Zastone D900 DMR ?

[gmham]

Okay cheers will get the software just as soon as I get a spare minute I can tell it's got to be a lot off learning for me !

1/ Do I just search for tyt md380 software to run this radio ?
2/ can I get regular analogue audio on this radio ?
3/ so I can programme the radio via the pc so that I can eventually programme the radio with the various codes for stopwatch etc from the front panel ?

Thanks again for any advice.
John

[thelad]

Yes its just a Md380 so lots on youtube how to do set ups, yep just download CPS for MD380 and the Driver for the USB lead then you need to download a codeplug, again google. Yes the analogue is very good on it, you need to set the CHs to analogue in CPS. In the settings on CPS you have a tickbox for "program radio" tick that and should be good to use the keypad to edit CHs.

[gmham]

Okay cheers have now downloaded the driver for the usb lead and also Tytera md380-md390 cps prog software v1.34.( this okay for the Zastone dmr900 ? ) I have found a codeplug from here : http://www.gb7dd.co.uk/downloads/ called " TYTERA CODEPLUG SCOTLAND 02 AUG 2016 rdt "

1/I take it I require a codeplug to listen to anything digital or is it just for amateur radio DMR operating ? be great to listen into the amateur radio dmr repeaters but for now just really looking to try out a bit off shopwatch listening and possibly a bit off digital dmr 446mhz operating.

will start watching a few youtube videos on the subject as you suggest but if anyone could help me out with the above info then that would be great.

[thelad]

Yep thats fine all the TYT Cps i have tryed work with the Zastone. Yes the radio needs a code plug to work, i just downloaded one and then i added my own CHs to it.

[gmham]

Okay that's great , sorry to be a pain with all the questions !! see the code plug from say the above site I linked to it says about having to register for an id . so do I have to apply for a user id before I can actually upload it to the radio ? again regards the amateur radio DMR side it's just for listening just now. have watched the YouTube video on saving the default code plug off the radio and then adding the new code plug but again it required amateur call and user I'd before writing to the radio ?

can I leave these fields blank just now ?

[thelad]

Yep leave them blank if ur just listening.

[gmham]

okay great stuff now have a code plug on it so that's great thank you !!

right now need to set the tick box to enable front panel programming, not sure where it is on the software ?
again I have the relevant info required for the shopwatch channel I want to listen to is it easy enough to replace one off the programmed channels off the code plug with the new info for the shopwatch one ?

[f4phixeruk]

Believe its on the 'MENU ITEM' page. Program radio box needs ticked

[gmham]

okay cheers will have another look, to be honest I think I may just programme everything in via the software as I am sure I will get the hang off everything eventually ?!
shopwatch ch info easy enough programmed in ?

[gmham]

okay thanks found it ! box now ticked to allow " programme radio " it's asking for a password on the handie itself ?

[thelad]

8 '0's or 8 '9's

[gmham]

Yep sorry got it now before I edited the above - again sorry !!

Thats about it for one day thanks so much again for your patience appreciatte that very much, funny as you get older it just seems to get a but harder to grasp everything that some seem to be born knowing !!!

Okay went into the programming software on the pc again and I can see where I select digital or analogue so thats fine another thing learned !! under the page within the software for setting up the channels on the right hand side " digital data " not sure where the relevant info goes such as :

cc8
slot 2
rpt /tone slot 1
group 58

there is a selection for colour code which I can obviously select " 2 " from the drop down list, then rpt/tone slot which again I can select "1" from the drop down list. where would I put the " cc8 " and " group 58 " info required ? once all inputed I take it I just write to the radio again and thats it set up ?

[f4phixeruk]

This is what I would put in

[gmham]

That's superb thank you will give that a try tonight when home from work.

Within my codeplug there seems to be 15 channels programmed and one not. Will the above overwrite one off the channels already programmed in ?

And again once the above has been filled out do I just press write to radio ? I notice there is an "add" tab at the bottom off the page ?

[Metradio]

Change the TX Frequency to something other than 453.500MHz otherwise the radio will not decode DMR on a repeater system..

Mike