Operating instructions

BLE*/* Installation and Operation Manual

Section 1

Introduction

The Motorola STARLINE

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series of broadband line extenders, BLE*/*, accept a single input and

provide 28 through 30 dB of operational gain (depending on model) to a single output. The high

gain makes the BLE*/* series ideally suited for a hybrid fiber-coax system as well as

conventional tree and branch designs. The BLE*/* series of line extenders comply with IEEE

C62.41-1991 and Bell Core GR-1098 specifications for overvoltage testing as recommended by

Cable Labs. The latest BLE*/* platform is also FCC and CE approved.

Features of the BLE*/* include:

! 750 MHz or 870 MHz power doubling technology in enhanced gallium arsenide (E-GaAs) or

silicon

# Several different modular diplex filter splits

# “Ease of use” ergonomics

! 60/90 Vac line power option

! Thermal and auto-controlled Bode equalization

! −20 dB directional coupler test points

! Optional return path ingress control and LIFELINE

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status monitor

! Two-way operation capability

! 15-amp power passing

Figure 1-1 illustrates a closed BLE*/* line extender:

Figure 1-1

BLE*/* - closed