Overview This document provides information about the PAPA Connect Systems and MD-380 codeplugs. You will find instructions for getting started, and some information about settings in the code plug itself. Table of Contents Overview 1 Table of Contents 1 Initial Setup- Radio ID 2 Self Care 3 Zones & Channels 3 Channels 5 Repeater Prefixes 5 Why do we have zones? 6 Buttons 7 CS-750 / 700 7 MD-380 7 CS-800 / 800D 8 Scan Lists 9 HotSpots 10 Reference 10 1
Initial Setup- Radio ID Before getting too far, you need to obtain a radio ID. You can get this from DMR-MARC. This organization issues radio IDs system-wide so there are not numbering conflicts. Use the link below for the page you need. Follow the prompts to request an ID. You will typically receive it by email in 4-8 hours. You only need one radio ID, as you can use this ID on multiple radios without issues. The only time it is recommend to have more than one ID is if you have different brands of radios. There are some subtle differences in how some of the radios work and these need to be setup in Self Care (the next section) To obtain an ID, visit: https://www.dmr-marc.net/cgi-bin/trbo-database/userreg.cgi Your Radio ID is programmed on the General Settings => Settings tab in the Customer Programming Software (CPS). Change Radio ID from the default of 7272 to your Radio ID. You may also wish to change the Radio Alias (Radio Name) to your callsign. This text is displayed when you turn your radio on. 2
Self Care On the BrandMeister web site, you should register and create a login. Next, visit the SelfCare page ( https://brandmeister.network/?page=selfcare ). These changes need to be made before the Radio Reporting Service (RRS), GPS, and text messages will work. Make these changes: Set your radio brand to Chinese Radio APRS Callsign to <callsign>-ssid, for example KA1BCD-7 Select the APRS Icon you d like Turn on In Call GPS only if you are using a Hytera repeater or a hotspot. Set the APRS Text - This is used for both the APRS gateway and Talker Alias. BrandMeister will prefix this message with your call sign. Zones & Channels There are two zones for each PAPA DMR repeater. The Home Zone contains popular talkgroups for the repeater, the corresponding PAPA analog repeater, the SoCal and CA3106 talkgroups for adjacent PAPA DMR repeaters and a DMR simplex channel. The second zone for each repeater contains a selection of local to worldwide talkgroups. For ease of use it is recommended to keep the Home zone you plan to use and delete the remaining Home zones. There are additional zones for PAPA Analog repeaters, simplex channels, and a zone for using a HotSpot. 3
The general layout for PAPA DMR repeaters is shown below. Channel Name Talkgroup ID In Home Zone In Repeater Zone Talkaround Local 2 PAPA 31077 SoCal 31066 SoCal-1 31067 CA 3106 3106 CAL-1 31061 Call Zone 6 31096 North America 93 Worldwide 91 TAC-310 310 USA/3100 3100 SNARS 31328 XLX013 31078 TX 3148 3148 User Program User Defined Parrot 9990 Analog Simplex 99 In the Channel Name column you can see the talkgroups included. Analog is for the analog repeater on the same hill. For example, the Santiago zone includes a channel for PAPA 3. In all cases the Simplex frequency is 441.000. 4
The Talkaround column indicates the channels where talkaround (simplex on the repeater output) is enabled. On the simplex channel, only talkaround is available. Channels In the Channels section of the codeplug you will find channels for many California DMR repeaters, as well as pre-configured HotSpot channels. These can be used to create your own zones. This is where you can add your own channels for DMR and analog repeaters. These channels are what you use to populate the various zones in the codeplug. Repeater Prefixes On the radio, each DMR channel has a 3 character prefix that identifies the repeater it is associated with. For example STG SoCal would be the SoCal channel on the Santiago repeater. Prefix Repeater Number Name BLU 14 Blueridge LUK Mount Lukens OAT 1 Oat Mountain OTY 11 Otay Mountain PAL 10 Palomar Mountain PPR PAPA Portable Repeater PSP 18 Palm Springs (Edom Hill) SDL 4 Saddle Peak SIM Simplex Channel SMP 9 San Marcos Peak STG 3 Santiago Peak SUN Sunset Ridge SYZ 6 Santa Ynez Peak (Santa Barbara) 5
TOR 7 Toro Peak WIL 8 Mount Wilson WUD 15 Mount Woodson Why do we have zones? Good question! The answer has to do with the design of the radio. While the typical codeplug has something on the order of 1000 channels to cover the various talkgroup/repeater combinations, your typical handheld radio has just a 16 position rotary switch for channel selection. How do we organize all this in a useful way? The answer is the zone. A zone is nothing more than a folder for organizing your channels. The zones in the Connect Systems and MD-380 codeplugs hold up to 16 channels, corresponding to the 16 positions of the rotary channel selector switch. These zones are organized either geographically (the Home zones), by repeater site, by mode (the PAPA analog repeater zone) or usage, as in the case of the DIRECT and HotSpot zones. Some newer DMR radios go beyond this with different channel selector switches that allow for zones of most any size. The bottom line is, the zone is just an organizational tool. Use it as best suits your needs. 6
Buttons Each radio has different buttons, each button can be programmed to provide specific functions. Buttons for the different radios are shown in the following sections. CS-750 / 700 Buttons on the CS-750 and 700 are programmed with the following values. Each button has both a long and short press action. Name Short Long Top Key Power Level Nuisance Delete (750) Side Key 1 Toggle Monitor (750) Repeater / Talkaround (700) Reflector Unlink Side Key 2 Toggle Alert Tones (700) Toggle Scan Reflector Status MD-380 Buttons on the MD-380 are programmed with the following values. Each button has both a long and short press action. Name Short Long Side Key 1 Side Key 2 Toggle Alert Tones Toggle Scan Reflector Unlink Reflector Status 7
CS-800 / 800D Buttons on the CS-800 and 800D programmed with the following values. Each button has both a long and short press action. Name Short Long P1 Toggle Scan User Assigned P2 Repeater / Talkaround Reflector Unlink P3 Power Level Reflector Status P4 Menu Mode P5 Channel Up Zone Up P6 P7 P8 Channel Down Nuisance Delete Volume (Rotate) Zone Down Monitor Volume (Rotate) 8
Scan Lists Scanning is accomplished through the use of Scan Lists. Each channel can have a Scan List assigned to it. If a channel has a Scan List assigned, when scanning is initiated from that channel, the radio will scan the channels contained in the Scan List. Below is a listing of Scan Lists in the codeplugs. Channel Scan List Scans LOCAL (repeater) DMR Local, SoCal, SoCal 1, CA 3106 and PAPA talkgroups on the selected repeater. PAPA (repeater) A/D Local, SoCal, SoCal 1, CA 3106 and PAPA talkgroups on the selected DMR repeater and the local PAPA analog repeater. SOCAL (repeater) ALL All talkgroups on the selected DMR repeater. SOCAL 1 PAPA DMR Scans the Local, SoCal, SoCal 1 and PAPA talkgroups on all PAPA DMR repeaters. You will only hear traffic from the repeater you are in range of... sort of a "poor man's roaming". 9
HotSpots The PAPA codeplugs incorporate two sets of HotSpot channels so as to accommodate users with more than one HotSpot. Running two (or more) HotSpots on the same frequency within RF range of each other can produce undesirable results. Providing two sets of HotSpot channels addresses this concern upfront, giving the PAPA user the option of a second HotSpot without the need for extensive codeplug editing. Of course if you have more than two HotSpots, adding additional channels is recommended. For simplicity, the PAPA codeplugs have one HotSpot zone (HotSpot 441.025) containing the HS channels. These channels use a frequency of 441.025 MHz. The ZS channels (for ZUMspot) are the second set of HotSpot channels and use a frequency of 435.025 MHz. To use this second set of channels you can: Define a second zone and add the ZS channels you plan to use. Replace channels in the existing HotSpot zone with the ZS channels you plan to use. Use them as best fits your needs. Reference The Connect Systems and MD-380 codeplugs on the PAPA website were created using CPS versions as shown below and expect radios to be on their most current firmware. Radio CPS Version CS-700 1.25 CS-750 4.01.002 CS-800 4.00.39 CS-800D 4.01.05 MD-380 1.30 10