I've seen pics of an XTL2500 with a custom color adjustment. Custom colors aside from the Red, Green and Amber. I also need to adjust my contrast some.
How can this be done?
Thanks,
Dave
How can this be done?
Thanks,
Dave
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Motorola XTL2500 Color and Contrast adjustment
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COLR only allows you to toggle through the three colors I listed.
CPS allows you to choose the percent of each color when you program the radio. Its under Radio Configuration then Display & Menu then Menu Items.
Which Menu Item is it? I already have COLR selected and it is assigned a SoftKey on the radio.
Under Backlight Color Control I see the percentages but they are non-adjustable.
Ok, maybe the XTL is not adjustable for percentage, I'm probably thinking of the APX series.
I just checked on my XTL5000 with the O5 head and I am able to adjust percentages. I tried to upload a picture but it was "too large for the server to process" so just take my word for it.
Adjust them where? In the CPS? Maybe the 5000 will do it but the 2500 wont?
I'm jealous.... When I scroll with the knob it just shows Green Red or Amber.
Not being able to adjust the contrast is a bummer also.
The 5000 will with an O5, the 2500 won't. If you mod a 2500 head to use on a 5000, it allows color percentages and all the other 5000 features because - surprise! they are the same internally.
No way to mod a 2500 in to a 5000?
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Sure there is. About thirty minutes. Don’t forget the simple jumper mod for the 2500 head. Most people I know prefer the black 2500 head, so they put 2500 heads on their 5000’s. Some have a 2500, but want to use the 03 HHCH, so they upgrade their 2500 to a 5000. But it’s a simple upgrade.
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