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Command Board:
The Command board is the "brains" of the entire radio
drawer. It includes the microprocessor, memory, audio processing,
audio speaker amplifier, etc. The Spectra and Spectra II command
boards are very different. This page only covers the Spectra command
boards.
Spectra command board documentation for the older HLN6024,
HLN6062, HLN6064, HLN6074 and the later HLN6094A boards can be
found in the 6880101W33 Detailed Service Manual. The HLN6094B
command board documentation can be found in the 6880102W61 Detailed
Service Manual.
Spectra II command board documentation can be found in the
6881077C40 Spectra E Detailed Supplement.
The P501 option connector is for
Internal Securenet and Internal
Options.
| 12 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| 13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
P501 connector pin out, viewed from the top of the Command
Board (pin 1 is closest to the front corner of the radio drawer).
| Spectra P501 Radio Internal Option Connector |
Radio
P501 Pin # |
Radio Pin
Description |
| 1 |
Securenet Reset/Load / DTMF Load (Input) |
| 2 |
Expandor Input (Input) |
| 3 |
Securenet Write Enable / PTT in SP customer
applications (Input) |
| 4 |
Ground |
| 5 |
Securenet Squelch Out / DTMF Data (Output) |
| 6 |
Mic Hi / Compressor Input (Input) |
| 7 |
Expandor Output (Output) |
| 8 |
Option Rx Audio (Output) |
| 9 |
Option Tx Audio (Output) |
| 10 |
Data In (Input) |
| 11 |
Detected Audio (Input) |
| 12 |
Securenet KID / Detected Audio in SP customer
applications (Input) |
| 13 |
Unswicthed + 5 Volts (Input) |
| 14 |
Securenet Keyload / Keyfail / Option Tx
Audio in SP customer applications |
| 15 |
Ground |
| 16 |
Option Input / (RPCIC Enable Output on older boards) |
| 17 |
Clock (Input) |
| 18 |
Flutter Fighter / PA Out (Output) |
| 19 |
Compressor Out (Output) |
| 20 |
Securenet Rx-Squelch / DTMF Digit Valid
(Output) |
| 21 |
RSSI (Input) |
| 22 |
Switched + 5 Volts (Input) |
| 23 |
Switched + 9.6 Volts (Input) |
| 24 |
Option Latch Enable (Input) |
- The input and output notes in parenthesis are with respect
to the option board plugged into P501.
- The Internal Securenet
and Internal Options all use
the P501 connector. Only one circuit board can be plugged into
P501. Some circuit boards like the HLN6150A Hear Clear have additional
copper traces to support additional options like DTMF on SP versions
of the Hear Clear board.
- The Flutter Fighter, Compressor and Expandor connections
are specifically for the 900 MHz Hear Clear option board.
- P501 pin 16 is Option Input on the HLN6094 Command
Boards. P501 pin 16 is RPCIC Enable Output on the previous
HLN6024, HLN6062, HLN6064 and HLN6074 Command Boards.
- Some of the above pins have more than one use, depending
on which option board is plugged in.
- The radio's code plug must allow any installed options to
be enabled using the RSS. If the code plug will not allow the
option, then you can not use it.
| 40 |
39 |
38 |
37 |
36 |
35 |
34 |
33 |
32 |
31 |
30 |
29 |
28 |
27 |
26 |
25 |
24 |
23 |
22 |
21 |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
The HLN6094 Command Board J505 pin out, viewed from
the top of the Command Board under the MLM shield (use the missing
pin 10 to orient the pin out).
The early HLN6024, HLN6062, HLN6064 and HLN6074 Command
Boards and MLM boards use a different 37 pin connector that is
NOT shown.
The MLM is only used by the Spectra radios, not the Spectra
II radios. It contains the RAM, PROM and EEPROM memory chips.
| Spectra J505 MLM Connector for HLN6094 Command Board |
Radio
J505 Pin # |
Radio Pin
Description |
| 1 |
N.C. |
| 2 |
Address 9 (Input)
- RAM |
| 3 |
Address 7 (Input) |
| 4 |
Address 6 (Input) |
| 5 |
Output Enable (Input)
- Inverted active state - PROMs |
| 6 |
Address 12 (Input) |
| 7 |
Address 11 (Input) |
| 8 |
Address 4 (Input) |
| 9 |
Address 8 (Input) |
| 10 |
KEYED-SLOT |
| 11 |
Address 2 (Input) |
| 12 |
Address 15 (Input) |
| 13 |
Unswitched Filtered + 5 Volts (Input) |
| 14 |
Ground |
| 15 |
Data 1 (Input/Output) |
| 16 |
Data 2 (Input/Output) |
| 17 |
Data 4 (Input/Output) |
| 18 |
Data 6 (Input/Output) |
| 19 |
EE1 Chip Select (Input)
- Inverted active state - EEPROM chip select |
| 20 |
Read/Write (Input)
- Write is an Inverted active state |
| 21 |
Data 7 (Input/Output) |
| 22 |
RAM Chip Select (Input)
- Inverted active state |
| 23 |
PROM Chip Select (Input)
- Inverted active state |
| 24 |
Data 5 (Input/Output) |
| 25 |
Data 3 (Input/Output) |
| 26 |
Address 0 (Input) |
| 27 |
Address 1 (Input) |
| 28 |
Data 0 (Input/Output) |
| 29 |
Unswitched Filtered + 5 Volts
(Input) |
| 30 |
Address 14 (Input) |
| 31 |
Address 3 (Input) |
| 32 |
Address 9 (Input)
- EEPROM and PROM |
| 33 |
Address 10 (Input) |
| 34 |
Address 13 (Input) |
| 35 |
Output Enable (Input)
- Inverted active state - EEPROM and RAM |
| 36 |
Address 5 (Input) |
| 37 |
EE2 Chip Select (Input)
- Inverted active state - Only used for optional EEPROM |
| 38 |
Address 16 (Input) |
| 39 |
Address 17 (Input) |
| 40 |
Load/Shift (Input)
- pin 27 of microprocessor U502 - N.C. on the MLM board |
- The input and output notes in parenthesis are with respect
to the MLM board.
- The EE1 PROM Chip Select line goes straight to the EEPROM
pin 23 chip enable.
- The EE2 PROM Chip Select line is for an optional MLM configuration.
The EE2 PROM Chip Select line goes to an optional jumper. The
second PROM pin 23 chip enable is connected to the 16 pin chip
pin 9 and the other side of the optional jumper. If the 16 pin
chip is installed and the jumper is not installed, then the chip
on the edge farthest away from the MLM board connector is a second
PROM (this is normal for most MLMs). If the 16 pin chip is not
installed and the jumper is installed, then the chip on the edge
farthest away from the MLM board connector is an optional second
EEPROM. The radio needs special firmware to be able to use this
optional second EEPROM. In fact it may have never actually been
used at all.
- The PROM Chip Select goes to the 16 pin chip pins 4, 5, 6
and 13, as well as an optional jumper. If the 16 pin chip is
installed and the jumper is not installed, then the PROM Chip
Select is handled by the 16 pin chip. If the 16 pin chip is not
installed and the jumper is installed, then the PROM PROM Chip
Select is jumpered directly to the PROM pin 23 chip enable. The
PROM pin 23 chip enable is wired to the other side of the jumper
and the 16 pin chip pin 7.
- The RAM Chip Select goes to the RAM chip enable pin 20.
- The Read/Write line is connected to the RAM pin 27 and the
EEPROM pin 31. An optional jumper will also connect this line
to the first PROM pin 31 and second PROM pin 31 or second optional
EEPROM pin 31.
- The Output Enable on pin 5 goes to a jumper. When the jumper
is installed (this jumper is normally installed) this Output
Enable goes on to both PROMs on pin 25 (the optional jumper for
the other Output Enable pin 35 is removed).
- The Output Enable on pin 35 goes to the EEPROM pin 25, the
RAM pin 22 and an optional jumper. When the optional jumper is
installed and the PROM Output Enable pin 5 jumper is removed,
the Output Enable pin 35 also goes to both PROMs.
- BTW, the 28C64 EEPROM is 8k bytes and the 27C512R PROM is
64k bytes of memory.
- The radio drawer microprocessor only has 16 address lines
(Address 0 through Address 15), plus only Read/Write and Output
Enable are used for the memory control interface. This means
that Address 16, Address 17, PROM Chip select, EE1 Chip Select,
EE2 Chip Select and RAM Chip Select are a result of "memory
management". The "memory management" is created
by programming in the microprocessor combined with hardware in
the SLIC (U521) chip. Memory management allows the microprocessor
to access and use lots more memory then the 64k byte limit supported
by its 16 address lines.
- The 16 pin chip is a 74HC153, dual 4 input to 1 output multiplexer.
Address 15 is the multiplexer A select and Address 17 is the
B select. Only when both Address 15 and Address 17 are both active,
then the second PROM is selected. When either Address 15 or Address
17 is not active, then the first PROM is selected. The second
PROM uses the Address 16 line for its A15 input because Address
15 is already in use to select the second PROM chip (see the
memory management notes above). Keep in mind, the 16 pin chip
is only installed when two 27C512R PROM chips are installed
on the MLM board. When the 16 pin chip is not installed, there
are optional jumpers that are installed to make the PROM select
connection for the remaining PROM.
- Because HTML does not do a good job with placing a bar above
text, the pins know to have an inverted active state (i.e. logic
low) have been pointed out above.
- This pin out may be of interest for people wanting to make
their own custom interface adaptor for a PROM programmer and
the MLM.
- Pin 39 can also be "A3 VIP Latch Enable". However,
this function appears to only be used in conjunction with Command
Board jumper JU506 and an HHCH
Interface Board, not the MLM board connector. Since the HHCH
has a special MLM board and programming, no problems are created
by using pin 39 for something other than Address 17 (the HHCH
MLM probably only has one PROM on it, so it does not need the
16 pin chip or Address 17).
Remote Mount Interconnect Board:
The remote mount Interconnect Board ties the Command Board
P502 connector to the J5, optional
J6 and optional P506 cable connectors.

J5 connector viewed from the front of the radio drawer.
Spectra Remote Mount J5 Radio Connector
(Not Including Motorcycle and HHCH) |
Radio
DB-25
J5 Pin # |
Radio Pin
Description |
| 1 |
PTT (Input) |
| 2 |
Filtered Audio Shield |
| 3 |
Ignition (Output) |
| 4 |
No Connection |
| 5 |
Bus + (RS-422 Input/Output) |
| 6 |
Filtered Audio (Output) |
| 7 |
Option Rx Audio (Input) |
| 8 |
Option Tx Audio (Input) |
| 9 |
Detected Audio (Output) |
| 10 |
Analog Ground |
| 11 |
Mic. Low |
| 12 |
Mic. Hi (Input) |
| 13 |
Emergency (Input) |
| 14 |
Bus - (RS-422 Input/Output) |
| 15 |
RSSI (Input) |
| 16 |
Spare 1 |
| 17 |
Spare 2 |
| 18 |
Digital Ground |
| 19 |
Reset (Input/Output) |
| 20 |
A+ (Output) |
| 21 |
Bus Shield |
| 22 |
Switched B+ (Input) |
| 23 |
Busy (Input/Output) |
| 24 |
Speaker Audio Low (Output) |
| 25 |
Speaker Audio Hi (Output) |
- The input and output notes in parenthesis are with respect
to the radio drawer.
- SP version radios can have different J5 pin outs.
Early HLN6055/HLN6077 Spectra Remote Mount J5 Radio
Connector
(Not Including Motorcycle and HHCH) |
Radio
DB-25
J5 Pin # |
Radio Pin
Description |
| 1 |
SP Out 1 (Output)
VIP Out 1 or Ignition |
| 2 |
SP Out 2 (Output)
VIP Out 2 |
| 3 |
Securenet KID (Input)
/ Detected Audio in SP Customer Applications |
| 4 |
Securenet Write Enable (Input)
/ PTT in SP Customer Applications |
| 5 |
Bus + (RS-422 Input/Output) |
| 6 |
No Connection (HLN6077 - Filtered Audio) |
| 7 |
No Connection (HLN6077 - Option Rx Audio) |
| 8 |
No Connection (HLN6077 - Option Tx Audio) |
| 9 |
No Connection (HLN6077 - Detected Audio) |
| 10 |
No Connection (HLN6077 - Analog Ground) |
| 11 |
Mic. Low |
| 12 |
Mic. Hi (Input) |
| 13 |
Emergency (Input) |
| 14 |
Bus - (RS-422 Input/Output) |
| 15 |
Securenet Key (Input)
/ Tx Audio in SP Customer Applications |
| 16 |
Spare 1 |
| 17 |
Spare 2 |
| 18 |
Digital Ground |
| 19 |
Reset (Input/Output) |
| 20 |
A+ (Output) |
| 21 |
Bus Shield |
| 22 |
Switched B+ (Input) |
| 23 |
Busy (Input/Output) |
| 24 |
Speaker Audio Low (Output) |
| 25 |
Speaker Audio Hi (Output) |
- The HLN6055 is a very early circuit board that was replaced
by the HLN6077 Interconnect Board.
There are some differences in the HLN6077 pin out that are indicated
in blue above.
- This early Remote Mount
J5 connector is created by first installing a Dash Mount
J103 HLN6058 or HLN6066 Interconnect Board
to P502, then installing the Remote
Mount J5 HLN6055 Interconnect Board on top of the Dash
Mount HLN6058 or HLN6066 to P103. It is actually a combination
of two Interconnect Boards. This combination of dash and
remote mount Interface Boards ends up making a P502 to an intermediate
J103/P103 connection and finally to the J5 connector.
- I suspect the early 1580294L01
radio remote mount front plastic may have been specifically for
the HLN6055 Interconnect Board.
- The HLN6055 plugging into
the HLN6058 or HLN6066 Interconnect Boards explains why these
early HLN6058/HLN6066 dash mount boards made these otherwise
strange J103 pin assignments:
J103 pin 1 - Speaker Hi
J103 pin 2 - Speaker Lo
J103 pin 24 - Bus Shield Ground
J103 pin 28 - Emergency
All of the above J103 pins are not connected in the very
early and early control
heads, but were used for different functions in the later
control heads (long after the HLN6055 was replaced by the one
piece remote mount HLN6077 Interconnect
Board, which does not depend on any strange J103 connections).
There is a modification to use
a HLN6058 or HLN6066 with a later version control head.

J5 connector viewed from the front of the radio drawer.
Motorcycle
Spectra Remote Mount J5 Radio Connector |
Radio
DB-25
J5 Pin # |
Radio Pin
Description |
| 1 |
SP 1 Out (Output) |
| 2 |
SP 2 Out - N.C. |
| 3 |
Securenet KID (Input) |
| 4 |
Securenet Write Enable (Input) |
| 5 |
Bus + (RS-422 Input/Output) |
| 6 |
Filtered Audio (Output) |
| 7 |
Option Rx Audio (Input) |
| 8 |
Option Tx Audio (Input) |
| 9 |
Detected Audio (Output) |
| 10 |
Analog Ground |
| 11 |
Mic. Low |
| 12 |
Mic. Hi (Input) |
| 13 |
Emergency (Input) |
| 14 |
Bus - (RS-422 Input/Output) |
| 15 |
Securenet Key (Input) |
| 16 |
HUB 1 |
| 17 |
Spare 2 |
| 18 |
Digital Ground |
| 19 |
Reset (Input/Output) |
| 20 |
A+ (Output) |
| 21 |
Bus Shield |
| 22 |
Switched B+ (Input) |
| 23 |
Busy (Input/Output) |
| 24 |
Speaker Audio Low (Output) |
| 25 |
Speaker Audio Hi (Output) |
- The input and output notes in parenthesis are with respect
to the radio drawer.
- Pin1 SP 1 Out can be VIP Out 2, Switches +5 Volts, Ignition,
Unswitched +5 Volts or Channel Activity depending on the internal
jumper settings.
- SP version radios can also have other different J5
pin outs.

J5 connector viewed from the front of the radio drawer.
HHCH
Spectra Remote / Dash Mount J5 Radio Connector |
Radio
DB-25
J5 Pin # |
Radio Pin
Description |
| 1 |
Data In (Input) |
| 2 |
On/Off (Input) |
| 3 |
Volume (Input) |
| 4 |
PTT (Input) |
| 5 |
Bus + (RS-422 Input/Output) |
| 6 |
Data Out (Output) |
| 7 |
Clock (Output) |
| 8 |
Option Tx Audio (Input) |
| 9 |
Detected Audio (Output) |
| 10 |
Switched +5 Volts (Output) |
| 11 |
Mic. Low |
| 12 |
Mic. Hi (Input) |
| 13 |
Emergency (Input) |
| 14 |
Bus - (RS-422 Input/Output) |
| 15 |
Switched +5 Volts (Output) |
| 16 |
VIP Out 1 |
| 17 |
HUB |
| 18 |
Digital Ground |
| 19 |
Load/Shift (Output) |
| 20 |
Speaker Audio Hi (Output) |
| 21 |
Ignition (Output) |
| 22 |
Switched B+ (Input) |
| 23 |
Busy (Input/Output) |
| 24 |
Speaker Audio Low (Output) |
| 25 |
A+ (Output) |
- The input and output notes in parenthesis are with respect
to the radio drawer.
- The HHCH J5 radio pin out is completely different
from and incompatible with any other control head.
- The high power HHCH J6 connector has a standard pin
out.
- Some Interconnect Board
schematics refer to J5 as J1 instead and others
only refer to J5. The J5 designation is used here.
- SP version radios can have different J5 pin outs.

J6 connector viewed from the front of the radio drawer.
| Spectra J6 Remote Mount Radio Option Connector |
Radio
DB-25
J6 Pin # |
Radio Pin
Description |
| 1 |
PTT (Input) |
| 2 |
Filtered Audio Shield |
| 3 |
Ignition (Output) |
| 4 |
No Connection |
| 5 |
Bus + (RS-422 Input/Output) |
| 6 |
Filtered Audio (Output) |
| 7 |
Option Rx Audio (Input) |
| 8 |
Option Tx Audio (Input) |
| 9 |
Detected Audio (Output) |
| 10 |
Analog Ground |
| 11 |
Mic. Low |
| 12 |
Mic. Hi (Input) |
| 13 |
Analog Ground / SP Emergency (Input) |
| 14 |
Bus - (RS-422 Input/Output) |
| 15 |
RSSI (Input) |
| 16 |
Spare 1 |
| 17 |
Spare 2 |
| 18 |
Digital Ground |
| 19 |
Reset (Input/Output) |
| 20 |
A+ (Output) |
| 21 |
Bus Shield |
| 22 |
Switched B+ (Input) |
| 23 |
Busy (Input/Output) |
| 24 |
Speaker Audio Low (Output) |
| 25 |
Speaker Audio Hi (Output) |
- The input and output notes in parenthesis are with respect
to the radio drawer.
- The HLN6261B Interconnect Board leaves J6 pins 2,
5, 6, 14, 19, 23 unconnected.
- SP version radios can have different J6 pin outs.

P506 connector pin out, viewed from the front of the
radio drawer.
| Spectra Securenet P506 Remote Mount Radio Connector |
Radio
P506 Pin # |
Radio Pin Description |
| 1 |
Ground |
| 2 |
Securenet Write Enable (Input) |
| 3 |
Ground |
| 4 |
Ground |
| 5 |
Ground |
| 6 |
Ground |
| 7 |
Ground |
| 8 |
Ground |
| 9 |
Securenet KID (Input) |
| 10 |
Securenet Key (Input) |
- The input and output notes in parenthesis are with respect
to the radio drawer.
- The P506 Securenet connector is only found on secure
remote mount Interconnect
Boards. The P506 physical pin layout matches the P104 microphone front connector pin layout
found on some control heads (the microphone signal lines, pins
3 through 8, are missing on the P506 connector).
- The P506 Securenet connections only work on a radio with
an Internal Securenet option
board inside the radio drawer.
- Different P104 Securenet
Keyloader Port connections can be found on some dash mount control heads. The Securenet Physical Security
Housing has its own unique connector.
| 20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
|
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
| 19 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
P502 connector pin out, pin side, viewed from the side
of the Interconnect Board facing the radio drawer.
| 38 |
37 |
36 |
35 |
34 |
33 |
|
31 |
30 |
29 |
28 |
27 |
26 |
25 |
24 |
23 |
22 |
21 |
20 |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
P502 connector pin out, solder side, viewed from the
front of the radio drawer. The key to identifying the correct
physical pin out is to identify the missing pin 32.
| Spectra P502 Interconnect Board Connector |
Radio
P502 Pin # |
Radio Pin
Description |
| 1 |
Switched + 9.6 Volts (Output) |
| 2 |
RSSI (Input)
/ A3 Volume / Battery Storage N.C. |
| 3 |
Emergency (Input) |
| 4 |
Channel Activity (Output) |
| 5 |
Filtered Audio (Output) |
| 6 |
Mic. Hi (Input) |
| 7 |
Mic Low |
| 8 |
Option Rx Audio (Input)
/ Ground |
| 9 |
Busy (Input/Output) |
| 10 |
Analog Ground |
| 11 |
Reset (Input/Output) |
| 12 |
Option Tx Audio (Input) |
| 13 |
Detected Audio (Output) |
| 14 |
Spare 1 / A2 Disable / A3 VIP
Out (Output) |
| 15 |
Securenet Write Enable (Input) |
| 16 |
Securenet KID (Input) |
| 17 |
VIP Out 2 / HUB |
| 18 |
VIP Out 1 |
| 19 |
Rx Data |
| 20 |
Tx Data |
| 21 |
Ignition (Output) |
| 22 |
Bus - (RS-422
Input/Output) |
| 23 |
Securenet Key (Input) |
| 24 |
PTT (Input) |
| 25 |
Bus + (RS-422
Input/Output) |
| 26 |
Data Out (Output)
/ Ground |
| 27 |
Spare 2 / A2 Display Enable
/ A3 Load/Shift |
| 28 |
Digital Ground |
| 29 |
Carrier Detect / A2 Data /
A3 Data In / Opt. Spare |
| 30 |
A+ (Output) |
| 31 |
Switched B+ (Input) |
| 32 |
KEYED-SLOT |
| 33 |
Clock (Output)
/ Ground |
| 34 |
Speaker Audio Low (Output) |
| 35 |
Speaker Audio Hi (Output) |
| 36 |
Unswitched + 5 Volts (Output) |
| 37 |
Switched + 5 Volts (Output) |
| 38 |
VAG (Output) |
- The input and output notes in parenthesis are with respect
to the radio drawer Command Board.
- The HLN6024, HLN6062, HLN6064 and HLN6074 Command Board pin
out diferences are show in blue.
These Command Boards do not support the single radio drawer HHCH.
- P502 is the radio's connection to the different Interconnect
Boards. The Interconnect Board has the J5 DB-25 connector
found on the front of the remote mount radios and HHCH radios
(some also have the J6 DB-25). The dash mount radios with
the A2, B2, C2, E2, A4, B4, C4, E4, A5, B5, C5, E5, A7, B7, C7
or E7 control heads have the control head plug directly into
the Interconnect Board, which is plugged into P502.
- SP version radios can have different P502 pin outs.
- Pin 21 Ignition is merely a pass through from the radio's
rear J2 DB-15 connector on its way to the control head. There
is an optional Command Board jumper that will connect this pin
directly to switched B+. The high power radios have no rear J2
connector, but they can use the optional jumper, if desired.
Pushbutton & Rotary Control
Head Boards:
The B2, C2, E2, A4, B4, C4, E4, A5, B5, C5, E5, A7, B7, C7
or E7 Control Head Board P103 connector
cables into the Interconnect Board
remote mount J5, plugs into the HLN6432
Systems 9000 connector converter
board or plugs into the Interconnect
Board dash mount connector.
The Systems 9000 A9, B9,
C9 or E9 Control Head Board J1 or P100 connector
cables into the Interconnect Board remote mount J5.
The optional Systems 9000 DEK J1 connector
cables into the Control Head
J1 or P100 connector.
| 14 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| 15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
|
27 |
28 |
P103 connector pin out (above), viewed from the back
of the control head. The key to identifying the correct
physical pin out is to identify the missing pin 26.

P104 connector pin out (above), viewed from the front
of the control head (pins 1, 2, 9 and 10 are different in the
very early version control head circuit boards).
| Spectra P103 & P104 Control Head Connectors |
Control
Head
Rear
P103
Pin # |
Very
Early
Front Mic.
P104
Pin # |
Front
Mic.
P104
Pin # |
Control Head
Pin Description |
| 1 |
|
|
VF Sense 1 / (N.C.
Very Early and Early Versions) |
| 2 |
|
|
VF Sense 2 / (N.C.
Very Early and Early Versions) |
| 3 |
7 |
7 |
Mic Lo |
| 4 |
4 |
4 |
Switched B+ |
| 5 |
|
|
A+ |
| 6 |
5 |
1, 5 |
Ground (P104
Pin 1 N.C. in Very Early Versions) |
| 7 |
|
|
Spare 2 / (N.C.
Very Early Versions) / (VF Sense
2 Early Versions) |
| 8 |
|
|
Spare 1 / (N.C.
Very Early Versions) / (VF Sense
1 Early Versions) |
| 9 |
|
10 |
Securenet Key / (Both
Pins N.C. Very Early Versions) |
| 10 |
2 |
|
Bus - (RS-422
Input/Output) (P104 Pin 2 Only in
Very Early Versions) |
| 11 |
|
|
Ignition |
| 12 |
|
|
Switched B+ |
| 13 |
5 |
1, 5 |
Ground (P104
Pin 1 N.C. in Very Early Versions) |
| 14 |
|
|
VIP Out 3 |
| 15 |
|
|
VIP In 3 |
| 16 |
|
|
VIP In 2 |
| 17 |
|
|
VIP In 1 |
| 18 |
|
|
VIP Out 1 |
| 19 |
|
|
VIP Out 2 |
| 20 |
|
9 |
Securenet KID / (Both
Pins N.C. Very Early Versions) |
| 21 |
|
2 |
Securenet Write Enable / (Both Pins N.C. Very Early Versions) |
| 22 |
9 |
|
Bus + (RS-422
Input/Output) (P104 Pin 9 Only in
Very Early Versions) |
| 23 |
|
|
Reset (Input/Output) |
| 24 |
6 |
6 |
PTT / (Pin
24 N.C. Very Early and Early Versions) |
| 25 |
10 |
|
Busy (Input/Output)
(P104 Pin 10 Only in Very Early Versions) |
| 26 |
|
|
Keyed Slot |
| 27 |
8 |
8 |
Mic Hi |
| 28 |
3 |
3 |
Hang Up Box (HUB) / (Pin 28 N.C. Very Early and Early Versions) |
- N.C. is an abbreviation for No Connection.
- The input and output notes in parenthesis are with respect
to the control head.
- To simply the above pin out notes here is a VERY
EARLY, EARLY and LATER
P103 pin out. Here is a simplified P104
pin out.
- The B2, C2, E2, A4, B4, C4, E4, A5, B5, C5, E5, A7, B7, C7
or E7 control head uses the above pin out on its rear connector.
- P103 mates directly with the original
style 3080157M01, 3080157M04,
HKN6062A, HKN6036A or HKN6037A
cable, or P103 mates with the remote
mount HLN6432 Systems
9000 connector converter board, or P103
mates directly with a pushbutton or rotary (i.e. not HHCH)
dash mount Interconnect
Board.
- The pins that have different pin outs depending on the age
of the control head circuit board design are highlighted in yellow
(see below).
- All revisions of the HLN6020 and HLN6078 circuit boards are
the very early versions. The HLN6075 revisions A, B, C and D
are the early versions. The HLN6263, HLN6283, HLN6337, HLN6338,
AALN4009 and AALN4015 are the later control head circuit board
versions.
- The very early version circuit boards do not have any Securenet
Keyloader Port connections, they use a different front microphone
connector pin out with the Systems 9000 serial data bus pins
instead and have no VF Sense or Spare lines.
- The very early and early versions do not support the rear
microphone connection on the HLN6432
Systems 9000 connector converter board (the essential
PTT and HUB lines do not go through to the rear connector).
- If present, the above three Securenet connections are routed
to the control head front microphone connector. These control
head Securenet connections only work on a dash mount radio with
a secure Interconnect Board
and an Internal Securenet option
board inside the radio drawer. The remote mount radios with an
Internal Securenet option board
inside the radio drawer use the P506 connector
(the remote mount cables do not carry the Securenet Keyloader
Port lines to the control head). The Securenet
Physical Security Housing has its own different Securenet
connector.
- When the original style HKN6036A
/ HKN6037A cables are used with a Physical Security Housing,
P103 pins 1 and 2 are not used. Optional later
version control head circuit board jumpers are used to connect
VF Sense P103 pins 1 an 2 into Spare P103 pins
8 and 7. The Spare pins are not usable as spare lines. The very
early control head versions do not work (i.e. no VF Sense).
- When the Systems 9000 HKN6059A
/ HKN6060A cables are used with a Physical Security Housing,
P103 pins 1 and 2 are used (the HLN6432
Systems 9000 connector converter
board handles the wiring). The control head Spare P103
pins 7 and 8 are not jumpered to the VF Sense P103
pins 1 and 2. In fact the Spare pins can be used as spare lines.
Only use the later control head versions.
- FYI, the HLN6283B and AALN4009A control head circuit boards
are called for in the Advanced Securenet parts list. I
really do not know if any other boards will work or not (special
control head firmware may be present?). The HLN6337, HLN6338
and AALN4015 are possible candidates that may also work.
- The dash mount HLN6058 and HLN6066 Interconnect
Boards have special connections to J103
pins 1, 2, 24 and 28, specifically for the early HLN6055
Interconnect Board remote mount converter. Because of this, the
later version control heads which also use these same J103 pins
for different functions are not compatible with the dash mount
HLN6058 and HLN6066 Interconnect Boards (unless the Interconnect
Board is modified). The dash
mount HLN6285 Interconnect Board works with these later version
dash mount heads.
- Keep in mind, the P103 pin assignments can be changed
with the control head chip resistor jumpers in SP control heads.

J1 connector or , HLN6432
Systems 9000 P100 connector viewed from back of the control
head.
| Spectra Systems 9000 Control Head Connector |
Control
Head
DB-50
J1 / P100
Pin # |
VIP /
DEK |
Mic. |
Radio |
Radio Pin
Description |
| 1 |
x |
|
|
VIP Out 2 (Output)
/ P100 only - DEK Data Out (Output) |
| 2 |
x |
|
|
VIP Out 1 (Output)
/ P100 only - DEK Clock (Output) |
| 3 |
x |
|
|
VIP In 2 (Input)
/ P100 only - Emergency Jumper |
| 4 |
x |
|
|
VIP In 1 (Input) |
| 5 |
x/x |
|
|
DEK Data Out (Output)
/ P100 only - Jumper to pin 1 |
| 6 |
|
|
|
Pin Removed |
| 7 |
|
x |
|
Mic. Low (Input) |
| 8 |
|
x |
|
Mic. Hi (Input) |
| 9 |
|
|
|
Pin Removed |
| 10 |
|
|
x |
Speaker Audio
Low (Output) (BLK/GRN
Wire) |
| 11 |
|
|
x |
Speaker Audio Low (Input) |
| 12 |
|
|
x |
Mic. Hi (Output) |
| 13 |
|
|
x |
Mic. Low (Output) |
| 14 |
|
|
x |
BATT- (shorted
to Pin 31) |
| 15 |
|
|
x |
Ignition
+ (Input) (Orange
wire) |
| 16 |
|
|
x |
Analog Ground |
| 17 |
|
|
x |
Bus + (Input/Output) |
| 18 |
x |
|
|
Switched B+ (Output) |
| 19 |
x |
|
|
Switched B+ (Output) |
| 20 |
x |
|
|
Digital Ground |
| 21 |
x |
|
|
Digital Ground |
| 22 |
|
|
|
Pin Removed |
| 23 |
|
x |
|
PTT/HUB Reference (Input) |
| 24 |
|
x |
|
PTT (Input) |
| 25 |
|
|
|
Pin Removed |
| 26 |
|
|
x |
Reset (Input/Output) |
| 27 |
|
|
x |
Emergency (Output)
(see notes below) |
| 28 |
|
|
x |
Spare 1 |
| 29 |
|
|
x |
Spare 2 |
| 30 |
|
|
x |
BATT+ (shorted
to Pin 47) |
| 31 |
|
|
x |
BATT- (shorted
to Pin 14) |
| 32 |
|
|
x |
Ignition
- (Input) |
| 33 |
|
|
x |
Busy (Input/Output) |
| 34 |
x/x |
|
|
VIP Out 3 (Output)
/ DEK Strobe (Output) |
| 35 |
x/x |
|
|
Switched B+ (Output) |
| 36 |
x/x |
|
|
Digital Ground |
| 37 |
x/x |
|
|
VIP In 3 (Input)
/ DEK Data In (Input) |
| 38 |
x/x |
|
|
DEK Clock (Output)
/ P100 only - Jumper to pin 2 |
| 39 |
|
|
|
Pin Removed |
| 40 |
|
x |
|
Hang Up Box (HUB) (Input) |
| 41 |
|
x |
|
Switched B+ (Output) |
| 42 |
|
|
|
Pin Removed |
| 43 |
|
|
x |
Speaker Audio
Hi (Output) (BLK/ORG
Wire) |
| 44 |
|
|
x |
Speaker Audio Hi (Input) |
| 45 |
|
|
x |
Detected
Audio (Input) (N.C.) |
| 46 |
|
|
x |
PTT or Option
Tx Audio (Output) (N.C.) |
| 47 |
|
|
x |
BATT+ (Input) (Green
Wire) (shorted to Pin 30) |
| 48 |
|
|
x |
Switched B+ (Output) |
| 49 |
|
|
x |
Digital Ground
(see pin 49 note below) |
| 50 |
|
|
x |
Bus - (RS-422
Input/Output) |
- N.C. is an abbreviation for No Connection.
- The input and output notes in parenthesis are with respect
to the control head.
- Since these control heads have a single large DB-50 connector
that was divided into three sections, check boxes were added
to help easily identify the Radio, Microphone, VIP and DEK Expansion
connector pins.
- J1 is used on the HCN1063 / HCN1073 documentation.
P100 is used on the HLN6432
Systems 9000 connector converter board documentation.
- The A9, B9 C9 or E9 control heads use the above pin out on
their J1 rear connector. The B2, C2, E2, A4, B4, C4, E4,
A5, B5, C5, E5, A7, B7, C7 or E7 control heads with the HLN6432
Systems 9000 connector converter board use the above pin
out on their P100 rear connector.
- J1 / P100 radio connector section mates directly
with the Systems 9000 HKN4355
or HKN4356 radio cable, the microphone
connector and the 15-80221J01 VIP
Connector Housing or the HKN4273A
(old part # 3080248L01) DEK cable.
- The yellow highlighted pins with a wire
indicated in the description do not go to the radio. These
wires are only attached to the control head connector (these
wires are not present on optional rear control head cable).
- For negative ground cables, the green wire (BATT+) and orange
wire (Ignition+) that are attached to the control head side of
the radio cable need to be fused and attached to the battery
+ voltage. The green wire provides power to the control head.
The orange wire is used in conjunction with the RSS programming.
If the orange wire is attached to an automotive circuit that
is only on when the ignition key is on, the radio can be programmed
to only allow transmitting when the ignition key is on.
- The default VIP port automatically switches into a DEK Expansion
port configuration whenever a DEK is programmed into the radio's
code plug. The DEK or DEKs provide VIP
II connection pins.
- Pin 27 Note: The radio drawer Emergency J1
pin 27 is not connected inside the A9, B9, C9 or E9 control head.
The control heads may add an internal jumper wire
from pin 27 to a VIP In pin
(pins 4, 3 or 37). This radio drawer Emergency line can also
be taken care of by a jumper on the Interconnect Board, Command
Board or low/medium power radio drawer J2
connector.
- Pin 27 Note: The radio drawer Emergency HLN6432
board P100 pin 27 can be jumperd to the VIP In 2
pin 3 (this is done by default on some versions of these boards)
or jumperd to ground.
- Pin 27 Note: When a VIP
In pin is used for the pin 27 radio drawer Emergency Button
wiring, that VIP In port is not programmed with a VIP
In function with the RSS (i.e. it is only used as a convenient
place to attach the external Emergency switch wire at the cost
of consuming the use of one of the unprogrammed VIP In port pins).
The DEK VIP II pins can not be used for the radio drawer
pin 27 Emergency line (the VIP II pins can be used for the RSS
programmed Emergency function).
- Pin 27 Note: The Systems 9000 control head cables
used with the Physical Security
Housing do not have the pin 27 Emergency wire.
- Pin 49 Note: The HKN6059A / HKN6060A Systems 9000
control head cables used with the Physical
Security Housing have a BLK/WHT ground wire attached to pin
49.
- Keep in mind, the J1 / P100 pin assignments
can be changed with the control head chip resistor jumpers in
SP control heads. The SMD control heads have internal jumpers
that can reconfigure some of the control head pins. Other models
of control heads should be checked for physical modifications
(i.e. cut PC traces, wire jumpers and extra components soldered
point to point on the PC board). Expect to find modifications
on control heads with a kit number below the model number.

J1 connector viewed from back of the DEK.
| Direct Entry Keyboard Connector |
DEK
DB-50
J1
Pin # |
EXP
Out |
EXP
In |
VIP II
In/Out |
Radio Pin
Description |
| 1 |
x |
|
|
N.C. |
| 2 |
x |
|
|
N.C. |
| 3 |
x |
|
|
N.C. |
| 4 |
x |
|
|
N.C. |
| 5 |
x |
|
|
Data Out (Output) |
| 6 |
|
|
|
Pin Removed |
| 7 |
|
x |
|
Ground - VIP Digital
Ground |
| 8 |
|
x |
|
Data In (Output) |
| 9 |
|
|
|
Pin Removed |
| 10 |
|
|
x |
Ground |
| 11 |
|
|
x |
Ground |
| 12 |
|
|
x |
Ground |
| 13 |
|
|
x |
N.C. |
| 14 |
|
|
x |
N.C. |
| 15 |
|
|
x |
VIP In 1 (Input) |
| 16 |
|
|
x |
VIP In 2 (Input) |
| 17 |
|
|
x |
VIP In 3 (Input) |
| 18 |
x |
|
|
N.C. |
| 19 |
x |
|
|
N.C. |
| 20 |
x |
|
|
N.C. |
| 21 |
x |
|
|
N.C. |
| 22 |
|
|
|
Pin Removed |
| 23 |
|
x |
|
Clock (Input) |
| 24 |
|
x |
|
Strobe (Input) |
| 25 |
|
|
|
Pin Removed |
| 26 |
|
|
x |
N.C. |
| 27 |
|
|
x |
N.C. |
| 28 |
|
|
x |
N.C. |
| 29 |
|
|
x |
N.C. |
| 30 |
|
|
x |
N.C. |
| 31 |
|
|
x |
N.C. |
| 32 |
|
|
x |
N.C. |
| 33 |
|
|
x |
N.C. |
| 34 |
x |
|
|
Strobe (Output) |
| 35 |
x |
|
|
Switched B+ (Input) |
| 36 |
x |
|
|
Digital Ground |
| 37 |
x |
|
|
Data In (Input) |
| 38 |
x |
|
|
Clock (Output) |
| 39 |
|
|
|
Pin Removed |
| 40 |
|
x |
|
Data Out (Input) |
| 41 |
|
x |
|
Switched B+ (Input) |
| 42 |
|
|
|
Pin Removed |
| 43 |
|
|
x |
VIP Out 1 (Output) |
| 44 |
|
|
x |
VIP Out 2 (Output) |
| 45 |
|
|
x |
VIP Out 3 (Output) |
| 46 |
|
|
x |
N.C. |
| 47 |
|
|
x |
N.C. |
| 48 |
|
|
x |
Switched B+ (Output) |
| 49 |
|
|
x |
Switched B+ (Output) |
| 50 |
|
|
x |
Switched B+ (Output) |
- N.C. is an abbreviation for No Connection.
- The input and output notes in parenthesis are with respect
to the DEK.
- Since the DEKs have a single large DB-50 connector that was
divided into three sections, check boxes were added to help easily
identify the VIP II input/output, Expansion Input and Expansion
Output pins. The Expansion Input and Expansion Output pins are
used to daisy chain up to 3 DEKs, starting with the Systems
9000 control head VIP port to connect the first DEK.
- The optional VIP hardware uses a 15-80212L01 VIP
II Connector Housing.
- A HKN4273A (old part # 3080248L01)
DEK cable is used to attach a DEK to a compatible control head
or to attach to extra DEKs (up to 3 DEKs total).
- A9, B9, C9 or E9 control head work wit up to 3 DEKs. The
B2, C2, E2, A4, B4, C4, E4, A5, B5, C5, E5, A7, B7, C7 or E7
control heads require an enhanced control
head circuit board.
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