View
217
Download
1
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Bendix King EPH and GPH Bendix King EPH and GPH Portable RadiosPortable Radios
FAIRFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Important InformationThis PowerPoint presentation is being presented to familiarize fire personnel to the basic operations of the Bendix King EPH and GPH portable radio.It does not necessarily cover every aspect of the radio and encourages personnel to read the publications titled: “EPH Portable Radio Owner’s Manual” or “GPH Portable
Radio Owner’s Manual”
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Objectives
• Review basic specifications & Review basic specifications & featuresfeatures
• Learn to switch between groups Learn to switch between groups • Learn to create and alter a scan listLearn to create and alter a scan list• Learn to select a toneLearn to select a tone• Learn the basic functions of the Learn the basic functions of the
Priority TogglePriority Toggle
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Specifications & FeaturesEPH:EPH: 210 Channels210 Channels
15 Groups, each group has 14 channels15 Groups, each group has 14 channels
GPH:GPH: 240 Channels240 Channels15 Groups, each has 16 channels15 Groups, each has 16 channels
Field ProgrammableField Programmable
Rechargeable battery and AA Battery “Clamshell”Rechargeable battery and AA Battery “Clamshell”
User Programmable Scan and Priority ScanUser Programmable Scan and Priority Scan
User Programmable Repeater Access TonesUser Programmable Repeater Access Tones
Note:Note: Group 15 left open for incident radio plan cloning Group 15 left open for incident radio plan cloning
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Battery Removal & Installation
• Lock tab on right side.
• Twist battery ¼ turn
• Battery twists 30 degrees
• Twist either direction
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Clamshell
• Holds 9 AA batteries
• Twice the life of the NiCad rechargeable battery
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Opening A Clamshell
• Press dot on Press dot on terminal endterminal end
• Case pops up Case pops up and outand out
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Battery Capacity
• Some “older” clamshells may take 10 batteries
• Do not remove installed spacer.
• Will “Overvolt” and damage the radio
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Top Of Radio
Channel Select
PriorityScan
Hi/Lo or RPT/DIR
Volume
Squelch
Busy Light (green)
TransmitIndicator(red)
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
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Common Toggle Configuration and Labeling
Left Toggle• LO/HI, DIR/TA, TA or AMiddle Toggle• SCAN or BRight Toggle• PRI or C
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
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Toggle Options
EPH RADIOS• Generally, this toggle
is programmed for HI/LO HI is 5 Watts Transmit LO is 1 Watt Transmit No DIR/RPT or TA
function DIR = Direct RPT = Repeat TA = Talk Around
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Toggle OptionsGPH RadiosGPH Radios• Generally, this toggle is Generally, this toggle is
programmed for programmed for RPT/DIR or TA
• DIR or TA will disable the selected tone (Up toggle position)
• RPT allows the selected tone to be used (Down toggle position)
• Some GPH radios may have a letter “A” for this toggle
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Switching Groups
• Press “#”Press “#”• Enter desired group Enter desired group
numbernumber• Press “ENT” or wait five Press “ENT” or wait five
secondsseconds• Press “#” by itself to Press “#” by itself to
display the current group. display the current group.
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Adding Channels To A Scan List
Turn off SCAN & PRI
• 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
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Deleting Channels From A Scan List
Turn off SCN & PRI
• Turn channel selector to desired channel
• Press “CLR” button
• Channel removed from scan list
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Selecting A ToneTurn off SCN & PRI • Press tone number on
keypad.• EPH Radios – The
display will momentarily display a frequency name and disappear. This normal. “CG” will be displayed indicating a tone has been selected.
• GPH Radios – The letters CG followed with the selected tone number will be momentarily be displayed.
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
The “#” Button
• Press “#” once to display the Group• Press”#” again to display the
channel and tone you are currently on.
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
Priority Toggle• There are several options for setting
the PRI channel on either a EPH or GPH radio. As such, these settings may be agency specific. One of the more common settings
is “Mode A”: 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
July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department
After An Incident
• If your portable was cloned by the If your portable was cloned by the Communications Unit at the incident, Communications Unit at the incident, have your agencies communication have your agencies communication technician reprogram the radio with technician reprogram the radio with your agencies data file. This will your agencies data file. This will ensure that all of the programming ensure that all of the programming parameters are returned to their parameters are returned to their original settings. original settings.
Recommended