GSM TELEPHONE
SGH-P738/SGH-P730C
GSM TELEPHONE
CONTENTS
1. Specification
2. Flow Chart of Troubleshooting
3. Exploded Views and Parts List
4. Electrical Parts List
5. PCB Diagrams
6. Block Diagrams
1. SGH-P738 Specification
1. GSM General Specification
GSM900
Phase 1
Freq. Band [MHz]
Uplink/Downlink
ARFCN range 1~124 0~124 & 975~1023 512~885
Tx/Rx spacing 45MHz 45MHz 95MHz
Mod. Bit rate /
Bit Period
Time Slot Period /
Frame Period
Modulation 0.3GMSK 0.3GMSK 0.3GMSK
MS Power 33dBm~13dBm 33dBm~5dBm 30dBm~0dBm
890~915
935~960
270.833kbps
3.692us
576.9us
4.615ms
EGSM 900
Phase 2
880~915
925~960
270.833kbps
3.692us
576.9us
4.615ms
DCS 1800
Phase 1
1710~1785
1805~1880
270.833kbps
3.692us
576.9us
4.615ms
Power Class 5pcl ~ 15pcl 5pcl ~ 19pcl 0pcl ~ 15pcl
Sensitivity -102dBm -102dBm -100dBm
TDMA Mux 8 8 8
Cell Radius 35Km 35Km 2Km
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SGH-P738 Speclflcation
2. GSM Tx Power Class
Tx Power
control level
5 33±3dBm
6 31±3dBm
7 29±3dBm
8 27±3dBm
9 25±3dBm
10 23±3dBm
11 21±3dBm
12 19±3dBm
13 17±3dBm
14 15±3dBm
15 13±3dBm
16 11±3dBm
17 9±3dBm
18 7±3dBm
19 5±3dBm
GSM900
Tx Power
DCS1800
control level
0 30±3 dBm
1 28±3 dBm
2 26±3 dBm
3 24±3 dBm
4 22±3 dBm
5 20±3 dBm
6 18±3 dBm
7 16±3 dBm
8 14±3 dBm
9 12±4 dBm
10 10±4 dBm
11 8±4 dBm
12 6±4 dBm
13 4±4 dBm
14 2±5 dBm
15 0±5 dBm
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2. SGH-P738 Flow Chart of Troubleshooting and Circuit Diagrams
1. Power On
'Power ON' does not work
check the current
consumption more
than 100mA
Yes
Check the Voltage
of the Battery more
than 3.5V
Yes
Check the pin11 of
U101 is more than
2.8V
Yes
Check U101
pin 39 =
2.8V
No
No
No
No No
U101 pin9
Download again
Charge the battery
Check
"Power On"
key?
Yes
=1.8V
No
check U101 and C117
Check U101 and C116
check keypad
Yes
Check the Initial Operation
Yes
END
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Yes
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SGH-P738 Flow Chart of Troubleshooting and Circuit Diagrams
2. Initial
Initial Failure
Check the signal at
the pin 21 of U101 is
"High" when the phone
is boot on
Yes
Check pin4 of OSC402
Voltage is 2.8V ?
Yes
Check pin3 of OSC600,
Frequency is 13MHz?
Yes
No
No
No
Check U401
Check pull_up R603,pin39 of U101,
OSC600, C613
Check or change OSC600
Check pin5 of U103
Voltage is 2.5V?
Yes
Check OSC300 is
working?
Yes
END
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No
No
Check the soldered status of U103,
U401
Check or Change U300
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3. Sim Part
*TestwithSim
Phone can't access SIM card
SGH-P738 Flow Chart of Troubleshooting and Circuit Diagrams
Yes
Check the pin 1 of
CN104. voltage 3V?
Yes
Check the SIM
connector's (CN104)
connection to SIM
card
Yes
Check the circuit
around CN104 input
circuitry
Yes
Check the circuit
around U401 output
and voltage supply
circuitty
No
No
No
Check the circuit related to U101
No
Resolder or change CN104
Check the related circuit of CN104
Check the related circuit of U401 and
U101
END
Yes
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SGH-P738 Flow Chart of Troubleshooting and Circuit Diagrams
4.Microphone Part
* Call with Sim before testing.
MicroPhone does not work
Yes
No
Check the soldered
status of microphone
Yes
Resolder microphone
Check the reference
voltage on mic path
C201≒2.0V
Yes
Is microphone OK?
Yes
END
No
Resolder or change
R203, C209, R204, R201, R200,
C200
No
Check U501
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5.Directional MIC Part
When you play MPEG file, if Audio is not active
*
Directional MIC does not work
SGH-P738 Flow Chart of Troubleshooting and Circuit Diagrams
Yes
Check MIC "+" terminal,
Bias Voltage = 2.6V?
Yes
Check pin21 of U200,
Voltage = 1.76V?
Yes
Change directional MIC
No
No
Resolder R249
Resolder C244
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SGH-P738 Flow Chart of Troubleshooting and Circuit Diagrams
6. Speaker Part
*Callbeforetesting.
Receiver does not work
Check the soldered
status of Speaker
Yes
Check the pin 7 of U202
"High"?
Yes
Is Speaker working?
Yes
Is Speaker working ?
No
No
No
No
Resolder Speaker
Check U202 and the audio path of
U501
Check the path from U501 to CN304
Change Speaker
END
Yes
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7. Key Data Input
Check the Initial Operation
SGH-P738 Flow Chart of Troubleshooting and Circuit Diagrams
Check the Keypad &
Dome Sheet
Yes
Check soldered status of
CN302 and connecting
status between KEY-FPCB
and PBA
Yes
When "#"pad pressed,
Pin 11 of
CN302=2.8V(high)?
Yes
No
No
Replace or Adjust
the Keypad & Dome Sheet
ResolderCN302orchangeFPCB
Check U401
END
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SGH-P738 Flow Chart of Troubleshooting and Circuit Diagrams
8. LCD backlight
Backlight does not work
Backlight "ON" mode in
the menu?
Yes
Check conecting
between PBA and LCD
conector
Yes
Check CN304 pin 28=
"high"?
Yes
END
No
No
No
Select backlight "ON" mode
Check FPCB
Check the LCD
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