I bought a feature for one of my M7300s.
I've been through this process before. I know how to do it. I've practiced it.
I've got the new feature string data for the radio, I enter it, and I upload it to the radio.
After a bit, the RPM maintenance utility says programming complete.
But the radio display is still showing Feature W(riting) and stays there. If I reset the radio or jump it, it shows an Error 551, invalid feature string.
Even trying to revert to the original feature string, same thing happens.
The utility program thinks the radio's done when the radio is still busy.
Wow, I can not believe how many times this nonsense has happened with Harris radios in my experience. I really DO hate to have to try to reprogram or update a Harris radio because I expect this nonsense to happen, because it often does.
I've used two separate laptops that have not been changed in any way since the last time I've successfully reprogrammed this same radio. I even reset their clocks back a year just in case it might be a time and date limitation issue. (Never heard that it could be, but maybe it's a Harris version of a Y2K bug. Hey it was worth a shot.)
I'm using a factory original Harris programming cable and I've even gone so far as to install the radio in my mobile radio installation, which works perfectly and last time I reprogrammed that radio it went smoothly.
Got any ideas?
Other than tossing this garbage out and going back to Motorola? They may have their faults but never have they ever done insane things during programming like Harris radios.
I've been through this process before. I know how to do it. I've practiced it.
I've got the new feature string data for the radio, I enter it, and I upload it to the radio.
After a bit, the RPM maintenance utility says programming complete.
But the radio display is still showing Feature W(riting) and stays there. If I reset the radio or jump it, it shows an Error 551, invalid feature string.
Even trying to revert to the original feature string, same thing happens.
The utility program thinks the radio's done when the radio is still busy.
Wow, I can not believe how many times this nonsense has happened with Harris radios in my experience. I really DO hate to have to try to reprogram or update a Harris radio because I expect this nonsense to happen, because it often does.
I've used two separate laptops that have not been changed in any way since the last time I've successfully reprogrammed this same radio. I even reset their clocks back a year just in case it might be a time and date limitation issue. (Never heard that it could be, but maybe it's a Harris version of a Y2K bug. Hey it was worth a shot.)
I'm using a factory original Harris programming cable and I've even gone so far as to install the radio in my mobile radio installation, which works perfectly and last time I reprogrammed that radio it went smoothly.
Got any ideas?
Other than tossing this garbage out and going back to Motorola? They may have their faults but never have they ever done insane things during programming like Harris radios.