Excera EP8100 U2, User Manual

Page 1: ...Digital Portable Radio Digital Portable Radio U2 ...

Page 2: ...e and Time 7 Tone 7 Contents Alert Icon 1 1 LED 7 Display 8 Keypad Lock 8 Vibration 8 Menu Reset 8 Programmable Buttons 8 Noise Reduction 8 Transmit Time Out 9 Bluetooth 9 GPS 10 Digital Conventional Functions and Operations 11 Call 11 Private Call 11 Group Call 11 All Call 12 Scan 12 Scan Start Condition 12 Scan List 12 Scan Tx Mode 12 Emergency Alarm 14 Emergency Call 14 Priority Channel 1 13 Ta...

Page 3: ...ng 19 Making a Deregistration 19 DMR Trunking Functions and Operations 19 Making a Registration 19 Call 19 Private Call 19 Comprehensive Hunt 28 Emergency Call 24 Broadcast Call 24 Priority Call 24 Forced Group Call 24 Contact 25 Private Call Contact 25 Group Call Contact 25 Redial List 27 Redial or Backdial List 27 New Contact 25 Message 26 Inbox 26 Outbox 26 Drafts 26 Preset Msg 26 New Msg 26 Ca...

Page 4: ...mited Warranty Troubleshooting 43 Warranty Card 45 44 Subgroup 41 Broadcast Call 37 Team Hunt List Fixed TSCC List TSCC Hunt Channel Information 29 29 29 29 Background Hunt 29 Authentication Remote Remove Radio Service Remote Change Radio Service Emergency Emergency Call Emergency Alarm MPT Trunking Functions and Operations Registering Making a Registration Making a Deregistration Private Call All...

Page 5: ...efully 1 Alert Icon Caution Indicates situations that could cause human injury or damage to your products Note Indicates tips that can help you make better use of your products Caution This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC RF energy exposure requirements ...

Page 6: ...kage Please unpack carefully and check that all items listed below are received If any item is missing or damaged please contact your dealer Radio Battery Power Adapter Antenna Belt Clip User Manual Charger 2 Strap User Manual ...

Page 7: ...tured Lithium Ion Li Ion battery To avoid damage and comply with warranty terms charge the battery using the charger contained in the package Getting Started Procedure Charging Diagram 1 Plug the power adapter into the rear jack of the charger See arrow 2 Connect the power adapter to AC socket See arrow 3 Place the radio with the battery attached or the battery alone into the charger See arrow The...

Page 8: ...ptacle and turn clockwise 1 2 To remove the battery turn off the radio first Move the battery latch into unlock position and hold and slide the battery down and off the rails Getting Started 4 Note You need to turn off the radio prior to attaching or removing the antenna Attaching the Belt Clip 1 Remove the screws 2 Align the screw holes on the belt clip with those on the radio s body and then tig...

Page 9: ...Off Volume Control Knob Microphone Menu OK Key Speaker Antenna Accessory Jack Setting Key P2 End Home Key Up Down Key Belt Clip Battery PTT Key Channel Group Call Selector Knob LED Indicator LCD Display P1 Answer Call Key Numeric Keypad TK Top Key Radio Controls Getting Started 5 ...

Page 10: ... call is established Within such period you can hold down the PTT key to talk LED flashes red rapidly LED glows red LED flashes orange rapidly LED glows orange None 6 Icon Icon Name Received Signal Strength Indicator RSSI New Message Icon Full Inbox Icon Scan Icon High Power Icon Low Power Icon Battery Strength Icon Roam Icon GPS Icon Missed Call Icon Bluetooth Icon Wireless PTT Connected Icon Blu...

Page 11: ...ng tone low battery tone emergency alarm tone and message tone To access this item press the Setting key in the home screen and then select General Setting Tone Date and Time Mode You can set date and time for your radio To access this item press the Setting key in the home screen and then select General Setting Date and Time Note Select Conventional to access digital or analog conventional mode N...

Page 12: ...communication so as to enhance voice clarity You can set this function via the CPS or the radio menu Note This feature is off by default Keep the microphone closer to your mouth with this option enabled because your sound volume will be lower in that condition This feature is applicable to some radios For details contact your local dealer Menu Navigation Keypad Lock This option allows you to set w...

Page 13: ...ect Accessories Bluetooth Transmit Time Out The purpose of Transmit Time Out is to prevent any user from occupying a channel for an extended period If the preset time expires the radio will automatically terminate transmission You may set the time via the CPS Bluetooth This feature allows you to use your radio with a Bluetooth enabled device such as Bluetooth headset and Wireless PTT via a Bluetoo...

Page 14: ... GPS upload request To enable or disable this feature press the Setting key in the home screen and then select Accessories GPS Position On Off When the GPS feature is enabled the icon appears on the status bar If the accurate position of your radio is fixed the icon appears on the status bar You can check GPS information of your radio by selecting Radio Position GPS 10 ...

Page 15: ...ivate call Group Call A group call refers to a call from an individual radio to a group of radios You can make a group call through Contact Procedure 1 Press the Menu key to enter the main menu 2 Go to Contact Group Call Contact 3 Use the Up Down key to select a group call contact you want to call 4 Press the PTT key to make the group call Late Entry After a group call is established it allows oth...

Page 16: ...n Scan List Scan List If a scan list is checked you can choose to perform any of these operations in the scan list Add a Channel Delete and Set Priority If None is checked the scan feature is disabled This option allows you to choose a channel on which the radio will transmit if you press the PTT key during scanning If the Talkback option is disabled unchecked the radio will also transmit on this ...

Page 17: ...can Delay This option enables you to set the time that the radio will resume scanning after the end of a valid channel activity This prevents the radio from resuming a scan immediately upon the loss of activity Note You can set and view this feature via the CPS 13 This option allows you to select a channel as Priority Channel 2 During scanning 25 of a radio s scans are on Priority Channel 2 if you...

Page 18: ...he Emergency Alarm option is selected your radio only sends emergency alarm requests upon emergency activation You may follow the procedure below to initiate an emergency alarm Procedure 1 Log in to the CPS 2 Go to Conventional General Setting and associate Emergency On with a programmable button 3 Go to Conventional Emergency Digital Emergency Selected Digital System and set Emergency Type to Reg...

Page 19: ... by the latest one automatically Drafts The Drafts can save up to 100 draft messages When the Drafts is full the oldest message will be overwritten by the latest one automatically New Msg You can create a new text message 179 characters at most and save it to Drafts or send it to a private or group call contact Preset Msg Under this option there are some text messages 10 entries at most preset by ...

Page 20: ...eature is activated if your radio tilts to a specified gradient and is not placed upright within Man Down Delay Time it will enter the emergency mode This feature will be valid if it is checked in the CPS Zone A zone is a group of channels Your radio supports up to 2048 channels and 32 zones with a maximum of 64 channels per zone You may select a zone through any of the following methods Selecting...

Page 21: ... CDCSS Type This option allows you to configure the current channel with a specific Rx CTCSS CDCSS type When the radio receives the signal it will distinguish whether the received signal is CTCSS or CDCSS and check out whether it matches the predefined CTCSS CDCSS for the current channel before processing Three types are available CTCSS CDCSS and CDCSS Invert CTCSS The radio checks for CTCSS match...

Page 22: ... Procedure 1 Log in to the CPS 2 Go to Conventional Channel Analog Channel Selected Analog Channel and set Rx Tx CTCSS CDCSS Type to CDCSS CDCSS Invert The radio checks for an invert CDCSS match when receiving a signal on the current channel Follow the procedure below to set CTCSS CDCSS Type to CDCSS Invert Procedure 1 Log in to the CPS 2 Go to Conventional Channel Analog Channel Selected Analog C...

Page 23: ...to CPS configuration after power on Making a Registration For correct operation the radio will register with an appropriate base station automatically through any of these methods after power on After being programmed the radio will register for the first time by hunting the Fixed TSCC List See Hunt for more details The radio will hunt for the last 10 control channels on which it has worked after ...

Page 24: ...ess the or PTT key to make the private call Receiving a Private Call When a private call is received the alert tone is given and the incoming call icon is displayed on the LCD display The first text line displays the caller alias or ID Voice Communication After a private call is established either the calling party or the called party can make a voice call only if the PTT key is free with both par...

Page 25: ...aking a Call through Group Call Contact Procedure 1 Press the Menu key to enter the main menu 2 Go to Contact Group Call Contact 3 Use the Up Down key to select the group call contact you want to call 4 Press the or PTT key to make the group call Making a Call to the Preset Contact In the home screen press the PTT key to make a group call to the group call contact preset for the Group Call Selecto...

Page 26: ...mbers to join this call Late Entry may occur in any of the following situations The radio is powered on The Group Call Selector knob is rotated to the group in operation The radio exits from another group call The radio is within the communication coverage of this group call Group Call Combination After a group call is established you can input the group ID or select the group from Group Call Cont...

Page 27: ... Party The called party displays the actual communication time The timer starts counting once the called party joins the group call If the called party takes the initiative to exit from this call and then rejoins it later through the late entry method the counter restarts Ending a Call The voice communication will be terminated when one of the following situations occurs No operation PTT key press...

Page 28: ...creen input 6 called number using the keypad 2 Press the PTT or key to make the call Broadcast Call Broadcast call can only be a broadcast group call In a broadcast call the calling party can only transmit voice signals and the called party can only receive them Follow the procedure below to make a broadcast call Emergency Call can be either emergency private or group call You may make an emergenc...

Page 29: ...ntries of private call contact information in the list To access this item select Contact Private Call Contact or press the shortcut key programmed via the CPS for Contact and then select Private Call Contact Group Call Contact You can save up to 256 entries of group call contact information in the list To access this list select Contact Group Call Contact For each group call contact you can choos...

Page 30: ...ler You can choose to send any entry to a private or group call contact Status Msg Under this option there are some status messages 95 entries at most preset by your dealer Only the status code is displayed and so the content of the message is not able to be viewed during transmission You can choose to send any entry to a private or group call contact Message To access this item press the Menu key...

Page 31: ...of these operations Initiate a Call through PTT Press View and Delete To delete all call entries in the Missed Incoming Outgoing Call list select Call Log Missed Incoming Outgoing Call Selected Call Delete All Redial List All outgoing calls are saved in the Redial List You may follow the procedure below to make a call through the Redial List Procedure 1 In the home screen press the key to access t...

Page 32: ...le base stations The system provides multiple hunt policies for the registered terminals to ensure normal communications Last Registered List This list saves the last 10 control channels on which the radio has worked prior to power off Short Hunt The radio will hunt for the last 10 control channels on which it has worked If the radio fails to register on all the 10 channels it will go on with the ...

Page 33: ... then select Hunt Background Hunt or press the shortcut for Background Hunt directly in the home screen is achieved after comprehensive hunt the hunt will go on with the Fixed TSCC List The hunt process will cycle until the radio successfully registers with a base station This option is used to determine whether a selected channel team to be searched repeatedly during radio registration Fixed Afte...

Page 34: ...io Service The authorized dispatcher is able to temporarily disable a radio remotely The disabled radio cannot request or receive any user initiated services such as call and SMS However registration and report services remain active If necessary the dispatcher can enable the disabled radio to recover its normal services such as call and SMS Authentication Authentication is used to ensure the vali...

Page 35: ...Emergency Call You may follow the procedure below to initiate an emergency call If the Emergency Alarm option is selected your radio only sends emergency alarm requests upon emergency activation You may follow the procedure below to initiate an emergency alarm Emergency Alarm Procedure 1 Log in to the CPS 2 Go to DMR Trunking General Setting and associate Emergency On with a programmable button 3 ...

Page 36: ...stration with a base station when one of the following situations occurs Making a Deregistration The radio is powered off The radio registers with another base station Call Private Call You can make a private call through any of the following methods Making a Private Call Making a Call through Contact or Call Log Procedure 1 Press the Menu key to enter the main menu 2 Go to Contact Private Call Co...

Page 37: ...blished both the calling party and the called party will display the call duration in real time At the Calling Party A countdown timer is displayed to the calling party to show the remaining time for a call The time period is programmed by your dealer The private call will be terminated automatically when the preset time expires At the Called Party The called party displays the actual communicatio...

Page 38: ...arty ends the ongoing call Signal of base station is missing Group Call Making a Group Call You can make a group call through any of the following methods Making a Call to the Preset Contact In the home screen press the PTT key to make a group call to the group call contact preset for the Group Call Selector knob Making a Call through Group Call Contact Procedure 1 Press the Menu key to enter the ...

Page 39: ...roup will be added into Group Call Contact and will not be available in Group Call Contact after you restart your radio Join a Group Call via Manual Dial When a group call is established both the calling party and the called party will display the call duration in real time Conversation Limit The radio is powered on The Group Call Selector knob is rotated to the group in operation The radio exits ...

Page 40: ...te call You may make an emergency call through any of the following methods Emergency Call Making a Call through the TK Press and hold the TK to initiate an emergency call In the MPT system you should set the called number using the CPS Procedure 1 In the home screen input 9 called number using the keypad 2 Press the PTT or key to make the call At the Calling Party A countdown timer is displayed t...

Page 41: ... and then select Call Log Broadcast call can only be broadcast group call In a broadcast call the calling party can only transmit voice signals and the called party can only receive them Follow the procedure below to make a broadcast call Broadcast Call This radio can save up to 200 call entries under this option When the Call Log is full the oldest entry will be overwritten by the latest one auto...

Page 42: ...ss the key to access the Redial List 2 Press the Up Down key to select an entry you want to call 3 Press the PTT or key to make the call For each call entry you can choose to perform any of these operations View and Delete Redial or Backdial List To access the Redial or Backdial List press the or key in the home screen Either of the two lists can save up to 10 entries When the lists are full the o...

Page 43: ...rings no successful registration comprehensive hunt will go from the channel defined at Minimum Every 100 channels are hunted during comprehensive hunt the previously said 10 channels will be hunted again If no successful registration is achieved after comprehensive hunt the hunt will go on Comprehensive Hunt The radio will hunt for the last 10 control channels on which it has worked If the radio ...

Page 44: ...during radio registration Fixed After an available control channel is found during scanning and you select Fixed the radio will register with this channel and save the channel team which the registered channel belongs to When the signal of the channel on which the radio currently registers is lost it will hunt through the channels available in the saved channel team Temporary After an available co...

Page 45: ...lected subgroup Selecting a Subgroup through the Programmable Button If you set shortcut for Subgroup Up Down press the shortcut key to turn to the desired subgroup 41 MPT Trunking Functions and Operations Procedure 1 Log in to the CPS 2 Go to MPT Trunking General Setting and associate Emergency On with a programmable button 3 Go to MPT Trunking Security and set Emergency Mode to Emergency Call an...

Page 46: ... shall not be liable for losses or damages arising out of use of unauthorized accessories Wireless PTT EPTTB01 Programming Cable EPC01 Remote Speaker Microphone EMRN011 1 Wire Earpiece with Transparent Acoustic Tube EEAN011 Police Full Bone Conduction Headset EEBN011 Fireman Full Bone Conduction Headset EEBN021 Multi unit Charger EMC702L 2 Wire Earpiece with Transparent Acoustic Tube EEAN021 3400 ...

Page 47: ...re within the coverage of the base station Contact the base station manager to check whether you are an authorized subscriber in the network management system Contact the base station manager to check whether your ID is repeated in the network management system Recharge or replace the battery Move to an open and flat area and restart the radio Increase the volume by rotating the Volume Control kno...

Page 48: ... or damage resulting from use of the product in other than its normal and customary manner 2 Defect or damage caused by unauthorized product disassembly repair or modification 3 Damage due to force majeure such as flood lightning strike earthquake tsunami fire and abnormal voltage 4 Product that does not have a valid warranty certificate such as warranty card purchase invoice or receipt 5 Product whic...

Page 49: ...umber Radio Information Note This warranty card applies to after sale and maintenance services for the product and accessories described above You must provide this warranty card and purchase invoice in order to get warranty services The Company does not assume liability for damages caused by human factors For more details contact your local dealer ...

Page 50: ...quipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired o...

Page 51: ...e FCC s occupational controlled environment RF exposure limits If you are not using a body worn accessory and are not using the radio in the intended use position in front of the face then ensure the antenna and the radio are kept at least 2 5 cm one inch from the body when transmitting Keeping the radio at the proper distance is important because RF exposures decrease with increasing distance fro...