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I recently acquired the PC cable for programming a CLS. However, I noticed that there is a USB-mini connector on the cable but no USB connector on the radio or charger. When I looked at the manual, it shows the radio sitting in a charger with a USB connector on it. I cannot find any such charger anywhere (not even on Motorola's website).
 

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You need the charging base, cps and programming cable for PC programming. The CPS can be found fairly quickly, we just can't share it here.
 

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I already have both the cable and the CPS. However, the charger that I have and that is supplied with the radio does not have a USB port on it to plug the programming cable into.
 

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Ok. I figured it out. For whatever strange reason, Motorola does not sell this particular, USB-powered charger (PMPN4529) on its website, even though it appears in the diagram about PC programming in the manual. I couldn't even find it on eBay. I finally got one from another online store.
 
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