VX6000 programming

[kd0szh]

I am attempting to program a VX6000. I have a chinese USB cable and associated drivers that install OK.
The cable is recognized by Win XP and assigned a com port.
I'm using CE49 v 5.15 software.
I am unable to make the radio connect to the program/computer. I put the radio in "SB Clone" mode.
This is an orphan radio, but was operating OK. I'm taking a guess on the frequency-UHF, and tried all that are listed in the hardware tab.
When I attempt the radio upload to the program, it works for several minutes and returns the error message that it can't communicate for various reasons.
Any thoughts or suggestions?

 

[TRNcommLLC]

Lower the comport bits per second.
Default should be 9600 maybe try 1200.

Hope this helps.

 

[kd0szh]

Com port

Thanks for the tip. I dropped the computer down to 1200 but it didn't help. I'll have to keep looking.
I think the radio is actually communicating is some strange fashion with the computer because I had the programming cable attached to the radio, but not plugged into a USB port. The radio wouldn't turn on. I plugged the cable in and the radio intantly powered up.

 

[TRNcommLLC]

I just seen you said SB Clone?

It should be PC Clone.

Holding the power and the button below the power button should put you in PC Clone.
Don't hole the 2nd button.

Holding P0 and P1 when powered puts it into SB Clone mode and that's not what you want to program the radio it's just for the accessory boards.

Let me know how you make out.

John

 

[cabletech]

What chinese e-bay seller did you get this cable from? Several of those guy's sell stuff that does not work.

I always use kawamall, or one of the other stateside sellers.

Plug your cable into the computer, then go to device manager click on com ports and see what port was assigned to the cable.

open your program, click on file, then click on configure and select that port.

Now, connect the radio to a power supply

Plug the cable into the mic jack and then on the program click on radio and select download.

At this point the program will tell you to press and hold the pf 1 button (the first button on the left of the four), while turning the radio on.

The display will read PC CLONE and should start down loading the current radio information.

 

[kd0szh]

THANKS
The reason there are smart people like you is to cover for not-so smart people like me.
It works perfect if I push THAT first button, not the other first button.

 

[kd0szh]

I'm using the kawamal cable, which is Chinese.
It's OK. The problem was that I wasn't turning the radio on in PC-Clone. DUUUUUUH

 

[cabletech]

Glad you got it working.