Transcript Slide 1

North Zone Communications Committee
Bendix King GPH Command
Portable Radio
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Important Information
The content of this PowerPoint covers the
basic operation of a Bendix King GPH
Command portable radio. It will not cover
the various priority settings or the toggle
options available since these may be
configured differently to meet specific
agency needs. It will show the more
common configurations utilized and found.
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Objectives
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Review basic specifications & features
Learn to switch between groups
Learn to create and alter a scan list
Learn to select a tone
Learn to switch to the Command Group
Learn to build and delete a Command Group
Learn to operate within the Command Group
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Specifications & Features
136-174 MHz VHF ‘narrowband” frequency
range.
• 5 watts RF output.
• 500 channels, 25 users groups with 20
channels per group.
• On demand Command Group – enables
building a 20 channel “Command Group”
from any of the 500 programmed channels.
Note: Group 15 left open for incident radio
plan cloning
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Battery Removal & Installation
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Lock tab on right side.
Twist battery ¼ turn
Battery twists 30
degrees
Twist either direction
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Clamshell
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Holds 9 AA batteries
Twice the life of the
NiCad rechargeable
battery
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Opening A Clamshell
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Press dot on
terminal end
Case pops up
and out
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Battery Capacity
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Some “older”
clamshells may take
10 batteries
Do not remove
installed spacer.
Will “Overvolt” and
damage the radio
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Top Of Radio
Squelch
Volume
Transmit
Indicator
(red)
Channel
Select – No
bezel stops
DIR/RPT
Scan
Priority
Busy Light (green)
Remember, when the toggles are toward the front, the feature is OFF,
when the toggles are toward the back, the feature is ON.
When programming, all features should be in the OFF position
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Common Toggle Configuration and
Labeling
Left Toggle
• DIR/TA
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DIR = Direct
TA = Talk Around
Middle Toggle
• SCAN
Right Toggle
• PRI
NOTE: Toggle configuration and
function can be individually
configured by the agency.
Some CAL Fire GPH Command
Radios may be labeled Hi/Lo
but the toggle function is
RPT/DIR
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Switching Groups
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Press “#”
Enter desired group number
Press “ENT” or wait five
seconds
Press “#” by itself to display
the current group.
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Adding Channels To A Scan List
Turn off SCAN & PRI
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Switch to desired channel.
Press “ENT” to add to
channel list. Beep will
sound.
Display will indicate “SCN”
above channel description
To scan to channels in the
scan list, turn the SCAN
toggle up
Can’t scan across groups
NOTE: Channels which should
be in the scan list for an
incident are: Command,
Tactical, Air to Ground and
Air Guard if in the Incident
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Deleting Channels From A Scan List
Turn off SCN &
PRI
• Turn channel
selector to
desired channel
• Press “CLR”
button
• Channel
removed from
scan list
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Selecting A Tone
Turn DIR/RPT
toggle to RPT
• Press tone
number on
keypad.
• Tone number will
be momentarily
displayed in the
display.
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Building a Command Group
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The radio allows construction of a Command
Group of up to 20 channels, drawn from any of
the programmed channels from any group in the
radio.
To add channels to the Command Group, turn
both scan switches down before programming.
Once a Command group is built, it will have all
the same functions as found in any other group.
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Building A Command Group
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While operating in a
group other than the
Command Group (Groups
1-25), the user selects a
channel in the radio and
presses the [ * ] key to
enter the channel into
the Command Group
After adding a channel,
the display momentarily
shows, “CMND CHAN XX”
where “XX” is the
channel number (1-20)
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Accessing The Command Group
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To change from current
group to the “Command
Group”: press[ # ] twice
and then press [ ENT ]
key
The rotary channel knob
selects channels in the
group.
The channels brought
into the Command
group bring the
attributes from the
group they came from.
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Accessing The Command Group
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To delete channels in the
Command group, press [ * ]
while on the selected
channel.
To delete the entire
Command Group, press and
hold [* ] until display reads
“CMND EMPTY”. If the
Command group is empty,
continuous beeps will sound.
To get out of the Command
group navigate to another
group. Press [#], the group
number and [ENT]
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The “#” Button
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Press “#” once to display the Group
Press”#” again to display the channel and
tone you are currently using.
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Priority Toggle
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There are several options for setting the PRI
channel on either a EPH or GPH radio. As
such, these settings may be agency specific.
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One of the more common settings is:
 With a scan list entered
 What ever the channel selector is
turned to will become the PRI
channel when the PRI toggle and
the SCAN toggle are both in the
UP position.
 You are now scanning what is in
the scan list, but giving priority to
any transmission received on the
channel selected using the
channel selector knob.
 If you no longer wish to use the
PRI function, turn the PRI toggle
down. You will still continue to
scan your scan list
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Locking The Key Pad
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To lock the
keypad, press and
hold the FCN key
until the display
reads LOCKED.
To unlock the
keypad press and
hold the FCN key
until the display
reads UNLOCKED.
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After An Incident
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If your portable was cloned by the
Communications Unit at the incident, have
your agencies communication technician
reprogram the radio with your agencies
data file. This will ensure that all of the
programming parameters are returned to
their original settings.
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