Airorlite Communications 50289BA8480UL Uplink Booster Amplifier User Manual Revised

Airorlite Communications, Inc. Uplink Booster Amplifier Users Manual Revised

Users Manual Revised

Rhein Tech Laboratories, Inc. Client: Airorlite Communications, Inc. 360 Herndon Parkway Model: 50289 Bi-Directional Booster Suite 1400 Standards: FCC Part 90 Herndon, VA 20170 FCC ID: UT650289BA8480UL http://www.rheintech.com Report Number: 2007151B 45 of 71 Appendix J: Manual Please refer to the following pages for the manual.
50289‐BA‐8‐PAN:\netdrive\FCC\UserManual.doc‐1‐8Channel400MHzBi‐DirectionalBoosterAmplifierModel50289‐BA‐8‐PAOperationsandInstallationInstructionManualAIRORLITEUNCONDITIONALLYGUARANTEESTHEMERCHANDISEPROVIDEDAGAINSTDEFECTSOFANYKINDINCLUDING,WITHOUTLIMITATION,DEFECTSINOPERATION,DESIGN,MATERIALS,ANDWORKMANSHIPFORTWOYEARSFROMTHEDATEOFDELIVERY.AIRORLITEISNOTRESPONSIBLEFORANYEQUIPMENTREPAIREDORALTEREDBYPERSONSNOTAUTHORIZEDBYAIRORLITEORNOTINACCORDANCEWITHINSTRUCTIONSFURNISHEDBYAIRORLITE.AIRORLITEISNOTRESPONSIBLEFOREQUIPMENTRENDEREDDEFECTIVEASARESULTOFMISUSE,IMPROPERREPAIR,ORABNORMALCONDITIONSOFOPERATION,NORDOESAIRORLITEASSUMEANYLIABILITYFORANYCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGECAUSEDBYSUCHEQUIPMENT.SERVICECONTRACTSORCUSTOMERASSISTANCEAGREEMENTSAREAVAILABLEFORAIRORLITEPRODUCTSTHATREQUIREMAINTENANCEAND/ORREPAIR.AIRORLITEALSOHASSERVICEANDCONSULTATIONCONTRACTSFORENTIRESYSTEMCONFIGURATIONS.SYSTEMSPECIFICATIONS
50289‐BA‐8‐PAN:\netdrive\FCC\UserManual.doc‐2‐Description SPECIFICATIONSFrequencyRange470‐490MHzOutboundSignal‐Uplink(#ofchannels=8)(Uplinkchannelcardscanbeprogrammedtothesefrequenciesonly)InboundSignal‐Downlink(#ofchannels=8)(Downlinkchannelcardscanbeprogrammedtothesefrequenciesonly)ChannelBandwidth(Uplink/Downlink) 25kHzNominalChannelSpacing 25KHzRFFrequencyAccuracy TracksinputsignalexactlyAdjacentChannelSelectivity 70dB@±17.5kHzFcRFOutputPower(Downlink) +25dBm/carrier,minimumRFOutputPower(Uplink) +26dBm/carrier,minimumVariationofOutputPowerw/InputLevel +0,‐1.0dBineitherdirectionMaximumPassbandRippleAcrossFullBand 2dBMaximumPassbandRippleAcrossany100kHzsegment 0.1dBAmplifierInputPorts(nodamage) 0dBmPropagationDelay <120microseconds,maximumIntermodulation/CrossmodulationDistortionatFullOutputPower ‐60dBcChanneltoChannelIsolation ‐70dBmMinimumHighBandSignaltoproduce+25dBmoutputtoRadiatingAntennaCable ‐90dBmMinimumLowBandSignaltoproducefulloutput ‐90dBmAGCControlRange(Uplink&Downlink) +80dBDutyCycle ContinuousRFSpuriousOutput,lessthan470MHz,butgreaterthan500MHz ‐60dBc,MaximumRFSpuriousOutputforfrequenciesrangingfrom500‐1000MHz ‐85dBc,MaximumOperatingTemperatureRange ‐20°Cto+60°CSystemNoiseFigure <9dBInput/OutputImpedance 50Ohms,nominalInput/OutputVSWR 1.35:1,worstcaseInput/OutputConnectors Type“N”FemaleInputPower 95‐132VAC,45‐64HzAmplifiersareunconditionallystableunderalloperatingconditionsAlarmLossofPowerSupply,DCChangeincurrentdrawof+/‐20%foreachinternalamplifier470‐480MHz,480‐490MHz470‐480MHz,480‐490MHz
50289‐BA‐8‐PAN:\netdrive\FCC\UserManual.doc‐3‐BASICCONNECTIONDIAGRAM
50289‐BA‐8‐PAN:\netdrive\FCC\UserManual.doc‐4‐BASICCONNECTIONDIAGRAMKEYIDItem1Item2W1DownlinkPowerAmpOutputDownlinkRadiatorW5DuplexerAntennaPort"OfftheAir"AntennaW6DuplexerDownlinkDownlink8WaySplitterW7DuplexerUplinkUplinkPowerAmplifierOutputW9Uplink8WaySplitterUplinkRadiatorW10Uplink8WayCombinerUplinkPowerAmplifierInputW14Downlink8WayCombinerDownlinkPowerAmplifierInputTheBasicConnectionDiagramshownabove,istheproperwaytheBDAshouldbeconnectedandonceupandrunning,requireminimaltononemanualconfiguration.ConnectionsbetweencabinetsaremadethroughN‐Bulkheadconnectorslocatedonthetopofeachcabinet.Allprogrammingandadjustingisdonethroughthesoftwareandthismanualprimarilydealswiththistopic.ThecomputerrunningthesoftwareisconnectedviaanRS232serialcabletoeachchannelcardinthemannershownbelow. 
50289‐BA‐8‐PAN:\netdrive\FCC\UserManual.doc‐5‐MAINSCREENBelowisthemainworkingscreenusedtoconfigurethechannelcardsettings.Theprimaryfieldsaddressedare:• CommunicationConnection• TimeOutTimer• ModeSetting• KeyOnDelay• KeyOffDelay• Attenuation• SettingaFrequency
50289‐BA‐8‐PAN:\netdrive\FCC\UserManual.doc‐6‐COMMUNICATIONCONNECTIONThissoftwareautomaticallycheckstheconditionofitscommunicationwiththeintendedchannel.Eachmessageisacknowledgedanddisplayedinthemessageboxatthebottomofthescreen.Ifthesoftwaredoesnotreceivearesponsefromthechannel,awarningmessageisdisplayed,“NORESPONSEFROMUNIT”.
50289‐BA‐8‐PAN:\netdrive\FCC\UserManual.doc‐7‐TIMEOUTDURATIONThetime‐outdurationishowlongachannelcanbeheldopen(keyedon)foraretransmission.Aninadvertentorintentional“keyandhold”actionwithoutanyvoicecommunicationwillnotdisablethechannelbecauseofthisfeature.Thetime‐outdurationcanbeupsetfrom1secondto99seconds1secondintervals.Thetime‐outdurationcanbedisabledbysettingitto00,whendisabled,thechannelwillkeycontinuouslywiththepresenceofareceivedsignal.SETTINGATIME‐OUTTIMETosetatime‐outtime,clickonthetextbox“TimeOutTimer”andenterthedesiredtime‐outtimeupto99secondsthenclick“SendButton”nexttothebox.Toverifythesetting,clickonthe“ReadButton”andthedisplaywillbeupdatedwiththechannelsetting.
50289‐BA‐8‐PAN:\netdrive\FCC\UserManual.doc‐8‐MODESETTINGThechannelmodemaybesettoeitherINHIBIT,CONTINUOUS,CARRIERDETECToroptionalTONEDETECT.IntheInhibitmode,thechannelisoffandwillnotkeyon.Inthecontinuousmode,CW,thechannelisalwayskeyedandcontinuouslytransmitting.Inthecarrierdetectmode,CD,thechanneliskeyedonlywhentheincomingsignalstrengthisabovethefactorysetthresholdlevel.NormaloperationwillbeinCDmode;continuousmodeisnormallyusedfortesting.CHANGINGTHEMODETochangetheMode,clickthedesiredfunctionboxonModeSelectiononthemainscreen.Thenclick“SendButton”nexttothebox.Toverifythesetting,clickonthe“ReadButton”andthedisplaywillbeupdatedwiththemodesetting.
50289‐BA‐8‐PAN:\netdrive\FCC\UserManual.doc‐9‐KEYONDELAYThekeyondelayisadelaydurationbetweenthedetectionofcarrierdetectandthetransmitterkeyon.Thekeyondelaydurationcanbeupsetfrom0to99milliseconds1millisecondintervals.SETTINGKEYONDELAYTosetatime‐outtime,clickonthetextbox“KeyOnDelay”andenterthedesireddelayupto99millisecondsthenclick“SendButton”nexttothebox.Toverifythesetting,clickonthe“ReadButton”andthedisplaywillbeupdatedwiththechannelsetting. 
50289‐BA‐8‐PAN:\netdrive\FCC\UserManual.doc‐10 ‐KEYOFFDELAYThekeyoffdelayisadelaydurationbetweenthereleaseofcarrierdetectandthetransmitterkeyoff.Thekeyoffdelaydurationcanbeupsetfrom0to99milliseconds1millisecondintervals.SETTINGKEYOFFDELAYTosetatime‐outtime,clickonthetextbox“KeyOffDelay”andenterthedesireddelayupto99millisecondsthenclick“SendButton”nexttothebox.Toverifythesetting,clickonthe“ReadButton”andthedisplaywillbeupdatedwiththechannelsetting.
50289‐BA‐8‐PAN:\netdrive\FCC\UserManual.doc‐11 ‐ATTENUATIONWithhighRFreceivelevels,aninputattenuatorcanbeset0to15dBin1dBsteps.SETTINGATTENUATIONTosetAttenuation:clickthefunctionwindowAttenuationonthemainscreen.Clickonthescrollbarnexttothetextbox,ascrolldownlistofavailableattenuationsettings.DoubleClicktheondesiredsetting.
50289‐BA‐8‐PAN:\netdrive\FCC\UserManual.doc‐12 ‐SETTINGAFREQUENCYThe8ChannelBDAisshippedwith8Uplinkfrequenciesand8Downlinkfrequencies.Theusercanprogramanycardtoanyofthese8specifiedfrequencies.TosetfrequencyclickthefunctionwindowFrequencySettingonthemainscreen.Clickonthescrollbarnexttothetextbox,ascrolldownlistofavailablefrequencysettings.DoubleClicktheondesiredsetting.
50289‐BA‐8‐PAN:\netdrive\FCC\UserManual.doc‐13 ‐FCCCOMPLIANCEANDRFEXPOSUREINFORMATIONThisproductiscertifiedbytheFCCascompliantwithCFR.47Part90.Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythemanufacturercouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.TocomplywithFCCRFexposurerequirements,antennasthataremountedexternallyatremotelocationsoroperatingnearusersatstand‐alonedesktopofsimilarconfigurationsmustoperatewithaminimumseparationdistance,determinedatthetimeofsitelicensingfromallpersons.ForDownlinkoperation,theminimumsafedistancefromtheantennais20cm.ForUplinkoperation,theminimumsafedistancefromtheantennais60cm.Note:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassA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,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceatthisownexpense.

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