6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care Contents Page RF Troubleshooting............................5 Phone Components ............................. 6 General Troubleshooting ........................... 8 TX Power Low............................. 8 Receiver Not Working Properly......................8 Phone Cannot Make a Call........................8 Transmitter Parts ............................9 Cell Transmitter Block Diagram ......................
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6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF TX UHF LO Schematic ........................... 57 UHF PCS TX LO Spectrum ........................59 UHF Cell TX LO Spectrum ........................60 GPS RF Troubleshooting ..........................61 GPS Schematic............................62 GPS RF General Testing ..........................63 Self Test Failure ............................
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF RF Troubleshooting When troubleshooting the receiver, first check the RX_AGC PDM value. The AGC value should be close to the typical values (see "RF AGC Status" on page 26). The RX AGC tries to keep a constant amplitude at the output of the receiver chain;...
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care General Troubleshooting Use the following steps to troubleshoot some common issues, such as low transmitter power, a faulty receiver, or a phone that cannot make a call. TX Power Low...
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF 4. The call box channel is set for a channel in PRL. 5. The SID is correct and entered into the phone. 6. The VCTCXO is centered as described in the VCTCXO tuning description on page 49.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF Transmitter Schematics The following schematics are for general reference only. See the Schematics chapter for detailed versions. Jupiter TX IC TX LO lock voltage Cell TX filter PCS TX filter...
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF Transmitter Troubleshooting Setup Use the following sections to set up troubleshooting in Phoenix according to the band you are using: • "AMPS TX Setup" • "Cell TX Setup" • "PCS TX Setup"...
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care The AMPS Control dialog box appears. Figure 8: AMPS Control dialog box 6. Click the Tx Control tab. 7. In the Set Channel field, type 384. 8. In the Power Level field, type 2.
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6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF 3. Select the following values on the RF Main Mode dialog box: Band = Cell (CDMA) • Channel = 384 • Mode = Rx/Tx • Figure 9: RF Main Mode dialog box 4.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care The RF PDM Control dialog box appears. Figure 11: RF PDM Control dialog box for Cell troubleshooting 9. Click Read Phone to update the values. 10. Configure the spectrum analyzer using the following values: •...
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF 4. Select the following values on the RF Main Mode dialog box: Band = PCS (CDMA) • Channel = 600 • Mode = Rx/Tx • 5. Click Set. Note: Be sure that the “RF Main Mode set successfully” message appears in the status bar.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care 2. If all DC voltages are present, check the AGC control voltages. (See Figure 13 on page 19). • If the voltages are incorrect, check the SMDs around the TX_AGC1 and TX_AGC2 lines.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF Bad output Good output Figure 12: The output of the phone on a spectrum analyzer should look like the figure on the left If using the AAS-10 probe with the phone connected to the call box, the amplitude should be approximately -7 dBm at the antenna test point on the top of the PWB.
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6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care Figure 14: Bottom side TX DC probe points Table 1 shows the TX DC probe points for the bottom and top sides of the PWB. Table 1: TX DC Probe Points...
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF Table 1: TX DC Probe Points (Continued) Test Point Description Value 2.78V VR1B 4.7V 2.78V Vbatt* 3.2 to 4.7V TX detector out Approximately 1.5V Note: Vbatt also appears at the outputs of the PAs.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care Table 2: TX RF Probe Points (Continued) Test Point Description Value TX IQ in with oscilloscope Approximately 500 mV p-p with +1.2 V offset TX UHF LO PCS: 3760 MHz, -54 dBm Cell: 3346.08 MHz, -57 dBm...
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care Receiver Schematics The following schematics are for general reference only. See the Schematics chapter for detailed versions. Cell RF SAW filter PC RF SAW filter AMPS IF crystal filter CDMA IF SAW filter...
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care RF AGC Status Figure 19 shows the RF AGC Status dialog box. When configuring the values on this dialog box, note the following: • The RF AGC status functionality only works in Call Mode.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF Turning on the RX Path Use the following steps to turn on the RX path using Phoenix. 1. Turn on Receiver Only in CDMA mode. 2. On the Phone Control dialog box, click the LOCAL button in the Phone State area to put the phone into Local Mode.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF Switching the RX Gain States Use the RF Gen I/O dialog box to switch the gain state (Hi and Lo) for CDMA and AMPS modes. Select the desired state, and click Refresh.
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6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care Cell I Q Output Trace A Trace A 302 kHz -21.2500 dBm -100 Centre: 300 kHz Atten: 10 dB Span: 200 kHz Res BW: 3 kHz Vid BW: 3 kHz...
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF PCS Receiver Check from RF to IQ Use the following values to check the PCS receiver functionality from RF to IQ output. 1. Start Phoenix in Local Mode with only the RX path turned on.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care RX_IP RX_IN RX_QP RX_QN Figure 26: Cell spectrum (left) and IQ output test points (right) AMPS Receiver Check from RF to IQ Use the following steps to check the AMPS receiver functionality from RF to IQ output.
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6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF Figure 27: Receiver IQ Level on AMPS band Figure 28 shows the AMPS spectrum with an inject tone at -75dBm, as well as the IQ output test points. Note that DC is present on the IQ output test points, and all test points should be approximately equal.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care Receiver Diagnostic Signal Tracing Use the following steps to trace a receiver signal. 1. Inject an external signal source of –25dBm into the RF input. An Agilent call box 8960 is recommended.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF Table 4 includes the descriptions and values for the RX RF troubleshooting test points shown in Figure 29. Table 4: Receiver RF Troubleshooting Values Test Description Value Point RX LO (from VCO) 1009.62MHz at -8 dBm...
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6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care Table 5 includes the descriptions and values for RX IF troubleshooting test points shown in Figure 30. Table 5: Receiver IF Troubleshooting Values Test Description Value Point CDMA IF (to SAW) 128.1 MHz...
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF Receiver DC Alfred RX FE IC Figure 31: Receiver DC troubleshooting test points and RX front-end logic levels Table 6 includes the descriptions and values for RX DC troubleshooting test points shown in Figure 31.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care Receiver Logic Input Voltages Following are the measure logic levels for the RX front end (N750). See Figure 22 on page 29 for the manual selection of logic states using Phoenix.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF Alfred (N750) Receiver Troubleshooting Keep the following under consideration when troubleshooting the Alfred (N750) receiver: • There is a separate LNA for 800MHz (Cell and AMPS) and 1900MHz (PCS). • There is a separate RFA (inside Alfred) for 800MHz (Cell and AMPS) and 1900MHz (PCS).
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care IMPORTANT: You must check for both conditions before replacing Alfred. If you have no LO signal, refer to "UHF Synthesizer Troubleshooting" on page 50. If you have a significant supply voltage drop on one of the supply pins, then replace Alfred.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care Use the following steps to troubleshoot the synthesizer using Phoenix: 1. On the Phone Control dialog box, click the LOCAL button in the Phone State area to put the phone into Local Mode.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF If you do not see the VCTCXO signal at any of these points, check to see if there is voltage at the following points: • VR3, main supply line for VCTCXO circuitry, should be 2.78VDC •...
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care Typical voltages observed are as follows: • AFC PDM[0] = 1.3V • AFC PDM[-1024] = 0.8V • AFC PDM[1023] = 2.5V VCTCXO Manual Tuning The VCTCXO can be manually tuned to verify when a phone is tuned incorrectly or if the phone cannot make a call.
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6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF 6. The next step depends on the type of measurement equipment you are using: • Spectrum analyzer: Set the center frequency to 836.52MHz, set the span to 2MHz, and establish a marker at 836.52MHz.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF VCTCXO and UHF Synthesizer Probe Points Figure 42 shows the VCTCXO probe points (alphabetic) and the UHF synthesizer probe points (numeric). Figure 42: VCTCXO and UHF synthesizer probe points Table 12 shows the values and description for the VCTCXO probe points in Figure 42.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care Table 11 shows the values and description for the UHF synthesizer probe points in Figure 42. Table 12: UHF Synthesizer Probe Point Values and Descriptions Probe Description Values Point 2.8V Lock voltage DC between 0.8 and 3.4V, S/B 1.2V at the...
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6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF The Frequency Calculator dialog box appears. Figure 43: Frequency Calculator dialog box for Cell (top) and PCS (bottom) 2. Check to see if the LO is locked. Set a channel and check the output of the UHF LO at L502 within a very narrow span of 100KHz.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF PCS UHF LO Channel 600 Spectrum Measure the signal purity of the UHF LO and check the spur level offset from the carrier. Also, check the VCO, PLL IC, loop filter, and power supply decoupling.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care • 60kHz offset -91dBc • 90kHz offset -91dBc Figure 46: Cell UHF LO channel 384 typical spectrum Following ar possible causes for an incorrect UHF frequency: RX VHF LO The RX VHF LO operates at a fixed frequency of 256.2MHz. It is the second LO for down- conversion to I and Q for baseband processing.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF RX VHF LO (Batman) Schematic The following partial schematic is for general reference only. See the Schematics chapter for a detailed version. Lock voltage Loop filter components PLL in Batman...
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care Figure 48 shows the RX VHF LO probe points. Figure 48: RX VHF LO probe points Table 13 gives the description and values for the probe points as shown in Figure 48.
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6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care Figure 50 shows the TX UHF LO probe points. Figure 50: TX UHF LO (Jupiter) probe points Table 14 gives the description and values for the probe points as shown in Figure 50.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF GPS RF General Testing In radiated testing the CW level has to be higher because of the attenuation in pad + cable + coupler. With a -20 dB pad, the signal level in the signal generator is ~ -110 dBm + cable attenuation + 20 dB + 18 dB.
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care 3. Open the Troubleshooting menu, and click GPS Control. The GPS Control dialog box appears. Figure 57: GPS Control dialog box 4. Select GPS Quick Test in the Function area, and ensure that the Test Mode area shows a value of Galvanic.
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6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF Figure 58: GPS testing area Table 15 gives the description and values for the probe points as shown in Figure 58. Table 15: GPS Test and DC Probe Point Values...
6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Troubleshooting - RF Nokia Customer Care GPS RF Probing Use the following steps for RF probing: 1. Open the Troubleshooting menu, and click GPS Control. The GPS Control dialog box appears. Figure 59: GPS Control dialog box 2.
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6015/6015i/6016i/6019i (RH-55), 6012 (RM-20) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting - RF 6. Measure the probe points with either a voltmeter or an AAS_10B probe with a spectrum analyzer set at a center frequency of 1575.25MHz and a span of 500kHz. (All points are 1575.52MHz, except for TCXO, which is at 16.368MHz.)