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Service Manual Complete Service Information STP-105B VHF Portable STP-404(A)(B) UHF Portable Revised 4.24.2009 Part Number 680-100-2020...
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OUR THANKS TO YOU PREFACE Thank you for purchasing the Midland Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio. Properly used, this product will provide you many years of reliable service. To get the most out of your purchase, be sure to carefully read this manual and keep it on hand for later reference when needed.
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For the initial charge, leave your radio in the charger for 4 to 6 hours. WARNINGS Your MIDLAND SYN-Tech III P25 Portable Radio generates electromagnetic RF energy when transmitting. Ensure that you, and those around you, are not exposed to excessive...
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL NOTES...
6.5 SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO DISPLAY AND KEYPAD PCB ASSEMBLY....6-10 6.6 SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO DSP PCB ASSEMBLY............ 6-14 6.7 SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO VHF RF AND CONTROL PCB ASSEMBLY....6-17 6.8 SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO UHF RF AND CONTROL PCB ASSEMBLY....6-24 DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY ......................
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL DEFINITIONS, ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS DEFINITIONS The frequency or frequency pair which is used for transmission and/or Channel receiving of electrical or electromagnetic signals. Distance between center frequencies of two neighboring channels. Channel Spacing...
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL T : T Fast Frequency Shift Keying FFSK T : T Frequency Modulated T : T Flexible Printed Circuit T : T Global Positioning System T : T Host Port Interface T : T...
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL T : T Vehicular T : T Very High Frequency T : T Voice Operated Gain Adjusting Device VOGAD T : T Voltage Standing Wave Ratio VSWR T : T Watt T : T T T...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL INTRODUCTION GENERAL FEATURES Midland Syn-Tech III P25 portable radios have the following features: • 136-174 MHz VHF • 380-470 MHz UHF(A) • 450-512 MHz UHF(B) • Mixed analog and digital mode operation • Easy installation •...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Table 2-1: Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio General Specifications Modulation 16K0F3E, 11K0F3E, 11K0F1D, 11K0F2D, 11K0F1E Data Rate P25 : 9.6kb/s Symbol Rate P25 : 4.8kb/s Protocol Project 25-CAI : 4.4kb/s IMBE...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL Table 2-4: Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio Receiver Specifications 380-470MHz Frequency Range 136-174MHz 450-512MHz Frequency Separation Full Band split Channel Spacing 12.5 / 25 kHz Frequency Step 2.5 / 3.125kHz Rated Audio Output Power * 500mW / 8Ω...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL Table 2-5: Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio Transmitter Specifications 380-470MHz Frequency Range 136-174MHz 450-512MHz Frequency Separation Full Band split Channel Spacing 12.5 / 25 kHz Frequency Step 2.5 / 3.125kHz Rated RF Output Power * 0.2–5 W...
SERVICE MANUAL DESCRIPTION OF THE RADIO CONNECTION DIAGRAM Midland Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio Connection Diagram is given below. Figure 3-1: Midland Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio Connection Diagram ASSY FPCB HH PTT\SIDE KEYS, ASSY FPCB HH AUDIO POT\SEL KEYS and ASSY FPCB HH EXT ACCESSORY are parts of the ASSY FRONT PANEL STM Series P25 Portable MIDLAND (P/N: 5999-9037-2140).
3.2.1 RF and Control PCB The RF and Control Board is designed to be used in Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio. It consists of Receiver Circuits, Transmitter Circuits, Voltage Controlled Oscillator Circuits, Frequency Synthesizer Circuits, Control Circuits and Audio Frequency Circuits. The board is supplied by 7.5 V voltage.
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL receiver-transmitter switch and the 7 pole harmonic filter. Harmonics are suppressed more than 45 dB by the filter. The power control circuits monitor the current drawn by the driver and power amplifier by the voltage drop across R503 (R506).
3.2.2 Display and Keypad PCB The display and keypad board is the user interface for SYN-Tech III P25 Portable Radio. The radio is controlled by the On/Off-volume knob, channel switch and keypad, which are connected to the board by a flexible connection.
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL The MCU communicates with DSP by means of the HPI-8 address and data registers. The HPI-8 data register in the DSP, includes bits controlling communication protocol. The HPI-8 communication substructure does not run when DSP is in reset mode. Unless the DSP clock is activated, it remains in the reset mode.
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL Table 3-1: KN1, RF and Control PCB to DSP PCB Signals POSITION DEFINITION FUNCTION KN1-1 SSP_CE_WR Microprocessor WRITE signal KN1-2 BAT7V5 Unswitched, direct battery voltage KN1-3 DSP_CS Select microprocessor’s DSP data KN1-4 SW7V5...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL Table 3-2: KN2, RF and Control PCB to Display and Keypad PCB Signals POSITION DEFINITION FUNCTION KN2-1 RS232_CTS RS232 CTS signal KN2-2 REG3V3 Regulated 3V3 voltage that supplies front panel KN2-3 RS232_RTS RS232 RTS signal...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL ADJUSTMENT DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS Additional definitions and abbreviations used are: : The lowest operating (user) frequency or adjacent channel : The highest operating (user) frequency or adjacent channel : (f )/2 or adjacent channel : Spurious Signal Frequencies;...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES Connect the equipment as illustrated. (Figure 4.1) Set the Power Supply output voltage to 7.5V and current limit to 2A. Set the RF Signal Generator output to its minimum level. Set the Audio Analyzer output impedance to 600Ω and amplitude to 0V Set the Modulation Analyzer to measure +/-peak deviation.
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL Repeat the steps ”c” and “d”. Select the medium test frequency. Set the audio signal frequency to 20Hz, click “MOD-2” and adjust MOD-2 parameter to obtain 0.0±0.05dB audio signal level on Audio Analyzer.
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL 4.4.9 RSSI Adjustment Enter “RSSI Adjustment” window. Set the RF signal frequency to the test frequency without modulation. Set the RF signal level at the antenna input to the selected levels on RSSI Adjustment window and click “READ RSSI”.
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio Error Messages are given in Table 5-1: Table 5-1: Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio Error Messages ERROR CAUSE SOLUTION MESSAGE ERROR 201 Is displayed when an error has been Change the RF &...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio Alert Messages are given in Table 5-2: Table 5-2: Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio Alert Messages RADIO DISPLAY EXPLANATION Battery Messages If the battery voltage is below the first warning level, this message BATTERY LOW! appears once per minute.
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio ‘Problem-Solution’ Table is given in Table 5-3: Table 5-3: Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio ‘Problem-Solution’ Table PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE(s) SOLUTION(s) No display on LCD when Battery is exhausted. Battery is not Recharge the battery.
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL NOTES...
MRA.exe program. (The Serial Port under the “Settings” Menu must be set to “data” to connect with your computer.) Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio Illustrated Parts Lists are given in this section. Please use part numbers for ordering.
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL Table 6-1: Main Assemblies Parts List ITEM NO DESCRIPTION ASSY FRONT PANEL HR 4700 BLACK MIDLAND 5999-9037-2140 ASSY REAR PANEL HR 4700 WITHOUT CIK 5999-9037-2112 ASSY PCB HR VHF RF AND CONTROL 136-174MHz 5999–9937-2111...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL Table 6-2: PCB Assemblies Parts List ITEM NO DESCRIPTION ASSY PCB HR VHF RF AND CONTROL 136-174MHz 5999–9937-2111 ASSY PCB HR UHF RF AND CONTROL 380-470MHz 5999-9937-2116 ASSY PCB HR UHF RF AND CONTROL 450-512MHz...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO FRONT PANEL ASSEMBLY Figure 6-4: Front Panel Assembly Location Diagram...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL Table 6-4: Front Panel Assembly Parts List ITEM NO DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER BAND LOUDSPEAKER 36 MM 6009-0534-1028 LOUDSPEAKER MYLAR M36A575-16BIP2J 5965-3090-0013 PORON 11X2 6009-0730-6004 CONN RECEPT SMA MODIFIED BHEAD 5936-3440-2270 WASHER D ANTENNA CONN 4400...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO DISPLAY AND KEYPAD PCB ASSEMBLY Figure 6-5: Display and Keypad PCB Assembly Top Side 6-10...
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL Figure 6-6: Display and Keypad PCB Assembly Bottom Side 6-11...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO VHF RF AND CONTROL PCB ASSEMBLY Figure 6-9: VHF RF and Control PCB Assembly Top Side 6-17...
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL Figure 6-10: VHF RF and Control PCB Assembly Bottom Side 6-18...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL Table 6-7: VHF RF and Control PCB Assembly Parts List ITEM DESCRIPTION ASSY PCB VHF RF CONTROL 380-470MHZ 5999-9937-2111 BD1, 201, 202 FT BEAD 0402 SMD BK1005 5952-9900-0068 CAP X5R 0603 2U2 10% 6.3V...
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL ITEM DESCRIPTION C325, 410 CAP COG 0402 50V 1% 39P 5910-0163-9120 C39, 40, 135, 310, 311, 404 CAP COG 0402 50V 1% 10P 5910-0161-0120 C4, 17, 24, 107, 210, 212, 324, 166 CAP COG 0402 50V 1% 47P...
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL ITEM DESCRIPTION KN501 CONTACT SPRING ANTENNA IC 4400 6007-0534-1001 KN502 CONTACT SPRING ANTENNA DIS 4400 6007-0534-1002 SHEET AL NI 8X7X3 6040-0534-1001 KN8, 9 GASKET SMT 25SMT-3645-09 6015-0234-1003 KY1, 2, 3 SPRING CONTACT BMIC-001...
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL ITEM DESCRIPTION TD203 IC LVR TK112 SOT-23L C 5961-5430-1233 TD204, 501 IC OAM SOT23-5 IF 5961-5404-7111 IC FLS AT45DB161D-SU 8S2 I 5961-5134-5041 IC LVR MIC5206 SOT23-5 I 5961-5478-5206 TD401 IC AMP SGA-5486Z 5V SMD I...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO UHF RF AND CONTROL PCB ASSEMBLY Figure 6-11: UHF RF and Control PCB Assembly Top Side 6-24...
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL Figure 6-12: UHF RF and Control PCB Assembly Bottom Side 6-25...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL Table 6-8: UHF RF and Control PCB Assembly Parts List ITEM DESCRIPTION ASSY PCB UHF RF CONTROL 380-470MHZ 5999-9937-2116 BD1, 201, 202 FERRITE BEAD 0402 SMD BK1005 5952-9900-0068 CAP X5R 0603 2U2 %10 6.3V...
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL ITEM DESCRIPTION C501, 516 CAP COG 0603 8.2P 100V %5 5910-0388-2131 C502 CAP COG 0603 6.8P 100V %5 5910-0386-8131 C503, 507 CAP COG 0603 1.8P 100V %5 5910-0381-8131 C504 CAP NPO %5 150P SMD ATC700A...
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY WARNING Electro Static Discharge (ESD) * TO FEEL -3500V or higher *TO HEAR -4500 V or higher, *TO SEE SPARK -5000V or higher is necessary. This equipment has ESD sensitive parts; hence the following precautions are necessary during disassembly and assembly.
The parts location diagrams in the parts lists may help with the disassembly/reassembly procedure. DISASSEMBLING THE RADIO The Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio consists of a front panel, rear panel and accessory boards between them. The radio is secured together by screws and washers accessible in rear panel assembly. The...
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL The connection of the accessory boards to the front panel is made by three flexible ribbon cables. The flexible ribbon cables are attached to three connectors on the front panel. These connectors should be opened to disconnect the ribbon cables.
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL As shown in the picture below, flexible circuits are separated from the connectors using tweezers. There is a connection point on the main board that connects the RF and Control Board to the antenna connector. This part must make contact with the antenna connector (in the front panel) during assembly as shown below.
SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL DISASSEMBLING THE PCB ASSEMBLY The PCB assembly is secured together with the screws and washers described below. DESCRIPTIONS SCREW STL ST M1.6X8 5307-1206-9408 WASHER SPRING STL ST 1.8X3.4X0.25 6005-0534-1001 The screws and washers are removed from the PCB assembly as shown below.
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL Pictures and part numbers of the PCBs are given below. They are listed according to the disassembly order. Disassemble the Display and Keypad Board (P/N: 5999-9937-2142) Disassemble the spacer (P/N: 6003-4037-2002) Disassemble the RF and Control Board (136-...
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SYN-TECH III P25 PORTABLE RADIO SERVICE MANUAL The RF and Control Board are separated from the RF shields to access the DSP Board. The DSP Board is separated from RF and Control Board by using tweezers to lift it. Separated view of the two boards is shown below.