Operation and Maintenance Manual

CANAM TECHNOLOGY, INC. (CTI)
MARK-IVD 800MHZ NARROWBAND SIGNAL BOOSTER M4DBDA8 O&M MANUAL
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Rev1 May/2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section A. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 6
Section B. GLOSSARY ............................................................................................. 8
Section C. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .......................................................................... 9
C.1 EQUIPMENT HANDLING AND INSTALLATION ............................................... 9
C.2 POWER SUPPLIES ............................................................................................. 9
C.3 MCPA MODULES ............................................................................................ 9
C.4 RF EXPOSURE ................................................................................................... 9
C.5 MOVING PARTS ............................................................................................ 10
Section D. THEORY OF OPERATION .................................................................... 11
D.1 DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................. 11
D.2 FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM ................................................................. 12
D.3 FEATURES ........................................................................................................ 13
D.4 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ 14
D.5 FRONT AND REAR PANEL PORTS AND INTERFACES.................................. 17
D.6 LCD-DISPLAY & KEYPAD ASSEMBLY ........................................................... 19
Section E. INITIAL CONFIGURATION ................................................................... 23
E.1 GENERAL GUIDELINES REGARDING RF CONNECTIONS & OPERATIONS
WITH TEST INSTRUMENTS ......................................................................................... 24
E.2 ANTENNA INSTALLATION .............................................................................. 25
Section F. WEB-SERVER GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE .................................... 26
F.1 FIRST-TIME START CONFIGURATION ............................................................ 26
F.1.1 CONNECTING SYSTEM DIRECTLY TO PC COMPUTER ........................... 26
F.1.2 CONNECTING SYSTEM TO LOCAL AREA NETWORK ............................. 29
F.2 WEB SERVER OPERATIONS ........................................................................... 31
F.2.1 MAIN STATUS PAGE ................................................................................... 32
F.2.2 FILTER STATUS PAGE .................................................................................. 37
F.2.3 MAIN SETTINGS PAGE ............................................................................... 38
F.2.3.1 Maximum Desired Output Level per filter(dBm): .............................. 38
F.2.3.2 Input Attenuation Control .................................................................... 39
F.2.3.3 Pilot test carrier ...................................................................................... 40
F.2.3.4 MCPA Control: ....................................................................................... 40
F.2.3.5 Updating operational settings ............................................................ 41
F.2.4 FILTER SETTINGS PAGE ............................................................................... 42