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DUAL BAND/DUAL DISPLAY RADIO

PERATING

ANUAL

BF-F8+

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Page 1: ...DUAL BAND DUAL DISPLAY RADIO OPERATING MANUAL BF F8...

Page 2: ...es The BF F8 is a dual band dual display radio made to combine extensive functionality with unmatched reliability This intuitive radio will help you deliver secure instant and reliable communications...

Page 3: ...or format Adapt remix transform and build upon the material for any purpose even commercially Under the following conditions Attribution you must give appropriate credit provide a link to the license...

Page 4: ...9 What s In the Box 9 Assembly 10 Charging and Battery Maintenance 12 Getting to Know the Radio 14 Radio Overview 14 The Main Display 15 Battery Level Indicator 16 Status LED 16 Side Button 1 Call Br...

Page 5: ...3 Using Shortcuts 23 Scanning 24 Scanning Modes 24 Tone Scanning 25 Dual Watch Dual Reception 26 DTMF 27 Selective Calling 28 CTCSS 29 DCS 30 1750Hz Tone Burst 30 Customization 31 Display 31 Power On...

Page 6: ...0 Commercial Radio Setup 40 Amateur Radio Setup 40 Troubleshooting Guide 41 Menu Function and Description Chart 42 Menu Definitions 45 Technical Specifications 67 GENERAL 67 TRANSMITTER 68 RECIEVER 68...

Page 7: ...ation containing explosive and or flammable materials Avoid electromagnetic interference and or compatibility conflicts by turning off the radio in any area where posted notices instruct you to do so...

Page 8: ...s user to toggle between High and Low power consumption modes 5W vs 1W Display illumination and programmable keypad Function that causes keypad button presses to emit a beeping sound Dual Watch Dual R...

Page 9: ...x This radio comes shipped with the following items in the box Optional Accessories Car Charging Cable Adapter Speaker Microphone Attachment USB Connecting Cable Radio Body Antenna Lithium Ion Battery...

Page 10: ...Holding the antenna with your hand or wrapping the outside may cause subpar operation of the transceiver Never transmit from the device without an antenna Belt Clip On the back of the radio above the...

Page 11: ...radio s body Align the battery with the guide rails on the radio chassis and slide it upwards until it clicks into place The battery latch at the bottom locks the battery in place Removal Ensure the...

Page 12: ...sure the contact plates of the battery are making contact with the charger Ensure that the radio fits snugly into the dock When the red LED stays on the radio is charging 5 The radio is fully charged...

Page 13: ...se consider purchasing a new battery Battery performance is reduced when temperatures are below freezing When working in cold environments it is recommended to keep a spare battery at hand preferably...

Page 14: ...tch 4 LCD Display 5 CALL Button 6 MONI Button 7 PTT Button 8 VFO MR Button Frequency Mode Channel Mode 9 LED Indicator 10 Strap Buckle 11 Accessory Jack 12 A B Button Frequency Display Switch 13 Band...

Page 15: ...cant Modifiers CT CTCSS enabled DCS DCS enabled Frequency Offset Shift Direction if Enabled S Dual Watch Dual Reception if Enabled VOX VOX Function if Enabled R Reverse Function if Enabled N Narrowban...

Page 16: ...ceiver off Press and hold to CALL activate the alarm function Press again to turn it off Side Button 2 MONI Monitor and Flashlight Press MONI momentarily to turn on the LED flashlight Another momentar...

Page 17: ...session Switching to another channel or another operating mode will reset transmit power to the setting stored in the channel s memory Keypad Lock The Baofeng BF F8 includes a keypad lock feature tha...

Page 18: ...pending on operating mode The button is used to exit menus and cancel menu options Accessory Jack The accessory jack on the Baofeng BF F8 is a Kenwood compatible two pin design The Kenwood 2 pin conne...

Page 19: ...d turn on looking something like picture below Turning the Unit Off Turn the volume power knob counter clock wise all the way until a click sound is heard The unit is now off Adjusting the Volume To t...

Page 20: ...navigating up and down the frequency band is done by using the UP and DOWN buttons Each press of the button will increment or decrement the frequency according to the frequency step that has been set...

Page 21: ...s typed it won t work as the last digit is omitted 5 By rounding 145 6875 up to 145 6880 the frequency can now be entered 6 Enter 6 8 7 on the numeric keypad it should look something like this Note Ju...

Page 22: ...how to program channels reference Section 4 Subsection G Programming in this manual Once the channels are programmed and ready the UP and DOWN buttons can be used to navigate between channels Note If...

Page 23: ...f the menu at any time press the EXIT button Using Shortcuts Every menu item has a numerical value associated with it and these numbers can be used for direct access of any given menu item To see whic...

Page 24: ...1 Press the MENU button to enter the menu 2 Enter 1 8 on the numeric keypad to enter scanner mode 3 Press the MENU button to select 4 Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select scanning mode 5 Press the M...

Page 25: ...f the following on the numeric keypad a Enter 1 0 on the numeric keypad to scan for DCS codes b Enter 1 1 on the numeric keypad to scan for CTCSS sub tones 3 Press the MENU button to select 4 Press th...

Page 26: ...u 2 Enter 7 on the numeric keypad to get to Dual Watch 3 Press the MENU button to select 4 Use the UP and DOWN buttons to enable or disable Dual Watch mode 5 Press the MENU button to confirm 6 Press t...

Page 27: ...sequence of numbers Table DTMF Frequencies and Corresponding Codes 1209 Hz 1336 Hz 1477 Hz 1633 Hz 697 Hz 1 2 3 A 770 Hz 4 5 6 B 852 Hz 7 8 9 C 941 Hz 0 D The Baofeng BF F8 allows for full implementa...

Page 28: ...in the group Individual calling also known as paging is a one to one form of communication Every radio is programmed with a unique ID code and only by sending out a matching code can you get that radi...

Page 29: ...1 on the numeric keypad to get to Receiver CTCSS R CTCS 3 Press the MENU button to select 4 Enter the desired CTCSS sub tone frequency in hertz on the numeric keypad 5 Press the MENU button to confir...

Page 30: ...DCS sub tone frequency in hertz on the numeric keypad 5 Press the MENU button to confirm and save 6 Enter 1 2 on the numeric keypad to get to Transmitter DCS T DCS 7 Press the MENU button to select 8...

Page 31: ...ollowing on the numeric keypad a 2 9 to change the Standby color b 3 0 to change the Receive color c 3 1 to change the Transmit color 3 Press the MENU button to select 4 Use the UP and DOWN buttons to...

Page 32: ...running and that the Baofeng radio is connected to the PC that is running the Baofeng software Procedure Setting the Power On Message 1 Click the Other button on the menu bar This should trigger the...

Page 33: ...tton When in Frequency VFO mode select the desired receive frequency using the numeric keypad Next use the menu system to configure any additional details for the channel that you want to store to the...

Page 34: ...eric keypad to get to MEM CH 3 Press the MENU button to select 4 Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select a memory channel or enter it in directly on the numeric keypad 5 Press the MENU button to confirm...

Page 35: ...language to English go to the second rightmost menu This will open a list of available languages to select including English When starting the Baofeng programming software the Channel Information win...

Page 36: ...gCode Signal Code group ID for the channel Defaults to 1 CH Name Channel name To add a new channel go to the row for the channel number you want to edit and follow these steps Procedure Adding a Chann...

Page 37: ...cloning cable to both the Reference and Copy radios by inserting the adapters into each radio s respective accessory cable ports 2 Turn on the Copy radio the radio that is being cloned to 3 Turn on t...

Page 38: ...of a small low powered handheld two way transceiver such as the Baofeng BF F8 to reach great distances A common type of repeater is the duplex repeater A duplex repeater transmits and receives simulta...

Page 39: ...y channel basis in the Channel Information field 6 Check the Press PTT to Send box to transmit ID prior to regular transmission 7 Check the Release PTT to Send box to transmit ID after regular transmi...

Page 40: ...perators who often need very specific requirements to be compatible with a very specific radio implementation amateur radio operators tend to need the broadest possible settings in order to be compati...

Page 41: ...s or the DCS codes are programmed to be the same as the other people you are trying to communicate with If this continues ensure that you are not out of broadcasting range from the rest of the people...

Page 42: ...on OFF 0 10 5 W N Wideband Narrowband WIDE NARR 6 ABR Display Illumination Time Length OFF 1 2 3 4 5s 7 TDR Dual Watch Dual Reception OFF ON 8 BEEP Keypad Beep Sound OFF ON 9 TOT Transmission Timer 15...

Page 43: ...T delay the signal code sending 0 30ms 21 MDF A In channel mode display channel A Note channel display name can only be configured by PC software FREQ CH NAME 22 MDF B In channel mode display channel...

Page 44: ...Mode SITE TONE CODE 33 BAND Band Selection VHF UHF 34 TX AB transmitting selection while in dual watch reception mode OFF A B 35 STE Tail Tone Elimination OFF ON 36 RP_STE Tail tone elimination in com...

Page 45: ...5 VHF 0 Open 1 9 0 10 V UHF 0 Open 1 0 10 V 2 0 12 V 3 0 13 V 4 0 15 V 5 0 18 V 6 0 20 V 7 0 23 V 8 0 26 V 9 0 30 V Note The CALL button FM or ALARM is not functional when menu 0 0 Menu Item Shortcut...

Page 46: ...W 1 watt Note When TXP is set to LOW an L is indicated in the status display Note The power level can be toggled in MR Channel mode by tapping the POUND button Menu Item Shortcut Description SAVE 3 Ba...

Page 47: ...Notes OFF 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Default OFF Note When VOX is not set to OFF VOX is indicated in the status display Menu Item Shortcut Description WN 5 Wideband Narrowband Wideband 25 kHz bandwidth o...

Page 48: ...lsing may be heard when the radio returns to FM broadcast reception after being interrupted Note ABR can be set to 24 using CHIRP Menu Item Shortcut Description TDR 7 Dual Watch Transceiver Dual Recep...

Page 49: ...which limits transmission time to a programmed value This will enable battery conservation by preventing excessively long transmissions and in the event of a stuck PTT button possibly due to a radio...

Page 50: ...t of the upper channel display Note Setting R DCS sets menu 11 to OFF Note Recommended setting is OFF Menu Item Shortcut Description R CTCS 11 Receive Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System CTCSS Mutes...

Page 51: ...ed to the left of the upper channel display requires TX or reverse mode Note Setting T DCS sets menu 13 to OFF Menu Item Shortcut Description T CTCS 13 Transmit Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System CT...

Page 52: ...B251 OFF 0 ENG 1 CHI 2 Default CHI Note Not all voice prompts are easily understandable Not all button presses have a voice prompt Menu Item Shortcut Description ANI ID 15 Automatic Number Identificat...

Page 53: ...T Side Tones are heard only from manually keyed DTMF codes ANI ST Side Tones are heard only from automatically keyed DTMF codes DT ANI All DTMF Side Tones are heard Note Requires the transceiver to be...

Page 54: ...Settings Stored in Channel Settings Notes 1 0 2 1 3 2 4 3 5 4 6 5 7 6 8 9 9 8 10 9 11 10 12 11 13 12 14 13 15 14 Default 1 Note Menu 19 must be enabled for an S CODE to be transmitted Menu Item Shortc...

Page 55: ...at the Beginning of Transmission EOT The selected S CODE is sent at the End of Transmission BOTH The selected S CODE is sent at the BOT and the EOT Note Select S CODE using menu 17 Note Recommended s...

Page 56: ...using software A channel without an assigned name with have the channel number displayed FREQ Displays programmed Frequency Menu Item Shortcut Description MDF B 22 Memory Display Format B Availabilit...

Page 57: ...nly VFO Frequency Mode Stored in Channel Settings Notes OFF 0 ON 1 Default OFF Menu Item Shortcut Description AUTOLK 24 AUTOmatic Keypad LocK When ON the keypad will be locked if not used in 8 secs Pr...

Page 58: ...en SFT D is set to a is indicated in the status display VFO Frequency mode only Note Used with menu 26 to access repeaters in VFO Frequency mode and only Note SFT D is not required when storing repeat...

Page 59: ...one Coded Squelch System CTCSS Receive Decode Menu 12 T DCS Digital Coded Squelch DCS Transmit Encode Menu 13 T CTCS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System CTCSS Transmit Encode Menu 17 S CODE PTT ID DT...

Page 60: ...med information from the specified channel 000 through 127 so that it can either be programmed again or be left empty Availability Global Settings Notes 000 127 Default 000 Menu Item Shortcut Descript...

Page 61: ...Light LED Color Display Illumination Color Availability Global Settings Notes OFF 0 BLUE 1 ORANGE 2 PURPLE 3 Default BLUE Menu Item Shortcut Description TX LED 31 Transmit TX Back Light LED Color Dis...

Page 62: ...e followed by the ANI code over the air Note Recommended setting is SITE Menu Item Shortcut Description BAND 33 BAND Selection In VFO Frequency mode sets A or B to the VHF or UHF band Availability MR...

Page 63: ...function is used eliminate squelch tail noise between BF F8 s that are communicating directly no repeater Reception of a 55 Hz or 134 4 Hz tone burst mutes the audio long enough to prevent hearing an...

Page 64: ...ings Notes OFF 0 1 10 Default 5 Note Requires use of a repeater utilizing this feature Note Used with menu 37 Note Recommended setting is OFF Menu Item Shortcut Description RPT RL 37 RePeaTer Retard S...

Page 65: ...FULL 0 MSG 1 Default FULL FULL Performs an LCD screen test at power on MSG Displays a 2 line power on message Note The power on message must be edited with the Baofeng software Menu Item Shortcut Desc...

Page 66: ...es VFO 0 ALL 1 Default ALL VFO Resets all menus to firmware default and sets the A and B VFO frequencies to firmware default ALL Resets all menus to firmware default sets the A VFO frequency to the VH...

Page 67: ...RX TX Memory Channels 128 Frequency Stability 2 5ppm Frequency Step kHz 2 5 5 6 25 10 12 5 25 Antenna Impedance 50 Ohm Operating Temperature 20 C to 60 C Supply Voltage 7 4 Consumption 75mA standby 3...

Page 68: ...e of Modulation FM Emission Class 16K F3E Wideband 11K F3E Narrowband Maximum Deviation 5 kHz Wideband 2 5 kHz Narrowband Spurious Emissions 60 dB RECIEVER Specification Value Receiver Sensitivity 0 2...

Page 69: ...047N 29 D156N 50 D271N 71 D445N 92 D631N 9 D051N 30 D162N 51 D274N 72 D446N 93 D632N 10 D053N 31 D165N 52 D306N 73 D452N 94 D645N 11 D054N 32 D172N 53 D311N 74 D454N 95 D654N 12 D065N 33 D174N 54 D315...

Page 70: ...3 12 97 4 22 136 5 32 173 8 42 206 5 3 71 9 13 100 0 23 141 3 33 177 3 43 210 7 4 74 4 14 103 5 24 146 2 34 179 9 44 218 1 5 77 0 15 107 2 25 151 4 35 183 5 45 225 7 6 79 7 16 110 9 26 156 7 36 186 2...

Page 71: ...RTIFICATE Brand Model no Serial no Name of purchaser Address Seal and name of the dealer City Zip code Province State Tel no Date of purchase WARNING Warranty is valid provided it is complete and prop...

Page 72: ...warranty does not cover rechargeable batteries even if they are part of the equipment purchased as they are considered consumables Any impairment must be reported within a period of fifteen days from...

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