Anytone AnyTone 878UVII Plus - Why can't i switch from Chinese to English language?

[KevinJ256]

I bought a new AnyTone 878UVii Plus, decent radio. The title seems to explain my probably fairly clearly but i'll elaborate.

Even though i can read chinese, i don't want to. I know this radio supports english so here's what i've done:

1. Attempted to go into menu settings for language and change the language from Chinese to English.... but there's only one option for languages listed - Chinese. No english.

ok, so i updated the firmware to the latest version, which i got from the anytone website (the website was in english obviously).

Went through all the steps, read all the documentation, rebooted, reset the MCU ... all that good jazz..


Still, nothing but Chinese as a language option in the Radio.

The CPS software only has two language options: English and German. So i used the CPS software to switch the UI for the phone. Rebooted the phone....

no change.

Is there something i missed?

 

[Hit_Factor]

Maybe try the firmware on the Bridgecom website - I know for a fact that v2.05 has English as an option.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0833/9095/files/D878UVII_V2.05_official_release_220411.zip?v=1650653489

 

[KevinJ256]

That still had the same effect. It's as if the MCU is silently refusing to accept the firmware. Is there a specific baudrate that needs to be set for the firmware upload?

 

[Ensnared]

My Anytone 500 M came with instructions in English.

 

[ultrajv]

The radios bootloader determines the default language. You cant easily change the bootloader as it requires opening the radio and using extra hardware. This radio must have come direct from China or perhaps was modified by previous user. The CPS determines the language used also. Contact the seller.

 

[KevinJ256]

The radios bootloader determines the default language. This radio must have come direct from China. The CPS determines the language used also.

umm.. yes... LOL. I'm still stuck in Shenzhen until the end of this month. I figured i may as well buy a radio here and since i'm just effectively sitting on my duff until the 30th , i figured ... why not learn how to use the radio to it's fullest potential before i get on the plane. It's pretty much going to be 24 hours at least travel time for me from China back to Michigan.
Anyways, thanks for the info about the bootloader determining the system language.
Do you have any links on where i might be able to download bootloaders?

 

[KevinJ256]

The radios bootloader determines the default language. You cant easily change the bootloader as it requires opening the radio and using extra hardware. This radio must have come direct from China or perhaps was modified by previous user. The CPS determines the language used also. Contact the seller.

my guess is that it's a JTAG interface or TTL Serial interface for the ARM processor that runs the radio...

 

[ultrajv]

my guess is that it's a JTAG interface or TTL Serial interface for the ARM processor that runs the radio...

I converted my 868 to 878 using these instructions, it shows how to replace bootloader using ST link 2

Convert your DMR D868UV to D878UV with analog APRS

The Anytone D868 and D878 handys have the same hardware. Find out here how to flash the software to support DMR and analog APRS.

www.f5uii.net

The bootloader used ironically is chinese. I havnt seen any others

 

[Hit_Factor]

That still had the same effect. It's as if the MCU is silently refusing to accept the firmware. Is there a specific baudrate that needs to be set for the firmware upload?

I went with the default, no idea what that was.

There is a screenshot in the instructions showing baud rate.

How about doing a reset, Don't you get an option to select the language? Reset is part of firmware upgrade instructions.

Maybe the previous comment about the bootloader makes all of this moot.

 

[KevinJ256]

I went with the default, no idea what that was.

There is a screenshot in the instructions showing baud rate.

How about doing a reset, Don't you get an option to select the language? Reset is part of firmware upgrade instructions.

Maybe the previous comment about the bootloader makes all of this moot.

looking into the firmware versions and system versions in the menus i see that the "Langauge Pack" Version is set to v1.0. So my guess is that i have to update that particular part somehow. everything else is higher than v1.0, the main firmware version i have updated to v2.05

 

[ultrajv]

looking into the firmware versions and system versions in the menus i see that the "Langauge Pack" Version is set to v1.0. So my guess is that i have to update that particular part somehow. everything else is higher than v1.0, the main firmware version i have updated to v2.05

While my converted 868 to 878 boots up in Chinese after a reset. It does revert to english when I load my own codeplug. I wonder if part of the problem is the language used on your PC and CPS. If you have multiple languages, it may complicate things.