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Copyright 

 2016 BY 

Bridge Embedded Systems, Inc 

Version 1.1, March 2016 
 
All rights reserved. 
Printed in the United States of America. 
 
Windows

 is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation 

 
For Technical Support, please contact: 
BridgeCom Systems, Inc. 

102 NE State Route 92 Highway, Suite C

 

Smithville, MO 64089 
Tel: (816)-532-8451 

[email protected]

 

 

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Summary of Contents for BCM-220

Page 1: ...BCM 220 User Manual By BridgeCom Systems Inc...

Page 2: ...s reserved Printed in the United States of America Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation For Technical Support please contact BridgeCom Systems Inc 102 NE State Route 92 Highway S...

Page 3: ...U MODE 15 CHAPTER 6 HOW TO FUNCTION GUIDE 16 VFO FREQUENCY ENTRY 16 STORING A CHANNEL TO MEMORY 16 DELETING A CHANNEL FROM MEMORY 16 SENDING DTMF TONES WHILE TRANSMITTING 16 RADIO ALIGNMENT 17 SETTING...

Page 4: ...APPENDIX A TERMINAL DESCRIPTION 27 APPENDIX B CTCSS DCS TABLES 28 AVAILABLE CTCSS TONES 28 WARRANTY AND SERVICE 29 FCC STATEMENTS 30 4...

Page 5: ...our transceiver is mounted in the trunk area INJURY FROM RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSMISSIONS Do not operate your BCM 220 when somebody is either touching the antenna or standing within two to three feet of...

Page 6: ...to the negative battery terminal Place the fuse as close to the battery as possible Coil the surplus cable and secure it with a retaining band Be sure to leave enough slack in the cables so the transc...

Page 7: ...1 Mounting Bracket 1 DTMF Microphone 1 Microphone Hanger w screws 1 Screw Set 5x16 mm self tapping screw Hex headed screw w washer Spring Washer Flat Washer 4 4 4 4 Image 1 Radio Connections and brac...

Page 8: ...0W 30W Maximum Deviation 5kHz 25 kHz 2 5 kHz 12 5 kHz Spurious and Harmonic 70dB FM Hum and Noise 40dB 12 5 kHz 45 dB 25 kHz Audio Distortion 3 Maximum with 1 kHz Modulation Audio Freq Response 1 3dB...

Page 9: ...2 Dot Matrix Graphic LCD DSUB15 Accessory Connector 4W Front Mounted Speaker External Speaker Port Selectable Squelch Level 1 9 CSQ CTCSS and DCS Encode Decode Programmable COS function Active Low Car...

Page 10: ...CHAPTER 2 Getting Acquainted Image 2 BCM Radio Front Image 3 BCM Radio Rear Image 4 BCM Radio Display LCD Icons 10...

Page 11: ...n the radio press and hold the POWER VOL knob for approximately two seconds Front Panel Keypad The two knobs on the radio are push button style rotary knobs Knob on left Volume Control Knob Power On O...

Page 12: ...into the radio using the DTMF keypad For example Your repeater transmits on 224 140 MHz and receives on 222 540 MHz and uses a CTCSS tone of 114 8 Hz on the input and output To enter 224 14 MHz use th...

Page 13: ...splay Press the SELECT knob to select 114 8 A beep should be heard TX CTCSS DCS Entry 1 Rotate the SELECT knob until TX SQUELCH is displayed 2 Press the SELECT knob to access the menu item select Rota...

Page 14: ...help to ignore unwanted calls on the channel CTCSS DCS is programmed on a per channel basis To communicate using CTCSS DCS other radios must have the same signaling in their radios Working Modes Frequ...

Page 15: ...exit the alignment mode menu simply press the A button Radio Personality Menu Mode To enter the radio personality menu mode press the B button on the radio control head From the this menu you can adju...

Page 16: ...RX frequency to store is displayed Press and hold the SELECT button for approx 2 seconds The moment the SELECT button is pressed the radio will enter memory mode and display the current memory channel...

Page 17: ...ing To exit the ALIGNMENT menu press the A button Changing Power Level The BCM 220 supports four programmable TX Power output settings 5W 10W 20W and 30W TX power is adjusted by accessing the alignmen...

Page 18: ...the SELECT to go back to the menu A good beep is emitted 6 To exit the alignment menu press the A button on the control head and the radio will revert back to VFO mode A good beep is emitted Changing...

Page 19: ...LECT button to allow for changing the DTMF TONE DEV A good beep will be emitted 4 PTT the radio and press a DTMF key on the microphone Adjust the DTMF Dev while observing the effect on a service monit...

Page 20: ...izes available are 5kHz 10kHz 12 5kHz 15kHz 20kHz 25kHz and 30kHz 1 Make sure the radio is in VFO mode Press the B button the control head to access the personality menu A good beep is emitted 2 FREQ...

Page 21: ...IGNAL is displayed on the top line 3 Press the SELECT button to allow for changing the TX SIGNAL A good beep is emitted 4 Rotate the SELECT knob until the desired TX signal is desired Press the SELECT...

Page 22: ...to turn ON rotate the SELECT knob CCW to turn OFF Press the SELECT knob to exit the selection process If beeps are ON a good beep is emitted and control goes back to the menu The note icon will be il...

Page 23: ...or Memory Scan mode if the un mute condition is selected to be CARRIER the radio will defeat the RX SIGNAL requirement and un mute the radio Otherwise the radio will wait for the Scan Hang Signal Time...

Page 24: ...press the SELECT knob to go back to the menu A good beep is emitted 5 To exit the personality menu press the B button on the control head and the radio will revert back to VFO mode A good beep is emi...

Page 25: ...radio will revert back to VFO mode A good beep is emitted Changing Scan Wait For Signal Time The Scan wait for Signal Time is the amount of time the radio will wait looking for valid signal decode af...

Page 26: ...ted in 219 220 MHz Data ONLY channels are identified on the LCD display by viewing a squared I icon in the right corner of the display Interfacing a TNC or any data device to the BCM 220 requires use...

Page 27: ...APPENDIX A Terminal Description 27...

Page 28: ...code can be inverted as noted by an i next to field in LCD display 023 071 143 225 266 356 452 532 664 025 072 145 226 271 364 454 546 703 026 073 152 243 274 365 455 565 712 031 074 155 244 306 371...

Page 29: ...s expense and it will include the cost to ship test and return the equipment Equipment returned for repair must have a return merchandise authorization RMA number To obtain an RMA contact our Technica...

Page 30: ...e following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including received interference that may cause undesired operation WARNING Mo...

Page 31: ...NOTES 31...

Page 32: ...102 NE State Route 92 Hwy Suite C Smithville M0 64089 816 532 8451 www BridgeComSystems com Printed in United States of America 32...

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