BK Radio GPH-CMD, Service Manual

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Operation GPH-CMD VHF Radio
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BK RADIO
3.15 DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS
ANI Automatic Numeric Identification
CG Code Guard
CLR Clear
Cloning
The process of copying data from one radio, called
“master,” to other radios, called “slaves” or “clones.”
Code Guard A sub-audible tone for selective calling and
receiving.
Command
Group A group of up to 20 channels selected by the user
from any of the 500 channels in the radio.
Detent The click/hesitation you feel as you turn a knob from
one position to another.
DTMF Dual Tone Multiple Frequency
DTMF Tones Tones that sound like those used by a standard
push-button telephone.
ENT Enter
FCN Function
Individual
Personality
The information programmed with a PC on both a
global and by-channel basis that tells the radio
exactly how to operate.
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
PROG Program
PRI Priority
PTT Push To Talk
RTA Repeater Talk Around
RTX Channel Ready to Transmit Channel
RX Receive
SCN Scan
SQ Squelch
Squelch
A control that eliminates background noise.
Talkback Scan When scanning, if a signal is present, the scan will
stop and you will hear the signal. If you can then
push the PTT switch to talk back to the person, you
are in Talkback Scan Mode.
Time-Out Timer A feature that limits the duration of calls.
TX Transmit
UTXG
User Transmit Code Guard