Programing PL tones into Kenwood TK-880

[Flameout]

I just picked up a TK-880, programing cable and KPG-49D (4.21) software. I'm able to read and write to the radio, but none of the PL tones I enter into the software are writing to the radio and I get this message when writing (first photo)

I'm just doing some test files for now, until I can figure this out. The second photo is the few frequencies I have written to the radio. The two GMRS channels work just fine, but the 462.5500 Repeater is not working (not opening up the repeater) (second photo)

Is there a way to factory reset these radios? It was a trunked system with 2 users programed in. I just deleted them, set No.1 under System Information as "Conventional" then went to SYSTEM EDIT in the bottom left of that page. I think the firmware is [OEC8]

 

I really thought I'd be able to find more videos on programing the 880

 

[Lscott]

40 minutes ago, WRTJ269 said:

Im programming it the same as my other radios, just making sure this Kenwood is programming right. all frequencies and encode and decode are correct. I do get an error for "Stun Status Validation" and Firmware doesn't support, but it does take my codeplug. So just wanted to see if there is a setting in the KPG-49D that I might be overlooking.

Sounds like your firmware is really old. I've attached the latest firmware I have archived for a version 1 radio only. You can try updating your radio with the firmware if you have a version 1 radio. DO NOT try using it if it's not a version 1.

If you do then you need to run the "Fpro,exe" utility in the folder where you installed the radio programming software. 

Firmware E4B3 TK-280_380_780_880_980_981 V1.zip

[Lscott]

The warning message you are seeing basically means you have selected some features in the programming software that work ONLY with the version 2 radio. Most likely you'll need to go through all the options in the programming software and look at the help file entry for it. In my experience there might be a note warning the feature isn't support in the earlier hardware version so you'll have to deselect it.