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Cloning XTS 1500 to XTS 2500

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Can my codeplug from the XTS1500 be cloned to the XTS2500? I keep getting errors, but I'll admit I'm certainly not a Motorola wizard so it's quite possible that I'm missing something

Both already have the same frequencies programmed in and I'm just trying to get the 2500 to scan 'Scan List-1' like the 1500 does
I can get the 2500 to somewhat scan. I have the top button set up to Scan, and a long press turns on the Z and also a flashing square above it to it's right, bit even those the Z is there, it's not actually scanning and Scan can't be turned off by pressing that top button. It just gives a different beep sound. I have to turn off the radio to get the Z and the flashing square to go away
 
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Flameout00 said:
Can my codeplug from the XTS1500 be cloned to the XTS2500? I keep getting errors, but I'll admit I'm certainly not a Motorola wizard so it's quite possible that I'm missing something

Both already have the same frequencies programmed in and I'm just trying to get the 2500 to scan 'Scan List-1' like the 1500 does
I can get the 2500 to somewhat scan. I have the top button set up to Scan, and a long press turns on the Z and also a flashing square above it to it's right, bit even those the Z is there, it's not actually scanning and Scan can't be turned off by pressing that top button. It just gives a different beep sound. I have to turn off the radio to get the Z and the flashing square to go away
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No. Codeplugs can’t be cloned form one model number to another. The model and flash code need to match.
 
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OK, well that explains why it wasn't working. I was probably trying for 30 minutes or so before I even noticed that it was a 2500 and not a 1500
 
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FFPM571 said:
did you try a top level drag and drop?
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Honestly, I'm not even sure what that is or how to go about it. I opened 2 Astro25 windows, side by side, and had the settings from the 1500 in one and the 2500 in the other. I compared each and changed the 2500 to match the 1500, but scan still didn't work properly. I'll play around with it a little more today, but I'll probably just give it back to the guy and admit my defeat
 
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Open two codeplugs one of your original and then the one you want to match . Then go to the top level of the tree of the original..Left click on the top of the tree. Drag that over to the other open codeplug and drop it on the top level and it will populate the items it can. The ones it can't or wont it will tell you in the invalid fields and you can correct them
 
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One more dumb question related to this radio. The guy that I programed it for told me the volume is real low now, even when it's turned all of the way up
I just spent 30 minutes comparing one codeplug to another and I can't find anything that could possibly control volume

Is there a specific area that I should be looking at in the codeplug that would affect the audio?
 
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Could be a bad volume control on the radio? They are up in years.. Whats the full model number on back of radio?
 
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Could be a bad volume control on the radio? They are up in years.. Whats the full model number on back of radio?
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I guess that's probably it, if there's nothing in the settings that adjust volume. It's weird that the volume was good (loud) before I made the changes. I don't have the radio here right now, but this is the radio info from the codeplug
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The settings I have under the Alert Tones tab are also showing the 255 for Maximum Audio Volume. I'll try getting the radio back and load in the original codeplug to test the audio
 
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It sound like then you got a bad radio whether it’s the speaker internal or something else. Try attaching a speaker mic and see if it’s louder.

However they are cheap enough now I wouldn’t waste time on repair and just get another unit.
 
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