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BK Radio DMH 5992 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS FCC Requirements Safety Precautions RF Energy Exposure Awareness And Control Information Radio Controls Basic Operation Channel Guard Operation Mixed Mode Operation Secure Operation Channel Groups Programmable Push Buttons/ Microphone FCN Key Menu Scan Operation Priority Scan Unit-to-Unit Call Emergency Call User Selected Channel Guard Other Operational Features...

  • Page 3: Fcc Requirements

    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 each radio with your authorized frequencies, signaling codes, etc., and will be there to meet your communications needs as your system expands.

  • Page 4: Rf Energy Exposure Awareness And Control Information

    RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION, AND OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FCC OCCUPATIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS BEFORE USING YOUR MOBILE 2-WAY RADIO, READ THE INFORMATION BELOW WHICH CONTAINS IMPORTANT OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAFE USAGE AND RF ENERGY AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH RF ENERGY EXPOSURE LIMITS IN APPLICABLE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.
  • Page 5 COMPLIANCE WITH RF EXPOSURE STANDARDS Your BK Radio 2-way radio is designed and tested to comply with a number of national and international standards and guidelines (listed below) for human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy. This radio...
  • Page 6 RF EXPOSURE COMPLIANCE AND CONTROL GUIDELINES AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS To control exposure to yourself and others and to ensure compliance with the RF exposure limits, always adhere to the following procedures. Guidelines: • User awareness instructions must accompany device when transferred to other users.

  • Page 7: Radio Controls

    (Alphanumeric Mode), or receive and transmit frequencies. The Display Mode and Channel Labels are programmed by the technician along with Group Labels (if applicable) and channel frequencies. The display shows slightly different indications during Channel Scan and Priority Scan operation in alphanumeric and numeric modes. RELM/BK Radio...

  • Page 8: Channel Guard Operation

    TRANSMIT Press the PTT (Push-To-Talk) switch on the microphone. The annunciator appears on the display and the red Transmit indicator illuminates while the PTT is pressed. Talk in a normal voice with the microphone approximately one to two inches from your mouth. Release the PTT switch to stop transmitting.
  • Page 9 Turn the Volume knob to set a comfortable volume level. Press the [MON] button again to stop squelch noise. Select a channel group (if applicable) by pressing the [GRP] button and turning the Channel Selector knob. Press the [GRP] button again to return to Channel Select mode. RELM/BK Radio...

  • Page 10: Mixed Mode Operation

    Select a channel by turning the Channel Selector knob. Press the [CG] button to disable or enable Channel Guard operation. On analog channels, the radio reverts to carrier squelch. On digital channels, the radio will unmute when a digital signal with any NAC is detected. An arrow on the display points to the [CG] button indicating when Channel Guard is disabled.

  • Page 11: Secure Operation

    Key Pick List. If a key is selected from the pick list, it will be used during transmit on every channel that allows selectable keys. RELM/BK Radio...

  • Page 12: Channel Groups

    To access the Key Pick List, press the microphone’s [FCN] button. The display momentarily shows ‘KEY ##’, where ## is the number of the currently selected transmit key, and then shows the key’s label. If no key has been selected (default keys are being used), the display shows ‘KEY DFLT.’...

  • Page 13: Programmable Push Buttons/ Microphone Fcn Key Menu

    MICROPHONE kEYPAD LOCk To lock/unlock the microphone’s keypad, press and hold the [FCN] key. “LOCKED” will be displayed and a low beep will sound if a key is pressed while the keypad is in the locked mode. RELM/BK Radio...
  • Page 14 Lockout Exception: PTT unlocks the keypad during transmit for DTMF key presses. PUSH BUTTON CONTROLS Monitor Squelch Noise Press the [MON] button to start or stop monitoring squelch noise. This allows you to set a comfortable volume level. Channel Scan Press the [SCN] button to start or stop scanning channels in the scan list.
  • Page 15 1 second until the arrow above the [HOM] button appears on the display. The new channel then becomes the Home Channel. Remote Speaker Press the [SPk] button to toggle between the built-in radio speaker and a remotely mounted speaker. RELM/BK Radio...
  • Page 16 Next Scan Channel Press the [NXT] button to select the next consecutive channel in the Scan List (not during scan operation). Low Power Select Press the [LPW] button to toggle between high power and low power transmitter operation. Transmitter power settings can be programmed from 15 to 50 watts.

  • Page 17: Scan Operation

    Not all microphones support these functions. Contact your dealer to determine which features are available with your microphone and have been enabled in the radio. When the radio is powered off and back on, the pre-programmed Scan List will be restored. RELM/BK Radio...

  • Page 18: Talkback Scan

    TRANSMIT WITH SCAN ON When operating in Scan mode, the radio transmits on the channel selected by the Channel Selector knob. Select a transmit channel by turning the Channel Selector knob. Press and hold the PTT switch and talk in a normal voice. When the PTT switch is released, the radio continues to monitor the selected channel for the preset scan delay time before it resumes scanning.

  • Page 19: Priority Scan

    [PRI] button for more than 1 second to choose a new PR1 channel. Dual Priority Scan is automatically disabled when Group Scan is on. RELM/BK Radio...
  • Page 20 OLD-STYLE Bk PRIORITY SCAN The radio can be programmed with one of three Priority Modes: A, B, or C. The table below shows how the priority channels and the transmit channels are selected in each mode. Mode A Mode B Mode C Priority Channel Channel Knob...
  • Page 21 Turn the Channel Selector knob to the channel you want to enter as the new Priority 1 channel. Press and hold the [PRI] button for more than 1 second. A short beep sounds and PR appears in the display, indicating that the displayed channel is now the priority channel. RELM/BK Radio...

  • Page 22: Unit-To-Unit Call

    NOTE: If the radio is programmed for Dual Priority operation, only Priority 1 channel can be changed with the [PRI] button. 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, maximum performance occurs when the priority channel is not on the Scan List.
  • Page 23 ID will be displayed along with the RX, phone, and ID icons. The calling unit’s ID will be displayed for the duration of the reception, and once the signal goes away, for a programmed hold time. RELM/BK Radio...
  • Page 24 When the hold time expires, the display will return to the normal Operating Mode display, but the phone icon will flash until the microphone’s [*] key is pressed, putting the radio in Unit-To-Unit Mode, displaying the last active ID. UNIT-TO-UNIT CALLBACk If Unit-To-Unit callback is enabled, and a Unit-To-Unit call is received on the Ready-to-Transmit (RTX) channel, the user may press PTT before the hold time expires, causing the radio to enter Unit-To-Unit Mode and...

  • Page 25: Emergency Call

    On channels programmed for analog transmissions, and channels programmed for Mixed Mode transmissions with the ‘TX Digital’ switch OFF, pressing PTT in Emergency Mode will result in a normal analog transmission. RELM/BK Radio...
  • Page 26 USER SELECTED CHANNEL GUARD User Selected Channel Guard is only available on radios equipped with a keypad microphone. Not all microphones support this function. Con- tact your dealer to determine which features are available with your mi- crophone and have been enabled in the radio. When the radio is being programmed with transmit and receive frequen- cies for each channel, a receive Channel Guard value and a transmit Channel Guard value can also be assigned to each channel.

  • Page 27: Other Operational Features

    OTHER OPERATIONAL FEATURES The BK Radio G Series radio is based on a microprocessor core that allows extra features and operational characteristics to be programmed into the radio. Your dealer can help define the best operational settings for your system and program them into the radio.

  • Page 28: Busy Channel Lockout

    If DTMF and ANI are both enabled, the ANI tone sequence is transmitted only after the LAA0290 microphone’s [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.

  • Page 29: Alphanumeric Display

    -Flashing SCN indicates scanning in progress, and RX SCN indicates receiving on a scanned channel. -Digital reception/transmission - ‘It’s Digital’ - Programming Mode - Automatic Numeric Identification (ANI) -User Channel Guard Active -Group Label -Individual Call -Flashing phone icon indicates missed call. RELM/BK Radio...

  • Page 30: Channel Labels

    DMH Series mobile radio displays can be programmed with the following features: CHANNEL LABELS You can program the radio with a label for each of the 25 channel groups and a label for each of the 16 channels within each group. To display the channel number associated with a channel label: Press the microphone’s [#] key to display the group number.

  • Page 31: Definitions And Acronyms

    Time-Out Timer A feature that limits the duration of calls. Transmit Digital reception/transmission – ‘It’s Digital.” Mixed Mode Allows Analog and Digital operation on the same channel Network Access Code for digital channel. TGID Talk Group ID number RELM/BK Radio...

  • Page 32: Programming Notes

    Programming Notes Model Number: ___________ Serial Number: _____________ Master Password: __________ Front Panel Button Assignments: #1 ______ #2______ #3 ______ #4______ #5______ Microphone Function Button Assignments: FCN 1 _____ FCN 2 _____ FCN 3 _____ FCN 4 _____ FCN 5 _____ FCN 6 _____ FCN 7 _____ FCN 8 _____ FCN 9 _____ FCN 10 _____ FCN 11 _____ Home Channel: ________ Talkback Scan:...
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