Maintenance: VHF Troubleshooting Charts 8-29
8.12.4 Troubleshooting Flow Chart for Receiver, for all models except those with 
PCB 8486473Z04 (Sheet 2 of 2) 
IF Signal at 
C3200?
No
RF Signal 
at T3301?
RF Signal at 
R3313?
No
RF Signal at 
C3306?
No
RF Signal at 
C3302?
No or 
Check harmonic filter L3531 & L3532, 
C3532 and ant. switches D3521, D3551, 
L3551, R3551, C3551, C3552, L3552
Check filter between 
C3302 & C3306; program 
filter to schematic test 
freq and check varactor 
voltages.
Inject RF into J3501
Are varactor 
voltages OK?
No
Yes
Check RF amp (Q3302) 
Stage.
Check filter between 
C3313 & T3301.
Yes
Check T3301, T3302, 
CR3301, R3321, R3322, 
R3323
Yes
1st LO O/P 
OK?
Locked?
Yes
Check FGU
Yes
Trace IF signal 
from C3200 to 
Q3200. Check for 
bad XTAL filter.
No
Yes
Q3200 collec-
tor OK?
IF signal 
present?
Before replacing 
U3220, check 
U3220 voltages; 
trace IF signal 
path.
Yes
Check for 2.9 
VDC
Is R5 present?
Check Q3721, 
U3701 (pin 48) 
voltages and U247
No
No
No
Check U404 voltage and if 
U404 can be selected by 
MCU before replacing 
U404.
Check varactor filter.
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
A
A
B
weak RF