Motorla XTS2500 Programming

[Mpanella]

Hello

I'm currently an HT1250 user and I love the benefits of having my own portable in the public safety realm. Im interested in updating to a XTS 2500 as after the narrowbanding I see we are eventaully going to be going digital. but I'm concerned as to the situation with the CPS software. I would rather not pay $400 Plus dollars for a CPS to program only one radio.

Can you program the button selections, scan groups, and all personalities without the use of the CPS.

Also if I do purchase a 2500 do I have to use the new R17xx software or can I use the more available R14xx?

Any insight would be helpful. Thanks!

 

[speedbird727]

Some XTS2500 radios have the Front Panel Programming (FPP) enabled as evidenced by option Q52 & Q53 included in the FLASHcode. This allows you to enter Frequency, Squelch, Mode and Label/Name for each channel.

More advanced functions such as programming buttons, scan list assignments, etc require the use of the Customer Programming Software (CPS) and programming cable.

The software is Motorola part number RVN4181 and the cable is RKN4105. You can order by calling 800-814-0601. Costs are $265 and $237 respectively.

The latest software version is R18.00.02. You can use any version of software to program a XTS2500 as long as the version is equal to or greater than the version it was last programmed with. Otherwise, you'll get an error when you try to read the radio.

I'm sure there are more details that others will add...

 

[mikewazowski]

No, you will require the CPS to program basically everything to do with the radio.

You will have to use the CPS version the radio was last programmed with or greater. If it's been programmed with anything higher than R14, you cannot use R14. The latest ASTRO25 software is actually R18.

There is a rollback utility over at p25.ca which will allow you to roll the codeplug back to an earlier version. This could possibly allow you to use R14. YMMV.

 

[cmdrwill]

There is a rollback utility over at p25.ca which will allow you to roll the codeplug back to an earlier version. This could possibly allow you to use R14. YMMV.

Does this work on XTS5000 which takes a different CPS?

 

[KG4INW]

If they also go to a trunked system, then you won't be able to program any trunking parameters from the keypad.

 

[mikewazowski]

Does this work on XTS5000 which takes a different CPS?

They both use the same CPS and yes, the utility will work.

 

[cmdrwill]

They both use the same CPS and yes, the utility will work.

Thank you Sir.

When I get enough points over on P25.ca I will try it.