Real Freedom | Fiber Antenna Extender Product Manual
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Troubleshooting
This chapter provides troubleshooting information for the Real Freedom Fiber Antenna Extender.
Use this information to help you to solve some of the problems that you may encounter when using a fiber
antenna extender in a Real Freedom system.
Fiber issues
Use the information in the following table to help you troubleshoot fiber issues when using a Real Freedom
Fiber Antenna Extender.
Table 15: Troubleshooting fiber issues
Symptom
Possible cause
Actions
Poor fiber signal.
Loose or dirty fiber
connections.
•
Check that all fiber connectors on the base
and remote units are securely fastened.
•
Remove the fiber connection and clean the
glass tip. Reconnect and verify the signal.
No fiber signal.
Fiber incorrectly connected
or faulty fiber cable.
•
Check that fiber is connected to the correct
ports (S to S and D to D).
•
Turn off power to the receiver
’s RF ports
carrying fiber.
•
Change the fiber cable.
RF issues
Use the information in the following table to help you troubleshoot RF issues when using a Real Freedom
Fiber Antenna Extender.
Table 16: Troubleshooting RF issues
Symptom
Possible cause
Actions
Poor RF signal.
Cable runs too long.
•
Ensure that you minimize the required cable
lengths and RF signal loss by installing the
fiber base unit close to the receivers.
•
Minimize the cable length between the fiber
remote unit and attached downconverters.
RF levels too low.
•
Use the receive
r’s
Fiber & Splitter
menu to
add a gain boost into the Splitter system.
Note that if you add a boost when RF levels
are not too low you can overload/saturate the
system.
