Baofeng UV5R Menu Definitions

0 SQL: Squelch Level

Squelch silences the receiver when there is no signal.

• UHF Sensitivity can be varied from 1 to 3 mV
• VHF Sensitivity is constant. 1 > 9 = .1 mV
• Level 0 = Open Squelch
• There is little difference between settings.
• Level 5 is recommended.

Settings: 0>9

1 STEP: Frequency Step

Amount of frequency change when using Up/Down arrows or kHz when scanning in VFO Mode.

Settings: 2.5/5/6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25

2 TXP: Transmit Power

High / Low. High = 4 watts Low = 1 watt. Use Low power unless necessary. Power can be toggled Hi/Lo by pressing the [#] key, however, Dual Standby (Menu 7) must be OFF.

Settings: High / Low

3 SAVE: Battery Save

Sleep Ratio to acknowledge an RX signal. The higher number increases the RX sleep cycle, but you may miss the first few syllables before the RX opens. 1=1:1 2=1:2 3=1:3 4=1:4

Settings: OFF/1/2/3/4

4 VOX: Voice Operated Xmtr

Allows transmitter activation by talking only. Adjust VOX gain to allow smooth operation. Level 10 requires the strongest voice.

Settings: OFF / 1, 2 > 10

5 WN: Wideband / Narrowband

Wide = 5 KHz Narrow = 2.5 KHz. For Ham use, start with selecting Wide.

Settings: WIDE / NARR

6 ABR: Display Illumination Time

Time the display stays illuminated.

Settings: OFF/1/2/3/4/5secs

7 TDR: Dual Watch / Dual Reception

Allows monitoring of 2 channels, toggling between Freq A and Freq B. If a signal is received, the RX remains on that channel until the signal is gone.

Settings: OFF/ON

8 BEEP: Keypad Beep

Allows audible confirmation of a key press.

Settings: OFF/ON

9 TOT: Transmission Time Out Timer

Transmit Times Out after pre-selected time. Radio will alert you when the time is up. This helps prevent overheating.

Settings: 15/30/45/60 > 600 secs

10 R-DCS: Rec - Digital Coded Squelch

Prevents interference from signals on the same frequency. The squelch will open only if the incoming signal is coded with the same tone required by your receiver. Note: Not all repeaters requiring a tone for access transmit a tone back to you. Leave this function turned OFF unless you are absolutely sure it is needed.

Settings: OFF/D023N > D7541

11 R-CTCS: Rec - Continuous Tone Coded Squelch

Prevents interference from signals on the same frequency. The squelch will open only if the incoming signal is coded with the same tone required by your receiver. Note: Not all repeaters requiring a tone for access transmit a tone back to you. Leave this function turned OFF unless you are absolutely sure it is needed.

Settings: 67.0 Hz > 254.1 Hz

12 T-DCS: Trans - Digital Coded Squelch

Required by some networks to limit access and interference.

Settings: OFF/D023N > D7541

13 T-CTCS: Trans - Continuous Tone Coded Squelch

Required by some networks to limit access and interference.

Settings: 67.0 Hz > 254.1 Hz

14 VOICE: Voice Prompt

Audible confirmation of a keypad entry.

Settings: OFF/ON or OFF/ENG/CHI

15 ANI-ID: Automatic Number ID of Radio (set with S/W)

Sent when PTT is pressed and/or released. Used to alert dispatcher which field radio was keyed. Used primarily for commercial applications.

16 DTMFST: DTMF Tone of transmit

Determines when DTMF codes are heard through speaker.

Settings: OFF / DT-ST / ANI-ST / DT+ANI

• OFF: No tones heard
• DT-ST: Only manually keyed DTMF codes are heard
• ANI-ST: Only automatically keyed DTMF codes are heard
• DT+ANI: All DTMF codes are heard

17 S-CODE: Signal Code

PTT-ID DTMF Code Selection (set with S/W). Selects one of 15 DTMF codes. Set with software and are up to 5 digits each. Enabled by using Menu 19.

Settings: 1 > 15 groups

18 SC-REV: Scan Resume Method

TO (Time Operation) Scan stops when signal detected. Scan resumes after after predetermined time. CO (Carrier Operation) Scan stops when signal detected. Scan resumes when signal disappears. SE (Search Operation) Scan stops when signal detected. Scanning will not resume.

Settings: TO / CO / SE

19 PTT-ID: When to send the PTT ID signal code

OFF - No ID is sent. BOT - An ID is sent at Beginning of Transmission. END - An ID is sent at the End of Transmission. BOTH - An ID is sent at BOT and EOT.

Settings: OFF/BOT/EOT/BOTH

20 PTT-LT: Signal Code sending delay

This tells a dispatcher which field radio was keyed. Not Applicable for Ham use. Set to OFF. Not Applicable for Ham use. Set to 0 (zero)

Settings: 0 > 30 ms

21 MDF-A: Channel Mode A Display (upper display)

FREQ - Displays programmed Frequency. CHAN - Displays Channel Number. NAME - Displays Channel Name programmed via software. If no name is programmed, CHAN will display.

Settings: FREQ / CHAN / NAME

22 MDF-B: Channel Mode B Display (lower display)

FREQ - Displays programmed Frequency. CHAN - Displays Channel Number. NAME - Displays Channel Name programmed via software. If no name is programmed, CHAN will display.

Settings: FREQ/CHAN / NAME

23 BCL: Busy Channel Lockout

Prevents transmitting on a busy frequency. If another repeater or signal is present using a different CTCSS or DCS code, your transmitter will be 'locked out' to prevent interference. When PTT is keyed, radio will sound a Beep Tone.

Settings: OFF/ON

24 AUTOLK: Automatic Keypad Lock

When ON, keypad will be locked if not used in 8 seconds. Pressing the [#] key for 2 seconds will Lock/Unlock the keys on the keypad.

Settings: OFF/ON

25 SFT-D: Frequency shift direction

Enables access of repeaters in VFO/FREQ mode.

Settings: OFF / +/-

• OFF: TX = RX (simplex)
• + (plus): TX shifted Higher in freq than RX
• (minus): TX shifted Lower in freq than RX

26 OFFSET: Frequency shift amount

Specifies frequency difference between TX and RX. Used with Menu 25 for repeater access in VFO/FREQ mode. Offset is not required when storing repeater frequencies into channels.

Settings: 00.000 > 69.990 MHz in 10 kHz steps

27 MEM-CH: Store a memory channel

Stores channel information in memory slot 0 > 127. For a detailed examples of the programming process, please visit: Programming Memories

Settings: 000 > 127

28 DEL-CH: Delete a memory channel

Deletes information stored in memory slot 0 > 127

Settings: 000 > 127

29 WT-LED: Illumination / Display Color - Standby

Screen illumination color in Standby Mode

Settings: OFF / BLUE / ORANGE / PURPLE

30 RX-LED: Illumination / Display Color - Receive

Screen illumination color in Receive Mode

Settings: OFF/BLUE / ORANGE / PURPLE

31 TX-LED: Illumination / Display Color - Transmit

Screen illumination color in Transmit Mode

Settings: OFF/BLUE / ORANGE / PURPLE

32 AL-MOD: Alarm Mode

SITE - Sounds alarm through your radio speaker only. TONE - Transmits a cycling tone over the air. CODE - Transmits '119' followed by ANI code over the air.

Settings: SITE / TONE / CODE

33 BAND: Band Selection

In VFO/FREQ mode, sets VFO A or B to VHF or UHF band. This is similar to the [BAND] button.

Settings: VHF / UHF

34 TDR-AB: Transmit selection while in Dual Watch / Dual Reception

While in Dual Watch mode, this forces the selection of which transmit frequency is selected.

Settings: OFF/A/B

35 STE: Squelch Tail Elimination

Eliminates the squelch tail at the end of a transmission. Only works when other radios turn on their Tail function. * For Ham use, set to OFF.

Settings: OFF/ON

36 RP-STE: Repeater Squelch Tail Elimination

Requires a repeater using this function. * For Ham use, set to OFF.

Settings: OFF / 1, 2, 3 > 10

37 RPT-RL: Delay the squelch tail of repeater

* For Ham use, set to OFF.

Settings: OFF / 1, 2, 3 > 10

38 PONMSG: Boot / Power On Display

FULL - Displays the entire LCD screen. MGS - Displays a 2 line Power On message.

Settings: FULL / MGS

39 ROGER: Tone at end of transmission

Sends a Tone at the end of each transmission. * For Ham use, set to OFF.

Settings: OFF/ON

40 RESET: Restore to default settings

VFO - Resets all menus to factory default. Resets VFO [A] and [B] frequencies to factory default. ALL - Same as above. Erases all channels. Resets chan 0 to 136.025 MHz / chan 127 to 470.625 MHz

Settings: VFO / ALL