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That carrier board is intended for W series heads on the XTL5000.

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You are looking for an MCS2000 style cable.

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Fail 02/xx is the Vocoder/DSP. Although not listed specifically in the manual, 85 is like some combination of RAM/ROM failure on the vocoder board. At the end of the day the resolution is the same, swap the vocoder board.

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MotoFAN wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:38 am
Hi all!

What platform does the name 'Renegade' refer to?

Renegade refers to the MCS2000 series.

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Those color settings are for the O5 head only. The O2 is white or black background. You can change it to night mode with a long press on the dim button.

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From the old manual that came with, the list of adapters cords is:

BDN6639A - HT600
BDN6640A - Saber
BDN6638A - STX
BDN6673B - HT1000/Jedi Series

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When you are adding the zone start from the donor zone, click the "CUR" instead of "DEF" button, add the zones, and then delete the channels you do not require.

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I don't have the exact details in front of me, but I believe you need to change the "Control Head VIP input source" in the Radio wide, Control head tab.

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APX mobiles automatically upload the appropriate control head firmware when the head is plugged into the radio for the first time if it is incompatible or out of date. You could try syncing it to an XTL5000, and then re-syncing it to the APX, but I'm going to guess the head is pooched. If you are ge...

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Does the radio have multikey? Incorrect key strapped/selected on channel?

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For your first Question, I think the thinking here is that if you have users with direct enabled with an RX PL tone, how will they hear the repeater that is not transmitting a PL.. They would be transmitting and receiving with a PL while the repeater output is not, and potentially interfering with e...

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It prevents you from inadvertently turning off the radio.

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The soft power off button operation is detailed in the help file:

Soft Power Off
Selects a specific radio button that must be radio-user pressed (after the Power knob is placed in the "Off" position) in order to power down the radio. This selection applies on a radio-wide basis.

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The siren is plug and play just as you suspected. There are no powercall tones, but the manual does make reference to a mechanical wail tone. you can select between Motorola classic tones, and Whelen standard tones with the option of piercer and mechanical wail programmed via dip switches on the unit.

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Just a wild guess, but does your radio already have H38, SmartZone Systems Operation? If so, that includes H35 and H37 already. You cannot but a XTS5K that is not factory capable of H35.

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Sounds like you are not using the CPS in Expert View. View Menu -> Codeplug View (Expert) Under (Radio Ergonomics Configurations -> Controls -> O7 Head) you will see MFK Press behaviour. The only two options are Emergency, and Rotary Feature Select. The secondary function, channel select is grayed o...

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Per the APX BSM "J2 is located on the back of the transceiver. Table 9-2 describes the function of each pin. The Male crimping pin can be ordered, according to the wire gauge for the accessory. Please select part number 3980034F03 for 22-28 gauge wire and 3980034F01 for 18 to 20 gauge wire."

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Does this XTS5000 happen to be flashed for FPP?

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I should have specified, but that part is connector with the coax pre-crimped as one assembly.

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It is replaceable. From the Astro Spectra BSM (same part): 3080261M04

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For the MCS2000 second microphone kit - HKN6129A - 17 Foot Adapter Cable for second microphone.

The RJ45 that it comes with is pretty useless mounting wise, and I would go with an old mobile cell phone handset extender cable before that kit.

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The RMN5065 has a big "OK" button in the middle, where as the HMN4079 has a 4 way directional pad in the middle.

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The HKN6187 cable with the recording out will only function on a remote mounted control head, which is not an option for the XTL1500. As for the alert tone, I haven't personally tried it on a XTL1500, but the rest of the series has the "evacuation tone" feature. (Enabled in CPS: Radio Wide...

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The HKN6154B cable connects the VRS750 to the siren connector.

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The first antenna has an Astro Saber accessory retainer nut stuck on it. You should be able to screw the antenna out of the silver base. You are dealing with two separate pieces .

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You are looking for the bracket set comprised of 0702114Z01 and 0702114Z02. They are used to mount a DEK or Wildcard to an existing A5/5/7 remote head trunnion. They are still available.

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Double check the part numbers, but as long as they are the same frequency range, you should be good to go, with a power level alignment after the fact of course.

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The "Horn/Light" button only arms the VIP output. The horn output is then only activated upon a call alert or page being received by the radio. I belive that the horn output pulses at this point. It's intended purpose is to signal the user that they are being called, as long as they are cl...

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5015935H01 - SPEAKER, ELM $14.70 CDN List

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As per the installation manual http://www.fedsig.com/docs/255275H.pdf "The SS2000SS can drive one or two 11-ohm impedance high power (100 Watt) or low power (58 Watt) speakers. When two speakers are used they must always be connected in parallel and in phase." Which is to say, connect your...

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Looking through the service manuals, 0180049S10 - HSNG CNTRL HD FNT W7 MOT Is the shadow plum color classic Astro spectra head 0180049S14 - HSNG ASSY W7 MOTO BLACK Is the black version from the XTL / AS+ / Late production Astro Spectra Most of the shadow plum control head plastics are NLA, and sub t...

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Did you happen to change the head or interconnect board?

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The radio will not program with an invalid entry - That's why its invalid. Perhaps your display names are too long, or the scan lists are not setup for the correct type of personality.

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Sounds like the speaker in/out connectors. Are they the same style connector as the spectra speaker? The spectra does not provide handset audio on the mic connector. Usually the switch on the handset controls the muting of the external speaker when the handset is picked up.

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The signal strength meter only works on XTS3000's flashed for 9600 bps trunking, and operating on trunking systems.

The Astro Spectra does not support a signal strength meter whatsoever outside of the site RSSI indication on trunking.

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That is a very recent control head board, perhaps from an Astro Spectra Plus, or XTL5000

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1505199X05 - Rear housing in black, just in case you are looking for the whole thing to match.

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Unfortunately the keypad is an integral part of the case. It does not have its own separate part number, and is held in place by the front cover which I believe is sonically welded to the main housing. In short, your only option would be to replace the whole housing.

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Top level drag and drop will save you hours. Open two instances of CPS both with your new codeplug and your old codeplug. Grab the very top level of the programming tree, and drag the source to the target top level. Depending on your options, you may have a few errors, but it should save you a lot o...

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Program one of your buttons for "Site Display / Search" and give it a short press to display the current site, and a long press to force a site scan.

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Theoretically this is possible. You would need to change the W5 head from rear to front configuration with some surface mount jumper changes, replace the control head plastic and add the power on/off button. A change of flex would be in order, but the head bridge is the same.

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I removed the link to the Saber thread. It seems that this discussion was heading toward WHAT is the function of the radio. The Saber was used to 'turn-on', 'turn-off', some remote device. As indicated, my interest is: - Is this radio complete ? - Is there some manner to force a CPS connection ? Th...

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You can remote mount any of the MCS2000 series radios.

H1634A Remote Mount Retrofit Kit. For use with Model I
H1635A Remote Mount Retrofit Kit. For use with Model II and Ill

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I would guess that something is getting screwed up with the control head multiplexing that switches the mic jack between normal, program, and keyload modes. Perhaps something in the cable is messing with the current sensing on pin 1 of the mic jack, which controls part of the multiplexing. But that'...

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Changing the Soft ID on an Astro Spectra can only be accomplished with CPS.

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Unfortunately I can answer questions 2 and 3 in one shot. The Astro Spectra Plus does not support the HRR configuration in any way.

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You can definitely use the HLN6285 with an Astro Spectra, you just won't be able to do flash upgrades through the mic jack.

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There is a kit available for this specific purpose.

HKN6129A is a 17 ft version
HKN6130A is the 40 ft version

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Save yourself the time and hassle and do a "Top level drag and drop". Grab the very top level from your donor codeplug, and drop it into your target codeplug. You may have to adjust a few settings, but it will save you hours of programming!

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You are looking for the Mate-N-Lok series connector.

Digikey part number A1410-ND should get you pointed in the right direction.

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