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Document Name: MARS Box User Manual

Version No: 0.2

Company Name: NextNav, LLC.

Confidential Page 1 10/24/2013

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NextNav Local User NOC Manual

MRS-NN-EN-OP-1099.02

FCC ID: A4P-200-0013-02

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Document Name: MARS Box User Manual Version No: 0.2 Company Name: NextNav, LLC. NextNav Local User NOC Manual MRS-NN-EN-OP-1099.02 FCC ID: A4P-200-0013-02 NextNav Confidential and Proprietary Restricted Distribution. Not to be distributed to anyone who is not an employee of either NextNav or a subsidiary of NextNav without the express approval of NextNav Document Control.
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Document Name: MARS Box User Manual Version No: 0.2 Company Name: NextNav, LLC. History Version 0.1 0.2 0.3 Date May 16, 2013 May 24, 2013 Oct 22, 2013 Author D. Gautam, W. Kunysz W. Kunysz W. Kunysz Notes 1 2 3 Notes: 1. Initial Version 2. FCC warning statement 3.
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Document Name: MARS Box User Manual Version No: 0.2 Company Name: NextNav, LLC. Table of Contents History ........................................................................................................................................... 2 Notes:............................................................................................................................................. 2 1 2 3 Introduction .........................................................................................
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Document Name: MARS Box User Manual Version No: 0.2 Company Name: NextNav, LLC. 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose and Scope This document describes the commissioning and normal usage procedure for the NextNav Local beacon box (A4P-200-0013-02). 1.2 Intended Use The NextNav Local beacon system is intended to be used in restricted access locations (RAL) in indoor environments. The NextNav Local beacon is a powered by a DC power system approved for use in telecommunications equipment. 1.
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Document Name: MARS Box User Manual Version No: 0.2 Company Name: NextNav, LLC. 2 NextNav Local Beacon Commissioning Once the NextNav Local Box is installed in the field and the installation checklist is verified, a field technician follows the following sequence of operations to power up the box as illustrated in Error! Reference source not found. and the following checklist can be used for verification of completion of the steps needed.
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Document Name: MARS Box User Manual Version No: 0.2 Company Name: NextNav, LLC. Description GPS Cable Tx Cable 2.2 Cable Type LMR400 AL4RPV-50 LMR400 AL4RPV-50 Cable Length (max) 150’ 250’ 250’ 400’ Confirm External Cable Connections Figure 1 – MARS Box Front Panel 1. Verify the following external connections to the beacon: a) GPS antenna connection to the MARS Box b) Tx antenna cable connection to the ‘TX’ port. c) Weather box connection to the RJ45 WEATHER port.
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Document Name: MARS Box User Manual Version No: 0.2 Company Name: NextNav, LLC. documented as needing a POTS line, connect the phone line to the ‘TELCO’ port. 2. Verify that the following LEDs (located at the rear panel) are lit indicating proper operation: a) Rubidium: Power Switch LED and status indicator LED are lit b) MAIA4: Status indicator LED is lit Figure 2 – MARS Box Rear Panel 3. Connect the field service laptop with an Ethernet cable to the ‘Ethernet’ port on the MARS beacon box.
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Document Name: MARS Box User Manual Version No: 0.2 Company Name: NextNav, LLC. 3 3.1 Antenna Mounting TX Antenna Tx antenna will be installed indoors. In normal configurations, antenna is to be attached to the ceiling structures. Proper installation procedures must be followed as defined in site specific construction drawing. As a general rule the TX antenna shall be kept a minimum distance of 6 feet from any metallic vertical structures on other types of obstructions.
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Document Name: MARS Box User Manual Version No: 0.2 Company Name: NextNav, LLC. 3.2 Tune-up procedure not to exceed maximum TX power A CSV file (configuration file) per transmitter are created by the NOC engineer based on the installation parameters such as line lengths, antenna type etc. The TX output power level setting is contained in the CSV file. The output power is adjusted by the ‘attenuation’ setting.