Cannot Read MCS2000 radios from Germany

[jerryhope]

I purchased 3 MCS2000 radios from Germany. Two were programmed with Freq I provided, the other seems to still have programming from Belguim.. The two I had programmed in Germany each work and communicate..
I took them to the local Motorola shop to have the buttons assigned functions and to add a couple of Freqs I forgot.. There seem to be no functions programed other than these simplex freqs. I do not have scan and the Tx output is set to 16 watts in these 25 watt radios.
The Motorola shop cannot read the radios using F2 or by other means, they gave up.. I called Motorola Int'l Support and on 4 calls received 4 answers..
Now the German source has provided me a copy of the RSS he says he used to program the radios.
The local shop has no clue and has been helping me try to read the radios.
The Ver of RSS is R02.09.00 I pulled out an old 866Mhz computer using W95 (DOS 5) as I read faster computers will not communicate.. I am using a 4008 RIB with cables borrowed from the shop.. The program I have is dated about 96 and is a DOS based application..

When I press F2 I get an Error - says failed can't access BUSY I cannot remember exact phrase.. the third radio will power down when I connect cable to mic jack

Two radios work, however I need to change some button assignments and add a couple of frequencies..

The seller sent me the software he says he used to program them.

I get an error, cannot read busy something..

I can get serial nbr, model nbr and I think flash info from the service mode by keying mic 5 times at power up
The radios work simplex, but are set at low power and I need to tidy up

What do I need to give you in order to get a software that works

When I press mic 5 times I get:
8208034U02
M01KHM9AN5AN
623SYY2525

I hope someone can help me the radios look new & unused & I need them

Thanks
Jerry
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[jmr061]

A quick search of the model # you provided kicks up a lot of returns relating to the MC2100 which is the European version of the mcs2000. I would guess it has its own European version of programming software.

Jason

[Tom in D.C.]

Jerry,

If the RSS is a DOS program then it is highly probable that it will not run under W95. You have to boot your computer in pure DOS, such as DOS 6.22, and then run the program. You should be able to run the RSS fine if you do this. DOS 6.22 can be downloaded for free from several sites on the internet. Also, there's a chance that the 866 mHz computer may be too fast for the software to run glitch free, in which case you will have to find a slower computer, such as a 386 or 486 running at something like 60 mHz.

The DOS that you "run" under W95 is the problem. You may be able to read some or all parts of the program but your probably will not be able to write to the radio. This is a common problem and there are numerous posts on this Board that cover this. The timing of the serial port is where the problem lies with W95 but using pure DOS will work for you I'm pretty sure.

Regards,

[Jim202]

Another issue you might run into is that the MCS2000 is very voltage sensitive for programming. If your
not using a wall wart to power the RIB, then make sure you are using a fresh battery.

Follow Tom's guides for running the software under a pure DOS and not a DOS under Windows.

Jim

[jerryhope]

Jerry,

If the RSS is a DOS program then it is highly probable that it will not run under W95. You have to boot your computer in pure DOS, such as DOS 6.22, and then run the program. You should be able to run the RSS fine if you do this. DOS 6.22 can be downloaded for free from several sites on the internet. Also, there's a chance that the 866 mHz computer may be too fast for the software to run glitch free, in which case you will have to find a slower computer, such as a 386 or 486 running at something like 60 mHz.

The DOS that you "run" under W95 is the problem. You may be able to read some or all parts of the program but your probably will not be able to write to the radio. This is a common problem and there are numerous posts on this Board that cover this. The timing of the serial port is where the problem lies with W95 but using pure DOS will work for you I'm pretty sure.

Regards,

Thanks for all your input. It has been most helpful. I have read some earlier posts, but I do not find the details you guys mention.. The RSS seems to run fine under the DOS I was using, which was W2K, not W95 as I thought. The problem seems to be in the communication between the RSS and the radio... With Motorola shop latest software and equip, we get an error saying something about a "Collision" in my setup, I get an error " Cannot Access Busy Line" a couple of times I actually got the response saying reading radio, but it aborts almost immediately
I will look through my junk stuff and hope to find an old 486 computer.. The guy in Germany says he uses DOS, not a run under Win version, I just got that info this AM

Thanks so much

[jmr061]

RSS run in a DOS window in anything but W95 does not access the serial port which is why it is not working. Even in W95 it can be iffy at times. You have to run it in pure DOS.

Jason

[Andreas]

German MTS/MCS2000 radios are generally flashed with MT/MC2100 series firmware!
You can only read and program them with the 2100 series rss!

Andreas