
Trouble Shooting Guide, Advanced
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12.3 How to find the fault
The fault usually is due to too low amplification in the power amplifier.
When the amplification in the power amplifier is lower then normal, but still high enough for
the phone to pass the power level calibration, the power amplifier is working at its maximum
limit.
This can result in over tones in the shape of distortion.
The fault can also be due to a fault in the up and down ramping or one of the synthesisers are
producing over tones.
You must start the phone in the test program and activate the transmitter in switched mode at
full Power level.
Check the control voltage PAREG at R497, using the oscilloscope.
It should look like in the pictures below Fig. 12.4.
Note that the sweep time are different in the upper pictures compared to the lower pictures
(the upper picture 0.2 ms/square and the lower pictures 20/10 µs/square).
Fig. 12.4
If the up- and down-ramping looks like the pictures above, the fault almost always is due to
distortion caused by the power amplifier.
Replace N400 and do a new radio calibration.
The few times the fault are not due to N400 is it usually N392, C499 or C495 (parts of the
exponential amplifier) that is faulty.
If the up and down ramping does not look like the pictures, the fault can be due to the
exponential amplifier, the low pass filter or the offset voltage.
All three of the parts are functions in N700.