U5 Digital Portable Radio
■ Preface Thanks for your favor in our product. To derive optimum performance from the product, please read this manual carefully before use. Warning: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
—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.
Contents Important Information 1 Programmable Buttons 8 Alert Icon 1 Noise Reduction 8 Disabled Frequencies 1 Transmit Time-Out 9 2 Bluetooth 9 3 GPS 10 Checking Items in the Package Getting Started Preparing Your Radio for Use 3 Digital Conventional Functions and Operations 11 Charging the Battery 3 Attaching the Battery 4 Private Call 11 Attaching the Antenna 4 Group Call 11 All Call 12 Attaching the Belt Clip 4 Call 11 Radio Controls 5 LED Indicator 6 Scan Start
Contents Outbox 15 Emergency Call 24 Drafts 15 Broadcast Call 24 New Msg 15 Priority Call 24 Preset Msg 15 Forced Group Call 24 Status Msg 15 Color Code 16 Call Log Man Down Zone 16 Contact 25 Private Call Contact 25 16 Group Call Contact 25 16 New Contact 25 Analog Conventional Functions and Operations 17 Message 26 Inbox 26 DMO and RMO 17 Outbox 26 CTCSS/CDCSS Type 17 Drafts 26 CTCSS 17 New Msg 26 CDCSS 18 Preset Msg 26 CDCSS Invert 18 Status Msg 26
Contents Background Hunt 29 Call Log 37 Team Hunt List 29 Redial or Backdial List 38 Fixed TSCC List 29 Redial List 38 TSCC Hunt 29 Backdial List 38 Channel Information 29 Hunt 39 Subgroup 30 Short Hunt 39 Authentication 30 Comprehensive Hunt 39 Remote Remove Radio Service 30 Team Hunt 39 Remote Change Radio Service 30 Background Hunt 39 Emergency 31 Team Hunt List 40 Emergency Call 31 Fixed TSCC List 40 Emergency Alarm 31 TSCC Hunt 40 32 Channel Information
Important Information ■ 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.
Checking Items in the Package Please unpack carefully and check that all items listed below are received. If any item is missing or damaged, please contact your dealer.
Getting Started ■ LED Indicator Preparing Your Radio for Use Charging the Battery For best performance, your radio is powered by an Excera manufactured Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery. To avoid damage and comply with warranty terms, charge the battery using the charger contained in the package. LED Indicator Charger Status LED flashes red slowly. Standby (no load) LED glows red. Charging LED glows orange. 90% charged LED glows green. Fully charged LED flashes red rapidly.
Getting Started Attaching the Battery 1. Align the battery with the rails on the rear of the radio as shown by arrow ①. 2. Slide the battery upward to the top of the rails and snap the latch into place as shown by arrow ②. 1 2 Note: You need to turn off the radio prior to attaching or removing the antenna. 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 ■ Radio Controls Part Name No. No. Part Name No.
Getting Started ■ ■ LED Indicator LED Indicator LCD Icon Icon Radio Status Icon Name LED flashes green slowly. Standby LED flashes green rapidly. Upgrading or powering on LED glows green. Receiving New Message Icon/Full Inbox Icon LED flashes red slowly. Low battery Scan Icon LED flashes red rapidly. None High Power Icon LED glows red. Transmitting Low Power Icon LED flashes orange slowly. Scanning Battery Strength Icon LED flashes orange rapidly. LED glows orange.
Menu Navigation ■ Mode Your radio can operate in either of these modes: Conventional (digital and analog), DMR Trunking, and MPT Trunking. To access this item, press the Setting key in home screen and then select "Function -> Mode". ■ Date and Time 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".
Menu Navigation ■ Vibration This option allows you to set whether to enable the vibration feature. When this feature is enabled, vibration indication will be given to an incoming call and a new short message. You can enable or disable this feature via the CPS or the radio menu. To access this item, press the Setting key in the home screen and then select "General Setting -> Vibration".
Menu Navigation ■ 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 Bluetooth connection. Note: This function is applicable to some radios. For details, contact your local dealer.
Menu Navigation ■ GPS With this option, you can allow your radio to receive its GPS information from the GPS chipset and upload the information to the system after receiving 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.
Digital Conventional Functions and Operations ■ Call Late Entry To ensure that your speech is clear, keep the microphone 2.5 to 5 cm from your mouth. After a private call is established, it allows other radios to join this private call on this channel. Late Entry may occur in any of the following situations: Private Call ● The radio is powered on. A private call is a call from an individual radio to another individual radio. You can make a private call through any of the following methods.
Digital Conventional Functions and Operations ● The radio is powered on. ● The Channel Selector knob is rotated to the channel in operation. ● The radio exits from another group call. ● The radio is within the communication coverage of this ■ Scan Scan Start Condition You can start scan only when more than one channel contained in the scan list. group call. Scan List Rx Group List With this option, you can receive multiple group calls on a digital channel.
Digital Conventional Functions and Operations Priority Channel 1 Scan Delay This option allows you to select a channel in the scan list as Priority Channel 1. If only Priority Channel 1 is set, 50% of a radio's scans are on Priority Channel 1 during scanning. If Priority Channel 2 is set as well, scans for Priority Channel 1 and Priority Channel 2 are 25% respectively. This option enables you to set the time that the radio will resume scanning after the end of a valid channel activity.
Digital Conventional Functions and Operations ■ Emergency Emergency is used to summon help in emergency situations. Your radio supports two types of emergency modes: Emergency Alarm and Emergency Call. Emergency Call If the Emergency Call option is selected, your radio only transmits emergency call upon emergency activation. You may follow the procedure below to initiate an emergency call. Procedure: 1. Log in to the CPS. 2.
Digital Conventional Functions and Operations ■ Message To access this item, press the Menu key in the home screen and then select "Message". ● :The message is not sent successfully. In this case, you can resend it. When the Outbox is full, the oldest message will be overwritten 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.
Digital Conventional Functions and Operations ■ Color Code Color code is used to identify a system. Users who wish to communicate with each other are assigned with the same color code. A radio ignores the channel activity which does not match the preset color code in this field, as it assumes the activity belongs to other systems. ■ Call Log To access this item, press the Menu key in the home screen and then select "Call Log", or press the shortcut key for Call Log directly.
Analog Conventional Functions and Operations ■ DMO and RMO Your radio supports both DMO and RMO modes. ● DMO: You can set the Rx frequency of your radio to be consistent with the Tx frequency using the CPS. In DMO mode, your radio can communicate directly with another radio. ● RMO: You can set the Rx frequency of your radio to be different from the Tx frequency via the CPS. In this mode, your radio can communicate with another radio of the same frequency configuration via a repeater.
Analog Conventional Functions and Operations CDCSS ■ The radio checks for CDCSS match when receiving a signal on the current channel. Follow the procedure below to set CTCSS/CDCSS Type to CDCSS. This option can reduce background noise by adjusting the squelch level when the radio is receiving signals. You may set the squelch level to Tight, Normal, or Open using the CPS. Normal squelch level is the default. Tight squelch level can filter weak signals, and allow only strong signals to be received.
DMR Trunking Functions and Operations Note: A license is required for accessing the DMR trunking system. Contact your dealer for details. ■ Registering ● The radio registers with another base station. ■ Call The radio will register with a proper base station automatically according to CPS configuration after power-on. To ensure that your speech is clear, keep the microphone 2.5 to 5 cm from your mouth.
DMR Trunking Functions and Operations ● 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 Contact", or go to "Call Log" and access the Missed/Incoming/Outgoing Call list. 3. Use the Up/Down key to select the private call contact you want to call. 4. Press the or PTT key to make the private call.
DMR Trunking Functions and Operations Conversation Limit ● The preset time expires. When a private call is established, both the calling party and the called party will display the call duration in real time. ● The calling party 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.
DMR Trunking Functions and Operations ● Making a Call through Redial or Backdial List Procedure: 1. In the home screen, press the or key to access the Redial or Backdial List. 2. Use the Up/Down key to select the group call contact you want to call. 3. Press the or PTT key to make the group call. ● ● ● ● 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.
DMR Trunking Functions and Operations Conversation Limit Ending a Call When a group call is established, both the calling party and the called party will display the call duration in real time. The voice communication will be terminated when one of the following situations occurs: ● No operation (PTT key press) is performed within the preset time (programmable). ● The preset time expires. ● The calling party ends the ongoing call. ● Signal of base station is missing.
DMR Trunking Functions and Operations Emergency Call Priority Call Emergency Call can be either emergency private or group call. You may make an emergency call through any of these methods. In the normal voice calls, priority call has the highest priority. You may follow the procedure below to make a priority call. Procedure: 1. In the home screen, input “#8* + called number” using the keypad. 2. Press the , PTT , or key to make the call.
DMR Trunking Functions and Operations ■ Contact To access this item, press the Menu key in the home screen and then select “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 choose to perform any of these operations: View, Edit, and Delete. New Contact You can add a new contact to the Private, Group, or Phone Call Contact list.
DMR Trunking Functions and Operations ■ Message To access this item, press the Menu key in the home screen and then select “Message”. ● : The message is not sent successfully. In this case, you can resend it. When the Outbox is full, the oldest message will be overwritten 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.
DMR Trunking Functions and Operations ■ Call Log To access this item, press the Menu key in the home screen and then select “Call Log”. in the home screen. You can save up to 10 entries in the Redial List and Backdial List respectively. The oldest entry will be overwritten by the latest one automatically. Redial List All outgoing calls are saved in the Redial List. The radio can save up to 200 call entries under this option.
DMR Trunking Functions and Operations ● To delete all call entries in the list, select "Redial List -> Selected Call -> Delete All". Backdial List All incoming calls are saved in the Backdial List. ■ Hunt In the DMR system, the terminal is required to register with a base station for normal work. Before registering, the terminal will hunt through the control channels for available base stations. The system provides multiple hunt policies for the registered terminals to ensure normal communications.
DMR Trunking Functions and Operations 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 to hunt the channel team available in the Team Hunt List. The hunt process will cycle until the radio successfully registers with a base station. channel on which the radio currently registers is lost, it will hunt through the channels available in the saved channel team.
DMR Trunking Functions and Operations ■ Subgroup A subgroup is a group of group call contacts. Your radio supports up to 2048 group call contacts and 32 subgroups, with a maximum of 64 group call contacts per subgroup. You can view members in each subgroup and set a desired subgroup as the default one. You may select a subgroup through any of the following methods. ● Selecting a Subgroup through the Subgroup Menu Procedure: 1. Press the Setting key in the home screen. 2. Go to "Subgroup". 3.
DMR Trunking Functions and Operations ■ Emergency Emergency Call Emergency Alarm If the Emergency Call option is selected, your radio only transmits emergency call upon emergency activation. 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. Procedure: 1. Log in to the CPS. 2.
MPT Trunking Functions and Operations Note: A license is required for accessing the MPT trunking system. Contact your dealer for details. ■ Registering ■ Call To ensure that your speech is clear, keep the microphone 2.5 to 5 cm from your mouth. The radio will register with a proper base station automatically according to CPS configuration after power-on. Private Call Making a Registration You can make a private call through any of the following methods.
MPT Trunking Functions and Operations ● Making a Call through Redial or Backdial List Procedure: 1. In the home screen, press the or key to access the Redial or Backdial List. 2. Use the Up/Down key to select the private call contact you want to call. 3. Press the or PTT key to make the private call. Note: The private call cannot be made if the radio has not registered.
MPT Trunking Functions and Operations Ending a Call The voice communication will be terminated when one of the following situations occurs: ● The preset time expires. ● The calling party 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.
MPT Trunking Functions and Operations Late Entry Join a Group Call via Manual Dial After a group call is established, it allows other group members to join this call. Late Entry may occur in any of the following situations: You can initiate a group call by inputting the group ID that is not covered in Group Call Contact using the keypad. After the group call ends, this group will be added into Group Call Contact and will not be available in Group Call Contact after you restart your radio.
MPT Trunking Functions and Operations ● 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 group call will be terminated automatically when the preset time expires. ● At the Called Party The called party displays the actual communication time. The timer starts counting once the called party joins the group call.
MPT Trunking Functions and Operations Broadcast Call ■ 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. To access this item, press the Menu key in the home screen and then select “Call Log”. Call Log Procedure: 1. In the home screen, input "*11* + called number" using the keypad. 2. Press the ,PTT,or key to make the call.
MPT Trunking Functions and Operations ■ 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 oldest entry will be overwritten by the latest one automatically. ● To delete all call entries in the list, select "Redial List -> Selected Call -> Delete All". Backdial List All incoming calls are saved in the Backdial List. Redial List All outgoing calls are saved in the Redial List.
MPT Trunking Functions and Operations ■ Hunt In the MPT system, the terminal is required to register with a base station for normal work. Before registering, the terminal will hunt through the control channels for available 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 it has worked prior to power-off.
MPT Trunking Functions and Operations Team Hunt List TSCC Hunt This option is used to determine whether a selected channel team to be searched repeatedly 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.
MPT Trunking Functions and Operations ■ Subgroup A subgroup is a group of group call contacts. Your radio supports up to 2048 group call contacts and 32 subgroups, with a maximum of 64 group call contacts per subgroup. You can view members in each subgroup and set a desired subgroup as the default one. You may select a subgroup through any of the following methods. ● Selecting a Subgroup through the Subgroup Menu Procedure: 1. Press the Setting key in the home screen. 2. Go to "Subgroup". 3.
Optional Accessories The following items are the main optional accessories for the product. Consult your local dealer for more other accessories.
Troubleshooting Phenomena The radio cannot be powered on. Solution Analysis The battery may be improperly installed. Remove the battey and attach it again. The battery may run out. Recharge or replace the battery. The battery may suffer from poor contact caused by dirty or damaged battery contacts. Clean the battery contacts. If the problem cannot be solved, contact your dealer or authorized service center for inspection and repair. The radio may not detect signals from the base station.
Limited Warranty What This Warranty Covers and for How Long Shenzhen Excera Technology Co., Ltd. warrants the Excera manufactured products listed below against defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of time from the date of purchase as scheduled below: EP8100 Digital Portable Radios Two Years Accessories Six Months How to Get Warranty Service You must provide a completely filled warranty card, purchase invoice, and receipt in order to get warranty services.
Warranty Card Purchase Information Customer Name: Customer Phone: Please tear from the Dotted line Customer Address: Purchase Date: Radio Information Model Number: Serial Number: 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.
