Motorola's CPS software is extremely confusing. I would love to see CHIRP support for these older radios. Can it be done? I'll gladly loan out a radio.
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HT750/1250/1550/PRO5150/7150/9150/GP320/340/360/380/ GP318/338/GP640/680/1280/CDM750/CDM1250/CDM1550,etc. HT750/1250/1550/PRO5150/7150/9150/GP320/340/360/380/ GP318/338/GP640/680/1280/CDM750/CDM1250/CDM1550,etc. General Information All these radios are from the same line (Waris Series). Some are export versions, others are domestic. As far as we know, there appears to be a few different versions of RSS to program them. Apparently, up until recently there was different software for the Latin American product, the North American Product, and the European. We were told that the newest versions of CPS (HVN9025G) for these radios now supports the Latin American and the North American radios with the same software.
This apparently is not the case. Even though the CD the RSS is on mentions 'PRO', it appears that this does not refer to the PRO series of radios (Latin America). It looks like the Latin America PRO radios still use their own RSS. We know for sure that the HT750/1250/1550 and CDM750/CDM1250/1550 use RSS part number HVN9025.
The GP320/340/360/380 use their own RSS. There are MPT versions of the GP340 and GP380, called the GP640 and GP680 respectively.
There is also a MPT version of the HT1550 called the GP1280. Just for reference, the following is a list of domestic radios and their equivalent export counterparts:. The PRO3100 = CDM750. The PRO5100 = CDM1250.
The PRO7100 = CDM1550 Be advised that is you have one of the PRO5150 Elite radios, it does use the standard programming cables for these radios, but you need one of the newer versions of CPS to read and write to the radio. It looks like some of the older versions can read the radio, but it cannot write back to the radio. A programming cable tip for the Professional Series: ' Just a tip for the Pro series programming cable. Ever have the thumbscrew fall out? It's supposed to be captive, but it's captivated by threads on the plastic housing.
The plastic threads can wear out. To keep from loosing the thumbscrew - go in with some really pointed cutters and remove a little of the plastic that the threaded part of the thumbscrew goes thru. Then put the thumbscrew back in and screw a really small 4-40 nut onto the thumbscrew. If you have removed enough plastic, the nut should screw on far enough to be out of the way. You can sometimes find tiny 4-40 nuts at a hobby shop.'
A programming tip for the Professional Series: ' Reading the radios worked fine, but when writing to them, the radio would lock up after programming. After spending a lot of time with Motorola System Support, it was found that Pin 12 (BOOT CONTROL) on the radio end of the RKN-4074 RIB cable should be disabled (unsoldered or removed) when using a SmartRIB. Once this pin was unsoldered, everything works as it is supposed to.' NOTE: At this time, we are not aware of any way to program an export version radio with the RSS for a domestic version radio, or vice versa. These mobile radios also use the same RSS as the portables (HT750/1250/1550), as long as it is version R.03.00.01 or newer (HVN9025D). You cannot clone a portable and to a mobile.
It must all be typed in manually the first time. Some users of these portable radios are having issues with coverage, see this on the problem.
The Pro Series radios have a 'region byte' that is set by the Distribution Center (DC) in Atlanta. The byte determines what band splits the radio will accept via the RSS. We believe only two different bytes are used, that is, Americas and Rest of the World (ROW). Radios programmed with the Americas byte are programmable to the FCC approved and type accepted ranges for North America. The Rest of the World radios have a more open band range.
These are the radios that could be programmed with ham frequencies, but we suspect would not be type accepted in the US. Anyone know where the region byte is located and what the values are? Field ProgrammingIn the Pro Series CPS, in the Help menu it clearly states that the 'edit' feature is for a Multi-line display radio (HT1550/PRO9150) is for field programming of the TX frequency, the RX frequency, the RX tone, if any, and the TX tone, if any. Sounds very similar to that of the JT1000. It looks like CPS 6.00.00 or greater for the PRO9150 supports field programming.
In order to access the field programming in the radio, you will need the special NNTN4503AR battery with the built in programming key. You will also need to turn on field programming in the RSS for the modes you want to change, as well as set a programming password (kinda like a JT1000).
The programming battery can be added as an option when ordering your new radio, it is about a $30US upgrade. Password Protection If a radio had a password that was guessed at 3 times (wrong), it would lock you out and display 'Radio Locked'. The radio is supposed to reset in 15 minutes after three bad password attempts. The radio must be left 'on' to reset. However, with some of the early models, the radio would stay locked.
An HT1250 with this issue was returned to the depot with this problem. They could not reset the radio and it was replaced. It was shipped back to the factory as the depot could not fix it. They finally stated that it appeared that the 'onboard' lithium battery had failed.
For all practical purposes 'time was standing still' for the radio as it's internal clock was dead. So, if you have a radio that will not reset and let you keep trying at the password, this may be the problem. As far as we know, there is no back door password or any other way to clear the password in the radio. We've been told that Motorola just replaces the board.
You might want to try and remove and re-install the lithium battery to remove the password. This may or may not work, but you will probably also loose all the programming in the radio.
Flash Upgrading Mobiles Of course to flash the radio, you will need the flash key, new firmware, and the RSS for the radio you are going to flash. You will also need the appropriate programming cable, either the one that uses the RIB, or the RIB-less one. And, you will need the RLN4853 Adapter Cable if you are flashing using the programming cable with the RJ45 connector on it. The pinout of the RLN4853 flash adapter cable can be found. The RLN4853 Adapter Cable is a passive cable used to make connection to the mobile Professional Radio when the radio is to be programmed or flashed via the accessory port. The adapter is a 20-way accessory connector at one end, which connects to the radio, and an 8-pin Telco (RJ45) connector (which will accept a 10 pin Telco plug) at the other end.
Alternatively, you can just build and use the. This cable connects directly from the RIB to the accessory connector for programming, tuning, and flashing the radio. The Professional series radios can have firmware upgrades programmed using the RIB-less cable, EXCEPT when upgrading from version R01.XX.XX firmware, in which case a RIB and RIB to radio cable must be used. Portables The same info applies for the portables as is above for the mobiles. The only exception is that you will need to use the RKN4074 Test/Flash/Programming Cable or AARKN4075B (RIB-less Programming/Flash Cable) with these radios. For both mobiles and portables, you will need the. If you are using a RIB and associated cable, the Flash Adapter must be connected between the RIB and the Programming/Test Cable.
If you are using the RIB-less cable, the Flash Adapter must be connected between the PC and the RIB-less Programming Cable. You do not need a SmartRIB (SRIB) to flash upgrade the radios, the normal RLN4008 RIB will work just fine. Portables The GP340 is the European version of HT750 with SELECT-5 and 16 channels.
GP320 is a 1 channel version of the GP340 without any channel knob. Also availble are the GP360 and GP380. The GP380 is a display version with 255 channels and keypad. The GP360 is same as the GP380 but without keypad.
The pinout of the RKN4074 Programming/Test/Flash Cable is. The pin layout of the accessory connector is the opposite of this.
RKN4081 Rib-less Cable While it would have been nice if it were as simple as connecting a few wires between your computer and radio without a RIB to program it, as the schematic for the RIB-less programming cable schematic from Motorola depicts, this in fact is not the case. What is not shown on the Motorola schematic is the RS232-TTL converter (RIB) circuit that is included inside the DB25 hood of the cable.
See this for proof. So, I guess that settles this subject. No quick cable solution. Refurbishing Kits Refurbishing kits are available for the HT750/1250, PRO5150/7150 radios.