Instruction manual
6881086C22-B 35
Maintenance
Alignment The advanced design and manufacturing techniques eliminate the need for 
traditional tuning tasks for the ASTRO Spectra/Spectra Plus transceiver. All 
circuits in the transceiver have been aligned at the factory with specialized 
equipment. Alignment in the field should not be necessary or attempted.
Programming
Codeplug 
Programming
Configuration items for field programming of the ASTRO Spectra/Spectra Plus 
Consolette are shown in Table 16 on page 34. It is important to note that the 
field programming setup connects directly to the ASTRO transceiver and not 
to the accessory connectors on the rear panel of the Consolette. Therefore, the 
first step in programming the codeplug of the Consolette is to remove the top 
cover. See “Disassembly and Reassembly” on page 38 for cover removal and 
replacement instructions. Once the top cover has been removed, the ASTRO 
Spectra/Spectra Plus transceiver can be connected to a PC. 
There are two different methods by which the ASTRO transceivers are 
connected to the PC, based on whether it is an ASTRO Spectra or ASTRO 
Spectra Plus model. The ASTRO Spectra transceiver is connected to the PC 
using a Smart Radio Interface Box (RLN1015). The Smart Radio Interface Box 
is connected to the 15-pin accessory connector on the rear of the ASTRO 
Spectra transceiver via the ASTRO Spectra Interface cable (30-80369B73), 
and to the PC via an IBM PC-AT Computer Interface Cable (30-80369B72). 
See Figure 11 on page 36. The ASTRO Spectra Plus transceiver is connected 
directly to the PC using the HKN6155 Programming/Flash cable connected to 
the microphone connector on the front panel of the transceiver. See Figure 12 
on page 36. Prior to programming, make certain that external equipment is 
disconnected from the accessory connectors on the rear of the Consolette.
FLASHport 
Programming
Always be sure you are ordering/using the latest version of the software 
package. If you are not sure, contact Motorola Product Services or United 
States and Canada Aftermarket Products Division at 1-800-422-4210.
In order to FLASH the internally housed ASTRO mobile, the lid must be 
removed from the Consolette. Connect the ASTRO mobile programming cable 
(HKN6155_) to the microphone connector on the front panel of the ASTRO 
mobile and follow the FLASHport instructions.










