Baofeng UV-5R Series, Documentation

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34 Programming
Switch to Channel (MR) mode with the key to test your new channel. If you would
like to name your channel you will need to do that from a computer. More on that in the
section called “Computer programming”.
Duplex channels
The following assumes you've set up a duplex channel in VFO mode on the upper dis-
play, as described in Chapter 11, Repeaters, and that you're still in VFO mode.
1. Save as you would a regular simplex channel, as described in the previous section.
2.
Press the key momentary to get into reverse mode.
3. Save that again to the same memory channel just as in step one(1).
Switch to Channel (MR) mode with the key to test your new channel. If you would
like to name your channel you will need to do that from a computer. More on that in the
section called “Computer programming”.
Computer programming
This section assumes you know where to get a hold of your software and how to install
it, that you've already installed your software and that you know how to find out what
port your programming cable is hooked up to.
Attaching the programming cable
Before attaching the cable, make sure your radio is turned off.
To attach the cable, uncover the accessory port behind the rubber flap on the right side
of the radio body (see Figure 2.1, “Baofeng UV-5R, overview”), align the connectors
and push in firmly.
Attach the USB (or DE9 in the case of standard RS-232) connector to your computer
and start your programming software. You may now turn on your radio.
Baofeng software
Before starting the software, follow the steps in the section called “Attaching the pro-
gramming cable”.
When you first open up the Baofeng programming software, it may default to Chi-
nese. To change the language to English, go to the second rightmost menu. There
you will find a list of available languages, select English.
When you start the Baofeng programming software you will be greeted by the
Chan-
nel Information
window. This is where you enter the channel information for your