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Jayce

Firmware upgrade R20.61 fixed the problem.

Jayce

My guys like and use that feature. And with the mess that is CPS R20, along with this problem in the firmware, I am being cautious about sending someone into a burning building with a flaky radio. So far everything labelled R20 has been horrible. Someone should be fired over this release.

Jayce

1. Allow the ability to end a programming job from the Job View instead having to cancel every radio individually.
2. Allow the creation of folders in the Template View so I don't have to sort thru Fire to find Police code plugs.
3. FIX CPS R20.00.03

Jayce

Recently received a batch of APX6000XE in October. Started running then thru the auto-test on a Aeroflex 3920 and they passed without a hitch. After programming several and running them thru auto-test, they all failed the BER test. The machine just would not run the tests, timed out trying. After mu...

Jayce

With R17.01 firmware update Motorola gave the APX the ability to record and playback up to 30 seconds of audio. Nice, but the way it's configured it is practically useless to my officers in the field. To use the feature, an officer has to un-holster the radio, scroll to RCNT, SELect the desired conv...

Jayce

The new firmware update R14.51.00 has a new feature called Emergency Find Me. "This feature utilizes the Bluetooth Low Energy beacon profile to determine the relative proximity of a user-initiated emergency within 10 meters. The Beacon menu provides a list of all user-initiated emergency button...

Jayce

I agree with you. I'd rather have the FF 25 feet away know I'm in trouble than a dispatcher miles away that will have to relay that info to the on-scene captain who then needs to relay that to his FFs. Too much time is wasted getting info to the people who will provide rescue. We are programming the...

Jayce

What is your take on the merits of each? We currently use non-tact but after running into a problem with dispatch not having the emergency talk group pulled up on the console, I am thinking of changing over to tactical on normal operating talk groups and leaving non-tactical on other talk groups. At...

Jayce

Thanks but I'm looking at getting my repair shop certified. We already do component level repair on XTS/XTL.

Jayce

Has anyone been involved in becoming a certified repair shop for intrinsically safe radios? We're buying a lot of APX6000XE radios and don't relish the thought of spending $425+ just to replace a LCD. I've found a little info on FM Global but UL is the new certifying authority in the US and they hav...

Jayce

The sets of RG45 jacks on the back are for Motorola radio-specfic cables to the consolette. Radios aer plugged into the rgu. The desksets and the rgu are wired to a switch, the radios are addressed via the rgu ip address. You can connect a deskset directly to an APX consolette without a rgu. I am no...

Jayce

I had to inhibit a XTS2500 radio a month ago. A couple of days ago I laid my hands on the radio and went to cancel the inhibit. The Radio Control Manager (PRNM Suite) went thru the motions but the radio never woke up. I put it in passive. Now every time I turn the radio on the RCM tries to un-inhibi...

Jayce

[quote="GroundRat"]Don't forget Relm's P25 compliant radios! I have used these radios and they're another viable option for a daily use radio. http://www.relm.com/Catalog/products/portables/all/KNG-S.asp And Harris' Unity radio . . . I haven't been able to get my hands on one yet so I cann...

Jayce

There's new a firmware fix that seems to correct the display blanking out.

Jayce

After swapping out the audio boards in the consolettes and upgrading the firmware to R2, the audio is much clearer. The new software makes it simpler to align the audio and it seems that you can now use a TRC equipped consolette. I am still working with Motorola on why my talkgroup display blanks ou...

Jayce

With the APX7000 you do not need a RGU the APX will work directly on the network. Also the audio tuning in 2.0 is a lot easier! Agree that the audio seems easier in R2. I know you can connect 1 desk set directly to 1 APX, but what if you have many desk sets and many APXs? I would think you would st...

Jayce

Two things I've found out recently: 1) the cable shipped with the XTL5000 consolette causes the radio to key via SB9000 and by hardline. Somehow this causes audio distortion in the radio. The fix is in software version R2 where you can choose either method of keying. 2) The audio board in the XTL500...

Jayce

I've got useable audio, (not what you'd expect from digital) by trial and error. With a trunked system I am using VAD detection and have set the threshold at the RGU low (10). I've also took the RGU modulation down to 9 or 10 and tested using the audio monitoring setup included with the CT. Once I g...

Jayce

I realize this post is a little old but I was doing a search for info on the MCD5000. I just finished installing a network of 10 MCDs with 10 XTL5000 trunked consolettes. The hardware setup is fairly straight forward but getting them into a usable condition has been a bear. TX & RX audio was hor...

Jayce

Used to be when setting up a personality in a trunking Jedi radio, we were encouraged to limit each personality to 15 talkgroups each. Not sure why. Does anyone know of any problems adding more than 15 talkgroups per personality in an Astro25 radio? It would seem that if there is a problem with it, ...

Jayce

No, it kind of got shoved way back in the pile. We are in the middle of rebanding, along with installing a new Astro 7.7 system including upgrading the electrical at 2 sites. I guess I'll eventually send it off to M for flat rate.

Jayce

Try 4080523Z02. Good luck getting that sucker on there

Jayce

We've had numerous problems with that ptt switch on the 2500. It is one of the worst designs M has come out with in a long time. A switch that gets as much use as a PTT needs to be substantial, not that flimsy POS. They will pop completely off hte board, sometimes taking the pad with it. M should re...

Jayce

R02.03 version, under Trunking/Trunking Configuration/ Smartzone there is a check box to Clear Adjacent Site List. You can clear this box, write to the radio, read the radio and the box will be checked again. If you clear the box and save the codeplug, the box will be checked agin when you reopen th...

Jayce

I have a rear-mount XTL5000 that was originally setup for an O5 control head. It was switched to a W4 head and worked fine. I'm now trying to convert it back to an O5 model and I can't get it out of maintenance mode. It has a FAIL 01/90 code, SW MISMATCH error upon booting. I've changed the control ...

Jayce

Here's what the folks in Plantation said: " Problem isolated to wrong tuning partion in RF board due to Vocon board not programmed properly." Does this mean that the XTS5000 RF board is a multi-band board??

Jayce

https://businessonline.motorola.com/Doc ... 3C20_D.pdf page69

Jayce

Recently I had to order a VOCON board for a 800mhz SZ XTS5000. When I installed the board the radio showed a FAIL001 code. Reading the radio revealed that the board was a UHF conventional board, wrong model number, wrong flashcode. I sent it back and when the replacement came, I had the same problem...

Jayce

I've noticed a big difference in the audio between analog and digital talkgroups. The digital ones are definitely louder. There is a setting in the XTS's to balance digital/analog audio but I haven't noticed a great deal of difference.

Jayce

Tessco sells a Repeater Maker. simple and fairly cheap

Jayce

Ive run into dozens of bad RF adapters and/or PSMs that drop the RSSI a good 40 points. Radio would still work but would be scratchy in fringe ares.

Jayce

The rubber grommet style should be used with the heatsink ring that comes with it. On occasion I have ran a screw thru the heatsink into the lens to help hold it in place.

Jayce

Has anyone had any problems using the"Express Clone" feature of XTS CPS? My boss claims that it will screw up the radio ID so badly that you can't recover it. I've used it 10-15 times and no one has come back to me with a problem. Can't find anythig about it on MOL. just wondering..

Jayce

At present we don't have a maintaince agreement with anyone but I'm pushing for one. Most of our problems have been minor involving the case or display. The boss wants to do component level repair and we can do alot of it now but you just cannot troubleshoot an XTS withOUT Moto's test fixture. Hopef...

Jayce

We're looking to hire a tech/installer/whatever. Familarity with Moto desired, component level troubleshooting skills a must. More info at http://www.savannahga.gov/cityweb/webdatabase.nsf. We have a 6 site Smartzone 4.1 system (2 counties now, more to come), Centracom Gold dispatch center and one o...

Jayce

Bruce1807 wrote:I call it fixed price reapair at $350

Fixed rate repair only applies to normal failures. I have to deal with cops and fireman- dropped in the river or run over by a rescue truck is not normal wear and tear. ( It is normal for my guys but...)

Jayce

What kind of problems are you having with the XTS 5000s. We have over 700 model 2 700/800mhz radios and besides the normal stuff like knobs and LCD displays, I've started seeing dead radios with bad Vocon boards ($600) and several DES encyrption boards with 09/90 failures($940). Most of these radios...

Jayce

A couple of years ago we 'uppgraded' from MTS2000s to XTS5000s for our public safety folks. Last year we upgraded our Smartzone system to 4.1. Most of the cops don't really like the XTS. They complain that the volume is lower than the MTS. (and it's bigger,heavier) It seems that way to me too. Due t...

Jayce

Actually the new GTXs don't say limited smartzone- they say SMARTZONE and allow you to enter up to 32 control channels. We're not sure yet but this problem may be with the radio losing it's connect tone. Of course Motorola wants us to do all the testing. <font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: J...

Jayce

Newer GTXs are supposedly capable of Smartzone operation(according to MRSS). We have a 4 site Smartzone system. When we programmed the GTXs for S/Z and entered the control channels, everything looked fine for a couple months. The radios would affiliate with site 1, but for reason they then tried to ...

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Re: BER test failure

Re: BER test failure

Radio Management wants

BER test failure

Audio playback- Instant Recall

APX Emergency find me

Re: Tactical vs. Non-tactical Emergency

Tactical vs. Non-tactical Emergency

Re: iNTRINSICALLY SAFE REPAIR

iNTRINSICALLY SAFE REPAIR

Re: MCD5000 VOIP remote control

Inhibited radio problem

Re: EF Johnson - do they manufacture their own radios?

Re: MCD5000 VOIP remote control

Re: MCD5000 VOIP remote control

Re: MCD5000 VOIP remote control

Re: MCD5000 VOIP remote control

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Re: MCD5000 VOIP remote control

XTS5000 talkgroup programming

Re: XTL5000 O5 head Maintenance Mode

Re: XTS2500 w/ broken PTT switch

Re: XTS2500 transmit problem

Bug in MTS2000 CPS

XTL5000 O5 head Maintenance Mode

Re: Supply problems in Schaumberg

Re: MCS2000 Buttons

Supply problems in Schaumberg

Re: Uneven audio on astro systems

Re: Maxtrac Repeater

Express Cloning

Job opening in Savannah, Ga.

XTS5000 failures

XTS 5000 Audio volume Digital vs. Conventional