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How to reset a Baofeng UV-5R two way radio (WAS: UV-5R Watch function)


 

Steve . . .


On Fri, 6 Oct 2023 17:50:33 -0400 (EDT), "Steve AI9IN" <skristof@...>
wrote:

I guess I'm asking how to get to the default and is it necessary to save the file as a csv file before reloading it back on the radio?
I have one myself but I've never reset it. Apparently, there are various things
you can reset on the UV-5R. Try these instructions:




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How to reset a Baofeng UV-5R two way radio

Certain circumstances may require you to perform a reset on your Baofeng.
Performing a reset is extremely easy, however if you speak only English and the
voice prompts are in Chinese, performing a simple reset or recovering from one
may require a little more attention.

Follow the steps below to reset a Baofeng UV-5R, BF-F9, BF-F8+, UV-B6 or UV-82
two way radio from Buy Two Way Radios.

To perform a VFO Reset
1.Turn on the radio and press the MENU button.
2.Press the UP and DOWN arrow key to select RESET (Menu Item 40).
3.Press MENU to choose RESET.
4.Press the DOWN arrow key to choose VFO.
5.Press MENU. The radio will display SOURCE?
6.Press MENU to confirm. The radio will display WAIT... for a few seconds, then
beep twice to confirm reset is complete. The radio will revert to Chinese
language mode. Reset is complete.

To perform a FULL Reset
1.Turn on the radio and press the MENU button.
2.Press the UP and DOWN arrow key to select RESET (Menu Item 40).
3.Press MENU to choose RESET.
4.Press the DOWN arrow key to choose ALL.
5.Press MENU. The radio will display SOURCE?
6.Press MENU to confirm. The radio will display WAIT... for a few seconds, then
beep twice to confirm reset is complete.
7.The radio will revert to Chinese language mode. Reset is complete.

To set language from Chinese to English
1.Press MENU.
2.Press the UP and DOWN arrow key to select VOICE (Menu Item 14).
3.Press MENU to choose VOICE.
4.Press the DOWN arrow key to choose ENG.
5.Press MENU to choose ENG.

NOTE: a VFO RESET only resets the frequency values in VFO mode. To reset the
radio back to factory defaults, choose RESET/ALL. A reset may resolve some
issues, but will not resolve them all. Some scenarios, such as inoperability due
to an incorrect or corrupt image file cannot be resolved with a reset and
require another resolution. It is, however, usually a standard first step when
troubleshooting the radio.

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Please go to the link for the original discussion about resetting this radio. I
suggest copying the text above and pasting it into a word processor, then saving
it in a convenient format, like PDF, so that you can share this in the future.


Donald KX8K



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