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PES1900NR Operations Manual
Chapter 5. Installing the Growth Cabinet — 53
Chapter 5. Installing the Growth Cabinet
Introduction
The Growth Cabinet is a one-passband Repeater. When used with the PES1900Gi Repeater, the
Growth Cabinet lets the whole repeater system handle more traffic channels simultaneously.
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The Main or Primary Cabinet (F1) carries the first passband.
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The Growth or Secondary Cabinet (F2) handles the second passband.
NOTE: The Growth Cabinet is not a stand-alone unit; it must always operate in conjunction with the
main repeater. The main repeater and the Growth Cabinet must be working on the same
frequency block.
This chapter provides detailed instructions for installing the Growth Cabinet, for use with a
PES1900Gi repeater. A Growth Cabinet adds a second RF channel to an existing primary repeater.
The following summarizes the steps for installing a Growth Cabinet:
1. Inventory the Accessory Kit and the tools required.
2. Mount the Growth Cabinet above or next to the existing repeater.
3. Upgrade the RepeaterNet™ software.
4. Update the repeater firmware.
5. Turn off power to the repeater, and exit RepeaterNet.
6. Connect the second-channel repeater cabinet, using the Growth Accessory Kit. This includes
the RF/connect cable and the power cable.
• Install the RF cable at the main repeater.
• Install the RF cable at the Growth Cabinet.
• Install the power cable.
7. Turn on the Primary F1 Repeater Cabinet.
8. Start the RepeaterNet software.
9. In RepeaterNet, add an entry for the Growth Cabinet.
10. Exit RepeaterNet, and then restart it, so the software recognizes the Growth Cabinet.
11. Configure the second RF channel.
12. Enable both channels’ Power Amplifiers.
13. Conduct verification tests for the primary and secondary passband units.