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1. To toggle between VFO and Channel Modes MENU S D To toggle between single and dual frequency display in either VFO or Channel Mode SB if dual frequency is selected then TDR appears at top centre of LCD display if single frequency is selected then KGUV6D replaces the secondary frequency channel on the LCD display To select the master frequency when in dual frequency display in either VFO or Channel Mode B7B master frequency is indicated by an P arrow at left side of LCD display To enter Menu Mode MENU To exit Menu Mode EXIT or wait 5 seconds To toggle FM Radio Mode on off Side Key 1 the button immediately below the PTT button See Section 8 2 1 To enter Dealer Mode see Section 4 5 below 4 2 Menu Mode There are 32 menu items some with numerous choices parameters However for manual repeater programming you need learn only four menu items 16 24 25 and 28 Most other menu items are set and forget options When in Menu Mode the LCD display contains two lines of information the upper line is the name of the Menu Item with a flashing menu number at right while the lower line is the current or default menu parameter To enter Menu Mode MENU you will see the menu name e g STEP followed by a flashing menu number e g 01 To select a Menu item either 1 press keypad menu number e g 2 1 or 2 ROTARY to desired menu item or 3 press A or Y keypad buttons to select desired menu item To enter Menu p2. WOUXUN wouxun y WS ee TAN m Wouxun KG UV6D Wouxun KG UV6X VHF UHF Handheld FM Transceiver User s Manual Version 1 2 May 23rd 2012 Table of Contents MPS FAG MC AS ANS A 3 PAIS BIETET LLL 4 LED DAS DM A E A A A A A as 5 Z COuick sstart uideo ooa tae as eM p oa too aue n a Coe ate del pM eb A UA ds iain 6 a qc Swit Wn Bebweben NOU Sedes Trucco E te tese En bete dfc a petuo ete eres io 6 42 Menu IGG aot DOR x PD M CIE 7 4 3 Programming a Repeaters Frequency suat ues peer Bh vnc tesi tiis qa evidence ep e e E Eo DNE QU irr des etna cae I eas er eV tun 5 44 cine MOUSTODPErAtiolis e od e ad nere PI D PT ROP OR ETE mM med n s M iO d ed nha 8 44 1 Channel Mode Subs WOES uet be xn potege co SS A un eee es pena vede Destra Reed a 8 4 42 Odd Repeater Channel Offsets Cross band Settings need ecrit ocn nir Fd ere e exis Ete torque d n NR Ka ER VE C Eod Se Re ky oy eos 9 4 4 3 Channel Memories oeaiei O up ee turc t Gg orones 9 AS Dealer MO uc erm ret utedatu Deest e e a tete aad et O ru 9 5 Standby Scanning Reverse Monitor and d UN Bes s ope e ao Ga ic tv eee ades eed e e raised 10 Sd Standby Dial Receive ti tidad 10 SRI ITANE D ID UL e Pp 10 5 5 scanume TC SS DC S s tussis P b Ete RIOS 11 5 4 Scanni g Prionty and Skippediscans usa eR NAS A Bata Rec ea Rv i themaba seston 11 5 5 Reverse PLUS td 11 A PP O A 11 DIN e a E MO 12 o Extend Battery Rn EA A A A etf Lek
3. Lau e 12 PASC CEN rec Ac 12 UNE Cm rn M A 12 O EE EUREN 13 S RPT andsidekey PuhectlOgusss c i e ou o AO du tipo det EDU rd iod de NNI de CLA AED Mu ACD dx DiC dd 13 SA RPTTPEZ MuUlti f riotott R69 eai stets tia 13 8 2 Side Key O ntc pe T E Ph TEMOR 14 8 2 IVE IE AIG MOGS A A csi 14 A O PEZ JBUESD A ARMIS Ob TEE pda d av cna qma dna 15 8 2 3 SOS F ncti on e is 15 RR ud C AC TEC A A A AS E A E E E E EA 15 TOMEN T S e aay sd ince IR A O M ERE 16 VOS WA a dl cl ta PN c a de ds 17 OSa A ETa Cr 18 1 Preface The Wouxun KG UV6D and UV6X VHF UHF FM handheld transceivers are quality modern technology radios Unfortunately the user manual provided by Wouxun is not well organized and poorly translated This revised manual addresses that shortcoming This guide is designed to teach you how to manually program the radio It will not duplicate some sections of the Wouxun manual 1 e safety description of functions shortcut sheet SOS function wire cloning charging programming guide troubleshooting CTCSS DCS charts specifications accessories certifications Programming via software is only briefly discussed in Section 10 All keypad entry sequences in this manual are designated with Courier font typeface and a relevant coloured background e g MENU 1 4 The rotary encoder knob is designated ROTARY This revised user s manual applies to the UV6D
4. a B arrow Toggle to VFO Mode MENU SVD there should be no channel numbers at right side of LCD display Set scan type to time out MENS 1 9 MENU Y toselect TO MEN EXIT Select master frequency AB if necessary enter scan start frequency now on keypad Start frequency scan SCAN long press When repeater signal detected MENU 3 2 MENU V or Y to choose either a CTCSS or a DCS scan Start the tone code scan Set tone code temporarily MENU EXIT Now enter this CTCSS DCS tone in a channel memory or into Menu settings 15 16 17 or 18 as appropriate 5 4 Scanning Priority and Skipped Scans A priority scan frequency can be programmed with software With this type of scan the priority scan frequency is checked alternately Specific channels can also be designated to be skipped ignored during scanning Both of these features are only available through software 5 5 Reverse Frequency To monitor the reverse transmit input frequency of a repeater channel SCAN short press An R will be displayed in the upper centre of the LCD display 5 6 Monitor To open the squelch to attempt to hear a weak station Side Key 2 long press The BUSY symbol will appear at bottom left of the LCD display and the signal meter will register 11 5 7 DTMF DTMF encoding touch tones are available by pressing and holding the PTT button while at the same time pressing the required DTMF tone code keys on the keypad For example to access an IRL
5. and UV6X radios they share similar specifications functions and keys with the KG UVDIP UV2D and UV3D radios The known differences is that the 6 series may have an upgraded case upgraded firmware and software more memories an additional 2 5KHz frequency step a standard rather than reverse SMA antenna connector wider TX RX ranges two extra menu items an extra RPT multifunction key 1700mAH battery and a dual slot charging unit These additional features may not apply to all 6 series radios Two diagrams and the logo from the Wouxun manual have been incorporated in this document Acknowledgements to Quanzhou Wouxun Electronics Co Ltd in advance for their use Thanks also to Bob KONR and Ed Griffin for their explanations of how the RPT key works PS the correct English language pronunciation of Wouxun sounds like whoa sheng Please freely distribute this document Errata and constructive suggestions for improvement to lagagnon gmail com Larry VE7TEA 2 Front Panel Diagram Multifunctional Key A B Switch Key on mall Frequency O Function Key a ud a Reverse Frequency Scan Key IO Lock Stopwatch Timer Key Up Down Key ms nd Note Quickly switch the working mode ua 20 Quickly reboot the transceiver mau wa Split negative Split positive DCS CTCSS Swilch Master Frequency Indicator High Low Power Transmitting Busy Channel Locked Note qa Batterypa
6. P link through a repeater you might enter the following codes PTT hold 9314 DTMF touch tones for A B C and D can be transmitted by pressing MENU A V and EXIT respectively Via software more DTMF functions are available toggle transmit ANI automatic number identification ID Code edit ANI ID Code set delay time for ANI code and toggle DTMF sidetone 6 Extend Battery Run time There are number of functions which can extend battery life These are listed below in approximate order of effectiveness 4 MENG Y toselectL for low power out 1 watt MEN EXIT PTT SYD press while transmitting remains at this power until restart MENU V to select number of seconds to transmit time out MENU EXIT Y toselect ON reduces active receiver on time MENG EXIT V toselect OFF MENU EXIT Reduce transmit power Toggle power during transmit Set time out timer to low value Set power saver mode to on Set voice prompt to off DO n ROPMC 6 3 9 1 2 Set keypad beep to off il V to select OFF MENG EXIT Set auto backlight to off 3 V to select OFF MENG EXIT backlight does not work with Sidekey 2 nor with PTT When the battery is near exhausted the radio will alert the user with 1 a voice prompt 2 a backlight flash once every 5 seconds and 3 clicks will be emitted 7 Locks and Resets 7 1 Locks To toggle a keypad lock on off but still enable receive and transmit on the master frequency last in use long
7. S is rarely used in amateur radio Enable transmit DCS MENU 1 8 MENU Y toselect DO23N through D754N digital coded squelch code for transmit MENU EXIT DCS is rarely used in amateur radio Enable stopwatch MENU 2 6 MENU V to select either OFF or ON MENU EXIT when enabled start stopwatch by short press of press any key to pause short press of again to restart Select SOS Function band MENU 3 1 MENU VY to select either CH A or CH B MENU EXIT selects on which band to transmit the SOS function see also Section 8 2 above 10 Software Ensure you have the correct Wouxun software version specifically for the UV6 series radios as it has been reported that the UV 1 2 3 series software can cause problems Software programming of the Wouxun KG UV6 enables additional features not available through manual keypad strokes or menus These features may include mode switch password reset password inactivate menu and resets welcome message priority scan channel set scanned channels and DTMF options See the software help files for more information The majority of user issues with radio software are related to an incorrect port or device name setting or an incorrect driver for the computer radio interface cable Linux users must also ensure they are members of the uucp group For wire cloning between similar radios see page 48 of the Wouxun manual Wouxun software also works in Linux under Wine http www winehq or
8. arameter MENU the parameter is on the lower line of the LCD menu display Note the e arrow To select Menu parameter either ROTARY to desired menu parameter or press A or VW keypad buttons to select To save chosen Menu parameter MENU To exit Menu Mode EXIT or wait 5 seconds Remember that to successfully change a Menu parameter requires three MENU button presses 1 to enter Menu Mode 2 to move cursor PB to menu parameter on lower LCD display line and 3 to save selected parameter 4 3 Programming a Repeater Frequency The user will at least need to know how to manually program a new repeater frequency in the event that a computer and programming software are unavailable It is suggested you work through the steps below at least twice once as shown and a second time with your local repeater details For example to program a VHF repeater having a receive frequency of 146 840M Hz a typical transmit offset of 600KHz a CTCSS transmit access sub audible tone of 103 5Hz saved to memory channel 25 name that channel VE7RPT and then finally delete that channel Toggle to VFO Mode MENU S D there should be no channel numbers at right side of LCD display Ensure frequency step is appropriate MENU 1 MENU A or ROTARY until correct step is selected MENU EXIT Enter receive frequency on keypad 1 46 8 4 0 Select CTCSS transmit tone MENS 1 6 MENU A or ROTARY until 103 5 selected MENU EXIT Select offset MENU 2 4 MENU A or ROTARY unti
9. ck power indicator full ee d Batterypack power indicator remaining 3 LCD Display Diagram Reverse Frequency Dual Band VOX Function Receive Signal Vice Frequency Bandwidth Indicator Battery capacity Indicator Menu Order Channel Order Menu Order Channel Order d Batterypack power indicator exhausted am Receive signal meter 4 Quick Start Guide The key concept to understand the Wouxun KG UV6 is mode This radio has five modes VFO Frequency Mode Channel Memory Mode which has 3 sub modes Menu Mode FM Radio Mode see Section 8 1 1 Dealer Mode see Section 4 5 The mode determines what is shown on the LCD display and how the radio behaves The two most important modes VFO and Channel Mode can also be toggled to display either dual or single frequencies Note that Frequency and Channel modes as used by Wouxun correspond to VFO and Memory modes respectively as used by Japanese radio manufacturers It is essential to know how to switch between these modes 4 1 Switching Between Modes Turning the POWER SWI TCH VOLUME CONTROL knob clockwise for the first time the radio should be in dual frequency VFO Mode After a 3 second system initialization you will see a 146 MHz 2M frequency displayed above a 440MHz 70CM frequency If not in VFO Mode the radio will be in Channel Mode This is obvious by the fact that channel numbers will be seen at the far right of the LCD display
10. emories When programming manually it is important to know what the unused channels are Use ROTARY in Channel Mode to check the channel numbers in memory or enter Menu 28 MEM CH MENU 2 8 MENU ROTARY programmed channels show as e g CH 025 while free unused channels appear as 025 EXIT 4 5 Dealer Mode Normally channel information is locked If you must change channel parameters outside of software or without deleting and recreating a channel then use Dealer Mode NOTE the author has not checked this method on a UV6 radio but it is reported to work Enter dealer mode Hold down keypad 8 while turning the radio on POWER SWITCH VOLUME CONTROL you should see 2 lines of 6 underscore characters on the LCD display Release key 8 after beeps Enter dealer password DONNA Select required channel to alter Make required channel parameter changes Restart to exit dealer mode MENU A B MENU 5 Standby Scanning Reverse Monitor and DTMF Standby is used by Wouxun to refer to watching activity on both frequencies dual receive when in dual frequency or dual channel modes Scanning is an automatic frequency channel change to detect busy frequencies Reverse refers to receiving the transmit frequency of a repeater input and Monitoring means to open the squelch temporarily to listen to a weak signal How scanning behaves is dependent on the mode 5 1 Standby Dual Receive When in dual frequency or dual channel mode t
11. g 17 11 Useful Links VE7EA s latest manual update http 1ggagnon wordpress com 2012 02 29 wouxun kg uvd1 p vhfuhf handheld transceiver a new users manual Yahoo KG UV6D Group http groups yahoo com group KGU V6D K GU V6X KG UV6D Service Manual http tinyurl com 7ngtm7o 18
12. he master frequency is indicated with an arrow at left of the chosen frequency channel However the radio is also watching the secondary sub frequency If the master frequency is clear signals detected on the sub frequency break through and an S is displayed in the upper right of the LCD display If you do not require this dual receive behaviour switch to single frequency channel mode with 87 In single frequency channel mode KGUV6D is displayed in place of a second frequency or channel 5 2 Scanning Ensure frequency step is appropriate MENS 1 MENU A until correct step is selected MEN EXIT To scan in either VFO Channel or FM Radio Mode SCAN long press To change scan direction A or V To tune to a frequency or channel A or V long or short press or ROTARY To set scan type MENS 1 9 MENU Y toselect TO CO SE scan type MENG EXIT TO time out scan continues scanning if no operations 5 seconds after receiving a signal CO carrier out scan pauses when receiving signals and continues 3 seconds after no signal SE search scan scanning stops when a signal is received Note that these Wouxun radios do not have VFO mode scan limit edges 10 5 3 Scanning CTCSS DCS This advanced feature enables one to scan for a signal that is being transmitted on a repeater input frequency and determine the CTCSS or DCS tone code necessary to access that repeater This function only works in VFO Mode on the master frequency indicated with
13. l 00 600 selected or enter the offset from the keypad MEN EXIT Select offset direction MENS 2 5 MENU A or ROTARY until selected MEN EXIT Save to memory MENU 2 8 MENU MENU A or ROTARY until 025 selected MENU EXIT Switch to Channel Mode Select Channel 25 ROTARY until CH 025 is selected Name the memory MENU 27 MENU V E 7 R P T using ROTARY and Y for digits and A for characters MENG EXIT ROTARY clockwise moves to next position counter clockwise selects characters Select Channel Name Channel Mode MENU 2 2 MENU A until NAME selected MENU EXIT The repeater channel and its name are now successfully stored You would need to be in Channel Mode to use it To delete it now Delete channel MENS 2 9 MENU A or ROTARY until CH 025 selected MENU EXIT 4 4 Channel Mode Operations In Channel Mode you cannot manually use the Menu to set frequency step transmit power CTCSS DCS bandwidth offset frequency or shift direction The reason for this is to protect saved channel specific information You cannot also overwrite a previously stored channel you must first of all delete it then re create it The only way to overwrite channel information is with software or by using Dealer Mode Section 4 5 below To edit channel data manually it is recommended to enter VFO Mode make the setting changes and then save that information in a new channel or delete the old channel first and then rewrite it from VFO Mode 4 4 1 Cha
14. low the master frequency The master frequency is now a standby priority channel and is watched continuously If a carrier is detected on the master frequency the FM radio switches to the master frequency and only reverts back to FM Radio after five seconds of no signal FM Radio Mode cannot be activated if a frequency is busy To toggle FM Radio Mode Side Key 1 14 To scan the FM Radio SCAN To tune the FM Radio A or V press repeatedly or ROTARY To memorize a station in first nine FM memory locations MENU thenchoosel through 9 To memorize a station in second nine FM memory locations MEN then choose1 through 9 8 2 2 1750Hz Burst Tone Some European repeaters require a 1750Hz burst tone for access To generate this tone press PTT and Side Key 1 simultaneously 8 2 3 SOS Function As this function is not appropriate to amateur radio it is not discussed here Refer to the Wouxun manual if required 8 3 Side Key 2 To turn on flashlight Side Key 2 short press To activate Monitor open the squelch Side Key 2 long press 15 9 Other Functions Thus far we have seen 20 of 32 menu items in action Most of the other menu function items below are set and forget features Set squelch level MENU 2 MENU V toselect O through 9 MEN EXIT 5 is default and reasonable Use higher numbers if suffering from intermod interference If green receive LED flickers consider increasing squelch level Enable transmit beep
15. nnel Mode Sub Modes When in Channel Mode you can choose to display either the channel number the channel frequency or the channel name Enter Channel Mode MENU SVD you should see channel numbers at right side of LCD display Select Menu Option 22 MENU 2 2 MENU A to select CH channel number CH FREQ channel frequency or NAME channel name MENU EXIT There is also a FREQ parameter to set VFO mode on but it is easier to toggle using MENU SVB 4 4 2 Odd Repeater Channel Offsets Cross band Settings Normally amateur radio repeaters have an rx tx offset of 600KHz on the 2M band 1 6MHz on the 1 25M band and 5MHz on the 70CM band If you wish to program an oddball offset or otherwise operate cross band you can directly program such offsets with software or use what Wouxun refers to as dis channel settings An example for an assumed satellite with 70CM FM uplink and 2M FM downlink follows Toggle to VFO Mode MENU SVD there should be no channel numbers at right side of LCD display Enter receive frequency on keypad EH B EH B B E Save RX frequency to memory MENU 2 8 MENU A or ROTARY until 026 selected MENU EXIT the receive downlink frequency is now saved Enter transmit frequency on keypad B B B B B B Save TX to same memory position MENS 2 8 MENU A or ROTARY until CH 026 selected MENU EXIT the transmit uplink frequency is now saved 4 4 3 Channel Memories The radios have 199 standard memory channels and 18 FM radio m
16. or example assume that your shift in Menu 24 is set at 600K Hz 00 600 and that you are in VFO mode with the receiver frequency set at 146 940 MHz The results of each button press of the RB key will be RX TX R 147 540 146 940 R 146 340 146 940 R 146 940 146 940 146 940 147 540 146 940 146 340 In addition the RB key can also be programmed to either activate a stopwatch turn on the flashlight enable the SOS function turn on the FM Radio or inactivate the button entirely MENU 2 1 MENU V to select RPT multifunction shift SECOND activate a stopwatch LAMP turn on lamp SOS activate SOS function RADIO turn on FM Radio FR CH select working mode VFO or Channel OFF inactivate RPT Key MENU EXIT This key however is most useful as its default multi function repeater shift RPT Key 8 2 Side Key 1 PF1 By default this button toggles on and off the FM Radio However this button can be programmed to either activate a scan turn on the flashlight enable the SOS function turn on the FM Radio or inactivate the button entirely MENU 2 O MENU V to select SCAN activate scan LAMP turn on lamp SOS CH activate SOS function RADIO turn on FM Radio or OFF inactivate Side Key 1 MENU EXIT 8 2 1 FM Radio Mode This mode is toggled via Side Key 1 unless the user has re programmed Side Key 1 as above The previously chosen master frequency stays on screen with the FM frequency visible either above or be
17. press A amp symbol will be displayed in the lower right corner of the LCD display when lock is activated The keypad lock is saved through a system restart 12 To lock the keypad automatically after 15 seconds of no input MENU 1 4 MENU Y toselect ON MENU EXIT 7 2 Resets To reset revert to factory settings 1 all parameters for VFO mode MENS 3 0 MENU Y to select VFO MEN EXIT 2 all parameters for VFO and Channel Modes MENS 3 O MENU Y to select ALL MEN EXIT Caution the ALL command erases all your channels To restart the transceiver rather than ON OFF ON MENU A B MENU 8 RPT and SideKey Functions There are two side key buttons on the left case side of the KG series radios immediately below the PTT button Side Key 1 is the upper button Side Key 2 the lower The KG UV6 also has a circular green RBG multifunction key immediately above the BIB key The Side Key lis sometimes designated PF1 and the BIBT key is PF2 in the Wouxun manual 8 1 RPT PF2 Multi function Key By default this BBE button selects between six different transmit receive repeater shift functions with offsets using the frequency shift from Menu 24 These RPT features only work when in VFO Mode The options are R positive shift on receive frequency R negative shift on receive frequency R no shift positive shift on transmit frequency negative shift on transmit frequency OFF normal VFO mode without shift 13 F
18. s MENG 5 MENU Y toselect OFF no beeps BOT beep at transmission start EOT beep at transmission end BOTH beeps at begin and end MENU EXIT Set VOX level MENU 7 MENU V to select either OFF or levels 1 through 10 MENU EXIT voice activated transmit switch VOX is not recommended for handheld radios Set FM bandwidth MENU 8 MENU V to select either WIDE 25KHz or NARROW 12 5KHz MEN EXIT recommendation is narrow for most modern repeater systems If selected an V is displayed on upper right of the LCD display Set transmit time out alarm MENU 1 0 MENU Y toselect 1 through 10 for ofseconds for TOT alarm MENU EXIT alerts user when TOT is about to activate See Section 6 concerning time out timer Set power on message pu 1 2 MENU Y toselecteither OFF BATT for battery voltage display or MSG for a welcome message EXIT welcome message can be programmed only with software Set busy channel lockout MENG 1 3 MENU V to select either OFF or ON MENU EXIT disables transmit if the PTT button is pressed when a frequency is busy Enable receive CTCSS tone squelch eu 1 5 MENU Y toselect 67 0Hz through 254 1Hz asa tone squelch CTCSS RX EXIT the tone squelch opens only when receiving a signal with the same pre programmed subaudible tone Useful when distant repeaters have same transmit frequencies Enable receive DCS MENS 1 7 MENU Y toselectD023N through D754N digital coded squelch code for receive MENU EXIT 16 DC
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