Hi,

Just a thought. When you're pressing # and it gives a tone like it's accepting the entry, i.e. higher tone, I wonder if that changes the DCS from positive to negative? When you're in PL setting mode, # doesn't do anything. So you can at least tell which thing you're setting, if you go to the "Encode" menu, press menu, then press arrows, you're setting some tone if you get a higher beep. Press * and try arrows again. When you get low beeps on arrow presses, you're in "Off", and the next press of * will get yu to CTCSS tones. The next presss will get you to DCS tones, where # appears to do something, I expect it's the positive/negative toggle.
--
Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Oct 11, 2012, at 9:59 AM, Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Where did you hit 000* to get PL tones? That might actually be useful. =
> In the tone setting menus, * toggles between off, CTCSS and DCS, but =
> near as I can tell, none of the other numbers do anything.
> 
> I'd get the cable from
> http://www.importcommunications.com
> 
> While other places may have it cheaper, the one from Ed will definitely =
> work, I have one, same cable programs all three i.e. Wouxun =
> KG-UVD1/2/3/6, Baofeng UV-5R and TYT.=20
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 11, 2012, at 9:51 AM, Brandon Hennis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> curious buddy, with that rig, is it possible to enter a tone, cause I =
> =3D
>> was able to get away with doing a 0 0 0 star or pound which seemed to =
> =3D
>> kick the tones back to their defaults.  but as far as the entry of the =
> =3D
>> tones has been kinda off, and I have had to do an off camber type =
> format =3D
>> to hear the pl tones and hope I got them.  I got the radio, but it =3D
>> didn't come with a programming cable.  as a result, I don't have a =
> cable =3D
>> for that, the wouxon, or the Baufeng, all 3 of which I have.  also, my =
> =3D
>> toshiba 64 bit doesn't quite like the idea of usb to serial, so not =
> sure =3D
>> what to do there.
>> any ideas?
>> thanks
>> Brandon
>> On Oct 11, 2012, at 8:43 AM, Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> =20
>>> Hi,
>>> =3D20
>>> You aren't, that's just how this radio is. It talks a lot, but not =
> for =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> the important bits. So, first thing to do is to start over. Hold down =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> menu and turn the radio on, then press menu again, up arrow once, =
> menu =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> again. That *should* reset to factory defaults.
>>> =3D20
>>> OK, now that that's out of the way=3D3D85
>>> =3D20
>>> You can do this, but it's a bit hit and miss. To set the PL tone, you =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> have three options. Both transmit and receive tones, receive tones, =3D=
> 
>> and =3D3D
>>> transmit tones. Don't mess with both or receive at all, just don't. =3D=
> 
>> Only =3D3D
>>> set the transmit tone. Sorry, the radio's a couple floors away at the =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> moment, but I think it's the third tone set option as you scroll up. =
> =3D
>> It =3D3D
>>> appears to default at 67.0 hz, so you hav to count up. The trouble is =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> that it remembers your last tone, so this really isn't very blind =
> user =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> friendly at all.
>>> =3D20
>>> The good news is that the software is sort of usable, just ignore the =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> buttons that all say "Command 1". Set up the software like this:
>>> =3D20
>>> First, install the driver for the programming cable.=3D3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> Next, in the TYT programming soft are, which I can send you if you =3D
>> don't =3D3D
>>> have it, you'll have to do the following each time you open it:
>>> =3D20
>>> 1) Set the com port to match where your cable got installed, and
>>> =3D20
>>> 2) In the setup menu, select "alternate GUI".
>>> =3D20
>>> With alternate GUI, all the important fields speak, so you can type =
> in =3D
>> a =3D3D
>>> channel number, transmit frequency, receive frequency, and select =3D3D=
> 
>>> transmit/receive tones, power levels, and bandwidth. Type in the next =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> channel name and do it all over. Once you ave things set up the way =3D=
> 
>> you =3D3D
>>> want, save your work, then write the file to the radio from the =3D
>> menu.=3D3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> One of these days I'll get around to working up something that's =3D3D
>>> actually useful, but that should get you started.
>>> --
>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>> =3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> On Oct 11, 2012, at 4:15 AM, Brandon Hennis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> =3D20
>>>> Hi all.  this is a rather major question for me, as I try to =3D3D3D
>>>> independently use any rig I get my hands on, especially if I am able =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> to. =3D3D3D
>>>> problem here in lies that I am now in posession of a TYT TH-UVF9 =3D3D=
> 
>>> Deluxe =3D3D3D
>>>> which appears to be a bit on the super super difficult side to =3D3D
>>> program.  =3D3D3D
>>>> for starters, the pl tones are not even close to simple to program, =
> =3D
>> as =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>>> for some reason what I'm winding up with is a dcs code, not a ctcss =
> =3D
>> =3D3D3D
>>>> code.  also, you can't enter numbers in there to get a pl tone =3D3D
>>> properly. =3D3D3D
>>>> have you guys been able to come up with some very detailed eyes free =
> =3D
>> =3D3D3D=3D3D
>>> =3D20
>>>> instructions on this, or may I just be wasting my time on the unit.  =
> =3D
>> =3D3D3D=3D3D
>>> =3D20
>>>> only reason I ask, is I want to make sure I got something I'm going =
> =3D
>> to =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>>> use. the rig talks through most of the menus, except the tone =3D
>> code/dcx =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>>> code.  I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but appears I'm doing =
> quite =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> a =3D3D3D
>>>> bit wrong based upon what I'm seeing here.  any ideas?  thanks,
>>>> Brandon=3D3D3D