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MOTOROLA LIMITED Communications Division SECTION 3. MAINTENANCE AND ALIGNMENT 3.1 RADIO DESCRIPTION 3.1.1 GENERAL ‘The MCX1000 VHF Radio operates in the range of 136-162 or 146-174 MHz and has transmit capabilities of 30/40 Watts rf output. It is available in a dash mount, remote mount or base station configuration. ‘The MCX1000 Radio receives all control signals from its own microcomputer board. ‘The radio chassis is constructed of rugged cast metal with separate top and bottom covers. The back of the chassis contains the connectors for external power, antenna, external option connections, and a heat sink for power transistor cooling. ‘The radio control head contains all controls and indicators as well as the microphone connector. Compartments inside the chassis isolate the PA, receiver front end, frequency synthesizer, microcomputer / analog interface, and main board from each other. Additional shields are mounted over sensitive components on. the main board, and ‘compartment shields are used over the synthesizer and power amplifier compartments. The top and bottom cover are easily removed. Most of the internal boards are connected to other radio cireuitry with plug-in connectors, and may easily be removed from the radio for service or replacement by removing appropriate screws and pulling from the radio. The chassis is designed so that most boards are readily accessible by removing the top cover, bottom cover, and PA shield. The main assemblies for the radio are listed below. © power amplifier interconnect board © 30 watt heat sink synthesizer board ‘synthesizer interconnect board © VCO hybrid assembly main board front panel interconnect board dual frontend harmonic filter hybrid © low level amplifier hybrid © 10 watt power amplifier hybrid ‘© 30 watt power amplifier hybrid ‘analog interface board remote interface board (remote mount models) ‘© command board (2K or 8K) display board dash or remote control head microcomputer board © power interconnect board See Figures 3-1 and 3-2 for the location of the board assemblies listed above. For boards not shown, refer to subsections 3.1.2 through 3.1.13 for board locations. 9.1.2 POWER AMPLIFIER (PA) INTER- CONNECT BOARD ‘The PA interconnect board provides physical mounting and electrical interconnection of the © low level amplifier hybrid © 10 watt power amplifier hybrid © harmonic filter / antenna switch hybrid The PA interconnect board is located on the bottom of the chassis, adjacent to the rear wall. All transmitter circuits except push-to-talk (PTT) logic, transmit audio/instantaneous deviation control (DO), and transmit power and level control are located on these hybrids.This board cannot be removed. Replacement of components on this, board, ifnecessary, should be done from the exposed side of the board. Bd SECTION 3. MAINTENANCE AND ALIGNMENT DISPLAY BOARD (INSIDE CONTROL HEAD) -——__ ‘CONTROL HEAD MICROCOMPUTER [BOARD (INSIDE (CONTROL HEAD) FRONT PANEL INTERCONNECT BOARD (EDGE VIEW) SYNTHESIZER BOARD (WITH BOARD REMOVAL HANDLE} POWER AMPLIFIER INTERCONNECT BOARD Low LeveL ‘AMPLIFIER 10 WATT POWER —~ "AMPLIFIER, MIGROPHONE JRCK oO ASSEMBLY ‘WHOESPACE DUAL FRONT END ANTENNA CONNECTOR 0 WATT POWER AMPLIFIER, Figure 3-1 MCX1000 Radio Bottom View with Cover Removed 3.1.3 30 WATT HEAT SINK ‘The heat sink is attached to the rear of the radio set chassis, and houses the 30 watt power amplifier hybrid. 4 30 WATT POWER AMPLIFIER ‘The power amplifier is mounted inside the external heat sink and is aecessed by removing the bottom cover of the heat sink. 3.1.5 FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER, ‘The frequency synthesizer consists of two assemblies : the synthesizer board and the VCO. 32 ‘The two assemblies are located side by side on the bottom of the radio set and are accessed by removing the synthesizer cover. The synthesizer board contains: © areference oscillator © frequency selection logiccireuits © miscellaneous buffering, filtering, and control circuitry. ‘The VCO assembly contains: © the voltage controlled oscillator eireuit, ebuffer, range shift circuitry, ‘SECTION 3. MAINTENANCE AND ALIGNMENT [ACCESSORY 1 JACK. SPEAKER JACK [ACCESSORY 2 JACK. 12 VOLT POWER JACK. ANALOG INTERFACE BOARD : COMMAND BOARD POSITION [HAS BEEN REMOVED TO SHOW [ANALOG INTERFACE BOARD) MAIN BOARD I POWER INTERCONNECT 1 BOARD (VISIBLE WHEN | MAIN BOARD IS REMOVED) Figure 3-2 MCX1000 Radio Top View with Cover Removed © varactor diodes, which produce frequency modulation of the VCO. 3.1.6 MAIN BOARD ‘The main board is located on the top of the radio set in the rear. The main board contains all receiver circuits, voltage regulation circuits, and the following transmitter circuits ¢ push-to-talk logie ¢ transmit audio / IDC © transmit power and level control 3.1.7 FRONT PANELINTERCONNECT BOARD ‘The front panel interconnect board provides for the connections between the front panel, power interconnect board, synthesizer board, main board, analog interface board and command board. ‘The front panel interconnect board is located in a slot at the front of the radio chassis and is accessible by removing the radio control head (in dash mount models) or removing the radio remote transceiver front cover (in remote mount models). 33 SECTION 3, MAINTENANCE AND ALIGNMENT 3.1.8 POWER INTERCONNECT BOARD ‘The power interconnect board provides power distribution for the radio. This board is located below the main board and to the rear of the front panel interconnect board. The power interconnect board cannot be removed. Replacement of components on this board, if necessary, should be done from the exposed side of the board, 3.1.9 DUAL FRONT END The front end contains the rf amplifier, mixer, and tuned filters which provide selectivity. The front end is attached to the main board. A dual front end board is standard in each radio model. 3.1.10 COMMAND BOARD ‘The command board is located on the top of the radio set at the front, in the space not taken by the main board. ‘The command board is the main controller for the radio. Its memory contains the personality data for the radio and it controls the serial bus, synthesizer and volume control IC. It also controls the microcomputer on the analog interface board 3.1.11 REMOTE INTERFACE BOARD ‘The remote interface board allows the radio set to be mounted in a remote location such as under the seat or in the trunk, and be controlled from the vehicle dashboard, This board is located at the front of the radio chassis and is accessible by removing the radio remote transceiver front cover (in remote mount models). 3.1.12 ANALOG INTERFACE BOARD The analog interface board is located underneath the command board. It is accessible after removal of the command board from the radio. A microcomputer on the analog interface board interfaces the main microcomputer (located on the command board) to the radio circuitry, The analog interface board also provides transmit PL and singletone, audio gating and filtering. 34 3.1.13 DISPLAY BOARD The display board is mounted vertically in the control head and is located directly on the front panel. As its name implies, it holds all displays and display drivers. Also mounted on this board are all front panel pushbuttons and indicator LED's 3.1.14 DASH/ REMOTE CONTROL HEAD MICROCOMPUTER BOARD Depending upon model, either a dash control head microcomputer board or a remote control head microcomputer board will be present in each radio. ‘This board is mounted vertically in the control head directly behind the display board.The control head microcomputer controls the display board and interfaces to the radio. It scans the keyboard and sends information from the keyboard to the radio. As well, it receives data from the radio and places this information in the display. All front panel LED's are controlled from this board. 3.2 RECOMMENDED TEST EQUIPMENT FOR MAIN- TENANCE AND ALIGNMENT Refer to Figure 3-3 for a listing of test ‘equipment needed to perform maintenance and alignment to the MCX1000 Radio Set. NOTE All test equipment, with the exception of the DPL test set, tuning tool kit, tuning probe adapter, and de power supply may be replaced by the Motorola R2001 System Analyzer. Figure 3-4 contains a listing of additional equipment used to verify radio specifications. Note that the equipment listed in Figure 3-4 is not required for maintenance and alignment, 3.3 FIELD PROGRAMMING The MCX1000 Radio uses an EEPROM Glectrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) to store information on modes, zones, signalling codes and tones, signalling durations and Time-Out-Timer durations.

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