Specifications

The (Chinese) Radio Documentation Project
8 Getting to know your radio
The main display
Figure 2.2. Baofeng UV-5R, display
The transceiver is fitted with a seven character by two line dot-matrix alphanumeric
LCD, with auxiliary icons for miscellaneous features.
Table 2.1. LCD icon summary
Icon Description
188 Memory channel
25, 75 Least significant modifiers.
CT CTCSS enabled
DCS DCS enabled
+, - Frequency shift direction if enabled
S Dual watch enabled
VOX VOX enabled
R Reverse function enabled
N Narrowband enabled
Battery level indicator
Keypad lock enabled
L Transmit power set to Low
Indicates active band or channel
Signal Strength Meter
Unmentioned icons seems to not be implemented in this model of radio.
Even though it is a seven character by two line display, channel memories are only
configurable to six character names.
+, -, +-
[+] or [-] are only
in VFO mode
[+-] is in channel
mode when TX is
different from RX
This icon is only on or
off. So it is really a
squelch open/closed
indicator.