Operating Manual

5-16 5100 ES Models II/III Portable Radio Operating Manual March 2008
Conventional Mode Features
5.13 Clone Mode
The Clone feature enables one radio to program another with identical information. The
PC Configure programming software is not required. Other requirements are as follows:
• The Clone menu parameter must be enabled in the master (sending) radio. This
parameter is not required with the slave (receiving) radio.
• The master and slave radios must be identical models (same frequency range and
options).
Only zones with conventional analog and P25 channels can be transferred using this
function. Any SMARTNET/SmartZone and P25 trunked information is not transferred. In
addition, the P25 Unit ID, encryption keys, and the RSI ID and other OTAR information
are not transferred. Cloned zones are indicated in the slave radio by an asterisk in the first
character position of the zone alias (The first character is replaced by this asterisk.).
5.13.1 Wireless Cloning
A new wireless cloning feature is available that allows one radio to program another using
an RF link instead of having to be physically connected by a cloning cable. This feature is
available on P25 conventional channels only.
The wireless cloning feature uses the P25 data functionality of the radio. Therefore, a
conventional P25 channel must be programmed in both radios and the slave radio must
have been programmed with a P25 Unit ID. In addition, Data Registration must be enabled
in both radios. If it is not programmed, “Disabled” is displayed. Radios with wireless
cloning capability have a new selection in the cloning menu to select either Clone N
(Normal) or Clone W (Wireless). If Wireless is selected, an additional menu is displayed
for entering the P25 Unit ID of the destination radio (slave). The Zone/Complete mode is
then selected.
5.13.2 Cloning Procedure
The Cloning procedure is as follows:
1 With normal (non-wireless) cloning, connect the master (sending) radio to the slave
(receiving) radio using Cloning Cable, Part No. 023-5100-930.
2 On the master radio, select the Clone menu parameter and press the <F2> key. If
applicable, select either “Clone W” (Wireless) or “Clone N” (Normal). If normal
cloning was selected or if this is not selectable, proceed to Step 4.