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MARK-IV UHF NARROWBAND SIGNAL BOOSTER

OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE (O&M) MANUAL

REVISION 0

SUBMITTED BY:

CANAM TECHNOLOGY, INC.

June, 2011

Summary of Contents for MARK-IV

Page 1: ...MARK IV UHF NARROWBAND SIGNAL BOOSTER OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE O M MANUAL REVISION 0 SUBMITTED BY CANAM TECHNOLOGY INC June 2011...

Page 2: ...Block Diagram 10 D 3 Features 11 D 4 Specifications 12 D 5 FRONT AND REAR PANEL PORTS AND INTERFACES 14 D 6 LCD Display Keypad assembly 16 Section E INITIAL CONFIGURATION 17 E 1 General guidelines reg...

Page 3: ...eypad Interface 16 Figure 5 System connected directly to PC computer 20 Figure 6 Menu options for Local Area Connection 21 Figure 7 Local Area Connection Properties 22 Figure 8 Internet Protocol TCP I...

Page 4: ...rranty of any kind Canam Technology may make changes to the equipment software or specifications in this document at any time without notice to the user These changes will be notified to the party res...

Page 5: ...oning depending on the application The installation of the antennas should be performed by qualified technical personnel All antennas should be fixed mounted and physically secured to one location The...

Page 6: ...sor ECM Embedded Control Module also named as M4 ECM GUI Graphical User Interface iALC Input Automatic Level Control Input broadband limiter MCPA Multi Carrier High Power Amplifier PSU Power Supply Un...

Page 7: ...e C 1 Equipment Handling and Installation 1 The enclosure has a weight of 40 kg approximately C 2 Power Supplies 1 When servicing the internal Power Supply and wiring unit be aware that power lines ar...

Page 8: ...uld be adhered when performing any RF Tests 1 Never Operate a Transmitter or Booster Amplifier without adequate Load Termination on the Output Port 2 Ensure all Connections are tight and secured 3 Ens...

Page 9: ...perform digital signal processing channelization thanks to its high speed parallel hardware high speed performance Analog to Digital Converters ADCs and Digital to Analog Converters DACs to interface...

Page 10: ...agram Antenna Rx INPUT AGC AGC AGC Narrowband Filters Bank with AGC per filter Front end Down Converter RF IF 70MHz IF 70MHz LO 520 582 MHz REF 10MHz Clk 25MHz Clk 64MHz Clk 225MHz RF Tx OUTPUT MCPA B...

Page 11: ...filter ensures effective recuperation of weak signals from far end or worst case situations users despite other strong simultaneous signals on scene AGC delivers constant output power level per chann...

Page 12: ...put Multi Carrier Power Amplifier MCPA capacity 46 dBm 40 W FCC Certified maximum output power per carrier 37 dBm 5 W Composite output power level adjustment range 20 dB Output power level adjustment...

Page 13: ...Input attenuator and input ALC set point Save Load system settings personality Interface and Alarms Human Machine Interface LCD display with 7 button keypad LED Indicators Computer Interface Embedded...

Page 14: ...ES Figure 2 shows the system front panel A brief explanation is given in Table 1 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 Figure 2 System Front Panel Table 1 Front Panel details Item Description 1 Intake fan 1 2 LCD Display Key...

Page 15: ...is given in Table 2 2 1 4 6 7 3 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 Figure 3 Rear Panel details Table 2 Rear Panel details Item Description 1 Antenna Rx Input 2 NOT USED 3 NOT USED 4 AUX Digital I O Connector De 02 5...

Page 16: ...ishes to go back to the main screen use the Left arrow Key The plus sign indicates when more screens are available If a plus sign is located in the upper right corner use the Up Key to show the previo...

Page 17: ...plug the AC power cord into the IEC inlet receptacle Provide a connection from the off air antenna interface to Antenna Rx Input Provide a connection from the in tunnel in building antenna point of in...

Page 18: ...guidelines regarding RF connections operations with test instruments Mute the MCPA prior to connect a signal source to Antenna Rx Input Avoid excessive input power o Do not drive the input signal abo...

Page 19: ...connection to an antenna Canam Technology recommends following the FCC guidelines for its installation Antenna Installation should be performed by qualified technical personnel The installations inst...

Page 20: ...ser is working with java script enabled These are some web links showing HOW TO enable java script http support mozilla com en S kb Javascript Enabling_and_disabling_JavaScript http support microsoft...

Page 21: ...press the Down key in LCD Display and Keypad assembly until get IP ADDRESS value Configure the local computer IP address to allow access to the controller within the same sub net Windows XP 1 Go to S...

Page 22: ...HNOLOGY INC CTI MARK IV UHF NARROWBAND SIGNAL BOOSTER OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE O M MANUAL Page 22 of 36 Rev0 June 2011 3 Look for Internet Protocol and click Properties Figure 7 Local Area Connection Pr...

Page 23: ...une 2011 Figure 8 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties 4 Select Use the following IP Address Configure PC computer IP address as 192 168 100 X X is a value between 0 255 with Network Mask 255 255 255 0...

Page 24: ...ENANCE O M MANUAL Page 24 of 36 Rev0 June 2011 Windows 7 1 Go to Start Control Panel Network and Internet 2 Left click on View network status and tasks 3 In Network and Sharing Center right click on L...

Page 25: ...Look for Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and click Properties Figure 10 Local Area Connection Properties 5 Follows steps 4 and 5 as for Windows XP Open a web browser and access the equipment by...

Page 26: ...know the subnet the PC computer is currently plugged into If no network is available the user shall remain using the crossover interconnection Figure 11 System connected into local area network Config...

Page 27: ...u to change the current settings to be assigned by the network administrator IP Address Network Mask Gateway Address The controller requires a fixed address it does not allow DHCP settings Enter or pr...

Page 28: ...vides a Graphical User Interface GUI to ease in remote monitoring control Some pages shown by the Web Server are the following Main Status depicts status alarm indicators and meters Main Settings is u...

Page 29: ...d and the option Enable Automatic Mute upon Reflected Power Alarm has been selected in Main Settings page Output Power dBm Composite Output Power The Status will be Undetermined when the power is not...

Page 30: ...se Intake Fan 1 Intake Fan 2 Indicator Green if front fans are fully operational as detected by the air flow sensors red otherwise DSP Module fans Indicator DSP module fan is fully operational red oth...

Page 31: ...ngs page is for configuring general system level macro settings Enable Automatic Mute upon Reflected Power Alarm Check box to enable disable automatic MCPA mute upon excessive reflected power Enable R...

Page 32: ...oftware control the controller will respond to these software commands instead of to the opto isolated inputs Maximum Desired Output Level per filter dBm Allows the configuration of the output level s...

Page 33: ...he Desired Output Set point values are limited by this constraint o NOTE This equation is driven by the lowest Rx Threshold value in the filters bank i e if at least one filter is set lower than the r...

Page 34: ...The Apply to all filters section allows configuring all filters using the same Rx Threshold Hysteresis Fine Tune Output Level and Tx Enable CTCSS Tone Enable AGC enable status Pressing the Apply butt...

Page 35: ...r Center Frequency MHz Rx Threshold dBm Rx Squelch Level Hysteresis dB Rx Squelch hysteresis Fine Tune Output Level dBc It is a fine tuning control that provides 5 dB range It defines how many dB belo...

Page 36: ...ate the data Using the checkboxes click once and then press Apply button Useful Tips for configuring Filters Center frequency corresponds to the filter window center For narrowband windows please make...

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