Beaufeng UV-32 CPS missing parameters

[WSKY567]

This is the UV-32 non-digital/not DMR.

There is a four way rocker switch on the front of the radio.  At top and bottom it has an up arrow and a down arrow.  At the sides it is marked P1 and P2.  Everything on the net claims these are programable.  YouTube reviewers are shown programming them.  However.......   I downloaded the CPS from Beaufeng for the UV-32 and my software is different.  There is nothing that deals with P1 and P2.  At present they do nothing.  Just wondering if anybody had worked through this Beaufeng SNAFU or no.  Obviously not end of the world situation here but I can think of things that would be nice programmed on those keys.  

 

[WRUE951]

2 hours ago, WSKY567 said:

This is the UV-32 non-digital/not DMR.

There is a four way rocker switch on the front of the radio.  At top and bottom it has an up arrow and a down arrow.  At the sides it is marked P1 and P2.  Everything on the net claims these are programable.  YouTube reviewers are shown programming them.  However.......   I downloaded the CPS from Beaufeng for the UV-32 and my software is different.  There is nothing that deals with P1 and P2.  At present they do nothing.  Just wondering if anybody had worked through this Beaufeng SNAFU or no.  Obviously not end of the world situation here but I can think of things that would be nice programmed on those keys.  

 

im not at my program computer but i seem to remember that parameter can be programed under the radio function tab..  I'll check that this evening .  

[WRUE951]

O.K..  I was able to remote into my computer.   You can program P1 P2 under Key Function (left menu), you'll see the options down towards the bottom of the Key Setting pop up.  Hope that helps  

[WSKY567]

 

This is what my screen looks like.  I have no options to the left of the main window.  The functions screen is the same with no navigation segment to the left.  

[WSKY567]

54 minutes ago, WRUE951 said:

O.K..  I was able to remote into my computer.   You can program P1 P2 under Key Function (left menu), you'll see the options down towards the bottom of the Key Setting pop up.  Hope that helps  

I very much appreciate you going to all the trouble of remoting in.  This is what my functions screen looks like.  Nothing to the left.

[WSIF574]

4 hours ago, WSKY567 said:

This is the UV-32 non-digital/not DMR.

There is a four way rocker switch on the front of the radio.  At top and bottom it has an up arrow and a down arrow.  At the sides it is marked P1 and P2.  Everything on the net claims these are programable.  YouTube reviewers are shown programming them.  However.......   I downloaded the CPS from Beaufeng for the UV-32 and my software is different.  There is nothing that deals with P1 and P2.  At present they do nothing.  Just wondering if anybody had worked through this Beaufeng SNAFU or no.  Obviously not end of the world situation here but I can think of things that would be nice programmed on those keys.  

 

I have the UV32. I use chirp and select UV21progps. In the settings tab you will find the key function options. 

[WSKY567]

I did just find a use for P1 and P2.   When GPS is enabled pressing P1 will show current position and P2 will show a drawing of a compass.  This is the default of the radio.  

[WSKY567]

3 minutes ago, WSIF574 said:

I have the UV32. I use chirp and select UV21progps. In the settings tab you will find the key function options. 

Groove!  Going there now.

[WSKY567]

6 hours ago, WSIF574 said:

I have the UV32. I use chirp and select UV21progps. In the settings tab you will find the key function options. 

I want to thank you again for looking this up.  Maybe something changed in the model or the software but there is still no options to program P1 and P2.  That's ok.  I like the way they work with the GPS function.  I'll be happy just using it like it is.  I think at this point it's more work than it's worth.  

[WSIF574]

24 minutes ago, WSKY567 said:

I want to thank you again for looking this up.  Maybe something changed in the model or the software but there is still no options to program P1 and P2.  That's ok.  I like the way they work with the GPS function.  I'll be happy just using it like it is.  I think at this point it's more work than it's worth.  

No I just looked again. I thought you were referring to the side keys 1&2. Sorry to get your hopes up. 

[WSKY567]

2 minutes ago, WSIF574 said:

No I just looked again. I thought you were referring to the side keys 1&2. Sorry to get your hopes up. 

No problem.  I still appreciate the effort.  It's always a bit of a crap shoot.  I watched a bunch of reviews and the Tubers pretty much all said the buttons were programmable and of course we all know about the Tubers.  All in all, it's a nice radio with a lot of good features.  

[WRUE951]

22 hours ago, WSKY567 said:

I very much appreciate you going to all the trouble of remoting in.  This is what my functions screen looks like.  Nothing to the left.

I've been traveling on the road so haven't been able to log in much.   I read your first comment during a lunch break in Bishop and missed that you said you were programing an Analog UV32.  My radio and software is for the DMR UV32.   Sorry about that.  But in any case,  i don't see any reason why the DMR CPS would not program your UV32.  The software is free so i would give it a try.  

[Jaay]

On 2/4/2026 at 8:31 AM, WSKY567 said:

This is the UV-32 non-digital/not DMR.

There is a four way rocker switch on the front of the radio.  At top and bottom it has an up arrow and a down arrow.  At the sides it is marked P1 and P2.  Everything on the net claims these are programable.  YouTube reviewers are shown programming them.  However.......   I downloaded the CPS from Beaufeng for the UV-32 and my software is different.  There is nothing that deals with P1 and P2.  At present they do nothing.  Just wondering if anybody had worked through this Beaufeng SNAFU or no.  Obviously not end of the world situation here but I can think of things that would be nice programmed on those keys.  

 

There is a trove of info relating to the UV32 and the DM32 on radioreference.com in the forums, if you look. They might have some answers. 

[WSKY567]

1 hour ago, Jaay said:

There is a trove of info relating to the UV32 and the DM32 on radioreference.com in the forums, if you look. They might have some answers. 

Will do!  Thank you