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Flex Pager Programming - Alpha Elite Secure

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Hi Everyone,

I dont have much experience with programming so please be patient. I have a new Unication Alpha Elite Secure that will be used for personal paging as well as emergency response. I have the programming cradle and all of the associated cables, etc. I downloaded the PPS software and installed the drivers. When I plug in the cradle to my laptop it doesnt appear anywhere. Also, when I open the software I am given an error saying "Printer selected is not valid". When I click "OK" the program shuts down. Does anyone have any ideas what the problem might be or what I am doing wrong? Thank you in advance.
 
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Please make sure you have the most recent version of Alpha PPS. Newer pagers have a newer chipset (thanks supply chain). Older version of PPS will not work with newer pagers. You can grab a copy right from Unication's website or use this redirect: www.eastcoastpagers.com/alphapps

Also make sure your USB to Serial cable is properly installed and you see a Serial port on your device manager for the USB Cable.

Once you know your Serial port, make sure that port is selected in PPS.

You should be able to read from the pager once it is powered up.
 
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@w2lie I have downloaded the most recent version of the PPS software. I am not able to get far enough in the PPS to change the serial port. Any ideas?
 
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