XTL2500 Control Heads M5 or O5

[bondo007]

What is the difference between an XTL2500 M5 control head and a O5 control head ?? Can you tell which is which by simply looking at them ??

Thank's

Randy

 

[mwb9122]

Yes, M5 says XTL2500 and the 05 says XTL5000

 

[Alpha]

The M5 is predominantly black, the O5 is a medium grey with black trim. They can be easily converted by diddling a hidden button behind the faceplate that hits one of two pads, shorting one makes it an O5, the other makes it an M5. Same Firmware, Same Hardware. Search a bit and you'll find the instructional thread here on this site that explains the conversion procedure in more detail.

 

[MotFAN]

I can add:

Different LCD module ( XTL5000 often has contrast issues: http://communications.support/threa...ontrol-Head-s-LCD-Contrast?highlight=Contrast )
Different frame design
Different controls design

For me M5 looks and feels better.