet.
TheLEDindicatormarkedpowershouldlightupblue.
3UNDERSTANDTHEPORTS,andLEDSTATUS,MGC
3.1 Repeaterports
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Connector Description
IndoorSMA‐femaleconnector,forconnectiontoindoorantenna
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3.2 LEDStatus
LEDStatusDefinition
AlarmblueItisworkingproperly
RedAlarm
offNopowerinput
BluetoothblueNormal
WIFIblueNormal
4UNDERSTANDTHEANTENNA
4.1 Donor(Outdoor)antenna
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ThePanelAntenna
Thepanelisadirectionalantennawitha120degreereachandis
designedtodistributethesignalfromaperimeterwallorceiling.
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4.2 ExternalServer(Indoor)antenna
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ThePanelAntenna
Thepanelisadirectionalantennawitha120degreereachandis
designedtodistributethesignalfromaperimeterwallorceiling.
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4.3 AuthorizedKittingOptions
ThefollowingaccessoriesareauthorizedbytheFCCtobeusedwiththeHiboost
vehicleSignalBooster.Outdoorantenna&cablekitoptions
OutdoorAntenna
OutdoorAntennaGain
Lower700MHzUpper700MHzCellular
Yagiantenna555
Panelantenna
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556
OutdoorCable
OutdoorCable
OutdoorCableLoss
Lower700MHzUpper700MHzCellular
HiBoost200(50feet)1.21.21.2
IndoorAntenna
IndoorAntennaIndoorAntennaGain
Lower700MHzUpper700MHzCellular
Omniantenna333
Panelantenna666
IndoorCable
IndoorCable
IndoorCableLoss
Lower700MHzUpper700MHzCellular
HiBoost200(30feet)5.25.35.3
Warning:Unauthorizedantennascablesand/orcouplingdevicesareprohibitedbyFCCrules.
Theantenna,cables,andotheraccessoriesoftheboosterkitsshallnotbemodifiedwithout
authorized,otherwiseitshallbedeemedinvalid.
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5TROUBLESHOOTING
EliminateAlarmwarningproblems:
1.Adjusttheoutdoorantennadirection,keepingitawayfromindoorantenna.Restart
booster.
2.Increasetheverticalorhorizontaldistancebetweentheoutdoorantennaandindoor
antenna.Restartbooster.
3.Usebarrierstoincreasetheisolation.
4.Changetheindoorantennatypetoanantennawithamoredirectionalantennapattern.
Orienttheindoorantennaandoutdoorantennasotheypointinoppositedirections.
5.Reducethebooster’sdownlinkgainviasettingthegainparameterinapp.Keeptheuplink
gainvalueanddownlinkgainvaluethesamethenrestartthebooster.
Note:Uplinkgainmustbeequaltoornotlessthan5dBbelowthedownlinkgain,toavoid
interferencewiththelocalcarrier'scellsitenetwork.
Target:TheAlarmissuesaresolvedwhenthereisnoAlarmwarningfromtheapp.
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1.Adjusttheantennas’directionsorlocationstolowerdownlinkreceivedsignallevel.
2.Slowlyreducethedownlinkgainviasettingthegainparameterinapp.
3.Iftheabovemethodsdon’twork,reducethebooster’sgainwithanexternalattenuatorin
linewiththeoutdoorantennaorreplacewithlowergainantenna.
Target:TheoverloadissuesarefixedwhenthereisnoALCwarningfromtheapp.Pleasenote
thatalowgainmayresultinsmallercoveragearea.Thiscanbeimprovedbyadjustingthe
outdoorantennatoreceiveastrongersignal.EliminatepoorcoverageproblemswhenPower
orALCiswarning:
1.Ifthesignalhasnotbeenimproved,pleasecheckbelow:
¢Theweakdownlinksignalleadstothelowoutputsignallevel.Changethedirectionor
positionoftheoutdoorantenna.Youmayalsotryreplacingtheoutdoorantennawitha
highergainantennatoincreasetheincomingsignal.
*Checktoseeifitisnecessarytoaddmoreindoorantennas.Barrierssuchaswallscanblock
thesignalindoors.Youshouldalsochecktheboostertomakesurethepowerismaximized.
Tryinstallingmoreindoorantennasorreplacetheboosterwithahigherpoweredone.
2.Ifthesignalinasmallsectionofthebuildinghasn'tbeenimproved,trythefollowing:
*Checktoseeiftheindoorantennaisinstalledcorrectly.Trymovingtheantennatoimprove
coverage.
¢Tryadjustingthedirectiontheindoorantennaispointing.
Checkwhetheritisnecessarytoaddoneormoreantennastoenhancethecoverageof
specialareas.
IMPORTANTNOTES
The2mostimportantthingstolookforwhensettingupyoursystemis:
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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theoutdoorantenna.
THINGSTOCHECKWHENEXPERIENCINGWEAKCELLULARSIGNAL
1. Checkallconnectionsonthecable,antennas,andbooster.
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.

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2. Checkcableforbendsandorcuts.
3. AllLEDlightsontheboostershouldbeblue.
4. Outdoorantennaandtheindoorantennashaveadequateseparationandarenot
causingfeedback.
6FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS
WHYARETHELEDLIGHTSTURNINGFLASHINGGREEN,FLASHING
REDORSHUTTINGOFF?
Therearecertaincaseswhereyoursystemcouldbe
experiencingoscillation.Thiscanbeattributedtoeitherthequalityof
yourinputsignalorhavingyouroutdoorantennaandindoorantennatooclose
together.Pleasereviewthefollowingguidelinestohelpresolvethisissue:
1. Adjustthedirectionoftheoutdoorantenna.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hightheantenna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.
7FCC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.Thisequipment
shouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithminimumdistance20cmbetweenthe
radiator&yourbody.
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8WarningandStatement
Note:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClass
Bdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential
installation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergy
and,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmful
interferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethat
interferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescause
harmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedby
turningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrectthe
interferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

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zReorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
zIncreasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
zConnecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhich
thereceiverisconnected.
zConsultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
ChangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyHuapteccouldvoidtheuser's
authoritytooperatetheequipment.
Note:Foracompletelistofantennasandcablesapprovedforusewiththese
boostersseeAuthorizedKittingOptionspages7&8.
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FURTHERINFORMATIONONSIGNALBOOSTEREND‐USEREGISTRATION
ThefollowingiscurrentlyactivecontactofUSwirelessproviderforboosterregister.
https://www.uscellular.com/uscellular/support/fcc‐booster‐registration.jsp
https://www.sprint.com/legal/fcc_boosters.html
https://www.verizonwireless.com/solutions‐and‐services/accessories/register‐signal‐
booster/
https://support.t‐mobile.com/docs/DOC‐9827
https://securec45.securewebsession.com/attsignalbooster.com/
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ISEDCRFEXPOSURESTATEMENT
ThedeviceiscompliancewithRFexposurelimits.Theminimumdistancefrombody
tousethedeviceis20cm.
Leprésentappareilestconformeauxconformitéouauxlimitesd’intensitédechamp
RF.Ladistanceminimaleducorpsàutiliserledispositifestde20cm.
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ISEDCStatement:
Thisdevicecontainslicence‐exempttransmitter(s)/receiver(s)thatcomplywith
Innovation,ScienceandEconomicDevelopmentCanada’slicence‐exemptRSS(s).
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:1.Thisdevicemaynot
causeinterference;2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,including
interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperationofthedevice.
L’émetteur/récepteurexemptdelicencecontenudansleprésentappareil
estconformeauxCNRd’Innovation,SciencesetDéveloppementéconomique
Canadaapplicablesauxappareilsradioexemptsdelicence.L’exploitationest

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autoriséeauxdeuxconditionssuivantes:1.L’appareilnedoitpasproduirede
brouillage;
2.L’appareildoitacceptertoutbrouillageradioélectriquesubi,mêmesilebrouillage
estsusceptibled’encompromettrelefonctionnement.
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