Application Note

Product: VPU-12 Radio: Motorola Professional Portables (see below)

App. Note #: 1066 Date: 06 Aug 2007
Mod. #: N/A Technician: Mark Goudin
Notes: This radio is extremely susceptible to damage during scrambler installation due to the small
parts and delicate pads. Midian shall not be responsible for any damage to the radio resulting from
scrambler installation. It is advised not to attempt this installation unless the installer has past
experience working with 0402 size parts.

LEAD PIN FUNCTION RADIO INSTALLATION POINT NOTE

Red P1-2 DC Power (+5.5-+15VDC) Junction of R-450 (SWB+) & J-400 Pin 16 & 17
Grounded side of C-403 or C-424 or the nearest ground
Black P1-4 Ground
plane
Orange P1-6 RX Input Junction of C-723 & J-400 Pin 19 (DEMOD) 1
Violet P1-13 RX Output Junction of C-479 & U-404 Pin 43 (RXRTN) 1
White P1-9 TX Input Junction of C-481 & R-481 2
Green P1-1 TX Output Junction of C-481 & U-404 Pin 36 (TXRTIN) 2
Brown P1-3 Scramble/Clear Junction of PB-501, VR-444 & C554 (SB1 Switch)
Yellow P1-7 RX/TX Select Junction of PB-504, VR440 & C521 (PTT Switch) 3
Green/Wht P1-8 Binary Select 1 SW-501 Pin 1 (PC0) 4
Gray/Wht P1-10 Binary Select 2 SW-501 Pin 2 (PC1) 4
Gray P1-11 Binary Select 4 SW-501 Pin 4 (PC2) 4
Org/Wht P1-12 Binary Select 8 SW-501 Pin 8 (PC3) 4

Notes:

1. Remove C-479 to break the RX audio path.

2. Remove C-481 to break the TX audio path.

3. If an external speaker mic is being used then PTT In needs to be connected at the junction of C-713 & J-400 Pin-
39, which is the PTT rail voltage. For the UHF version you may also use the junction of R-314 & C-328. For the
VHF version you may also use the junction of C-3205, R-3200 & Q-3721 Pin-4. Both points are labeled in the
Service Manual as (R5, RX Rail Voltage).

4. The binary select switch starts in the channel 1 position with all lines high, which corresponds to code 16 of the
VPU-12. In the channel 16 position all lines are low which corresponds to code 1.

5. This application supports the Motorola EX-600, GP-338 Plus, GP-388, PRO-7150 Elite.

This application note was derived using the best information available to us at the time of publication. Midian assumes no responsibility
for the accuracy of this document or any damage to equipment resulting from use of this application note.
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