BR180 Owner’s Manual Owner’s Manual BR180 On-Site Business Radio Version 0.4.
BR180 Owner’s Manual Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................3 FEATURES ...........................................................................................................................................3 FCC NOTICE ........................................................................................................................................
BR180 Owner’s Manual INTRODUCTION For over half a century, Midland Radio has been providing radio communication with superior Quality, Reliability, and Strong Value. With these Core Values in mind, the Midland BR180 provides a communication solution for Restaurants, Retail, Hospitality and other Businesses.
BR180 Owner’s Manual EXPOSURE TO RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY Your Midland radio is designed to comply with the following national and international standards and guidelines regarding exposure of human beings to radio frequency electromagnetic energy: • United States Federal Communications Commission, Code of Federal Regulations: 47 CFR part 2 sub-part J • American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) C95.
BR180 Owner’s Manual GETTING TO KNOW YOUR RADIO-QUICK START CONTROLS A. Antenna B. Power/Volume Turn clockwise to turn the power on and increase the volume level. Turn counter-clockwise to decrease the volume level and turn the power off. A B C. LED Indicator Solid Red indicates TX Solid Green indicates RX Flashing Red indicates low battery Flashing Green indicates Scan on C D D D. LCD Display See the section below for details E.
BR180 Owner’s Manual LCD Display A. Channel Number B. Battery Gauge C. Scan On D. Weather Alert On E. Vox On F. Vibrate On G. Keypad lock On H. Privacy Code Number I. Programming Mode B C D D E F G A H I INSTALLING THE BATTERY Your radio operates with a Lithium-Ion battery. Care should be taken when installing or removing the battery as not to short circuit the contacts causing damage to the battery pack. To install the battery: 1.
BR180 Owner’s Manual INSTALLING THE HOLSTER With the back of the radio facing you, align the bottom of the holster with the bottom of the radio and push the top of the holster over the top of the radio until the Lock Tab snaps into place. To remove the Holster, push down on the Lock Tab until it releases the radio. Lock Tab INSTALLING EXTERNAL ACCESSORIES Pull the accessory jack cover to the side exposing the speaker/mic jacks.
BR180 Owner’s Manual 7. After charging is complete the LED will turn Green. 8. Remove the radio from the charger when fully charged. To charge using the BGC180 Multi Unit Charger accessory: The (optional) Multi-Unit Charger (MUC) allows the drop-in charging of 6 radios and 6 batteries from a single AC outlet. 1. Plug the barrel plug on the adaptor cord into the connector on the back of the charging base. 2. Plug the AC adaptor into a 120V AC wall outlet. Make sure the AC outlet has power. 3.
BR180 Owner’s Manual OPERATING YOUR RADIO POWER ON/OFF AND VOLUME 1. Rotate the POWER/VOLUME knob clockwise to turn the radio on and increase the volume level. 2. Rotate the control counter-clockwise to reduce the volume level and to turn the radio off. 3. During Power On, the radio will announce the channel it is set to. TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A CALL For maximum clarity, hold the radio at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) from your mouth. 1.
BR180 Owner’s Manual MENU FUNCTIONS Press and hold the Menu button for 3 seconds to enter the Menu mode. Once you are in the menu, you can activate features as shown below. • • • Only the menu, PTT, up and down arrow buttons are active when using the menu function. Press the PTT to exit the menu at any time. The menu function will time out after 4 seconds of inactivity.
BR180 Owner’s Manual PROGRAMMING YOUR RADIO You can eastly configure your BR180 radio by using the FREE Programming software or by using the Keypad programing outlined below for basic functions. You can transfer the entire programming from one radio to another using the Radio to Radio cloning feature.
BR180 Owner’s Manual SET THE WEATHER CHANNEL Follow the steps below to set the weather channel. 1. Scroll through the weather channels until you receive the strongest signal. 2. You may receive a weather broadcast on more than one channel. Check with the National weather service office in your area to make sure you are on the right channel, or get more information on the NWS website at https://www.weather.gov/nwr/station_listing Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8* 9* 10* Frequency 162.400 162.425 162.450 162.
BR180 Owner’s Manual RADIO TO RADIO CLONING The programed settings from a BR180 radio can be directly transferred to another BR180 radio bypassing the need to individually program radios. The BA22 cloning cable is required and is listed in the back of this manual and available on the www.midlandusa.com website. 1. Turn off both radios. 2. Connect the programmed (Host) radio to the radio to be programmed (Clone) using the BA22 Cloning cable. 3. Turn on the radio to be cloned. 4.
BR180 Owner’s Manual AVAILABLE FREQUENCIES CHART (Channel Bank) Code Freq. (MHz) Code Freq. (MHz) Code Freq. (MHz) Code Freq. (MHz) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 464 .5000 464 .5500 467 .7625 467 .8125 467 .8500 467 .8750 467 .9000 467 .9250 461 .0375 461 .0625 461 .0875 461 .1125 461 .1375 461 .1625 461 .1875 461 .2125 461 .2375 461 .2625 461 .2875 461 .3125 461 .3375 461 .3625 462 .7625 462 .7875 462 .
BR180 Owner’s Manual PRIVACY CODES CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch) and DCS (Digitally Coded Squelch) allow several users to share the same channel frequency without disturbing each other. With CTCSS or DCS enabled, the channel is muted to all incoming signals unless they carry the same CTCSS or DCS tone. When a transmission with the same tone is received, the channel un-mutes and the voice audio can be heard. When the transmission ends the channel becomes muted again.
BR180 Owner’s Manual DCS PRIVACY CODE CHART No. CODE No. CODE No. CODE No.
BR180 Owner’s Manual TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Problem No Power Can’t Receive Messages Charger Not Functioning Solutions 1. Make sure the battery is fully charged and correctly installed. 2. Check the On/Off Volume control to make sure the radio is turned on. 1. Confirm the radios are set to the same channel frequency and privacy code setting. 2. Make sure you are within range of the other radio (see About Range). 3.
BR180 Owner’s Manual LIMITED WARRANTY Midland Radio Corporation will repair or replace, at its option without charge, any Midland UHF transceiver which fails due to a defect in material or workmanship within Two Years following the initial consumer purchase. This warranty does not apply to water damage, battery leak or abuse. Accessories have a one year warranty from date of purchase, including any antennas, batteries, chargers, or headsets/earphones.
BR180 Owner’s Manual ACCESSORIES Accessories can be purchased from your local dealer or at www.midlandusa.com BATT18L Li-Ion Spare Battery $29.99 BA5 Holster $19.99 BA 2 Over the Ear Headset $29.99 BA 3 Concealed Headset $39.99 BA4 Speaker Microphone $39.99 BA9 D-Ring Headset $29.99 BA1 Programming Cable for BR180 $19.99 BA22 Cloning Cable for BR180 $9.99 BGC180 Multi-Unit Charger (w/o AC Adaptor) $99.99 Confidential 19 BDC180 Desktop Charger (w/o AC Adaptor) $14.
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