Baofeng BF-888S Manual Download

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BUTTONS AND CONTROLS

LED Indicator

Lights

red

during transmit,

green

when receiving a signal

Channel Switch

Rotate to select a channel. Ch. 16 is for channel scanning (see Scanning, pg. 5)

Power Switch/Volume Control

Turn clockwise to switch ON the transceiver.
Turn counter-clockwise to switch OFF transceiver.
Rotate to adjust volume.

PTT (push to talk) Button

Push button to transmit, release to receive (see Transmitting and Receiving, pg. 4)

MONI (Monitor) Button

Press and Hold (Squelch OFF) to hear background noise. (see Squelch, pg. 5)
Release to return to normal operation.

FUNC (Function) Button

Press to activate LED torch function.
Note: this button is programmable through the Baofeng or CHIRP software.
Programming cable sold separately.

Speaker/Microphone Jacks

Can be used to plug in programming cable, and various speaker/mic accessories.

LED Torch/Flashlight

Summary of Contents for BF-888S

Page 1: ...eiver 5W UHF 400 470 MHz Operating Instructions V1 1 Updated Nov 2016 BAOFENG BF 888S BF 666S BF 777S POFUNG T88 GT1 RETEVIS H 777 Note This is not an official Baofeng Manual Content from Miklor com f...

Page 2: ...tions Squelch Level 5 Time Out Timer TOT 5 Scanning 5 Beat Shift Scrambler 5 Voice Prompts and language 5 VOX Voice Operated Transmit 6 Emergency Alarm 6 Battery Saver 6 Battery Low Alert 6 Monitoring...

Page 3: ...lume D PTT push to talk Button Push button to transmit release to receive see Transmitting and Receiving pg 4 E MONI Monitor Button Press and Hold Squelch OFF to hear background noise see Squelch pg 5...

Page 4: ...ing and Receiving To transmit voice press and hold the PTT button D and speak into the microphone 2 3 in away from your mouth in a normal tone of voice The LED indicator light turns red when transmitt...

Page 5: ...the Scanning ON or OFF If FM Radio function is activated via software the radio will not scan Note There is no actual FM Radio function in this radio so this option should always remain deactivated i...

Page 6: ...omatically 10 seconds after no signal is received and no operation is being performed BATTERY LOW ALERT Reminds you that battery needs recharging Alert tone will sound and red LED will blink MONITOR W...

Page 7: ...MONI and Power ON Alarm Function ON OFF if selected via SW Ch 12 Press Hold both PTT and MONI and Power ON Locks Transmitter ON Power cycle to reset Ch 15 Press Hold both PTT and MONI and Power ON Cha...

Page 8: ...ith other user Verify that the frequency and CTCSS tones are the same for all users Ensure all users are within range Hearing stations other than tuned station Change your CTCSS for that channel Chang...