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Safety Instructions

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Safety Warnings

Danger g means that an accident may y occur if the safety yp precautions are neglected. This type of accident is likely to be fatal. Warning means that an accident may occur if the safety precautions are neglected. This type of accident may be fatal or can cause serious injury Caution means that an accident may occur if the safety precautions are neglected. l t d This Thi type t of f accident id t may cause minor i injury i j or damage d to t tangible property. A.HAMMOUD

Hazards ESDS

ESDS- Electrostatic Discharge Sensitive:

Proper earthing of the equipment is essential for good protection from Electrostatic Discharge. Use ESD bracelet or ESD shoes( if floor is equipped with semi-conducting carpet). T Transport t units it in i its it original i i l pacing i only. l Always use ESD plastic bags.

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Hazards ESDS-Protection

ESD W Wrist i t Strap: St Contains a resistor with an ohmic value

greater than 1M

Always use when handling printed board

assemblies and Integrated g Circuit (IC) ( ) components

Must be connected to earth

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Hazards Fire How to prevent fire:

Close cable ducts and fire doors as soon
as possible.

After Af completing l i the h work, k seal l the h cable bl

ducts according to the regulations for the building.

Minimize the amount of flammable

materials.

Avoid storing empty packaging material

on the site.

Use a powder or carbon dioxide type of

fire extinguisher due to the electrical nature of the equipment on the site.
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Hazards Laser Fibre-optical cables considerations:

Never view the exposed end of a fiber, fiber connector or bulkhead connector. Ensure that E th t the th optical ti l source is i off ff before b f viewing i i or inspecting any optical port or optical connector. Use an approved microscope when examining any part of an optical system or optical connector. Never use a magnifying glass or any other optical device. Always consider any fiber fiber, fiber connector or bulkhead connector to have laser light present unless you have verified the opposite. Ensure that E h both b h ends d of f the h optical i l cable bl are terminated before applying power to the optical source. Never leave an optical connector with laser li ht emission light i i from f the th open end. d Always A.HAMMOUD insert protective plugs in unused optical ports.7

Hazards Electrical p power Electrical Power Considerations:

Knowledge in standard electrical safety and electrical wiring g and connection practices p is required Do not apply power to the equipment until instructed, it is dangerous. Ensure that the equipment is connected to station ground Do not work with any electrical live equipment that are not properly grounded. Personnel working with or near voltages with levels that could cause personal injury or death should be familiar with modern methods of resuscitation resuscitation.
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Security issues

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The Feeders Cable Tray

The feeders will be routed from the GSM antennas to the RBS using this tray as a support.
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Grounding bar

Grounding cables

The h grounding di of f all ll the h metallic lli components in i the h site i is i A.HAMMOUD 12 necessary to fully protect the site equipments from electrical shocks.

Thunder protection
Thunder bar

To the earth

It is i used d to t catch t h the th thunder th d electrical l t i l shocks h k and d send d them th directly di tl 13 to the ground in order to secure A.HAMMOUD the site equipments.

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Antenna System and Feeders Installation

in this section.The Mini-Link system installation will be described further in different section.

PS: The installation of the GSM antennas and feeders will be described

These are the Th th steps t that th t are to t be b followed: f ll d 1- Connecting the jumpers into the X polarized antennas (2 jumpers in each antenna). antenna) 2- If theres any mechanical down tilting on the antenna, the upper base will be calibrated to get the tilting angle.If upper tilt, the lower base will be calibrated. 3- Lifting the antennas up to their positions on the brackets. 4 Positioning 4P iti i the th antennas t and d tighten ti ht the th screws of f both b th up and d down bases in the correct direction (azimuth). 5- Connecting the feeders into the jumpers (upper part). 5 part) 6- Tightening the feeders to the steps and the ladders and routing them properly to the shelter. 7- Earthing the feeders and marking them. A.HAMMOUD 15 8- Connecting the feeders into the jumpers (lower part).

Connecting the jumpers

1 2

3 Plug in the connector and tighten the screws 1/2 jumper

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Positioning the antennas

Antenna bracket

Down base

The direction or the azimuth of each antenna will be mentioned in the site binder, so a compass is used to get some reference point on the same direction of the antenna in order to put it in the exact direction. And then, the screws of both down and upper bases will be tightened on the antenna A.HAMMOUD 17 metal support.

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Antenna Tilting

If theres a mechanical down tilt, the upper support (tilt kit) should be calibrated on the ground before fixing the antenna according to a table.If theres a mechanical up tilt, the lower base (tilt kit) should be calibrated. If theres an electrical tilt. A screw on the lower side of A.HAMMOUD the antenna is manipulated to get the demanded angle.

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Mechanical tilting table

Antenna Height in mm Downtilt Angle 342 579 654 662 974 982 1294 1302 1622 1934 1942 2254 2582 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 65 67 69 72 75 79 83 88 66 69 74 80 87 95 66 70 76 83 92 66 70 76 83 92 68 75 86 99 68 75 86 99 69 81 97 69 81 98 72 88 74 96 74 96 77 80 104 114

111 124 125 139 154

116 117 136 155 156 176 197

113 114 137 137 163 188 189 214 242

101 102 129 129 159 159 190 221 222 253 287

104 111 112 145 146 181 182 218 255 256 293 332 113 122 123 162 163 203 204 247 290 290 333 378

Distance A between the joinbolts of the downtilt kilt in mm (max. 395 mm)

Before adjustment all bolts must be loosened. After adjustment all 19 bolts must be A.HAMMOUD tightened.

Connecting the feeders to the jumpers

1 2

feeder

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Connecting the feeders to the jumpers

5 Put some vaseline on it to t facilitate f ilit t the th plugging of the connector

You have to hear a click to make sure that it has taken the correct p position. 6 7

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Connecting the feeders to the jumpers

8 9

10 This operation Thi ti i is done d on b both th upper and d lower parts.The upper part is on antenna side and the lower part is on RBS side. antenna Feeder RBS jumper
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Tightening the feeders

Clamping

Feeder Clamps p

The feeders should be tightened to the tower and ladders using feeder clamps p in order to have fixed positions and for a clean and secure job.

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Routing the feeders to the inside of f the th shelter h lt

Shelter

Wall Gland

R t Rox-tec
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Earthing the feeders

Feeder

Earth cable

Earth bar
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Marking the feeders

Sector A - 2 Sector A - 1

Sector B - 2 Sector B - 1

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Antenna A t S System t and d Feeders Tests

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Site Master SA-6000XT 25 MHz 6000 MHz

Power button

Option Buttons

C fi Config

M d Mode

C lib t Calibrate
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Enter

Escape

Mode Selection

Press on MODE button

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Mode Selection

Measure Match Fault Location

Choose the Measure Match Mode

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Measure Match Configuration

Press the CONFIG button. PS: The configuration is done only once. Not each time you turn the Site Master on.
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Measure Match Configuration

Press Enter to enter a new value or to apply changes Press arrow keys to switch between Start and Stop

Freq Scale Limit Line Cable Loss

Press on the digit keys to enter numerical values Press on Freq button and then enter the Start frequency and the Stop frequency (X axis), that means the frequency range in which the Site Master will measure.For example in GSM 900 the Start frequency will be 890 Mhz and the Stop frequency 960 Mhz.
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Measure Match Configuration

Press Enter to enter a new value or to apply changes Press arrow keys to switch between Min Max Units Min,Max,Units and Auto Scale Press on the digit keys to enter numerical values Press on Scale button , choose VSWR in units and then enter the Min and Max values (Y axis), that means the VSWR range in which the Site Master will measure.Generally Min = 1 and Max = 2
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Freq Scale Limit Line Cable Loss

Measure Match Configuration

Press Enter to enter a new value or to apply changes

Freq Scale Limit Line Cable Loss

Press on the digit keys to enter numerical values Press on Limit Line button and enter the VSWR limit.Under this limit the test will pass and above it the test will fail. Generally Limit Line = 1.4
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Mode Selection

Measure Match Fault Location

Now Choose the Fault Location Mode

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Fault Location Configuration

Press Enter to enter a new value or to apply changes

Distance i Scale Limit Line Smooth

Press on the digit keys to enter numerical values - Press the Distance button and enter the start and stop values which correspond to the feeders length. For example if the feeder length is 20 m, Start = 0 and Stop = 30. -The The Scale is the same as before. before -The Limit Line is different here.Generally equal to 1.05 A.HAMMOUD 39 - You can change the Smoothness between low, medium and High.

Calibration

Calibrator

The site master should be calibrated before any testing on the feeders.The feeders The calibrator will be used for that.
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Calibration
Site Master cable

Site Master

Connector The calibrator and the feeders connectors from the lower side will be plugged p gg to the site masters connector.

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Calibration

1- Press the CALIBRATE button

2- Plug the site masters connector into the OPEN side of the calibrator.

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Calibration

Open Short L d Load

3- Press the OPEN button (The upper one). you will see a signal coming from left to right and when you hear a sound or when y you g get an OPEN DONE message, g ,p proceed to the next step. p
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Calibration

Open Short Load

4- Plug the site masters connector into the SHORT side of the calibrator.

5- Press the SHORT button (The 2rd one). you will see a signal coming from left to right and when you hear a sound or when you get a SHORT DONE message, proceed to the next step.
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Calibration

Open Short Load

6- Plug the site masters connector into the LOAD side of the calibrator.

7- Press the LOAD button (The 3rd one). you will see a signal coming from left to right and when you hear a sound or when you get a LOAD DONE message proceed to the next step.
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Calibration

8- Press the Cal Done button. Then you should see a Calibration Full message on the bottom left of the LCD screen indicating that the site Master is calibrated.As calibrated As long as you see this message,the message the Site Master doesnt need any calibration if not you should calibrate again following the same steps from A.HAMMOUD 46 1 to 8.Generally when you change the configuration, a calibration should be done again.

Measure Match Test

Plug the feeder connector to be tested in the Site Masters connector and tighten them well. Choose the Measure Match mode and a signal will appear in the chart.All chart All the signal levels should be under the limit line in order to get a successful Test. A Pass message will appear in the bottom left if the test is successful , if not a Fail message will appear instead. In this case the feeder connections should be checked. checked

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Fault Location Test

Keep the feeder plugged but now choose the Fault Location mode and a signal will appear in the chart. All the signal levels should be under the limit line in order d to get a successful f l test. A Pass P message will ill appear in the bottom left if the test is successful, if not, a Fail message will appear instead. In this case the feeder connections should sho ld be checked. checked PS: If a normal X polarized Antenna is used, you will see a maximum probably above the limit line before the right end of the chart corresponding to the antenna side of the feeder. This is normal,the important is not to get some signal level above the limit before that. If a Dual band antenna is used, you will get 2 maximums at the end. Dual Band Antenna

1800 Mhz band

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Fault Location Test

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Save Test
You will repeat the previous step for all the feeders in the site. All the charts should be saved in the Site Master in order to be transferred to a PC to be delivered later to the operator.

Save/Recall S /R ll Auto Scale Limit Test On Hold

Press on the Save/Recall button

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Save Test
Now you will see a list of all the saved charts. If you want to see an old chart, select it and then press Recall. If you want to delete and old chart, select it and press Delete

Save Recall Label Delete

Press on the Save button. A new record will be created then press Label to name the chart.
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Save Test

Site Sector Antenna Sort S t Done

1- Press the Site button and enter the site number. 2- Press the Sector button and enter the sector name to which the tested feeder belongs. (Alpha,Beta,Gamma) 3- Press the Antenna button and enter the antenna feeder type (TX or RX). 4- Press the Sort button to sort the saved charts in alphabetical order. 5- Press Done when you finish. A.HAMMOUD 52

Save Test Example

Site Sector Antenna Sort Done

Let s take the AN2326 (Annaba) site as an example. Lets For the Measure Match mode chart on the first feeder on Sector A, the label will be: - Site = 326 (maximum 3 digits) - Sector = Alpha p - Antenna = TX Now for the Fault Location mode, the label will be: - Site = 326 - Sector =Alpha A.HAMMOUD 53 - Antenna = TX01

Transfer of saved traces to the PC

1- Connect the site Master to the PCs COM port and turn it on. 2- Start the Bird Site Antenna Tester Software Tool on the PC.

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Transfer of saved traces to the PC

Click on SAT, then Receive Traces

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Transfer of saved traces to the PC

Then you will get the list of all the saved traces in the site Master.

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Transfer of saved traces to the PC

Select all the traces you wish to transfer. Check Upload the files on disk

Then press Browse

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Transfer of saved traces to the PC

Now Choose the folder you wish to transfer to.

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Transfer of saved traces to the PC

Then Press OK and wait until the traces are totally transferred to the destination folder

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Transfer of saved traces to the PC

Now you can open and view the traces

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Transfer of saved traces to the PC

Now select the trace you wish to view (.bdt file) and then press OPEN

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Transfer of saved traces to the PC

You can copy the trace into the Clipboard in order to save it as a JPEG or BMP picture.

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