User manual can be downloaded here if you are interested.
Picked one up last week to look and see if it was a good radio to recommend in between the cheaper CS-700's and the Motorolas.
I am impressed.
It has a nice color display, seems solidly built, works well.
Audio quality is good, impressively good. I can usually tell when someone is on a CS radio because the audio is a bit "tinny"- when I started using this radio I didn't tell anyone to see if they commented- nobody noticed. A local ham who is very, very into DMR and actually was on the design team for the Mototrbo trunking didn't believe I was on it until he saw it the audio was so close to the XPR-7550 I was using. Audio output is great, and it has the kind of loud audio you expect in a commercial/public safety rig.
The color display works well and is nicely laid out.
The programming software is laid out very similar to the Motorola CPS, but a bit clunkier. Works well enough however- and guess what.... its FREE! You can download it
here.
The radio uses the Motorola programming cables and speaker mics- this is a huge plus in my eyes. It means cables are easy to get and that you can get quality speaker mics and audio accessories.
It works just as well on analog freqs.
On DMR it doesn't support text messaging between it and Motorolas, but it works with CS radios (Motos are a little wonky with texting to other brands). It does do radio check and direct call with all brands.
One huge plus- these us a regular SMA antenna connector. Motorola did that with the XPR-6550, but with the 7550 went to a funky screw in all hot old school connector that means you can''t use an external antenna, or any aftermarket one. With the DP770 you can
All in all, with these selling at $355
on Amazon right now in this price range its a much better value than paying $300-350 for a used Motorola XPR-6550. And you guys know what a diehard Moto fan I am so what it takes for me to say that.
Does it bring a lot more to the table than the CS-700? Its better made, has a much better and easier to read display, better audio out and and uses Moto accessories. Is it worth that $150 extra it commands over the CS-700? I think so. I think this is great entry into DMR for those who are interested.