Motorola Minitor V

[chrismol1]

Hey,
I know that some of you out there have Motorolas Minitor V pager
I am looking for a user guide/manual for it
I have searched google dozens of pages back and can only find the brochure

If anyone out there can scan the pages or give me a link to download the user guide/manual it will be much appreciated. PM me
Thanks

 

[chrismol1]

nevermind, got what I wanted

 

[capfiremedic]

Need one here as well, can you hook up a tired old Firefighter?

 

[chrismol1]

Need one here as well, can you hook up a tired old Firefighter?

sure thing, i'll shoot ya a PM with the user guide and programming guide as well

 

[BigD691]

speaking of the 5

Hey guys, i know the old Minitor 3s had an issue with the knob coverings falling off. Well, i've had my 5 for almost 3 years, and last month the covering for the channel selector knob (with the button for the stored voice) fell off and i cant seem to find it. I've looked online and cant seem to find anywhere that would just sell the covering for the knob. I'm thinking i would have to take it to a radio service/repair shop to have it sent out for repair...i surely hope not, any suggestions?

 

[chrismol1]

Hey guys, i know the old Minitor 3s had an issue with the knob coverings falling off. Well, i've had my 5 for almost 3 years, and last month the covering for the channel selector knob (with the button for the stored voice) fell off and i cant seem to find it. I've looked online and cant seem to find anywhere that would just sell the covering for the knob. I'm thinking i would have to take it to a radio service/repair shop to have it sent out for repair...i surely hope not, any suggestions?

All I can suggest is this person for parts
eBay Store - VFD solutions priced right: Minitor II Parts, Minitor IV Parts, Minitor V Parts

 

[miller46]

hey i also need 1 plz

 

[chrismol1]

User Manual and Programming Guide files attached

 

[K5RYA]

If you need a cheap programmer pickup a Radio Shack USB Scanner Cable. The software for the Minitor V is freely available on Motorola's site and the USB Cable at radio shack is much cheaper than the outrageous amount places sell the programming base for. All you really need is some wire and you can do it. Same goes for the III and IV but you have to find the software for those.

 

[chrismol1]

2shared - download motorola programing manual.pdf

 

[kyparamedic]

If you need a cheap programmer pickup a Radio Shack USB Scanner Cable. The software for the Minitor V is freely available on Motorola's site and the USB Cable at radio shack is much cheaper than the outrageous amount places sell the programming base for. All you really need is some wire and you can do it. Same goes for the III and IV but you have to find the software for those.

When you say scanner cable, I assume you're referring to a radio scanner and not a computer scanner, correct? What specific cable am I looking for and what is needed to connect it to the Minitor?

Thanks!

 

[kyparamedic]

I think I may have found it. Is it this one?
USB Scanner Programming Cable - RadioShack.com

 

[K5RYA]

yep thats it. its pretty easy. here is the pics from when i did it.

 

[pddispatcher]

How about detailed instructions how to do that?

I have a programmer but just for everyone else?

 

[K5RYA]

I have plans on doing a full write up and posting it here on RR but I just haven't had the time to sit down and do it. If you look at the pics and the pinout for the V you can figure it all out. All you need is a few things from Radio Shack and presto. Saved me from spending $$$ on a programmer. I will do a write up when I get the time. In the meantime if anyone has any questions or problems getting it working feel free to PM me and I will try to help you out.

 

[adamdavis]

any update?? interested in detailed instructions......

 

[K5RYA]

I just haven't got around to it. I will get around to it as soon as I have some time. It's pretty easy. Just take the plastic cover off the USB Scanner Programming Cable and connect the three contacts on the scanner side (not the 4 on the usb side) as shown to the 3 holes on the bottom of the minitor as shown in the pic. if you can't tell, (consider the top row left to right in that pic pins 1-5) that is pin 2, pin 4 and pin 5. you can see from the different colors which pin needs to contact where on the programmer. just hold the pins in and read the codeplug with the PPS software free from motorola.

If you have trouble or get stuck feel free to PM me, I usually get back to messages at various times of the day, I just haven't had the time to sit down and do a full write up on this, or if I have it is spent doing a million other things or maybe trying to get a glimpse of some sort of personal life.

I promise I will try to do a full write up, and maybe even a short bit about how to make the somewhat more sophisticated but still homemade programmer that I built.

 

[MBECKNELL]

question for you guys do you know if you can take a mintor 5 an make a two channel one thru the programing software???? if they pager is only one channel

 

[DPapay]

Just keep searching around here, there is an entire thread devoted to this subject.

 

[adamdavis]

In the engineering mode you can do that. However it requires modification to the PPS software files to unlock or make the engineering mode available,this is done with a file editor. There is a thread here somewhere can't remember if it was here or batlabs......., I read it , however I didn't feel like I was comfortable enough with altering the pps files to make the engineering mode available in the software. If you pm me I can give you a contact who programs pagers for 5.00 plus shipping (first class which is like 3.50) He may be able to add a second channel not sure though never asked him about it I have always sent him 2 channel pagers.