XTL/XTS5000 Deleting .MVF files (channel announcement files) in CPS

[dmason04]

Hello everyone,
I am currently setting up channel announcement files for my XTS5000. I have already done one set of channel announcement files but am working on a new set that sound better. I don't want to bog down the radio or codeplug with old MVF files, so how do I delete the old ones? I tried deleting them from the Windows folder but CPS gives a missing file error when I go to write or save my codeplug. Can anyone help me out?

Thanks,
David

 

[chip448]

Hello everyone,
I am currently setting up channel announcement files for my XTS5000. I have already done one set of channel announcement files but am working on a new set that sound better. I don't want to bog down the radio or codeplug with old MVF files, so how do I delete the old ones? I tried deleting them from the Windows folder but CPS gives a missing file error when I go to write or save my codeplug. Can anyone help me out?

Thanks,
David

Have you had any luck? I'm in the same boat.

 

[dmason04]

Have you had any luck? I'm in the same boat.

Sorry for a late response, I haven't any luck. It seems like they're permanent.

 

[chip448]

I got them to go away. The process is a bit convoluted since I don't know the "proper" way of removing them, but here's what I did.

1. Remove voice announcement from each channel under zone/channel assignment
2. Go to "radio configuration>radio wide" and uncheck the channel announcement option
3. Write the radio, ensuring channel announcement is gone after the write process finishes
4. Close the CPS, leaving the option to read and write voice files checked under "view>options" before doing so
5. Go to the voice file directory and delete all voice files (C:\ProgramData\Motorola\PatPort\voice is the default directory)
6. Reopen the CPS and read the radio (that should have no need for voice files now)
7. Go to zone/channel assignment and click the dropdown menu - there should be no voice files there to select

Let me know if that works. I've been tinkering with this for a while, so I may have missed something with these instructions.

 

[dmason04]

Thanks, I'll be sure to try it!

 

[chip448]

If you want to change existing voice files, try this (you'll need a free program called Audacity):

1. Open Audacity
2. Import the .wav you want to edit
3. Change the attributes (click on the menu with the file name > format) from from 32 bits back to 16 bits
4. Export the file, overwriting the existing file
5. Compress the voice files in the CPS
6. Write the radio