NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Technical Documentation Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Disassembly NOTE: Do not attempt antenna removal white the covers are on. The anten- na can be removed only when the phone covers are off Remove battery Remove dust cap by finger nail Remove back cover screws (4pcs phase1, Carefully remove A–cov-...
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NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation Remove UI–module and frame Remove engine module screw (1 pc). Phase 1 version does not have the screw, phase 2 has. Remove engine module To remove antenna : push in snap at antenna base with screwdriver tip while pushing antenna out of B cover.
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Technical Documentation Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Introduction RF–measurements must be done using a spectrum analyzer and an high– frequency probe. (Local and reference frequencies and RF power levels in the intermediate stages of the chain) Oscilloscope is used to measure DC– voltages and low frequency signals.
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation Interface signals between RF and BB/DSP Signal From Parameter Mini- Typi- Maxi- Unit Function name VBAT Battery Voltage Supply volt- age for RF NOTE! Not char- VREF CCONT PLUSSA Voltage 1.478 1.500 1.523 Reference voltage for...
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NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Technical Documentation Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions RFCEN CCONT / Voltage 2.85 “1” min 2.0 V PENTA “0” max 0.4 regulator RSSI PLUSSA CCONT Output level Analog mode field sternght indicator TXIP/ COBBA PLUSSA Differential voltage 1.022 1.18 Differential TXIN swing (static) in–phase TX...
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NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation Logic low ”0” PWR control loop during ramp up/ down TXLX1 Logic high ”1” Low power TDMA level mode for power de- tector Logic low ”0” High power level mode for power detector TXLX2 RF TDMA...
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NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Technical Documentation Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions TXWR2 PENTA Logic high ”1” VR12 ON , TDMA1900 TX–mixer enable Logic low ”0” VR12 OFF TXWR3 TDMA800 Logic high ”1” AMPS & TX–mixer TDMA800 TX–mixer enable Logic low ”0” TX–mixer disable CCont Voltage 2.85...
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation 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 divided in fol- lowing section. 1. Phone is totally dead 2.
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Technical Documentation Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions The phone doesn’t register to the network or phone doesn’t make a call Phone doesn’t register to the network phone doesn’t make a call Check Analog supply voltage VCOBBA is >2.7 V N250 at pin 7,12 ...
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation Phone is totally dead Failure in VBAT line VBAT is 3.6 V Check X105, X104, Z100 Voltage at pin 29 of CCONT (N150) Faulty circuit N150 is 3.6 V N 150 pin 55 (VBB) 2.8 V(=TP14) CCONT (N150) pin 29 0V when Check R164, X102 PWR switch is pressed or...
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NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Technical Documentation Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Flash progrmming doesn’t work If the fault information from the prommer is: External RAM fault Check pins of SRAM (D200) Check control lines of SRAM: RAMSelX ... Flash progrmming doesn’t work If the fault information from the prommer is: Algorithm file or alias ID doesn’t find, ID is unknown etc.
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation Power doesn’t stay on, or phone is jammed If this kind of fault has come after flash programming, there are most prob- ably open pins in ICs. The soldered joints of ICs: D202 (MAD1), D201 (FLASH), N150 (CCONT), D200 (SRAM) are useful to check first.
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NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Technical Documentation Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Power doesn’t stay on or phone is jammed software is able to run check UI module CCONT watchdog is served? (pin 50 pulses 1 –> 0) If power is switched off after few seconds, check BSI and BTEM lines connect the shortcircuit fire from N150 pin 29 to ground (watchdog) EEPROM (D203) pin 8 (VBB) 2.8 V...
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation Display Information: Contact Service This fault means that software is able to run and thus the watchog of CCONT (N150) can be served. Selftest functions are run when power is switched on and software is started to excute from flash.
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Technical Documentation Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Audio failure Uplink (microphone) and downlink (speaker) are broken Voltage at pin 78 of MAD1 (D202) Check is 2.8 V (without external audio de- R260, R270 vices) HOOK. Voltage at pin 77 of MAD1 (D202) Check is 2.8 V (without external audio de- R268, R265, R260...
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NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation Downlink (speaker) is broken Digital PCM data at pin 50 of Cobba (N250) Check during a call D202 (MAD1) Check DC voltage at pins 28 and 29 of N250 (Cobba) N250 is 1.4 V during a call Check Analog audio signal (some ten millivolts) at pins 28 N250 (Cobba)
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Technical Documentation Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Charging failure Nothing happens when charger is connected Voltage level at pin 60 of CCONT (N150) Check is higher than 0.4 V when charger is con- X100, R164, R152, nected F150 Check N150 Display Information: Not charging Voltage level at pin 62 of CCONT (N150) Check...
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation Receiver Fault AMPS General Instructions Start the WINTESLa software and use it to start the needed RX mode of the phone. The troubleshooting flow chart is divided into three steps: – general checking, –...
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Technical Documentation Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Transmitter Fault – General Always use a RF–cable connected from an external RF connector to the analyzer via a 10dB attenuator. This is important to protect the analyzer against excessive RF power and to not let unwanted RF power leak in the cellular frequencies.
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation Transmitter Fault AMPS AMPS, PWL2, CH383 Note! Check current Check Antenna Circuit consumption: and Duplex filter In Amps mode PA pin 16 bias voltage I: >800 mA should be > 2,2V Check all supply voltages and soldering Check also N900 pin3 frequency and input power.
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NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Technical Documentation Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Check TXIF Z900 Pin7 f: 161.19 MHz Change N900 P: >–25 dBm upconverter Is Z900 Insertion too Change Z900 high ? I.L : > 5 dB Check modulator Check R906 output N750 pin62 P: max.–18dBm Note! check also I/Q–resistors...
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation Transmitter Fault TDMA800 The transmitter is the same as in AMPS mode, but the power amplifier is biased to more linear. Consequently it is essential that the AMPS is free of any faults. Start AMPS Is AMPS mode OK ? troubleshooting...
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Technical Documentation Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Transmitter Fault TDMA1900 TDMA1900 and DAMPS modes share a common IF section and antenna cir- cuit. Consequently it is essential that the DAMPS mode is free of any faults. Is TDMA800 mode OK Start TDMA800 troubleshooting Note!
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NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation Check VAPC Check PA input power Change PA V:>2.2 V P:> 0 dBm Check Z951 filter Check TXC insertion loss Change BPF Typ 1.5V@PL2 Max 4 dB Start power control Change N950 troubleshooting Check COBBA Check TX–driver input...
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Technical Documentation Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Power Control Loop Power control section is basically similar for both band except both bands include a coupler and detector. The power control is actually effected in the PLUSSA IC. Check V930 and V929 Note ! Check Bias circuit Is V930 voltage drop...
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation Synthesizers There are four oscillators generating the needed frequencies for RF–sec- tion. They are 19.44 MHz reference oscillator, 1GHz UHF VCO frequency range 985.23 ... 1010.2 MHz 2Ghz UHF VCO frequency range 2046.2 ...
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation VHF VCO The VHF VCO signal is used to generate the transmitter intermediate fre- quencies. The VHF VCO has two fixed frequencies. The operating frequen- cy is locked in phase locked loop which is controlled by the baseband Because the oscillator employs two frequencies it also has two diferent switching modes.
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation AMPS & TDMA UHF SYNTHESIZER The 1GHz UHF VCO (G820) generates the first injection for RX (869...897MHz) and the final injection for TX (824...849 MHz) . The output frequency of the module depends on thje DC control voltage supplied by the PLUSSA.
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Technical Documentation Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions TDMA1900 UHF Synthesizer 2 GHz (ONLY DUALBANDER) The 2GHz UHF synthesizer generates the needed injection frequencies for TX and RX chain. The output frequency of the VCO depends on the control voltage supplied by the PLL circuit. 2 GHz UHF synthesizer troubleshooting Note! Frequency = 985.23...1010.2...
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation About RF ASICs and MMIC PA General information The PLUSSA (N750) provides two main functions: RX/TX blocks The receiver block consists of IF buffers, active mixers, 2–multiplier, AGC amplifier and limiter. The transmitter section includes a digital gain step amplifier, a divider , an I/Q Modulator and control part for the Transmitter Power Control loop.
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NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Technical Documentation Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions VCE2 V5V–signal for UHF charge pump from BB OUTP_rxif Positive output of the receiver output gain stage OUTM_rxif Negative output of the receiver output gain stage LIMOUT2 – Negative output of the limiter amplifier LIMOUT1 –...
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Technical Documentation Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Pin # Pin name Nomi- Description nal lev- N960 Not connected Not connected Vcc/Q2C VBAT Power supply for the 2nd stage Vcc/Q1C VBAT Power supply for the 1st stage. – Ground RF IN RF input –...
NSC/W–1/3 PAMS Disassembly & Troubleshooting Instructions Technical Documentation TDMA1900 UPCONVERTER Pin # Pin name Nomi- Description nal lev- VDD1 2.8V Supply voltage Not connected Not connected Ground LO IN TX local input Ground RF OUT RF output VDD2 2.8V Supply voltage Not connected –...