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Section 4
Radio Programming Information 
Overview of the Programming 
Process
NOTE
 
This section assumes that you have read the
GP68 User Manual, and have understood the 
basic operation of this radio.
To prepare properly programmed radios for your customers,
you should 
1. set your radio (Dealer Õs radio) into Dealer
Programming Mode,
2. program your radio with all the necessary
parameters, as required by your customers,
and then
3. clone these parameters over to all...

 
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Cloning Radio Parameters to User Radios
 
Cloning Radio Parameters to User 
Radios 
Cloning duplicates the contents of Radio 1 (master radio)
into Radio 2 (slave radio). Tuning and alignment information
are not affected by cloning. 
Parameters which are cloned 
When a Dealer Configuration GP60 Series radio is used as
the master, the following parameters are cloned:
•Channel Settings: Rx and Tx frequencies,...

 
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The slave radio displays the following message
(Figure 4-4) while it is being programmed.
NOTE
 
If battery level is low, the slave radio will dis-
play , and you will need to replace or
recharge the battery before repeating the pro- 
cedure.When cloning is completed, both radios will reset auto-
matically.
Disconnect radios from the cloning cable. They are now
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Programming the GP68 Radio 
Operator Controls and Indicators 
When programming is enabled, certain buttons have addi-
tional functions:
• - Used to program the squelch level (quick
press) or PL/DPL code (long press). During DTMF
dialing, or editing of phone number and IDs, this key
specifies DTMF digit ‘ 
B 
’.
• -Toggles between High and Low transmit
power levels (quick press);...

 
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A valid  
keypress 
 tone sounds when the memory
channel data has been successfully copied over
to the MHz mode. 
To Enable or Disable PTT ID Transmission 
The radio transmits a programmable DTMF identification
code (unit ID), indicating which portable is in operation. The
PTT ID can be edited using the S 
pecial Programming
Mode 
 (see page 4-10). 
During a conversation, the...

 
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When the frequency step size passes the upper or
lower limit, the radio loops to the opposite limit and
sounds a  
wrap-around 
 tone. 
Momentarily press the  
Enter Button 
 to enter the dis-
played frequency step size and return to normal opera-
tion (the radio automatically does this after 5 seconds of
inactivity).
WARNING 
The user-defined TX frequency may be
changed...

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When the frequency selection passes the upper
or lower limit, the radio loops to the opposite limit
and sounds a wrap-around tone.
To Select the TX Offset
For the GP68, the transmit frequency can be the same as the
receive frequency (no offset), it can have a standard positive
or negative offset, or it can be a user-defined TX frequency.
NOTE
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NOTE
If you reach the upper or lower limit of the
PL/DPL codes, the displayed code wraps
around to the opposite limit and starts to
increment or decrement from that point.
Press the Light/Enter Button for three seconds, then
release. Press the Light/Enter Button again until “Pch”
with the channel number is displayed.
The new Receive PL/DPL code is adopted.
To Select the Transmit PL/DPL...

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Programming and Option Boards
Receive and Transmit PL/DPL Code
Tables
When selecting a Receive or Transmit PL/DPL code,
Table 4-3, Receive and Transmit PL/DPL Codes, onpage 4-9, gives the PL frequencies, equivalent PL codes (if
applicable) and DPL codes corresponding to the display
rPL.XXX or tPL.XXX where XXX is in the range 001 to
126. rPL.000 and tPL.000 represents Carrier squelch (CSQ)
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Special Programming Mode (SPM)
Figure 4-20Special Programming Modes
NOTE
You can use the procedure for If no Option
Boards were Installed in the Dealer’s
Radio if the option board does not have any
interaction with the programming procedure.
•Disable any installed option boards via the Option
Board Setup Mode by selecting ‘OPt.OFF’.
•Perform all necessary programming functions,
including default radio settings,...