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Copyright © 2017 by BTECH

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher.

Contributions taken from: Miklor.com Resource Site, and Jim Unroe, KC9HI. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PURCHASE OF THE MURS-V1. THE MURS-V1 \ WILL DELIVER (License Free) SECURE INSTANT

RELIABLE COMMUNICATION.

PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE USE

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TableofContents

PartI.Gettingstarted 1

Chapter1.-Initialsetup 2SafetyInformation 2FeaturesandFunctions 4What'sinthebox 5AvailableAccessories:www.baofengtech.com/store 6Assembly 7

Antenna 7Beltclip 8Battery 8

Chargingandbatterymaintenance 10Charging 10BatteryMaintenance 12

Chapter2.-Gettingtoknowyourradio 15Themaindisplay 17

BatteryLevel Indicator 18

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StatusLED 18Sidekey1/[F] 18Sidekey2/[M] 19DualPush-To-Talk 19Numeric keypad 20

Pound#Key 20Star*Key 21Zero0Key 21Menuandfunctionkeys 22

Accessory jack 24

Chapter3.-BasicUse 25Powerandvolume 25

Turningtheuniton 25Turningtheunitoff 26Adjustingthevolume 26

Makingacall 27Channel selection 27

Channel(MR)mode 27

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Chapter4.-MURSInformationandFCCDeclaration 28FCCNOTICEANDDECLARATION 28NOLICENSEREQUIREDFORMURSOPERATION 29MURSFrequencyChart,ChannelGuide 30

PartII.Advancedtopics 31

Chapter5.-Workingthemenusystem 32Basicuse 32Using Short-cuts 33

Chapter6. - Scanning 34Scanningmodes 34

Timeoperation 35Carrier operation 35Search operation 35

SKIPScanningChannels 35Tone Scanning 36

ScanningforCTCSSandDCSTones/Codes 36

Chapter7.-DualWatch 39

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Chapter8.- DTMF 41

Chapter9. - Selectivecalling 43CTCSS 44DCS 46Tone-burst 47

Chapter 10. - Customization 49Display 49SingleorDualPTT 50DisplaySync 51Power-onmessage 52Computer programming 53

Appendix A. - Troubleshooting 54

AppendixB. - Menudefinitions 55

AppendixC. - Technicalspecifications 66General 66

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Transmitter 67Receiver 68DCStable 68CTCSS table 71

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PartI.Gettingstarted

Partonecoversthebasicsetupanduseofyourhand-heldtwo-waytransceiver.

CHAPTER1INITIALSETUP

CHAPTER2GETTINGTOKNOWYOURRADIOCHAPTER3BASICUSE

CHAPTER4MURSINFORMATIONANDFCCDECLARATION

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Chapter1.-InitialsetupSafetyInformationThefollowingsafetyprecautionsshouldalwaysbeobservedduringoperation,serviceand

repairofthisequipment.• Qualifiedtechniciansshallservicethisequipmentonly.• Donotmodifytheradioforanyreason.• UseonlyBTECHsuppliedorapprovedbatteriesandchargers.• Donotuseanyportableradiothathasadamagedantenna.Ifadamagedantenna

comesintocontactwithyourskin,aminorburncanresult.• Turnoffyourradiopriortoenteringanyareawithexplosiveandflammablematerials.• Donotchargeyourbatteryinalocationwithexplosiveandflammablematerials.• Toavoidelectromagneticinterferenceand/orcompatibilityconflicts,turnoffyourradio

inanyareawherepostednoticesinstructyoutodoso.• Turnoffyourradiobeforeboardinganaircraft;anyuseofaradiomustbeinaccordance

withairlineregulationsorcrewinstructions.• Turnoffyourradiobeforeenteringablastingarea.• Forvehicleswithanairbag,donotplacearadiointheareaoveranairbagorintheair

bagdeploymentarea.

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• Donotexposetheradiotodirectsunlightoveralongtime,norplaceitclosetoheatingsource.

• Whentransmittingwithaportableradio,holdtheradioinaverticalpositionwiththemicrophone3to4centimetersawayfromyourlips.Keepantennaatleast2.5centimetersawayfromyourbodywhentransmitting.Ifyouweararadioonyourbody,ensuretheradioanditsantennaareatleast2.5centimetersawayfromyourbodywhentransmitting.

ExposureToRadioFrequencyEnergyYourBTECHradioisdesignedtocomplywiththefollowingnationalandinternationalstandardsandguidelinesregardingexposureofhumanbeingtoradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergy:-UnitedStatesFederalCommunicationsCommission,CodeofFederalRegulations:47CFRpart2sub-partJ-AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute(ANSI)/InstituteofElectrical&ElectronicEngineers(IEEE)C95.1-1992-InstituteofElectricalandElectronicEngineer(IEEE)C95.1-1999Edition-NationalCouncilonRadiationProtectionandMeasurements(NCRP)oftheUnitedStates,Report86,1986-InternationalCommissiononNon-lonizingRadiationProtection(ICNIRP)1998Tocontrolyourexposureandensurecompliancewiththegeneralpopulationoruncontrolledenvironmentexposurelimits,transmitnomorethan50%ofthetime.TheradiogeneratesmeasurableRFenergyexposureonlywhentransmitting.

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FeaturesandFunctions• MURSTransceiver • DTMFencoder.• HighCapacityLithium-Ionbattery • BroadcastFMreceiver65-108MHz• 50CTCSStonesand346(Normaland

Inverted)DCScodes.• PCprogrammable(customizable

names)• Alarmfunction. • Upto15namedmemorychannels.• Highlowpower,selectable. • TriColorDisplay• Functionbeeponthekeyboard. • Dualwatch/Dualreception.• VOX(voiceactivatedtransmit). • Transmissiontime-outtimer.• Batterysavingfunction • Busychannellockout• Scanmode • LEDflashlight.• BuiltinCTCSS/DCStones • Ten(10)levelsofSquelch

adjustment. • “RogerBeep”.

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What's in the box Thistransceivercomesshippedwiththefollowingitemsinthebox:

• MURS-V1RadioBody• 1800mAhLithium-Ionbatterypack• Antenna• Deskcharger(Withpoweradapter)• Beltclip• Wrist-strap• DualPTTEarpiece

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AvailableAccessories:www.baofengtech.com/store

BL-812VBattery BL-8AAABatteryPackPC-03FTDI QHM-22IP54 Eliminator USBCable SpeakerMic

NagoyaNA-701C BTECHUSBCharger BL-8LMURSAntenna Transformer 3600mAhBattery

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AssemblyBeforetheradioisreadyforuseweneedtoattachtheantennaandbatterypack,aswellaschargethebattery.

AntennaThistransceiverisfittedwithaMaleSMAconnector.Tomountyourantenna(FemaleSMAconnector),alignthetwoconnectorsandturnclockwiseuntilitstops.

• Donotover-tightenyourantennatoavoiddamagetotheconnectors.• Wheninstallingtheantenna,don'tgripitbythetop.Gripbythebaseandturn.• Ifyouuseanexternalantenna,makesuretheSWR isabout1.5:1orlowertoavoid

damagetothetransceiver.• Donotholdtheantennawithyourhandwhiletransmitting.• Nevertransmitwithoutanantenna.

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BeltclipAtthebackoftheradiotherearetwoparallelscrewsmountedabovethebattery,removetheseandthreadthemthroughtheholesonthebeltclipasyouscrewthembackintotheradiobody.

Donotuseanyformofgluetofixthescrewsonthebatteryclip.Thesolventsinthegluemaycausedamagetothebatterycasing.

BatteryBeforeattachingorremovingthebatterymakesureyourradioisturnedoffbyturningthepower/volumeknoballthewaycounter-clockwise.

Installation

Makesurethebatteryisalignedinparallelwiththeradiobodywiththeloweredgeofthebatteryabout1-2cmbelowtheedgeoftheradio.Oncealignedwiththeguide-rails,slidethebatteryupward

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untilyouhearaclickasthebatterylocksinplace.Removal

Toremovethebattery:pressthebatteryreleasesonthesidesofthebatterypackasyouslidethebatterydownward.

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ChargingandbatterymaintenanceCharging

Batteryshouldbefullychargedbeforeinitialuse.Optimumbatteryefficiencywillbeachievedafterthethreefullbatterychargeanddischargecycles.

Followthesestepstohookupandusethecharger:1. PlugtheDCconnectorofthepoweradaptorintothechargerbase.2. PlugtheACconnectorofthepoweradaptorintoamainACwalloutlet.3. Placetheradiointhechargingslotonthecharger.4. Makesuretheradio ismakingcontactwiththecharger.WhentheredLEDcomeson

steady,yourradioischarging.5. Theradioisfullychargedoncethecharger'sgreenstatusLEDglowssteady.Please

removetheradioatthattimetoavoidover-chargingyourbattery.

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Table1.1.ChargerLEDcodes

RedLED GreenLED Status

Flashing FlashingStandby(chargerempty)orchargecomplete

Steady Off Charging

Off Steady Chargecomplete.

Thechargerandbatteryarefittedwithmatchingnotchessothatyoucanchargeyour

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batteryonitsown!Practicalifyouhavetwobatteries.Thatwayyoucanchargeonebatterywhilestillusingyourradio.RadioshouldbeturnedOFFduringchargecycle

BatteryMaintenanceThebatteryforyourradiocomesunchargedfromthefactory;pleaseletitchargeforatleastfourtofivehoursbeforeyoustartusingyourradio.

• Useonlybatteriesapprovedbytheoriginalmanufacturer.• Neverattempttodisassembleyourbatterypack.• Donotexposeyourbatteriestofireorintenseheat• Disposeofbatteriesinaccordancewithlocalrecyclingregulations.Batteriesdonot

belonginyourtrashcan!

Prolongingthelifeofyourbattery• Onlychargebatteriesinnormalroomtemperatures.• Whenchargingabatteryattachedtotheradio,turntheradiooffforafastercharge.• Donotunplugthepowertothechargerorremovethebatteryand/orradiobeforeit's

finishedcharging.

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• Neverchargeawetbattery.• Batterieswearoutovertime.Ifyounoticeaconsiderablyshorteroperatingtimewith

yourradio,pleaseconsiderpurchasinganewbattery.• Batteryperformancewillbereducedintemperaturesbelowfreezing.Whenworkingin

coldenvironments,keepasparebatteryonyou.Preferablyinsideyourjacketorinasimilarlocationinordertokeepthebatterywarm.

• Dustcaninterferewiththecontactsonthebattery.Ifnecessarywipethecontactswithacleanclothtoensurepropercontactwithradioandcharger.Ifyourbatteryhasbecomewet,removeitfromtheradio,wipeitdrywithatowelandputitinaplasticbagwithahandfulofdryrice.Tiethebagupandletitsitovernight.Thericewillabsorbanyremainingmoistureinthebattery.Thismethodisonlyeffectiveagainstminorsplashes(lightrainforinstance).Asoakedradiomayverywellbebeyondrepair.

StoragePartiallychargeyourbatterybeforelong-termstorageinordertopreventdamagefromover-discharge.Whileleadacidmustalwaysbekeptatfullchargeduringstorage,thisradiousesalithium-basedbatteryandshouldbestoredatarounda40percentcharge.Thislevelminimizesage-relatedcapacitylosswhilekeepingthebatteryinoperatingconditionandallowingself-discharge.

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Toavoidseverecapacitydegradationofyourbatterywhileinlong-termstorage,pleasecyclethebatteryatleasteverysix(6)months.Storeyourbatteriesinacoolanddryplace,neverabovenormalroomtemperatures.

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Chapter2.-GettingtoknowyourradioFigure2.1.BTECHMURS-V1,overview

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1. Antenna,seethesectioncalled“Assembly”fordetails.2. Two-lineLCD3. Keypad4. Power/Volumeknob,usagediscussedinthesectioncalled“Powerandvolume”.5. LEDflashlight-Seethesectioncalled“Sidekey2-MONI(MonitorandFlashlight)”for

moreinformation.6. Speaker7. Microphone8. Batteryreleaselatch9. PTTAkey,usagediscussedinthesectioncalled“DualPush-to-Talk”.10. PTTBkey,usagediscussedinthesectioncalled“DualPush-to-Talk”.11. SideKey1/[F]12. SideKey2/[M]13. StrapBuckle14. Accessoryjack15. StatusLEDs

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ThemaindisplayFigure2.2.BTECHMURS-V1,display

ThetransceiverisfittedwithasevencharacterbytwolinedotmatrixalphanumericLCD,withauxiliary

iconsformiscellaneousfeatures.Table2.1.LCDiconsummary

Icon Description Icon Description188 Memorychannel 25,75 Leastsignificantmodifiers. N NarrowbandenabledCT CTCSSenabled BatterylevelindicatorDCS DCSenabled Keypadlockenabled

L LowPowerEnabledWhennotdisplayed,highpowerisactiveS Dualwatchenabled

VOX VOXenabled

Indicatesactivebandorchannel SquelchOpen/CloseIndicator

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BatteryLevelIndicatorWhenthebatterylevelindicatorreads thebatteryisdepleted.Atthispointtheradiowillstartbeepingperiodicallyaswellasflashthebacklightofthedisplayandwhenvoicepromptsareenabled,a"LowVoltage"announcementwillbeheard,indicatingthatyouneedtochangeyourbatteryorputyourradiointhecharger.TogetanAccurateVoltagereadingyouPressandHold button(forabout2seconds),thedisplaywillshowthecurrentvoltagelevelofthebattery

StatusLEDThestatusLEDhasaverysimpleandtraditionaldesign.Whenyoureceiveasignalitturnsgreen,whenyoutransmititturnsred,andit'soffinstandby.

Sidekey1/[F]Press[F]momentarilytostartthebroadcastFMreceiver.AnothermomentarypressturnsthebroadcastFMreceiveroff.IfasignalisreceivedontheactivefrequencyorchannelwhileyouarelisteningtothebroadcastFM,thereceiverwillopensquelchtothatfrequency(asifscanning)andremainthereuntilthesignalgoesaway;itwillthenswitchbacktobroadcastFM.Pressandhold[F]toactivatethealarmfunction.Press[F](ashortpress)againtoturnitoff.

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Tosendoutatone(moredetailsinthesectioncalled“Tone-burst”.)Pressthe[F]keywhileholdingdownthePTT.

Sidekey2/[M]Press[M]momentarilytoturnontheLEDflashlight.AnothermomentarypresswillflashtheLED.Anothermomentarypressturnstheflashlightoff.Pressandhold[M]tomonitorthesignal.Thiswillopenupthesquelchsoyoucanlistentotheunfilteredsignal.

DualPush-To-TalkTheMURS-V1includesaDualPTTKey/RockerSwitch.YoucancommunicatewithotherpartieseffortlesslybypressingthePTTrockerkeyupwardstotransmitonChannelA(theupperdisplay),orbypressingthePTTrockerkeydownwardstotransmitonChannelB(thelowerdisplay).TheMURS-V1allowssyncingtherockerswitchasasinglepush-to-talkbutton(refertoMenuOption33formoredetails).

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NumerickeypadTheBTECHMURS-V1hand-heldtransceivercomesstandardwithafullnumerickeypad.

Figure2.3.BTECHMURS-V1,keypad

Thenumerickeyshavetheirsecondaryfunctionprintedonthem(inrealityit'srathermenushort-cuts,moreonthatinChapter4,Workingthemenusystem).The , , and keysalsoserveasscan,keypadlock,andVoltagedisplayrespectively.

Pound#KeyInchannelmode, alsoactsasatransmitpowershiftkey.Whileinchannelmode,momentarilypress tochangebetweenHighandLowtransmitpower.Donotethatthisisdoesnotalterthetransmitpowerstoredtomemoryforthatchannel;itonlyaffectsthecurrentsession.Switchingtoanotherchanneloranotheroperatingmode(includingbroadcastFM)will

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resettransmitpowertowhat'sstoredinchannelmemory.Keypad Lock

TheBTECHMURS-V1featuresakeypadlockthatlocksoutallkeysexceptforthethreesidekeys.Toenableordisablethekeypadlock,pressandholdthe keyforabouttwoseconds.

Star*KeyAshortmomentarypressofthekeyenablesthereversefunction.WhenlisteningtobroadcastFMamomentarypresswillstartthescanning.ScanninginbroadcastFMwillstopassoonasanactivestationisfound,regardlessofscannerresumemethod.Toenablethescanner,pressandholdthe keyforabouttwoseconds.SeeChapter6,Scanningfordetails.

Zero0KeyTheBTECHMURS-V1featuresabatteryvoltagemeterthatthecurrentvoltageofthebatteryonthedisplay

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Toseethevoltagedisplayed,pressandholdthe keyforabouttwoseconds.

MenuandfunctionkeysThe key,usedtoenterthemenuandconfirmmenuoptions.The and keysareusedtonavigatethroughthemenuaswellasselectchannelsandstepupordowninfrequency(dependingonoperatingmode).The keyisusedtoexitmenusandcancelmenuoptions.The keya l so switchesbetweenA (upper)andB (lower)displays.The frequencyorchannelontheselecteddisplaybecomestheactivelisteningandtransmitfrequencyorchannel.WhenlisteningtobroadcastFM,the keyswitchesbetween65-75MHzand76-108MHzbands.Foramorein-depthexplanationonhowtoworkthemenuseeChapter5,Workingthemenusystem.

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AccessoryjackTheaccessoryjackontheBTECHMURS-V1isaKenwoodcompatibletwo(2)-pindesign.

Figure2.4.Typical2pinKenwoodheadsetconfiguration.

• Toattachaccessoriessuchasheadsets,speaker-micsorprogrammingcables,aligntheconnectorsandpushinfully.

• Thefitisn'talwaysperfectoncheaporclonecablesandconnectorsandmayrequireabitofforcetowigglethemincompletely.

• Makesuretheradioisoffbeforeattachinganyaccessories.

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Chapter3.-BasicUsePowerandvolumeBeforeweturnthepoweron,makesureyouhaveattachedthebatteryandantennaasdescribedinChapter1,Initialsetup.

TurningtheunitonToturntheuniton,simplyrotatethevolume/powerknobclockwiseuntilyouheara"click".IfyourradiopowersoncorrectlythereshouldbeanaudibledoublebeepafteraboutonesecondandthedisplaywillshowamessageorflashtheLCDdependingonsettingsforaboutonesecond(see“38PONMSG-PowerOnMessage”inAppendixB,Menudefinitions).Thenitwilldisplayafrequencyorchannel.IftheVoicepromptisenabled,thevoicewillannounce"frequencymode"or"channelmode".

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Figure3.1.Firstpower-on,display

Youcangetadditionalinformationaboutyourradiobyholdingdownmiscellaneouskeysasyouturniton.

TurningtheunitoffTurnthevolume/powerknobcounter-clockwiseuntilyouheara"click".Theunitisnowoff.

AdjustingthevolumeToturnupthevolume,turnthevolume/powerknobclockwise.Toturnthevolumedown,turnthevolume/powerknobcounter-clockwise.Becarefulnottoturnittoofar,asyoumayinadvertentlyturnyourradiooff.

Byusingthemonitorfunction,enabledfromtheSidekey[M];youcanmoreeasilyadjustyourvolumebyadjustingittotheun-squelchedstatic.

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MakingacallPressandholdthePTTbuttononthesideoftheradiobodytotransmit(upwardsforCHANNELA;downwardsforCHANNELB).Whiletransmitting,speakapproximately3-5cmfromthemicrophone.WhenyoureleasethePTTyourtransceiverwillgobacktoreceivemode.

ChannelselectionThereisonemodeofoperation:Channel/Memory(MR)mode.

Channel(MR)mode

TheuseofChannel(MR)modeisthemainmodeoftheMURS-V1.HereyouwillhaveaccesstothepreprogrammedMURSchannels,aswellasmodifyingtheprivacytones(CTCSSandDCS)andpowerlevelsofthechannelsandbandwidth(channels4/5,9/10,14/15only).

IfyouhavechannelsprogrammedwithTransmitpowersettoLow,youcanusethe keytotemporarilyswitchovertohighpowerifyou'rehavingtroublegettingthrough.

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Chapter4.-MURSInformationandFCCDeclaration

THEBTECHMURS-V1ISFCCPART95JCERTIFIEDFORMURSUSAGE

FCCNOTICEANDDECLARATIONThisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions: 1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and

2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation

Thescanningreceiverinthisequipmentisincapableoftuning,orreadilyaltered,bytheusertooperatewithinthefrequencybandsallocatedtotheDomesticpublicCellularTelecommunicationsServiceinPart22

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NOLICENSEREQUIREDFORMURSOPERATIONTheMURS-V1operatesonMURS(MultiUseRadioService)frequencies,whichdonotrequireanFCC(FederalCommunicationsCommission)license.ThehighestpointofanyMURSantennamustnotbemorethan60feetabovethegroundor20feetabovethehighestpointofthestructureonwhichitismounted.MURScanbeused:

• WithinoroveranyareaoftheworldwhereradioserviceareregulatedbytheFCC• Anyotherareaoftheworld,exceptwithintheterritoriallimitsofareaswhereradio

servicesareregulatedbyeitheranagencyoftheUnitedStatesotherthantheFCCoranyforeigngovernment(Subjecttoeitherpartiesrules)

• AboardanyvesseloftheUnitedStates,withthepermissionofthecaptain,whilethevesselistravelingeitherdomesticallyorininternationalwaters

• WithinoroveranyareaoftheworldwhereradioserviceareregulatedbytheFCC• MURSoperationisnotauthorizedaboardaircraftinflight.• MURSstationsmaytransmitvoiceordatasignalaspermittedinFCCregulationSection

95.631.

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MURSFrequencyChart,ChannelGuide

MURS-V1FREQUENCYCHART

CH:Name Ch.Freq CH:Name Ch.Freq CH:Name Ch.Freq01:MURS1-1 151.820 06:MURS2-1 151.820 11:MURS3-1 151.820

02:MURS1-2 151.880 07:MURS2-2 151.880 12:MURS3-2 151.880

03:MURS1-3 151.940 08:MURS2-3 151.940 13:MURS3-3 151.940

04:MURS1-4 154.570 09:MURS2-4 154.570 14:MURS3-4 154.570

05:MURS1-5 154.600 10:MURS2-5 154.600 15:MURS3-5 154.600

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PartII.AdvancedtopicsParttwocoversthemoreadvancedtopics,suchascustomizationand

programmingviacomputerlink.

CHAPTER5WORKINGTHEMENUSYSTEMCHAPTER5SCANNING

CHAPTER7DUALWATCH

CHAPTER8DTMFCHAPTER9SELECTIVECALLINGCHAPTER10CUSTOMIZATION

CHAPTER11PROGRAMMINGSCANNINGCHANNELS

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Chapter5.-WorkingthemenusystemForacompletereferenceonavailablemenuitemsandparameters,seeAppendixB,Menudefinitions.

YoucanmodifythefollowinformationontheMURSchannelsontheflytosuityourcurrentneeds:TXP(Power),CTCSS,DCS,ScanAdd,and*Bandwidth*(Channels4,5,9,10,14,15)

Basicuse

Procedure5.1.Usingthemenuwitharrowkeys1. Pressthe keytoenterthemenu.2. Usethe and keystonavigatebetweenmenuitems.3. Onceyoufindthedesiredmenuitem,press againtoselectthatmenuitem.4. Usethe and keystoselectthedesiredparameter.5. Whenyou'veselectedtheparameteryouwanttosetforagivenmenuitem;

a. Toconfirmyourselection,press anditwillsaveyoursettingandbringyoubacktothemainmenu.

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UsingShort-cutsAsshowninAppendixB,MenuDefinitions,eachmenuitemhasanassociatednumericalvalue.Thesecanbeusedfordirectaccesstoamenuitem.Themenuisalsoorganizedinsuchawaythatthetenmostcommonfunctionsareontop,andascanbeseeninFigure2.3,“BTECHMURS-V1,keypad”,thesearealsoprintedonthekeypadsoyoudon'thavetorememberthemall.Theparametersalsohaveanumberassociatedwiththem,seeAppendixB,Menudefinitionsfordetails.

Procedure5.2.Usingthemenuwithshort-cuts1. Pressthe keytoenterthemenu.2. Usethenumericalkeypadtoenterthenumberofthemenuitem.3. Toenterthemenuitem,pressthe key.4. Forenteringthedesiredparameteryouhavetwooptions:

a. Usethearrowkeysaswedidintheprevioussection;orb. Usethenumericalkeypadtoenterthenumericalshort-cutcode.

5. Andjustasintheprevioussection;a. Toconfirmyourselection,press anditwillsaveyoursettingandbringyou

backtothemainmenu.6. Allfurtherexamplesandproceduresinthismanualwillusethenumericalmenushort-

cuts.

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Chapter6.-ScanningTheBTECHMURS-V1featuresabuiltinscannerforscanningChannelsorformatchingcallingtones.Toenablethescanner,pressandholdthe keyforabouttwoseconds.Pressanykeytoexitscanningmode.

ScanningmodesThescannerisconfigurabletooneofthreewaysofoperation:Time,carrierorsearch,eachofwhichisexplainedinfurtherdetailsintheirrespectivesectionbelow.

Procedure6.1.Settingscannermode1. Pressthe keytoenterthemenu.2. Enter onyournumerickeypadtocometoscannermode.3. Pressthe keytoselect.4. Usethe and keystoselectscanningmode.5. Pressthe keytoconfirmandsave.6. Pressthe keytoexitthemenu.

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TimeoperationInTimeOperation(TO)mode,thescannerstopswhenitdetectsasignal,andafterafactorypre-settimeout,itresumesscanning.

CarrieroperationInCarrierOperation(CO)mode,thescannerstopswhenitdetectsasignal,andafterafactorypresettimewithnosignalitresumesscanning.

SearchoperationInSearchOperation(SE)mode,thescannerstopswhenitdetectsasignal.Toresumescanningyoumustpressandholdthe keyagain.

SKIPScanningChannelsYoucanconfigurechannelstobeaddedorremovedfromthescanninglistonthefly.

Procedure6.2.Settingscannerchannels1. Pressthe keytoenterthemenu.2. Enter onyournumerickeypadtocometoscanningaddmode.3. Pressthe keytoselect.4. Usethe and keystoselectifthechannelwillbeaddedorremovedfromthe

scanninglist.Thechangewillapplytothecurrentchannelselected

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5. Pressthe keytoconfirmandsave.6. Pressthe keytoexitthemenu.

ChannelsthatareinthescanningbeindicatedontheLCDdisplay.UndertheMemoryChannelnumberasmalliconboxwillappearifitisinthescanninglist.Noiconunderthememorychannelwillbepresentifthechannelisskippedduringscanning.

ToneScanningScanningforCTCSSandDCSTones/Codes

CTCSStoneandDCScodescanningmodecanbeaccessedwithorwithoutasignalbeingpresent.Thescanningprocessitselfonlyoccurswhileasignalisbeingreceived.

ScanningforCTCSSTone1. Pressthe keytoenterthemenu.2. Enter onyournumerickeypadtocometoMenu11:R-CTCS3. Pressthe keytoselect.Insureyouhaveatoneactivated(anditisnotoff)4. Pressthe tobeginCTCSSscanning

Aflashing"CT"willbeintheleftstatusdisplaytoindicatetheradioisinCTCSSscanningmode.Inthismode,whenevertheradioisreceivinganRFsignalontheselectedMRchannel,thelower

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displaywillcyclethroughtheCTCSStonesastheyarebeingtested.OncethefrequencyofthereceivedCTCSStoneisdetermined,the"CT"indicatorwillstopflashing.Pressthe keytosavethescannedtoneintomemorythenpressthe keytoexitthemenu.

Don'tforgettosetmenu11backtoOFFwhentheCTCSStoneisnolongerrequired.

ScanningforaDCStone1. Pressthe keytoenterthemenu.2. Enter onyournumerickeypadtocometoMenu10:R-DCS3. Pressthe keytoselect.Insureyouhaveatoneactivated(anditisnotoff)4. Pressthe tobeginDCSscanning

Aflashing"DCS"willbeintheleftstatusdisplaytoindicatetheradioisinDCSscanningmode.Inthismode,whenevertheradioisreceivinganRFsignalontheselectedMRchannel,thelowerdisplaywillcyclethroughtheDCScodesastheyarebeingtested.OncethebitsofthereceivedDCScodearedetermined,the"DCS"indicatorwillstopflashing.Pressthe keytosavethescannedtoneintomemorythenpressthe keytoexitthemenu.

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Don'tforgettosetmenu10backtoOFFwhentheDCStoneisnolongerrequired.

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Chapter7.-DualWatchIncertainsituations,theabilitytomonitortwochannelsatoncecanbeavaluableasset.TheBTECHMURS-V1featuresDualWatchfunctionality(singlereceiver)withtheabilitytolockthetransmitfrequencytooneofthetwochannelsitmonitors.

Procedure7.1.WithDualPush-to-TalkEnabled(Default)

1. TheDualPush-to-TalkSwitchisaRockerSwitchwithupperandlowerbuttons.YoucanuseMenu“42”(SeeAppendixB)toadjustaudiblealertsforReceivedTransmissions.

2. ToTransmitontheUpperFrequency(DisplayA)–PressupwardsontheDualPTTButton

3. ToTransmitontheLowerFrequency(DisplayB)–PressdownwardsontheDualPTTButton

Procedure7.2.WithSinglePush-to-TalkEnabled

1. Selecttheoptiontosynchronizethepush-to-talkbutton,thanuploadthenewsettingstotheradioviasoftware(orseeMenu33-SeeChapter9“SingleorDualPTT”)

2. Pressthe keytoselectbetweentheupper(DisplayA)orlower(DisplayB)frequency.

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3. Anarrowwilldisplay( )nexttothefrequencythatyouhaveselectedasyourdefaulttransmittingchannel.

4. PressthePush-to-Talk(eitherdirection)totransmitontheselectedfrequency

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Chapter8.-DTMFDTMFisanin-bandsignalingmethodusingdualsinusoidalsignalsforanygivencode.Originallydevelopedfortelephonysystems,ithasprovedaveryversatiletoolinmanyotherareas.Intwo-wayradiosystems,DTMFismostcommonlyusedforautomationsystemsandremotecontrol.AcommonexamplewouldbeinamateurradiorepeaterswheresomerepeatersareactivatedbysendingoutaDTMFsequence(usuallyasimplesingle-digitsequence).

Table8.1.DTMFfrequenciesandcorrespondingcodes

1209Hz 1336Hz 1477Hz 1633Hz697Hz 1 2 3 A- 770Hz 4 5 6 B- 852Hz 7 8 9 C- 941Hz * 0 # D-

TheBTECHMURS-V1hasafullimplementationofDTMF,includingtheA,B,CandDcodes.Thenumericalkeys,aswellasthe ,and ,keyscorrespondtothematchingDTMFcodesasyouwouldexpect.TheA,B,CandDcodesarelocatedinthe , , and keys

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respectively(†).TosendDTMFcodes,pressthekey(s)correspondingtothemessageyouwanttosendwhileholdingdownthePTTkey.

Ifyouhavethekeypadlockenabledonyourradio,youcanstillsendDTMFtonestheregularwaywithouthavingtounlockyourradio.

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Chapter9.-SelectivecallingSometimeswhenyou'reworkingwithlargergroupsofpeopleusingthesamechannel,thingscangetverycrowded,veryfast.Tominimizethisproblem,severalmethodsofblockingoutunwantedtransmissionsonyourfrequencyhavedeveloped.Ingeneral,therearetwoformsofselectivecallingintwo-wayradiosystems:Groupcalling,andindividualcalling.Groupcalling,asthenamesuggest, isaone-to-manyformofcommunication.Everyradioinyourworkinggroupisconfiguredthesamewayandanyradiowillmakecontactwitheveryotherradiointhegroup.Individualcalling,sometimesalsoknownaspaging,isaone-to-oneformofcommunication.EveryradioisprogrammedwithauniqueIDcode.Andonlybysendingoutamatchingcodecanyougetthatradiotoopenuptoyourtransmissions.TheBTECHMURS-V1featuresthreedifferentwaysofgroupcalling:

• CTCSS• DCS• Tone-burst

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TheBTECHMURS-V1doesnotfeatureanyformofindividualcalling.UsingthesefeaturesdoesNOTmeanthatotherswon'tbeabletolisteninonyourtransmissions.Theyonlyprovideamethodtofilteroutunwantedincomingtransmissions.Anycommunicationsmadewhileusingthesefeatureswillstillbeheardbyanyonenotemployingfilteringoptionsoftheirown.YoucanchangetheCTCSSorDCSsettingswhileinmemory(MR)mode.

CTCSSandTone-burstarealsopopulartoopenuprepeaters.

CTCSSCTCSSissetwithmenus11R-CTCSand13T-CTCS.ForacompletelistofavailableCTCSScodesandcorrespondingsub-tonefrequencies,seeTableC.2,“CTCSSFrequencies”inAppendixC,Technicalspecifications.

Procedure9.1.CTCSSsetuphow-to

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1. Pressthe keytoenterthemenu.2. Enter onthenumerickeypadtogettoreceiverCTCSS.3. Press toselect.4. EnterdesiredCTCSSsub-tonefrequencyinhertzonthenumerickeypad.5. Press toconfirmandsave.6. Enter onthenumerickeypadtogototransmitterCTCSS.7. Press toselect.8. EnterdesiredCTCSSsub-tonefrequencyinhertzonthenumerickeypad.Makesure

it'sthesamefrequencyasthatyouenteredforreceiverCTCSS.9. Press toconfirmandsave.10. Press toexitthemenusystem.

ToturnCTCSSoff,followthesameprocedurebutsetittooffwiththe keyinsteadofselectingaCTCSSsub-tonefrequency.Formoreinformationseethesectioncalled“11R-CTCS-ReceiverCTCSS”andthesectioncalled“13T-CTCS-TransmitterCTCSS”inAppendixB,Menudefinitions.

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DCS

DCSissetwithmenus10R-DCSand12T-DCS.ForacompletelistofavailableDCScodes,seeTableC.1,“DCSCodes”inAppendixC,Technicalspecifications.

Procedure9.2.DCSsetuphow-to1. Pressthe keytoenterthemenu.2. Enter onthenumerickeypadtogettoreceiverDCS.3. Press toselect.4. EnterdesiredDCScodeonthenumerickeypad.5. Press toconfirmandsave.6. Enter onthenumerickeypadtogototransmitterDCS.7. Press toselect.8. EnterdesiredDCScodeonthenumerickeypad.Makesureit'sthesamecodeasthat

youenteredforreceiverDCS.9. Press toconfirmandsave.10. Press toexitthemenusystem.

ToturnDCSoff,followthesameprocedurebutsetittooffwiththe keyinsteadof

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selectingaDCScode.Formoreinformationseethesectioncalled“10R-DCS-ReceiverDCS”andthesectioncalled“12T-DCS-TransmitterDCS”inAppendixB,Menudefinitions.

Tone-burstTosendoutatone-burst(selectablebyMENU40);pressthe[F]keywhileholdingdownthePTT.Nofurtherconfigurationrequiredusingthisfeature.Youcanselectfrom1000,1450,1750,or2100HzToneBurstOptions.TheseoptionsarefoundontheMenu40.

Procedure9.3.ToneBurstsetuphow-to1. Pressthe keytoenterthemenu.2. Enter onthenumerickeypadtogettoreceiverDCS.3. Press toselect.4. EnterdesiredToneBurstOptiononthenumerickeypad.

a. 1000HZ[0]|1450HZ[1]|1750HZ[2]|2100HZ[3]5. Press toconfirmandsave.6. Press toexitthemenusystem.

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Ifyouhavethekeypadlockenabledonyourradio,youcanstillsendatonebursttheregularwaywithouthavingtounlockyourradio.

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Chapter10.-CustomizationTheBTECHMURS-V1allowsforcustomizationofboththepower-onmessage(viacomputerlinkonly),andthebacklightcolorduringthethreestatesofthetransceiver(Transmit,ReceiveandStandby).

DisplayTheLCDontheBTECHMURS-V1isbacklitbymulti-colorLEDs,thecolorofwhichcanbepre-setfromthemenusystemintoavarietyofcolors.Tochangethecolors,followthesesteps:

Procedure10.1.Changingbacklightcolor1. Pressthe keytoenterthemenu.2. Enteroneofthefollowingonyournumerickeypad:

a. tochangethestandbycolor.b. tochangethereceivecolor.c. tochangethetransmitcolor.

3. Press keytoselect.4. Usethe and keystopickthedesiredcolor.5. Press toconfirmandsave.

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6. Press toexitthemenu.TochangethetimethebacklightstaysonforyourLCD,followthesesteps:

Procedure10.2.Settingbacklighttime-out1. Pressthe keytoenterthemenu.2. Enter onyournumerickeypadtocometobacklighttimeout.3. Press keytoselect.4. Usethe and keystopickthedesiredtime-outforthedisplay.5. Press toconfirmandsave.6. Press toexitthemenu.

Fordetailsseethesectioncalled“29WT-LED-Displaybacklightcolor,Standby”andonwardinAppendixB,Menudefinitions.

Single or Dual PTT DualPTTSynchronizationTheMURS-V1comeswiththeDualPTTkeyenabled,buttheMURS-V1MenuhasaMenuoptionthatallowslockingtheDualPTTButtontosimulateaSinglePTTandoverridetheDualPTTfeature.ByPressingtheEXIT/ABbutton,youcanstillswitchtheselectedupper/lowerdisplay.

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Procedure10.3.SettingthePush-to-TalkButtonPreference1. Pressthe keytoenterthemenu.2. Enter onyournumerickeypadtocometothePTTconfigurationoption.3. Press keytoselect.4. Usethe and keystopickthePTTconfiguration5. Press toconfirmandsave.6. Press toexitthemenu.

Display Sync DisplaySynchronizationTheMURS-V1allowstheupperandlowerdisplaytobesynchedsothatyoucanseetwosimultaneousitemsononechannel(FrequencyValueandName)byscrollingthroughthechannelsthedisplayswillremainsynchedtogetherwhenthisisactivated.

Procedure10.4.SettingtheDisplaySynchronizationPreference1. Pressthe keytoenterthemenu.2. Enter onyournumerickeypadtocometotheSyncconfigurationoption.3. Press keytoselect.4. Usethe and keystoenableordisablethedisplaysync5. Press toconfirmandsave.6. Press toexitthemenu.

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7. UseMenu and toconfigureDisplayAandDisplayB(SeeAppendixB)

Power-onmessageThepower-onmessagecanonlybesetviacomputerlink,seethesectioncalled“Computerprogramming”fordetailsonhowtosetupalinkwithyourcomputer.The following instructions assume that you've already established a link using theBTECHsoftwarefromacomputerrunningWindows,andthattheBTECHsoftwareisalreadyinstalledandrunning.

Procedure10.5.Settingthepower-on-message1. Clickotherinthemenubar;adialogueboxtitled"Other"shouldhavepoppedup.2. Intheboxtitled"PowerOnMessage",therearetwotextfieldsrepresentingthetwolines

onyourLCD.Enterthedesiredtextinthefields.3. ClickWritetowriteyourchangestotheradio.

Makesurethatmenuitem38issettoMSG,otherwiseyourmessagewon’tbedisplayed.SeeChapter5Workingthemenusystemfordetailsonhowtonavigatethemenu.SometimesittakestheBTECHsoftwaremorethanonetrytoconnecttoyourradio.Ifyouseeadialogueboxpoppingupstatingthatyouhaveaconnectionfailure,closethedialogueboxandclickreadorwriteagain.

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ComputerprogrammingTheRadiokitdoesnotincludeaprogrammingcable.ToattainaPCcablepleasevisithttps://BAOFENGTECH.com/pccableComputerProgrammingusesCHIRP(availableatnocharge:www.baofengtech.com/download)ComputerProgrammingAllowsthecustomizationofChannels(includedCustomchannelnames)SavingandUploadingthesamepresetstootherradios.CustomizationoftheStartUpMessage

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AppendixA.- TroubleshootingSymptom PossibleCause SolutionTheradiodoesn'tstart. Thebatteryistoolow.

Thebatteryisn'tcorrectlyinstalled.Changeorrechargethebattery.Removethebatteryandreinstallit.

Thebatterydiesquickly Thebatteryisdead.Thebatteryisn'tfullycharged.

Purchaseanewbattery.Rechargethebattery.

TheLEDindicatesreception,butthespeakerissilent.

Volumeistoolow.CTCSSorDCSenabled

Turnupthevolume.ChangeyourCTCSSorDCStomatchthoseyou'retryingto

communicatewith.TurnCTCSSorDCSoff.

Otherscan'thearmytransmission. TheirCTCSSorDCSsettingsdon’tmatchyours.You'retoofarapart.

ChangeyourCTCSSorDCSsettingstomatchyourpeers.Moveincloser.

TheradiotransmitswithouttouchingthePTT.

TheVOXisenabled.VOXsensitivityistoohigh.

TurnVOXoff.TurndownVOXsensitivity.

Ican’thearothersonthesamechannel YourCTCSSorDCSdon’tmatchtheirs ChangeyourCTCSSorDCSsettingstomatchtheirs

Verifybypressing[M]whiletheyaretransmitting

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AppendixB.-MenudefinitionsSeeChapter5,Workingthemenusystemformoreinfoaboutusingthemenu-system.

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Menu Name-FullName Settings[KeypadShortcut] Description

0 SQL-SquelchLevel

[0-9]Settingthesquelchto0willopenup

thesquelchentirely.

Mutesthespeakerofthetransceiverintheabsenceofastrongsignal.SquelchiseitherOFForoneof9levels.Thehigherthelevel,thestrongerthesignalmustbeto

un-mutethespeaker.

1STEP-

FrequencyStep

2.5K[0]|5.0K[1]|6.25K[2]|10.0K[3]|12.5K[4]|20.0K[5]|

25.0K[6]|50.0K[7]

UNUSEDSETTINGinMURS-V1

2TXP-

TransmitPower

HIGH[0]||LOW[1]SelectsbetweenHIGHandLOWtransmitterpower.Usetheminimumtransmitterpowernecessarytocarryout

thedesiredcommunications.

3 SAVE-BatterySave OFF[0]|1|2|3|4

Selectstheratioofsleepcyclestoawakecycles(1:1,2:1,3:1,4:1).Thehigherthenumberthelongerthebatterylasts.Whenenabled,awordortwomightbemissedwhenthefrequencybeingmonitoredbecomes

active.

4 VOX-VoiceOperatedTX

OFF[0]|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10

Whenenableditisnotnecessarytopushthe[PTT]buttononthetransceiver.Adjustthegainleveltoanappropriatesensitivitytoallowsmoothtransmission.

5WN-

Wideband/Narrowband

WIDE[0]|NARR[1]

Wideband(20kHzbandwidth)ornarrowband(12.5kHzbandwidth).

Channel4/5/9/10/14/15AdjustableOnlyinMURS-V1

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6ABR-DisplayIllumination

Time

OFF[0]|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10 Time-outfortheLCDbacklight.(Inseconds)

7TDR-DualWatch,DualReception

OFF[0]|ON[1]

Monitor[A]and[B]atthesametime.Thedisplaywiththemostrecentactivity([A]or[B])becomestheselecteddisplay.WhenTDRissettoON,an'S'isindicatedinthestatusdisplay---TDRshouldbesettoOFFwhenmanuallyprogramming---TDRisinhibitedwhilescanningisin

operation

8 BEEP-KeypadBeep OFF[0]|ON[1] Allowsaudibleconfirmationofakeypress

9

TOT-TransmissionTime-out-Timer

in15secondsteps15,30,45,…600

TheredTXLEDbeginstoflash10secondsbeforethetimeoutlimitis

reached

Thisfeatureprovidesasafetyswitch,whichlimitstransmissiontimetoaprogrammedvalue.Thiswillpromotebatteryconservationbynotallowingyoutomakeexcessivelylongtransmissions,andintheevent

ofastuckPTTswitch(perhapsiftheradiooraSpeaker/Miciswedgedbetweencarseats)itcan

preventinterferencetootherusersaswellasbatterydepletion.

10 R-DCS-ReceiverDCS

OFF[0]|seeDCSTableinAppendixC

Mutesthespeakerofthetransceiverintheabsenceofaspecificlowleveldigitalsignal.Ifthestationyouarelisteningtodoesnottransmitthisspecificsignal,you

willnothearanything.

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11R-CTCS-ReceiverCTCSS

OFF[0]|seeCTCSSTableinAppendixC

Mutesthespeakerofthetransceiverintheabsenceofaspecificandcontinuoussub-audiblesignal.Ifthestationyouarelisteningtodoesnottransmitthisspecificandcontinuoussignal,youwillnothear

anything.

12T-DCS-

TransmitterDCS

OFF[0]|seeDCSTableinAppendixC

Transmitsaspecificlow-leveldigitalsignaltounlockthesquelchofadistantreceiver(usuallyarepeater).

13T-CTCS-

TransmitterCTCSS

OFF[0]|seeCTCSSTableinAppendixC

Transmitsaspecificandcontinuoussub-audiblesignaltounlockthesquelchofadistantreceiver(usuallya

repeater).

14 VOICE-VoicePrompt OFF[0]|ENG[1]|CHI[2] Allowsaudiblevoiceconfirmationofakeypress

15ANI-ID-

AutomaticNumberID

DisplaystheANIcodethathasbeensetbysoftware.Thismenucannotbeusedtochangeit.TheANI-IDissentwhenthealarmisactivatedandmenu32=CODE

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16

DTMFST–DTMF-SideToneoftransmitcode

OFF[0]:NoDTMFSideTonesareheard

DT-ST[1]:SideTonesareheardonlyfrommanuallykeyedDTMF

codesANI-ST[2]:SideTonesareheardonlyfromautomaticallykeyed

DTMFcodesDT+ANI[3]:AllDTMFSideTones

areheard

DetermineswhenDTMFSideTonescanbeheardfromthetransceiverspeaker.

17 S-CODE-SignalCode

1[0]|2[1]|3[2]|4[3]|5[4]|6[5]|7[6]|8[9]|9[8]|10[9]|11[10]|12[11]|13[12]|14[13]|15[14]

Selects1of15DTMFcodes.TheDTMFcodesareprogrammedwithsoftwareandareupto5digitseach.

18

SC-REV-ScannerResumeMethod

TO[0]:TimeOperation-scanningwillresumeafterafixedtimehas

passedCO[1]:CarrierOperation-scanning

willresumeafterthesignaldisappears

SE[2]:SearchOperation-scanningwillnotresume

ScanningResumeMethod

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PTT-ID-Whento

sendthePTT-ID

OFF[0]:NoIDissentBOT[1]:TheselectedS-CODEis

sentatthebeginningEOT[2]:TheselectedS-CODEis

sentattheendingBOTH[3]:TheselectedS-CODEissentatthebeginningandending

WhentoSendPTT-ID

Codesaresentduringeitherthebeginningorendingofatransmission.

20

PTT-LT-Signalcodesendingdelay

0-50ms PTT-IDDelay(milliseconds)

21

MDF-A-ChannelModeADisplay

CH[0]:Displaysthechannelnumber

NAME[1]:Displaysthechannelname.

FREQ[2]:DisplaysprogrammedFrequency

[A]MR/ChannelModeDisplayFormat

Note:Namesmustbeenteredusingsoftware.

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MDF-B-ChannelModeBDisplay

CH[0]:Displaysthechannelnumber

NAME[1]:Displaysthechannelname.

FREQ[2]:DisplaysprogrammedFrequency

[B]MR/ChannelModeDisplayFormat

Note:Namesmustbeenteredusingsoftware.

23BCL-BusyChannelLock-out

OFF[0]|ON[1]

Disablesthe[PTT]buttononachannelthatisalreadyinuse.Thetransceiverwillsoundabeeptoneandwillnottransmitifthe[PTT]buttonispressedwhenachannel

isalreadyinuse.

24 SYNC–DisplaySync OFF[0]|ON[1]

DisplayAandBaresynced.ThisallowstheupperdisplaytoshowchannelNamewhilethelowershows

theFrequency.(UsewithMENU21and22)

25

SFT-D-Frequency

ShiftDirection

OFF[0]:TX=RX(simplex)+[1]:TXwillbeshiftedhigherin

frequencythanRX-[2]:TXwillbeshiftedlowerin

frequencythanRX

UNUSEDSETTINGinMURS-V1

26OFFSET-Frequency

shiftamount00.000-999.990in1kHzsteps UNUSEDSETTINGinMURS-V1

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MEM-CH-StoreaMemoryChannel

023-127Thismenuisusedtoeithercreatenewormodify

existingchannels(023through127)sothattheycanbeaccessedfromMR/ChannelMode.

28

DEL-CH-Deleteamemorychannel

023-127

Thismenuisusedtodeletetheprogrammedinformationfromthespecifiedchannel(023through127)sothatitcaneitherbeprogrammedagainorbe

leftempty.

29

WT-LED-Displaybacklightcolor,

Standby

OFF[0]|BLUE[1]|ORANGE[2]|PURPLE[3] Default:PURPLE

30

RX-LED-Displaybacklight

color-Receive

OFF[0]|BLUE[1]|ORANGE[2]|PURPLE[3] Default:BLUE

31

TX-LED-Displaybacklightcolor-

Transmit

OFF[0]|BLUE[1]|ORANGE[2]|PURPLE[3] Default:ORANGE

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32 AL-MOD-AlarmMode

SITE:Soundsalarmthroughyourradiospeakeronly

TONE:Transmitsacyclingtoneover-the-air

CODE:Transmits119followedbytheANIcodeover-the-airOFF:AlarmisDisabled

SITE:SoundsalarmthroughyourradiospeakeronlyTONE:Transmitsacyclingtoneover-the-air

CODE:Transmits'119'(911inreverse?)followedbytheANIcodeover-the-air

OFF:Disabled

33DB-PTT–

DoublePush-to-Talk

OFF[0]|ON[1]ON:UpperPTTselectsupperdisplayLowerPTTselectslowerdisplay

OFF:PTTemulatesasinglePTT

34

TDR-AB-Transmitselection

whileinDualWatchmode

OFF[0]|A[1]|B[2] UNUSEDSETTINGinMURS-V1

35STE-Squelch

TailElimination

OFF[0]|ON[1]

ThisfunctionisusedeliminatesquelchtailnoisebetweenBTECHhandheldsthatarecommunicating

directly(norepeater).Receptionofa55Hzor134.4Hzmutestheaudiolongenoughtopreventhearingany

squelchtailnoise.

36RP-STE-

SquelchTailElimination

OFF[0]|1-10 UNUSEDSETTINGinMURS-V1

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RPT-RL-Delaythesquelchtailofrepeater

OFF[0]|1-10 UNUSEDSETTINGinMURS-V1

38PONMSG-PowerOnMessage

FULL[0]:PerformsanLCDscreentestatpower-on

MSG[1]:Displaysa2-linepower-onmessage

Controlsthebehaviorofthedisplaywhenthetransceiveristurnedon.

39 ROGER-RogerBeep OFF[0]|ON[1]

Sendsanend-of-transmissiontonetoindicatetootherstationsthatthetransmissionhasended.

40 R-TONE–BurtstTone

1000HZ[0]|1450HZ[1]|1750HZ[2]|2100HZ[3]

TheR-TONEfrequencyistransmittedbypressingthe[F]sidekeywhilethe[PTT]buttonisalsopressed.

Acommontoneburstfrequencyusedbymanyamateur

radiosystemsinEuropeis1,750Hz

41 SC-ADD–ScanAdd OFF[0]|ON[1] -ONAddsthecurrentchanneltothescanlist

-OFFRemovesthecurrentchannelfromthescanlist

42 A/B-BP OFF[0]/A/BToneatEndofReception-Receivertonepriortosquelchclosing.-Anaudibleindicationofwhich

displaywasinuse.

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43RESET-Restoredefaults

VFO[0]|ALL[1] Resetstheradiotofactorydefaults

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AppendixC.- TechnicalspecificationsGeneralGeneralspecifications

Specification ValueFrequencyRange(MHz) 65-108(Rx)

FCCPart95J MURSChannels(Rx/Tx)(Channels001-015)

Memorychannels 15Frequencystability 2.5ppmFrequencystep(kHz) 2.5K/5.0K/6.25K/10.0K/12.5K/20.0K/25.0K/50.0KAntennaimpedance 50OhmOperatingtemperature -20°Cto+60°CSupplyvoltage 7.4Consumption ≤75mA(standby)

380mA(reception)

≤1.4A(transmission)

Modeofoperation Simplexorsemi-duplex

Dutycycle 03/03/54min.(Rx/Tx/Standby)

Dimensions(mm) 58x110x32

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Weight(g) 214

TransmitterTransmitterspecifications

Specification ValueRFpowerL/H 500mW/2WTypeofmodulation FMEmissionclass 15K#F3E(wideband)

10K#F3E(narrowband)

Maximumdeviation(kHz) ≤±5.0(wideband)

≤ ±2.5(narrowband)

Spuriousemissions(dB) <-60dB

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ReceiverReceiverspecifications

Specification ValueReceiversensitivity 0.2µV(at12dBSINAD)Intermodulation 60dBAudioOutput 1000mWAdjacentchannelselectivity 65/60dB

DCStableTableC.1.DCSCodes

Number Code Number Code Number Code Number Code001 D023N 002 D025N 003 D026N 004 D031N005 D032N 006 D036N 007 D043N 008 D047N009 D051N 010 D053N 011 D054N 012 D065N013 D071N 014 D072N 015 D073N 016 D074N017 D114N 018 D115N 019 D116N 020 D122N021 D125N 022 D131N 023 D132N 024 D134N025 D143N 026 D145N 027 D152N 028 D155N029 D156N 030 D162N 031 D165N 032 D172N

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Number Code Number Code Number Code Number Code033 D174N 034 D205N 035 D212N 036 D223N037 D225N 038 D226N 039 D243N 040 D244N041 D245N 042 D246N 043 D251N 044 D252N045 D255N 046 D261N 047 D263N 048 D265N049 D266N 050 D271N 051 D274N 052 D306N053 D311N 054 D315N 055 D325N 056 D331N057 D332N 058 D343N 059 D346N 060 D351N061 D356N 062 D364N 063 D365N 064 D371N065 D411N 066 D412N 067 D413N 068 D423N069 D431N 070 D432N 071 D445N 072 D446N073 D452N 074 D454N 075 D455N 076 D462N077 D464N 078 D465N 079 D466N 080 D503N081 D506N 082 D516N 083 D523N 084 D526N085 D532N 086 D546N 087 D565N 088 D606N089 D612N 090 D624N 091 D627N 092 D631N091 D627N 092 D631N 093 D632N 094 D645N094 D645N 095 D654N 096 D662N 094 D645N097 D664N 098 D703N 099 D718N 100 D723N101 D731N 102 D732N 103 D734N 104 D743N105 D754N 106

D023ID023I 107 D025I 108 D026I

109 D031I 110 D032I 111 D036I 112 D043I

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113 D047I 114 D051I 115 D053I 116 D054I117 D065I 118 D071I 119 D072I 120 D073I121 D074I 122 D114I 123 D115I 124 D116I125 D122I 126 D125I 127 D131I 128 D132I129 D134I 130 D143I 131 D145I 132 D152I133 D155I 134 D156I 135 D162I 136 D165I*137 D172I D174I D205I D212I D223I D225I D226ID243I D244I D245I D246I D251I D252I D255I D261ID263I D266I D271I D274I D306I D311I D315I D325ID331I D332I D343I D346I D351I D356I D364I D365ID371I D411I D412I D413I D423I D431I D432I D445ID446I D452I D454I D455I D462I D464I D465I D466ID503I D506I D516I D523I D526I D532I D546I D565ID606I D612I D624I D627I D631I D632I D645I D654ID662I D664I D703I D712I D723I D731I D732I D734ID743I D754I

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CTCSStableTableC.2.CTCSSFrequencies

Number Frequency Number Frequency Number Frequency Number Frequency01 67.0 02 69.3 03 71.9 04 74.4

05 77.0 06 79.7 07 82.5 08 85.4

09 88.5 10 91.5 11 94.8 12 97.4

13 100.0 14 103.5 15 107.2 16 110.9

17 114.8 18 118.8 19 123 20 127.3

21 131.8 22 136.5 23 141.3 24 146.2

25 151.4 26 156.7 27 159.8 28 162.2

29 165.5 30 167.9 31 171.3 32 173.8

33 177.8 34 179.9 35 183.5 36 186.2

37 189.9 38 192.8 39 196.6 40 199.5

41 203.5 42 206.5 43 210.7 44 218.1

45 225.7 46 229.1 47 233.6 48 241.8

49 250.3 50 254.1

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