General Information

The Epson HX-20 is an old computer programmer for some early vintage Motorola radios.

There were specific cassette tapes which held the programming software for the type of radio you were programming. There were also adapters which had ROM in them that went into the cassette player for programming PROMS for some radios.

The part numbers for the different pieces we are aware of are detailed below. Note that finding one of these programmers and tapes is VERY rare and the information below is provided more for reference purposes. The parts are long since discontinued by Motorola.

Mostar Parts

Programming the Mostar requires an Epson HX-20 and a Motorola expansion unit.

The part numbers for the tapes are as follows:

• Mostar - EEPROM 01-80357A51
• Mostar - Display/EEPROM 01-80366B06

There are two tapes available for programming the Mostar, one for radios without a display, and another for radios with a display.

Mostar Tape - EEPROM               0180357A51
Mostar Tape - Display/EEPROM       0180366B06
Cable Display Mostar to Epson      0180354A01
Cable Non-Display Mostar to Epson  0180357A52

The manuals for these options are:

PROGRAMING THE MOSTAR NVR           6880100W88-O
PROGRAMING THE MOSTAR W/DISPLAY     6880101W14-A
EEPROM                              6806088T60-O

Syntor X Parts

To program these radios, a Motorola ROM cartridge is installed in the tape location on the HX-20 and it contains an application to program EPROMS for the radio. The part number on the label on the ROM cartridge is YLN4288B.

Syntor X9000 Parts

The part numbers of the tapes and associated parts are:

SYS9000C - OPTIONS            0180357A50 Tape 1/3
SYS9000C - 64 MODE            0180357A50 Tape 2/3
SYS9000C - 32 MODE            0180357A50 Tape 3/3
SYS9000TCONHD                 0180357A53 Tape 1/2
SYS9000TDUP                   0180357A53 Tape 2/2
Cable SYS9000 RIB TO EPSON    0180357A45
Cable RIB TO CONTROL HEAD     0180353A75

The part numbers for the manuals covering the programming with the Epson are:

SYSTEM 9000 CONVENTIONAL OPTIONS
   PROGRAMMER OPERATOR'S MANUAL     6880309B07-O

SYSTEM 9000 CONVENTIONAL 64 MODE
   RADIO AND CONTROL HEAD
   PROGRAMMER OPERATOR'S MANUAL     6880309B06-O

SYSTEM 9000 TRUNKED CONTROL
   HEAD PROGRAMMER OPERTAOR'S
   MANUAL                           6880309B08-O

SYSTEM 9000T CONTROL HEAD
   DUPLICATOR OPERATOR'S MANUAL     6880310B13-O

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