BF-888S
Two-way UHF Handheld Transceiver
<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, formatted by Rishabh Sharma.
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CONTENTS
Operation
Menu Options
Other Information
Buttons and Controls ...................................................................................................................... 3
Switching power ON/OFF ............................................................................................................... 4
Adjusting
Selecting
Transmitting and Receiving ............................................................................................................ 4
Charging
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 weak signals (MONI) .................................................................................................... 6
the volume ...................................................................................................................... 4
the channel (frequency) ................................................................................................. 4
the Li-ION Battery Pack .................................................................................................. 4
1750 Hz Tone ...................................................................................................................... 6
Busy channel Lock-Out (BLC) .......................................................................................................... 6
Beep Tone ....................................................................................................................................... 6
CTCSS/DCS Squelch filtering ........................................................................................................... 6
Summary of Menu Function Activation ......................................................................................... 7
Specifications .................................................................................................................................. 8
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................. 8
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BUTTONS AND CONTROLS
A
LED Indicator
Lights red during transmit, green when receiving a signal
B
Channel Switch
Rotate to select a channel. Ch. 16 is for channel scanning (see Scanning, pg. 5)
C
Power Switch/Volume Control
Rotate to adjust volume.
D
PTT (push to talk) Button
Push button to transmit, release to receive (see Transmitting and Receiving, pg. 4)
E
MONI (Monitor) Button
Release to return to normal operation.
F
FUNC (Function) Button
Programming cable sold separately.
G
Speaker/Microphone Jacks
Can be used to plug in programming cable, and various speaker/mic accessories.
H
LED Torch/Flashlight
Turn clockwise to switch ON the transceiver.
Turn counter-clockwise to switch OFF transceiver.
Press and Hold (Squelch OFF) to hear background noise. (see Squelch, pg. 5)
Press to activate LED torch function.
Note: this button is programmable through the Baofeng or CHIRP software.
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