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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CHANNEL GROUPS ................9 PROGRAMMABLE TOP SWITCHES/ FUNCTION MENU....11 SCAN OPERATION................12 PRIORITY SCAN................15 USER SELECTED CHANNEL GUARD..........21 OTHER OPERATIONAL FEATURES..........22 ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY ............25 CLONING PROCEDURE ..............27 BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL .......31 DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS............32 WARRANTY..................33 SERVICE .....................33 GPH Plus Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION CONGRATULATIONS, you now own a BK Radio GPH Plus radio. This enhanced GPH portable radio has 400 channels; whereas, the standard GPH series had a maximum of 240 channels. Like the standard GPH, the Plus radio has been designed to meet the tough requirements of today’s communications environment.

  • Page 4: Rf Energy Exposure Awareness And Control Information, And Operational Instructions For Fcc Occupational Use Requirements

    Please refer to the following WEBSITES for more information on what RF energy exposure is and how to control your exposure to assure compliance with established RF exposure limits. http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/rf-faqs.html http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/radiofrequencyradiation/index.html GPH Plus Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 5 RF exposure and to satisfy compliance requirements. 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.

  • Page 6: Contact Information

    Antenna should be kept away from eyes. • When worn on the body, always place the radio in a BK Radio approved clip, holder, holster, case, or body harness for this product. Using approved body-worn accessories is important because the use of BK Radio or other manufacturer’s non-approved accessories may...

  • Page 7: Radio Controls

    RADIO CONTROLS TRANSMIT INDICATOR BK RADIO SQUELCH SQUELCH CHANNEL GUARD ANTENNA CODE GUARD ON/OFF VOLUME OFF- 9 10 HI/LO CHANNEL DIGITAL TRANSMIT SELECT GPH RADIO WITH DPH RADIO WITH POWER KEYPAD/DISPLAY KEYBOARD/DISPLAY COVERED COVERED OR (REDUCED VIEW) NOT INSTALLED SCAN...

  • Page 8: Basic Operation

    If the length of your message exceeds the preset Time-Out Timer setting, the transmitter automatically shuts off and a tone sounds. To continue transmission, release the PTT switch, and then press it again and continue talking. GPH Plus Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 9: Channel Guard Operation

    CHANNEL GUARD OPERATION SQUELCH CONTROL Sub-audible signaling (CTCSS/CDCSS) is used to allow a group of radios to be selectively called in a system. Programming the receive guard equal to zero allows for Carrier Squelch operation, where the radio will unmute whenever a carrier is detected.

  • Page 10: Channel Groups

    GROUP SELECTOR Knob positions 1–16 select groups 1–16: 1. Press [#] twice to select a channel. 2. Press a number key for the new channel number. GPH Plus Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 11 3. Press the [ENT] key or wait 5 seconds. The radio returns to normal operation for the new channel, and the selected channel 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:...

  • Page 12: Programmable Top Switches/ Function Menu

    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. GPH Plus Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Scan Operation

    KEYPAD LOCK To lock/unlock the keypad, press and hold the [FCN] key. When locked, ‘LOCKED’ will be LOCKED displayed if a key is pressed and a low beep will sound. LOCKOUT EXCEPTIONS: 1. If enabled, a long [PRI] key press will activate Emergency Mode even when the keypad is locked.

  • Page 14: Nuisance Channel Delete

    TALKBACK SCAN If your radio is programmed for Talkback Scan, press PTT while a channel is active or while scan delay time remains. You will be responding GPH Plus Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Group Scan

    on the transmit frequency of the received channel. Talkback Scan will not work if Priority Scan is also on and your radio is programmed to always transmit on the Priority 1 channel. CHANGE THE SCAN LIST If the radio has not been programmed for Scan List Lock, the user may add or remove channels from the Scan List.

  • Page 16: Priority Scan

    PR1 and PR2, are periodically tested for activity, even if a different transmission is being listened to. Activity on PR2 preempts activity on any of the non-priority channels. Receptions on PR1 have priority over any other channel in the group, including PR2. GPH Plus Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 17 Either priority channel can be programmed as a fixed channel, tied to the Channel Selector knob, programmed OFF. radio programmed to transmit on the first priority channel, transmissions will occur on PR1 when operating in Priority Scan Mode. If PR1 is a fixed channel, and the [PRI] key is not locked out, the user can move the channel selector to a new channel and press the [PRI] key to choose a new PR1 channel.
  • Page 18 Does PR appear in the display? Turn channel knob Slide Switch C up to different channel. Does display show knob-selected Priority Mode A channel? Does display change to priority channel? Priority Mode B Priority Mode C GPH Plus Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 19 Priority Mode A with Scan In Priority Mode A, the priority channel is set by the Channel Selector knob. Priority Mode A is seldom used by itself because the radio receives transmits only knob-selected channel. When Switches B (scan) and C (priority) are up, scanning occurs until an active scan channel is found.
  • Page 20 The radio continues to sample the priority channel while listening to the active channel. If activity occurs on the priority channel, the radio overrides the active scan channel, changes to the priority channel, and holds for the duration of the transmission. GPH Plus Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 21 To reply to a message 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 scan operation. CHANGE THE PRIORITY 1 CHANNEL The fixed Priority 1 channel can be permanently set or can be changeable.

  • Page 22: User Selected Channel Guard

    (1–16) to select a different set of Channel Guard values. NOTE: During Scan or Priority Scan, the receiver does not use the user- selected Channel Guard values. However, user-selected Channel Guard values are used by the transmitter in Scan Mode. GPH Plus Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Other Operational Features

    OTHER OPERATIONAL FEATURES The BK Radio GPH Plus 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 24 During Scan and Priority Scan operation, the Busy Channel Indicator glows when activity is detected on any channel on the Scan List. GPH Plus Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Busy Channel Lockout

    When scanning or priority scanning Channel Guard channels with the Squelch knob in the Channel Guard position and activity has been detected, the Busy Channel Indicator glows for the time period necessary to determine if the proper Channel Guard value has been received. This will cause the Busy Channel Indicator to flash at various rates.

  • Page 26: Alphanumeric Display

    ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY GPH Plus radio has a slide-out keypad/display cover. To remove or install the cover, turn off the radio and remove the battery (see Battery Installation and Removal, page 33). The Alphanumeric Display can be programmed to operate in Numeric Mode, displaying channel numbers instead of labels.

  • Page 27: Display Backlighting

    DISPLAY BACKLIGHTING The GPH Plus radio can be programmed 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 25 channel groups and a label for each of the 16 channels within each group.

  • Page 28: Cloning Procedure

    CLONING PROCEDURE Any “Master” radio (a GPH Plus with the desired radio frequencies and settings) is capable of transferring its program to another GPH Plus or “Slave” radio. The radio receiving the program is also referred to as the “Clone.” The LAA0700 cloning cable will be required in the following procedure.
  • Page 29 8. Turn on the Clone and set it to the desired channel group. 9. Press the [*] key on the Master radio keypad. The display will flash ‘PROG’ PROG signifying that the radio is ready to download its program to the Clone. 10.
  • Page 30 Clone and download by pressing [FCN]. 8. Any number of radios can be coded with different or sequential ID numbers using this technique. The ID number in the permanent memory of the master will remain unchanged at 100. GPH Plus Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 31 SCAN LIST CLONING When a Master radio downloads to a Clone, the Scan List is also transferred. See page 16 in this manual for selecting the Scan List. RELM Wireless Corp.

  • Page 32: Battery Installation And Removal

    BATTERY INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL BK Radio battery packs are available in a variety of sizes and types for special applications. Rechargeable battery packs can be charged separately or while attached to a radio. NOTE: For safety reasons, rechargeable battery packs are shipped uncharged or only partially charged.

  • Page 33: Definitions And Acronyms

    DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS Automatic Numeric Identification Channel Guard Clear Cloning The process of copying data from one radio, called “master,” to other radios, called “slaves” or “clones.” Channel A sub-audible tone, a code (analog) or a Network Guard Access Code (digital) for selective calling and receiving.

  • Page 34: Warranty

    For warranty information on your product, please contact BK Radio at (800) 422-6281 SERVICE If you need service, contact your local 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:...
  • Page 35 NOTES: RELM Wireless Corp.
  • Page 36 NOTES: GPH Plus Owner’s Manual...

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