Confi Rm That Your Zboost Is Working Properly; Improving Your Coverage Area; Base Unit Light Indicators - zBoost ZB645 Platinum Manual

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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.

Improving Your Coverage Area

Should you desire to improve coverage, you may:
1. Move the Base Unit and/or adjust the angle of the Indoor Antenna.
2. Move the External Antennas to a higher location in the attic or outside.
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
"Base Unit Light Indicators" on page 11 for more information.
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.
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Base Unit Light Indicators

During Initial Power Up
Light Mode Status Solution
Cycle RED, System is N/A
GREEN, powering up.
ORANGE Please allow up
to 30 seconds.
Flashing BASE UNIT will 1. Unplug the BASE UNIT power supply.
GREEN fl ash GREEN
2. Relocate the EXTERNAL ANTENNA to pick up the
once for every
strongest signal from your wireless carrier.
2 dB less than
optimal system
3. Move the EXTERNAL ANTENNA as far away from the
gain. Three
INDOOR ANTENNA as possible, with at least 15 ft. of
fl ashes or less
vertical separation (height difference).
indicates the
system will still
4. Plug the BASE UNIT power supply back in.
operate properly.
5. Wait 30 secs. for the BASE UNIT to power cycle on.
After Initial Power Up
Light Mode Status Solution
SOLID zBoost is ready. N/A
GREEN
Flashing zBoost is in use. N/A
GREEN
SOLID EXTERNAL 1. Unplug the BASE UNIT power supply.
ORANGE ANTENNA
2. Move the EXTERNAL ANTENNA as far away from the
and INDOOR
INDOOR ANTENNA as possible, with at least 15 ft. of
ANTENNA
vertical separation (height difference).
are too close
together.
3. Plug the BASE UNIT power supply back in.
4. Wait 30 secs. for the BASE UNIT to power cycle on.
SOLID RED Signal from the 1. Unplug the BASE UNIT power supply.
carrier's cell
2. Relocate the EXTERNAL ANTENNA to another spot.
tower is too
strong for the
3. If you have a directional antenna re-aim it to reduce
BASE UNIT to
carrier signal strength.
operate properly.
4. Plug the BASE UNIT power supply back in.
5. Wait 30 secs. for the BASE UNIT to power cycle on.
Flashing Excessive ^ Refer to Solution #2
RED electronic noise
in the system –
the BASE UNIT
will not operate.
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