Being such a noob, I'm really wishing I hadn't gotten such a complicated radio. It is what it is now. Owners of the repeater system I use now require a DTMF tone to wakeup the repeaters. The manual for the Motorola VX-2200 says that I can program the tone into it and assign to a key button on the front panel. Then just hit the button, key the mic, and wake the repeater. In the program I've gone to Signalling>DTMF Code> slot 1 and entered the correct code. Saved, exited, then over to Common>Key Function> P2 Long press> set it to Speed Dial.
Exit out of programming, load the new settings onto the radio. Go to P2, long press, "SPD Dial" appears, key the mic, hear it transmit, but nothing happens.
All the CTCSS/DSC codes are done right. Nothing there has changed. If someone else wakes the repeaters, I can talk, no problems with access. I just can't wake it up with my radio.
I feel like there is a step I'm missing. A setting I need to change, maybe? I go into Signalling> DTMF and there are a few different settings in there but I have no clue what they do or if I should even mess with them. One setting I did change was Signalling>DTMF>DTMF Speed from 50msec to 100msec. It was suggested that maybe the tone was being transmitted too fast? In my tiny little brain that doesn't make sense, seems to me going from 50 to 100 is faster. The suggestion was to put it on 150. That option isn't available, only 50msec or 100 msec.
The mic I'm using is a standard mic, no keypad. It was suggested just to get a mic with the keypad. Could be what I'll do. But, my brain keeps saying "NO" the radio is "supposed" to be able to do this code. I've attached an image of the program settings available in Signalling>DTMF and what settings currently are. Should something be changed?
As always, thank you for any help. Maybe one day I'll know enough to give help instead of always asking.
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Being such a noob, I'm really wishing I hadn't gotten such a complicated radio. It is what it is now. Owners of the repeater system I use now require a DTMF tone to wakeup the repeaters. The manual for the Motorola VX-2200 says that I can program the tone into it and assign to a key button on the front panel. Then just hit the button, key the mic, and wake the repeater. In the program I've gone to Signalling>DTMF Code> slot 1 and entered the correct code. Saved, exited, then over to Common>Key Function> P2 Long press> set it to Speed Dial.
Exit out of programming, load the new settings onto the radio. Go to P2, long press, "SPD Dial" appears, key the mic, hear it transmit, but nothing happens.
All the CTCSS/DSC codes are done right. Nothing there has changed. If someone else wakes the repeaters, I can talk, no problems with access. I just can't wake it up with my radio.
I feel like there is a step I'm missing. A setting I need to change, maybe? I go into Signalling> DTMF and there are a few different settings in there but I have no clue what they do or if I should even mess with them. One setting I did change was Signalling>DTMF>DTMF Speed from 50msec to 100msec. It was suggested that maybe the tone was being transmitted too fast? In my tiny little brain that doesn't make sense, seems to me going from 50 to 100 is faster. The suggestion was to put it on 150. That option isn't available, only 50msec or 100 msec.
The mic I'm using is a standard mic, no keypad. It was suggested just to get a mic with the keypad. Could be what I'll do. But, my brain keeps saying "NO" the radio is "supposed" to be able to do this code. I've attached an image of the program settings available in Signalling>DTMF and what settings currently are. Should something be changed?
As always, thank you for any help. Maybe one day I'll know enough to give help instead of always asking.
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