Working The Menu System; Basic Use; Using Short-Cuts - Baofeng UV-5R Documentation

Chapter 4. Working the menu
system
For a complete reference on available menu items and parameters, see Appendix B,
Menu definitions.

Basic use

Procedure 4.1. Using the menu with arrow keys
1.
Press the
2.
Use the
3.
Once you find the desired menu item, press
4.
Use the
5. When you've selected the parameter you want to set for a given menu item;
a.
To confirm your selection, press
you back to the main menu.
b.
To cancel your changes, press
you out of the menu entirely.
6.
To exit out of the menu at any time, press the

Using short-cuts

As you may have noticed if you looked at Appendix B, Menu definitions, every menu
item has a numerical value associated with it. These numbers can be used for direct
access of any given menu item.
The menu is also organized in such a way that the ten most common functions are on
top, and as can be seen in Figure 2.3, "Baofeng UV-5R, keypad", these are also printed
on the keypad so you don't have to remember them all.
If your radio is set to Memory (MR) mode, the following menu items will not take
any effect:
STEP, TXP, W/N, CTCSS, DCS, S-CODE, PTT-ID, BCL, SFT-D, OFFSET,
MEM-CH, BAND
key to enter the menu.
and keys to navigate between menu items.
and keys to select the desired parameter.
again to select that menu item.
and it will save your setting and bring
and it will reset that menu item and bring
key.
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