PAMS Technical Documentation

NSE–3 Series Transceivers

Disassembly &
Troubleshooting
Instructions

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CONTENTS

Page No

Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Trouble Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Phone is totally dead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Flash programming doesn’t work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Flash Programming (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Flash Programming failure (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Flash Programming failure (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Flash Programming failure (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Power doesn’t stay on, or phone is jammed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Display Information: Contact Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The phone doesn’t register to the network or phone doesn’t make a call 13
Phone register failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SIM card is out of order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SIM Card failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Audio failure (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Audio failure (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Charger failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Receiver Fault (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Receiver Fault (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Receiver Fault (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Receiver Fault (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Receiver Fault (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Receiver Fault (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Receiver Fault (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Transmitter Fault (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Transmitter Fault (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Transmitter Fault (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Appendix A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Appendix B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Appendix C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Appendix D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Remove battery

Remove dust cap

Carefully remove
A–cover
Note snap fixings !

Remove back cover

screws (4 pcs)

Turn around.
Remove UI module
screws (2 pcs)

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Remove UI–module
and frame

Remove engine
module screw
(1 pcs)

Remove engine
module

Pull out
antenna

Remove
RTC–battery Remove
microphone

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Trouble Shooting
The following hints should facility finding the cause of the problem when
the circuitry seems to be faulty. This trouble shooting instruction is di-
vided following section.

1. Phone is totally dead

2. Flash programming doesn‘t work
3. Power doesn‘t stay on or the phone is jammed
4. Display information: Contact Service
5. Phone doesn‘t register to the network or phone doesn‘t make a call.
6. Plug in SIM card is out of order ( insert SIM card or card rejected).
7. Audio fault.
8. Charging fault
The first thing to do is carry out a through visual check of the module. En-
sure in particular that:
a) there are not any mechanical damages
b) soldered joints are OK

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Phone is totally dead

This means that phone doesn’t take current at all when the power switch
is pressed or when the watchdog disable pin (X001 pin 11) is grounded.
Used battery voltage must be higher than 3.0 V. Otherwise the hardware
of CCONT (N100) prevents totally to switch power on.

Phone is totally dead

YES

J232 NO Failure in VBAT line

VBAT is 3.6 V Check X101, X102, L103

YES

NO
Voltage at pin 29 of CCONT (N100)
is 3.6 V Faulty circuit N100

YES

N100 pin 55 (VBB) 2.8 V CCONT (N100) pin 29 0V when Check R118, X300
NO NO
N100 pin 25 (VXO) 2.8 V PWR switch is pressed or Check UI module
watchdog disable pin is (X001)
when PWR switch is pressed Check watchdog disable line to
grounded
or watchdog disable pin is grounded X001
YES
YES

Faulty circuit N100

See section: Power Doesn’t Stay On

Flash programming doesn’t work

The flash programming can be done via panel connector X001 or via sys-
tem connector X100.
In production, the first programming is done via panel connector X001.
After this, the panel connector is cut away, thus other flash programmings
must be done via system connector X100.
The main differences between these are:
a) FLASH programming voltage is produced different way.
b) Signal routings are different.
The fault finding diagrams for flash programming via panel connector are
shown in figures 32 and 33.
The fault finding diagrams for flash programming via system connoctor
are shown in figures 34 and 35.
In flash programming error cases the flash prommer can give some in-
formation about a fault.

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The fault information messages could be:

– MCU doesn’t boot
– Serial clock line failure
– Serial data line failure
– External RAM fault
– Algorithm file or alias ID don’t find
– MCU flash Vpp error

In cases that the flash programming doesn’t succeed there is a possibility

to check short circuits between the memories and the MCU (MAD2).
This test is useful to do, when the fault information is: MCU doesn’t boot,
Serial clock line failure or Serial data line failure.

The test procedure is following:

1. Connect the short circuit wire between the test points J229 and J230.
2. Switch power on
3. If the voltage level in testpoint J225 is 2.8 V (”1”), the interface is OK. If
there is a short circuit, the voltage level in testpoint J225 stays low and
32kHz square wave signal can be seen in the lines which are al-
ready tested.

One must be noticed that this test can be found only short circuits, not
open pins.
Also upper data lines (15:8) of flash circuit D210 are not included to this
test.

CCONT pin 54 ( PURX )

MAD pin 38 ( MCUAD0)

selftest MAD pin 134 ( ExtSysResX))

passed
J225

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Flash Programming (1)

Flash programming doesn’t work

YES

If the fault information from the prommer is:

a) MCU doesn’t boot
b) serial data line failure
c) serial clock line failure
connect:

connect watchdog disable (WDDIS) line (X001 pin 11) to the ground

OK

EEPROM (D240) pin 8 (VBB) 2.8 V NO check

J522 (VXO) 2.8 V WDDIS line: X001 pin 11 –> N100 pin 29

OK
YES

See section: Phone is totally dead

check sleep
NO J228 sleep clock(SCLK) NO
clock circuitry
check C213, R213 J227 master reset (Purx) = ”1” (2.8 V) square wave 32 kHz
(B100, R154...)
YES
YES
YES
NO Faulty circuit N100
J506 (RFC) 13 MHz MAD2 (D200) pin 93: 13 MHz sine wave
800 mV min clock signal: 500 mVpp min. or over loaded PurX line

NO YES

check buffer V705 and Check that following lines are correct:
VCXO G600 FCLK (MBUS) line: X001 pin 2 –> D200 pin 112
FTX (fbus_tx) line: X001 pin 1 –> D200 pin 104
FRX (fbus_rx) line: X001 pin 2 –> D200 pin 109
check also pullup and pulldown resistors: R203, R201, R215
GND : X001 pin 7 –> GND

OK

Enable the selftest function of D200 by connecting

shortcircuit between testpoints J229 and J230

Connect an oscilloscope to testpoint J225 and switch

power on

There is a shortcircuit
NO
somewhere in memory control
Voltage level rises to ”1” after power on at testpoint J225 lines or MCU address lines or
MCU lower (7:0) data lines
YES

There could be open pins in circuits D200 (D211, D240)

If not, the PCB or D200 (D211, D240) is faulty

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Flash Programming failure (2)

Flash progrmming doesn’t work

YES

If the fault information from the prommer is:

External RAM fault
YES

Check pins of SRAM (D220)

Check control lines of SRAM:
RAMSelX ...

Flash progrmming doesn’t work

YES

If the fault information from the prommer is:

Algorithm file or alias ID don’t find, ID is un-
known etc.

YES

Check pins of FLASH (D210)

Check control lines and upper data lines (15:8)
of FLASH: ROM1SelX...

Flash progrmming doesn’t work

YES

If the fault information from the prommer is:

MCU flash Vpp error

YES

Check connection between X001; 10 ––> D210; 13

Check components C212, R211

OK

Faulty component D210

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Flash Programming failure (3)

Flash programming doesn’t work

YES

If the fault information from the prommer is:

a) MCU doesn’t boot
b) serial data line failure
c) serial clock line failure
connect:

connect the shortcircuit fire from N100 pin 29 to ground (watchdog)

OK

EEPROM (D240) pin 8 (VBB) 2.8 V NO YES

VBAT is correct
J522 (VXO) 2.8 V N100 is faulty
3.6 V

YES

check sleep
NO J228 sleep clock(SCLK) NO
clock circuitry
check C213, R213 J227 master reset (Purx) = ”1” (2.8 V) square wave 32 kHz
(B100, R154...)
YES
YES
YES
NO Faulty circuit N100
J506 (RFC) 13 MHz MAD2 (D200) pin 93: 13 MHz sine wave
800 mV min clock signal: 500 mVpp min. or over loaded PurX line

NO YES

check buffer V705 and Check that following lines are correct:
VCXO G600 FCLK (MBUS) line: X100 pin 11 –> D200 pin 112
FTX (fbus_tx) line: X100 pin 13 –> D200 pin 104
FRX (fbus_rx) line: X100 pin 12 –> D200 pin 109
check also pullup and pulldown resistors: R203, R201, R215
GND : X100 pin 14 –> GND

OK

Enable the selftest function of D200 by connecting

shortcircuit between testpoints J229 and J230

Connect an oscilloscope to testpoint J225 and switch

power on

There is a shortcircuit
NO
somewhere in memory control
Voltage level rises to ”1” after power on at testpoint J225 lines or MCU address lines or
MCU lower (7:0) data lines
YES

There could be open pins in circuits D200 (D211, D240)

If not, the PCB or D200 (D211, D240) is faulty

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Flash Programming failure (4)

Flash progrmming doesn’t work

YES

If the fault information from the prommer is:

External RAM fault
YES

Check pins of SRAM (D220)

Check control lines of SRAM:
RAMSelX ...

Flash progrmming doesn’t work

YES

If the fault information from the prommer is:

Algorithm file or alias ID don’t find, ID is un-
known etc.

YES

Check pins of FLASH (D210)

Check control lines and upper data lines (15:8)
of FLASH: ROM1SelX...

Flash progrmming doesn’t work

YES

If the fault information from the prommer is:

MCU flash Vpp error

YES
NO NO
Check regulator N201
Vpp > 4.5 V in D210 pin 13 (or C212) Vpp > 4.5 V in testpoint J221

YES YES

Check components C212, R211 Check UI connector X300

OK

Faulty component D210

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Power doesn’t stay on, or phone is jammed

If this kind of fault has come after flash programming, there are most
probably open pins in ICs.
The soldered joints of ICs: D200 (MAD2), D210 (FLASH), N100
(CCONT), D221 (SRAM) are useful to check at first.
Normally the power will be switched of by CCONT (N100) after 30 se-
conds, if the watchdog of the CCONT can not be served by software.
The watchdog updating can be seen by oscilloscope at pin 50 (DataselX)
of CCONT.
In normal case there is a short pulse from ”1” –> 0 every 8 seconds.
The power off function of CCONT can be prevented by connecting a short
circuit wire from CCONT pin 29 to ground.

Power doesn’t stay on or phone is jammed

YES
software is able to run
check UI module
CCONT watchdog is served? YES
(pin 50 pulses 1 –> 0) If power is switched off
after few seconds, check
BSI and BTEM lines
NO

connect the shortcircuit fire from N100 pin 29 to ground (watchdog)

OK

EEPROM (D240) pin 8 (VBB) 2.8 V NO YES

VBAT is correct
J522 (VXO) 2.8 V N100 is faulty
3.6 V

YES

check sleep
NO J228 sleep clock(SCLK) NO
clock circuitry
check C213, R213 J227 master reset (Purx) = ”1” (2.8 V) square wave 32 kHz
(B100, R154...)
YES
YES
YES
NO Faulty circuit N100
J506 (RFC) 13 MHz MAD2 (D200) pin 93: 13 MHz sine wave
800 mV min clock signal: 500 mVpp min. or over loaded PurX line

NO YES

check buffer V705 and Open pins or faulty circuit:

VCXO G600 D200, D210, D221, N100
R215

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Display Information: Contact Service

This fault means that software is able to run and thus the watchog of
CCONT (N100) can be served.
Selftest functions are run when power is switched on and software is
started to excute from flash.
If any of selftests is failed, contact service information will be shown on
display.

The phone doesn’t register to the network or phone

doesn’t make a call
If the phone doesn’t register to the network or the phone doesn’t make a
call, the reason could be either the baseband or the RF part.
The phone can be set to wanted mode by WinTesla service software and
determinate if the fault is in RF or in baseband part (RF interface mea-
surements).
The control lines for RF part are supplied both the System Asic
(MAD2;D200) and the RFI (Cobba; N250). MAD2 handles digital control
lines ( like synthe, TxP etc.) and Cobba handles analog control lines (like
AFC, TxC etc.).
The DSP software is constructed so that operation states of DSP (MAD2)
can be seen in external flag (DSPXF) output pin (D200 pin 91).
After power up, DSP signals all completed functions by changing the state
of the XF pin (see figures 39 and 40).

1. DSP initialization done

2.Synchronization to network
done
3. Registrarition to network
done.
1 2 3

MAD2 pin 91 (DSPXF)

J222

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1
dsp
constants
init download
patch code
initialize download

initialization
done
MAD2 pin 91 (DSPXF)
J222

PSW
search last PSW
OK

channel synchronization
scan starts OK
MAD2 pin 91 (DSPXF)
J222

go SDCCH
send RACH imediate assigment
RACH OK OK
MAD2 pin 91 (DSPXF)
J222

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Phone register failure

Phone doesn’t register to the network

or
phone doesn,t make a call

YES

NO Check
Analog supply voltage VCOBBA is >2.7 V
at pin 7,12 ... of Cobba (N250) N100

YES

NO Check
Analog reference voltage Vref is 1.5 V
at pin 9 of Cobba (N250) R270, R271

YES

Supply voltage VCP (N100 pin 32) > 4.8 V

Supply voltage VRX (N100 pin 9) > 2.7 V
Supply voltage VSYN_1 (N100 pin 15) > 2.7 V NO Check
Supply voltage VSYN_2 (N100 pin 4) > 2.7 V N100, D200
during the receiving slot
Supply voltage VTX (N100 pins 11, 20) > 2.7 V
during the transmitting slot

YES

Synthesizer lines: SEna (N620 pin 56),

SClk (N620 pin 54) NO
Check
SData (N620 pin 55)
D200
pulses 0 –> 1 during receiving slot

YES

NO
RF control lines: RxC (N250 pin 18) 0 –> 2.3 Vmax during receiving slot Check
AFC (N250 pin 19) 0 – 1.2 V typ. during receiving slot N250

YES

Check
Analog data signal RxIP (N250 pin 22) 0–> 1.5 V DC during receiving slot NO
N250 if DC is failed
Analog data signal RxIN (N250 pin 22) 0–> 1.5 V DC during receiving slot
Check
Used benefit signal is biased to DC and its amplitude is 50 mVpp
nominal and frequency is 13 MHz RF part if benefit signal is failed

YES

NO
Check
DAX signal (N250 pin 48) pulses 1 –> 0 during receiving slot
N250
YES
Check
RF control lines: TxC (N250 pin 17) 0 –> 2.3 Vmax during transmit slot NO N250 if TxC is failed
TxP (D200 pin 176) 0–>1 (2.8 V) during transmit slot Check
D200 if TxP is failed
YES

NO
Analog data signals: TxIN (N250 pin 13) 0–> 0.8 V DC during transmit slot Check
TxIP (N250 pin 14) 0 –>0.8 V DC during transmit slot N250
TxQN (N250 pin 15) 0 –>0.8 V DC during transmit slot
TxQP (N250 pin 16) 0 –>0.8 V DC during transmit slot
YES Check
Used benefit signal is biased to DC and its amplitude is 300 mVpp
nominal and frequency is 64 kHz RF part

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SIM card is out of order

The hardware of the SIM interface from MAD2 (D200) to the SIM connec-
tor (X302) can be tested without SIM card.
When the power is switched on and if the BSI line (X101;1) is grounded
by resistor, all the used lines (VSIM, RST, CLK, DATA) rises up to 5 V four
times. Thus ”Insert SIM card” faults can be found without SIM card.
The fault information ”Card rejected” means that ATR message (the first
message is always sent from card to phone) is sent from card to phone
but the message is somehow corrupted, data signal levels are wrong etc.
or factory set values (stored to the EEPROM) are not correct.

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SIM Card failure

Insert SIM card fault

YES

Check
Voltage level < 1.5 V NO
R120, R122, X101
at pin 95 of D200 when
C120, C160
BSI resistor is connected

YES

VSIM, DATA, RESET and CLOCK lines

YES Check
rises up to 5 V after power on at pins
SIM card and SIM reader
of SIM card connectors
NO

VSIM(36), DATAO(43),SIMRSTO(42) and SIMCLKO(38) lines YES Check

rises up to 5 V after power on at pins of N100 (CCONT) X302, R124, R125, R128

NO

SIMPWR(30), DATAA(44), SIMRSTA(40), SIMCLK(41) and SIMIOC(39) lines YES faulty circuit
rises up to 2.8 V after power on at pins of N100 (CCONT) N100 (CCONT)

NO

SIMCardPwr(129), SIMCardData(120), SIMCardRstX(127), SIMCardClk(126) and SIMCardIOC(128) lines YES

faulty PCB
rises up to 2.8 V after power on at pins of D200 (MAD2)

NO

Check again that voltage level at pin 95 (SIMCardDetX) of D200 is lower than 1.5V
If it is, change D200

Card Rejected fault

YES

VSIM is according the specification NO faulty circuit

VSIM = 2.8 V min (with 3 V SIM card) N100 (CCONT)
VSIM = 4.5 V min (with 5 V SIM card)

YES

NO Check
The ATR data can be seen at pin 43
X302, R124
(CCONT, N100)

YES

The ATR data can be seen at pin 120 NO Check

(MAD2, D200) N100

YES

NO Check
SIMIOControl line (N100 pin 36) is ”1”
D200
during the ATR message

YES

Check D200

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Audio failure (1)

Uplink (microphone) and downlink (earphone) are broken

YES

Voltage at pin 107 of MAD2 (D200) NO Check

is 2.8 V (without external audio de- R259, R260
vices) HOOKDET

YES

Voltage at pin 108 of MAD2 (D200) NO Check

is 2.8 V (without external audio de- R257, R256, R261
vices) HEADDET

YES

NO
Frequency at pin 138 of MAD2 (D200) Check
is 1 MHz, square wave 2.8 Vpp N250 (Cobba)

YES

NO
Frequency at pin 139 of MAD2 (D200) Check
is 8 kHz, square wave pulses 2.8 Vpp N250 (Cobba)

Uplink (microphone) is broken

YES
Check
microphone, X100 and micbias
Voltage at pin 6 of X100 is 1.8 V NO components V250...
Voltage at pin 7 of X100 is 0.3 V If OK, check that micbias control line
during a call is (D200 pin1 ) 2.8 V during a call

YES

NO Check
DC voltage at pins 59 and 60 of
N250 is 1.4 V during a call N250 (Cobba)

YES

Check
Analog audio signal (few millivolts) at pins 59 and 60 NO
of N250 during a call C262, C263 and PCB
routings
YES

Digital PCM data at pin 137 of MAD2 (D200) NO

during a call Check
N250 (Cobba)

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Audio failure (2)

Downlink (earphone) is broken

YES

Digital PCM data at pin 52 of Cobba (N250) NO

during a call Check
D200 (MAD2)
YES

NO Check
DC voltage at pins 5 and 6 of
N250 is 1.4 V during a call N250 (Cobba)

YES

NO Check
Analog audio signal (some ten millivolts) at pins 5 and
6 of N250 during a call N250 (Cobba)

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Charger failure

Nothing happens when charger is connected

YES

Voltage level at pin 60 of CCONT (N100) NO Check

is higher than 0.4 V when charger is con-
nected X100, F100, L104
R104, R103
YES

Check N100

Display Information: Not charging

YES

Voltage level at pin 62 of CCONT (N100) NO Check

is about 0.8 V when power is connected X101, R120, R122
BSI resistor value should be 39 k
YES

Voltage level at pin 63 of CCONT (N100) NO Check

is about 0.5 V when power is connected X101, R120, R122
BTEMP resistor value should be 47 k
YES

NO
Check
32 Hz square wave frequency at pin 7 of CHAPS (N101)
N100
YES

NO
Voltage levels at pins 5 and 12 of CHAPS (N101) Check
are same as VB R131, N101

YES

NO Check
Voltage levels at pins 5 and 12 of CHAPS (N101)
rises when charger is connected N101

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Receiver
Fault

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NO Loading between X540 pin 1 NO
Duplexer ant–pin, SL: –58 dBm and 2 ~ 0 Ω Change X540

NO YES YES
NO
Receiver Fault (1)

Check C506, if OK N500 pin 25, Check soldered joints of X540

change N500 N500 pin 25, SL: –61 dBm and Z550, check also that X540
loading > 1 M Ω
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YES is assembled correct, if OK

YES Change Z550
Change duplexer NO
Duplexer Rx–pin, SL: –61 dBm

NO
NO N500 pin 26, NO
loading > 1 M Ω N500 pin 26 is ”HIGH” N500 pin 23, SL: –38 dBm
YES YES YES
NO NO
Check PDATA0–line
Check soldered joints,
for short circuits Z500 input, SL: –44 dBm Z500 input, loading > 1 MΩ
if OK change Z500
YES
Check PDATA0–line YES
D200 pin 171 Check C500 soldered joints,
if OK change it
Check VRX(J510) and NO NO NO
VSYN_1(J516) lines N500 pin 17 and 19, 2.8V Z500 output, Check C518, C504,
from CCONT Z500 output, SL: –47 dBm loading > 1 M Ω if OK cange Z500
YES
YES YES
Check VREF_2(J518) Change Z500
NO
voltage line N500 pin 16, 1.5V
NO
YES Check soldered joints of C516, N500 pin 7 and 8, NO
N500 pin 7 and 8, SL: –57 dBm C520 check loading 50 Ω
Check soldered joints of N500 NO internal coils
and R504, if OK change R504 N500 pin 20, loading 10 k Ω
YES YES
YES
Check components in line out NO Rise up N500
of pin 23, if OK change N500 N500 pin 23, loading 10 k Ω pin 7,8. If level Change N500
back to normal
1st IF change N500
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1st IF
71 MHz

N500 pin 12, NO G530 Out, 1018 MHz NO UHFLO

1018 MHz SL: –28 dBm SL: –28 dBm
Receiver Fault (2)

YES YES

Check connections from G530

to N500 pin 12

NO
Check VRX(J510) and NO N500 pin 9 and 10,
N500 pin 6, 2.8V
soldered joints SL: –28
YES YES
NO Check input for
N500 pin 15,
Check R504 Z621 input 1 and 2, NO short circiuts, if
loading 10 k Ω Z621 input 1 and 2, NO
SL: –30 loading > 1 M Ω OK change
YES
Z621
NO YES YES
Rise up 9 and 10, if loading N500 pin 9 and 10,
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OK at pads change N500 loading 10 k Ω Check components in input

YES line to Z621

Change N500
Check output
Z621 output, NO Z621 ouput 1 and 2, NO for short
SL: –43 loading > 1 M Ω circiuts, if OK
change Z621
YES YES

Check components in
NO output line. Check soldered
soldered
Checkof N620 joints NO N620 pin 51(J530) and
N620 pin 47, 2.8V joints at N620, if OK
52(J532), SL: –43
YES change Z621
YES
NO N620 pin 51 and 52, NO N620 pin 51 and 52,
loading 5 k Ω DC–level ~1.7V
YES YES

2nd IF
Check N620 pin 51 and 13 MHz
Change N620
52 for short circuit

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13 MHz

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N620 pin 8(J542), NO
VHFLO
SL: – 28 dBm
Receiver Fault (3)

YES
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N620 pin 44, NO N620 pin 47(J510), NO

Check VRX supply voltage
SL: – 19 dBm ~2.8V
YES YES

Check R626 and soldered NO Z620 input(J540), N620 pin 53(J554), NO Check RXC control voltage
joints SL: –26 dBm ~1.2V from COBBA pin 18
YES YES
Check soldered joints, if OK NO Z620 output(J538), Change N620
change Z620 SL: –28 dBm
YES

Change NO N620 pin 34 and 35, NO N620 pin 34, SL: –36 dBm
N620 DC–level, ~1.4V and pin 35, SL: –33 dBm
YES
YES

N620 pin 29 and 30, NO N620 pin 29 and 30, NO

Check R628 and R629 Change N620
SL: – 29 dBm DC–level ~1V

YES YES

Check connections between NO N250 pin 22 and 23, Check soldered joints at N620
N620 and N250 SL: –29 dBm and N250, if OK change N620
YES

COBBA
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Receiver Fault (4)

COBBA

N250 pin 7,12,21,25 and 63, NO Check VCOBBA–voltage from

~2.8V CCONT pin 22
YES
NO
N250 pin~2.8V
27 and 53, Check VBB–voltage from
CCONT pin 55
YES
N250 pin 9, NO Check VREF–voltage from
~1.5V CCONT pin 13 through R253
YES
N250 pin 10, NO Check soldered joints and
loading 100 k Ω R253
YES
NO
N250 pin 45, Check COBBACLK–line from
13 MHz clock OK MAD pin 144
YES

N250 pin 28, NO Check COBBARSTX–line

is ”HIGH” from MAD pin 163
YES
Check data and adress lines
between D200 and N250, if
OK change N250

COBBACLK – signal:
Oscilloscope picture in Appendix A

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Receiver Fault (5)

UHFLO

NO
G530 VCC–pin voltage, 2.8V Check VSYN_1–line and R530

YES
NO
G530 VC(J500) voltage Check soldered joints
~2.25V (Mid CH) inand
at G530, N620 VC–line
components
YES
YES
NO
Change G530 Does G530 oscillate at Change G530
any frequency
YES
Check C633 and
NO
N620 pin 21, 13 MHz clock soldering joints at
N620
YES

NO Check VSYN_2(J508)
N620 pin 9,22 and 25, from CCONT and
2.8V CNTVR3–control from MAD
YES
NO Check VCP–voltage
N620 17 and 28,
from CCONT pin 32
5V YES

NO
N620 pin 58, Check VREF_1–line
1.5V
YES
NO Check soldering joints
N620 pin 59, at N620 and R635, if
loading 15 k Ω OK change R635
YES
NO Check SCLK, SDATA,
SCLK,working
SDATA,OKSENA1 SENA1–lines from
MAD
YES

Change N620

13 MHz clock oscilloscope picture in Appendix A

SCLK, SDATA, SENA1 oscilloscope pictures in Appendix B

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VHFLO

NO Does the VCO oscillate at any NO

N620 pin 18, ~2.3V
frequency ?
YES

NO Check VSYN_2(J508) V581 collector, NO Check VSYN_1(J516) supply

N620 9,22 and 25, ~2.8V
supply voltage ~2.6V voltage line to V581
YES YES

NO NO Check R581, R585 and

N620 17 and 28, ~5V Check VCP voltage line V581 base, ~1.7V
soldered joints
YES YES

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Change N620 V581 emitter, ~1V
if OK change V581Ω,
YES
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Check V580, L581, C582,

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AFC

NO Receiver
RSSI tuning working OK ? Fault

YES

N250 pin 19, NO N250 pin 19, NO Check AFC–line(J520) for

voltage between 0.5 – 2.3V loading > 1 M Ω short circuits, if OK change
YES YES

Set SpectrumAnalyzer Change N620

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Frequency: 13 MHz
Span: 10 kHz
RESBW: 3 kHz

13 MHz in midst, NO Use sevice software to set AFC

(Test point J 506) to MAX

AFC–voltage(J520), NO Check R600 and C602, if

NOTE ! If DSP in MAD does not work OK change N250
~2.3V
properly, supply voltages stays
YES
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Transmitter
Fault
TXLEV 5

N620 pin 8(J542) NO

VHFLO
232 MHz SL: –28 dBm
YES
Check TXQP, TXIP, TXQN, TXIN
Transmitter Fault (1)

NO NO lines from COBBA pin 13...16 and

N620 pin 61 and 62, N620: TXQP, TXQN, TXIP soldered joints at N620 and N250,
116 MHz SL: –40 dBm and TXIN, OK ? if OK change N250(Test pins J558
YES YES & J560)
Check N500 pin 2 and NO N620 pin 1, NO
NO N500 pin 2 and 3, N500 pin2(J552) and pin3 Check TXP–line from MAD
3 for short circuits, if TXP–pulse OK?
OK change N500 loading > 1M Ω (J550) 116 MHz SL: –32 dBm
YES YES
YES
N620 pin 63(J514), VTX–pulse NO Check VTX supply voltage
Check C652, C653, C655, OK ? from CCONT
L623, L624, R623, R625, if OK
YES
change N500
NO
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N620 pin 11, TXC–pulse OK? Check TXC–line from COBBA

YES
NO N500 pin 12(RX–Continous),
UHFLO
SL: –28 dBm NO
N620 pin 58, ~1.5V Check VREF_1 – line
YES
NO YES
Check VTX supply voltage NO
N500 pin 1 and 29, N500 pin 30, NO Check R635 and soldered
from CCONT N620 pin 59,
~2.8V SL: –18 dBm joints
loading 15 k Ω
YES YES
NO YES
Check VREF_2 – line(J518) N500 pin 16, NO
~1.5V N620 pin 61 and 62, ~0.8V Change N620
YES
NO
Check R504 and soldered N500 pin 20, TXQP, TXIP, TXIN, TXQN, TXP and VTX:
joints loading 10 k Ω Oscilloscope pictures in Appendix C
YES Transmitter
1
Change N500

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1
TXLEV5

Z505 input, NO Z505 input, NO Check Z505 input for short

SL: – 23 dBm loading > 1 M Ω circuits, if OK change Z505
YES YES

NO
Check Z505 output for short NO Z505 output, Z505 output, Check C700
circuits, if OK change Z505 loading > 1 M Ω SL: –29 dBm
YES YES
Check V640 limiter circuit Check R668, R662, R664,
NO DC–levels(VTX–voltage), R666, R670, C660, C662
Change Z505 N550 pin 8, Base: ~0.6V
SL: –29 dBm and C562, If OK change
Collector: ~0.6V

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V640
YES Emitter: ~0.3V
NO
Check VBATT–connections to NO N550 pin 2,4,6,12,13 and 14 N550 pin 13,
N550 ~3.6V SL: –2 dBm
YES YES
Check components in line
Check soldered joints NO N550 pin 1 and 16, NO from N550 to Z550. Also
Duplexer TX–pin,
at N550 VTX–pulse SL: 6 dBm check for short circuits, if OK
YES change Z550
YES
Check soldered joints at N550 NO N550 pin 9,
and N620, if OK change N620 power control pulse
YES
Check RF–connector X540 pin 1, NO Check X540, if OK change
C564,C505,C566,C572,C555,C SL: 5 dBm Z550
567,L552, if OK change N550

VTX and power contol pulse(TXC):

Oscilloscope pictures in Appendix D
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Transmitter Fault (3)

Power
Control
TXLEV5

NO Transmitter
Transmitter working OK
Fault
YES

N250 pin 11, NO Check TXC – line from N250

TXC – pulse OK pin 17, if OK change N250
YES

N620 pin 11 and 12 pulses NO V550 anode, NO Check VSYN_1 voltage

are about the same DC–voltage ~0.8V through R550, R551 and R552
YES

N620 pin 12, NO Check C632, if OK

loading ~4 k Ω change N620
YES

Check C554, R553 and

R554, if OK change V550

TXC – pulse:
Oscilloscope picture in Appendix D

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Appendix A

Picture 1. COBBACLK – signal

Picture 2. 13 MHz Main clock – signal

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Appendix B

Picture 3. SCLK – signal

Picture 4. SDATA – signal

Picture 5. SENA1 – signal

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Appendix C

Picture 6. TXQP, TXQN, TXIP and TXIN – signal

Picture 7. TXP – signal

Picture 8. VTX – signal

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Appendix D

Picture 9. TXC – signal (TXLEV5)

Picture 10. DET – signal(N620 pin 12) TXLEV5

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