Alcatel BF3, BF4 Service Manual TECHNICAL INFORMATION

TECHNICAL NOTE FOR ALCATEL REPAIR CENTERS

Information about use of “PCB TEST TOOL”for BF3/BF4

products

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1) HOW DOES IT WORK ?

“PCB TEST TOOL” is a special software who detects intermittent failures that may not be
found in normal process on BF3/BF4 products .
All BF3/BF4 must be checked with the “PCB TEST TOOL” , on the “pretest” step of the
repair procedure .

2) HOW TO INSTALL IT ?

You have to decompress the file “ins_PCBTestToolBFx.100.exe ” that you will find on
MDF server in the “special Tools” directory

3) HOW TO USE IT ?

When the software is installed , it can be used with cloning cable ref : 24003363 and the serial
interface ref : 24003364 (BF4)or 24003368 (BF3)

1) Plug the cable on the serial port of your PC

2) Plug a battery on the serial interface

3) Launch PCB Test Tool by a click on the icon

4) Plug the product on the serial interface

5) Click on “ Test“

The software displays the following screens :

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If the product is OK , the software displays the following screens :

If the product has a intermittent failure, the software displays the following screen :

The error message can be : ERROR N°1 or ERROR N°2 or TEST KO.

All the results of the “PCB TEST TOOL” must be written in the Weekly report .

All the boards of the products with a “PCB TEST TOOL” fail ,must be swapped and kept in
the repair center in case of expertise .

Alcatel Business Systems

N° 100ed02 16/04/2002 Pilot Repair Center

79, rue Saint Melaine – BP1215

53012 Laval Cedex