Cloning Radios - Motorola MCS 2000 User Manual

Cloning Radios

Cloning is a process by which codeplug information is copied from
one radio to another or to multiple others. In order for one radio to be
cloned with information from another, they must be of the same
model type and version.
Radio codeplugs consist of both personality and tuning data. Cloning
allows you to "merge" two codeplugs. The result of the cloning process
will be an "image" that can be programmed into a radio and/or saved
to an archive file. This image will have the personality of the "source"
codeplug. However, the tuning data of the target codeplug will remain
unchanged.
The archive file or radio with the personality chosen for cloning
purposes is referred to as the "source file" or "source radio". The other
radio is referred to as the "target radio".
Cloning applies predominantly to conventional-only radios. In order to
clone trunked radios, you must have a system key for each of the trunked
systems programmed into the source radio on file. Most organizations that
program trunked radios will not have access to these keys. The process
for cloning conventional and trunked radios, however, is the same.
To clone a radio, you will have to:
Read into the RSS the specific archive file you have chosen as the
"source" for cloning purposes
Clone that source file into the current (target) radio's codeplug
Clone the remaining radios in the same manner
Follow the procedure below to clone a radio:
1. Press F3 twice from the MAIN MENU to bring up the ARCHIVE
FILES screen. A list of file names will be displayed. These file names
reflect the serial numbers that the RSS found in the archive path
specified. The name of the file that you saved in the first tutorial
should appear in this list. If not, type in the correct archive path
name in the Archive field.
2. Press Tab until the desired file is highlighted.
3. Press F8 to retrieve the highlighted file.
4. Press F10 to return to the GET/SAVE/PROGRAM MENU.
5. Assemble the hardware and connect the radio that you wish to
clone.
6. Press F5 at the GET/SAVE/PROGRAM MENU to bring up the
CLONE MENU.
7. Press F2 to read the serial number from the target radio.
8. Press F8 to program the current codeplug data into the target
radio. The cloning process will automatically check for
compatibility of the two radios.
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