Shure u4 Service Manual
Shure Brother s Incorporated
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Evanston IL 60202-3696 U.S.A.
UHF Wireless System
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UHF WIRELESS RECEIVER MODEL U4D
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U4D SERVICE MANUAL REVISION HISTORY
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Service Manual
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U4D Dual Diversity UHF Receiver
General
Characteristics
The Shure Model U4D Dual Diversity UHF Receiver is a micr opr ocessor controlled dual diversity receiver operating in the UHF frequency range. This product
is intended for use in high-end installed sound, rental, and concert sound markets. Different frequency variations are available in various countries.
Controls and Connectors
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1. MENU Button
2. SELECT Button
3. RF Level Indicators
4. AUDIO Level Indicators
5. Programmable Display
6. + Button
7. – Button
8. Volume Control
9. Headphone Monitor Volume Control
10. Headphone Monitor Status
Figure 1. U4D Receiver Controls and Connectors
Service Note: Shure recommends that all service procedures be performed by a Factory-Authorized
Service Center or that the product be returned directly to Shure Brothers Inc.
Licensing: Operation may require a user license. Frequency or power-output modifications may
violate this product’s approvals. Contact your country’s communications authorities.
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11. Headphone Input Connector
12. POWER On/Off Switch
13. Power Input Connector
14. Power Output Connector
15. Antenna Input Connect ors
16. HIGH Z (Unbalanc ed) Out put Connec tor
17. Mic/Line Slide Switch
18. LOW Z (B alanced) Output Connect or
19. Networking Interface
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Circuit Description
Power Section
The receiver accepts power line voltage ranging from 85 Vac to 264
Vac. The receiver hardware uses the +5 Vdc, +12 Vdc and 12 Vdc voltages from the switching power supply. The switching power supply has
40 W overall output power capability, with maximum current capabilities
of 4A at 5V, 2A at +12V, and .5A at –12V. It also includes a fast–acting
2.5A fuse.
Up to four in-line rf amplifiers may be connected to the receiver,
depending on system setup. The receiver provides dc power to the inline amplifiers via the BNC antenna ports and RG58 cables. Maximum
dc power supplied to each antenna port is limited by self–resettable fuse.
Rf Section
The rf circuit description is limited to one rf strip (channel A) in
receiver 1. The other rf strip (channel B) is virtually identical. The local
oscillator (LO) section is common for both channels and is described
separately. Receiver 2 is identical to receiver 1.
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Rf Channel
The rf input signals are sent from the antenna ports to the receiver
via cables with BNC and rf mini–plug connect ors . Antenna port A is connected to J302 of receiver 1. Antenna port B is connected to J302 of
receiver 2. Connect or s J302 on each rec eiv er are the input of the rf
power dividers.
Each of these splits the rf power from the antenna between two
receivers. The outputs of the power div iders are connected to the inputs
of the opposite rf strips of the other receiver: J303 of receiver 1 to J304
of receiver 2; and J303 of receiver 2 to J304 of receiver 1. In addition,
J306 on receiver 1 and J306 on receiv er 2 have to be solder jumpered to
provide connection from the outputs of the rf power dividers to channel A
rf strips of both receivers.
The rf signal is preselected to the appropriate frequency range with
two dielectric filters. The first dielectric filter is located between the
antenna port and the low noise amplifier (LNA). The second filter is
located between the LNA block and mixer input. The front end down–
converter integrated circuit contains the LNA block and the first mixer.
The first conversion produces the first intermediate frequency (IF)
signal at 50 MHz. The first if signal is amplified with the MMIC, bandlimited with a SAW filter, then down-converted to the second IF frequency (10.7 MHz) with a second down-converter.
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The second down-converter has an internal second local oscillator
(LO) t hat o sc illat es at 60.7 M Hz, using an ext ernal crystal. The second
LO buffered output also provides the LO drive to channel B of the sec-
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Local Oscillator
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ond mixer. The second down–converter also incorporates an internal IF
amplifier that is used with external 10.7 MHz ceramic filters. The 10.7
MHz signal goes to the second IF gain block with detector. The audio
output is buffered with an operational amplifier, then processed as described in the Audio section. The noise output is also amplified by the
operational amplifier, prov iding a signal for the noise squelch circuitry.
The received signal strength indication (RSSI) output of LM 1865 is used
to drive the LEDs on the receiver front panel.
The first loc al oscillat or (LO ) is common for channel A and channel B
rf strips. The LO is a phase locked-loop (PLL) syst em . The PLL consist s
of a pres caler / sy nt hes izer, volt age-c ont r olled oscillator (VCO ), loop filter,
rf power divider, and band-pass filt er, band limiting the LO signal before
injection to the first down convert er. The presc aler rec eives the rf signal
from the VCO via the coupling capacitor, C116. The output from the
phase detector is connec ted to the ext ernal loop filt er, which contr ols the
tuning voltage input to the VCO.
The prescaler / s y nt hes iz er integrated cir c uit (IC) is a serial programmable input IC. It receives the programming data from the front panel/
digital board. The digital board includes a user-controlled microprocessor
that allows us ers to change the fr equency and other sett ings.
Audio Section
The audio for channel A com es from the channel A detec t or output
of the rf sect ion. Each channel’s audio then ent ers its own fac t or y- adjus table gain amplifier stage. These adjustable gain st ages are used to
exactly matc h the audio levels coming from each rf channel, as well as to
set the proper level necessary for the compandor.
From the gain stages, eac h channel enters an analog switch. Noise
outputs also come from the channel A and channel B detector out put s .
Each noise output enters a bandpass noise filter that is used to measure
the 60 kHz noise present in the audio signal. The noise level is proportional to the signal-to-noise rat io of the channel.
The noise from a channel, af t er being rectified and low-pass filt er ed
(changed from an ac to dc signal), enters a bank of comparators. A version of the channel’s noise that is 6 dB less also enters the com parat or
bank. The noise levels fr om the two channels are then com par ed. If they
are within 6 dB of each other, the comparators send a logic high signal to
the control of each channel’s analog switch, and audio is allowed to pass
through the switc hes.
If the noise levels are not within 6 dB of each other, the channel with
the noise level greater than 6 dB of the other channel is not allowed to
pass through the analog switc h; the compar at or puts a logic low signal
on the contr ol line for the analog switch. Also, each channel ’s noise is
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compared to an adjustable squelch level (a dc level). If either channel’s
noise is greater than the squelch threshold, its switch is shut off.
The outputs from the analog switches are connected at the audio
combining stage. This is a unity gain buffer stage where the audio from
channel A is combined with the audio from channel B. The output from
this stage splits into three paths.
The first pat h goes to a high Q tone key detection circuit. This circuit
is a crystal filt er in which the tone key level is convert ed to dc and
compared to a fixed dc voltage. If the tone key is not pres ent , the
comparator sends a logic high signal to an audio mute IC and mutes
the receiver output. If the tone key is pres ent , a logic low signal is sent,
and the audio is allowed to pass.
The second path goes to a low Q bandpass filter centered around
32 kHz. This filter provides low battery detection in the receiver. The
lower Q allows for small frequency variation of tone key from various
transmitters, without large amplitude variations that the crystal filter
would have.
The filtered signal is then rectified and averaged. The resulting dc
signal is amplified and then enters the digital section of an analog to digital (A/D) converter. The A/D converter and the microcontroller
control the battery icon on the LCD display.
The third path goes into the compandor, via a 17 kHz low-pass filter.
Here the audio is expanded and de-emphasized. The compandor output
then goes off the audio board to a volume potentiometer on the front
panel board. Then the wiper is brought back to the audio board.
At this point, the audio signal takes two paths. The first path is
through the mute IC and into the output stage. The output stage consists
of an inverting amplifier stage, the output of which goes directly to one
pin of an XLR connector. A 180° phase-shifted version of the same signal is obtained by tapping off of this point and entering another inverting
stage. This phase-shifted version then goes to another pin on the XLR
connector.
Taking the output across the two XLR pins provides an electrically
balanced output signal. The unbalanced output is obtained by taking one
of the output stage amplifier’s outputs with respect to ground. Each side
of the balanced output goes through a pad that is switched in or out by
the user. This switch changes the balanced output level by approximately 30 dB.
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The second path is through the headphone amplifier circuit. The
audio signal goes into a fixed gain amplifier, then off the board to the
monitor board. The monitor board can select between receiver 1 and
receiver 2. It also has a user-adjustable gain control, and a 1/4 inch jack
for headphones.
For the audio level meter, audio is tapped off from the 17 kHz filter
output and goes through a full wave precision rectifier and averaging circuit. This dc signal then enters a dc amplifier stage to adjust levels for
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the LEDs. The output from this stage drives the audio level meter on the
front panel board.
A dc voltage from the detector chip RSSI drives the bar graph
integrated circuit on the front board for the rf level meters.
Display Board / Digital Section
Microcontroller Section
The microcont roller section consist s of microcont roller U103 and the
liquid crystal display (LCD). The microcontr oller has an on-board LCD
driver. R104, R116, and R118 supply the microcontroller wit h LCD drive
voltage for a four-plex drive. The LCD is a transmissive type that uses a
backlight for optimum readability. J104 supplies cur rent , limited through
5 Ω (paralleled R119 and R120), +5V for the LCD diffused backlight LED
array .
The LCD indicates frequency in MHz, a user-programmable name
up to 8 charact ers long, and the UHF frequenc y group, channel, and
television channel.
The LCD also has a battery fuel gauge that indicates the state of
the transmit t er bat t ery. A padlock icon on indicates whether the useraccessible menus are locked or unlocked. A 4.000 MHz osc illat or (Y 101)
provides the operating frequency to the microcont roller.
The oscillator circuit includes C107, C108, R111, R112, and Y101.
R105 and C103 form the reset circuit. R121 is the pull-up resistor for the
U103 programming voltage pin.
Memory Sect i o n
The memory consists of non-volatile ferroelectric RAM or EEPROM
U106, which stores current receiver settings and maps of compatible
groups and channels. R108 and R109 allow in-circuit programming of
U106 FRAM.
Analog to Digital Converter Section
The analog to digital converter section consists of A/D converter
U101. Signal DLOW_BATT (P102.2, U101.2, I138) from the audio section is an analog signal representing the transmitter’s battery level. This
is converted to an 8-bit digital signal for the microcontroller and is displayed on the LCD as the battery fuel gauge. Microcontroller U103
communicates serially with A/D converter U101.
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User Interface Section
The user interface section consists of switches SW101 MENU,
SW103 SELECT, SW102 UP (+), and SW104 DOWN (–). These
switches provide access to various user-programmable menus on the
front panel display. The LCD provides the user with feedback for all
switch actions performed.
Audio Output Level Control R110
The audio output level control potentiometer has no associated
circuitry in this section. Refer to the Audio Section.
RSSI Bar Graph Section
Channel A
Bar graph driver U104 gets the DRSSI_CH_A analog signal (U104.5,
P102.6, I155) from the rf-audio board and indicates its strength on the
5-LED bar graph formed by D117, D115, D110, D109, and D105.
Channel B
Bar graph driver U102 gets the DRSSI_CH_B analog signal (U102.5,
P102.11, I170) from the rf-audio board and indicates its strength on the
5-LED bar graph formed by D116, D114, D111, D108, and D106.
Audiometer Bar Graph Section
Bar graph driver U105 gets the DAUDMTR audio metering (averaging only, no peak) signal (U105.5, P102.13, I156) from the rf-audio board
and indicates its strength on the 7-LED bar graph formed by D119, D118,
D113, D112, D107, D104, and D103.
Diversity LEDs D101 and D102
Diversity LEDs A and B have no associated circuitry in this section.
Refer to the Audio Section.
Digital to Analog Converter Section
The microcontroller communicates with 8-bit serial D/A converter
U215 over two signal wires, DSQUELCH (P102.3, U103.10, TP113) and
DSCL (P102.15, U103.9, T114), to set up the audio squelch threshold.
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Display Board Interconnect with Rf-Audio Board
Integrated ribbon cable connector P102 interfaces with the rf-audio
board and the networking Interface board through the display board. Pin
assignments for the P102 connector are presented in the table below.
Table 1
P102 Interconnect Pin Assignments
PIN NO. SIGNAL NAME DESCRIPTION
1 D+5V +5V power supply to the Digital Board
2 DLOW_BATT Analog voltage representing TX battery level
3 DSQUELCH Data signal to U215 squelch D/A
4 GND Input power ground to the Digital Board
5 DLE Data Load Enable to U309 PLL Synthesizer
6 DRSSI_CH_A Chan. A rf Received Signal Strength Indicator
7 DD Data signal to U309 PLL Synthesizer
8 DLEDA Diversity LED A drive signal input
9 DCK Clock signal to U309 PLL Synthesizer
10 DLEDRET Diversity LED A and B common return
11 DRSSI_CH_B Chan. B rf Received Signal Strength Indicator
12 DLEdB Diversity LED B drive signal input
13 DAUDMTR Audio metering analog signal input
14 N141 Audio potentiometer return to the Audio Board
15 DSCL Clock signal to U215 squelch D/A
16 N142 Audio potentiometer wiper to the Audio Board
17 DLONE_W_OUT Interrupt output to the Networking Interface
18 N143 Audio potentiometer input from the Audio Board
19 DSDO Networking Serial Data Output
20 DLONE_W_INT Interrupt input from the Networking Interface
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Preliminary Tests
Test Component Locations
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Rf-Audio Board, Side 1
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Audio-Rf Board, Side 2
Preliminary Tests
Listening Test
whether it is functioning normally and try duplicating the reported malfunction. Ref er to the User Guide for operat ing instructions, troubleshooting
suggestions, and specif icat ions .
on any reported problem. The following, more extensive, functional tests
require partial disassembly.
Functional Tests
for the following func tional tests.
components in the power supply partition of the receiver. The heat
sink of the switching power supply and all ac wiring contain hazardous
voltages.
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Before completely disassembling the receiver, operate it to determine
Review any customer complaint or request, and focus the listening test
Refer to the Disassembly section to partially disassemble the receiver
Use dc blocks at all rf out put to protect test equipment.
To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not touch or short any
1. Remove five screws and washers from the top of the receiver
and two screws and washers from the left and right sides of the
receiver. Lift off the top cover.
2. Program the receiver squelch through the SET SQCH menu
to –10.0.
3. Program the receiver frequency through the SET FREQ menu to
any clean frequency in your area. To do this, select an inactive
television channel and then scan for a frequency at which the
yellow LEDs (RF A/RF B) are not lit. Note this frequency as Fo .
4. Connect a dc voltmeter to the center conductor (+) and the
ground (–) of BNC antenna channel A input, marked ANTENNA
A IN. The measured voltage should be to be ± 12.0 0.5 Vdc.
5. Set the rf signal generator frequency to Fo. Set the Level to
–90 dBm and set the deviation as follows:
UA, UB, MA, MB, MC, MD: 45 kHz deviation at 1 kHz modulation
KK: 40 kHz deviation at 1 kHz modulation
II: 28 kHz deviation at 1 kHz modulation
6. Connect the rf signal generator to the BNC antenna channel
A input, marked ANTENNA A IN. Be sure to use a dc block to
protect the test equipment.
7. Rotat e the receiver Out put Level control to a fully clockwise
position.
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8. Make sure the tone key switch (S201) on the receiver rf-audio
board is in the ON position.The receiver should be muted. No
audio output should be present at the balanced and unbalanced
outputs.
9. Slide the tone key switch to the OFF position. J211 can be
accessed from the outside of the receiver and is marked
BALANCED LOW Z. With the audio analyzer in the Float
position, the audio voltage at balanced audio output J211 with
the switch at the LINE position (pin 2 and 3, unloaded) should
be as follows:
UA, UB M A, MB, MC, MD:
2.5 ± 0.5 Vrms
KK: Not available at this time;
measurements will be available later.
II:
1.7 ± 0.5 Vrms
10. J209 can be accessed from the outside of the receiver and is
marked HIGH Z. With the audio analyzer NOT in the Float
position, the audio voltage at unbalanced audio output J209
(pin 1 and 2, unloaded) should be as follows:
UA, UB,MA, MB, MC, MD:
1.25 ± 0.25 Vrms
KK: Not available at this time;
measurements will be available later.
II:
0.837 ± 0.25 Vrms
11. Set the rf signal generator Level to –105 dBm. The receiver
should be muted. No audio output should be present.
12. Connect a dc voltmeter to the center conductor (+) and the
ground (–) of receiver BNC antenna channel B input, marked
ANTENNA B IN. The measured voltage should be 12.0 ±
0.5 Vdc.
13. Set the rf signal generator Level to –90 dBm, and connect it to
the receiver BNC antenna channel B input, marked ANTENNA
B IN. Be sure to use a dc block to protect the test equipment.
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14. Repeat steps 7 through 11.
15. Return the tone key switch (S201) to the ON position.
16. Repeat the procedure on the second receiver.
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Disassembly and Assembly
! IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS !
1.. READ these in s t r u c t i o n s .
2.. KEEP these instructions.
3.. HEED all warnings.
4.. FOLLOW all instructions.
5.. DO NOT use this apparatus near water.
6.. CLEAN ONL Y with a damp cloth.
7.. DO NOT block any of the ventilation openings.
Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions.
8.. DO NOT defeat the safety purpose of the grounding-type plug. The third prong is provided for
your safety. When the provided plug does not fit
into your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet.
9.. PROTECT the power cord from being walked on
or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience
receptacles, and the point of exit from the
apparatus.
10.. USE only attachments/accessories specified by
the manufacturer.
11.. USE only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or
table specified by the manufacturer or sold with
the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution
when moving the cart-apparatus combination to
avoid injury from tip-over.
12.. UNPLUG this apparatus during lightning storms
or when unused for long periods of time.
13.. REFER all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has
been damaged in any way, such as when the power-supply cord or plug has been damaged, liquid
has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, t h e apparatus has been exposed to rain
or moisture, does not operate normally, or has
been dropped.
! CAUTION !
Observe precautions when handling this static-sensitive device.
! WARNING !
Voltages in this equipment are hazardous to life. No user-serviceable parts are inside.
Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. The safety certifications of the U4D Dual Diversity Receiver
do not apply when the operating voltage is changed from the factory setting.
To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not touch or short any components
in the power supply partition of the receiver. The heat sink of the switching
power supply and all ac wiring contain hazardous voltages.
Top Cover Removal
1. Remove five screws and washers from the top of the receiver.
2. Remove two screws and washers from the left and right sides
of the receiver.
3. Slide the top cover off of the receiver to expose the circuit
boards.
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Front Panel Removal
1. Remove the three screws securing the brace and the rf shielding
gaskets to the chassis, then remove the brace.
2. Remove the hexnuts and star washers securing the front panel
to the inside of the front chassis.
3. Tag and disconnect the power on/off switch from the power
supply wires.
4. Remove the rubber monitor volume control knob and the master
volume control knob by pulling them away from the front panel.
5. Carefully pull the front panel away from the chassis.
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TOP COVER
RF-AUDIO
BOARDS
RFI SHIELD GASKETS
NETWORK INTERFACE
CHASSIS
DIGITAL DISPLAY
BOARDS
BOARD
AC POWER INPUT
MODULE
DC POWER
SUPPLY
BRACE
MONITOR BOARD
VOLUME CONTROL
KNOB
ON/OFF
SWITCH
FRONT PANEL
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Figure 2. U4D Disassembly and Assembly
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