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XTL5000/2500 O/M-Series Head

The XTL odyssey heads are annoying - the rear aux mic pin is only enabled with a rear PTT, which cannot be emulated via SB9600. Therefore, TX audio has to come through the mic connection on the head itself. Therefore, only the dash mount configuration is supported. To use XTLs in a headless configuration, you must configure the radio as a W9 head.

Hardware Required

• SB9600 RIB
• Bidirectional Soundcard (Speaker & Mic Connections)

Connector Pinouts

J2 Accessory Connector (Rear)

Mobile Microphone Port (Front)

Mic/Speaker Connections

TX Audio - Front MMP (Mobile Mic Port) Connector

Pin	Description	Soundcard Connection
5	Ground	Ground
7	Mic Hi	Speaker/Headphones Out

RX Audio - Rear J2 Connector

Pin	Description	Soundcard Connection
1	Ground	Ground
21	RX Filtered Audio	Mic in

SB9600 Connections

Rear J2 Connector

Pin	Description	RIB Connection
1	Ground	Ground
2	BUS+	BUS+
3	BUS-	BUS-
9	/BUSY (active-low BUSY)	/BUSY

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XTL5000/Astro Spectra W-Series Head

Hardware Required

• SB9600 RIB
• Bidirectional Soundcard (Speaker & Mic Connections)

Connector Pinouts

J5/J6 Accessory Connector (W-series TIB)

Mic/Speaker Connections

Pin	Description	Soundcard Connection
2	FLT AUD SHLD	Mic Ground
6	FLT AUDIO	Mic In
11	MIC LO	Speaker/Headphones Ground
12	MIC HI	Speaker/Headphones Out

SB9600 Connections

Pin	Description	RIB Connection
5	BUS+	BUS+
14	BUS-	BUS-
21	BUS SHLD	Ground
23	BUSY	BUSY

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MCS2000 M3 (Two-line) Control Head

Hardware Required

• SB9600 RIB
• Bidirectional Soundcard (Speaker & Mic Connections)

Connector Pinouts

Bottom DB25 Accessory Connector

Mic/Speaker Connections

Pin	Description	Soundcard Connection
10	ANALOG GND	Mic & Speaker Ground
11	FLT AUD OUT	Mic In
13	MIC IN	Speaker/Headphones Out

SB9600 Connections

Pin	Description	RIB Connection
4	DIGITAL GND	Ground
5	BUSY	/BUSY
6	BUS+	BUS+
18	BUS-	BUS-