
Application Guide 
Motorola 
MCS2000 radios to 
223 Series Adaptor Panels 
June 7, 2006    P/N AN-VEGA-20 Rev A 

II  223 Series Adaptor panels to Motorola MCS Mobile 
Table of Contents 
1
  General ...................................................................................1 
2  Interconnect Cable assembly...............................................1 
3  223 Series panels: .................................................................1 
3.1 TRA223 Setup: ...............................................................................................................1 
3.1.1  TRA223 Dip-Switch settings:................................................................................. 1 
3.2 DSP223 Setup:................................................................................................................ 1 
3.2.1  DSP223 Jumper settings:........................................................................................1 
3.3 IP223 Setup:.................................................................................................................... 2 
3.3.1  IP223 Jumper settings:............................................................................................ 2 

1    223 Series Adaptor panels to Motorola MCS Mobile 
1 General 
This application note is intended to show how to assemble a cable and setup the hardware of 
different 223 series adaptor panels (TRA223, DSP223 and IP223) to a Motorola MCS20000 
series mobile radio. 
2 Interconnect Cable assembly 
A cable assembly will be required to connect to the 26-pin accessory connector of the XTL to the 
various 223 Series adaptor panels. Please use the following chart to manufacture this cable assy. 
TRA223   DSP223 IP223`` MCS 
DB-25 Pin    DB-25 Pin    DB-25 Pin    DB-25 Pin    Signal 
25  25  25  23  MIC + 
24  24  24  11  RX + 
14  14  14  21  PTT 
7  7  7  10  GND 
10  10  20  22  COR 
3 223 Series panels: 
3.1 TRA223 Setup: 
3.1.1 TRA223 Dip-Switch settings: 
Set the front panel dip-switch for the following settings: 
Positions 4, 6 and 7 “ON”,  
Positions 1, 2 and 3 are for selecting 2/4-Wire operation; please see Section 2.2 of the TRA223 
manual for proper configuration. 
3.2 DSP223 Setup: 
No software programming is required. 
3.2.1 DSP223 Jumper settings: 
Set the following jumpers to the “A” position: 
  J14, J15, J22, J23, J24, J25, J27 
Set the following jumpers to the “B” position: 
  J12 and J13 
Solder close JP2 
J19, J20 and J21 are for selecting 2/4-Wire operation; please see Section 2.2 of the DSP223 
manual for proper configuration. 

2  223 Series Adaptor panels to Motorola MCS Mobile 
3.3 IP223 Setup: 
Setup the desired IP223 lines jumpers for Local radio control. 
3.3.1 IP223 Jumper settings: 
Line 1  Jumper setting  Line 2 
J33, J34 
J16, J21 
J14 
J3, J9, J11 
J13 
J17, J22 
R377 
“B”=4-wire 
“A”=Single Ended 
“Hanging on center pin”= 10K Ohm 
“A”=Single Ended 
“B” High 
“B”= 600 ohms 
Solder bridge the pads together 
Suggestions or Comments 
We’d appreciate your input. Please send us your suggestions or comments concerning this application 
note, by fax (402-467-3279) or e-mail them to
: vega@telex.com 
Technical Support: 
Email address: acttechsupport@us.telex.com 
Phone #:  1-800-898-6723 
J5, J6 
J19, J20 
J24 
J25, J28, J29 
J27 
J10, J15 
R381 
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