Wilson Electronics SignalBoost DT Installation guide

SIGNALBOOST™ DT

DualBand

Cellular/PCS

Ampliﬁ er System

Installation Guide

Contents:

BeforeGettingStarted∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 1

PackageContents∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 1

ToolsRequiredforInstallation∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 1

HowItWorks∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 2

ReasonsforWeakCellularSignals∙∙∙∙∙∙ 2

FirstStep:FindtheStrongestSignal∙∙∙∙∙ 3

InstallationOptionsCradleAntenna∙∙∙∙ 3

AntennaPlacement∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 4

AntennaSeparation∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 5

InstallingtheCradleAntenna∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 6

InstallingtheAmpliﬁerUnit∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 9

PoweringUptheAmpliﬁer∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 10

UnderstandingtheIndicatorLight∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 10

WarningsandRecommendations∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 11

FrequentlyAskedQuestions∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 11

AmpliﬁerSpeciﬁcations∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 13

GuaranteeandWarranty∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 14

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1

WelcometotheWilsonElectronicsFamilyofProducts!

ThankyouforpurchasingtheWilsonSignalBoostDTampliﬁersystem.Youarejustminutesawayfrom

enjoyingimprovedperformancefromyourcellularphoneand/orlaptopdatacard.Wheninstalledproperly,

theSignalBoostDTwillsigniﬁcantlyreducedroppedcallsandimprovebothvoiceanddatasignalquality.

Bytakingafewminutestoreadandfollowthesimpleinstructionsinthisguide,youwillgetthemostoutof

yournewampliﬁersystem.Ifyouhavequestionsduringorafterinstallation,pleasedon’thesitatetocontact

amemberofourTechnicalSupportteambyphone(8662941660or4356735021)oremail(tech@

wilsonelectronics.com).We’reheretohelp!

BeforeGettingStarted

ThisguidewillhelpyouproperlyinstallWilson’sSignalBoostDT. Itisrecommendedthatyoureadthrough

alloftheinstallationstepsandfamiliarizeyourselfwiththeproduct. Readtheinstructionsandvisualize

whereyouwanttoplacethecomponentsbeforemountinganyequipment.Ifyoudonotunderstandthe

instructionsinfull,pleasecontactWilsonTechnicalSupportat8662941660or4356735021.

InsidethisPackage:

SignalBoostDT

Ampliﬁer

AntennaandCradle

(locateoutsideonpole,

wall,orinsideonwindow)

ACPower

Supply

CoaxialCables

(20and30feet)

Ampliﬁer

WallBracket

WindowMount

(PacketC)

WallMount

(PacketB)

PoleMount

(PacketA)

ToolsRequiredforInstallation:

Dependingonyourparticularinstallation,youwillneedthefollowingtools:

•WindowmountNoadditionaltoolsneeded

•WallmountDrilland3/16inchbit,Phillipsheadscrewdriver

•Polemount1/4inchopenendwrenchoradjustablewrench

Onboard

Antenna

Cable

Connector

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HowitWorks

YourWilsonSignalBoostDTAmpliﬁerworksbypickingupastrongersignalfromanantennamountedona

poleorwalloutsideyourbuildingorhighonawindowinsideyourbuilding,facingthecellsite.Theampliﬁer

thenincreasesthesignalandtransmitsitthroughtheonboardantennaontheampliﬁertoyourcellphoneor

laptopdatacard.

ReasonsforWeakCellularSignals

Anyonewhousesacellphoneorcellulardatacardknowsthefrustrationofnotbeingabletoconnecttoor

maintainastrongcellularsignal.Whenthisoccurs,it’sgenerallyduetooneoftworeasons:

1.LocationoftheNearestCellTower–Celltowersaresituatedtoprovidebroadcoverage;however,there

aremanyareasinwhichsignalstrengthmaybereducedbytopographicfeaturesorbylocalgovernment

restrictionsontheheightorplacementofthetowersthemselves.Ruralareasgenerallyhavefewercell

towersthanurbanregions.

2.NaturalandManmadeObstructions–Signalstrengthcanalsobenegativelyaffectedbytrees,hills,

buildingsandotherobstructions.Youmayberelativelyclosetoacelltowerbutstillunabletomakeacall.

Thisoftenoccursinhomes,ofﬁcesandotherbuildingsinwhichstucco,concreteormetalwallsblockthe

signal.

TheSignalBoostDTworkswithtwoantennas(included).Theonboardantennacommunicateswithyourcell

phoneorlaptopdatacard,andthecradleantennacommunicateswiththecelltower.Thecradleantennais

designedforinstallationoutsideonawallorapole,orinsideonawindoworwall,dependingonyourpreferred

conﬁguration(seeFigure1).

ThecradleantennareceivestheoutsidesignalandsendsitthroughthecoaxcabletotheSignalBoostDT,

whereitisampliﬁedandretransmittedmuchmorestronglythroughtheonboardantennaintotheroom.When

theonboardantennapicksupasignalfromyourcellphoneordatacard,theampliﬁerbooststhatsignaland

transmitsitthroughthecabletothecradleantennaandbacktothecellsite.(Note:theSignalBoostDTwill

onlyoperateifthereisadequatesignaltoamplify.)

Note: If20’

separationisnot

possible,seepage5.

Figure1

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3

WindowInstallation(C)

Antennaand

Cradle(high

oninsideof

window,facing

cellsite)

PoleInstallation(A)

Cell

Tower

Antenna

and

Cradle

(facing

cellsite)

WallInstallation(B)

Antennaand

Cradle(on

outsideof

building

ashighas

possible,

facingcell

site)

Cell

Tower

FirstStep:FindtheStrongestSignal

BeforeyouinstallyourSignalBoostDT,itisveryimportantthatyoudeterminethelocationofthebestavailable

cellularsignal.Thiswillaffectwhereyouplacethecradleantennaandwillhelpyougetthebestperformance

fromyoursystem.

Youwillﬁndthestrongestsignaloutsideyourhouseorbuilding,atthehighestplaceavailable.Yourcellphone

canhelpyouﬁndthestrongestoutsidesignal,usinganyorallofthefollowingmethods:

1.Placecallsfromseverallocationsoutsideyourbuildingandnotewhereyougetthebestreception.

2. Checkthebarindicatoronyourcellphonedisplayandnotewherethesignalappearstobethestrongest.

Note:cellphonebarsareonlyanapproximationofsignalstrengthandvaryfromphonetophone.Theycan

takeupto30secondstoresettoanewreading.Bepatientandrepeatyoursignalcheckseveraltimes.

3. Somecellphoneshavetestmodesforreadingaccuratesignalstrength.Usingthetestmodeonyourcell

phone,movearoundtheoutsideofyourbuildinganddeterminethelocationofthestrongestsignal.(For

assistancewiththetestmodeonyourparticularphone,visittheTechnicalSupportsectionofourwebsite:

www.wilsonelectronics.comorcallourTechnicalSupportDepartmentat8662941660or4356735021.)

Onceyouhavedeterminedwheretheoutsidesignalisstrongest,youshouldplantoinstallthecradleantenna

inthatgeneralarea,eitheroutsideorinside.(Seethefollowingsectionforalternativeinstallationoptions.)

InstallationOptionsCradleAntenna

Thecradleantennaisdirectional–itreceivesandtransmitsbestinonedirection.TheroundWilsoninsignia

indicatesthesideoftheantennathatshouldfacetowardthecellsitewhentheunitisplacedinthecradle.

Note:theweakerthesignalisatthecradleantenna,theshorterthedistancetheonboardantennawill

transmit;therefore,signalstrengthatthecradleantennaisextremelyimportant.TheSignalBoostDTcomes

withallnecessarypartsforinstallationofthecradleantennainthreealternativelocations(seeFigure2):

•Outsideonapole(bracket,nutsandwashers)

•Outsideonawall(screws,washersandanchors)

•Insideonawindoworwall(suctioncupsordoublesidedadhesivestrip)

Figure2

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Ifyouhaveaccesstotheroofortotheoutsidewallsofyourhouseorbuilding,yourbestchoiceistoplacethe

cradleantennaoutside,facingtowardthecellsite(seepage3).Ifyoucannotaccesstheseareas,useyourcell

phoneandﬁndanareaindoorsthatfacesthecellsite,ideallynearthetopofawindoworwall,whereyoucan

makecallsoryouhaveseveralbarsonyourphone.Usually,awindowispreferabletoawall,becauseitdoes

notobstructradiowaves.Note:installtheantennaashighaspossibleonthewindoworwallforthestrongest

signal.Ifyoucannotﬁndanindoorlocationwithagoodsignalposition,youwillneedtoinstallthecradle

antennaoutsideonawallorpole,andturnittowardthecellsite.

AntennaPlacement

Thelocationoftheampliﬁerwithitsonboardantennainrelationtothecradleantennaisveryimportant.Once

youﬁndagoodsignallocationforthecradleantenna,theampliﬁerandonboardantennaneedtobelocated

behindittoreducethepossibilityofoscillation(indicatedbyaredindicatorlightontheampliﬁer).Inother

words,thefrontofthecradleantenna(indicatedbytheWilsoninsignia)needstofaceinthedirectionofthecell

siteandnotinthedirectionoftheampliﬁerandonboardantenna(seeFigure3).

Inaddition,itisimportantthattheonboardantennabepositionedbehind,andnotover,theampliﬁer,asshown

below.

CORRECT INCORRECT

Neverpointthecradleantennaacrossthe

buildingtowardtheonboardantenna.Do

notletthecradleantennaandtheonboard

antennatransmittowardeachother.

Figure3

Ampliﬁerwith

OnBoard

Antenna

Cell

Site

Cradle

Antenna

Ampliﬁerwith

OnBoard

Antenna

Cell

Site

Cradle

Antenna

TheWilsoninsignia

onthecradleantenna

shouldfacetowardthe

cellsiteandawayfrom

theonboardantenna.

CORRECT INCORRECT

Ampliﬁerwith

OnBoard

Antenna

Site

Antenna

INCORRECT

Ampliﬁerwith

INCORRECT

INCORRECT

Positiontheonboardantennaata45degree

anglebyadjustingitonitsbase.Note:itmay

alsobepositionedvertically;however,this

willrequiregreaterseparationfromthecradle

antenna(seePage5).

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5

AntennaSeparation

Thedistancebetweenthecradleantennaandtheampliﬁerwiththeonboardantennaisextremelyimportant!

Iftheyaretooclosetogether,theywilloscillate,causingthesystemtoshutdown,asindicatedbyaredlight

ontheampliﬁer.Itisveryimportanttokeepthedistancebetweenthetwounitsatleast20feet(30or40feetis

evenbetter).(SeeFigure4)Dependingonyourspeciﬁcinstallation,youmayneedthe20footcoaxcable,the

30footcable,orbothcablesconnectedwiththesuppliedbarrelconnector.

Evenat20feet,theampliﬁermayshutdown,asindicatedbytheredlight.Bymovingtheonboardantenna

toahorizontalposition,youmaybeabletochangetheredlighttoagreenlight,indicatingthatthesystemis

operatingproperly(seeFigure5).

Ifyouareunabletomaintainthe20footminimumseparationbetweenantennas,itmaybepossibletoachieve

normaloperation(agreenlight)atlessthan20feetbymovingtheonboardantennatoahorizontalposition,

asnotedabove,androtatingtheonboardantennainrelationtothecradleantenna(seeFigure6).Donot

positiontheonboardantennaovertheampliﬁerunit.

Ifyouarenotabletochangetheredlighttogreeninthismanner,moreseparationisneededbetweenthe

cradleantennaandtheonboardantenna.

CorrectAntennaSeparation IncorrectAntennaSeparation

Ampliﬁerwith

OnBoard

Antenna

Cell

Site

Cradle

Antenna

Cell

Site

Cradle

Antenna

Ampliﬁerwith

OnBoard

Antenna

Antennastooclose.

Figure4

Figure5

Figure6

CORRECT INCORRECT

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OutsidePoleMount(PacketA)

1. Thesuppliedpolemountbracketisdesignedto

accommodateapolediameterof1to2inches.

Installthepoleinthedesiredlocationusingyour

ownhardware.

2. InsertthesuppliedUboltthroughtheholesinthe

cradleandslideonehalfofthebracketassembly

ontotheUbolt(seeFigure7).

3. Fittingtheassemblyontothepole,slidethe

secondhalfofthebracketontotheUboltand

secureitwithlockwashersandnuts.Besure

thecradleisatthedesiredheightonthepoleand

isrotatedtowardthenearestcelltowerbefore

tighteningthenuts.(Donotovertightenthenuts.)

4. Inserttheantennaintothecradlewiththe

Wilsoninsigniafacinginthedirectionof

thecelltower. Thecableconnectionshould

protrudethroughthebottomofthecradle.

5. Connectthewaterproofendofthesuppliedcoax

cabletotheantenna.(Thewaterproofendis

indicatedbythesilverconnectorseephoto

atleft.)Routethecableasdesiredtowhere

theampliﬁerwillbelocated.Dependingonthe

distancebetweentheampliﬁerandantenna,you

mayneedoneorbothlengthsofthesupplied

cable.Ifyouuseboth,connectthemtogether

withthesuppliedcableconnector.

Figure7

Cell

Tower

Antenna

and

Cradle

Warning:Takecaretoensurethatneitheryounorthe

polecomesnearanypowerlinesduringinstallation.

!

Warning:RFSafety:Thecradleantenna,whenused

withtheincludedcable,musthaveaseparationdistanceof

atleast8inchesfromallpersons.Ifthecableisshortened,

orifadifferenttypeofcableisused,orifadifferentantenna

isused,consultwithWilsonTechnicalSupporttoverifythat

theplannedinstallationissafe.Call8662941660or435

6735021,oremailtech@wilsonelectronics.com.

!

InstallingtheCradleAntenna

Waterproof(silver)end

ofthecableconnects

tothecradleantenna.

Goldendofthe

cableconnectstothe

ampliﬁer(ortothe

secondlengthofcable

ifyouareusingit)

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7

OutsideWallMount(PacketB)

1. Selectalocationonanoutsidewallashighas

possibleandatleast20feetawayfromwherethe

ampliﬁerwillbelocated(seeFigure8).

2. Usingthecradleasatemplate,positionitonthe

wallinthedesiredlocationandmarkthescrew

holeswithapencil.

3. Drilltwoholeswheremarked,usinga3/16inch

bit,andinsertthescrewanchors.

4. Lineuptheholesinthecradlewiththescrew

anchorsandmountthecradletothewallusing

twoscrewsandtwowashers(seeFigure

9).TightenthescrewswithaPhillipshead

screwdriver.

5. Inserttheantennaintothecradlewiththe

Wilsoninsigniafacinginthedirectionof

thecelltower. Thecableconnectionshould

protrudethroughthebottomofthecradle.

6. Connectthewaterproofendofthesuppliedcoax

cabletotheantenna.(Thewaterproofendis

indicatedbythesilverconnectorseephoto

belowleft.)Routethecableasdesiredtowhere

theampliﬁerwillbelocated.Dependingonthe

distancebetweentheampliﬁerandantenna,you

mayneedoneorbothlengthsofthesupplied

cable.Ifyouuseboth,connectthemtogether

withthesuppliedcableconnector.

Min.20feet

(seepage5)

Figure8

Figure9

Antenna

and

Cradle

Cell

Tower

Warning:RFSafety:Thecradleantenna,whenused

withtheincludedcable,musthaveaseparationdistanceof

atleast8inchesfromallpersons.Ifthecableisshortened,

orifadifferenttypeofcableisused,orifadifferentantenna

isused,consultwithWilsonTechnicalSupporttoverifythat

theplannedinstallationissafe.Call8662941660or435

6735021,oremailtech@wilsonelectronics.com.

!

Goldendofthe

cableconnectsto

theampliﬁer(orto

thesecondlength

ofcableifyouare

usingit)

Waterproof(silver)

endofthecable

connectstothe

cradleantenna.

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InsideWindowMount(PacketC)

1. Selectalocationontheinsideofthewindowas

highaspossibleandatleast20feetfromwhere

theampliﬁerwillbelocated(seeFigure10).

2. Cleantheareaontheglasswiththesupplied

alcoholpreppad.

3a. Ifyouplantoremoveorrelocatethecradle

antennaatsomepoint,usethesuctioncups

providedinPacketA.Usingatwistingmotion,

pressthesuctioncupsintothetwoholesonthe

antennacradle(seeFigure11),thenpressthe

cradleontotheglassatthedesiredlocation.

3b. Foramorepermanentinstallation,usethe

doublesidedadhesivestrip.Cutthestripas

showninFigure12.Peelthebackingfromone

sideofthestripandplaceitonthebackofthe

cradle(seeFigure13).Peelthebackingfromthe

othersideofthestripandpressthecradleonto

theglassatthedesiredlocation.

4. Inserttheantennaintothecradlewiththe

Wilsoninsigniafacinginthedirectionof

thecelltower. Thecableconnectionshould

protrudethroughthebottomofthecradle.

5. Connectthesilverwaterproofconnectorendof

thesuppliedcoaxcabletotheantennaandroute

thecableasdesiredtowheretheampliﬁerwillbe

located.Dependingonthedistancebetweenthe

ampliﬁerandantenna,youmayneedoneorboth

lengthsofthesuppliedcable.Ifyouuseboth,

connectthemtogetherwiththesuppliedcable

connector.

Figure10

Suctioncup

installation

Figure11

Adhesiveinstallation

Figure13

Figure12

Antenna

and

Cradle

Warning:RFSafety:Thecradleantenna,whenused

withtheincludedcable,musthaveaseparationdistanceof

atleast8inchesfromallpersons.Ifthecableisshortened,

orifadifferenttypeofcableisused,orifadifferentantenna

isused,consultwithWilsonTechnicalSupporttoverifythat

theplannedinstallationissafe.Call8662941660or435

6735021,oremailtech@wilsonelectronics.com.

ForTechnicalSupport,call8662941660or4356735021.

9

InstallingtheAmpliﬁerUnit

DeskorTableMount

1. Attachtheonboardantennabyscrewingitonto

thethreadedconnectorontheampliﬁer.Position

theantennaata45degreeanglebyadjustingit

onitsbase(seeFigure14).Note:theonboard

antennamaybepositionedvertically;however,

thiswillrequiregreaterseparationfromthecradle

antenna(seePage5).

2. Placetheampliﬁeronadesk,tableorsimilar

surfacewhereyouhaveroutedthecoaxcable.

3. Attachthecabletotheconnectorontheampliﬁer.

WallMount

1. Attachtheonboardantennabyscrewingitonto

thethreadedconnectorontheampliﬁer(see

Figure14).

2. Positionthetriangularwallmountbracketatthe

desiredspotonthewall,atleast5feetupfrom

theﬂoorandawayfromanyotherampliﬁeror

antenna.

3. Usingthebracketasatemplate,markthe

locationsforthescrewsusingapencil.

4. Drilltheholes,usinga3/16inchdrillbit,and

insertthescrewanchors. Note:ifyouarenot

usingthewallmounthardwareinPacketB

forthecradleantenna,youcanuseitforthe

ampliﬁer.Otherwise,youwillneedtopurchase

threescrews,washersandanchors.

5. Alignthetriangularbracketwiththescrew

anchors(Figure15)andattachitwithscrewsand

washers.TightenthescrewswithaPhillipshead

screwdriver.

6. Slidetheampliﬁerontothebracket.Position

theantennaata45degreeangleforbest

performance(seeFigure16).

7. Attachthecabletotheconnectorontheampliﬁer.

Warning:Theonboardantennamusthavea

separationdistancefromallpersonsthatisatleast8inches.

!

Warning:Connectingtheampliﬁer

directlytothecellphonewithuseofan

adapterwilldamagethecellphone.

!

Figure15

Figure16

Figure14

Warning:RFSafety:Theampliﬁermustbeplacedso

thatitsonboardantennahasaseparationdistanceofat

least8inchesfromallpersons.

!

Warning:Theampliﬁerunitisdesignedforuseinan

indoor,temperaturecontrolledenvironment(lessthan100

degreesFahrenheit).Itisnotintendedforuseinatticsor

similarlocationssubjecttotemperaturesinexcessofthat

range.

!

Warning:RFSafety:Theampliﬁermustbeplacedso

thatitsonboardantennahasaseparationdistanceofat

least8inchesfromallpersons.

ForTechnicalSupport,call8662941660or4356735021.10

PoweringUptheAmpliﬁer

1. Ensurethatthedistancebetweentheampliﬁer

andthecellphoneorcellulardatacarddoesnot

exceed4feet.

2. Important:Ensurethatanyothercellphones

andcellulardatacardsareturnedoffunlessthey

areatleasttwicethedistancefromtheampliﬁer

thanthedesiredunit.

3. Ensurethatthedistancebetweentheon

boardantennaandthecradleantennaisa

minimumof20feet(seeFigure17).Ifyouare

usingadifferentantennaconﬁguration,seethe

separationguidelinesforyourspeciﬁcantennas

orcallWilson’sTechnicalSupportdepartmentat

8662941660or4356735021.

4. Ensurethatthecoaxcableisattachedtothe

ampliﬁerandthecradleantennabeforepowering

uptheampliﬁer.

5. Plugthepowersupplyintotheampliﬁerinput

marked“Power”(carefully,toavoiddamagingthe

centerpin)andthenintoawalloutlet.

UnderstandingtheIndicatorLight

TheindicatorlightonthetopoftheampliﬁerwillbeGREENwhentheunitispowered

upandworkingproperly.

AREDlightindicatesampliﬁershutdownasaresultofoscillationbetweentheon

boardantennaandthecradleantenna.Whenthisoccurs,greaterseparationdistance

isrequiredbetweenthetwounits(seepage5).Also,itisveryimportanttoensurethat

thefrontofthecradleantenna(thesidewiththeWilsoninsignia)isfacingawayfrom

theampliﬁerandtheonboardantenna.Ifyouseetheredlightcomeon,followedbya

greenlightandthenbacktored,theampliﬁerisintheprocessofshuttingdown.Itwill

attempttoresetitselfeveryﬁveseconds;however,ifproperseparationisnotachieved

betweentheampliﬁerandthecradleantenna,thelightwillchangetoaconstantred

afterfourtries.Ifthatoccurs,increasetheseparationdistancebetweenthetwounits,

thenunplugandreplugthepowersupplycabletomanuallyresettheampliﬁer.

Toresettheampliﬁer,unplugandreplugthepowersupply.

Warning:Useonlythepowersupplyprovidedinthis

package.UseofanonWilsonproductmaydamageyour

equipment.

!

Warning:Verifythattheonboardantennaisattached

andthatthecablefromthecradleantennaisconnected

beforepoweringuptheampliﬁer.

!

GREEN:

RED:

Min.20feet

(seepage5)

Figure17

ForTechnicalSupport,call8662941660or4356735021.

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WarningsandRecommendations

Warning: Connectingtheampliﬁerdirectlytothecellphonewithuseofanadapterwilldamagethecell

phone.

Warning: Attachtheonboardantennaandconnectthecradleantennabeforepoweringupthe

ampliﬁer.

Warning: Useonlythepowersupplyprovidedinthispackage.UseofanonWilsonproductmay

damageyourequipment.

Warning: RFSafety:Aminimumseparationdistanceofatleast8inchesmustbemaintainedbetween

theantennassuppliedwiththisampliﬁerandallpersons.Adifferentantennamaybeused

inplaceoftheonboardantenna,providedthatitsgaindoesnotexceed15dBianditis

separatedbyatleast8inchesformallpersons.Antennasoutsideofthebuildingmay

havegainsashighas15dBi,providedthataseparationdistanceofatleast30inchesis

maintainedbetweentheantennasandallpersons.Useofantennaswithhigherthanthe

abovemaximumgainsand/orclosertopeoplethanthespeciﬁedminimumdistanceisin

violationofFCCregulationsforwhichtheoffenderisfullyliable.

Warning: Alwaysoperatecellphoneatleastthreefeetfromtheonboardantenna.

FrequentlyAskedQuestions

WhatkindofimprovementincellphoneperformancecanIexpectwiththeSignalBoostDT?

TheSignalBoostDT’sperformancewilldependsomewhatonthestrengthofthecellularsignaloutsideyour

homeorbuilding.However,ifyouinstalltheSignalBoostDTinaccordancewiththeinstructionsinthisguide,

youcanexpectasigniﬁcantimprovementinyourabilitytouseyourcellphoneorcellulardatacardindoors.

WhereshouldIinstallmySignalBoostDTtogetthebestcoverage?

Youshouldinstalltheampliﬁerintheareawhereyoumostneedanimprovedsignal.Thefartheryouarefrom

theampliﬁer,thelessimprovementyouwillexperience.Itisalsoimportanttoinstallthecradleantennaina

locationwhereyouhavethestrongestoutsidesignal(seepage4).Alsokeepinmindthedistancebetweenthe

ampliﬁerandthecradleantenna.You’llneedatleast20feetofseparationtopreventthestartofoscillation,but

you’llprobablywanttostaywithinthe50footlengthofthecoaxcable.(Additionalcableandthenecessary

connectorsareavailablefromyourWilsondealer,butusingmorecablewillresultinsomesignalloss.)

Insteadofplacingtheampliﬁeronadeskortable,I’dratherattachittoawall–willitstillworkOK?

Yes!YourSignalBoostDTcomeswithatriangularwallbracketthatallowsyoutomounttheampliﬁeronawall.

Justbesurethattheonboardantennaispositionedata45degreeangle(seepage9).

Whatcolorshouldtheindicatorlightbeshowing?

Oncetheampliﬁerispoweredup,theindicatorlightshouldbegreenduringnormaloperation.

Theampliﬁerlightisred–whatdoesthatmean?

Whenthelightisred,theampliﬁerhasshutdownduetooscillationbetweentheonboardantennaandthecradle

antenna.Increasethedistancebetweenthetwoantennasthenremoveandreinsertthepowercabletoresetthe

ampliﬁer(seepage5).

IhaveaNextelphone–willtheSignalBoostDTboostthatsignal?

TheSignalBoostDTisdesignedtoworkwithboththeCellular(800MHz)andPCS(1900MHz)bands,

butnottheiDEN/Nextelfrequency.WilsonoffersspeciﬁcampliﬁersforiDEN/Nextelusers.Visitwww.

wilsonelectronics.comfordetails.

!

ForTechnicalSupport,call8662941660or4356735021.12

CanIusemyowncableformyinstallation?

ThelowlossRG6cableincludedwithyourproducthasbeenspeciﬁcallyselectedfortheSignalBoostDT.Use

ofanothertypeorlongerlengthofcablewilllikelydegradethesystem’sperformance.

CanIusedifferentantennasthantheonessuppliedinthebox?

Yes!WhiletheSignalBoostDTisdesignedtogiveyoureliablesignalimprovementwiththeincludedantennas,

WilsonoffersavarietyofoptionalantennasandaccessoriesthatenableyoutocustomizeyourSignalBoostDT

toyourspeciﬁcneeds.Visitwww.wilsonelectronics.comfordetails.

Therearefrequentlyseveralpeopleusingcellphonesinmyofﬁceatthesametime–willtheSignalBoostDT

improvethesignalforallofthem?

Absolutely!TheSignalBoostDTisdesignedtosupportmultipleuserssimultaneously(withintherangeofthe

onboardantenna).

IhaveinstalledthesystembutIdon’thavethecoverageIneed–whatcanIdo?

Seethesectionbelow.

ForWeakAreaswithInsufﬁcientSignal

Inareaswithparticularlyweakoutsidesignals,additionalcoveragecanbeobtainedbyremovingtheonboard

antennaandreplacingitwithahighgaininsidepanelantenna(Wilsonpart#301147).Thisantenna(which

includescable)candoubletheinsidecoveragearea.(SeeFigure18.)

Ampliﬁer

Cell

Site

Minimum20feet

Cradle

Antenna

Panel

Antenna

Figure18

Optional panel antenna (with cable) for

improved coverage inside the building

(Wilson part # 301147)

Ihavequestionsaboutmyinstallation–wherecanIgetsomehelp?

Wilson’sTechnicalSupportrepresentativesarejustaphonecalloremailaway.Call8662941660or435

6735021,orsendanemailtotech@wilsonelectronics.com.

ForTechnicalSupport,call8662941660or4356735021.

13

AmpliﬁerSpeciﬁcations

DualBandWireless

800/1900MHzSpeciﬁcations

ModelNumber 271247

Connectors Toonboardantenna:TNCFemale Tocradleantenna:FFemale

Impedance Onboardantenna:50ohms Cradleantenna:75ohms

Dimensions 6.2x4.2x1.5inch(15.7x10.7x3.8cm)

Weight 0.64lbs(0.29kg)

Frequency 824894MHz/18501990MHz

1

PassbandGain(nominal)

800MHz 50dB

1900MHz 50dB

2

20dBBandwidth(nominal)

800MHz 32MHz

1900MHz 74MHz

Poweroutputforsinglecellphone(uplink) 800MHz 1900MHz

CDMA 29.9dBm 29.7dBm

GSM 28.8dBm 31.1dBm

EDGE 30.8dBm 31.1dBm

AMPS 29.5dBm

Poweroutputforsinglereceivedchannel(downlink) 800MHz 1900MHz

CDMA 15.6dBm 12.5dBm

GSM 11.7dBm 11.6dBm

EDGE 12.4dBm 9.5dBm

AMPS 12.3dBm

3

Poweroutputformultiplereceivedchannels(uplink) MaximumPower

Themaximumpowerisreduced

bythenumberofchannels:

Numberof

channels 800MHz 1900MHz

2 22.6dBm 23.2dBm

3 19.0dBm 19.7dBm

4 16.5dBm 17.2dBm

5 14.6dBm 15.3dBm

6 13.0dBm 13.7dBm

4

Poweroutputformultiplereceivedchannels(downlink) MaximumPower

Themaximumpowerisreduced

bythenumberofchannels:

Numberof

channels 800MHz 1900MHz

2 13.4dBm 14.3dBm

3 9.9dBm 10.7dBm

4 7.4dBm 8.2dBm

5 5.4dBm 6.3dBm

6 3.8dBm 4.7dBm

NoiseFigure(typical) 3.5dBnominal

Isolation(uplink/downlink) >90dB

PowerRequirements 110240VAC,5060Hz,8W

Notes:

1.Nominalgainisthemaximumgainatanyfrequencyinthepassband.

2.Nominalbandwidthisthedifferencebetweentwofrequenciesthatareadjacenttothepassbandwheretheampliﬁcationis20dBlowerthanthe

passbandampliﬁcation.Oneofthefrequenciesislowerthanthepassbandandtheotherishigher.

3.TheManufacturer’sratedoutputpowerofthisequipmentisforsinglecarrieroperation.Forsituationswhenmultiplecarriersignalsarepresent,

theratingwouldhavetobereducedby3.5dB,especiallywheretheoutputsignalisreradiatedandcancauseinterferencetoadjacentband

users.Thispowerreductionistobebymeansofinputpowerorgainreductionandnotbyanattenuatorattheoutputofthedevice.

4.Themaximumpowerfor2ormoresimultaneoussignalswillbereducedby6dBeverytimethenumberofsignalsisdoubled.

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SignalBoostDTDualBandCellular/PCSAmpliﬁer

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