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Motorola M1225 shorting plug
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Which one? Accessory connector or mic connector?
On the accessory connector, if internal jumper JU501 has been removed, place a jumper between Pins 15 and 16 to enable the internal speaker. If JU501 has not been cut, there is no jumper required. You should be able to tell if JU501 has been cut because you'll have no internal speaker audio in Rx. If it has not been cut, you should have internal speaker.
if you mean the mic connector, please explain what you want to accomplish. Unlike earlier Radius and Maxtrac radios, I don't believe you need a jumper in the mic connector if you don't use a mic. That would enable hook and PL. Not needed in the M1225 IIRC. It's a programming option.
It's been quite a while since I used the 1225 software, but I think that hook/scan is a software option and can be disabled by programming so that the jumper isn't needed. That was a requirement on the GM300's but not on newer radios.
But, if you have don't have access to programming, and it's set up for off hook disables scan, you need to jumper pin #3 (hook) to pin #4 (ground.) This is generally done with a RJ45 plug with a very small jumper inserted in the right spots and then crimped with a special crimping die. There are folks that make them up for sale and use a bit of clear caulk to seal up the backside of the plug.
If you don't have the plug or the die, there's two solutions, and they're both ready made. First, there are a bunch of sellers on Ebay offering GM300 shorting plugs (use those search words and they come right up) but the downside is that it's going to cost you $6 for a single plug. Or $5 for a pack of 5 and then you will have 4 of them that you won't need.
The second choice is to get one from me. When I needed one, they only sold them in packs of 5. So I've got 4 of them here that I have no use for at all. I can send you one for $3 if you want. Shoot me a PM and I'll send you my paypal address.
A quick follow-up post. I sent snewvine a shorting plug over the weekend. It arrived today and he just sent me a note advising that it worked just fine. If anyone else needs one, give me a shout. They'll work in the M1225, and most any older Radius, MaxTrac, or GM300 radio. In some cases the shorting plug is needed to enable scan and in others it enables PL. Some may need both. The solution is the same for both.
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