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Hello everybody. I hope everyone is well during this disaster
of an epidemic.
I'm have 2 issues with my HT1250 radios.
1. I cannot get ANY of the front buttons of the side buttons to change ZONE (either short press or long press)
I also can't get any of them to send a SELECTIVE CALL (again short or long press)
The only way to change the ZONE or send a CALL is to go through the menu.

2. When I program one of the radios, as soon as I click on the WRITE TO RADIO,
the radio goes into a very loud monitor mode that can't be turned down with
the volume knob.

Software Is Waris Professional Series 06.12.05
 
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Are the systems able to call thru the menu?

I just used "SPEED SEL CALL" and "SPEED CALL ALERT" from the dropdowns on button P3 and it worked, skipped going thru the menu. I don't recall zone selection ever being an option on conventional HT1250s for a front panel button choice, ours were limited to the top knob.

My proof of concept was a UHF 1250 (...7AN), what is the model number you are working with?
 
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If I remember right both options you are trying to assign buttons to did not work on older firmware. Are you using older FW?
 
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A417, the answer to your question is "Yes". If I go through
the menu both features work. I just figured, since I change
Zones as often as I do, then why not program one of the front
or side keys to do it. However, if I program P1 to Toggle Power,
it works perfect. Once I change the option to Zone, it does
nothing. It doesn't even beep. Change it back and it works fine.
Same with the Call option. This is the case for both the front
and side buttons.
 
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Or if it's enabled in the menu,
Menu>Utilities>Software Ver #
Should be displayed as Rxx.xx.xx
 
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SpugEddy said:
A417, the answer to your question is "Yes". If I go through
the menu both features work. I just figured, since I change
Zones as often as I do, then why not program one of the front
or side keys to do it. However, if I program P1 to Toggle Power,
it works perfect. Once I change the option to Zone, it does
nothing. It doesn't even beep. Change it back and it works fine.
Same with the Call option. This is the case for both the front
and side buttons.
Click to expand...

You have a lower version firmware that does not support that configuration, then.
 
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ouch, yeah you need a special package just to get to 3.01.03 then you could flash to latest.
 
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I bought one of the first 1250's available in New England in '99 or early 2000, never upgraded firmware, and got around 14 years of problem free use. Only issue was radio call and zone could not be assigned front keys.
 
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