2112 (RH-57) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting — Antenna Introduction This troubleshooting guide addresses potential failures that can affect antenna performance of the 2112 phone, and discusses methods for correction of these failures. Figure 1: Model 2112 front and back view...
2112 (RH-57) Troubleshooting — Antenna Nokia Customer Care If no internal antenna is installed, the antenna gain is degraded by more than 25 dB. • If the internal antenna is missing, install a new one. • If the radiator looks obviously damaged, replace the internal antenna.
2112 (RH-57) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting — Antenna If the wrong antenna is installed, install the correct one. Figure 5: Bottom views of 3100 (left) and 2112 (right) antennas Obstructed RF Feed or Ground Pads for Internal Antenna or IHF Speaker Pads...
2112 (RH-57) Troubleshooting — Antenna Nokia Customer Care Grounding of Display Frame Ungrounded screw Grounded screw RF connector Grounded screw Ungrounded screw Figure 7: Display assembly Note that the display frame is grounded to the PWB through the two top screws. The grounding of the display frame impacts the radiation performance of the phone.
2112 (RH-57) Nokia Customer Care Troubleshooting — Antenna RUIM Card Flap Grounding RF shield Conductive sticker RUIM card flap Figure 8: Conductive sticker grounding RUIM card flap to RF shield The RUIM card flap needs to be grounded to the RF shield with a conductive sticker (see Figure 8).