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Anyone know that how to light up the XTL5000 O3 HHCH's display backlight ? Because my O3 HHCH can not light up the display backlight, I change another O3 HHCH, It's can not light up the backlight too...
Why???????? How to light up it ?

Thanks !

Where did you get that radio from? Are you a Motorola factory employee?

First thought that comes to mind for a mobile is programming a key in the radio for "light" or setting the backlight to always on... Probably find it in Radio Wide or Display and Menu in CPS.

DES-AJ wrote:Where did you get that radio from? Are you a Motorola factory employee?

First thought that comes to mind for a mobile is programming a key in the radio for "light" or setting the backlight to always on... Probably find it in Radio Wide or Display and Menu in CPS.

I am not a Motorola employee .
That is no "light" key in CPS, it's only has a "Dim" key at programme buttons manual and a "COLR" key at "Display & Manu" manual.But this 2 key no function to light up the display backlight ...

DES-AJ wrote:Where did you get that radio from? Are you a Motorola factory employee?

Better yet, why do you care?


If you want to send me a codeplug I'll take a look.

DES-AJ wrote:Where did you get that radio from? Are you a Motorola factory employee?

Yeah, where the hell did that come from? Are you the Motorola Police? Do you work for Pat Harrington?

Code 4 here pal.

I believe those heads are out on the market now, as I've programmed a few XTL2500's with them for various agencies undercover units.

Thou must thinkest before thou speak... You gonna come over here from whichever country you're from and conduct an investigation?

*Bwoooooooooooop*.... Pull it over A**hole!

As far as the backlight is concerned, make sure you've got a button or menu item programmed for DIM or LIGHT (can't remember which it is).

You can also program the brightness at which the unit starts up at. It may be set to start up with the backlight OFF. I don't recall where in CPS this is, but if you poke through Radio Configuration, I'm sure you'll find the culprit is the default backlight setting.

Having the default backlight set to OFF and no DIM/LIGHT button on the control head = dark control head all the time.

FWIW, these O3 units are pretty nifty.... VERY nice. Reminds me a bit of the iDEN i1000 units, but a lot nicer and much more rugged... A very cool unit.

***O5 Control Head Hardware***

Description Nomenclature
ADD: XTL 5000 CONTROL HEAD G442
ADD: NO CONTROL HEAD NEEDED G88


***O3 Control Head Hardware***

Description Nomenclature APC Price
ADD: XTL 5000 HHCH CONTROL HEAD G72
Select G90 (No MIC needed) when you order this option.
ADD: NO O3 CONTROL HEAD GA00001

O5 MID POWER DASH CONVERSION KIT H1819 Contains complete O5 dash control head and O5 dash transceiver faceplate. O5 mic available as option. Does not include transceiver trunion. Does not include MHLN6918, you must order MHLN6918 separately for secure radios to replace MHLN6876.


O5 Remote - Mid Power ONLY

(Can convert either a dash or remote mounted XTL 5000 with W3/W4/W5/W7/W9 control head to a remote mounted XTL 5000 O5)

Description Nomenclature
O5 MID POWER REMOTE CONVERSION KIT H1820
Contains complete O5 remote control head, O5 control head remote mounting hardware, remote O5 power cable, O5 remote transceiver faceplate. Remote cable and O5 mic available as option. Does not include transceiver trunion. Does not include MHLN6918, you must order MHLN6918 separately for secure radios to replace MHLN6876.


O5 Remote - HIGH Power ONLY

(Can convert a high power remote mounted XTL 5000 with W3/W4/W5/W7/W9 control head to a high power remote mounted XTL 5000 O5)

Description Nomenclature
O5 HIGH POWER REMOTE CONVERSION KIT H1821
HIGH POWER ONLY. Contains complete O5 remote control head, O5 control head remote mounting hardware, remote O5 power cable, O5 remote transciever faceplate. Remote cable and O5 mic available as option. Does not include high power transciever trunion. Does not include MHLN6918, you must order MHLN6918 separately for secure radios to replace MHLN6876.


Dont see a conversion to the 03 yet but should be out soon.
But you can certainly order the 03 head on a new radio

I don't know if this will be of any help. This is from a manual I have for a HHCH. It may not be the model you are looking for as it is for the W3 and a spectra radio. Anyway here is the paragraph from the manual.

Display Light
Press the light button (the default is side button 1) to toggle the radio
display and keypad backlighting on/off. The Control Head is shipped
from the factory with the backlighting in the ON condition.

I don't deal with these. Only installed one for a commander and then the new commander wanted it removed. It seems that, in this model, one of the programmable buttons can be used to turn the light on and off. Once it is on it may not return to that states when power is cycled. If not then you might try "save dim state" in the advanced menu for the diaplay and see if that keeps it on.

This radio use with the O5 control head is normal,it can light up the backlight, and can change the backlight's color. All the control head test was passed. But use the O3 HHCH, it is no control head test function. Why?
Because this radio can use both of O5 CONTROL HEAD and O3 HHCH ..

Why........why.....? How to solve it ? Thanks..

any pictures of the new control head?

misawatech wrote:I don't know if this will be of any help. This is from a manual I have for a HHCH. It may not be the model you are looking for as it is for the W3 and a spectra radio. Anyway here is the paragraph from the manual.

Display Light
Press the light button (the default is side button 1) to toggle the radio
display and keypad backlighting on/off. The Control Head is shipped
from the factory with the backlighting in the ON condition.

I can not programe the light button for the side button, because the CPS no "light" button can programe, it only have the "Dim" button, I was programed at side button, but press it ,no function on it...

You mentioned using a O5 head. Was this radio shipped from the factory as a O3/HHCH radio, or are you trying to make an O5 radio into a O3 radio?

Pj wrote:You mentioned using a O5 head. Was this radio shipped from the factory as a O3/HHCH radio, or are you trying to make an O5 radio into a O3 radio?

This radio support both of O5 and O3 control head...

I am still a little confused as to the difference between the 03/05 heads and the A4/A5 specifications etc. I need to learn a little more, with this sites help, but these are my thoughts.

Even though the radio says it can use the 03 and 05 head it may not be able to switch between both. I have read, somewhere on this site, that a control head change requires the proper firmware. As PJ eluded to your radio may have the firmware for an 05 head and not be able to use the HHCH. As you mentioned you ahve no way to program the light button but you show a dim button. The dim button is common to the 05/07 heads?

Hope this helps.

new FSB out today inreference to the O3 heads

http://members.aol.com/radioinstl/o3.pdf

Post of pic of your setup, post the model number/firmware/flashcode. You have any of the as-built documentation?

(taken from radioref) Not the original posters actual radio, but to give a visial reference as to what the thing looks like. Looks like it's based of the xts4k platform.

Does anyone know the price of this unit. Also can the motorola siren unit be used with it. And one more question, can anyone give me the exact name of this unit?

Thanks

Matt

Erm.... XTL5000 O3?

Price varies very dramatically depending on what FLASHport options you order.