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Страница 3: ...t to change the contents without prior notice The information furnished by Dekolink Wireless Ltd in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable However Dekolink Wireless Ltd assumes no responsibility for its use In no event shall Dekolink Wireless Ltd be liable for any damage resulting from loss of data loss of use or loss of profits and Dekolink Wireless Ltd further disclaims any and al...
Страница 4: ... and maintenance from factors elating to the product and its operating environment which could pose a safety hazard GENERAL SAFETY WARNINGS CONCERNING USE OF THIS SYSTEM Always observe standard safety precautions during installation operation and maintenance of this product Only a qualified and authorized personnel should carry out adjustment maintenance or repairs to the components of this equipm...
Страница 5: ...ered from the Base Transceiver Station BTS to the subscribers service area via the Repeater ESD Electro Static Discharge iDEN Integrated Digital Enhanced Network IF Intermediate Frequency MN Model Number NMT Network Management Tool PLL Phased Locked Loop POTS Plain Old Telephone System RF Radio Frequency RMS Repeater Management System SALC Smart ALC Automatic Level Control SIM Subscriber Identific...
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Страница 7: ...nmental Specifications 10 3 6 Connectors 10 4 INSTALLATION AND TURN ON 11 4 1 General 11 4 2 Safety Instructions 11 4 3 Installation Site Considerations 11 4 4 Tools and Materials 11 4 5 Installation Procedures 11 4 6 Antenna Installation Site Considerations 13 4 7 Connection to Antennas and to Power 13 4 8 Turn On Procedures 14 4 9 Donor Antenna Alignment 15 4 10 RF Exposure Warning 16 5 DAISY CH...
Страница 8: ...Screen 33 6 10 Configuration Screen 34 6 11 Exiting the RMS Software 35 7 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 36 7 1 General 36 7 2 Periodic Maintenance 36 7 3 Failure Display 36 7 4 Status LEDs Troubleshooting 36 7 5 Mini Repeater Alarms 38 7 6 Dry Contact Alarms 42 APPENDIX A DEKOLINK WIRELESS LIMITED WARRANTY 43 ...
Страница 9: ...adjacent band selectivity and or very high spectral purity are required The Repeaters provide a solution to situations in which flexible high quality and high resolution filtering methods are necessary Dekolink s Mini Repeaters help improve in building coverage and can perform as hole filler in particular spots in a residence such as parking lots tunnels etc 1 3 DESCRIPTION Small lightweight and e...
Страница 10: ...owers operating costs and reduces complex logistics by removing the need to install a different Repeater at separate locations with different allocated bandwidth or similarly in case the allocated bandwidth evolves at the installation site you are not required to replace the installed Repeater just set the second bandwidth 1 4 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS The High selectivity Mini Repeater includes one...
Страница 11: ...hand LED Uplink path status indication These LEDs can display the statuses in three colors Green Orange and Red as well as blinking Figure 2 Mini Repeater Indicators Panel These LEDs indicate the operating status of the system At turn on the LEDs show the built in test procedures The LEDs turn from orange to red to green During normal operation all LEDs are green LEDs in red indicate a major malfu...
Страница 12: ...W filtering Excellent out of band interference prevention High spectral purity SAW Switcher capability Unique microprocessor controlled features Smart ALC for in network transparent operation Remote or local control and alarms software enabled option Built in power measurement and RSSI indication The High Selectivity Mini Repeater is also a compact built Repeater of small dimensions with excellent...
Страница 13: ...W CCSR GSM 1W80 XX YY SZZ 935 960 890 915 45 CDMA TDMA N AMPS Two sub bands at ZZ separation MW CCSR 800AB 1W80 XX YY SZZ 869 894 824 849 45 XX YY The two frequency sub bands selected by the SAW Switcher XX only for single sub band ZZ Frequency separation between the sub bands for dual block operation iDEN SMR 900 MHz MW CCSR SMR 1W80 PS9 935 941 896 902 39 iDEN SMR 800 MHz Full Band MW CCSR SMR 1...
Страница 14: ...er for damage before unpacking the unit Perform a visual inspection to reveal any physical damage to the equipment Verify that the equipment is complete as listed below and under a packing slip Contact Dekolink Wireless Ltd if any of this equipment is missing Your Mini Repeater comes with the following equipment Mini Repeater AC cable 6 ft RS232 cable 6 ft Mini Repeater Product Manual Acceptance T...
Страница 15: ...l Path The following process is performed in both the Uplink and Downlink paths of the Repeater see Figure 3 The incoming RF signal from either the Base antenna from the BTS or from the Mobile antenna from the mobile handset enters the Repeater and is first filtered by the Duplexer The incoming signal is amplified by an Automatic Gain Control AGC amplifier AMP The signal is then down converted to ...
Страница 16: ... oscillation while maintaining gain utilization in the linear range operation To reset the Repeater to its highest gain value it is sufficient to simply turn the Repeater power off then on 2 2 3 SAW Switcher The SAW Switcher enables you to select one out of three frequency bands in order to adapt the Repeater to the site bandwidth allocation The selection is software enabled see Chapter 6 2 2 4 Co...
Страница 17: ...ph 1 6 Passband Gain 80 2 dB 80 2 dB Passband Ripple 1 5 dB 1 5 dB Gain Attenuation Range internal 0 to 31 dB in 1 dB steps 0 to 31 dB in 1 dB steps Output Power Composite Power 1 4 W 24 dBm 1 4 W 24 dBm Noise Figure Max Gain 6 dB Typical 6 dB Typical Propagation Delay 5 µsec 5 µsec 3 3 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Parameter Range Power Supply 220 110 VAC Power Consumption 35 W Total RF Input Power no d...
Страница 18: ...ature 20 C to 50 C Storage temperature 30 C to 80 C 3 6 CONNECTORS The Repeater interfaces with a Base antenna port and a Mobile antenna port see Figure 4 It includes six external connectors in its bottom panel as described below Connector Type RF Connectors BASE MOBILE N type Female DC Power 9 V Circular DIN 4 pin Communications RS 232 Coupling Connectors 20 dB Base Mobile SMA Alarms Dry Contacts...
Страница 19: ...take into consideration the following conditions The Repeater should be installed in a ventilated and easy to reach area The Repeater is convection cooled so airflow and alternation should be possible 4 4 TOOLS AND MATERIALS No measurement tools are required for almost all settings No special tools are necessary However a standard professional tools box is required for the installation procedures ...
Страница 20: ...PRODUCT MANUAL MINI REPEATER DEKO2408 09 DEKOLINK WIRELESS LTD Page 12 Proprietary Data Pub 308 2005 Rev 2 00S Figure 5 Mini Repeater Dimensions ...
Страница 21: ... is frequently used 4 6 3 Antenna Isolation For proper Repeater operation Dekolink recommends that the isolation between the Base Donor and the Mobile Service antennas be 8 dB in contrast with the 15 dB isolation required by conventional repeaters Lower isolation can lead to high in band ripple oscillations and low Signal Quality However in case of poor isolation the Smart ALC SALC comes into oper...
Страница 22: ...nnectors 2 Connect the AC connector of the DC power supply unit to the Mains 110V 220 VAC The Repeater is turned on Note Maximum consumption power 35W 3 At turn on the front panel shows the built in test procedures the LEDs DL Power UL turn from Orange to Red to Green see Figure 6 4 If all the functions operate properly all three LEDs shall lit green 5 In case you want to operate in a lower output...
Страница 23: ...ood operational status No action 2 Blinking Green Low input power signal at Donor antenna as provided by Input power Required output power Gain Note The Mini Repeater is currently operating properly providing coverage but not at maximum capability Rotate or relocate the Donor antenna until the DL LED is lit in steady green 3 Blinking Orange Two causes are probable 1 Too strong input signal from Do...
Страница 24: ...length of the cable This antenna is installed outdoor and has very sharp beam Yagi type or similar pointed to the BTS This type of antenna has about 10 dBi gain The Donor antenna typical specifications are Gain 8 dBd 10 1 dBi VSWR Better than 1 5 1 Impedance 50 Ohm The outdoor antenna must be installed to provide a minimum separation distance of 30 cm 11 7 in from any personnel within the area 4 1...
Страница 25: ...ing coverage in different floors or for different hot spots while being connected to a single Donor antenna Figure 7 shows two repeaters in a daisy chain configuration Note The attenuation between the Master Mobile Coupler connector and the Slave Base Connector shall be at least 40 dB If the cable attenuation is not sufficient add a passive attenuator Figure 7 Two Mini Repeaters in Daisy Chain Con...
Страница 26: ...r The setup of Mini Repeaters Deko2408 and Deko2409is performed in an automatic Local mode with the help of the RMS software installed on a host computer usually a laptop 6 2 LOCAL MODE CONNECTION To set up a local connection see Figure 8 Turn on the Repeater and wait for the three LEDs on the front panel to turn on and show steady green Connect an external serial cable from a PC COM interface to ...
Страница 27: ... connection for control of the Repeater However in this Mini Repeater only the automatic local mode is available 6 3 2 Software Installation To install the RMS650 Software 1 Insert the CD ROM in the central PC CD driver 2 Start Windows Explorer navigate to the root directory of the CD ROM and search for the following file RMS650_Setup_ddmmyy exe where ddmmyy are day month year of the software vers...
Страница 28: ... on the c RMS650 icon on the screen see Figure 10 Figure 10 RMS Software Install Command Screen 9 The Login screen is shown Keep User Name as displayed and enter password 12345 for operator and press the OK button Figure 11 RMS Software Login Screen 10 The Main screen is shown see Figure 12 Perform as indicated on the figure ...
Страница 29: ...er Deko2118 It is divided into two areas On the left the RMS650 management tree in a separate window For Mini Repeater Deko2118 the management tree is not applicable On the right the configuration and monitoring screens The monitoring screens consist of three panes selected by clicking on three tabs Control of its operation and setting Parameters Configuration of the unit and Alarms for status tro...
Страница 30: ... 5 2 Automatic Selection of Mini Repeater To connect initiate a local setup session 1 Press the Connect button at the bottom of Controls and Parameters screen 2 The Deko RMS software initiates a communication session with the Mini Repeater 3 Watch the unit connection procedure When the connection is reached the upper window rectangle in the main screen is colored green 4 The identification window ...
Страница 31: ... manually select the Mini Repeater out of a selection box To select the Mini Repeater proceed as follows 1 Drag the mouse tip to the Technician box see Figure 14 in the Management Tree at bottom and right click on it 2 The Configuration window of the Deko RMB is displayed 3 Select the appropriate Mini Repeater either Deko2408C for CDMA or Deko2490G for GSM 4 Press Save when finished ...
Страница 32: ...Parameters screen 6 The Deko RMS software initiates a communication session with the Mini Repeater 7 Watch the unit connection procedure When the connection is reached the upper window rectangle in the main screen is colored green see Figure 13 8 The Controls and Parameters screen of the Mini Repeater is displayed Figure 14 Deko2118 Mini Repeater Selection Procedures ...
Страница 33: ...e Controls and Parameters tab see Figure 15 2 Check that the main operational boxes are on for proper operation see Figure 16 3 Optional Press the Get Parameters button to pull out the parameters values from the Mini Repeater last setup values see Figure 15 4 Select and verify the values for the main parameters in the Link and Smart ALC data fields see Figure 16 to Figure 18 5 Check the values of ...
Страница 34: ...L MINI REPEATER DEKO2408 09 DEKOLINK WIRELESS LTD Page 26 Proprietary Data Pub 308 2005 Rev 2 00S Figure 15 Displaying the Controls and Parameters Screen Figure 16 Link Main Fields in Controls and Parameters Screen ...
Страница 35: ... 00S Proprietary Data Page 27 Figure 17 Link Fields Values in Controls and Parameters Screen Figure 18 Measurement Fields in Controls and Parameters Screen Note All default settings are usually optimal except the Max Power and Max Gain values in the Link box that are site dependent ...
Страница 36: ... Mini Repeater bandwidth within its frequency range These procedures are performed in the Channeler area in the lower part of the Controls and Parameters screen The procedures are identical for Mini Repeater Deko2408 and Deko2409 as shown below 6 7 1 Channeler Area Main Fields and Tools The main fields and tools in the Channeler area are provided in Figure 19 Figure 19 Channeler Sub Screen Main Fi...
Страница 37: ...ANUAL Pub 308 2005 Rev 2 00S Proprietary Data Page 29 6 7 2 Channeler Area Channels Display The Channeler area provides three options to display the frequency range of the channels as shown in Figure 20 Figure 20 Channeler Sub Screen Frequency Range Displays ...
Страница 38: ...eater Deko2408 09 enables to slide the selected channel along the bandwidth range in order to set the selected frequency range Proceed as follows 1 Determine the sub band 2 MHz 10 MHz or 25 MHz by clicking on the sub band box to select it If the sub band is out of bounds therefore not shown click on the arrow buttons to bring it within the DCS band then click on its box to select it 2 Click on the...
Страница 39: ...oprietary Data Page 31 6 7 4 Locating and Moving a Sub Band with Arrow Buttons The Channeler area provides three slide buttons to slide and position the sub bands along the frequency range of the Repeater as shown in Figure 22 Figure 22 Channeler Sub Screen Sub Band Frequency Range Setting ...
Страница 40: ... 09 DEKOLINK WIRELESS LTD Page 32 Proprietary Data Pub 308 2005 Rev 2 00S 6 8 FINALIZING THE OPERATION PROCEDURES To finalize the parameters selection procedures proceed as follows Figure 23 Deko2408 09 Final Setting Acceptance Procedures ...
Страница 41: ... failure whenever the Mini Repeater fails The software outputs an alarm warning signal by turning the relevant LED to red The Alarms pane enables fast troubleshooting by showing the failed function To view the Alarms status click on the Alarms tab The screen shows a green Led for proper operation of a major function module It turns red when the function module fails Figure 24 RMS Software Alarms S...
Страница 42: ... Data Pub 308 2005 Rev 2 00S 6 10 CONFIGURATION SCREEN The RMS650 software can display the current configuration of the Mini Repeater The data in this screen cannot be changed To view the Configuration screen click on the Configuration tab Figure 25 RMS Software Configuration Screen ...
Страница 43: ...S Proprietary Data Page 35 6 11 EXITING THE RMS SOFTWARE The Repeater will stay online until forced to disconnect by Pressing the Disconnect button on its configuration screen To end the setup and to exit the RMS Software proceed as follows Figure 26 Mini Repeater Setup Exit Procedure ...
Страница 44: ... the Deko RMS display 7 4 STATUS LEDS TROUBLESHOOTING 7 4 1 Status LEDs Indications The Mini Repeater includes three LEDs DL Power UL on its front panel see Figure 2 Check the following normal LEDs status on the front panel of the Repeater At turn on the LEDs show the built in test procedures the LEDs turn from Orange to Red to Green During normal operation all LEDs are green LEDs in Red signify m...
Страница 45: ...e isolation is satisfactory the Repeater is faulty Replace the unit DL LED Is Constantly Lit In Red A red DL LED indicates a major malfunction Most probable cause Repeater failure Corrective action Replace the unit 7 4 4 UL LED Is Constantly Lit In Orange A constant orange UL LED indicates uplink signal saturation Most probable cause Isolation of the system or internal problem If the DL Led is als...
Страница 46: ...a Pub 308 2005 Rev 2 00S 7 5 MINI REPEATER ALARMS 7 5 1 General The Mini Repeater alarms screen is displayed by clicking in the Alarms tab The Alarms are divided in three functional areas Power amplification area Channeler area General function area Figure 27 Mini Repeater Alarms Screen ...
Страница 47: ...screen If the value is lower than the value in the Amp FWD forward Threshold combo box in the Alarms screen select a lower value in this screen 7 5 2 2 PAmp Current This LED shows malfunction similarly for the Downlink and Uplink paths Most probable cause Downlink Uplink power amplifier module outputs a low current Corrective action Check the LEDs in the Mini Repeater See paragraph 7 4 7 5 2 3 Cha...
Страница 48: ... 5 3 1 Lock Detect This LED shows malfunction similarly for the Downlink and Uplink paths Most probable cause Downlink Uplink Channeler module lock detect failure Corrective action Check the LEDs in the Mini Repeater See paragraph 7 4 7 5 4 General Purpose Alarms The general purpose alarms are provided for the Mini Repeater as a unit and are not linked to the operation of the Downlink or Uplink pa...
Страница 49: ... 4 3 System Mute Most probable cause Mini Repeater amplification is muted automatically Corrective action Check the LEDs in the Mini Repeater See paragraph 7 4 7 5 4 4 User Mute Most probable cause Mini Repeater amplification is muted manually Corrective action This is the result of an operator action Check RF Transmission box in Link area in the Controls and Parameters pane The box should be empt...
Страница 50: ...etary Data Pub 308 2005 Rev 2 00S 7 6 DRY CONTACT ALARMS The Repeater includes three dry contacts for alarm visual see Figure 4 You can connect an external warning lamp and or a loudspeaker in either NC or NO configuration that shall alert the maintenance team in case of failure ...
Страница 51: ...t or by act of vandalism or repaired or altered in any way that adversely affects its performance or reliability To obtain warranty service Purchaser may upon the prior written authorization of Dekolink or its authorized service representative return the defective Product to Dekolink s authorized service center All shipping and insurance charges are the sole responsibility of Purchaser and are not...