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Cellular REACH ZB560Y Manual zBoost
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Cellular REACH ZB560Y Manual
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Improving Your Coverage Area
Should you desire to improve coverage, you may:
• Relocate the External Antenna in order to capture a better signal –higher is usually better
and outside is better than inside.
• Increase the distance between the Base Unit and the External Antenna.
• Purchase an upgrade antenna available at www.zBoost.com
Note: Using a signal meter or an antenna application on a smartphone is a more accurate way to
measure a stronger signal than the bars on a phone.
Upon initial power up, the LED will cycle RED, GREEN and ORANGE for 30 seconds. After 30
seconds, a series of GREEN fl ashes will indicate the quality of your setup. Following this, a solid
GREEN light indicates normal conditions. If it is not solid GREEN, follow the instructions in the
Base Unit LED Indicators section. Adjustments may be needed to optimize performance. If you fi nd
the increased signal coverage is acceptable, however, no additional adjustments are needed. See
“zBoost Base Unit Light Indicators” on page 10 for more information.
zBoost Base Unit
Power Supply
zBoost Ba
Indoor Antenna
Coax Cable
External Antenna
15 ft. of
Vertical
Separation
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 External
Antenna to the optimum direction. If it is reading too high, move the phone farther from the Indoor
Antenna. (Note: if you’re using signal bars to measure signal strength, turn off your LTE during this
process)
Record the number of signal bars or dBm________(A) on your cell phone. You can use our YX699
RF Signal Meter or an application on a smart phone to get the dBm. Leave the phone in exactly the
same place and pointing in the same direction for the following steps. Note the direction External
Antenna starting position ________________.
Rotate the External Antenna 90 degrees and then record the phone signal bars ______(B).
Continue to rotate the antenna another 90 degrees in the same direction and record the phone
signal bars _________(C).
Again, rotate the antenna another 90 degrees in the same direction and again record the phone
signal bars _________(D).
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 fi nd the highest signal bars reading.
Look for the highest reading above. Set the antenna to that position and tighten the antenna to
the mast of your choosing. We suggest PVC pipe that is at least 1.5” or J-Pole (part # YX014, not
included).
Confi rm That Your zBoost is Working Properly
With everything connected and the Base Unit plugged in, you should walk throughout the room and
see that you are able to reliably place calls.
Remember, coverage varies based on outdoor signal level, home construction, and general
installation care. Coverage in adjoining rooms (next to, above, or below) will be reduced due to the
walls or the ceiling/fl oor.
Note
Cell phone signal bars are approximate and vary from
phone to phone. The number of bars can fl uctuate
widely, depending on the location of the phone, the
position or angle of the phone, weather, etc. Most cell
phone signal meters update every 6 to 10 seconds. An
increase of only one bar typically indicates a 4x to 10x
signal increase.
THE BEST INDICATOR OF PRODUCT
PERFORMANCE IS THE ABILITY TO RELIABLY
PLACE AND RECEIVE CALLS WHERE YOU COULD
NOT BEFORE SETTING UP THE ZB560Y Cellular
REACH.