HiBoost F15G-CP User manual

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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...........................................................................15
7FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS.......................................................19
8FCCRFExposureStatement...............................................................20
9Warning..............................................................................................21
10Specification....................................................................................21
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WHATISINCLUDED
1. BoosterF15G‐CP
2. OutdoorYagi9dbiAntenna&30'SIG5DCoaxialCable
3. IndoorPanel10dbiAntenna&3'SIG5D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.
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Thesystemamplifiesthesignalfromthenearestcellulartowerand
retransmitsatahigherpowerlevelwithinalocalarea.
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Thismanualprovidessimpleinstallationinstructionsthatwillhaveyour
cellularboosterkitrunninginrecordtime.
2 TOOLREQUIRED
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PhillipsScrewdriver Drill Cellular Phone (to chec
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signalstrength)

3 HOWTOINSTALLYOURNEWCELLULAR
BOOSTER
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3.1 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.

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•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.
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•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.
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•OUTDOORCOAXIALCABLE‐ selectlocation
•Theoutdoorcoaxialcableisusedtoconnectthedonor (outdoor)antenna
tothebooster.
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•INDOORCOAXIALCABLE‐(ifused)
•Theindoorcoaxialcableisusedtoconnecttheserver(indoor)antennato
thebooster.
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•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.
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•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
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3.2 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.
3.3 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.
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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.
3.4 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).
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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.
3.5 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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3.6 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”.
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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.
3.7 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.
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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.
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Makesureallcablesandantennasaresecurelyconnectedbefore
commissioningthesystem.
3.8 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