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Midland BR180 - Operating Your BR180 Radio; Power, Volume, and Call Alerts; Transmitting and Receiving; Channel Selection and Scan

Midland BR180
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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. Press and hold the PTT button and speak in a normal voice into the Microphone. The RX/TX LED
will glow RED while transmitting.
2. To receive a call, release the PTT button. The RX/TX LED will glow GREEN when your radio is
receiving a transmission.
CHANNEL SELECTION
1. Press the channel up or down section buttons to the desired channel. (1~4)
2. The radio will display the channel numbers as you scroll up or down the selection.
Make sure you are using the same channel/frequencies as others in your communications
group or you will not be able to hear or talk to them.
CHANNEL SCAN
Press the Scan/Monitor side key to turn Scanning on or off.
The radio will rapidly scan through all available channels stopping briefly on a channel in use to hear
the conversation. You may join the conversation by pressing your PTT button and using the radio
normally. The radio will return to scan mode after 5 seconds of inactivity.
MONITOR
Press the Scan/Monitor side key for 3 seconds to turn Monitor on or off.
Monitor is used to check for channel traffic before you transmit.
WEATHER
Press the WX/Keypad lock button to listen to the latest weather information in your area.
KEYPAD LOCK
Press and hold the WX/Keypad Lock button for 3 seconds to lock your settings and help prevent
accidental changes.
CALL ALERT
Press the Call Alert/Menu button to send an alert to your co-workers.

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