Operation GPH-CMD VHF Radio
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3.7.1 BUILDING A COMMAND GROUP
While operating in a group other than the Command Group (group 1 – 25),
the user selects a channel in the radio and presses the [*] key to enter the
channel into the Command Group. If a channel is on the scan list in its home
group, it will also be on the Command Group’s scan list. Unprogrammed
channels cannot be added to the Command Group. Up to 20 channels may
be entered.
After adding a channel, the display momentarily shows ‘CMND CHAN XX’
where XX is the channel number (1 – 20). Parameters associated with each
selected channel, such as Bandwidth, Scan, and Power settings, are also
used while operating in the Command Group.
Once 20 channels are entered, subsequent presses of the [*] key will cause
the radio to beep and momentarily display the message ‘CMND FULL’.
When operating in the Command Group, the continuously rotating channel
selector will “stop” at the highest programmed channel. For example, if only
4 channels are programmed, when the channel selector is rotated past the
4
th
channel the radio will beep and remain on the 4
th
channel.
3.7.2 OPERATING FROM THE COMMAND GROUP
The Command Group can be entered by pressing the [#] key twice.
Operation in the Command Group is indicated on the display by the ‘CMND’
icon.
Adding or deleting a channel to/from the Command Group’s scan list also
changes the channel’s status in its home group.
It is not valid for a priority channel to be set to a channel in the Command
Group. If, while operating in the Command Group, the [PRI] key is pressed
to designate a priority channel, the “target channel” that is pointed to by the
Command Group channel, will be marked as the priority channel.
3.7.3 MODIFICATION OF THE COMMAND GROUP
When the Command Group is active, a short press of the [*] key deletes the
knob-selected channel, while a long press (4 seconds) deletes all channels in
the Command Group.
When a channel is deleted, the display momentarily shows ‘CHAN
DELETED’, and the following channels move up in the list. For example, if
channel 5 is deleted, channel 6 becomes the new channel 5, channel 7
becomes the new channel 6, etc. When all channels are deleted, the radio
beeps continuously and the display shows ‘CMND EMPTY’ along with the
‘CMND’ icon.
Exit the Command Group to add new channels.
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