DPH- CMD DIGITAL PORTABLE RADIO Owner’s Manual BK Radio 7100 Technology Drive West Melbourne, FL 32904 Telephone: (321) 984-1414 FAX: (321) 984-0434 www.relm.com © Copyright 2006 RELM Wireless Corporation. All rights reserved.
DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS ANI CLR Cloning Channel Guard Command Group Detent DTMF DTMF Tones ENT FCN GRP D Individual Personality LCD Mixed Mode NAC PR PRG PRI PTT RTA RTX Channel RX SCN SQ Squelch Talkback Scan Time-Out Timer TX UNAC UTGID UTXG 42 TABLE OF CONTENTS Automatic Numeric Identification Clear The process of copying data from one radio, called “master,” to other radios, called “slaves” or “clones.
. Remove battery pack from the radio. INTRODUCTION NOTE: This manual contains information concerning the operation procedures for the BK Radio DPH-CMD radio. The DPH-CMD radio has been Periodically check the contacts on the battery pack for dirt that could prevent a good electrical contact with the charging base. designed to meet the tough requirements of today’s communications environment.
1 2 3 FCN 4 5 6 PRI 7 8 9 ENT * 0 # CLR NOTE: To stop the ‘FAILURE’ Mode, press [CLR], turn off both radios, and try again, starting with Step 1 on the previous page. 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.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION REGULATIONS The FCC rules require manufacturers to comply with the FCC RF energy exposure limits for portable 2-way radios before they can be marketed in the U.S. When 2-way radios are used as a consequence of employment, the FCC requires users to be fully aware of and able to control their exposure to meet occupational requirements. Exposure awareness can be facilitated by the use of a product label directing users to specific user awareness information.
CMND CLN When the Master’s Command Group is cloned to a slave, the channel data that is ‘pointed to’ by the Command Group is transferred to a target group (not the Command Group) in the slave. The target group’s label in the slave will be set to ‘CMND CLN’. NOTE: Some groups may be “locked” by PC programming to prevent them from being overwritten. Only “unlocked” groups will accept incoming clones. Master Clone 1. Make sure the battery packs for both radios are charged. 2.
DPH-CMD Series portable radios can be programmed with the following features: RADIO CONTROLS TRANSMIT INDICATOR BK RADIO DISPLAY BACKLIGHTING SQUELCH SQUELCH CHANNEL GUARD CODE GUARD ANTENNA The DPH-CMD radios 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.
BUSY CHANNEL LOCKOUT WITH OVERRIDE BASIC OPERATION This mode operates in the same manner as Busy Channel Lockout except that the user can override and transmit by turning the Squelch knob off the Channel Guard detent. The transmitter is locked out only if the Squelch knob is set to the Channel Guard detent. RECEIVE 1. Turn power on by turning the Volume knob clockwise. A beep sounds, indicating the radio is operational. The LCD display shows the current channel. 2.
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 LOBATT, and the yellow Low-Battery Indicator will flash. If the Transmit Indicator does not glow and a tone sounds, you are on a receive-only channel or the channel is busy (if Busy Channel lockout is enabled). Select an authorized transmit channel.
ANALOG DTMF ENCODING 1 2 3 FCN 4 5 6 PRI 7 8 9 ENT * 0 # CLR Radios can be programmed to enable DTMF (Dual Tone Multiple Frequency) encoding. To send DTMF tones (similar to the tones used by a standard push-button telephone): 1. Press and hold the PTT switch. 2. Press any of the keys on the keypad. You will hear a sidetone. The FCN, PRI, ENT, and CLR keys respond as DTMF tones A, B, C, and D, respectively.
CHANNEL GUARD RECEIVE 1. Turn power on by turning the Volume knob clockwise. 2. Select a Channel Guard channel by turning the Channel Selector knob. 1 2 3 FCN 4 5 6 PRI 7 8 9 ENT * 0 # CLR Programming of the list (if programming is not locked out by PC software) can be accomplished as follows: 3. Adjust volume by turning the Squelch knob clockwise until a noise is heard. Set the volume to a comfortable level. 1.
Each long press of the ‘2’ key toggles the rightmost character from A to B to C, then back to A. Each long press of the ‘3’ key toggles the rightmost character from D to E to F, then back to D. To enter a ‘letter’ after another ‘letter’ or number, first enter any number, then toggle it with long ‘2’ or ‘3’ key presses. MIXED MODE OPERATION Analog Operation RX CH TX CH 3. Press [ENT] to store the new value and return to the list viewer. 4.
CH RX 12 Press PTT During Hold Time (while the ‘RX’ annunciator is lit) While hold time after a reception remains, transmissions will be in the same mode as the received signal, regardless of the status of the ‘TX Digital’ soft switch. As in Talkback Scan, the RTX channel and receive annunciators will be displayed for the duration of the timer. The talkback timer can be cleared by making the held channel invalid. For instance, if a scan channel is being held, turn scan off.
The UTXG Pick List can be viewed by pressing [FCN], then [8] ([FCN] then [T]). The display will show: TONE - 01 000.00 1 2 3 TONE – 01 XXX.X FCN 4 5 6 PRI 7 8 9 ENT * 0 # CLR or TONE – 01 DXXX Press [PRI] to increment through the list or key in a number. Press [ENT] to exit the list viewer. (This feature is for viewing the list only. Pressing [ENT] when a list item is displayed does NOT associate the UTXG with the selected channel.
On channels programmed for analog transmissions, pressing PTT in Emergency Mode will result in a normal analog transmission. On channels programmed for Mixed Mode transmissions, pressing PTT will result in a digital transmission, regardless of the position of the ‘TX Digital’ switch. CHANNEL GROUPS Channels are arranged in 25 groups of up to 20 channels. SELECT A GROUP/CHANNEL The rotary knob selects channels in the group selected by the keypad: 1 2 3 FCN 4 5 6 PRI 7 8 9 ENT * 0 # CLR 1.
The number keys 2 – 9 allow for entry of the letters printed on the respective keys. For example, the first press of the [2] key enters the letter A, the second press enters a B, the third press enters a C, and the forth press enters a 2. The letters Q and Z are entered with keys 7 and 9. Your dealer can also assign more than one function to the same top switch. For example, both low-power select and RTA could be enabled by the same switch.
RX SCN LABEL 6 When a signal is detected, scanning stops and the message is received. The received channel is shown in place of the transmit channel. Once the signal ends, the radio continues to monitor the channel for the preset scan delay time before it resumes scanning. SCAN CHANNEL GUARD CHANNELS 1. Slide Switch B (scan) up. UNIT-TO-UNIT CALLBACK 1 2 3 FCN 4 5 6 PRI 7 8 9 ENT * 0 # CLR 2.
When the PTT switch is released, the radio continues to monitor the selected channel for the preset scan delay time before it resumes scanning. INITIATING A UNIT-TO-UNIT CALL ENT: ADD CHAN * : UNIT CALL LABEL Last Active Was Unit On Call List D 145 Last Active Was Unit Not On Call List D < Prompt For Manual ID Entry To initiate a Unit-To-Unit call, press the [*] key. The display will prompt you to press [*] again to enter Unit-To-Unit Mode.
PRIORITY SCAN Priority Scan enables the radio to receive on any channel while monitoring for a message on the designated priority channel(s). The radio samples each priority channel at a preset rate (.25-2.0 seconds) regardless of activity on any other channel. Priority Scan operates only while the radio is not transmitting and can be used in combination with scan operation. SCN LABEL PR 3 SCN LABEL 8 When Switch C (Priority) is up, the display flashes SCN.
NOTE: If the radio is programmed for Dual Priority operation, only the Priority 1 channel can be changed with the [PRI] key. 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 channels are not on the Scan List.
PR RX SCN LABEL 3 To reply to a message on the priority channel, press the PTT switch and the radio will transmit on the priority channel. Once activity ceases on the priority channel, the radio returns to scan operation. 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 the receive channel on the Channel Selector knob.
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