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CONTENT 
 

01 SAFETY INFORMATION 
02 FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS 
03 UNPACKING AND CHECKING 
EQUIPMENTS 
04 BATTERY CHARGING 
05 BATTERY INFORMATION 

INITIAL USE 
BATTERY TIPS 
PROLONG BATTERY LIFE 
BATTERY STORAGE 

07 INSTALLATION OF ACCESSORIES 

INSTALLING THE ANTENNA 
INSTALLING THE BELT CLIP 
MICRO-HEADSET INSTALLATION OF EXTERNAL 
BATTERY INSTALLATION 

09 PARTS, CONTROLS AND KEYS 

RADIO OVERVIEW 

10 BASIC OPERATION 

RADIO ON-OFF 
VOLUME CONTROL 
SELECTING A FREQUENCY OR CHANNEL 
TRANSMITTING

 

11 COMMAND I KEY DEFINITION 
13 COMBINATION KEY FUNCTION 

1750 Hz TONE FOR ACCESS TO REPEATERS 
RESET (Restore to default setting) 

14 ADVANCED OPERATION 

SET MENU DESCRIPTION 
FREQUENCY HOPPING "STEP" 
SQUELCH THRESHOLD SETTING "SQL" 
BATTERY SAVER "SAVE" 
SELECTING TRANSMIT POWER "POWER" 
SELECTING OFF TRANSMISSION TONE "ROGE" 
TIMER TRANSMISSION "TOT" 
FUNCTION "VOX" (VOICE OPERATED 
TRANSMISSION) 
FUNCTION "BEEP" KEYPAD 
VOICE PROMPT "VOIC" 
DUAL WATCH/DUAL STANDBY "TDR" 
SUBTONES / CODES FOR RECEIVING "RCODE" 
SUBTONES / CODES FOR TRANSMITTING 
"TCODE" 
DISPLAY ILLUMINATION "ABR" 
SENDING SIGNAL CODE "PTT ID" 
AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION "ANI" 
MODE OF TRANSMITTING SIGNAL CODE 
"PTIDM" 
DTMF TONE "DTST" 
DISPLAY OF FREQUENCY 1 "MDF1" DISPLAY OF 
FREQUENCY 2 "MDF2" 
BUSY CHANNEL LOCKOUT "BCL" 
DIRECTION OF FREQUENCY SHIFT "SHIFT" 
FREQUENCY SHIFT "OFFSE" 
SCAN TYPE "SCANM" 
PRIORITY TRANSMITTING "TXAB" 
REVERSED DUPLEX MODE "REV"

 

Summary of Contents for UV-B5

Page 1: ...BAOFENG UV B5 TWO WAY RADIO USER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ... a dual band dual display radio This easy to use radio will deliver you secure instant and reliable communications at peak efficiency Please read this manual carefully before use The information presented herein will help you to derive maximum performance from your radio ...

Page 3: ...RESET Restore to default setting 14 ADVANCED OPERATION SET MENU DESCRIPTION FREQUENCY HOPPING STEP SQUELCH THRESHOLD SETTING SQL BATTERY SAVER SAVE SELECTING TRANSMIT POWER POWER SELECTING OFF TRANSMISSION TONE ROGE TIMER TRANSMISSION TOT FUNCTION VOX VOICE OPERATED TRANSMISSION FUNCTION BEEP KEYPAD VOICE PROMPT VOIC DUAL WATCH DUAL STANDBY TDR SUBTONES CODES FOR RECEIVING RCODE SUBTONES CODES FOR...

Page 4: ...IDEBAND OR NARROW BAND W N AUDIO COMPANDING COMP 28 ADDITIONAL FEATURES AND SETTINGS STORED IN MEMORY CHANNEL ALARM FUNCTION COMMERICIAL FM RADIO MEMORIZING FM RADIO STATIONS 30 CTCSS TABLE 31 DCS TABLE 32 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 34 TROUBLESHOOTING 36 WARRANTY ...

Page 5: ...patibility conflicts turn off your radio in any area where posted notices instruct you to do so Turn off your radio before boarding an aircraft Any use of a radio must he in accordance with airline regulations or crew instructions Turn off your radio before entering a blasting area For vehicles with an air bag do not place a radio in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area Do no...

Page 6: ...0 25kHz 10 Battery saving function 11 VOX Voice operated transmission 12 BCL Busy channel lockout 13 Low battery warning 14 Auto LCD illumination 15 Channel mode display Name Frequency Channel 16 DTMF tone of transmitting code 17 Scan resume method TO CO SE 18 PTT ID Press or release the PTT to transmit code Press and release the PTT to transmit code 19 Under frequency mode band shift setting for ...

Page 7: ...n damaged during shipment please contact your dealers immediately ITEM QUANTITY Transceiver Unit 1 Antenna 1 Handstrap 1 Charger 1 Battery 1 Beltclip 1 User s Manual 1 Note Items included in the package may differ from those listed in the table above depending on the country of purchase For more information consult your dealer or vendor Consult the dealer or retailer for information about options ...

Page 8: ... AC outlet socket 2 Place the radio with the battery attached or the battery alone in the charger 3 Make sure the battery is in good contact with the charging terminals The charging process initiates when the red LED lights 4 The green LED lights about 4 hours later indicating the battery is fully charged Then remove the radio with the battery attached or the battery alone from the charger ...

Page 9: ...it at a temperature among 5 C 40 C Temperature out of the limit may cause battery leakage or damage 2 When charging a battery attached to a radio turn the radio off to ensure a full charge 3 Do not cut off the power supply or remove the battery when charging a battery 4 Never charge a battery that is wet Please dry it with a soft cloth prior to charge 5 The battery will eventually wear out When th...

Page 10: ... a long time to avoid battery damage due to over discharge 2 Recharge a battery after several months storage Li Ion batteries 6 months to avoid battery capacity reduction due to over discharge 3 Store your battery in a cool and dry place under room temperature to reduce self discharge ...

Page 11: ...sistors Do not hold the antenna with your hand or wrap the outside of it to avoid bad operation of the transceiver Never transmit without an antenna INSTALLING THE BELT CLIP If necessary install the belt clip at the rear of the battery compartment cover as shown in the figure below Note Do not use any kind of glue to fix the screw on the belt clip The solvents Glue may damage the battery casing MI...

Page 12: ... of the radio s body Align the battery with the guide rails on the aluminum chassis and slide it upwards until a click is heard The battery latch at the bottom locks the battery Turn off the radio before removing the battery Slide the battery latch at the bottom of the radio s body in the direction indicated by the arrow Slide down the battery for about 1 to 2 centimeters and then remove the batte...

Page 13: ...PARTS CONTROLS AND KEYS RADIO OVERVIEW A LED indicator B Knob Channel C Knob ON OFF volume D PTT Key push to talk E Monitor F SP MIC Jack K Mic G Alarm Button H LCD I Speaker J Keypad ...

Page 14: ...QUENCY OR CHANNEL Press the key UP or DOWN to select tie desired frequency channel you want Also you may directly enter the numeric to select frequency channel The display shows the frequency channel selected Note You cannot select a channel if not previously stored TRANSMITTING To transmit press and hold PTT and speak into the microphone in your normal tone of voice The LED indicator lights conti...

Page 15: ... unlock the keypad UP DOWN KEY 1 Press and hold UP or DOWN key for frequency channel up or down fast 2 Under scanning mode press UP or DOWN key the scanning will be opposite AB While come into menu press AB key to set all menu parameter Under VFO Channel mode press AB key to switch Frequency A Channel A and Frequency B Channel B FM Press FM key to turn on the FM radio Press and hold on FM key to d...

Page 16: ...ey if the left top numeric flashes that means it is blank and if it doesn t flash that means there are stored channel you press AB key to confirm saving or cover the stored channel Press any numeric key to cancel saving NUMERIC KEY Use for entering frequency channel menu menu parameter etc PTT Push PTT to transmit release PTT to receive MONI Press and hold Squelch OFF to hear the background noise ...

Page 17: ...r radio repeater which is activated after receiving a 1750Hz tone Press and hold on the PTT then press the MONI button to transmit a 1750Hz tone RESET Restore to default setting Press and hold on MENU key then switch on to reset the radio the LCD displays VFO Frequency reset or ALL All reset choose which one you want press AB to confirm ...

Page 18: ...AVE Battery save OFF ON 4 TXPR Transmit power HIGH LOW 5 ROGE Off transmission tone OFF ON 6 TOT Transmission timer 1min 7min 7 VOX Voice operated transmission OFF 1 9 8 BEEP Keypad beep OFF ON 9 VOIC Voice prompt OFF ON 10 TDR Dual watch OFF ON 11 RCODE Reception Continuous Tone Coded Squelch OFF 12 TCODE Transmission Continuous Tone Coded Squelch OFF 13 ABR Display illumination OFF ON 14 PTT ID ...

Page 19: ...hannel displays FREQ CHAN NAME 19 MDF 2 Under channel mode F2 channel displays FREQ CHAN NAME 20 BCL Busy channel lockout ON OFF 21 SFTD Direction of frequency shift 0 22 OFFSET Frequency shift 0 69 995M 23 SCRNM Scan resume method TO CO SE 24 TXAB Transmitting selection while in dual watch reception OFF F1 F2 25 REV Reverse frequency ON OFF 26 STE Tail Tone Elimination ON OFF 27 NAME Channel name...

Page 20: ...ss AB then press UP DOWN to select the desired level between 0 and 9 level default setting is 5 It is recommended that you begin to adjust from Level 1 selecting the level where the background noise in the absence of signal 3 Press AB to save the setting 4 Press MENU or any numeric key to exit 3 BATTERY SAVER SAVE This transceiver incorporates a battery saver if you have acts of active follows If ...

Page 21: ...e MENU then press UP DOWN to select the Menu 05 ROGE 2 Press AB then press UP DOWN to select ON OFF 3 Press AB to save the setting 4 Press MENU or any numeric key to exit 6 TIMER TRANSMISSION TOT This function can automatically control the time we transmit each time you press PTT on the transceiver This feature is very useful to avoid overheating if power transistor works excessively The transceiv...

Page 22: ...ress MENU or any numeric key to exit Note Levels 7 to 9 are most sensitive is used in quiet environments Levels 4 to 6 are medium speed is used in normal environments Levels 1 through 3 are less sensitive is used in high ambient noise conditions 8 FUNCTION BEEP KEYPAD When activated you will hear a beep each time you press a key on the transceiver If you select OFF will not hear any beep To enable...

Page 23: ...ess AB to save the setting 4 Press MENU or any numeric key to exit 11 SUBTONES CODES FOR RECEIVING RCODE In some cases only want to establish communications in a closed user group at a particular frequency or channel for it will use CTCSS or code DCS for reception The squelch opens only when receiving a frequency with CTCSS or codes DCS same as the programmed in your transceiver If codes of the re...

Page 24: ...NU to select CTCSS DCS OFF 3 Press UP DOWN to set parameter 4 Press AB to save the setting 5 Press MENU or any numeric key to exit 13 DISPLAY ILLUMINATION ABR This transceiver incorporates a display illumination from light for use in low ambient light There are two lighting options ON The display and keypad lights up when you press any key OFF The illumination will remain always off To select the ...

Page 25: ...ow to set ANI code 1 Press the MENU then press UP DOWN to select the Menu 15 ANI 2 Press AB then press UP DOWN to select from 0 9 A F press 9 to set next digit press 7 to set previous digit 3 Press AB to save the setting 4 Press MENU or any numeric key to exit 16 MODE OF TRANSMITTING SIGNAL CODE PTIDM There are three different ways to send the signal code BOT Push the PTT to send signal code EOT R...

Page 26: ...UP DOWN to select the Menu 18 MDF1 2 Press AB then press UP DOWN to select FREQ CHAN NAME 3 Press AB to save the setting 4 Press MENU or any numeric key to exit 19 DISPLAY OF FREQUENCY 2 MDF2 Under channel mode you may have your favorite display NAME CHAN FREQ Please do as following steps 1 Press the MENU then press UP DOWN to select the Menu 19 MDF2 2 Press AB then press UP DOWN to select FREQ CH...

Page 27: ...and 145 600 MHz is output we select the OFFSET of the previous section in 0600 and the direction of travel SHIFT programmed to so the transceiver will always 145 600 MHz in frequency and when you press PTT to transmit transceiver the frequency will automatically move to 145 000 MHz Set the frequency offset using the following procedure Under VFO mode 1 Press the MENU then press UP DOWN to select t...

Page 28: ...nels all the bands or part of the bands When the transceiver detects a communication the scan will stop automatically Set the desired scanning type using the following procedure 1 Press the MENU then press UP DOWN to select the Menu 23 SCANM 2 Press AB then press UP DOWN to select SE TO CO 3 Press AB to save the setting 4 Press MENU or any numeric key to exit Note TO Time Operation Scanning will s...

Page 29: ... Transmit frequency shifts in normal duplex mode Each receive and transmit frequency is shown in the table below with the following conditions Input Frequency Direction Offset frequency Reversed ON Reversed OFF 435 625 MHz negative 0 6MHz 435 025MHz 435 625 MHz 1 Press the MENU then press UP DOWN to select the Menu 25 REV 2 Press AB then press UP DOWN to select ON OFF 3 Press AB to save the settin...

Page 30: ...ct the Menu 27 NAME 2 Press AB then press UP DOWN to select numeric s letters or marks 0 9 A Z _ 3 Press 9 go next digit press 7 go previous 4 Press AB to save the setting 5 Press MENU or any numeric key to exit 28 WIDEBAND OR NARROW BAND W N Use the narrow band for communication in areas where RF signal is saturated Therefore you must use the narrow band of Transmission avoiding interference in a...

Page 31: ... the signal at the receiving terminal So decrease the background noise increase the talk quality Follow the steps below to enable or disable this feature 1 Press the MENU then press UP DOWN to select the Menu 29 COMP 2 Press AB then press UP DOWN to select ON OFF 3 Press AB to save the setting 4 Press MENU or any numeric key to exit ...

Page 32: ...bove procedure to store more channels 2 ALARM FUNCTION 1 Hold down the alarm button Radio Overview F to activate the alarm It transmits an alarm signal in the selected channel or frequency while the speaker will sound the alarm 2 Press the PTT or Alarm Button to deactivate the alarm 3 COMMERICIAL FM RADIO 1 Press FM key to enter the commercial FM radio mode 2 Press UP DOWN to select the frequency ...

Page 33: ...te If the location in which there is one radio station the new radio station will replace the old one 6 SCANNING FM RADIO STATIONS In operating mode of commercial FM radio press MENU then press the VM SCAN to start scanning all radio stations Press UP DOWN to change the direction of scanning stations Press any key to exit the scan function If during the scan you want to store the radio station pre...

Page 34: ... 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 46 229 1 7 82 5 17 114 8 27 159 8 37 189 9 47 233 6 8 85 4 18 118 8 28 162 2 38 192 8 48 241 8 9 88 5 19 123 0 29 165 5 39 196 6 49 250 3 10 91 5 20 127 3 30 167 9 40 199 5 50 254 1 ...

Page 35: ...631N 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 D315N 75 D455N 96 D662N 13 D071N 34 D205N 55 D325N 76 D462N 97 D664N 14 D072N 35 D212N 56 D331N 77 D464N 98 D703N 15 D073N 36 D223N 57 D332N 78 D465N 99 D712N 16 D074N 37 D225N 58 D343N 79 D466N 100 D723N 17 D114N 38 D226N 59 D346N 80 D503N...

Page 36: ... 60 C Supply voltage Rechargeable Lithium Ion 7 4V 1800mAh Mode of operation Simplex or semi duplex Duty cycle 03 03 54min Rx Tx Standby TRANSMITTER RF power 5W 1W Type of modulation F3E Maximum deviation 5kHz 2 5kHz W N Spurious emissions 7 5uW Ajacent channel power 65dB 60dB RECEIVER Receiver sensitivity 0 2µV at 12dB SINAD Intermodulation 65dB Audio output 1W Ajacent channel selectivity 65dB Sp...

Page 37: ... is made in full The receiving indicator LED lights but do not hear the speaker Make sure the volume setting is too low Make sure the undertones CTCSS or code DCS are the same as those programmed in the transceiver of the other members of your group When transmitting the other members of his group do not receive the communication Make sure the undertones CTCSS or code DCS programmed in your transc...

Page 38: ...ange frequency or channel Change the undertones CTCSS or code DCS in your group Communication with other members of your group is poor or low quality You or your partner is too far away or in an area of poor radio signal propagation such as inside a tunnel inside an underground car park in a mountainous area including large metal structures etc Once these checks if you still have problems with the...

Page 39: ...WARRANTY Better buy the radios from local dealer ...

Page 40: ... of the purchaser at the time of purchasing the device The warranty does not cover rechargeable batteries even if they are part of the equipment purchased as they are considered consumables the impairment must be reported within a period of fifteen days from the date of purchase The warranty is void on the following assumptions 1 Devices that have been manipulated by another or by anyone other tha...

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