• You don’t need to be in remote
programming mode to issue the reboot
command. It can be used at any time.
Also, valid signaling is not required to issue
a remote reboot command.
REBOOT:
Field Digits
1) Command
[5][5][5][5]
• It is not necessary to reboot the BCR
REPEATER after making changes using
remote programming commands. If you
ever do need to remotely reboot, it should
only be to relieve an immediate problem.
• This command remotely reboots the BCR
REPEATER as if someone had manually
toggled the power switch. Although the
BCR REPEATER has been designed to be as
robust as possible, this command can save
a trip to the site in the rare case that the
BCR REPEATER fails to repeat calls or
otherwise becomes unresponsive.
• This command will not be followed by any
type of success or failure alert. After using
this command, wait 20-30 seconds for the
BCR Repeater to reset and then try using it
again.
REPEATER DISABLE:
Field Digits
1) Command
[7][7][7][7]
• This command remotely disables the repeater
• Reboot 5555# restores repeater operation.
Example 1: Add a new user and modify the user’s profile
Before you begin these examples, make sure that you have a two-way radio capable of transmitting DTMF
tones, and that this radio is set up to transmit the CTCSS tone / DCS code assigned to the user in Slot 0, the
System Operator. Because the System Operator’s calls are not repeated, the easiest way to confirm that the
System Operator can access the repeater is to have the System Operator press the PTT (push-to-talk) button
on their radio. Visually confirm that the repeater’s LCD displays the System Operator’s ID, which is by default
“SYS-OP”.
In this example, we will add a user to slot #30 with a DCS code of 223 and then modify its profile’s hang time
and courtesy tone. If Slot #30 is already occupied on your system, go through this examples using another
slot that is empty.
1) Enter remote programming mode
With the repeater turned on and in an idle state, the System Operator should push-to-talk, enter the
remote access PIN, press the ‘#’ key, and then release the PTT button. The repeater should respond
with the “remote mode entered” alert, which is a series of three 1500 Hz tones.
2) Add a user to slot #3 with CTCSS tone 173.8Hz
To add a user, we need to enter the ADD USER command prefix, the slot number, and the tone/code
index. The ADD USER command has a prefix of 01. We want to add the user to slot #3. From the
table in Appendix C, “CTCSS Tone / DCS Code tables”, we can see that that CTCSS tone 173.8Hz has
an index of 228.
In order to add a user, we need to enter the following sequence (without the dashes):
[0][1]-[][3]-[2][2][8]-[#]
Upon dekey, the repeater should respond with a success alert, which is a series of four 1500Hz tones.
If it failed, you’ll hear a failure alert, which is a series of four 500Hz tones. If this process fails, then
possible causes for this failure include: Slot #3 is already occupied, CTCSS tone 173.8 is already
being used by another user, or the command was entered incorrectly.
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