
MaxonSM5102Radio
4 TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
SYMPTOMS
CAUSES
COUNTERMEASURES
Unit does not Work
1. Complete discharge of battery
(13.8V+/-10%)
2. Regulator
3. 5v voltage source
1. Replace battery.
2. Replace regulator(U20)
3. IC1.Q20 (5v+/-0.2v)
Warning tone& No Work
1. Pll error
2. Filtering Error
3. EEPROM Fail
1. Check U1.Y2.U6
2. Check LPF
3. Re-programming
4. Replace or charge battery
Bad RX Sensitivity
(-10 to -60dB)
1. Defective ANT sw
2. Defective front-end
3. Defective DBM
4. IF IC
5. VCO level drop
6. Change of 1'st local frequency
1. Check D1.2.15
2. Check Q601
3. Check D4,T1,T2
4. Replace U2
5. RX VCO level >2dBm
6. Retune TCXO
Defective RX
1. VCO frequency change or
level drop
2. Defective voltage Source
1. Repair VCO
Defective IF IC
2. Q20
PLL Error
1. Defective 12.8 MHz TCXO
2. Voltage source for RX VCO/
TX VCO
3. Defective PLL IC
1. Replace TCXO.
2. Check RX VCO/TX VCO
3. Replace U1
NO TX Power
1. TX buffer APC
2. Power module
3. APC control
1. Check Q13.12.
2. Replace Power module Q39.28
3. Check Q14.15.16.U11
Low TX power output
1. APC
1. Re-adjust RV1
No modulation
1. SW IC & mic amp IC
1. Check U9.U13.U4
No programming
1. short protector VCC
1. Defective programming lead
NO S.A.T
1. U13
1. Check U13