Tait TP9100 - High Receiver Distortion Troubleshooting

266 Receiver Fault Finding TP9100 Service Manual
© Tait Electronics Limited May 2005
11.6 High Receiver Distortion
Introduction If there is high receiver distortion, the TCXO is suspect, or alternatively, the
matching circuitry for the crystal filters XF400 and XF401 is suspect. There
are two tasks:
■ Task 17: TCXO calibration and repair of TCXO
■ Task 18: second IF and repair of matching circuitry
Recalibrating the TCXO might often be sufficient to rectify the fault.
Task 17 —
TCXO Calibration
and Repair of TCXO
First check the TCXO calibration and, if necessary, repair the TCXO.
1. Use the calibration application to check the TCXO calibration:
Open the “Raw Data” page and click the “Volt Ref/TCXO/VCO/VCXO”
tab.
2. Note the values listed in the “Tx TCXO” and “Rx TCXO” fields of the
“TCXO” group box. The values should be:
3. If the calibration values are correct, go to Step 4. If they are not,
recalibrate the TCXO and go to Step 8.
4. Remove the
FCL TOP can.
5. Check the components of the TCXO, which is based on XL500
(see Figure 11.5). Repair any fault.
6. Recalibrate the TCXO and check the TCXO calibration values
again as in Step 1 and Step 2.
7. If the calibration values are now correct, go to Step 8. If they are not,
go to Ta sk 1 8
.
8. Check if the distortion fault has been removed. If it has, go to “Final
Tasks” on page 134. If it has not, go to Tas k 18
.
Tx TCXO and Rx TCXO values: between +20Hz and –20Hz