Your 480 upgrade should be painless as well. Remember, they have to make
the process pretty foolproof, or they'd be inundated with tech support
calls.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 12:29
Subject: Re: ts480 firmware
> Thanks, Steve.
>
> That relieves my mind considerably.
>
> I realize that there is always a risk associated with this sort of thing,
> so
> the first thing I need to do is figure out whether it will be worth doing
> in
> my case.
>
> I remember doing the firmware upgrade on my TMV71A's, and all of that
> proceeded without a hitch.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 11:19 AM
> Subject: Re: ts480 firmware
>
>
> Tom,
>
> I've upgraded other Kenwood radios, and have never had to reprogram the
> voice chip, which makes sense since you don't have to program it in the
> first place. Regarding resets, I have found that I could get away with
> not
> doing a full reset, which means, of course, that all my settings remained
> intact. I would say that the only reason for doing a full reset is if the
> radio comes up working incorrectly after the upgrade, in which case you
> really don't have a choice.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:17
> Subject: Re: ts480 firmware
>
>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> Regarding the TS480 firmware upgrade, I have a few more questions:
>>
>> 1. Once you have done the update, will the VGS1 resume speaking, or do
>> you
>> have to re-program the radio to recognize the chip. If so, that would
>> require sighted assistance, correct?
>>
>> 2. Once you do the firmware update, and do the required re-set, am I
>> correct in saying that all of your previous menu settings and memory
>> channels will be gone? That's not a big problem in my case, since I
>> don't
>> have too many of them, but it would be a good thing to know in advance.
>>
>> and
>>
>> 3. If someone tries the key combination to find out what firmware
>> version
>> you already have, please let me know if the VGS1 announces that. I think
>> the key conbination is the mic ptt button, plus the NR key on the control
>> head.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 9:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: ts480 firmware
>>
>>
>> Hi;
>> Thanks Steve, sounds like a nice Friday evening project.
>>
>> richard
>>
>> On 2/3/2011 7:12 PM, Steve Forst wrote:
>>> Here is a link that gives the firmware history of the 480. There is
>>> also a link on this page that will give the key commands to see what
>>> your current firmware is. Don't know if the speech gives any readout on
>>> this.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.kenwood.com/i/products/info/amateur/ts_480/firmware/pop_ts480_e.htm
>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>> On 2/3/2011 5:05 PM, Richard Fiorello wrote:
>>>> Hello;
>>>> Is there a combination that will give the user some indication as to
>>>> what version of the firmware is currently installed? I no there was an
>>>> update some time ago. Is this an additional update and have folks
>>>> found
>>>> its worth the bother?
>>>
>>
>
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