I have been getting my CP200D radios programed for me recently. However I found a way to purchase the dealer software. Just checking to see if anyone has done this and how much of a pain it could be? I found a video on youtube for the plain old cp200. is there any difference in programing them?
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Motorola Cp200D programing
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I program them nearly every week. The CP200d programs with the MotoTrbo CPS software. If you use the pre-2.0 software, the 200d programming screens don't look all that different from the older 200.
However, the 200d does not program with the RIB box nor the 2-pin cable. Any USB to Micro-USB cable, such as a cell phone charging cable works fine. You need to pop out the small, rectangular rubber cover on the right-hand side, push the top edge downward with a small screwdriver, etc. to expose the Micro-USB connector.
If your radios are very new, made this year, you will need the new CPS 2.0 software. That one is rather ugly compared to the previous version but once you figure it out it's not that difficult.
However, the 200d does not program with the RIB box nor the 2-pin cable. Any USB to Micro-USB cable, such as a cell phone charging cable works fine. You need to pop out the small, rectangular rubber cover on the right-hand side, push the top edge downward with a small screwdriver, etc. to expose the Micro-USB connector.
If your radios are very new, made this year, you will need the new CPS 2.0 software. That one is rather ugly compared to the previous version but once you figure it out it's not that difficult.
I should have said charging-DATA cable. 16.0 is the last release of the earlier platform and will work with all 200d's made prior to about May 2019, i.e. serial number starting with 752TVHxxxx or before. The 5th and 6th digits represent the year and month. Newer radios and older radios that have had firmware updates (or been programmed with CPS 2.0) will give you an error.
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BTW, The dog is Winston, he's a Carolina dog (mostly.) They actually run wild along the GA/SC border but if you get them as pups they make a nice family dog. He's rescued out of Louisiana.
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