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ZBOOST®
YX520 (
IN
TERNATI
O
N
AL)
USER GUIDE
Setting Up Your zBoost® Signal Booster
P
lacement
of th
e S
ig
n
al Ae
rial
Choose a l
o
cati
on for the Si
gnal
Aeri
al
that provides the
best p
e
rformanc
e and th
e l
argest area
of improved signal. Determine the location that
p
rovi
des the stro
ngest si
gnal
usi
n
g the si
gn
al
strength indicator on your mobile phone.
Find th
e lo
cation that p
rovides the most bars of signal
strength and
place the Signal Aer
ial at or near that location.
Avoid placing the Si
gn
al Aerial near
me
tal such as wiring
, A/C ducts, me
tal siding
, tr
uss pl
ates,
etc
. W
hen c
o
nnec
ti
ng the c
abl
e to
the aerial, run the cable straight down from the
ae
rial. Avoid draping the coax nea
r the aerial.
Choose
1 of th
e following
3 o
p
tions for
setti
ng up
your z
B
oost® system:
EASIEST
:
Inside, by a wi
ndow
1.
Locate a window where you get
signal.
2.
Mount the Signal Aerial above the window.
3.
P
lac
e the Base U
ni
t i
n desi
red l
o
cati
on – where
you want to create a Cell Zone™ (5 meters of
vertical separati
on between the
Base Unit and
Signal Aerial is recommende
d).
4.
Attach the coaxi
al cable to the Signal Aerial.
5.
Connect the other end of th
e coaxial cable to th
e
Base Uni
t.
6.
Attach the Base
Unit Aerial to th
e Base Unit and
position it ve
rti
ca
lly.
7.
Choose the a
ppropriate power supply option
for your location, connect the Power
Supply to the Ba
se Unit and plug
into a power outlet.
NOTE
: If a red light appe
ars, try further separating
the Si
gnal
A
eri
al
and Base Uni
t or see the
Troubleshooting section (Page 12) for further information.
Easiest Set-U
p
:
Place the Sig
nal A
erial in
side,
by a wi
ndo
w
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ZBOOST®
YX520
(I
N
TERNATI
O
N
AL)
USER GUIDE
BETTER PERFORMANCE
:
Outside
of
a
w
indow
1.
Locate a window where you get
signal.
2.
Mount the Signal Aerial outside of the window.
3.
P
lac
e the Base U
ni
t i
n desi
red l
o
cati
on – where
you want to create a Cell Zone™ (5 meters of
vertical separati
on between the
Base Unit and
Signal Aerial is recommende
d).
4.
Attach the coaxi
al cable to the Signal Aerial.
5.
Run the
coaxial cable
from the
Sig
n
al Ae
rial
through the window (an optional window entry
ki
t i
s avai
labl
e: see pa
ge v)
and
to the Bas
e
Unit.
6.
Attach the Base
Unit Aerial to th
e
B
ase
Unit and
position it ve
rti
ca
lly.
7.
Choose the a
ppropriate power supply option
for your location, connect the Power
Supply to the Ba
se Unit and plug
into a power outlet.
NOTE
: If the red
light starts flashing, try further
se
parating the Si
gnal Aerial and B
ase Unit,
disconnect power for 10 second
s and reconnect
power or see th
e Troubleshooting section
(Page 12) for further information
.
Bett
er Pe
rformance
:
Place the Sig
nal A
erial out
side
of
a wi
ndo
w
➋
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