User's Manual

MBF-40 AMERICAS REPEATERS
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND USER’S MANUAL
Cobham Wireless – Coverage Date: 14-Feb-16 www.cobham.com/wireless
Document number: 00071UM Rev. 4.3
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4.2 RF Balancing
The MBF-40 RF Balancing procedure can be performed manually (the automatic option specified in
section
4.2.2 will be available in the future) via the OMU II web interface.
4.2.1 Manual RF Balancing
NOTE: If connected locally, enter the MBF-40 Home screen and skip to step 2.
The manual balancing procedure consists of the following steps:
• Verifying the DL RF output level is maximized by setting the required DL attenuation of the
signal.
• Setting the UL attenuation according to the DL.
• In case of noise, adjusting the UL attenuation to reduce noise
To balance the MBF-40 UL and DL outputs
1. Access the MBF-40 Configuration window:
• Click on the Nodes button. The below pane appears
• Click Control next to the node to be balanced.
2. The resulting pane can be displayed in two views:
• Basic – default view (Basic button)
• Advanced – provides more information (Advanced button)
The dialog below shows an example of the Basic (default) view.