Monday, September 12, 2011

Baofeng UV-3R: Factory Reset

Most UV-3R owners have probably already figured out that the manual is wrong, but for those that haven't... to do a factory reset, hold the U/V button down while turning the radio on. While unfortunate, it has been amusing to see all the "RTFM" replies that direct folks to an incorrect answer on the UV-3R Yahoo Group.

6 comments:

  1. For anyone wanting to reset their baofeng this works. tryed and tested.

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    1. On mine (original single line display, the one you got with two antennas one for VHF one for UHF), power on + any of the following: U/V or MENU or VOL, will reset the radio.

      Also, you can turn on the LED flashlight without turning the radio on

      Nate.

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  2. Just be careful if you have big fingers like I do. I accidentally held down the U/V button while turning the radio on without realizing it. Needless to say I was pretty mad at myself since I had to reprogram everything by hand because I don't have the programming cable.

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  3. i also got factory reset inside my bag...till now it was opening by itself. this time it done a reset....

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  4. hmm, my both UV3R will not reset, not it uV, not with Vol ... any other ideas about the last years?

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