1000Hz, 1450Hz, 1750Hz Tone-Burst; Chapter 9. - Customization - Baofeng UV-5R Série Mode D'emploi

1000Hz, 1450HZ, 1750HZ Tone-burst

To send out a tone-burst; you simultaneously will press a key while holding down the PTT. No further configuration
required to use this feature.
The following key combinations will transmit the according frequency tone burst below:
PTT + = Transmits 1000Hz Tone Burst
PTT + = Transmits 1450Hz Tone Burst
PTT + = Transmits 1750Hz Tone Burst
If you have the keypad lock enabled on your radio, you can still send a 1750H/z tone without having to unlock your radio.

Chapter 9. - Customization

The BAOFENG Radio allows for customization of both the power-on message (via computer link only), and the
backlight color during the three states of the transceiver (Transmit, Receive and Standby).
Display
The LCD on the BAOFENG Radio is backlit by multi-color LEDs, the color of which can be set in the menu system
which a choice of three colors, blue, purple and orange.
To change the colors, follow these steps:
Changing backlight color
1. Press the key to enter the menu.
2. Enter one of the following on your numeric keypad.
a. to change the standby WT-LED color.
b. to change the receive RX-LED color.
c. to change the transmit TX-LED color.
3. Press key to select.
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4. Use the and keys to pick the desired color.
5. Press to confirm and save.
6. Press to exit the menu.
EXIT
To change the duration the LCD backlight stays on, follow these steps:
Setting backlight time-out
1. Press the key to enter the menu.
2. Enter on your numeric keypad to come to backlight time out.
3. Press key to select.
4. Use the and keys to pick the desired backlight timeout period in seconds. Press
save
5. Press to exit the menu.
EXIT
6. For details see the section called "29 WT-LED- Display backlight color, Standby" and onward in Appendix B, Menu
definitions.
Setting the power-on-message via Baofeng computer software
NOTE – A programming cable is required for the following steps to connect the radio to a computer.
1. Click other in the computer software menu bar; a dialogue box titled "Other" will pop up.
2. In the box titled "Power On Message", there are two text fields representing the two lines on your radio LCD screen.
Enter the desired text in the fields.
3. Click Write to write your changes to the radio.
Even though the software has eight (8) character wide text for the power-on message, be aware that the display on the
UV- 82X3 can only display a maximum of seven (7) characters.
Make sure the radio menu item 38 is set to MSG, otherwise your message won't be displayed. See Chapter4 Working the
menu system for details on how to navigate the menu.
Sometimes it takes the Baofeng software more than one try to connect to your radio. If you see a dialogue box popping up
stating that you have a connection failure, close the dialogue box and click read or write again.
TIP - If you encounter issues programming your radio from the computer using the programming cable, try turning the radio volume
knob to the highest volume level.
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to confirm and