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USER MANUAL MBDA-200S QE: 1-0-0 Comba Telecom Ltd.
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The information contained herein is the responsibility of and is approved by the following, to whom all enquiries should be directed in the first instance: This is an unpublished work the copyright in which vests in Comba International ("Comba"). All rights reserved. The information contained herein is confidential and the property of Comba and is supplied without liability for errors or omissions.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S CONTENTS Section Page CONTENTS ..............................3 INDEX TO FIGURES AND TABLES ........................5 HISTORY ............................... 7 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ............................ 8 SAFETY NOTICES AND ADMONISHMENTS ..................... 9 GENERAL INFORMATION ..........................10 EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION .......................... 11 SYSTEM DIAGRAM ............................11 EQUIPMENT LAYOUT ..........................
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S APPENDICES ............................... 50 APPENDIX A: TOOLS FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE ..............50 APPENDIX B: RMA (RETURN MATERIAL AUTHORIZATION) ................. 51 ENU STATUS : 1-0-0 Copyright - refer to title page Page 4...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S HISTORY Change No. Details Of Change 1-0-0 This user manual first created in Aug 2014. ENU STATUS : 1-0-0 Copyright - refer to title page Page 7...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S GLOSSARY OF TERMS Automatic Level Control Attenuation Bi-direction Amplifier Base Station Base Transceiver Station Downlink Donor Terminal Fiber Optical Unit Graphic User Interface Identification Low Noise Amplifier Main Control Unit Mobile Terminal MTBF Mean Time Between Failures...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S SAFETY NOTICES AND ADMONISHMENTS This document contains safety notices in accordance with appropriate standards. In the interests of conformity with the territory standards for the country concerned, the equivalent territorial admonishments are also shown. Any installation, adjustment, maintenance and repair of the equipment must only be carried out by trained, authorized personnel.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S 1 GENERAL INFORMATION The mBDA-200S Band Selective Wireless Repeater is designed for operation in 700LowerABC, 700UpperC, 850MHz, 1900MHz, AWS and 2600MHz networks.Digital band-specific linear amplifier amplifies the desired BTS carriers and provides superior out-of-band rejection. Typical units with adjustable bandwidth are programmed to specific requirements of the network.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S 2 EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION 2.1 SYSTEM DIAGRAM DL PA DL LNA Digital Frequency Selective Module UL PA UL LNA Donor Power Alarm Main Control Unit Supply Indicator Mobile Modem Mobile Mobile DL PA DL LNA Digital Frequency...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S 2.2 EQUIPMENT LAYOUT 58.6 58.6 81.4 265.2 Figure 3: Layout of mBDA ENU STATUS : 1-0-0 Copyright - refer to title page Page 12...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S 2.3 EQUIPMENT CONSTITUTION mBDA consists of the following parts: Table 1: mBDA Components Module Description There are total 7 slots in the main chassis, where six slots for RF Units and mBDA-RACK Combiner Units, first slot is for Power & Monitoring Unit.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S 3 INSTALLATION 3.1 WARNINGS AND ALERTS Radio Frequency Energies There may be situations, particularly for workplace environments near high-powered RF sources, where recommended limits for safe exposure of human beings to RF energy could be exceeded. In such cases, restrictive measures or actions may be necessary to ensure the safe use of RF energy.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S 3.2 SITE PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS 3.2.1 SITE PLANNING Site Considerations There may be situations, particularly for workplace environments near high-powered RF sources, where recommended limits for safe exposure of human beings to RF energy could be exceeded. In such cases, restrictive measures or actions may be necessary to ensure the safe use of RF energy.
Without documentary evidence, a claim cannot be processed. Open and check each package against the packing list. For any shortage, contact Comba Telecom Systems. Do not remove items from packing materials until installation.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S 3.3.3 ASSEMBLING mBDA consists of one Rack and three different modules including PMU ,RFUs and CBs (CB is optional). All the units are packed separately. Follow the steps below to assemble. RF Unit Power &...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S Figure 6: Remove Cover Plates Step 2: PMU installation: Insert PMU and fasten the screws. Figure 7: PMU Installation Step 3: RF Units installation: Insert RFUs and fasten the screws. ENU STATUS : 1-0-0 Copyright - refer to title page...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S Figure 8: RF Unit Installation Step 4: Finish Installation. Figure 9: mBDA Installation Finish ENU STATUS : 1-0-0 Copyright - refer to title page Page 19...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S 3.3.4 mBDA IN NORMAL EQUIPMENT CABINET mBDA is an indoor type device. It can be installed in normal equipment cabinet, the installation procedures are shown as below: Step 1: Make sure the equipment cabinet is available with pallet, and the pallet is fixed steadily (Equipment Cabinet nuts, screws and pallet are not provided.).
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S Figure 11: mBDA Installation Step 3: Attach the mBDA onto the cabinet with the recommended rack screws. Figure 12: Secure the Screws Step 4: Finish installation. ENU STATUS : 1-0-0 Copyright - refer to title page...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S Figure 13: Finish Installaiton 3.3.5 mBDA IN 19” RACK MOUNTING mBDA can also be installed in 19’’ rack mounting, the installation procedures are shown as below: Step 1: Install right angle bracket and left angle bracket on back of the mounting rack. (19” Rack nuts, screws and Angel Iron are not provided.) Use rack nuts and screws as recommended by rack...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S Figure 14: Mounting Rack Figure 15: Angle Iron Installation Step2: Slide the mBDA on to the angle brackets and confirm it is level. The left and right angle brackets need to be ordered separately. ENU STATUS : 1-0-0...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S Figure 16: mBDA Installation Step 3: Attach the mBDA onto the rack with the recommended rack screws. Figure 17: Secure the Enclosure Step 4: Finish installation. ENU STATUS : 1-0-0 Copyright - refer to title page...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S 3.4 EQUIPMENT CONNECTORS The figure below presents the connectors of mBDA. Figure 19: mBDA Front Panel Connectors Figure 20: mBDA Rear Panel Connectors ENU STATUS : 1-0-0 Copyright - refer to title page Page 26...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S Table 3: mBDA Connections Identifier Functional Description 1. OMT/LAN/RS485 OMT port is for local commissioning; LAN port is for remote connection; RS485 is for extension connection when adding extended equipment. 2. LED indicator LED indicator. Refer to Table 5 for the detailed information.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S 3.5.3 mBDA CONNECTIONS Step1: Connect the mBDA DT port to the RF Source downlink, and then connect mBDA MT port with RF Source uplink. Step 2: Connect the power cable to the power supply port (100-240VAC, 1Amp maximmum).
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S 4 COMMISSIONING 4.1 PRE-COMMISSIONING TASKS After equipment installation, perform the following steps before equipment powering and commissioning, check that the expected voltage, current, and power levels do not violate any ratings. Double check all connections including ground before applying power. Do not manipulate circuits or make changes when power is applied: ...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S 4.3 COMMISSIONING PROCEDURE System commissioning can commence after the monitoring system has completed self initialization. The commissioning procedure is shown below: Connect and inquiry status Isolation detection Set channel No. Set monitor parameters Input power detection and adjust the direction of...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S Table 6: Commissioning Procedure Commissioning Tasks Observation Activate the OMT Main window. The system Initialization will completed in about 2 minutes. 1. On-line and Inquiry status Click “Connect” button to enquire the repeater’s status. Proceed if ...
5 WEB GUI mBDA can be monitored and controlled by WEB GUI, follow below contents to achieve system parameter setting and commissioning. WEB GUI CONNECTION Step 1: Connect PMU OMT port to PC RJ45 port with the supplied Ethernet cable to set up a physical connection.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S WEB GUI INTRODUCTION After log in, the Web GUI main screen will appear. We take dual bands products for example. Figure 28: Web GUI Main Screen On Comba Web GUI Home Screen, there are four Menu bars: [Devices], [Commissioning], [Firmware] and [Management].
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S PMU Main Management Screen Figure 30: Power & Monitoring Unit RF Unit Management Screen Figure 31: RF Unit ENU STATUS : 1-0-0 Copyright - refer to title page Page 34...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S NOTE: There are three statuses for PA Service: Normal, Recovery and Shutdown. If PA output power or reflected power exceeds the threshold, software will trigger Recovery: It will reset PA and then re-detect the PA output power and reflected power, if they are normal, the PA Service Status will turn to Normal, if PA output power or reflected power is still over the threshold, PA Service Status will turn to Recovery again.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S 5.2.3 [FIRMWARE] There are two functions on the [Firmware] bar: [upgrade] and [swap]. [Upgrade] is used to upgrade software, and [Swap] is to replace current firmware version to the previous one. Follow steps shown in below figure to upgrade firmware.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S Figure 36: [Firmware] Screen - Swap 5.2.4 [MANAGEMENT] Other parameters can be configured on [Management] Screen. Figure 37: [Management] Sceen There are nine function bars list in the left side of the [Mangement] Screen. Below figures are the introduction of each function bar.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S Inport&Export Figure 38: Management – Import&Export The parameters that can be import/export as below: sub band, alarm enable, ATT value, RF switch, DL output power and so on. Import and Export can help users quickly configure mBDA parameters. For example, if one mBDA finished configuration, users can export its parameters and save as a file in PC, and then import this file to other mBDA to fast finish the device parameter setting.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S Note: For remote monitoring, the IP Address must be set correctly according to the location IP of remote connection. If more than one equipment is connected to the public network through the same router, the router’s local IP CANNOT be set as 192.168.8.*.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S Figure 42: Modify Password Note: Username cannot be modified. Device Reset Figure 43: Management – Device Reset . Device Reset Note: If users click , all the parameter and alarm will set to factory default value process will last about 2~4 minutes.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S PA Reset Figure 44: Management – PA Reset Note: PA will be turned off by software when PA output power or (VSWR) reflected power is exceed the threshold. Users need to reset PA after debugging.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S Isolation Figure 46: Management – Isolation Note: This Step is the same as step3 of [Commissioning]. Users can check isolation again by clicking Check button. Report Figure 47: Management – Report Note: Click Create to create report (The report cann’t create in IE browser.) and make sure the computer has installed PDF Reader software.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S COMMISSIONING PROCEDURE To complete the installation and commissioning, users need to follow the steps below. Step 1: Click Menu bar [Commissioning] on home screen, a work flow will show up. Figure 48: Commissioning Procedure – Start Step 2: Click to start the process.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S Step 3: Click , users can set the site information. Figure 50: Dev Info & Date/Time Dev Info mainly used to record device location and Date/Time provid a time reference. Click the Config Value of Date/Time, will update Date/time automatically.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S NOTE: For each RF module, the 3 subband bandwidth setting should not be overlap each other, if yes, only 1 subband can be turn on, other overlap subband is forbided to switch on by equipment. Step 6: Click to enter to DL output power setting after finishing subband bandwidths and switchs setting.
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S Figure 58: DL Output Power Over Exceed Step 7: Click to commission other RFUs parameters. Click to finish the commissioning. Figure 59: Commissioning Procedure – Finish End of Section ENU STATUS : 1-0-0 Copyright - refer to title page...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S 6 MAINTENANCE The mBDA is designed for trouble-free operation and generally does not need maintenance. Maintenance activities should only be carried out by trained personnel. The equipment operation status can be observed remotely through OMC. Periodic inspection of the repeater equipment(s) is recommended, the recommended tasks includes: ...
USER MANUAL FOR MBDA-200S 7 APPENDICES APPENDIX A: TOOLS FOR INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE The following tools (not included in package) are required for installation or routine maintenance: Power Drill (for wall mount) Adjustable Wrench (0.31 inch~0.79 inch) ...
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