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MD-380 Programming Challenges

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Hello All,
I'm kind of new to DMR and the programming frustrations it presents... however, I'm sure that there are many out there that have figured it out. Here's what I know: Received the MD-380 and proceeded to get familiar with it and it's bizarre programming software. Poured through dozens of web sites to educate myself on as much as I could. Yep, still learning. :) The radio is currently sitting at MD380Tools Ver. 2017-01-24 and CP Ver. V.01.30 courtesy of M1GEO. I have been able to bounce its firmware up and down through different levels so that tells me the communication to the radio from my PC is working. And there are no errors in device manager and I see the "STU Device in DFU Mode" so all seems to be well there. My problem is when I try to load a code plug into the radio. All the info looks good in CPS 1.32 including putting in my Call and DMARC identifier. It appears that it is writing to the radio with the slow progress bar moving to the right and the typical Chinese dialogue box that comes up with an "OK" button to press. And when it reboots, the screen shows Channel 1 Zone 1 just like it came out of the box. The code plug was written for the MD-380 so that should rule out the incompatibility issue of using the wrong code plug for a different radio.
I could definitely use some wisdom from the masses
Thanks
Paul
 
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First of all ditch the 3rd-party firmware. It's extra complication you should NOT be screwing around with if you can't even load a simple code plug.

Second, check your CPS version. The latest for the 390 is 1.36.

Does your radio have GPS? Is your code plug built for the correct type of radio? GPS radio codeplug is incompatible with non-GPS radios.
 

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Thanks Jon for the quick reply. I was under the impression that the CPS version 1.36 was for the MD-390 and not the MD-380 which is what I have.

I see your point about the GPS model - mine is not - so I'll have to check to see if the sample code plug I was loading was built for the GPS model. It was a code plug with Canadian repeaters just to see if it would load in.

Thanks for the suggestions.
 

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Is it safe to assume that if I can change firmware to various rev levels that there is nothing wrong with my stock TYT cable?
 

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Not sure if it is the same as my CS750 with the programming but did you put the channel you just programmed into a zone? I know on the CS750 you can add all the frequencies in the CPS but if you don't put them into a zone they will not be on the radio.


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Is it safe to assume that if I can change firmware to various rev levels that there is nothing wrong with my stock TYT cable?

Yes.

And +1 on you need to add channels to a zone before you can use them.
 

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MD 380 Finding Digital Frequency

hello,

I work at IndyCar and other races where the safety teams are now using Xper Motorola digital radios to communicate. We are only provided with 1 radio and racing headset by race control, and we would like to have everyone in the truck be able to listen to whats going on.

They are apparently simplex digital frequencies, but even if they bring a portable repeater, we should be able to receive the output...correct?

No one at IndyCar knows the frequencies'..they only know the physical channel numbers.

I have a PYT MD-380 and I plan of flashing the firmware to open up its capability.

Question is on this radio, is it possible to go step by step searching for a specific frequency and have it stop on activity? Then what? Would you be able to hear what is being said, or would we have to play around with channel slots and color codes?

Thanks,

jeff
 

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Question is on this radio, is it possible to go step by step searching for a specific frequency and have it stop on activity? Then what? Would you be able to hear what is being said, or would we have to play around with channel slots and color codes?

You'll need a scanner like the Uniden BCD436HP with the DMR upgrade to do that. The TYT radios can scan lists of known frequencies, but do not search a range of unknown freqs.
 
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