Baofeng Baofeng DM-1701 programming questions

[GregOH]

Hi RR community, I recently received this DM-1701 and I noticed there are other threads on it, but I wanted to create my own thread to avoid getting the other ones off track.

I downloaded the software and driver today. I don't have the correct programming cable for it yet but one is on the way. The only cable I have is for other radios that require the cable that has a chip and I've read the proper DM-1701 cable has no chip, so I wait.

I opened the CPS and had a look around and it doesn't seem much different than other DMR CPS software I've used.

I have a couple questions now and may have more after the cable arrives.
Does each channel have to be in it's own zone, or can multiple channels be assigned to one zone?
Also, if I assign a side key for power selection, is the power setting shown on the display? I planned to assign the power selection to a side key with a long press, but I'm just wondering if what's selected will be shown on the display.

I do not intend to upgrade the firmware on this radio. The radios I've programmed in the past have been business type radios with no display, so I don't feel the upgrade with this radio that has display is needed and I've also read that some have had issues after upgrading the firmware, so that's another reason I don't intend to do it (at this time anyway).

Thanks for visiting my thread, and any assistance is welcomed and appreciated.

73's
-GregOh

 

[GregOH]

One more question and this may apply to CPS of other brands, what are the RX and TX REF Frequency settings for (low, med, and high) and what should I set them to?