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KG190 Version: 1B Every care has been taken to ensure that contents of this service manual give an accurate representation of the equipment. However, DARTS TECHNOLOGIES CORP. accepts no responsibility for inaccuracies which may occur and reserves the right to make changes to the design without prior notice.
CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of the Manual 1.2 Structure of the Manual 1.3 Servicing Responsibilities 2. LEVEL 2.5 SERVICE GUIDELINES 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Level of Repair Guidelines 2.3 Level of Repair Service Tools and Interfaces 2.4 Features 2.5 Mobile Unit Basic Kit 3.
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5.1.5. Spurious Emissions at Antenna Connector 5.1.6. Residual Peak Power 5.2 Rx Characteristics 5.2.1. Sensitivity 6. BLOCK DIAGRAM 6.1 KG190 Base band Hardware Typical application and Block Diagram 6.2 KG190 RF Block Diagram 7. KG190 PCB PLACEMENT 8. CIRCUIT DIAGRAM 9. SPPL list...
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IMPORTANT This document is intended for use by qualified service personnel only. Company Policy Our policy is of continuous development; details of all technical modifications will be included with service bulletins. While every endeavor has been made to ensure the accuracy of this document, some errors may exist. If any errors are found by the reader, please notified it to company...
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Warnings and Cautions Please refer to the phone’s user guide for instructions relating to operation, care and maintenance including important safety information. Note also the following: Warnings: 1. CARE MUST BE TAKEN ON INSTALLATION IN VEHICLES FITTED WITH ELECTRONIC ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND ANTI–SKID BRAKING SYSTEMS.
1.1. Purpose of the Manual This service manual contains the information and procedures required for installing, operating and servicing the LG GSM Personal Cellular Mobile Telephone system operating on GSM Digital Cellular Networks. 1.2. Structure of the manual The manual is structured to provide service engineering personnel with the following information and procedures: 1.
2. LEVEL 2 SERVICE GUIDELINES 2.1. Introduction The document is intended to help you carry out repair up to Level 2 on the KG190 mobile phone. The repair for International version and Asian variants are identical unless otherwise noted, therefore the description herein is confined to KG190 only.
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Battery connector Pitch=2.5mm 3Pin PA08303 2285-3224-0000 Antenna Ass'y ( w Louder SPK) 2206-1110-0001 Receiver Panasonic - EASG1D501E2 2285-1187-A000 TOP CASE Ass'y LG Silver ( w LENS) 2211-DP18-1100 Deco. Plate for Side-L 2211-DP18-2100 Deco. Plate for Side-R 2211-SE18-0100 SIDEKEY 1 WAY...
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The exchanged faulty main boards shall be properly packed in a plastic bulk with the attached IMEI label and fault report and send back to DARTS Mobile Service Center for detailed repairs. Level 2 Part No. DARTS P/N Description SVC Level LG P/N 2281-1831-0000 PCB Main Board, ARX...
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ONLY THE QUALIFIED PERSONNEL SHALL BE LIABLE TO PERFORM THIS LEVEL OF REPAIRS UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND APPROVAL OF DARTS TECHNICAL TRAINER. Level 2.5 Part No. DARTS P/N Description SVC Level LG P/N 2221-1261-0002 LCM STN 128x128dot 26P LKC34TML8Y L2.5 220B-0010-0000 BACKUP BATT D4.8Xh1.4mm 0.06F XC414-II06 L2.5...
SW D/L cable : 2.4. Features The LG Telephone Model KG190 is a high performance small, light handset for business and domestic use. The following features are provided: 1. Triple Codec which includes Half Rate / Full Rate and Enhanced Full Rate (EFR) speech codec.
3. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 3.1. General This section provides a brief guide to the operation and facilities available on the telephone handset. Refer to the Operating Instruction supplied with the telephone for full operational information. 3.2. Liquid Crystal Display The telephone handset has a graphical chip on glass display. The following icons are available: Figure 3.1: Crystal Display 1.
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Essential indicators Indicates signal strength and alternate line service. Shows handset current battery charge strength. Indicates the phone keypad is locked. Indicates the profiles alert type is Ring Indicates the profiles alert type is vibration. Indicates the profiles alert type is vibration and ring. Indicates the profiles alert type is vibration then ring.
3.1. Location of Controls Hand-free kit connection Receiver Left side key MP3 key Selection key Send/Answer key Power on / End key Navigation key Microphone USB connector Antenna area Speaker Camera Battery Cover Figure 3.2: Location of Controls...
3.2. Alpha Entry 3.4.1. Character Set / Key Assignments There are 20 keys on KG190, including 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, *, #, SEND, END, Left-Soft-Key (LSK), Right-Soft-Key (RSK), 4-way Navigation Key. The following ID drawing is only used for Keypad Layout’s reference.
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Key Function List A. Power/End key. • Switch phone on and off. Also, ends a call or Exit from any function and back to Idle mode. B. Selection Key • The function of the keys depends on the text shown on the display above the keys. For example, Menu and Name in Idle mode.
3.5. Public Man Machine Interface (MMI) 3.5.1. Reading the Phonebook Memory Location # <MEMORY LOCATION> # Leading zeros can be left out of the location number, e.g. 007 can be 7. 3.5.2. Features for Factory Service Features Description By 2945#*# to enter factory mode 1.
3.5.3.Tips for Call Option A call can be connected to any single caller by pressing Option key. When user press Option key during active call, user can choose one of those functions from the list: Hold: put a call on. Retrieve: reconnect a holding call.
3.7. Troubleshooting The user is given the following information and advised to contact the dealer if the problems persist: Problem Cause Remedy Telephone will not Check that the battery pack is fully charged switch on and correctly connected to the telephone. Extremely short battery The network in use and the Avoid areas of poor reception.
4.2. Antenna Base sub assembly 1. To add cmos rubber on antenna base 2. To add speaker on antenna base 3. To add speaker cover on antenna base 4. To add antenna metal plate on Antenna base...
4.3 PCBA sub assembly 1. To add RF shielding cover on PCBA 2. To add BB shielding cover on PCBA 3. To add LCM module on PCBA 4. To stick tape in LCM golden finger...
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5. To add metal dome on PCBA 6. To add CMOS on PCBA 7. To add antenna base on PCBA 8. To add LCM shielding on PCBA...
4.4 Top case sub assembly 1. To add receiver rubber and receiver on top case 2. To add Keypad on top case 3. To add mini-USB cap on bottom case 4. To stick lens on top case...
4.5 Bottom case sub assembly 1. To add battery connector on bottom case 2. To add vibrator on bottom case 3. To add Mic on bottom case 4. To add earphone cap on bottom case.
5. To stick cmos lens on bottom case 4.6 Main assembly 1. To add PCBA sub assembly on top case sub assembly. 2. To add right side key on main assembly.
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3. To add left side key on main assembly. 4. To add bottom sub assembly on main assembly. 5. To add RF cap on Main assembly...
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6. To screw four screws 7. To add battery cover on main assembly.
5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 5.1. TX Characteristics All data is applicable to E-GSM900 and DCS1800 / PCS1900 except where stated. 5.1.1. Frequency Error ± 0.1 ppm max. relative to base station frequency. 5.1.2. Modulation Phase Error RMS: Equal to or less than 5° Peak: Equal to or less than 20°...
5.1.4. Output RF Spectrum due to Switching Transients Offset from Centre Maximum Level (dBm) Frequency (kHz) E-GSM 900 DCS 1800 PCS 1900 ±400 ﹣19 ﹣22 ﹣22 ±600 ﹣21 ﹣24 ﹣24 ±1200 ﹣21 ﹣24 ﹣24 ±1800 ﹣24 ﹣27 ﹣27 Measurement conditions for output RF spectrum measurements: Frequency Spen 0 Hz Measurement Bandwidth:...
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Frequency range Frequency offset Filter bandwidth Approx video bandwidth 100 kHz to 50 MHz 10 kHz 30 kHz 50 MHz to 500 MHz 100 kHz 300 kHz excl. relevant TX band: GSM 450: 450,4 MHz to 457,6 MHz; GSM 480: 478,8 MHz to 486 MHz, and the RX bands: For GSM 400 MS: 460,4 MHz to 467,6 MHz;...
5.2. Rx Characteristics 5.2.1. Sensitivity E-GSM 900 Full Rate Speech The reference sensitivity performance in terms of frame erasure, bit error, or residual bit error rates (whichever is appropriate) is specified in the following table, according to the propagation conditions. Propagation Conditions Propagation Conditions Channels...
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DCS 1800 Full Rate Speech The reference sensitivity performance in terms of frame erasure, bit error, or residual bit error rates (whichever is appropriate) is specified in the following table, according to the propagation conditions. Propagation Conditions Propagation Conditions Channels Propagation Conditions RA Static Conditions TUhigh...
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PCS 1900 Full Rate Speech The reference sensitivity performance in terms of frame erasure, bit error, or residual bit error rates (whichever is appropriate) is specified in the following table, according to the propagation conditions. Propagation Conditions Propagation Conditions Channels Propagation Conditions RA Static Conditions TUhigh...