RD-5R brand new to DMR - need help

[kc2ovx]

I downloaded the 3 firmware files

open RD-5R.SGL
open RD-5R_JA.SGl
and
open RD-5R2.SGL

What program do I use to load the firmware ?

For use in the US, which version should I load ? and what are the other 2 versions for ?

Also, I read that there is a voice file that needs to be loaded separately that contains voice prompts for each menu item, but I can't find where to get those files.

Any help is appreciated

Thanks
Bill
KC2OVX

[VK3KYY]

Where did you download those files

The normal method to load the firmware is using the CPS

Please see the FAQ section

[kc2ovx]

I don't have the CPS.
I found a post that had a list of different revisions of the opengl77 project files

I downloaded it from there and it has a program called Update.exe

I will look at the FAQ on here and download the CPS

Is the CPS set to download the latest modified firmware for the RD-5R ?

From what I read, once installed the open firmware will allow me to press the "*" key and enter the talkgroup I want to talk on

That is the feature I want to have

Thanks

Bill

[VK3KYY]

I don't have the CPS.
I found a post that had a list of different revisions of the opengl77 project files

I downloaded it from there and it has a program called Update.exe

I will look at the FAQ on here and download the CPS

Is the CPS set to download the latest modified firmware for the RD-5R ?

From what I read, once installed the open firmware will allow me to press the "*" key and enter the talkgroup I want to talk on

That is the feature I want to have

Thanks

Bill

That information sounds really out of date or just completely wrong.

AFIK, We've never used a program called update.exe . I don't know if we ever used that. Perhaps 2+ years ago.

We used a separate firmware loader program called something like firmwareloader.exe, but that was superseded at least a year ago as the firmware loader was integrated into the CPS, and then about 6+ months ago, the whole process was improved so that the CPS directly downloads and installs the firmware.

[VK3KYY]

I've updated the FAQ to indicate the best method to install is now the CPS

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