20 Most Recent Motorola Talkabout T4500 (7 Channels) 2-Way Radio - Page 7 Questions & Answers

This type of radio requires programming with Motorola software and a programming cable.

buy new charger

Did not see reset in the manual. The frequencies (channels) are preset. You can change the Tone Codes and Scan lists. Here is the manual link: http://www.usersmanualguide.com/manuals/motorola/T56XX_57XX_User%20_Manual_E.pdf

Likely a bad battery. Most radios will flash red when a bad battery is in them.

I also am a tech. I use an OLD computer due to the many oddities in Motorola software. My Win 98 computer finally died, so I am using a Pentium II running Win XP. But as an older tech, I still program some DOS radios. I have used a Celeron laptop in the field running Win 7, but it took me 6 trys for it to work. I think the CPU was too fast. Motorola does not agree with me :) . I bought an older laptop and a new battery and it is only used for programming. Win XP with an older Pentium. About 12 year old platform. Hope this helps!

It is a business band radio, not a consumer radio. It must be programmed by a Licensed Two Way radio shop. The radios are programmed by a dealer for whatever frequencies (channels) the customer requires, so each radio can be programmed differently.

Go to any Mobile accessories shop/a friend and ask them to test your phone with another charger. Can be a charger cord broken, a charger phone plug broken pins or partially soldered or...a bunch of dust in the phone plug. Clean it with a toothpick and retest!

New batteries are needed if the 'recondition cycle either : Doesn't correct the problem, or runs frequently.

Brandy, most likely it's a battery problem. We're telling us that the radios were used I would think that the last two user did not sell you radios with new batteries. Try looking on eBay for the best price to replace your batteries.Hi