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- Page 1 English English English English TETRA and UHF Compact Repeater User & Installation Manual...
- Page 2 Document History Description Revision Date Issued Preliminary release for early field trials August 3 , 2009 Indicator panel, and cabinet modifications April 13 , 2010 Software screenshots updated August 20 , 2010 UM-0100-03.09 – August 2010...
- Page 3 Specifications, dimensions and other statements mentioned in this manual are subject to change without notice. This manual or parts of it may not be reproduced without the written permission of Fiplex Europe SL. Infringements will be prosecuted. All rights reserved.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Contents Abbreviations..........................V Part 1 HARDWARE..........................1 Safety............................1 Dangerous Voltage Warning...................... 1 Radiation Hazard Warning......................1 FCC............................... 1 R&TTE Compliance Statement ....................1 Station Ground ........................... 1 Electrostatic Discharge........................ 1 Disposal of Electric and Electronic Waste................... 1 Product Description......................... 2 Dimensions .......................... -
Page 5: Abbreviations
Mobile Station, MS antenna = towards the mobile station Operation and Maintenance System Overload Power Amplifier Personal Communication Network (same as DCS) Personal Communication System pFOMS Portable Fiplex Operation and Maintenance Software Power Supply Radio Frequency RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication Software TDMA... -
Page 6: Part 1 Hardware
Part 1 HARDWARE Safety Dangerous Voltage Warning Any personnel involved in installation, operation or service of Fiplex repeaters must understand and obey the following: The power supply unit in repeaters supplied from the mains contains dangerous voltage level, which can cause electric shock. -
Page 7: Product Description
Product Description. UM-0100-03.09 – August 2010... -
Page 8: Dimensions
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Page 9: Installation
Installation Sitting the repeater Fiplex repeaters are designed for outdoor usage. However, humidity and temperature changes may have affect on the reliability. A preferable site for the repeater is thus indoor, in a tempered and ventilated room. Repeaters are designed with a weather proof outdoor cabinet that can be mounted without any kind of shelter from rain, snow or hail. - Page 10 After attaching the bracket hang the repeater. Figure 3 Screw the cabinet to the bracket Attach repeater’s cabinet to the bracket using four M6 x 2” allen screws. Release repeater cover UM-0100-03.09 – August 2010...
- Page 11 Open repeater cover Place and screw the four M6 x 2” allen screws UM-0100-03.09 – August 2010...
- Page 12 Close repeater cover Secure repeater cover UM-0100-03.09 – August 2010...
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Page 13: Commissioning
Commissioning Connection Figure 4 Figure 5 shows RF ports and AC and DC cable glands location. 1. Connect service antenna (“TO MOBILE” port) and donor antenna (“TO BASE” port) coaxial cables. N type female connectors are used in the repeater. 2. -
Page 14: Starting Operation
3. Auxiliary DC connection can be provided to the repeater from an external DC source. There is a dedicated cable gland for this purpose (EXT DC INPUT in figure 4), and a dedicated DC connector labelled P60002 located at the main board. A 5.5mm x 2.1mm center positive plug must be used. Please check appropriate DC voltage at repeater specification sheet. - Page 15 Figure 5 Figure 5 shows how to set up manual attenuation values. UM-0100-03.09 – August 2010...
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Page 16: Status Indicators
Status Indicators There is an indicator panel located at the front panel of the repeater. This led panel works as a status monitor, in order to advice different operational conditions of the repeater. There are four leds, first one the power ON indication led, labelled “PWR”. A Second led, labelled “STS”... -
Page 17: Automatic Gain Control (Agc)
4. AGC UL Blinking condition indicates that AGC circuitry is active for uplink path. For further information please read Automatic Gain Control (AGC) latter in this chapter. 5. Overload DL Led permanently ON indicates that Overload protection circuitry for downlink path is active. For further information please read Overload Protection latter in this chapter. -
Page 18: Part 2 Software
The following section will describe the steps to be followed in order to install and use the pFOMS software with your Fiplex repeater. 1. Execute the Fiplex Portable Foms installer and choose the default path “C:\program files\fiplex”. Please do not change this location. - Page 19 4. Windows will start its hardware installation assistant, follow the steps and indicate the driver location. Select “No, not this time” Select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) UM-0100-03.09 – August 2010...
- Page 20 Windows probably complains because this is not an official Microsoft Windows driver, click in “Continue Anyway” UM-0100-03.09 – August 2010...
- Page 21 5. After having installed the CDC-RS232 Fiplex driver, run pFOMS Software. Click “Connect”. UM-0100-03.09 – August 2010...
- Page 22 Click “Choose” Select The Serial Com port that just appeared on your PC. Remember that the BDA driver installs itself as a generic Com Port so if properly installed, you should have a new comport not present before connecting the Repeater. Click “Continue”.
- Page 23 Choose Flow Control “None”. Click “Accept”. This window will be active while Repeater is establishing connection with pFOMS. UM-0100-03.09 – August 2010...
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Page 24: Overview
Overview General Tabsheet This tabsheet displays general information from repeater. First eight fields shown at the upper left corner of the window displays identity information of the repeater, this information is stored at repeater’s firmware. Device Information: four fields at the upper right of the window displays static nominal values of the repeater, this information are shown by pFOMS after detecting repeater model. -
Page 25: Status Tabsheet
Status tabsheet This tabsheet shows configurable parameters of the repeater: Filters: active filters will appear in green, not installed filters in gray and filters with communication errors will be purple. Band selective programmable filters shows Start / Stop channel and Start / Stop frequency. Channel selective programmable filters will only show Start channel, in this case the meaning for start channel is filter center BW channel. -
Page 26: Configuration
Configuration In order to setup operative parameters of the repeater such as manual attenuation UL and/or DL and filters, user must click “Edit” at the bottom right corner of Status tabsheet. Now user is free to change configurable values. Once configured operational parameters click “Accept”, after a few seconds changes will be displayed (once pFOMS refresh the window), with updated information.
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