BK Radio GPH Flex Mode User Manual Download

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BK Radio

FEATURES

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Programmable group/channel selector

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Programmable top switches

• Programmable

keypad

• DTMF

• ANI

• Time-out

timer

• Group

scan

• Scan

delay

• Talkback

scan

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Nuisance channel delete

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Dual-priority scan with Code Guard

• Alphanumeric

display

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Up to 240 channels available in 15

groups of 16 channels

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2.5 kHz interstitial channel spacing

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Enhanced user Code Guard that

accesses all 16 guards

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Group scan with group lockout

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Clonable alphanumeric display data

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Clonable low-power select per channel

Summary of Contents for GPH Flex Mode

Page 1: ...delay Talkback scan Nuisance channel delete Dual priority scan with Code Guard Alphanumeric display Up to 240 channels available in 15 groups of 16 channels 2 5 kHz interstitial channel spacing Enhanced user Code Guard that accesses all 16 guards Group scan with group lockout Clonable alphanumeric display data Clonable low power select per channel ...

Page 2: ...has been designed to meet the tough requirements of today s communications environment Please take a moment to read the information in this manual so you can get optimum performance from your new radio FCC REQUIREMENTS Your radio must be properly licensed by the Federal Communications Commission prior to use Your BK Radio dealer can assist you in meeting these requirements Your dealer will program...

Page 3: ...eived TRANSMIT 1 PRESS THE PTT Push To Talk switch When the transmitter is on the red transmit indicator glows and TX appears in the display 2 TALK IN A NORMAL VOICE with the microphone 1 2 inches from your mouth 3 RELEASE THE PTT switch to stop transmitting If the transmit indicator does not glow when you press the PTT switch the battery pack may need to be charged If so the display will indicate...

Page 4: ...DICATOR ANTENNA HI LO TRANSMIT POWER SCAN PRIORITY ANTENNA ACCESSORY MOUNT EARPHONE PTT PUSH TO TALK SPEAKER MICROPHONE LCD DISPLAY CHANNEL SELECT ON OFF VOLUME SQUELCH CODE GUARD G R P PRG TX RX SCNID CG DPH RADIO WITH KEYBOARD DISPLAY COVERED OR NOT INSTALLED REDUCED VIEW BK RADIO CG OFF SQ VOL 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 A B C KEYBOARD RADIO CONTROLS GPH ...

Page 5: ...T CODE GUARD MODE by turning the squelch knob off counterclockwise into the Code Guard Position A message will be heard only when the proper Code Guard value is received CODE GUARD TRANSMIT 1 TURN THE SQUELCH KNOB ON clockwise 2 MONITOR THE CODE GUARD CHANNEL before transmitting NOTE Do not transmit if the channel is busy the busy channel indicator is lit 3 PRESS THE PTT Push To Talk switch When t...

Page 6: ...elects a different channel in the same group The group is selected with the keypad GROUP SELECTOR Each switch position selects the same channel in a different group The channel is selected with the keypad Changing switch positions would select a different set of group parameters such as Code Guards User Selected Code Guard Scan List ANI and Priority Channels CUSTOM SELECTOR The switch can be progr...

Page 7: ...d Switch C has been programmed for Priority Scan PROGRAMMABLE KEYPAD MENU Any functions not assigned to a top switch can be enabled disabled with the keypad 1 PRESS THE FCN KEY to display the function menu 2 REPEATEDLY PRESS FCN to step through the menu 3 PRESS PRI TO TOGGLE the function on off when the desired menu item is displayed When the display flashes the function is enabled HI LO TRANSMIT ...

Page 8: ...ber to be sent If DTMF and ANI are both enabled the ANI tone sequence is transmitted only after the ENT key is pressed while the PTT switch is activated You will hear a sidetone TIME OUT TIMER The transmit time out timer limits the duration of calls and guards against accidentally locking on the transmitter and tying up the radio system Your dealer can program the duration of the time out timer 15...

Page 9: ...ets the radio receive a response to a transmission before scanning the other channels for activity If you find that your scanner is restarting before message replies are received you can ask your dealer to increase the scan delay time 0 7 5 seconds TALKBACK SCAN Your dealer can program your radio for talkback scan When enabled if scan hold time remains after you receive a call transmission occurs ...

Page 10: ... cycle through the choices of Off Main and numbers 1 16 2 PRESS CLR to turn the channel off If a carrier is detected you will hear the message unless the proper Code Guard is missing If a carrier is present but the correct Code Guard is not found the radio will only monitor the priority channel every 4 seconds If a frequency is found on both PR1 and PR2 but the frequency has an improper Code Guard...

Page 11: ...mmed by your dealer to backlight the display when a signal is received or when a key is pressed The time duration of the backlighting can also be programmed CHANNEL LABELS You can program the radio with a label for each of the 15 channel groups and a label for each of the 16 channels within each group To display the channel number associated with a channel label 1 PRESS THE KEY to display the grou...

Page 12: ...channels can be programmed to have an individual personality with the operational features described earlier SELECT A GROUP CHANNEL The group channel selector knob can be programmed by your dealer as a channel selector a group selector or a custom group channel selector CHANNEL SELECTOR Knob positions 1 16 select channels in the group selected by the keypad 1 PRESS THE KEY on the keypad to display...

Page 13: ...EY for the new channel number 3 PRESS THE ENT KEY or wait 5 seconds The radio returns to normal operation for the new channel and the selected group is displayed CUSTOM SELECTOR Your dealer will provide you with the pre programmed group channel combinations for your radio If a knob position is programmed to allow selection of the group and or channel with the keypad 1 PRESS 2 PRESS THE NUMBER OF T...

Page 14: ...itor the channel for the preset scan delay time before it resumes scanning If your radio is programmed for Nuisance Channel delete and channel scan is assigned to a top switch Switch B for example a nuisance channel can be temporarily removed from the scan list by sliding Switch B down and then back up TRANSMIT WITH SCAN ON When Switch B scan is up the radio transmits on the channel selected by th...

Page 15: ...he signal contains the proper Code Guard value the radio receives the message Otherwise the radio resumes scanning immediately CHANGE THE SCAN LIST The radio can be programmed to enable the user to add or remove channels from the scan list If user changes are enabled follow these steps to change the scan list 1 SLIDE SWITCHES B SCAN AND C PRIORITY DOWN 2 SELECT A CHANNEL to be added or removed fro...

Page 16: ...r the duration of the transmission PRIORITY SCAN WITH CODE GUARD Priority scan can be used in combination with Code Guard with Switch C up the squelch knob in the Code Guard position off and the priority channel programmed with Code Guard If a message is received on the priority channel the radio receiver locks on to the priority channel for the duration of the signal The message can be heard only...

Page 17: ...iority Mode C Yes Priority Mode B Mode A Mode B Mode C Priority Channel Channel Knob Preset Preset Transmit Channel Channel Knob Channel Knob Priority Channel WHICH MODE IS INSTALLED If the radio has a display and keypad follow these steps to determine which priority mode is programmed 1 SLIDE SWITCHES B SCAN AND C PRIORITY DOWN 2 TURN THE CHANNEL SELECTOR KNOB stopping at each channel to view the...

Page 18: ...s the priority channel To reply to a message on the priority channel press the PTT switch and transmit on the priority channel Once activity ceases on the priority channel the radio returns to scan operation Priority Mode B With Switch C priority up and Switch B scan down the radio can receive on the knob selected channel while sampling the priority channel If the priority channel becomes active t...

Page 19: ...age heard on the priority channel press the PTT switch The radio transmits only on the priority channel when Switch C priority is up Once activity has ceased on the priority channel the radio returns to the receive channel on the channel selector knob Priority Mode C with Scan With Switches B scan and C priority up the radio scans until it locks on to an active channel The radio continues to sampl...

Page 20: ...to the channel you want to enter as the new priority channel 3 PRESS THE PRI KEY A short beep sounds and PR appears in the display indicating that the displayed channel is now the priority channel NOTE Only one channel at a time can be designated as the priority channel NOTE A channel can be the priority channel even if it is on the scan list Due to multiple sampling of the same channel however ma...

Page 21: ... 1 SLIDE SWITCHES B AND C DOWN 2 TURN THE CHANNEL SELECTOR KNOB to Channel 5 3 PRESS THE 9 KEY on the keypad The display shows CG The radio will now operate on the frequencies of Channel 5 with Channel 9 Code Guard values The display shows the Code Guard channel 9 and then the selected channel 5 4 PRESS THE KEY to display the Code Guard channel briefly The display shows the group number followed b...

Page 22: ...e Guard channel and the proper Code Guard value is not detected the busy channel indicator remains on for the duration of the carrier activity and no message is heard During scan and priority scan operation the busy channel indicator glows when activity is detected on any channel on the scan list When scanning or priority scanning Code Guard channels with the squelch knob in the Code Guard positio...

Page 23: ...rect value or carrier activity only the transmitter is disabled an alert tone is heard and the display shows the word BUSY when the PTT switch is pressed whether the squelch knob is in or out of the Code Guard detent Channels not programmed to receive Code Guard operation can be used to transmit regardless of carrier activity BUSY CHANNEL LOCKOUT OVERRIDE This mode operates in the same manner as b...

Page 24: ...STER SWITCH END of the cloning cable to the side connector of the master radio NOTE One plug of the cloning cable has a push button master switch This plug must be attached to the master radio 3 TURN ON THE MASTER RADIO 4 SELECT THE GROUP to be cloned from the master radio 5 PUT THE MASTER RADIO IN PROGRAMMING MODE by pressing and holding the master switch Enter the password of the selected group ...

Page 25: ...group turn off both radios and go back to Step 3 on the previous page changing the channel group as required If cloning is finished turn off the clone and disconnect the cloning cable Normal radio operation will occur when you turn on the clone 12 IF THE DOWNLOAD WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL the master will display FAIL and multiple beeps will follow Failure of downloading can be due to Improper connection ...

Page 26: ...HE DISPLAY to show the ID number of the master for example 100 3 PRESS CLR press 1 2 and 5 The ID number 125 is now only in temporary memory 4 PRESS connect the cloning cable to the clone radio and download by pressing FCN ID number 125 is now stored in the permanent memory of the clone 5 AFTER DOWNLOADING PRESS CLR Disconnect the clone The master radio display will show that 125 is still being he...

Page 27: ...SURE to the pack while twisting the pack to its original position The metal tab will click locking the pack in position REMOVING THE BATTERY 1 TURN THE RADIO OFF 2 PUSH UP THE METAL TAB on the side of the case while twisting the battery pack approximately 30 3 REMOVE BATTERY PACK from the radio NOTE Periodically check the contacts on the battery pack for dirt that could prevent a good electrical c...

Page 28: ...sed by a standard push button telephone ENT Enter FCN Function LCD Liquid Crystal Display Individual The information programmed with a PC on Personality both a global and by channel basis that tells the radio exactly how to operate PRG Program PRI Priority PTT Push To Talk RTA Repeater Talk Around RX Receive SCN Scan SQ Squelch Squelch A control that eliminates background noise Talkback Scan When ...

Page 29: ...cal BK Radio dealer equipped to service your radio If you find it impractical to have service performed by your local dealer contact BK Radio at the address below BK Radio Inc ATTN Customer Service 7100 Technology Drive West Melbourne FL 32904 800 422 6281 ...

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