Motorola XPR 4550 - Digital Channel Programming

[SentinelVT]

I am having a heck of a time adding a digital channel to a Motorola XPR 4550 and am wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. I am positive that it is a user error / inexperience issue rather than a software/hardware issue.

The channel 460.175 can be heard clearly (no encyption) with the DCS 654 tone enabled via a Uniden Scanner. Since I only have experience programming analog channels, I am unsure of how to translate that information to my XPR 4550. I am able to add the digital channel, however I do not see a spot to put the tone. For the record, I am only looking to set this channel up as receive only (should that matter).

Thoughts?

 

[wx5uif]

A DMR channel would not have a DCS tone. DCS would be for analog only.

DMR equivalent would be a color code.

 

[kayn1n32008]

The channel 460.175 can be heard clearly (no encyption) with the DCS 654 tone enabled via a Uniden Scanner. Since I only have experience programming analog channels, I am unsure of how to translate that information to my XPR 4550. I am able to add the digital channel,

You would program it as an analogue channel. If you are hearing it with a DCS code, then it is not a digital channel.

 

[SentinelVT]

You would program it as an analogue channel. If you are hearing it with a DCS code, then it is not a digital channel.

You are totally correct. My apologizes. My confusion has come from the fact that the dispatcher transmits in analog (DCS 654) and the officers use (293 NAC). Is there a way to enter the channel as digital to include that NAC number (knowing that more than likely I would only hear the officers)?

Just a side note: this department does use encryption from time to time, but most of the time it is not enabled.

 

[Experiment626]

If the frequency you are trying to program is using a NAC, that would mean it is P25, the XPR 4550 is a DMR radio, not a P25 radio. You will be able to listen to analog on this radio, but not P25.

 

[SentinelVT]

If the frequency you are trying to program is using a NAC, that would mean it is P25, the XPR 4550 is a DMR radio, not a P25 radio. You will be able to listen to analog on this radio, but not P25.

Understood. Thank you all for the answers you've provided this is super helpful. My apologizes for the "dumb" questions.

Stay Safe!

 

[Experiment626]

No problem, that is certainly not a dumb question.