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Model BR180

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NOAA WEATHER ALERT

The BR180 is equipped with 

Listen to Weather

 and 

Weather Alert

 that provides 

information directly from the National Weather Service (“NWS”) for severe weather 
events or civil emergencies so you can take appropriate actions to stay safe.

1. Set the Weather Channel

a. Briefly press the

 WX/Lock

 button.

b. Press and hold the 

Menu

 button for 3 seconds to enter Weather setup.

c. Press 

Menu

 again to set the Weather Channel.

d. Use the 

Up/Down

 arrows to select your weather channel.

    •  You will hear the NWS broadcast. If not, check the frequency-channel assignment.
e. Press the 

Menu

 or 

TALK

 button to save your setting and Listen to Weather.

2. Listen to Weather

a. Briefly press the 

WX/Lock

 button to listen to the NWS weather broadcast.

b. The radio will display the weather icon and the weather channel. 
c. Press the 

WX/Lock

 or 

TALK

 button to exit Listen to Weather.

3. Weather Alert

a. Briefly press the 

WX/Lock

 button to Listen to Weather.

b. Press and hold the 

Menu

 button for 3 seconds to enter Weather Alert setup.

c. Press the 

Up

 or 

Down

 arrow button to turn Weather Alert On or Off.

d. The Weather Icon will flash if Weather Alert is turned on. 
e. Press 

Menu

 and advance to Set the Weather Channel or press the 

TALK

 button to

    save your setting and exit the Weather Set up mode.

• The BR180 must be programmed to the 

correct Weather Channel for your area for 
the feature to work correctly.

• Check with your local NWS office or go to the 

NWS website at https://www.weather.gov/nwr/
station_listing to find your frequency. Use the 
chart to locate the weather channel setting 
number to be programmed into the radio.

• The BR180 will not send or receive calls while in Listen to Weather mode. 
• Scan, Call Alert, and Monitor are inactive in Listen to Weather mode as not to 

disrupt the NWS broadcast.

• All functions of the radio will continue to operate normally when Weather Alert 

is on.

• Receiving an Alert will override all other functions of the radio to ensure you
  hear the complete message from the NWS.

Channel

Frequency

1

162.550

2

162.400

3

162.475

4

162.425

5

162.450

6

162.500

7

162.525

8*

161.650

9*

161.775

10*

163.275

*Canadian Maritime Frequency

Summary of Contents for BR180

Page 1: ...BR180 midlandusa com BUSINESS BAND TWO WAY RADIOS OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ATING YOUR RADIO 9 CHANNEL SELECTION 10 MONITOR 10 CHANNEL SCAN 10 KEYPAD LOCK 10 CALL AND VIBRATE ALERT 10 MENU SETTINGS 11 NOAA WEATHER ALERT 12 PROGRAMMING RADIO 13 PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE 13 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING 13 CHANNEL FREQUENCY AND PRIVACY CODE SETTINGS 14 CUSTOMIZE THE NUMBER OF CHANNELS 14 ADVANCED SETTINGS 15 RADIO TO RADIO CLONING 16 DEFAULT FREQUENCIES AND PRIVACY CODE CHART 16 AVAILABLE ...

Page 3: ...onitor and Scan Time Out Timer Keypad and PC programming Radio to radio cloning FCC NOTICE The radio operates on UHF frequencies which require an FCC Federal Communications Commission license You must be licensed prior to operating on these frequencies Serious penalties could result from unlicensed use of these frequencies in violation of FCC rules as stipulated in the Communications Act s Section...

Page 4: ...ODY WORN OPERATION If you wear the radio on your body when transmitting always use Midland supplied or approved belt clip holster case or body harness for this product Use of any accessories not supplied or approved by Midland may exceed FCC Health Canada RF exposure guidelines If you do not use accessories supplied or approved by Midland ensure the radio and its antenna are at least 1 inch 2 5cm ...

Page 5: ...e the section below for details E Weather Keypad Lock Short press to listen to the weather Long press to lock the keypad F Call Menu Quick double press to send a call alert Long press to activate menu G Microphone H Channel or Menu Down I Channel or Menu Up J TALK Push To Talk Press and speak into the microphone to transmit Release to receive K Speaker L Monitor Scan Short press to activate Monito...

Page 6: ...e battery compartment making sure the battery contacts are aligned with the radio contacts Slide up and press down to lock the battery into place 3 Replace the battery door making sure it snaps into place To remove the battery 1 Remove the battery door as described above 2 Slide the battery up to un lock it and lift it up out of the compartment LCD DISPLAY A Channel Number B Battery Gauge C Scan O...

Page 7: ...ary based on the battery level but should not take longer than 5 hours 5 After charging is complete the LED will turn Green 6 Remove the radio from the charger when fully charged 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 CHARG...

Page 8: ... and void your warranty 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 The charger s LED s will turn green when power is present 3 Make sure the battery contacts and charge terminals are clean and in good condition 4 Slide the radio with the installed battery or a spar...

Page 9: ...nging channels the radio will briefly display the channel and privacy code settings TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A CALL For maximum voice clarity hold the radio microphone about 1 inch from your mouth 1 Press and hold the TALK button and speak in a normal voice into the Microphone The RX TX LED will glow RED while transmitting 2 The radio will automatically receive a transmission when the TALK butto...

Page 10: ...sing the TALK button and using the radio normally 4 The radio will return to scan mode after 5 seconds of inactivity Make sure you are using the same channel frequencies and privacy code as others in your communications group or you will not be able to hear or talk to them CALL AND VIBRATE ALERT Your BR180 can send a Call Tone or briefly vibrate another radio to alert them you are about to transmi...

Page 11: ...lashing OF or ON will be Flashing OF or ON will be Flashing OF or ON will be Flashing Standby Mode MENU long press MENU press MENU press MENU press MENU press Use Up or Down keys to turn VOX on or off 1 Low 2 Medium 3 High or Selective Sensitivity Value Use Up or Down keys to turn VOX on or off Use Up or Down keys to turn VOX on or off Use Up or Down keys to turn VOX on or off PTT press or 4 sec t...

Page 12: ...d hold the Menu button for 3 seconds to enter Weather Alert setup c Press the Up or Down arrow button to turn Weather Alert On or Off d The Weather Icon will flash if Weather Alert is turned on e Press Menu and advance to Set the Weather Channel or press the TALK button to save your setting and exit the Weather Set up mode The BR180 must be programmed to the correct Weather Channel for your area f...

Page 13: ...displayed and the Frequency Code Number will flash to confirm you are in the Programming mode Only Menu TALK Up and Down arrow buttons are active when in the Programming mode Programming mode will time out after 15 seconds of inactivity You can press TALK at any time to save the setting and exit the Programming mode TIP Before programming go to the Available Frequency and the Privacy Code charts b...

Page 14: ...prompted It is not necessary to change the Privacy Code setting The radio will only recognize a channel with an assigned Frequency Code defaulting operation to the 1 2 3 or 4 channels that are programmed with a Frequency Code B A Press Call Menu Button Press Call Menu Button YES Display Display Set Frequency Set Privacy Code Channel number 1 to 4 PROGRAM FREQ 1 99 Channel number 1 to 4 PROGRAM COD...

Page 15: ...gn yourself a Call Tone so when you send it others will know it is you T O T prevents the radio from overheating or from someone dominating a conversation by turning off the transmission after a set time Power Save mode puts your radio to sleep when it is not active saving battery life Press TALK and wait a second before transmitting to wake up the radio Use the Up or Down buttons to select the Ti...

Page 16: ...e display will count upwards to 100 to show the data transfer c The Cloned radio will restart after cloning is complete 5 Unplug the radios and check the radios operation as the final conformation FULL FACTORY RESET You can reset the radio to its original factory default settings by pressing and holding down the TALK and UP Channel Menu arrow buttons while turning the radio on FREQUENCIES The radi...

Page 17: ...625 60 466 1125 85 467 9250 11 452 5375 36 461 2875 61 466 1375 86 468 2125 12 452 7625 37 461 3125 62 466 1625 87 468 2625 13 452 8625 38 461 3375 63 466 1875 88 468 3125 14 456 1875 39 461 3625 64 466 2125 89 468 3625 15 456 2375 40 462 1875 65 466 2375 90 468 4125 16 456 2875 41 462 4625 66 466 2625 91 468 4625 17 456 3375 42 462 4875 67 466 2875 92 468 5125 18 456 4375 43 462 5125 68 466 3125 ...

Page 18: ...ency but a different Privacy Code will not be heard Frequencies without a Privacy Code can hear all transmissions on the same frequency but will not be able to join the conversation This is known as Open Squelch You can assign a different Privacy Code to the same frequency multiple times to create separate channels Programming a new Privacy Code overwrites any previous code programmed CTCSS PRIVAC...

Page 19: ...51 72 244 98 466 124 122 47 54 73 245 99 503 125 145 48 65 74 251 100 506 126 212 49 71 75 261 101 516 127 225 50 72 76 263 102 532 128 246 51 73 77 265 103 546 129 252 52 74 78 271 104 565 130 255 53 114 79 306 105 606 131 266 54 115 80 311 106 612 132 274 55 116 81 315 107 624 133 325 56 125 82 331 108 627 134 332 57 131 83 343 109 631 135 356 58 132 84 346 110 632 136 446 59 134 85 351 111 654 ...

Page 20: ...e same frequency with a Privacy Code but they will not be able to hear you 3 Make sure you are within range of the other radios 4 Check the battery charge level If low it will not be able to fully power the transmitter reducing your coverage Charger not charging the battery 1 Make sure the contacts on the bottom of the radio are clean nothing in the way of making connection with the charger contac...

Page 21: ...T INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE GROSS NEGLIGENCE BODILY INJURY PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DEATH FOR DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT OR ACCESSORY OR FOR ANY INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA OR OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABILITY OR IN...

Page 22: ...Model BR180 midlandusa com Page 22 ACCESSORIES Accessories can be purchased from your local dealer or at www midlandusa com ...

Page 23: ... product at or by visiting us at midlandusa com Note Features Specifications are subject to change without notice MIDLAND is not responsible for unintentional errors or omissions on its packaging MIDLAND promotes environmental sustainability by providing battery recycling Call 1 800 822 8837 for the nearest drop off site to you ...

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