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PREFACE

Thank you for purchasing Hytera TC-780 Professional Portable Radio.
This easy-to-use radio will deliver you secure, instant and reliable com-

munications at peak efficiency. Please read this manual carefully before

use. The information presented herein will help you to derive maximum
performance from your radio.

MODELS COVERED IN THIS MANUAL

TC-780 VHF Two-way Radio
TC-780 UHF Two-way Radio

Summary of Contents for TC-780

Page 1: ... will deliver you secure instant and reliable com munications at peak efficiency Please read this manual carefully before use The information presented herein will help you to derive maximum performance from your radio MODELS COVERED IN THIS MANUAL TC 780 VHF Two way Radio TC 780 UHF Two way Radio ...

Page 2: ...0 Selecting a Channel 20 Transmitting a Call 20 Receiving a Call 20 Channel Scan 21 Emergency 22 Lone Worker 23 2 Tone 24 DTMF 25 HDC1200 27 HDC2400 29 Programmable Auxiliary Functions 31 Advanced Operations 32 Adjust Power Level 32 Adjust Squelch Level 32 Backlight 32 Call 1 Call 5 32 Channel Shortcut Button 32 Channel Down 32 Channel Up 32 Display Channel Alias 32 Display Frequency 32 Display Mo...

Page 3: ...5 Zone Up 35 Inverted Display 35 UST 35 Encrypt 35 Patrol Receive 35 Background Operations 36 Sending a Voice Call 36 Receiving a Voice Call 36 Time out Timer TOT 36 Battery Save 37 Optional Functions 38 Patrol 38 Man down 40 Encrypt 40 Troubleshooting 41 Care and Cleaning 42 Optional Accessories 43 2 Contents ...

Page 4: ...als To avoid electromagnetic interference and or compatibility conflicts turn off your radio in any area where posted notices instruct you to do so Turn off your radio before boarding an aircraft Any use of a radio must be in accordance with airline regulations or crew instructions Turn off your radio before entering a blasting area For vehicles with an air bag do not place a radio in the area ove...

Page 5: ...ery 1 MCU Rapid rate Charger 1 1 Switching Power Belt Clip 1 1 Leather Strap Owner s Manual 1 Antenna Li Ion Battery MCU Rapid rate Charger Leather Strap Belt Clip Switching Power 100 240V for use with different power cords in different countries and areas Note Frequency band is marked on the label of antenna if not please refer to the label on the radio unit for detailed frequency band informatio...

Page 6: ... 4 Antenna 5 Microphone 6 Speaker 7 LCD Display 8 Function Keypad 9 Numeric Keypad 10 TK Top Key 11 Channel Selector Knob 13 LED Indicator 14 Accessory Jack 15 Battery Latch 16 Belt Clip 17 Battery 18 Screw Belt Clip 19 Charging Piece 5 12 Radio On Off Volume Control Knob ...

Page 7: ...splay Used to display radio status information Function Keypad Exit key Used to return to the previous menu Up key Down key Menu Select key Used to enter the Menu mode When you are in the Menu mode this key is also used to make menu selections Exit Up Menu Select Call Back Down Redial Numeric Keypad Used to enter information for programming the radio s lists 6 Radio Overview ...

Page 8: ...ob to select a desired channel Radio On Off Volume Control Knob Rotate the knob clockwise to turn the radio on and rotate the knob fully counter clockwise until a click is heard to turn the radio off Turn the knob clockwise to increase the volume or counter clockwise to decrease the volume ...

Page 9: ...Receive Green Low battery alert Flash red After transmitting a call within auto reset time Orange After receiving a call within auto reset time Flash orange slowly Missed call alert Flash orange rapidly Scan Flash green Accessory Jack The jack is used to connect audio accessories or other accessories such as programming cable ...

Page 10: ...mperature among 5ºC 40ºC Temperature out of the limit may cause battery leakage or damage 2 When charging a battery attached to a radio turn the radio off to ensure a full charge 3 Do not cut off the power supply or remove the battery when charging a battery 4 Never charge a battery that is wet Please dry it with a soft cloth prior to charge 5 The battery will eventually wear out When the operatin...

Page 11: ...lone from the charger 10 Battery Information Battery Storage 1 Fully charge a battery before you store it for a long time to avoid battery damage due to over discharge 2 Recharge a battery after several months storage Ni MH Ni Cd batteries 3 months Li Ion Li polymer batteries 6 months to avoid battery capacity reduction due to over discharge 3 Store your battery in a cool and dry place under room ...

Page 12: ...ket If the LED indicator continues to flash red replace the battery Note 1 When the battery charger detects the proper battery conditions rapid charging begins automatically steady red LED 2 If the battery temperature is above 45ºC the charger will report the fault by flashing red LED rapidly 0 2s on 0 2s off and will not charge until the battery temperature is below 45ºC with red LED solidly glow...

Page 13: ...communication coverage and its flexible and soft characteristic makes it ideal for wearing your radio on the belt 2 Communication range may vary with terrain and your operating conditions Rainy days or forest locations may narrow your communication range please make preparation in advance to avoid potential inconvenience ...

Page 14: ...e radio s body 2 Align the battery with the guide rails on the aluminum chassis and slide it upwards until a click is heard 3 The battery latch at the bottom locks the battery See figure 1 Removing the Battery 1 Turn off the radio before removing the battery 2 Slide the battery latch at the bottom of the radio s body in the direction indicated by the arrow 3 Slide down the battery for about 1 to 2...

Page 15: ...igure 3 Removing the Antenna Turn the antenna counter clockwise until you can remove it See figure 3 Attaching Removing the Belt Clip Attaching the Belt Clip 1 Loosen the belt clip screws on the radio s body 2 Align the screw holes on the metal holder of belt clip with those on the radio s body 3 Secure the screws See figure 4 Removing the Belt Clip 1 Remove the belt clip screws 2 Remove the belt ...

Page 16: ...the accessory cover See figure 5 Attaching the Earpiece Microphone 1 Insert the tab at the bottom of the earpiece microphone plug into the slot on the radio 2 Align the screw at the top of the earpiece microphone plug with the threaded hole on the radio 3 Rotate the screw clockwise to secure it See Figure6 Note The figures above are for reference only Please make the object as the standard ...

Page 17: ...will not be displayed until the higher priority status disappears High Priority Low Priority At the leftmost side of LCD At the rightmost side of LCD Icons Indications Signal Strength Indicator Keypad Lock Indicator Emergency Indicator Talk Around Indicator Accessory Jack Indicator Scrambler Indicator Compandor Indicator Home Channel Indicator Battery Strength Indicator DTMF Keypad Indicator Short...

Page 18: ...the Exit key to cancel or return to the previous menu Left key Press the Left key under an input interface to delete an entry This key can also be programmed as a function key Used to enter numbers or characters Used to enter numbers or characters Press and to lock the keypad Used to enter numbers or characters Right key Press the Right key under an input interface to move the cursor right This ke...

Page 19: ...tatus Select the Short Message function Short Message Status Message Select the Status Message function System Scan Select whether to enable the Scan function System Scan Enable Button Beep On Off On Off Audio Tone On Off Alert On Off On Enable the Talk Around function Talk Around Disable the Talk Around function Off Squelch Level Utilities Enable Disable password protection Radio Lock Radio Infor...

Page 20: ...ies Available transmit power levels are High Med ium Low Transmit Power Enable Disable the Scrambler function on the current channel Scrambler Zone Optional Function Select the current zone Zone 1 n Patrol Device Control patrol record On Off Encryption Device ...

Page 21: ...our radio offers up to 256 channels The ways below are available for channel switch 1 Use the programmed Channel Selector key 2 In Channel mode enter the channel No directly 3 Use the programmed Home Channel key to switch to a certain channel Transmitting a Call Press and hold down the PTT key and speak into the microphone at your normal voice level to transmit a call and communicate with radios a...

Page 22: ...the following methods 1 Select via keys When radio is standby press the Scan key on the channel assigned with a Scan List to start scan 2 Auto Entry If Auto Entry is enabled for the channel assigned with a Scan List the radio will automatically initiate scanning when it switches to the channel 3 Select via the menu Scan Exit The radio will emit a programmable alert when exiting from scanning with ...

Page 23: ...nal channel after it exits the Emergency mode You may exit the Emergency mode by the following methods 1 Press the programmable Emergency key long or short again to exit the Emergency mode 2 Receive the Exit Emergency code in Emergency mode 3 The radio will automatically exit the Emergency mode after the programmed Emergency Cycle Limit 4 Place the radio vertically to exit the Emergency activated ...

Page 24: ...m an operation on the radio within a specific time period programmed by your dealer to indicate that you are safe otherwise the radio will automatically send emergency signal to some other radio or to dispatching center for help You can use the following methods to activate this feature 1 Press the programmed Lone Worker key to toggle the Lone Worker function between On and Off The LCD will show L...

Page 25: ...g and orange LED solidly glows after encoding is completed When Rx signaling is set as 2 Tone for a channel preset functions will not be performed until a signal is received with match 2 Tone signaling Green LED solidly glows during decoding and orange LED keeps flashing for defined time when decoding is successfully completed LCD displays ALT CAL Received when the radio receives an Alert Call LCD...

Page 26: ...LED flashes until the preset time expires Receives Emergency Alarm The radio emits LED indication and alert tone and the LCD displays the decode time Receives Individual Call You may set the Call Individual ID The radio shall sound individualized Individual Call Alert when it receives the Call Individual ID Receives Group Call You may set the Call Group ID The radio shall sound individualized Grou...

Page 27: ...eature is enabled other types of code received by the radio shall be displayed on the LCD Transpond When the Transpond feature is enabled the radio shall send back a single tone to the calling party after it receives an incoming individual call or group call ...

Page 28: ...lect Call Alert Call whether Sidetone is heard during encoding and whether Short Beep is heard after encoding is completed are programmed by your dealer For Status Message and Fixed Message LED flashes three times after encoding is successfully completed Methods to decode HDC1200 signaling After a received PTT ID is decoded successfully the radio displays ID of the transmitting party by Zone ID an...

Page 29: ... Moreover the LCD shall display Killed After a Revive code is successfully decoded the radio shall return to operational use After status message or fixed message is successfully decoded the radio shall flash LED three times sound alert tone and give LCD indication For fixed message the MSG icon shall appear on the LCD HDC1200 28 ...

Page 30: ...ether Sidetone is heard during encoding and whether Short Beep is heard after encoding is completed are programmed by your dealer Methods to decode HDC2400 signaling After a received PTT ID is decoded successfully the radio displays ID of the transmitting party by Zone ID and Primary ID or its correlative alias After a received select call or alert call is decoded successfully the radio shall give...

Page 31: ... normal status soon LCD navigation is permitted When triggering the transmitter is involved the LCD shall display Stunned again After a Revive code is successfully decoded the radio shall return to operational use The HDC2400 signaling also provides you an Auto Contact advantage The feature is especially helpful in high demanding communication environments such as climbing exploration and rescue w...

Page 32: ...wer Level Adjust Squelch Level Backlight Call 1 Call 2 Call 3 Call 4 Call 5 Channel Shortcut Buttonl Channel Down Channel Up Display Channel Alias Display Frequency Display Mode Switch DTMF Keypad Emergency Off Emergency On Emergency Siren Home Channel Keypad Lock Lone Worker Man Down Monitor Monitor Momentary Nuisance Temporary Delete Radio Call Scan Scrambler Squelch Off Squelch Off Momentary Ta...

Page 33: ...o go to the channel Channel Down Press the Channel Down key to select a lower numbered channel in the order in which channels appear in the Channel List Channel Up Press the Channel Up key to select a higher numbered channel in the order in which channels appear in the Channel List Display Channel Alias Press the Display Channel Alias key to display the alias correlative with the current channel D...

Page 34: ...Man Down key to toggle the Man Down function on or off Note This function is only applicable to the radio with Man Down option Otherwise abnormal phenomena will occur when this function is used Monitor The Monitor key press functions as follows Press the Monitor key in Non auto Reset mode to enter the Monitor mode and press it again to exit the Monitor mode Press the Monitor key in Auto Reset mode...

Page 35: ...unction is activated non group members listening on your channel will be unable to understand your conversation Squelch Off Press the Squelch Off key to toggle the Squelch function on or off Press this key in Auto Reset mode to cancel a call Squelch Off Momentary Hold down the Squelch Off Momentary key to turn the Squelch off and release it to exit the Squelch Off status Press the Squelch Off Mome...

Page 36: ...to reverse the LCD 180 degrees Inverted Display Press the Inverted Display key to reverse the LCD 180 degrees UST Press the UST key to enter the UST menu Encrypt Press this key to activate deactivate Voice Encryption feature Note only available for radios with Voice Analog Encryption accessory Patrol Receive Press the programmed Patrol Receive key to receive signals from the patrol transmitter aga...

Page 37: ...t the volume through the Volume Control knob Time out Timer TOT The TOT timer limits the amount of time the radio user can continuously transmit on a channel If the user holds down the PTT longer than the preprogrammed limit the radio will automatically stop transmitting The TOT function is null in Emergency mode Time out Timer If the user holds down the PTT longer than the preprogrammed limit the...

Page 38: ...b selection for extended operation time the Battery Save function will be automatically activated Once the radio detects no activity on the channel and no operation performed it will automatically enter the Battery Save mode after the programmed time period When a key is pressed or a signal is received the radio will restore to normal operation and exit the Battery Save mode ...

Page 39: ...ion interface and then press Up Down to select a patrol event 2 After event selection press to enter the Transmission Confirmation interface At this interface press to return to the Patrol Event Selection interface or press to send the patrol information In addition you can press during information transmission to stop the procedure Note The patrol event describes the situations near the patrol po...

Page 40: ...mended that no other patrol transmitters are transmitting during the operations otherwise the current operations will be affected Wireless Adjustment on Tx Power of the Patrol Transmitter You can wirelessly adjust power of the patrol transmitter via the patrol radio Before power adjustment operate as follows 1 Power on the radio while holding down SK2 and simultaneously to enter the Wireless Power...

Page 41: ...feature will be unavailable before Man Down module is installed onto radio You can activate deactivate this feature through appropriate programmable keys or menu options and corresponding prompts will appear on LCD and LED When this feature is activated the radio will give an alert tone if it is in Man Down status for a preset time period when the alert tone sounds for specified time period an eme...

Page 42: ...er LED glows green The battery has run out Please recharge the battery or replace it with a new one The battery is not properly installed Please remove the battery and attach it again Cannot talk to or hear group members Make sure radios have the same channel and the same CTCSS CDCSS settings Make sure you are within their communication range Noise always on Group members are too far away to recei...

Page 43: ...adio in a dusty or dirty environment Clean the radio with a lint free cloth to remove dirt or grease to avoid poor contact due to excessive dust Clean the radio using a lint free cloth moistened with clean water and a mild dishwashing liquid Avoid subjecting the radio to corrosives solvents or spirits 42 ...

Page 44: ...with Boom Micro phone in Line PTT EHN08 D earset with in Line Microphone PTT EHN07 Earpiece with on MIC PTT Transparent Acoustic Tube EAN04 Earbud with on MIC PTT ESN06 Earbud with in Line PTT ESN05 Li Ion Battery 2100mAh BL2102 Ni MH Battery 1800mAh BH1801 2 Wire Earpiece with Wireless Receiver and Neck Loop EWN03 Bone induction Earpiece EBN01 Light weight Throat Vibrating Earpiece ELN02 ...

Page 45: ...ce ECN09 Remote Speaker Microphone SM08N1 MCU Multi unit Rapid unit Charger for Li Ion Ni MH batteries MCA03 Light Weight Single Muff Headset ECN07 Light Weight Behind the Head Earpiece ECN06 Belt Clip BC09 for use with BL2102 BH1801 Waterproof Remote Speaker Microphone IP56 SM13N5 Noise Cancelling Speaker Micro phone antenna applicable SM13N4 6 Unit Switching Power varying in different countries ...

Page 46: ...main the same The above items are the main optional accessories of this radio and please consult your local dealer for other accessories Leather Carrying Case swivel LCBY22 Chest Pack LCBN13 Vehicle Adapter CHV09 Belt Clip BC08 for use with battery BL1703 Antenna Li lon Battery BL1703 1700mAh Optional Accessories ...

Page 47: ... above specifications and designs are subject to change without notice due to continuous development No part of this manual may be copied reproduced translated stored in a retrieval system distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of Hytera ...

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