User Guide

Table of Contents
Introduction to RF troubleshooting.....................................................................................................................7–5
Receiver troubleshooting......................................................................................................................................7–5
Introduction to RX troubleshooting................................................................................................................7–5
General instructions for RX troubleshooting..................................................................................................7–5
Synthesizer troubleshooting............................................................................................................................7–8
GSM850 RX troubleshooting.............................................................................................................................7–9
GSM900 RX troubleshooting...........................................................................................................................7–10
GSM1800 RX troubleshooting.........................................................................................................................7–11
GSM1900 RX troubleshooting.........................................................................................................................7–12
GSM Rx chain activation for manual measurements / GSM RSSI measurement........................................7–13
Transmitter troubleshooting..............................................................................................................................7–13
General instructions for TX troubleshooting................................................................................................7–13
GSM850/900 TX troubleshooting...................................................................................................................7–16
GSM1800/1900 TX troubleshooting...............................................................................................................7–17
Checking antenna functionality.....................................................................................................................7–18
RF tunings.............................................................................................................................................................7–18
Introduction to RF tunings.............................................................................................................................7–18
RF autotuning..................................................................................................................................................7–19
System mode independent manual tunings.....................................................................................................7–21
Rf channel filter calibration............................................................................................................................7–21
PA (power amplifier) detection.....................................................................................................................7–22
GSM receiver tunings............................................................................................................................................7–22
Rx calibration (GSM)........................................................................................................................................7–22
Rx band filter response compensation (GSM)...............................................................................................7–26
GSM transmitter tunings......................................................................................................................................7–31
Tx IQ tuning (GSM)...........................................................................................................................................7–31
Tx power level tuning (GSM)..........................................................................................................................7–33
List of Tables
Table 10 Rf channel filter calibration tuning limits..........................................................................................7–21
Table 11 RF tuning limits in Rx calibration........................................................................................................7–25
List of Figures
Figure 47 RF Controls window..............................................................................................................................7–7
Figure 48 RSSI Reading window.........................................................................................................................7–13
Figure 49 RF Controls window............................................................................................................................7–15
Figure 50 Main antenna.......................................................................................................................................7–18
Figure 51 Rf channel filter calibration typical values.......................................................................................7–22
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