6 TM8100 Mobile Radio Service ManualMay 2004 © Tait Electronics LimitedPrefaceScope of Service ManualThis manual provides information to service technicians for carrying outlevel-1 and level-2 repairs of TM8100 mobile radios. Level-1 repairsentail the replacement of faulty parts and circuit boards; level-2 repairsentail the repair of circuit boards, with the exception of certain specialitems on the boards. The manual does not cover level-3 repairs, whichentail the repair of the special items. The servicing procedures aremoreover limited to the control head and radio body of TM8100 mobileradios. Servicing of all accessories associated with the radio is covered inthe accessories manual.Summary of Service ManualThe service manual is divided into two chapters. A description of theradio is given in Chapter 1. After an introductory section, an illustratedparts breakdown is given for the radio. This is followed by a descriptionof the principles of operation of the radio and the functioning of thecircuitry.The servicing procedures are given in Chapter 2. General informationis given first, followed by the full sequence of tasks required to service aparticular radio. The chapter concludes with additional details forcertain tasks, namely, disassembly and re-assembly of the radio, servicingof the control head, general information on the servicing of the maincircuit board, and the diagnosis of faults on the main circuit board.