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PDR8000
Portable Digital Repeater
Programming Guide
Document: 8K088X04
Revision: R5.02
Date: December 2022

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  • Page 1 Futurecom Systems Group, ULC ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Document: 8K088X04 Revision: R5.02 Date: December 2022...
  • Page 2 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide NOTES December 2022 Page 2 of 87...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Contents Contents ............................3 Manual Revisions ..........................6 Computer Software Copyrights......................8 Publicly Available Software List ........................ 9 Publicly Available Software – Common Licenses..................10 CodeGuru License ........................... 13 Document Copyrights ..........................13 Disclaimer ...............................
  • Page 4 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Documentation Conventions ........................21 Reading the PDR8000 Electronic Label ....................22 Reading from the PDR8000 (Uploading Data) ..................22 Writing to the PDR8000 (Downloading Data) ..................22 Applying dpd File (‘Cloning’) ........................22 Writing Selected Changes to the PDR8000 ....................
  • Page 5 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide PDR8000 and Booster Pack hardware configurations ................73 PDR8000 operation with Booster Pack....................74 PDR8000 Specifications ........................78 Troubleshooting ..........................81 Error & Warning Codes ........................83 Glossary............................85 Contact Information ......................... 87 December 2022 Page 5 of 87...

  • Page 6: Manual Revisions

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Manual Revisions Revision Date Notes & References R1.0 2017-05-24 Initial Version R2.0 2017-10-02 Release R2.0 updates, newsletter signup info R3.0 2018-07-27 Release R3.0 updates R3.02 2018-08-23 Release R3.02 updates R3.03 2018-12-03 Release R3.03 updates, added Tweaker screen shots...
  • Page 7 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide The list of Firmware given below is the minimum requirement for PDR8000 operation described in this document: Repeater Module Firmware: 4C088X01 R5.02 Repeater Module Boot Firmware: 4C088X02 R5.00 Transceiver DSP: 4C083X03 R1.18 Baseband DSP: 4C083X04 R1.54 IF Module Firmware: 4C088X07 R5.02 IF Module Boot Firmware: 4C088X08 R5.02...

  • Page 8: Computer Software Copyrights

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Computer Software Copyrights The products described in this manual include copyrighted Futurecom computer programs stored in semiconductor memories or other media. Laws in the United States, Canada and other countries preserve for Futurecom certain exclusive rights for copyrighted computer programs, including but not limited to, the exclusive right to copy or reproduce in any form the copyrighted computer programs.

  • Page 9: Publicly Available Software List

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide The Futurecom Repeater Configurator provided by Futurecom Systems Group ULC includes the following Publicly Available Software. Publicly Available Software List Name: MFC Grid Control Version: 2.24 Modified: Software Site: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/gridctrl.aspx Source Code: No Source Code Distribution Obligations.

  • Page 10: Publicly Available Software - Common Licenses

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Publicly Available Software – Common Licenses The Code Project Open License (CPOL) 1.02 Preamble This License governs Your use of the Work. This License is intended to allow developers to use the Source Code and Executable Files provided as part of the Work in any application in any form.
  • Page 11 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide You may use the standard version of the Source Code or Executable Files in Your own applications. You may apply bug fixes, portability fixes and other modifications obtained from the Public Domain or from the Author.
  • Page 12 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS LICENSE OR THE USE OF THE WORK OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE AUTHOR OR THE PUBLISHER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Termination.

  • Page 13: Codeguru License

    Futurecom Systems Group, ULC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owner. © 2022 Futurecom Systems Group, ULC. All rights reserved. MOTOROLA, MOTO, MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS and the Stylized M logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC and are used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 14: Declaration Of Conformity

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Declaration of Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 15: Déclaration De Conformité

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Déclaration de Conformité Cet équipement a été testé et déclaré conforme aux limites pour appareils numériques de classe A, selon la partie 15 des règlements de la FCC. Ces limites sont destinées à assurer une protection raisonnable contre les interférences nuisibles dans une installation commerciale.

  • Page 16: Pdr8000 Programming Basics

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide PDR8000 Programming Basics Operating Microsoft Windows 10 or Windows 11 Systems Processor 1GHz (or higher) grade processor Peripherals USB Port Installing and Uninstalling the Futurecom Repeater Configurator (FRC) If Futurecom Repeater Configurator (FRC) or Tweaker is previously installed on the PC, uninstall it before you install the new Futurecom Repeater Configurator (FRC).

  • Page 17: Viewing Pdr8000 Personality Files

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Viewing PDR8000 Personality Files Run the Futurecom Repeater Configurator (FRC). Select File → Templates (DPD Files) → Load DPD Template and specify the dpd file location and name when prompted. Modifying PDR8000 Personality Files Once a dpd file is successfully opened (as described in the previous section), the dpd settings are available for reviewing and modification off-line.
  • Page 18 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Note: After the PDR8000 is programmed as per the user’s requirements and the unit has been tested successfully with this template, it is recommended to save the template as dpd file on the computer for future use.

  • Page 19: Menu Bar

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Menu Bar The top Menu Bar is a strip of menu items that, when clicked, display a dropdown menu of other options and commands. Dropdown Menus Field Description (Keyboard Shortcuts in parentheses) File Commands for file Templates (DPD Files)

  • Page 20: Setting Up Communications With The Pdr8000

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Setting up Communications with the PDR8000 1. Ensure the USB cable is plugged into your PC and connected to the USB port on the PDR8000. 2. Ensure the PDR8000 is powered up. Check the LED Display on the panel. 3.

  • Page 21: Documentation Conventions

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Documentation Conventions The following table provides information on conventions used throughout the document . Convention Description Examples Window Used through field descriptions to refer Channel Enabled: This field is also Name→Field to a specific FRC field on a specific FRC updated based on RF Configuration...

  • Page 22: Reading The Pdr8000 Electronic Label

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Reading the PDR8000 Electronic Label The Electronic Label of the PDR8000 contains information regarding the firmware currently loaded in the PDR8000, the hardware model and serial number. To read the PDR8000 Electronic Label, open the Hardware/Software Information window in the Futurecom Repeater Configurator (FRC).
  • Page 23 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide If the user selects “Yes”, this message will appear: This message indicates that the program created a new file with the same name as the old file, but with the suffix “_v2_to_v4_updated.dpd” For example, if the original file was named: Myfile.dpd The upgraded file would be: Myfile_v2_to_v4_updated.dpd After closing this message, it will immediately load the new upgraded dpd file.

  • Page 24: Writing Selected Changes To The Pdr8000

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Writing Selected Changes to the PDR8000 If any changes are made while reviewing the personality data of a PDR8000 (On-Line), the fields containing changes are shaded in green (if the changes are valid). If the changes are not valid, the fields will be marked red, and the new settings cannot be saved to the repeater.

  • Page 25: Futurecom Repeater Configurator (Frc) Icons

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Futurecom Repeater Configurator (FRC) Icons The Futurecom Repeater Configurator (FRC) window on the top of the menu tree (left-hand side) displays icons for quick access to some of the menu items. The icons and their functionality are described below.
  • Page 26 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide The icons on the individual Futurecom Repeater Configurator (FRC) menu denote the following: December 2022 Page 26 of 87...

  • Page 27: Pdr8000 Programming Guidelines

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide PDR8000 Programming Guidelines Programming Steps Overview The PDR8000 operation depends on the following: 1. PDR8000 firmware and programming settings 2. PSU type, firmware and programmed personality 3. System infrastructure PDR8000 Programming The following paragraphs provide detailed PDR8000 programming information.
  • Page 28 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Pop Up window opens as shown below. The table below describes the fields of the ‘Set Device Date and Time’ menu. Field Name Options / Units Description Notes Date YYYY-MM-DD Displays the current PC date.

  • Page 29: Frequency Band Configuration

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Frequency Band Configuration This Menu Screen is used for selecting the Adjacent Channel Separation. Three selections are possible – Set 1, Set 2 and Set 3, which can be either Narrowband (12.5 kHz / 1.5 kHz) or Wideband (25 kHz / 3 kHz) or NPSPAC (25 kHz / 4kHz).
  • Page 30 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Units Description Notes Selected Indicates the band supported by Frequency RX this hardware platform. Band VHF R1 136 - 174 UHF R1 380 - 430 Read Only UHF R2 450 - 470 UHF R3 470 –...
  • Page 31 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Units Description Notes Rx Synthesizer 2.5000 kHz* Frequency step size used by the The value in parentheses shown in the Futurecom Repeater Frequency Step receive synthesizer. 5.0000 kHz* Configurator (FRC) window is the factory default.

  • Page 32: Personality Information

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Personality Information Field Name Description Notes Options / Units 2 digits Indicates the day for the date of programming for this personality template. MONTH 2 digits Indicates the month for the date of programming for this personality template.

  • Page 33: Hardware/Software Information

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Hardware/Software Information This screen is for information purposes only and displays information relating to the Repeater Module and the IF Module: serial number, part numbers, revision/version numbers and release dates. December 2022 Page 33 of 87...

  • Page 34: Common Settings

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Common Settings This screen is used for configuring deployments, choosing the desired channel, setting password and selecting the display unit menu. It also indicates if the V.24 or DFSI Wireline operation and Deployment Profile capability options installed.
  • Page 35 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Units Description Notes V.24 Wireline Operation Enabled/Disabled Purchased Option Read only Deployment Profiles Enabled/Disabled Purchased Option Read only Capability DFSI Enabled/Disabled Purchased Option Read only Purchased Option Rackmount Booster Enabled/Disabled Read only...
  • Page 36 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Units Description Notes Variable Fan Enabled/Disabled Controls the speed of the Variable Fan feature is suitcase PDR and Booster only operational with Pack's internal cooling PDRs version 4 fans.
  • Page 37 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Units Description Notes Save Selected on Timeout Enabled/Disabled When enabled, PDR saves Settings can also be any setting changed on saved by pressing display unit when ‘Timeout ‘Select.’...

  • Page 38: Configure Deployment Profiles

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Configure Deployment Profiles Enables the user to configure Deployment profiles as per the Order placed for PDR8000. Note: The order of the deployment profiles can be rearranged by dragging and dropping from the list of deployments.
  • Page 39 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Description Notes Units Deployments order on the List of Deployment Profiles and their Enabled or Disabled PDR8000 Display Status Deployment Profile name – up to 16 Name max characters Enabled...

  • Page 40: Keypad Password

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Selecting “Yes” applies the changes to the Deployment Profile configuration. Keypad Password Set password to lock the PDR8000 keypad. Field Name Range Description Notes Password Select the sequence of the arrow The keypad password is sign from the drop-down menu to unlocked using the Arrow...

  • Page 41: Deployment Data Configuration

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Deployment Data Configuration PDR8000 is intended to be utilized in a variety of different scenarios, each supported by customizing PDR8000’s configuration parameters to match the needs of a given deployment. Since PDR8000 is intended to be an easily re-deployed unit, it offers an optional feature allowing multiple Deployment Profiles to be pre-programmed.

  • Page 42: General Configuration

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Each Deployment consists of General Configuration data and Channel Configuration as described below. High-Level categories of configuration parameters are: • General Configuration • Channel Configuration General Configuration The Deployment data is configured in the ‘General Configuration’ screen. The Deployment Profile can be Enabled or Disabled.
  • Page 43 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Description Notes Units Deployment Name Maximum 16 Name of the current Deployment Underscore may not be used alphanumeric Profile in the Deployment name as it will be displayed as space on characters.
  • Page 44 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Description Notes Units Repeat Packet Disabled When Disabled Data is sent to Packet Data is not applicable Data Infrastructure. When Enabled to DFSI deployments. Enabled Data is repeated locally. Wireline Data 0-255 (0) sec Specifies the duration of the...
  • Page 45 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Repeater Gate Specifies how the station This field is only accessible Disabled Update determines its state after a reset. when Repeater Operation is Enabled set to Repeater. Enabled: the station comes up in the state last requested by the console (Repeater Set Up or Repeater Knocked Down)
  • Page 46 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Squelch Speed 10-150 (25) ms Affects Analog Mode only. Squelch Averaging Integration Typical setting is 25ms. Time. PL STE Duration 120-250 (140) PL Squelch Tail Elimination Delay. Affects Analog Mode only. Must be set to match the portable If this field is programmed too setting.
  • Page 47 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Output Power PDR8000 activates the output 1-5dB Typically set to OFF Alarm power alarm if the difference in 0 = OFF the measured RF Tx power and programmed Tx power exceed this threshold.

  • Page 48: Channel Configuration

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Channel Configuration The V.24 wireline interface to PDR8000 is a full-duplex link, able to send and receive information at the same time. However, there are different configurations for the RF aspect of a PDR8000 that govern whether the PDR8000 can both Transmit and Receive on the RF channel at the same time (full duplex), or whether only one side of the RF channel is serviced at once (half-duplex).
  • Page 49 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Description Notes Units Rx Freq. (MHz) Receive frequency for the current When Hardware Platform is set to channel. Satellite Tx or channel mode to Simplex, this field is read only and is disregarded.
  • Page 50 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Description Notes Units Analog Code Link, Maximum Identifies by name and provides a This is a read only field that link to open the Channel – Analog Table 10 alphanumeric displays the name of the Analog...
  • Page 51 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Description Notes Units Monitor Before Disabled Disabled: PDR8000 does not Enabled: If a co-channel user is Data Tx Enabled monitor or notify the infrastructure detected, the PDR8000 will notify the infrastructure (wireline) every of any co-channel users.

  • Page 52: Channel - Access Code Table Astro Nac Assignments

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Channel – Access Code Table ASTRO NAC Assignments In the Channel Configuration the ‘NAC Code Table’ allows the user to configure NAC Assignment Table associated with that channel. The Network Access Code or NAC is a feature of Project 25 digital radios that operates similarly to PL/DPL codes for analog radios.
  • Page 53 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Figure 1: NAC Table See below for description of the fields in NAC table. December 2022 Page 53 of 87...
  • Page 54 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Units Description Notes Channel 1-64 Channels Identifies the name of the channel for the current access code table < Prev.CH 1-64 Decrements Channel by 1 Changes the Access Code Table accordingly.
  • Page 55 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Units Description Notes Multi NAC Multi NAC - Multi-coded squelch allows you to predefine a set of accepted Rx NAC and associated Tx NAC being used by repeat and infrastructure calls.
  • Page 56 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Units Description Notes not set to Multi-NAC, only the first row in the Multi-NAC table is accessible. Enabled Checkbox Identifies if current row of the table is enabled for use.

  • Page 57: Analog Code Table

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Analog Code Table Multi-Coded Squelch (PL/DPL) Multi-Coded Squelch is a feature commonly used in analog radio operation. Operation is driven by the addition of a sub-audible tone on the RF carrier in addition to the voice payload. When an RF signal is received, the receiver checks for presence of PL/DPL, and modifies its behavior based upon detection of the decoded PL/DPL tones.
  • Page 58 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide shifted signal (for PL), or a specific tone (for DPL), the receiver can quickly detect the end of the transmitted signal and mute the unwanted noise. When PL is used, Tx STE and Rx STE can be set to Off, -135°...
  • Page 59 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Figure 2: PL/DPL Code Table See below for description of the fields in the PL/DPL Code Table. December 2022 Page 59 of 87...
  • Page 60 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Units Description Notes Channel 1-64 Channels Identifies the name of the channel for the current Analog Code Table < Prev.CH 1-64 Decrements Channel by 1 Changes the Analog Code Table accordingly.
  • Page 61 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Units Description Notes Enabled: When the Tx PL/DPL Selected by Last Rx PL/DPL Duration has not expired, the Tx PL/DPL is selected according to following rules: For Multi-NAC operation, Tx PL/DPL is set to the programmed Tx PL/DPLL from the row in the...
  • Page 62 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Units Description Notes DPL: d-023-d- 0754 Tx PL/DPL deg/DPL Analog PSU PL/DPL STE-Squelch Tail Elimination – must be programmed to match the PSU Delete Pressing this button deletes all entries in this row of the table and shifts all rows beneath up by one row.

  • Page 63: Service

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Service The Futurecom Repeater Configurator (FRC)’s Monitoring Screen is provided to assist the field technician with PDR8000 setup and troubleshooting. The Monitoring screen provides real time indication of the RSSI level, RF Power, NAC, PL/DPL detection, BER measurement & display of Signal quality as described below.

  • Page 64: Monitoring

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Monitoring Field Name Options / Description Notes Units PDR Operating Normal Specifies the current mode of User configurable. Mode operation Service When PDR8000 is operating in Normal: PDR8000 is Service mode, transmissions are operating as programmed initiated only by using the front panel PTT button or the PTT configurable...
  • Page 65 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Description Notes Units PTT OFF PTT OFF: PDR8000 not User configurable - available in- transmitting Service Mode only PTT ON PTT ON: PDR8000 CARRIER transmitting. Test Tone CARRIER: Carrier Tx only V.52 Test Test Tone: Transmit 1011...
  • Page 66 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Description Notes Units Idle / Active Specifies the Transmitter Activity Tx Source Inbound Displays if the PDR8000 is receiving from the Subscriber Outbound or transmitting on V.24 Link. Tx NAC Displays the NAC transmitted to the Subscriber...
  • Page 67 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Description Notes Units RSSI State Idle / Active Specifies the state of the Read only Receiver RSSI Received signal strength in Read only Received signal strength in RSSI Read only RF Power...
  • Page 68 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Field Name Options / Description Notes Units Synthesizer Locked Current state of the Read only Synthesizer Out of Lock DC Voltage Normal / High / DC Voltage Read Only Current antenna switch Antenna Switch Normal Read Only...

  • Page 69: Logs And Reports

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Logs and Reports Field Name Description Get Status Refreshes data Save Status Saves data as text file Clear All Clears the contents Status Report The Status Report is a summary of occurrences for errors, warnings, events for the active session.
  • Page 70 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Status Log The Status Log is a chronological list of each error, warning, and other activity for the active session; each occurrence of an activity will appear on a separate line. This information is reset when PDR is powered down.

  • Page 71: Booster Pack

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Booster Pack For those agencies using Mobile Radios in their system, the PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Booster Pack can assist them with additional output from their 20Watt PDR8000. The Booster Pack is available in VHF, UHF 380-430, UHF 450-470, 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands.

  • Page 72: Booster Pack Specifications

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Booster Pack Specifications General Specifications 488 mm (19.2”) x 386 mm (15.2”) x 185 mm (7.3”) Dimensions: Width / Height / Depth Weight 23.2 lbs. / 10.5kg AC Supply Voltage 100V AC to 240V AC, 47Hz to 63Hz AC Current at 120V AC 4.0A...

  • Page 73: Pdr8000 And Booster Pack Hardware Configurations

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide PDR8000 and Booster Pack hardware configurations Multiple RF hardware configurations of the PDR8000 and the Booster Pack are supported, using accessible internal and external connection points to enable the desired configuration. The figures below show the interconnection between the PDR8000 and the Booster pack.

  • Page 74: Pdr8000 Operation With Booster Pack

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide PDR8000 operation with Booster Pack The PDR8000 Tx Output Power is programmed for each individual channel in the Deployment “Channel Setup’. The PDR8000 can transmit max 20W (43 dBm) output power at its Tx Port. When the Booster pack is connected to the PDR8000 as shown in Fig 3 &...
  • Page 75 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide December 2022 Page 75 of 87...
  • Page 76 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide • The Booster Pack is now connected to the PDR8000 and powered up. The screen below indicates that the Booster pack is On and Active but the PDR8000 is not transmitting (PTT OFF). December 2022 Page 76 of 87...
  • Page 77 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide • Select the PDR8000 Operating mode as ‘Service’ and PTT: PTT ON. With the Booster connected and Active. The RF power of the PDR8000 drops down between 1-2 W (1.75 W) from the programmed 20W as displayed. The Power measured at RF output of the Amplifier of the Booster pack will be 50W.

  • Page 78: Pdr8000 Specifications

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide PDR8000 Specifications General Specifications 488 mm (19.2”) x 386 mm (15.2”) x 185 mm (7.3”) Dimensions: Width / Height / Depth Weight (without duplexer) 27.8 lbs. / 12.6kg AC Supply Voltage 100V AC to 240V AC, 47Hz to 63Hz AC Current at 120V AC 2.9A...
  • Page 79 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Channel Spacing Digital: 12.5kHz programmable Analog: 12.5 kHz or 25 kHz programmable Number of Channels IEC IP Rating During Operation and IP65 Storage (Closed Case) Military Standards Compliance MIL-STD-810G High Temperature 501.6 Low Temperature 502.6...
  • Page 80 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Receiver Specification 700 MHz 800 MHz 136-174 380-430 794-806 Frequency Band [MHz] 806-824 MHz 851-869 MHz 450-470 764-776 Receiver Sensitivity – Digital P25 5% BER -115dBm (without Duplexer) Selectivity 12.5kHz 60dB Intermodulation 70dB...

  • Page 81: Troubleshooting

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Troubleshooting If FRC PC has difficulty communicating with PDR: 1. Ensure only one instance of FRC is open 2. Make a second attempt to read PDR 3. Re-connect USB (disconnect / connect, wait few seconds for device to be recognized, try to read PDR again) 4.
  • Page 82 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide PDR8000 LED Status Action Status ON/OFF/Flashing Power up Power & DC/Battery LED Disconnect the power source and replace the appropriate fuse. Wireline LINK Tx/Rx LED Flashing Check the Wireline connection Enabled and PDR8000 Deployment programming.

  • Page 83: Error & Warning Codes

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Error & Warning Codes The following Error codes may be displayed on the PDR8000 display. Major Error Codes 80000000 Incompatible BaseBand DSP code loaded 40000000 Incompatible Transceiver DSP code loaded 20000000 Invalid EEPROM repeater model data 10000000...
  • Page 84 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide EE map version mismatch Options mismatch (“INVALID CHANNELS”) RTC battery failed/time invalid (“DATE/TIME WARN”) PDR8000 fan control board failed RF Error Codes 8000 Baseband DSP alarm (failed to load/start) 4000 Transceiver DSP alarm (failed to load/start) 2000 Baseband DSP alarm (invalid checksum)

  • Page 85: Glossary

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Glossary Keyword Description Acknowledgement of communications. Booster Pack An optional hardware accessory for PDR8000 to boost the RF transmit power to 50W. Base Station Identifier; sent over-the-air, sometimes as Morse Code, to identify the originating transmitter.
  • Page 86 Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Keyword Description Network ID - see Network Access Code (NAC) Outbound Call System Call received from the system. PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater PL Coded Squelch Private Line. A continuous sub-audible tone (CTCSS) transmitted with the Carrier.

  • Page 87: Contact Information

    Document 8K088X04 R5.02 ® PDR8000 Portable Digital Repeater Programming Guide Contact Information Technical Support 1-800-701-9180 support@futurecom.com Return Authorizations 1-800-701-9180 Head Office and Manufacturing Futurecom Systems Group, ULC. 3277 Langstaff Rd Concord, Ontario L4K 5P8 Canada 1-800-701-9180 www.futurecom.com Subscribe to our newsletter to be informed about new releases and updates. Please visit http://futurecom.com/support/newsletter/ ©...

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