Main Controls And Parts Of The Radio - Baofeng BF-88E Series Owner's Manual

Main controls and parts of the radio

1. Antenna
2. Encoder: rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise to
select the desired channel
3. Power/volume knob-turn clockwise to power on and
increase the volume level.
Turn counter-clockwise to decrease the volume level
and power off.
4. Speaker
5. Built-in microphone
6. Led indicator: RED - TX; GREEN - RX.
7. PTT: push this button to transmit, release it to
receive.
8. Side Key 1: hold down this button to activate the
Monitor function.
9. Side Key 2: shortly press this button to turn on/off the flashlight at the top side of the radio.
10. External Speaker/Mic Jack- allows the connection with external devices such as headsets, microphones.
11. Flashlight
Operations
Power on/off and volume adjustment
Rotate the Power/Volume knob clockwise to turn the radio on. Rotate the control clockwise /counter-clockwise to adjust the
volume level as you prefer. To turn the radio off, rotate the control counter-clockwise till hearing a mechanical "click".
Transmission
To communicate, all radios in your group must be set to the same channel. Briefly press the Side Key 1 to enable the Monitor
feature in order to make sure that the frequency is not busy, and then press the PTT button. Release the PTT key to receive.
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