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Harris XL-200 programming from keypad
- Thread starter ma8007
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Select the channel you want to edit. Make sure scan is disabled.
Press the left arrow on the keypad from the Home Screen to get to the channel info screen. Edit should appear at the bottom right corner of the channel info screen.
When you press edit, you will need to enter the pin you set up in the loaded mission plan.
Remember that you cannot create new channels from the keypad on any Harris product. If you plan to do a lot of FPP, you will want to create a number of dummy channels in a given system so that there are channels available to modify from the front panel.
The only thing you cannot control is the bandwidth, so if you need to enter narrowband and wideband channels, make sure to set some dummy channels of each bandwidth in RPM before loading the plan.
-B
Press the left arrow on the keypad from the Home Screen to get to the channel info screen. Edit should appear at the bottom right corner of the channel info screen.
When you press edit, you will need to enter the pin you set up in the loaded mission plan.
Remember that you cannot create new channels from the keypad on any Harris product. If you plan to do a lot of FPP, you will want to create a number of dummy channels in a given system so that there are channels available to modify from the front panel.
The only thing you cannot control is the bandwidth, so if you need to enter narrowband and wideband channels, make sure to set some dummy channels of each bandwidth in RPM before loading the plan.
-B
So you may need to adjust the supervisory options of that mission plan.
I’m not in front of RPM, but I think thats where you set those permissions. I’ve also never NOT been able to get to the channel info, so I’d have to do some experimenting to see how to prevent that access…
I’ll take a look when I’m near RPM.
-B
I’m not in front of RPM, but I think thats where you set those permissions. I’ve also never NOT been able to get to the channel info, so I’d have to do some experimenting to see how to prevent that access…
I’ll take a look when I’m near RPM.
-B
Ha! That must be why I’ve always had the edit button! I’ve never loaded a mission plan without pins set for all functions… thanks!!!
-B
XL-Radio options (bottom of the options list) in RPM… there is a Channel Edit Password. Set that… I also set a Maintenance Password (to something different).
-B
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Sort of unrelated...
I just got tossed in the the L3Harris world a few months ago. I've got a project kicking up to refresh our radio system, and I've already started purchasing new mobiles/portables. I've got a line item in the project budget for an all expense paid trip to downtown L3Harris Training Land.
Meantime, I've been doing the trial and error learning. That and the 1¢ (waived under our contract) NIFOG preload.
I'd struggled with the FPP function, but hadn't been able to spend much time troubleshooting it. Thanks to this post, I now have FPP on my radios, Thanks to @BMDaug
Now I just need to get a DTMF mic for the mobiles.
Anyway, thanks for sharing your knowledge, I really appreciate it. We've got a sergeant who's a ham, and he's going to enjoy having the ability to run 2 meters AND 70 centimeters. When he's on break, of course….
As a side note, anyone with an XL portable can do FPP, regardless of half or full keypad, which is very neat.
Naturally, having the full dtmf pad makes it worlds easier, but the fact that it's still possible with the limited keypad is a great function built into the XL portable line.
Of course, if one desires, you can cough up the cash for a full keypad front housing and just throw it on and the radio will recognize it. No depot tools or hacking internal DSPs needed!
Naturally, having the full dtmf pad makes it worlds easier, but the fact that it's still possible with the limited keypad is a great function built into the XL portable line.
Of course, if one desires, you can cough up the cash for a full keypad front housing and just throw it on and the radio will recognize it. No depot tools or hacking internal DSPs needed!
My Harris catalog does not list the FPP option. What would that run to get it in my 185 and what's the part number for it?
That's pretty neat. Too bad that feature is of very limited utility on a 7/800 radio.
Unfortunately… especially when you have the NIFOG plan loaded… if you have that, all you really need is the ‘change CG’ menu option just to be safe.
-B
I haven't found it so maybe it doesn't exist but I'd like for there to be an option where I have to log in on the radio on power-up or it remains locked and unusable. Yes I know that exists for P25 but I mean for other modes. A power-on password.
I think that'd be a good option for all high tier radios. With an "erase personality or delete firmware on X login failures" option as well, for system and user security.
I think that'd be a good option for all high tier radios. With an "erase personality or delete firmware on X login failures" option as well, for system and user security.
It’s under power up options. You can set a pin and optionally set the radio to zeroize all keys and plans after a particular number of failed pin entry attempts.
-B
Cool. My radio only has a limited keypad. I'm assuming it will provide the virtual keypad automatically if I enable this feature?
That's how my 100p is setup. It's a nice bit of peace of mind.
