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So I did a quick audio sweep from 290 hz to 3500 hz on a XPR5550 a couple days ago. Audio was injected into the accessory port of the XPR5550(transmit radio). The receiver was a XPR7550e. Everything setup for digital simplex. Surprisingly the XPR7550e did an excellent job of re-producing all tones w...

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Had a similar situation with the 7550e radios and 2.07.01 firmware. The rx audio dropped drastically. Did a device recover and it resolved the issue. I created a new codeplug and all is well. Not sure if I had a codeplug issue or the device just didn't like the new firmware. I've also had to go into...

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To adjust the voting threshold click on the Scan folder. This will open the settings to adjust hangtime, threshold, etc.

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I've never used this product but it may be a possible solution.

https://genesisworld.com/assets/uploads ... C_TRBO.pdf

ard099

Ran into the exact problem with an XTL2500 remote mount. We had the firecom unit wired to the acc port on the control head. Moving the firecom interface to the db25 on the transceiver fixed the problem. I believe Firecom has a special cable to resolve the issue now.

ard099

I can't speak for Windows 8.1 64 bit, but Professional series 6.12.09 will run on Windows 7 64 bit fine. At least it does on my computer.

ard099

Did you download the software from MOL? It will download as a ZIP file. I have seen some issues with running programs directly from the ZIP file.

ard099

I have the latest version of Professional series software running on a Windows Professional 8.1 32 bit computer and it runs without any problems. You said you are having problems getting it installed, do you have any error messages coming up when you try to install it?

ard099

The R.I.C.K should work for you in this situation. If you are on a conventional system just be cautious of using it on two repeater systems at the same time. It can create a loop of back and forth with the hang times. If you use it on a trunking system you may have to play with turning off the talk-...

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It sounds like he needs to call Motorola and get another entitlement ID and re-regiser. If you do not have the 25khz entitlement ID enabled you must go to the trunking channel list and enable all of the channels that are greyed out, change them to 12.5 and then uncheck them to grey them out again.

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And to answer your question Trey about the XPR radios- do the same for the Rick settings. Make sure the time-out timer is active. Here are the pin assignments for the XPR, plug 16 pin rick plug to RX port of rick. Ground Pin 8 of radio to pin 7 of rick plug Tx Audio Pin 11 of radio to pin 2 of rick ...

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Well, to answer the original question about the pin assignments etc of the Rick module and radio programming: Rick module: S2 switch settings- 1,2,6,8,10,11- ON 3,4,5,7,9,12 - OFF Turn both blue pots fully clockwise. Low band CDM- Program pin 14 as PL/DPL CSQ detect active level low pin 3 Ext PTT Ac...

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Using a Rick module with 2 CDM's will work great. I have personally done this with numerous vehicles and will be glad to help with you with whatever question you need answered about the setup. The only downside is if you are planning on using multiple vehicles with this setup then you need to be car...

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Also, if you have the CDM radios as control stations in certain cases full compression will help with the audio delivered to the console or remote, it seems to help clean it up a little but I typically don't use it on a radio to radio basis. And AEC, could explain to me why I'm not allowed to set my...

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The dark grey head is the newer control head. It's compatible with the XTL5000 and APX mobiles and its what you get when you order a new XTL5000 or APX. The lighter grey is the older style head which came with the XTL5000 before the APX was released. I don't know why they changed the color.

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Changing the radio over to 12.5 khz is the main and only setting you must change. If you go to the advanced tab and change the expansion setting to Low-level expansion and make sure you have de-emphasis and pre-emphasis selected for the emphasis selection it will help. You can also go into the tuner...

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No I haven't, I'll try it the next time I get my hands on one.

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Yes, I moved the single wire that was by itself down to pin 6.

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We just ran into the exact same issue except with XTL2500's and it ended up being the control head. Nothing you can do except warranty the control head.

ard099

I just converted an "A" version cable over. Open the connector up and solder the yellow wire to the brown wire which is ground, pin 6 of the XPR7550. You can still read the older TRBO portables with it after you make the change.

ard099

Should be the standard 2135 key.

ard099

Not all systems have a closed switch so I would first try plugging into a port to see if the system can assign you an IP address before you change any settings in the switch. Although its not difficult to open ports on the switch if needed. This can be done by connecting to the serial port on the ba...

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If you want to connect to the site controller use the serial connection in CSS and plug in to the serial port on the controller to see what the IP address is. If the controller is in service you need to set your computer to dhcp and plug into the switch and let the zone controller assign you an IP a...

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I found it funny that Motorola called that repeater continuous duty also. We had one fail 3 times in a 2 month period and the repeater was brand new. I don't mean to knock Motorola but if you turn the fan around and blow air across the heat sink to remove the heat it works so much better, they just ...

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If you are using this for law enforcement go with the svr200. They have great technical support, you get to talk to a real technician if you have a problem. If this is just one unit then I would suggest going with a rick module and a cdm750. It has a better receiver than the svr200 and better protec...

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I converted a wideband uhf system over to narrowband and it was very difficult to find any difference in coverage. The system had pretty good coverage to start with and if there was a loss in coverage it wasn't drastic. I believe if you have marginal areas in wideband, you are gonna really notice a ...

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Well I ran into the same issue with the CP185 when I bought one for my personal use. I called Motorola and they basically said I needed to upgrade to a cp200. I didn't like that answer so I returned the radio and decided to go with another vendor. The icom f3011 is a great comparable radio and the v...

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Well Im not gonna disagree with you about what the chart states from Motorola, you are correct about what it says on paper. In the real world, Mototrbo flat out, no doubt about it, absolutely, outperforms analog systems in a side by side comparison- at least in my trials. I understand each situation...

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I'll agree with wavetar and say you need to check your admit criteria and in call criteria. If you have it programmed for "channel free" and you have some interference in certain areas that exceed the threshold you may run into problems like that. Try setting it to "always" or &q...

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I entered your freq 160.2375 in a M1225 codeplug and it accepted it ok. I also entered an invalid freq to test and it stated that the frequency must be an even multiple of 6.25khz, 5khz, or 3.75khz to work. Hope that helps.

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Radioman, I feel your pain on the narrowband conversion process. I see what you're trying to accomplish and I know of people who have done it that way and had zero problems. The only way to do it correctly though is to program a wide band and a narrowband channel in the radio and get them to switch ...

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Also make sure you disable any screensaver or power saving features on your computer before starting it, and if your using a laptop make sure you're plugged in.

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Just make sure you have a good battery. I've done a ton of radios with the ribless cable and haven't had any issues. Just follow the instructions in the software and it will be pretty straightforward.

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I've been able to use just about all of Motorola's windows based CPS on Windows 7 professional 32 bit, even without the XP mode program, with the exception of the PM1200. I am in the process of upgrading also, and my plans are to upgrade to 7 professional 32 bit.

ard099

I haven't seen the "shadow bronze" control head yet, but I have mixed the "black O5" head with the "lt grey" and they work together just fine after a control head sync. Let me know how it turns out if you find out.

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Everyone here has already hit on my advice but you need to go back and read what Al was trying to say to you. In order to scan you need to have at least one member in the scanlist. If you have an unprogrammed scan list you will get the message unprogrammed when you try to initiate scan. Either add a...

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I've never interfaced a Pac-Rt to an XTL mobile but I've done several Pyramid repeater interfaces. Take a look at their app note page and you should be able to cross-reference to your Pac. Good Luck!

http://www.pyramidcomm.com/an_svr.php

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Its a good possibility that you have a problem with a VCO, and what XMO suggested is a good idea too. The reason I asked for the paging frequencies is because they do matter in a simulcast system. The higher in frequency the tone is, the more cricital the timing becomes in the system. I was just cur...

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What are the paging code frequencies?

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Have you checked the antenna? Sounds like it might be desens.

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I have hooked several David Clark systems to O5 heads and had PTT capabilities on the back of the control head. Pin 16 is AUX PTT. I don't have all the pin-outs in front of me but I will search for them.

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I'm gonna agree with tvsjr. I doubt you have that many bad pagers, or the software is the problem, but then again you never know. What I would do is program a couple of pagers with the capability to monitor the dispatch channel on one of the modes. That way they can determine if the pager is actuall...

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You need to run the red wire to a constant hot source(unswitched) and the yellow lead needs to go to a switched source of 12v dc. I dont know if the problem has been fixed but if you ran both the red and the yellow to a switched source the control head would shut off but the radio would stay powered...

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Haven't run into that problem yet with the XTL series but I will keep it in mind. You could also play with the mic gain setting in the CPS which might help. The only difference I've noticed with this series and XTS is that the transmit DPL, PL is the same level on a 25khz channel or a 12.5khz channe...

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I dont know if the cable is labeled or not but you might want to try reversing the plugs. Also you need to check the pin assignment on the rx radio-low band. Usually you set pin 8 or pin 14 for pl/csq detect. Check your cable to find out if there is a pin in 8 or 14. The transmit radio-uhf should no...

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If you cant program a select button try progamming the middle unused button for scan also. Press the scan button and hold it for a couple of seconds, it will beep, which will put it in the scan list edit mode. I think, although not 100% sure that you use the scan button as your select button, or may...

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I'm just curious how much faster performance your getting with the usb cables. I have done refresh flashes with both the usb and serial cables and the times are almost the same. Average time is around 15-20 mins to do the control head and radio. Also the max transfer speed of the XTL5000 usb modem i...

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Is this a remote mount unit, or dash mount? O5 or W series control head?

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Make sure the model number on the flash key is the same as your radio model number, I have seen typos.

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Have you checked to make sure the radio has voltage on the power plug?

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