Baofeng UV-5R Series, Documentation

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Baofeng UV-5R
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Table of Contents
Preface .................................................................................................... vii
I. Getting started ......................................................................................... 1
1. Initial setup .................................................................................... 3
What's in the box ........................................................................ 3
Assembly .................................................................................. 3
Antenna ............................................................................ 3
Belt clip ............................................................................ 3
Battery .............................................................................. 4
Charging and battery maintenance .................................................. 4
Charging ........................................................................... 4
Battery Maintenance ............................................................ 5
2. Getting to know your radio ............................................................... 7
The main display ........................................................................ 8
Battery Level Indicator ........................................................ 9
Status LED ................................................................................ 9
Side key 1 - CALL (Broadcast FM and Alarm) ................................ 9
Side key 2 - MONI (Monitor and Flashlight) .................................... 9
VFO / MR -mode key .................................................................. 9
A / B select key .......................................................................... 9
Band key ................................................................................. 10
Numeric keypad ........................................................................ 10
Pound key ........................................................................ 10
Star key ........................................................................... 11
Menu and function keys ..................................................... 11
Accessory jack .......................................................................... 11
3. Basic Use ..................................................................................... 13
Power and volume ..................................................................... 13
Turning the unit on ........................................................... 13
Turning the unit off ........................................................... 13
Adjusting the volume ......................................................... 13
Making a call ........................................................................... 14
Channel selection ...................................................................... 14
Frequency (VFO) mode ...................................................... 14
Channel (MR) mode .......................................................... 15
II. Advanced topics ................................................................................... 17
4. Working the menu system ............................................................... 19
Basic use ................................................................................. 19
Using short-cuts ........................................................................ 19
5. Scanning ...................................................................................... 21
Scanning modes ........................................................................ 21
Time operation ................................................................. 21
Carrier operation ............................................................... 21
Search operation ............................................................... 21
Tone Scanning .......................................................................... 22