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To enable the scanner, press and hold the
[*SCAN]
key for about two seconds.
•
Zero 0 Key
The BAOFENG UV-82 features a battery voltage meter that the current voltage of the battery on the display.
To see the voltage displayed, press and hold the
[0SQL]
key for about two seconds.
•
#
key
If you press shortly
[#
]
you will switch to High or Low output power.
If you press this button for more than 2 seconds you will lock/unlock the keypad.
Chapter5. Basic Operations
5.1 Power on the radio
To turn the unit on, simply rotate the
Volume/Power
knob clockwise until you hear a "click". If your radio powers on
correctly there should be an audible double beep after about one second and the display will show a message or flash the
LCD depending on settings for about one second. Then it will display a frequency or channel. If the Voice prompt is enabled,
the voice will announce "frequency mode" or "channel mode".
Turn the
Volume/Power
knob counter-clock wise all the way until you hear a "click". The unit is now off.
5.2 Adjusting the volume
To turn up the volume, turn the
Volume/Power
knob clock-wise. To turn the volume down, turn the
Volume/Power
knob
counter-clock-wise. Be careful not to turn it too far, as you may inadvertently turn your radio off.
5.3 Making a call
NOTE: Press the [EXIT/AB] key to switch the main channel to the other channel if there is 2 channels shown on the display.
