Installation Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
 - FCC Requirements
 - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Compliance
 - Safety Precautions
 - Information and Options
 - Battery Installation and Removal
 - Battery Care and Maintenance
 - Antenna Installation and Removal
 - Radio Controls
 - LCD Display
 - Programmable Switch and Button Functions
 - Channel/Zone Selection Options
 - Basic Radio Operation
 - Command Zone Operation
 - Code Guard/NAC Operation
 - Mixed Mode Operation
 - Trunking Channel Basic Operation
 - Scan Options
 - Pick List Options
 - Unit-to-Unit Call Options
 - Emergency Signaling Options
 - Encryption Operation
 - Messaging
 - Paging and Call Alert
 - Radio Inhibit/Enable [INH]/[UNINH]
 - Other Options and Functions
- Backlight [LITE]
 - Battery Life [LIFE]
 - Busy Channel Operation
 - Channel Select [CHAN]
 - Cloning [CLON]
 - Contrast
 - Control Lockout [LCK]
 - Date and Time [DATE]
 - Global Positioning [GPS]
 - Hard Power Down [PWRD]
 - Keypad Programming
 - Minimum Volume [VOL]
 - Monitor [MON]
 - Nuisance Channel Delete [DEL]
 - Phone [PHN] and Hang Up [HANG]
 - Radio Accountability Tone [RAT]
 - Radio info
 - Repeater Talkaround [T/A]
 - Send Alert Tone [SNDT]
 - Send Signal [SEND]
 - Squelch Adjust [SQL]
 - Site Display [STDS]
 - Site Lock [STLK]
 - Site Search [STSR]
 - Surveillance Mode [SURV]
 - System Test
 - Transmit Digital [TXAD]
 - Transmit Power [PWR]
 - Two-Tone Select [TONE]
 - Versions
 - Zone Select [ZONE] (Conventional and Trunked Channels)
 
 - Keypad Programming
 - BK Technologies Warranty Information
 - My Radio Settings
 

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Encryption Operation
Conventional and Trunking Channels 
The BKR5000 may optionally be congured for Secure communication 
on channels operating in Analog or Digital Mode. To determine if 
your radio is encryption compatible, remove the battery and check 
the Options Label near the top of the radio. “KZA0577” indicates the 
encryption option is installed.
Required Setup
Radios that have the DES/AES factory option for encryption must have 
encryption keys loaded with an APCO Project 25 compatible key ll 
device such as the Motorola KVL 3000 Plus, using a BK Technologies 
keyloader cable. The radio can hold up to 64 AES and/or DES keys.
After loading keys in the radio, the PC Radio Editor must be used to 
congure the radio’s key table and to assign default transmit keys to 
each channel.
Radios that have the OTAR factory option support Over-the-Air 
Rekeying of encryption keys (OTAR). The PC Radio Editor must be 
used to enable OTAR and to mark the channel(s) that will communicate 
with the Key Management Facility (KMF). In addition, the radio must 
have key encryption keys (used only to encrypt other keys) loaded with 
an APCO Project 25 compatible key ll device such as the Motorola 
KVL 3000 Plus, using a BK Technologies keyloader cable.
Basic Operation
The receiver automatically detects both clear and secure signals.
The transmitter selects clear or secure operation based on each 
channel’s programming. Digital channels can be programmed to always 
transmit encrypted, always transmit clear, or to select the encryption 
mode with the TX Secure switch.
The display indicates Secure Operation as follows:
In Standby Mode, if the radio will transmit in 
Secure Mode when PTT is pressed, the encrypt 
icon is displayed.
When receiving an encrypted signal, the encrypt 
icon ' ' ashes in the display. When transmitting 
an encrypted signal, the LED alternates 
between red and blue.
CHANNEL SL ZONE SEL
CHANNEL 1
MENU
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BKR5000
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