June, 2007 Initial Release 8130080000000 April, 2008 1. ”Programming Guide” is updated; 8130080000010 2. “TR-800 Parts List 1” is updated. April, 2009 The following sections are updated: 8130080000030 1. Programming Guide 2. TR-800 Parts List 1 (Logic Board) 3. MPU and ACC. Connector Pins 4.
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TR-800 Service Manual Do not expose the repeater to direct sunlight over a long time, nor place it close to heating source. Do not place the repeater in excessively dusty, humid areas or on unstable surfaces. Connect a lightning arrester for the antenna which is installed outdoors. The chassis or the equipment housing must be grounded to minimize any possible shock hazard from lightning strike.
TR-800 Service Manual Repeater Overview 1. Speaker ① 2. LED Indicators LED Indicator ② Green ③ Dark Red ④ Orange ⑤ Blue ⑧ Status LED Indicator Master Slave Green Master Flash red. Slave Flash green. DC power supply works due to AC Dark red mains failure;.
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The N connector is for connecting with the master radio’s antenna, while the BNC connector is for the slave radio’s antenna. When using a duplexer, choose the correct adaptor on the back of TR-800 according to your antenna connector type. 12. Fan The fan will change its speed automatically as the environment/housing temperature changes.
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TR-800 Service Manual 15. Grounding Terminal To avoid lightning strike, ground this terminal via a thick copper wire, or use a lightning arrester if necessary. 16. DC Power Inlet Once the AC mains fails, the equipment will automatically switch to operate with the backup battery if the battery is connected to the port.
TR-800 Service Manual Software Specification Basic Operation Short press the Power Switch/Volume Control knob to power on the repeater; rotate the Volume Control knob clockwise to adjust the volume to a comfortable level. Press the Up or Dn button to select a desired channel.
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TR-800 Service Manual CTCSS/CDCSS Set up talkgroups/users with unique CTCSS/CDCSS to prevent unwanted conversations on the same frequency. If CTCSS/CDCSS is set on the current channel, a CTCSS/CDCSS matching will be required on an incoming call. If not set, the radio unmutes to all calls within the communication range on the current channel.
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TR-800 Service Manual Mode Description Mode Description Press the SETUP button while the repeater is powered on. The repeater Knockdown Mode enters knockdown mode once the orange LED goes out. Press RPT and OPT buttons when the orange SETUP LED is on. The...
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TR-800 Service Manual Note: Before the programming operation, make sure the repeater is in setup mode (the SETUP LED glows orange). LCD Display LCD Icon Description Indicator Description 1. Display channel number. 2. Display channel alias with up to 12 alphanumeric characters (preprogrammed by your dealer).
TR-800 Service Manual LED Indicator Description Indicates: Light when the master radio is transmitting. Flash when the master radio is receiving. Flash when the master radio is monitoring channel activities (only for 2-Tone model). Flash when the master radio is being programmed.
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TR-800 Service Manual Programming Programming Tools The programming software (HR800PE) is used to program the master radio and slave radio. The front panel controller is programmed with the internal DIP switch settings. Uni-directional Repeater Programming the Master Radio 1. Read the master radio and slave radio (The LED flashes red and then green during programming).
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TR-800 Service Manual 7. To eliminate squelch tail, click on the drop down menu of “CTCSS Tail Revert Option (Radians)” and select 120° or 180° according to your system requirements. 8. Check the “Ignition Sense” box to enable the Setup/Knockdown function. Click on the drop down menu of “Timed Power Off”...
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TR-800 Service Manual Figure 6-3 14. Enter any other special programming requirements in the appropriate window. 15. Close the “Per Personality” window. 16. Double click on “Per Channel - 1” option from the treeview menu of “Per Channel”. 17. Click the “TXRX” tab.
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TR-800 Service Manual Figure 6-4 24. Select the “Miscellaneous” tab. 25. Check the “Squelch Tail Eliminator” box to eliminate unwanted noise (squelch tail) during loss of carrier detection. 26. Assign an appropriate personality to a channel in the “Personality List” option. See the screen shown in Figure 6-5.
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TR-800 Service Manual Figure 6-5 Figure 6-6...
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TR-800 Service Manual Programming the Slave Radio 32. Click on the “+” indicator next to the “Slave” option from the opened HR800PE tree view window. 33. Double click on the “Accessories” option of “Per Radio” from the opened treeview menu of “Slave”.
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TR-800 Service Manual arrow in “Horn Alert Logic Signal” and select “1s” if you are using REPEATER STUN FUNCTION. The horn relay contact at the accessory connector of the receiver will close to inform the μP to toggle between the SETUP and KNOCKDOWN status once the receiver successfully decodes a signaling such as 5-Tone sequence.
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TR-800 Service Manual Figure 6-9 46. Enter any other special programming requirements in the appropriate window. 47. Close the “Per Personality - n” window. 48. Double click on the “Per Channel - 1” option from the treeview menu of “Per Channel”.
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TR-800 Service Manual Figure 6-10 55. Assign an appropriate personality to a channel in the “Personality List” option. Your screen will be shown in Figure 6-11. Figure 6-11...
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61. Double click on the “Duplex” option from the opened HR800PE treeview window. 62. Enter a “Radio Power on Message” that will be displayed, such as “TR-800 Rpt”. 63. Click the drop down menu to select a desired “Repeater Hang Time” in steps of 100 millisecond.
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TR-800 Service Manual Figure 6-13 65. Check the box beside “Battery Revert Emergency Select” to enable remote emergency alert via the transmitter once the AC mains fails and the back-up battery system will apply. This is an optional function and applies only if you have back-up power system which will engage in case of power outage.
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TR-800 Service Manual Figure 6-14 68. Enter any other special programming requirements in the appropriate window. 69. Program the repeater. Basic Uni-directional Repeater – S01 DIP Switch Settings Set the 10 positions of DIP switch S01 according to the following information: The repeater is uni-directional: S01-1 “ON”...
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TR-800 Service Manual Bi-directional Repeater Programming the Master Radio 1. Read the master radio and slave radio (The LED flashes red and then green during programming). 2. After the radios are read, click on the “+” indicator next to the “Master” option from the opened HR800PE treeview window.
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TR-800 Service Manual 10. Check the “Ignition Sense” box to enable the Setup/Knockdown function. Click on the drop down menu of “Timed Power Off” and select an appropriate time interval. For repeater setup/knockdown, decrease the timer to “0[h]0[m]”. Your screen will be shown in Figure 6-16.
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TR-800 Service Manual Figure 6-17 16. Select the “Squelch” tab. 17. Select the “RX Squelch Mode” based upon the squelch type that the repeater will use. Select “CTCSS/CDCSS” if the repeater uses subtone signaling. Your screen will be shown in Figure 6-18.
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TR-800 Service Manual 18. Enter any other special programming requirements in the appropriate window. 19. Close the “Per Personality” window. 20. Double click on the “Per Channel - 1” option from the treeview menu of “Per Channel”. 21. Click the “RXTX” tab.
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TR-800 Service Manual Figure 6-19 32. Assign an appropriate personality to a channel in the “Personality List” option. Your screen will be shown in Figure 6-20. Figure 6-20...
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TR-800 Service Manual 33. Close the “Per Channel - n” window. 34. Double click on the “Per Zone - 1” option from the treeview menu of “Per Zone”. 35. Select the “Zone Channel List” tab. 36. Click the Add or Insert button to add a channel or Del button to delete it. All the channels here should be programmed into the repeater.
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TR-800 Service Manual 41. Click the drop down menu of “AUX4” and select “AFO” or “DEO” according to the type of audio to be repeated. “AFO” is filtered and de-emphasized audio limited to 300-3000Hz while “DEO” is flat audio with a response down to 20Hz and suitable for signaling and data repeating.
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TR-800 Service Manual Figure 6-23 48. Close the “Miscellaneous” window. 49. Double click on the “Per Personality - 1” option from the treeview menu of “Per Personality”. 50. There is only one personality setting in factory default configuration. Click the “+” button to add personality settings or “...
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TR-800 Service Manual Figure 6-24 53. Select the “Squelch” tab. 54. Select the “RX Squelch Mode” based upon the squelch type that the repeater will use. Select “CTCSS/CDCSS” if the repeater uses subtone signaling. Your screen will be shown in Figure 6-25.
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TR-800 Service Manual 55. Enter any other special programming requirements in the appropriate window. 56. Close the “Per Personality” window. 57. Double click on “Per Channel - 1” option from the treeview menu of “Per Channel”. 58. Click the “TX/RX” tab.
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TR-800 Service Manual Figure 6-26 69. Assign an appropriate personality to a channel in the “Personality List” option. Your screen will be shown in Figure 6-27. Figure 6-27...
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75. Double click on the “Duplex” option from the opened HR800PE treeview window. 76. Enter a “Radio Power on Message” that will be displayed, such as “TR-800 Rpt”. 77. Click the drop down menu to select a desired “Repeater Hang Time” in steps of 100 millisecond.
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TR-800 Service Manual Figure 6-29 80. Select appropriate alert tone configuration such as tone type, sending times and interval, and specific channel for transmission. 81. Check the “Acc. Channel Select” box to enable remote channel steering function. A maximum of 15 channels are available in binary selection via 4-bit 5-Volt logic input at the rear accessory connector.
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TR-800 Service Manual 82. Enter any other special programming requirements in an appropriate window. 83. Program the repeater. Basic Bi-directional Repeater – S01 DIP Switch Settings Set the 10 positions of DIP switch S01 according to the following information: 1. The repeater is bi-directional: S01-1 “ON” and S01-10 “ON”.
TR-800 Service Manual Circuit Description Repeater Communication Interface & Display Unit Setup/Knockdown (U0107D, Q0101, Q0103, Q0106, Q0107 and Q0108): The setup/knockdown mode at power-up can be configured via the HR-800 programming software. The electronic switches, Q0106 and Q0108, cause the setup/knockdown action by applying or removing voltage at the ignition control, pin15, of “J0102-Main”.
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TR-800 Service Manual When the reverse key-up function is enabled, as in the bi-directional repeater configuration, S0101-8 must be on. Q0116 is a DC amplifier (buffer) for the Rx carrier signal from pin6 of “J0102-Main”. An active low state at the input of the NAND gate U0107A, one quarter of a MC14011B, will be conversed to a high state to drive the buffer for the Rx carrier signal.
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TR-800 Service Manual Figure Ⅰ Block Diagram...
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U0205B-7 to the positive input U0205B-5. The reference voltage at the positive input of U0205B-5 is increased such that the battery voltage must rise above 12Vdc before relay KR01 will reactivate and place the TR-800 back on the battery power. This latching action is used to prevent excessively deep discharging of the battery.
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400mA, is used to maintain a “float” charging condition for the battery. After operating the TR-800 station on the battery for a long period, or if the battery reaches the low battery limit of the revert circuit, the battery must be recharged with an external high-current charger.
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The radio that performs the transmitting functions in the TR-800 repeater station in general uni-directional application. Slave Radio: The radio that performs the receiving functions in the TR-800 repeater station in general uni-directional application. Bi-directional Repeater: A repeater configuration in which the master and slave radios perform both receiving and transmitting functions.
TR-800 Service Manual MPU and ACC. Connector Pins Front Panel of Repeater (MPU Model: uPD780114, Crystal: 9.8304MHz) Pin No. Pin Name Description AVref Connect VDD AVss To GND IC(V To GND (programming pin) adding short-circuit resistor Clock Input Clock output...
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TR-800 Service Manual KEYBL Keypad backlight control Active: H Rx Tone/I Slave radio signal input Active: L (external pull-up resistor connected) SETUP/I SETUP signal input On: H (rising edge trigger) OPT/I OPT key input Active: L (external pull-up resistor connected)
1set Ammeter 1set Digital Voltmeter 1set Test Jumper Cables (mating with test ports of TR-800 and the communication test set) Communication System Analyzer (CSA such as HP8921 series) 1set Adjustment Radio Configuration Use HR-800PE to program TR-800. Table and table illustrate the factory default settings in a Ⅰ...
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Base Station Mode Make sure TR-800 is in setup mode and deactivate RPT & OPT functions. TR-800 operates in base station mode with master radio to transmit and slave radio to receive (similar to a duplex mobile radio). Correctly cable the test ports to the communication system analyzer before adjustment.
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Uni-directional Repeater Mode (Forward) Make sureTR-800 is in setup mode and activate RPT function. TR-800 operates in uni-directional repeater mode with the slave radio keying the master radio to repeat transmission (forward direction). Correctly cable the test ports to the communication system analyzer before adjustment.
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TR-800 Service Manual ≤5% performing wideband specs adjustment Tx S/N: ≥44dB (25kHz) and so does narrowband channel. DO NOT ≥40dB (12.5kHz) perform wideband tuning by entering Max. Power output (without duplexer): tuning mode from a narrowband (12.5kHz) 45±2W(UHF) channel and vice versa.
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Uni-directional Repeater Mode (reverse) Make sure TR-800 is in setup mode and activate OPT function. TR-800 operates in uni-directional repeater mode with the master radio keying the slave radio to repeat transmission (backward direction). Correctly cable the test ports to communication system analyzer before adjustment.
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TR-800 Service Manual Duplex sensitivity: Adjust the signal output amplitude of CSA to -117(+1/-3dBm) -47dBm; adjust repeater audio deviation to CTCSS sensitivity: 60% System Dev. via the programming -117(+1/-3dBm) Channels with & software; check the modulation distortion and CDCSS sensitivity: without tones.
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TR-800 Service Manual Circuit Detect and Temperature-control Test Connect CN0201 (to Power Supply) and CN0204 (to Ext. Battery) with DC power output 13.8V respectively. Measure Adjustment Procedure Condition Specification/Remark Testing Adjusting Instrument Method Point Point When the voltage of CN0201 is gradually increased to 16.4V, the...
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TR-800 Service Manual CN0201; gradually increase the voltage of CN0204 to 12V, and the KR01 is activated to toggle to DC power supply with CR0219 illuminating. Heat the Rth0201 with soldering iron or Thermal Soldering iron or hot air Digital hot air gun;...
The following procedure assumes that the duplexer is applied and the radios should be connected to the proper ports of the duplexer with the RF coaxial cables provided in the TR-800 kit. The duplexer should not be mounted on the bracket and the tuning screws of the duplexer (on the other side of the cavities, opposite to the RF connectors) should be accessible.
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TR-800 Service Manual Connect a communications test set, such as HP8921 series, or an RF signal generator to the antenna connector of the duplexer. The test set should be operating in “Generate” mode. To facilitate “hearing” during the tuning procedures, modulate the RF source with a 1kHz tone at 60% system deviation.
Battery Revert Overview The battery revert is an integral part of the power management system in the TR-800 repeater cabinet. This accessory allows you to cable your unit to a back-up battery which will engage in case of a power outage.
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TR-800 Service Manual Battery Type The back-up battery “bank” for the repeater consists of one or more rechargeable batteries. The most readily available batteries are the maintenance free solid gel electrolyte lead-acid and nickel-cadmium (NiCd). Whichever type you choose, the battery must be designed for a service of operation that is typically sporadic and short term and may experience deep discharging before recharging.
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TR-800 Service Manual Let the battery operating “capacity” be represented by C . This is based on the current drains during transmitting and receiving, the percentage of times of each and the total time required for battery operation. C may be represented by the following equation: ⎡...
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TR-800 Service Manual For our example, let’s consider the 55 A-h operating capacity, over 5 hours of operating with battery, and rated battery discharge times of 5 hours, 10 hours, and 20 hours. 5 hours ⎡ ⎤ ⎛ ⎞ ≈...
TR-800 Service Manual Troubleshooting Table I Troubleshooting for Repeaters (General) Symptom Probable Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) 1a. The power supply is not turned 1a. Turn on the power supply and plug ON or the AC power cord is not the power cord into the AC mains plugged into the AC mains outlet.
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TR-800 Service Manual 4a.Leaky coaxial cable(s). 4a.Check the coaxial cable(s) and 4. Loss of receiver replace it/them if necessary. sensitivity when the 4b.Loose antenna connector(s). master radio is 4b.Check the antenna connector(s) and 4c.Damaged antenna connector(s). keyed (The repeater replace it/them if necessary.
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TR-800 Service Manual 2a. The repeater function is not 2a. Enable the repeater function via enabled (if applicable). RPT/OPT. 2b. The repeater is not in setup 2b. Set the repeater to the setup mode mode (if applicable). through the SETUP contact switch on the front panel.
TR-800 Service Manual 4a. Tighten the RF cable connectors to the radios, duplexer and antenna. 4b. Replace the faulty component. 4a. Loose RF cable connector(s). 4c. Check: 4b. Damaged antenna or feed line. 4. Low/unstable/no * Tuning of the duplexer...
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TR-800 Service Manual 3. Attach the front panel with reverse steps. Figure 2 Removing and Attaching the Control Panel 1. Remove the Volume Control knob ①. See Figure 3. 2. Remove the nut using a special spanner . See Figure 3.
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TR-800 Service Manual Removing and Attaching the Rear Panel 1. Pull out the ATO fuse ①. See Figure 5. 2. Press the spring latch ② at the two sides of the DC socket and push the DC socket toward the housing to separate the socket from the rear panel ③.
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TR-800 Service Manual 5. tach both radios with reverse steps. Figure 6 Figure 7 Removing and Attaching the Switching Power and Power Board 1. Remove the four screws (M3.0X6.0) that secure the switching power using a screwdriver, to remove the switching power ①. See Figure 8.
TR-800 Service Manual Specifications General VHF: 136MHz-174MHz; UHF: 350MHz-400MHz; 400MHz-470MHz; Frequency Range 450MHz-512MHz; Channel Capacity 25KHz/12.5KHz Channel Spacing Operating Voltage 13.6V DC±15%/88-264V AC 50/60Hz Duty Cycle 100% Continuous (5/10/25W)/50% Intermittent (45/50W) Standby <1.8A Current Drain <2.5A Receive <13A Transmit Operating Temperature -30 ~+60 ℃...
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TR-800 Service Manual HYT endeavors to achieve the accuracy and completeness of this manual, but no warranty of accuracy or reliability is given. All the specifications and design are subject to change without prior notice due to continuous technology development. Changes which may occur after publication are highlighted by Revision History contained in Service Manual.
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