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Nokia operates a policy of continuous development. Nokia reserves the right to make changes and improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice. Under no circumstances shall Nokia be responsible for any loss of data or income or any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages howsoever caused.
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RM-779 ESD protection ESD protection Nokia requires that service points have sufficient ESD protection (against static electricity) when servicing the phone. Any product of which the covers are removed must be handled with ESD protection. The SIM card can be replaced without ESD protection if the product is otherwise ready for use.
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Our policy is of continuous development; details of all technical modifications will be included with service bulletins. While every endeavour has been made to ensure the accuracy of this document, some errors may exist. If any errors are found by the reader, NOKIA MOBILE PHONES Business Group should be notified in writing/e- mail. Please state: •...
107/64.2 kbit/s with GPRS. RM-779 has a large 3.5” (640 x 360 pixels) nHD TFT colour display (active area 43.2 mm x 76.8 mm) with 16 million colors. It also has a 5 megapixel EDOF camera with a 2x digital zoom.
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• 2 GB internal user memory • MicroSD card slot, support up to 32 GB • Nokia XpressTransfer – easy to transfer and organize photos and video between your device and a compatible PC • Nokia Lifeblog (mobile & PC) Music •...
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• Call logs, speed dial, voice dialling (with SIND) and voice commands Connectivity • Integrated GPS (A-GPS OMA SUPL) • Nokia Maps 3.0, including Friend Finder • WLAN - IEEE802.11 b/g/n with UPnP support • Micro USB interface with USB 2.0 high speed •...
The table below gives a short overview of service devices that can be used for testing, error analysis, and repair of product RM-779. For the correct use of the service devices, and the best effort of workbench setup, please refer to various concepts.
The table below gives a short overview of service devices that can be used for testing, error analysis, and repair of product RM-779. For the correct use of the service devices, and the best effort of workbench setup, please refer to various concepts.
Proximity technical description and troubleshooting Context RM-779 uses DiPro sensor with external IR-LED as a proximity sensor. IR-led acts as a transceiver and DiPro receives the infrared signal reflected from the surface which is inside the proximity detection range. A problem in proximity can be caused by the DiPro, IR-led or other hardware, or it can be a mechanical problem.
Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) technical description and troubleshooting Context RM-779 uses DiPro sensor as an Ambient Light Sensor (ALS). Ambient light information is used for illumination control of the phone. When the ambient light level is low the display backlight is dimmed, and when the ambient light level is high the display is brightened.
3. Use Scroll button to autotune to the radio frequency. 4. Set volume to suitable level. 5. Check audio quality with a headset. 6. Remove the Nokia headset and repeat steps 3. and 4. 7. Check audio quality via IHF. WLAN TX and RX testing in Phoenix Context The basic WLAN RX and TX functionality can be checked with Phoenix.
• When certificate restoring for BB 5 products or IMEI rebuild for DCT-4 products is performed, existing data from Nokia System is programmed in the phone. The phone will be in the same condition as it was when it left the factory for the first time.
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5. Product code shown on the UI does not matter, because during restoring it will be replaced by the product code which is the latest one stored in Nokia system. 6. It is recommended to perform "Restore"-function without selecting "Flash Product"-option to avoid possible SW downgrade which causes the phone to die.
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RM-779 BB Troubleshooting and Manual Tuning Guide 7. Information from phone and Smart Card are read and connection to Tucson server is established. 8. Information from Nokia system is retreived and programmed in the phone. Issue 1 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Page 3 – 73...
Nokia System, and programmed in the phone. • After successful change, phone specific information in Nokia systems will match the new variant, and it can be used for e.g. certificate restoring. If you perform several product code changes, Nokia system will always be up to date with the latest successful event.
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Self test troubleshooting..........................4–10 Troubleshooting with RF Self tests......................4–10 RF tuning and testing ............................4–12 RF auto tuning and testing with Nokia Care Suite..................4–12 RF auto tuning procedure ..........................4–12 Automatic RF testing with Nokia Care Suite....................4–16 Troubleshooting with Testing And Tuning Tool ..................
RF components are changed or memory (D3000) is corrupted. RM-779 can be tuned automatically. Auto tuning is designed to align the phone's RF part easily and faster. It performs calibrations, tunings and measurements of RX and TX. The results are displayed and logged in a result file, if initiated.
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RM-779 Cellular RF troubleshooting Nokia Care Suite application. The following window opens: Start Nokia Care Suite version. Note: The window appearance may differ depending on the Fuse, Multi Software Updater, Product Support Tool For Store and Testing And Tuning Tool Note: are Care Suite add-on applications.
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RM-779 Cellular RF troubleshooting Nokia Care Suite and Testing And Tuning Note: The window appearance may differ depending on the Tool versions Click on the RF Tuning button. The following view opens: Nokia Care Suite and Testing And Tuning Note:...
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Cellular RF troubleshooting Select the RF cable used (and possible RF splitter / RF shield box) from the drop-down menu. CA-128RS attenuation values are always taken automatically into account when RM-779 product is connected to Nokia Care Suite tool. Click the Run button.
RM-779 Cellular RF troubleshooting Nokia Care Suite and Testing And Tuning Note: The window appearance may differ depending on the Tool versions Automatic RF testing with Nokia Care Suite Testing And Tuning Tool add-on application can be used also for non-signalling RF tests. The automatic RF...
RM-779 Cellular RF troubleshooting Nokia Care Suite and Testing And Tuning Note: The window appearance may differ depending on the Tool versions. RF Testing selection does all the same measurements as RF Tuning , but does not perform any tunings.
Optional step (not needed if WCDMA TX activation only required): Check the basic TX parameters using a communication analyzer (for example CMU–200). Note: RM-779 WCDMA TX power classes: WCDMA I, II, IV, V and VIII class 3 (maximum output power +24 dBm). Page 4 – 20...
Antenna Antenna overview RM-779 has a GSM/WCDMA antenna located on the bottom of the phone. The GSM/WCDMA antenna has one feed connection and one ground connection. The connection from the phone PWB to the antenna module is implemented by spring contacts (2 pcs).
Any particles inside the cavity between the protection window and lens have most probably been trapped there in the assembly phase at a Nokia factory. Unauthorized disassembling of the product can also be the root of the problem. However, in most cases it should be possible to remove the particle(s) by using clean compressed air.
BOB is the name given to a generic technology release that combines WLAN, Bluetooth, FM Rx and FM TX radio on a single monolithic IC. The FMTX functionality is disabled from RM-779. The phone uses BOB1.0M-b module that consists of a single chip transceiver WL1271, plus a separate RF front end (FE) device. The BOB1.0M-b release operates in the 2.4GHz (ISM) and the 76-108MHz FM bands.
Display module RM-779 uses a 3.5’’ AM LCD type nHD Maddox display with 16 million colors. The display module supports the display format of 640 rows x 360 columns . The dimension of the display module is 43.2 mm x 76.8 mm x 1.8 mm.