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Wi-Ex
YX600 Series Installation Guide
10.
Turn the signal booster on and wait 30 seconds. Note the number of
signal bars displayed on your cell phone. For best results, you want to place your
phone where the phone’s signal meter displays in the middle of the signal meter
range or less so that it can indicate as you rotate the Signal Antenna to the
optimum direction. If it is reading too high, move the phone farther from the base
unit antenna.
11.
Record the number of signal bars ________(A) on your cell phone.
Leave the phone in exactly the same place and pointing in the same direction for
the following steps. Note the direction of the Yagi antenna starting position
________________.
12.
Rotate the Yagi antenna mast 90 degrees and then record the phone
signal bars _________(B).
13.
Continue to rotate the antenna mast another 90 degrees in the same
direction and record the phone signal bars _________(C).
14.
Again, rotate the antenna mast another 90 degrees in the same
direction and again record the phone signal bars _________(D).
15.
If you desire to optimize further, then look for the two highest signal bar
readings above and move the antenna between these two points to find the highest
signal bars reading.
16.
Look for the highest reading above. Set the antenna to that position
and tighten the antenna to the mast.
To aim each antenna for maximum signal, you may need more than one cell
phone, one operating in the Cellular band (typically Cingular, Verizon or Alltel) and
one operating in the PCS band (typically Sprint, T-Mobile, Metro PCS, Cricket).
Running the Coaxial Cable to the Base Unit
After installing the Signal Antenna(s) and connecting the coaxial cable, run it to
the location in your home where you plan to install the Base Unit. It is highly
recommended that you refrain from securing your cable, drilling any holes, etc.
until you complete and test the installation of the Base Unit.
For example, if you plan to use the Base Unit in the living room of a two-story
home, first run the cable from the attic down the stairs to the living room. After
the Base Unit is installed and successfully working, find a more direct and
permanent route for the cable (e.g., dropping it through the ceiling of a nearby
closet).
Caution:
Before drilling any holes into a wall to run your
cable, make sure you know where existing
electrical wiring is located. Drilling into live
electrical wiring could cause an electrical shock
and sever the wire.
