Prog PM1500 Mobile

[Robert661]

Trying to program PM1500 mobile. Have genuine prog CPS and cable. The software is Astro 25 Mobile CPS Ver. R17.01.02 and the cable is a Motorola USB version A3-HKN6184C.. I have it installed on a laptop with Win XP. When I begin Win recognized the PM1500 control head and wants to load a driver for it. When I start CPS and attempt to read the radio I get an error stating the radio is not connected. Any tips would be helpful.

 

[foxtrotdelta]

Do you have the cable plugged into the radio itself (orange coded GCAI connector)? I seem to recall that was the only place you could program those radios from.

 

[Robert661]

I was trying to program through the mic connector. I will try that. I do better with the old equipment. Thanks for the help.

 

[escomm]

It should still work through the mic jack, serial or USB (TIB port is USB only IIRC)

Sounds like a driver issue, perhaps uninstalling and reinstalling is the next step if the issue persists

 

[Robert661]

When I power up the radio, prior to starting CPS, Windows recognizes the PM1500 control head and starts searching for a driver. I have not had a radio do that before, so I have just been canceling the driver search. I have been told that could be why the CPS is not seeing the head.

 

[kf4lhp]

Just let it do its thing and it will install the driver from the control head. Takes maybe a minute or two? Then it should work.

 

[Alpha]

Don't cancel; tell it not to search the internet, and to find the driver "automatically". It will search the local HDD and (hopefully) find it and install it.