friendlybob
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Can anyone assist me in telling me how to delete the existing programming on an HT 1250. I have the software, but I'm having difficulties. There has to be an easier way!!
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Deleting software from Motorola HT 1250
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There is no way to do a ham radio style factory reset. You will have to read the radio then go in and delete as much as possible and write back to it.
RKG
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1) True: there is no "blank all" command or equivalent.
2) Here are some rules of thumb for "cleaning" most modern Motorola subscribers:
A) Start by modifying all conventional personalities to set "scan" at "none." (Hint: the "Edit Field Down" function on Astro25 CPS is helpful here, but there is no equivalent command for Waris radios.)
B) Now you can delete all scan lists other than Scan List 1 without errors. Reset Scan List 1 to single entry of Z1C1.
C) At this point, you should be able to delete all zones other than Zone 1 without errors, and all channels in Zone 1 other than Channel 1 without errors.
D) Reset Zone 1 Channel 1 to a base frequency (450.025 in UHF radios), simplex, CSQ.
E) Now you should be able to delete all MDC systems (except 1) and the like, without errors.
F) Most people would stop there.
2) Here are some rules of thumb for "cleaning" most modern Motorola subscribers:
A) Start by modifying all conventional personalities to set "scan" at "none." (Hint: the "Edit Field Down" function on Astro25 CPS is helpful here, but there is no equivalent command for Waris radios.)
B) Now you can delete all scan lists other than Scan List 1 without errors. Reset Scan List 1 to single entry of Z1C1.
C) At this point, you should be able to delete all zones other than Zone 1 without errors, and all channels in Zone 1 other than Channel 1 without errors.
D) Reset Zone 1 Channel 1 to a base frequency (450.025 in UHF radios), simplex, CSQ.
E) Now you should be able to delete all MDC systems (except 1) and the like, without errors.
F) Most people would stop there.
jhooten
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If you are going to do more than one save the empty code plug and clone it to the rest of the radios without having to read each one.
I have never found the clone feature in the Pro Series CPS. Am I missing something?
friendlybob
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Thank you all for your input. This is driving me CRAZY!! The message keeps coming up invalid fiels when I try to save it and there are about 30 messages!! UGH!!
If you double click those messages they will take you to the spot in the CPS that needs correction.
friendlybob
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Does anyone happen to have a cleared out HT 1250 that they can copy the codeplug and e-mail it or just post it so I can just do it that way. This is just getting more confusing to me. I've tried to click on the link and it keeps showing conventional personalities that aren't there!!
First, go to Conventional Personalities, double click on the first one and then select chart mode. You can then race through all the personalites setting Scan to None.
Then go to the Scan List and delete all but Scan list #1.
Then go to Personality Assignment to Zone. If you have multiple zones, start with the highest numbered zone, and remove each personality from the zone. When you get all done, you should have just one personality (Conventional 1) assigned to Zone 1. Delete any zones except Zone 1.
Then go to Conventional Personalities and delete all but one personality.
You can optionally go into the Signaling and Call menus and do much the same thing. You still have to have one of each under each section.
Go into the remaining single conventional personality and set all signaling to None.
You should be all set at this point.
You can always click on View at the very top of the window and then select Invalid Fields. That will give you a summary of any problems left. You can then fix each one.
Then go to the Scan List and delete all but Scan list #1.
Then go to Personality Assignment to Zone. If you have multiple zones, start with the highest numbered zone, and remove each personality from the zone. When you get all done, you should have just one personality (Conventional 1) assigned to Zone 1. Delete any zones except Zone 1.
Then go to Conventional Personalities and delete all but one personality.
You can optionally go into the Signaling and Call menus and do much the same thing. You still have to have one of each under each section.
Go into the remaining single conventional personality and set all signaling to None.
You should be all set at this point.
You can always click on View at the very top of the window and then select Invalid Fields. That will give you a summary of any problems left. You can then fix each one.
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friendlybob
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Thank you for your assistance Steve. We had a blank codeplug when we got the radios new, but some, you know what, deleted it from the files!!! I appreciate all your help. We're getting new radios and we're going to be giving these to a dept. down South who has NO portables. We just want to erase them before they go.
friendlybob
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may be a stupid question Steve or I'm doing something wrong. I got the scan lists to delete, when I go to the personality lists, it only goes as low as conventional 1 and there is no dropdown box for unassigned like the scan list. How do I get rid of these!! We're making progress, the invalid fields list is getting smaller!!
PM coming your way.....
jhooten
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The cloning cable runs about $50.
Bob's all set. I had him send me a copy of the codeplug. I cleaned it out and cleared all the errors and shipped it back. Just got a note from him advising that it worked fine.
Glad to help, Bob!
Glad to help, Bob!
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