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PWR-COBRA-1 RET Antenna System Quick Installation Guide

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This document briefly describes the installation and operation of the PWR-COBRA Remote

Electrical Tilt antenna system. It is intended to give an overview of basic installation and

operation for experienced antenna users.

Equipment Required

 COBRA™ RET capable antennas

 Antenna mounting hardware (standard or 0–15° mechanical downtilt kit included with

antenna)

 Coaxial cables from BTS to antenna RF ports

 CBL-COBRA one feed line and one jumper per additional antenna, or smart bias tees

and jumper cables. Bias tees eliminate the need for the one main RET cable run

 PWR-COBRA-1 interface power supply

 RS-232 cable (supplied with PWR-COBRA-1)

 Laptop or computer with PWR-COBRA software (supplied with PWR-COBRA-1) installed

Installation Instructions

1. Install the antennas using the mounting hardware provided. Record on an Installation

Configuration sheet the antenna sector, model number, serial number, and pointing angle

from 0–360°.

2. Attach the feed lines from the BTS to the antenna RF ports.

3. Attach the female end of the CBL-COBRA homerun data cable to the first antenna

actuator input port. (The homerun cable is the data cable that runs from the base of the

tower to the input of the first antenna in the RET system.)

4. Attach the male end of the CBL-COBRA jumper line to the output port of the first antenna

and route/connect the female end to the second antenna. Repeat this process until all the

antennas are attached to the RET system in a daisy chain configuration. Cap the output

port of the last antenna with the cap cover provided. Please the see note at the end of

this document for cable length recommendations.

5. Attach the male end of CBL-COBRA feed line at the base of the tower to the barrel

connector port on the PWR-COBRA-1 interface power supply.

6. Plug the interface power supply (PWR-COBRA-1) into the power source.

7. Attach the RS-232 cable (or USB-to-Serial adapter cable) to the laptop or computer and

into the PWR-COBRA-1 interface power supply.

8. Boot up the laptop or computer and launch the COBRA™ RET application software.

9. Click on the Scan button (located under the RET/Identification tab) to search for all

antennas connected to the RET system. When the scan is complete, all the antenna

actuators will be listed by their serial numbers (Figure 1).

Summary of content (6 pages)

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639568 • Revision C • November 2008 Page 1 of 6 PWR-COBRA-1 RET Antenna System Quick Installation Guide Scope This document briefly describes the installation and operation of the PWR-COBRA Remote Electrical Tilt antenna system. It is intended to give an overview of basic installation and operation for experienced antenna users.
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639568 • Revision C • November 2008 Page 2 of 6 Figure 1. RET Device Scan Results. 10. After the device scan has found all the installed antenna actuators, double click on the serial number for the antenna actuator in the list that is to be configured. “CONNECTED” should pop up in the Response box in the Selection area. 11. Enter the password Administrator (the password should be entered as shown with A in upper case and the remaining letters using lower case)Click on Enable.
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639568 • Revision C • November 2008 Page 3 of 6 Figure 2. Configuring Site Information into the PWR-COBRA Interface for a RET Antenna. 13. To store data in the Operator Data fields, use the information gathered during installation and also enter the Installation Date, Installer’s Identification (this can be the company or the individual name), Base Station ID, Sector, Bearing, and the amount of mechanical downtilt set on the antenna during the installation.
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639568 • Revision C • November 2008 Page 4 of 6 15. After all the antenna actuators have been configured and the downtilt settings have been adjusted to their new values, you may want to generate a record of your work. Go to the AISG screen shown in Figure 2 to generate a record (a read only XML file will be generated). Double click on the serial number of the antenna actuator (on the Identification screen) you want to create a record on, and then click on File located on the AISG tab screen.
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39568 • Revision C • November 2008 Page 6 of 6 WARRANTY NOTICE Proper installation, procedures must be followed when installing and operating RET equipment. Failure to assure installations are done by properly trained installation personnel and follow Andrew’s documented procedures may cause warranty for such products to be void. Andrew requires that all RET installations be pre-tested and configured prior to installation.