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
k
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.

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.
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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.
3
•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

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.
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TheLEDindicatormarkedpowershouldlightupgreen.
3.9 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.
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4 UNDERSTANDTHEPORTS,MGCDIP
SWITCH,LEDSTATUS
4.1 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.
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4.2 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
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4.3 LEDstatus
1. StatusanddefinitionofPOWERindicators:
Status Definition
Green Normal
Off DC power problem
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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
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5 UNDERSTANDTHEANTENNA
5.1 Donor(Outdoor)antenna
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5.2 Server(Indoor)antenna
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TheYagiLpdaAntenna
The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Antenna
The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Antenna
The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Antenna
The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Antenna
The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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.

5.1 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
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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
6 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).
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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.
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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:
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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the
outdoorantenna.
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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.
7 FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS
WHYARETHELEDLIGHTSTURNINGORANGE,REDOR
SHUTTINGOFF?
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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.
8 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.