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
BKR5000 Portable Radio User’s Manual
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radio to transmit.
Automatic - This setting will display "Busy" momentarily and an alert
tone will sound. The radio will then revert back to receive mode and
monitor the active receive trac. (carrier mode only)
Busy Channel Conditions
With the PC Radio Editor, each channel is programmed for the
conditions under which the channel is considered busy.
Conditions include:
O - Channel is never declared busy.
Carrier - A busy condition is declared when carrier is present on the
selected Rx frequency.
Non-Qualied - A busy condition is declared when a non-qualied
signal is present on the Rx frequency. (Non-qualied = Incorrect
CTCSS/CDCSS, talk group or NAC )
Status Symbol - Digital Channels Only. A busy condition is declared
if the P25 busy status symbol is present on the Rx frequency.
Correct NAC - A busy condition is declared when receiving digital
signal with the correct NAC, and declared not busy under all other
conditions.
Channel Select [CHAN]
Conventional and Trunked Channels
Channel Selection can be assigned to a button or menu item.
(See Channel/Zone Selection Options for details.)
Cloning [CLON]
Conventional Zones
BKR5000 radios can be set up to send or receive programmed
information from other BK Technologies products via a cloning cable
available from BK Technologies. Cloning can be assigned to a button.
Refer to the cloning cable manual for cloning information.