Baofeng RD-5R - Programmable Buttons; Programmable Button Functions

[Exit] / [Clear] button
* ]button
[ # ] button
Clear the entered information in input state.
Code digit D in DTMF function
In analog mode in main interface, press this
button to tum on/off scrambling.
In digital mode in main interface, press this
button to enter manual dial interface.
In VFO frequency mode, press and hold this
button to start scanning.
On an analogue repeater channel, this will swap
transit & receive frequencies (repeater reverse)
When in CTCSS / DCS setting menus, begins a
search for any CTCSS or DCS tones being
used.
Press this button to clear the data in message
editing box
Code digit in DTMF function
In the main interface, press this button to switch
Between high and low power
Press and hold this button to turn on/off keypad
lock
Switch the input method in input method
interface
Code digit # in DTMF function
Programmable Buttons
In order to simplify operation, the two programmable buttons
[SKI] and [SK2] can be programmed by your dealer as function
shortcuts, as shown in the following table. For more information
about each function, see the "Function and Operation" section.
NO Function
Some repeaters require an audible tone burst to be
Note:
transmitted before using the repeater: press [PTT] + [CALL] to
send IOOOHZtone; press [PTT] + [VFO/MR] to send
1450HZ tone; press [PTT] + [A/B] to send 1750HZ tone;
press [PTT] + [BAND] to send 2100HZ tone.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
None
Prompt tone onloff
Emergency mode on
Emergency mode off
Select high / low
power
Monitor
Nuisance delete
Push to talk 1
Relay / offline
Scan on / off
Purpose
No function is assigned to the preset button.
Quickly enable or disable all audible prompt
tones.
Quickly establish an emergency call. This is the
recommended option for the orange button
Quickly end an initiated emergency call.
Quickly switch between high power and low
power.
Quickly turn on or off the monitor function.
Temporarily removes channels from the scan
list if they cause a nuisance.
Quickly make digital group calls, digital single
call, call prompts, or send text messages (only for
digital mode) via push to talk. ( This option is only
available if the digital function is enabled on the
device ) Push-to-talk 1 to push-to-talk 6 can be
set.
Quickly switch between repeater and talk-around
modes
Quickly turn the scan function on or off. Note:
Scanning in double-wait mode will not work