CSI Dual Band BDA, Product Manual

Page 1: ...CSIBi DirectionalAmplifier CSI Bi directional Amplifier ...

Page 2: ...roduct Information 2 Pin Out Chart 2 LED Indicators 2 Mechanical Outline Drawing 3 Installation 4 Important Safety Information 5 PerformanceAdjustment 6 17 View Menu Series 7 11 View Menu Flow Diagram 7 Edit Menu Series 12 17 Edit Menu Flow Diagram 12 Troubleshooting 18 Product Warranty 19 ...

Page 3: ...ash if the breaker should reset To avoid explosion or fire do not operate this product in the presence of flammable gases or fumes LightningDanger Do not install or make adjustments to this unit during an electrical storm No User Serviceable Parts Inside HAZARDOUSVOLTAGESAREPRESENTWHENTHECOVERISREMOVED Opening the chassis will void your warranty If you suspect a malfunction with this product call ...

Page 4: ...e seven amplification stages on the downlink and seven on the uplinkfor a total of 65 to 80 dB nominal gain for each link Gain can be set using the LCD display and select up down switches There are also LED indicators on the top cover for power overload and gain reduction to prevent oscillation LED Indicators Warning The unit has sensed instability due to insufficient isolation between the inside ...

Page 5: ... 3 Dual Band BDA Single Band BDA LCD Model Mechanical Drawing I O M E N U ...

Page 6: ...CSI AY 806 960 14 SMR 700 model number CSI AY 700 960 11 Andrew DD 498 PS 746 806 9 1 11 Inside OmnidirectionalAntennas PCS model number CSI AS 1 85 1 99 2 SMR model number CSI AS 806 866 4 Tri Band model number CSI AO 800 2 5K 3 SMR 700 model number CSI AO 700 2 5K 3 Power Dividers 2 1 model number CSI S2BSC 3 1 model number CSI S3BSC 4 1 model number CSI S4BSC Grounding Kit model number CSI GKIT...

Page 7: ...antenna must be such that under normal conditions all personnel cannot come within 20 cm 8 0 in from any inside antenna Exceeding this minimum separation will ensure that the employee or bystander does not receive RF exposure beyond the maximum permissible exposure according to section 1 1310 i e limits for General Population Uncontrolled Exposure For OUTDOOR use a directional antenna up to a maxi...

Page 8: ... feature disabled See page 16 for further details In both menu systems the MENU button is used to maneuver between menus in a sequential fashion EDIT is generally used to enter the Edit Menu Series and SAVE is generally used to exit it Pressing SAVE in all menus except the one that allows you to alter the Edit BDA Name menu explained below will force any changes made while in the Edit Menu Series ...

Page 9: ...o r d i s a f i v e b u t t o n s e q u e n c e t h a t s e c u r e s t h e ability to change the information w i t h i n t h e B D A K e y s i n t h i s p a s s w o r d c a n c o n s i s t o f a n y b u t t o n e x c e p t M E N U This password defaults to the f o l l o w i n g s e q u e n c e u n t i l changed by the user UP DOWN DOWN UP UP Page 11 Power Readings Oscillation Events Fan Events Ov...

Page 10: ...e Screen Saver Display will turn the backlight back on and advance the menu to the Power Readout Display Pressing the EDIT key will advance you to the EDIT menu series Power Readings Display This menu shows the instantaneous power readings in the BDA as well as whether or not the gain is being actively attenuated by Automatic Gain Control A typical Power Readings Display might appear as below This...

Page 11: ...ll reset the counters as well Events capable of being recorded are Isolation Control This event is recorded whenever insufficient isolation exists between the Donor and DAS antennae When that condition occurs the Oscillation Event counter will be incremented Oscillation control is implemented in the BDA control system If an oscillation condition is detected the BDA control circuitry will attempt t...

Page 12: ...events have no effect on the BDA Pressing MENU within at this display will advance the user to the Peak Power Display Peak Power Readout Display This display shows the highest readings that have registered on the BDA since power up or reset A typical display might look like this Note that since AGC cannot act instantaneously the peak power seen on the output might be higher than the power the unit...

Page 13: ...voked Successful password entries will permit the user to enter the Edit Menu Series unsuccessful entries will cause the BDAto revert to the Screen Saver display The password menu does not belong to either the View Menu Series or the Edit Menu Series It is shown here for completeness A typical password entry display might look like this Each password consists of a series of five button presses Non...

Page 14: ...getting into this sequence of menus the user can save all changes made by pressing SAVE Pressing this button exits the Edit menu Series however so it is advisable to make all changes desired beforehand The Edit BDA Name menu is an exception refer to the documentation for details If no button is pressed within ten minutes of the last press these menus will be exited and no changes made will be save...

Page 15: ...it Downlink Gain display Edit Downlink Gain Display In this window the downlink gain can be altered however it cannot be adjusted lower than the difference between the calibrated maximum output minus 30 dB max gain 30 dB The range of the attenuators in either the uplink or the downlink imposes this constraint Within that permissible range the values can be changed in 1 dB increments by pressing th...

Page 16: ... name can consist of uppercase letters lowercase letters numerals and or blank spaces A blinking cursor shows the user which letter they are editing the edit process is executed from left to right In any cursor position characters are selected by using the UP and DOWN buttons Once the user has selected the letter for that position SAVE will lock that letter into that position and advance the curso...

Page 17: ... taken in this menu not to set the address to that of another BDA on the same Web Monitor network The different addresses permissible are presented in cyclical fashion A typical display might look like this Pressing UP and DOWN will scroll through the different valid addresses Pressing MENU will exit to the next screen the Software Shutdown display Software Shutdown display A software shutdown wil...

Page 18: ...on Pressing any button after a new sequence has been entered will cause that sequence to be stored Pressing MENU at any time during the sequence will abort the process and revert to the most recent password If a change is successful the new password will be required for future changes to be enabled Password control cannot be disabled without authorizing the mode change using the current password T...

Page 19: ...ce the last password entry and revert to the Screen Saver display Final Note If the BDA should become unstable and none of these menu commands are operable the processor can be reset to factory defaults by pressing and holding the UP DOWN and MENU buttons simultaneously for one second This is a catastrophic recovery measure and should not be implemented unless all other procedures have failed ...

Page 20: ... is operating The existence of strong analog signals within the frequency bands can cause theAGC to reduce the amplifier s gain particularly on the downlink In some cases additional filtering might be required to reject these unwanted signals In some instances the directional outside antenna can be reoriented horizontally to place the interfering source in an antenna pattern null There also may be...

Page 21: ...he provisions of this warranty shall be applicable with respect to any product which Seller repairs or replaces pursuant to it SELLER MAKES NO WARRANTY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OTHER THAN AS SPECIFI CALLY STATED ABOVE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED ARE THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR PURPOSE THE FOREGOING SHALL CONSTITUTE ALL OF SELLER S LIABILITY EXCEPT AS TO PATENT INFRINGEMENT WITH RESP...

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