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- Page 1 Programming Manual MBR-400 UHF Transceiver 11535 W, 83 Terrace Lenexa, KS 66214 * Revision #1 (1-26-2024) Software Ver. V1.0.0.3...
- Page 2 Help: www.maxonamerica.com/support maxon@maxonamerica.com Contents 1. Program Installation .................... 4 2. Reading the Radio ....................3 3. Various Screens and their Options ..............5 4. Changing Channels……………………………………………………………………………………….…12 5. Programming/Writing to the Radio……………………………………………………………….…14 6. Saving the File on your PC………………………………………………………………………………..15...
- Page 3 Help: www.maxonamerica.com/support maxon@maxonamerica.com Your MBR-400 radio is programmed to communicate with other MBR-400 radios out of the box. However, in the event that you need to enable/disable certain basic settings or if your radio encounters unwanted interference with another radio, we provide basic programming software to change your radio’s 16 channels to other available itinerant Jobsite frequencies &...
- Page 4 Help: www.maxonamerica.com/support maxon@maxonamerica.com 2. Reading the Radio To read the radio, plug the dual pin plug into the side of the radio and power it on by pressing and holding the light gray side button. Release button when you see it power up.
- Page 5 Help: www.maxonamerica.com/support maxon@maxonamerica.com All fields will populate on the screen and it will automatically display the DMR frequency screen. This is your radio’s “Codeplug”. 3. Various Screens and their Options On the left-hand side of the programmer, a tree view is displayed showing the various options available in the radio.
- Page 6 Help: www.maxonamerica.com/support maxon@maxonamerica.com a. Radio Info Model Name: Model name of the current radio. Frequency Range: Allowable frequencies to be entered into the radio. Made Date: 2308 stands for 2023, August. 0000 currently unassigned. PCB Version: Current PCB board number.
- Page 7 Help: www.maxonamerica.com/support maxon@maxonamerica.com c. Buttons Button operation can either be a LONG or SHORT press. Long Press duration can be set from 2 ~ 5 sec. There are 11 available button functions that can be turned on via the CPS software. To change a button function, select the pull down menu next to the Button (Key) you want to reassign and highlight &...
- Page 8 Help: www.maxonamerica.com/support maxon@maxonamerica.com d. Tones Tones section of the programmer is used to turn beeps ON or OFF while using the radio. There is also LED and Backlight controls. Any tones or LED options that are checked will be turned ON when the codeplug is written back to your radio.
- Page 9 It can be turned on / accessed using the CPS program, and can only used on a digital channel. Encryption is AES-CTR type and is compatible with most other Maxon DMR radios. Store up to 10 different Encryption Keys. Add or Delete Keys using the “Add” or “Delete” Button.
- Page 10 SMS Texting. You can select different channels to use as your 16 DMR channels in your radio’s Zone, however the frequencies in these channels are predefined and can’t be changed. Only an authorized Maxon Dealer with CPS software can edit your radio’s frequencies beyond what is in your available channel list. Options available are listed below.
- Page 11 16 channels in your radio’s Zone, however the frequencies in these channels are predefined and can’t be changed. Only an authorized Maxon Dealer with CPS software can edit your radio’s frequencies beyond what is in your available channel list. Options available are listed below.
- Page 12 Help: www.maxonamerica.com/support maxon@maxonamerica.com 4. Changing Channels To ADD channels in your radio, simply go back to the Zone section of the programmer, highlight the Alias you want from the Available Channel list on the left and ADD that channel to the right (Channel Member).
- Page 13 Help: www.maxonamerica.com/support maxon@maxonamerica.com The radio supports a maximum of 54 DMR contacts. Contacts can be added by clicking on the Add button. Contacts can also be inserted into the table or deleted. You can also adjust the Call Type when you create or insert a contact.
- Page 14 Help: www.maxonamerica.com/support maxon@maxonamerica.com There are 2 types of TX Designated Channel, they are: 1. Last Active Channel: The radio will transmit on the last channel it received. 2. Current Channel: This is the channel from which scan was started. If a call comes in on a channel that is not the Current Channel, TX is possible on the received channel as long as it is within the Scan Sweep Time.
- Page 15 Help: www.maxonamerica.com/support maxon@maxonamerica.com 4. Unplug the cable. You are done! You can plug up additional radios (radios need to be turned on) and write your changes to the next radio using the same process from #2 above or re- start the process of reading the radio to edit the codeplug over again before writing.
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