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F900 Smartphone
Service Guide
Service guide files and updates are available
on the ACER/CSD web; for more information,
please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw
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Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on the F900 smartphone service guide. Date Chapter Updates II
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Copyright Copyright © 2009 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Disclaimer The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no rep
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Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: SCREEN MESSAGES Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures. IV
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Preface Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information. 1. This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's "global" product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine. These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In
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Table of Contents System Specifications 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Your Acer Smartphone tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Replacing the Back Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Replacing the Mini-SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Replacing the Stylus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 1 Using DebugSwitcher Function Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 RUN
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Chapter 1 System Specifications Features Below is a brief summary of the smartphone’s many features: Operating System • Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional for Pocket PC Phone Edition Processor • Samsung SC3 6410, 533 MHz with one DRAM Memory • 256 MB Flash ROM, 128 MB SDRAM Display • 3.8", 800 x 480 (VGA), 65,536 colors, TFT-LCD touch panel/window Dimensions and Weight • 117.5 (L) x 63.5 (W) x 12.9 (H) mm • 155 g (including battery and stylus) Communications • HSDPA / UMTS (2100/1900/850 MHz) • Qu
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Camera • Built-in 3 mega pixels auto-focus CMOS camera with flashlight, up to 2048 x 1536 resolution • VGA resolution fixed-focus CMOS camera for video telephony usage Light sensor • Sensing the brightness of environment to adjust panel luminance TV-out • Composite TV out Radio • FM 76 ~ 108MHz, support Channel Search Expansion Options • MicroSD card slot Interface/Audio • Built-in microphone and speaker, hands-free mode supported Interface/Data • Mini USB Sync Ergonomic Design • Touch panel fo
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• Pocket PC usage: 15 hours • GPS usage: 5 hours Software (pre-loaded*) • Windows Mobile@ 6.1 Professional • Microsoft® Office Outlook Mobile (Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Inbox) • Microsoft® Office Word Mobile / Microsoft® Office Excel Mobile / Microsoft® Office PowerPoint Mobile • MSN® Messenger / Microsoft® Transcriber / Windows Media® Player 10 • Picture / Notes / Internet Explorer Mobile / ActiveSync / Calculator / Game (Solitaire, Bubble Breaker) • Microsoft Reader* (* depends on regio
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System Block Diagram MIC Sharp 3.8" HS_L / R US B WVGA EXT_MIC Ear phon e 480x800 G Sensor IN1 OUT2 FM Audio IN2 L Sensor IN3 Touch Lens AMP 0. 5W SPK + / - Flash Light CODEC I2C B/L MAX9730 Speaker RCV+ / - AK4671 OUT1 Driver I2S I2S I2C RCV_OUT + / - RCV_SW UART 3 OUT3 IN4 PCMB PCMA LED Reciver GPS (HOST) Driver 3M COMS MODEM PCM 48MHz 12MHz 27MHz 32.768KHz GSM_REC + / - GSM_MIC + / - SI M T/P LCD B/L Ctrl LED Ctrl Camera I/F I2C I2S Sl ot GPIO CLK, SYNC PCM EMP_MIC EMP_BEAR ONSW
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Your Acer Smartphone tour After examining your smartphone features, let us show you around your new smartphone. Views No. Item Description 1 Mini USB connector Connect to a USB cable/headphones/ charger. 2 Power button Press to turn the screen on/off or enter sleep mode; press and hold to turn the smartphone off. 3 Bluetooth/WLAN/ Indicates Bluetooth, WLAN and GPS status. GPS indicator 4 Light sensor Senses ambient light to adjust screen brightness for comfortable viewing. 5 Phone speaker
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No. Item Description 15 Action key Press to activate the selected menu item. 16 Volume down Press to reduce phone volume. 17 Micro SD card slot Expand your device’s memory capacity. 18 Reset pinhole Insert the stylus into this hole to reset the device. 19 Camera button Activate the camera or take a picture. Press down halfway to auto- focus. 20 Flash Used to illuminate an object when taking photos in low-light conditions. 21 Camera A 3.2-megapixel camera for taking high-resolution images.
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System Memory Item Specification Memory controller On Board Memory size 256 MB Flash ROM, 128 MB SDRAM TFT 3.8” Item Specification Vendor/model name Screen Diagonal (mm) Active Area (mm) Display resolution (pixels) 800 x 480 (VGA) Pixel Pitch (mm) 2 Typical White Luminance (cd/m ) also called Brightness Supported Colors 65,536 Contrast Ratio Response Time (Optical Rise Time/Fall Time) msec Typical Power Consumption (watt) Weight Physical Size (mm) Electrical Interface Viewing Angle (degree
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Bluetooth Item Specification Type Bluetooth 2.0, class 2 + EDR Interface UART Profiles Generic, Serial, FTP, A2DP, Headset, Hands Free FM Radio Item Specification Frequency 76 ~ 108MHz Channel Search Yes Audio Mute Yes RDS Supported Yes Antenna External (by Headset) Battery Item Specification Vendor & model name Welldone US454261 A8T Battery Type Lithium-ion Polymer Rating 3.7 VDC Maximum Charging Voltage 4.2 VDC Pack capacity 1530 mAh Battery Life Talk time 3G: 4 hours dependent on usage / 2G:
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Chapter 2 Software Upgrades System Requirements • Microsoft® Windows XP or above • Latest version of EUU (End-user Upgrade Utility / EUU_xxx.exe) or Bin files for x960 • Latest version of ActiveSync v4.5 or above • Tool: USB Cable NOTE: E-ten releases both EUU and Bin file for an authorized Service Center. Distributors and local service agent only receive EUU software. Mode Switching Performing a Soft Reset 1. Press and hold the POWER button. 2. Press RESET and release both (power & reset) butt
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Using the EUU (For distributor or service center) 1. Execute ActiveSync. 2. Connect with PC. 3. Execute EUU_xxx.exe The Welcome screen displays. 4. Click Next. When EUU is installed, the Completed screen displays. 5. Click Finish. The End User Update utility starts and the following screen displays. 2
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6. Follow the on screen instructions. When the ActiveSync connection is established, click Next. 3
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The following screen displays. 7. When the device enters Download mode (as described on screen) click Next. NOTE: If the device does not enter Download mode, contact the service center. The following screen displays. 8. Click Update to begin receiving data. NOTE: If the Update button is disabled, disconnect and reconnect the USB cable between the device and host computer. 9. Once the data is downloaded, the Update button is replaced with a Next button. 10. Click Next to continue. A warning scre
