Specifications

16 BK Radio
Press the [PRI] key to increase backlight
duration by 1 second increments from LITE
OFF, to 1 SEC ON, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 SEC ON,
LITE ON (illumination remains on constantly)
then back to LITE OFF.
Press the [ENT] key to store changes and
advance to the next field.
Press the [FCN] key to advance to the next
field without storing changes.
8. Priority 1 Channel
After Backlight Duration is set, the ‘Priority 1
Channel’ is displayed. Any one of the 500
channels in the radios can be designated as
the Priority 1 channel, or PR1 can be tied to
the Channel Selector knob, or programmed
OFF. If the radio is programmed to transmit
on the first priority channel, transmissions
will occur on PR1, if PR1 isn’t programmed
OFF, when operating in Single or Dual
Priority Scan Mode.
If PR1 is a fixed channel and the [PRI] key
on the keypad is not locked out during
normal radio operation, the user can select a
new group, if necessary, move the channel
selector to a new channel and press the
[PRI] key to choose a new PR1 channel.
Press the [PRI] key to cycle through the
priority channel options.
Setting the channel to MAIN ties the PR1
channel to the Channel Selector knob.
Press the [ENT] key to store the new priority
channel and advance to the next field.
9. Priority 1 Group
If the Priority 1 channel has been
programmed as one of the 500 channels in
the radio, the group where the channel
resides must be designated. If PR1 has
been tied to the Channel Selector knob (set
to MAIN), or programmed OFF, the Priority
Group field is skipped.
PROG
CHANNEL 1
PRI-1 CHAN
PROG
GROUP 01
PRI-1 GROUP
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To enter Digital Code Guard, first press the
[CLR] key, then the [#] key, causing the
letter ‘D’ to appear followed by three zeros.
Enter the desired digital code using keys 0
thru 7 (keys 8 & 9 do not respond). See
'Digital Code Guard Values" on page 23 of
this manual. Pressing the [PRI] key after the
three digit code has been entered allows the
digital code to be inverted. When the
displayed value is correct, press the [ENT]
key to store the Code Guard and
automatically advance to the next field.
6. Channel Label
After the TX GUARD is set, the ‘CHAN
LABEL’ field appears. If this label is correct
press the [FCN] key to proceed to the entry
point.
If a new channel label is desired, follow the
instructions under "Group Label" on page 6
of this manual.
After the CHAN LABEL is set, the display will
return to the Channel 1 starting point. If you
wish to review the frequencies and Code
Guard values in Channel 1, subsequent
pressing of the [FCN] key will show each
value and then return to the Channel 1
starting point.
At the starting point for Channel 1, the
display will show ‘PROG CH 01’. Press the
number keys for another channel number to
gain access to the frequencies and Code
Guard values for that channel. Each channel
is then programmed using the same steps
described for Channel 1.
D. GLOBAL PARAMETERS (GRP 00)
At any ‘CH’ prompt, press and hold the [#] key to
get the ‘GRP’ prompt. Press ‘0’ on the keypad.
The display will show ‘GRP 00’. Press [FCN] to
access global parameters.
PROG TX CG
D 023
Tx Guard
PROG TX
Label 18
Chan label
PROG
Grp 00