Baofeng UV-5R Series, Documentation

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8 BEEP - Keypad Beep Baofeng UV-5R
Appendix B. Menu definitions 51
It should be noted that this radio does not possess a dual VFO, meaning that the Dual
Watch feature is a time sharing operation. Your radio will flip-flop between A and B
channels at a fixed rate. This will not allow you to receive two frequencies in paralell.
8 BEEP - Keypad Beep
When enabled your radio will emit an audible tone at every key press.
Key Values Notes Default value
1
ON ON
0
OFF
9 TOT - Transmission Time-out-Timer
Transmission times out after set time. Radio will alert you when your time is up.
Values (seconds) Notes Default value
15 - 600
Increments of 15 seconds
60
To use the numeric keypad for input, use the following formula:
(T-15)/15 = X
,
where T is the time in seconds that you want and X is a two digit code on your keypad.
Example: To get 300 seconds, take
(300-15)/15
to get
19
.
10 R-DCS - Receiver DCS
Digital-Coded Squelch(DCS) will block out any signal that isn't sent with a matching
DCS code.
Values Notes Default value
D023N - D754I OFF
OFF
See Table C.1, “DCS Codes” for a complete reference of DCS codes and their corre-
sponding numerical value. Remember to input any leading zeros when using the numer-
ical keypad. To set it to off, enter code
000
.
11 R-CTCS - Receiver CTCSS
Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System(CTCSS) will block out any signal that isn't
sent with a matching CTCSS sub-tone.