I will be doing a firmware update on my XPR 5550. This will be my first time at this. I have the CPS 11.5 already loaded on my laptop along with codeplugs. Has anyone had any experience with firmware updates that could tell what I need to do first? I don't want to brick the radio
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XPR 5550 Firmware Update
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Firebuff880
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* Get the current Firmware from MOL, it;s a separate package and must be "installed" on the Laptop with CPS.
* Read the radio code plug and save it -- Some people advise you read the tuner file as well.
* Update the Firmware..
* Reread the codeplug and check any new / updated values for feature changes in the firmware, then write the revised Codeplug back --
You need to download and install the latest firmware. You already have the latest software. Then connect the programming cable to the control head and attach it to the computer. Follow the instructions in CPS for upgrading firmware. There is a tab at the top of the CPS that says device. In there should be the option to update device. That's where you start.
You need to go directly to MOL, download the firmware, install it, then open up CPS, hook the radio up, etc.
N4KVE
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Once you start to install the FW in tha radio, it will take a few minutes, so do NOT think nothing is happening, & disconnect the cable. Then, after the download, read the radio again, write back to it, & save that code plug.
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