Part V: Appendix; Appendix A. - Troubleshooting; Appendix B. - Menu Definitions - Baofeng UV-5R Series User Manual

Part V: Appendix

Appendix A. - Troubleshooting

Symptom Possible
The radio won't The battery is too low.
power ON
The battery isn't correctly installed.
The battery dies The battery is dead.
quickly
The battery isn't fully charged.
The LED indicates Volume is too low.
reception, but the
CTCSS or DCS enabled
speaker is silent.
Others can't hear Their CTCSS or DCS settings don't
my transmission. match yours.
You're too far apart.
The radio transmits The VOX is enabled.
without touching
VOX sensitivity is too high.
the PTT.
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Solution
Change or recharge the battery.
Remove the battery and reinstall it.
Purchase a new battery.
Recharge the battery.
Turn up the volume.
Change your CTCSS or DCS to match those of the
radio or repeater you're trying to communicate with.
Turn CTCSS or DCS off.
Change your CTCSS or DCS settings to match
your peers.
Move in closer.
Turn VOX off.
Turn down VOX sensitivity.

Appendix B. - Menu Definitions

See Chapter4, Working the menu system for more info about using menu-system.
Menu Name (Full Name) Setting
0 SQL - Squelch [0-9]
Level
Setting the squelch to 0 will
open up the squelch entirely.
1 STEP - 2.5K[0] | 5.0K[1] | 6.25K[2] |
Frequency Step
10.0K[3] | 12.5K[4] | 20.0K[5]
|25.0K[6] | 50.QK [7]
2 TXP - Transmit HIGH [0] | LOW [1]
Power
3 SAVE - Battery OFF [0] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Save
4 VOX-Voice OFF [0] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
6 | 7 |
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Description
Squelch silences the receiver when there is no
signal.
Sensitivity can be varied from .1 to .3 mV on UHF
Sensitivity can be varied from .1 to.2 mV on VHF
Selects the amount of frequency change in
VFO/Frequency mode when scanning or pressing
the and keys.
Selects between HIGH and LOW transmitter
power when in Variable Frequency Oscillator
(VFO) mode. Use the minimum transmitter
power necessary to carry out the desired
communications.
Selects the ratio of sleep cycles to awake cycles
(1:1,2:1,3:1,4:1). The higher the number the
longer the battery lasts. The higher number
increases the RX sleep cycle, but you may miss
the first few syllables before the RX opens.
When enabled it is not necessary to push the
[PTT] button on the transceiver. Adjust the gain
level to an appropriate sensitivity to allow smooth
transmission.