july 2008 fairfield fire department bendix king eph and gph portable radios fairfield fire...

July 2008 Fairfield Fire Department

Bendix King EPH and GPH Bendix King EPH and GPH Portable RadiosPortable Radios

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”


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


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


Battery Removal & Installation

• Lock tab on right side.

• Twist battery ¼ turn

• Battery twists 30 degrees

• Twist either direction


Clamshell

• Holds 9 AA batteries

• Twice the life of the NiCad rechargeable battery


Opening A Clamshell

• Press dot on Press dot on terminal endterminal end

• Case pops up Case pops up and outand out


Battery Capacity

• Some “older” clamshells may take 10 batteries

• Do not remove installed spacer.

• Will “Overvolt” and damage the radio


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


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


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


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


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.


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


Deleting Channels From A Scan List

Turn off SCN & PRI

• Turn channel selector to desired channel

• Press “CLR” button

• Channel removed from scan list


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.


The “#” Button

• Press “#” once to display the Group• Press”#” again to display the

channel and tone you are currently on.


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


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.


Learn to use it before you need it!Learn to use it before you need it!

Remember LCES!Remember LCES!

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