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RCA BR850U Instruction Manual

RCA BR850U Instruction Manual

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  • Page 2 Cutting edge design, professional grade materials and components, simple operation and superior assembly quality: RCA Communications Systems has it all, including our exclusive no- nonsense, three-year “Warranty Protection Program,” one of the most comprehensive warranties in the communications industry.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual CONTENTS: Safety and General Information.....4 Attaching the Earpiece/Speaker Mic..21 Intrinsically Safe Radio Info......6-7 Basic Operations..........22 Product Inspection........8-9 Programmable Auxiliary Functions....22 RCA BR850 Overview......10-11 Advanced Operations........23 LED Indicator..........12-14 Call 1/Call 2..........23 Battery Information........15 Emergency..........23 Initial Use..........15 Lone Worker (optional)......23...
  • Page 4 BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual CONTENTS continued Whisper Backup (optional)....28 Troubleshooting..........34 Battery Power Indicator.......28 Optional Accessories (Intrinsically Safe)..35-37 Rental Timer Indicator......29 Radio Specifications........38 Channel Annunciation Temporary Enable..29 Glossary............39 Channel Annunciation......29 Warranty Statement.......40-43 Auto Contact (optional).....29 Auto Contact Temporary Delete..30 Channel Lock (optional).....30 Time-Out Timer (TOT)(optional)..30 Busy Channel Lockout (optional)..30...

  • Page 5: Safety And General Information

    » For vehicles with an air bag, do not place a » Use only the intrinsically safe battery radio in the area over an air bag or in the (B850LI-IS) specified by RCA. The use of air bag deployment area. other batteries is strictly prohibited and...
  • Page 6 Warning: Please use the Intrinsically Safe BR850 radio unit only with RCA dedicated Intrinsically Safe batteries and accessories in a hazardous location; otherwise, a dangerously unsafe condition may result. Copyright © 2012 Discount Two-Way Radio Corporation - North American Distributor...

  • Page 7: Intrinsically Safe Radio Information

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual Intrinsically Safe Radio Information Area Classification: Certification - Class Material Intrinsically Safe Gas, Vapor, Liquid Dust ANSI/UL 913 Fiber, Flying CSA C22.2 No. 157 I.S. Classes I, II, III, Division 1, Groups CDEFG, T3 Intrinsically Safe Classification Division Description...
  • Page 8 BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual Classification of Atmospheres: Classification of Atmospheres: Class Maximum Surface Temperature Group Typical Hazard 842°F (450°C) Acetylene 572°F (300°C) Hydrogen 536 °F (280°C) Ethylene, ethyl ether, cyclopropane 500 °F (260°C) Gasoline, naphtha, butane, propane, 446 °F (230°C) alcohol, acetone, benzol, natural gas 419 °F (215°C) Metal dust including aluminum, mag-...

  • Page 9: Product Inspection

    PRODUCT INSPECTION Prior to unpacking the BR850 portable radio, please inspect the packaging for signs of damage and report any damage or missing components immediately to your RCA BR850-IS B850LI-IS Communications Systems Sales and Service Handheld Radio Li-Ion Battery (1700 mAh) Outlet.
  • Page 10 BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual Note: The frequency band of the BR850 is marked on the radio label. If it is not visible, identify the frequency band according to the color circle on the antenna: red indicates UHF and green indicates VHF.

  • Page 11: Rca Br850 Tm Overview

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual RCA BR850 Overview (1) PTT (Push-to-Talk) key (2) SK1 (Side Key 1) (programmable) (3) SK2 (Side Key 2) (programmable) (4) Antenna (5) Microphone (6) Speaker (7) TK (Top Key) (8) Channel Selector Knob BR850...
  • Page 12 BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual Radio On-Off/Volume Control Knob PTT (Push-to-Talk) Key Turn the knob clockwise to turn the radio on, Press and hold down the PTT key to transmit, and turn the knob fully counter-clockwise until release it to receive. it clicks to turn the radio off.

  • Page 13: Led Indicator

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual LED Indicator The following tables explain the functions of the LEDs and beeps. Wired Clone Source radio: Turn the source radio on while The LED flashes orange holding down the PTT and SK2 keys. twice.
  • Page 14 BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual LED Indicator (continued) Wireless Turn on both the source radio and target radio The LED flashes orange Clone while holding down the PTT and SK1 keys. Both once. radios are required to be on the same channel for cloning.
  • Page 15 BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual LED Indicator (continued) Power On The LED flashes green once. Low Battery Alert The LED flashes red, and the radio sounds three beeps every 30 seconds. Transmitting The LED glows red Receiving The LED glows green when carrier presents. Scanning The LED flashes green once every 1 second.

  • Page 16: Battery Information

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual Applicable Battery Packs BATTERY INFORMATION To reduce the risk of injury, use only batteries Initial Use specified by RCA Communications Systems. batteries shipped from factory uncharged. Charge a new battery Caution: approximately 12 hours prior to initial use 1.

  • Page 17: Prolong Battery Life

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual charger, as it can damage both the battery extremely cold environments. A cold and the radio; the charger is not a radio battery may work again when it returns to stand. room temperature,so keep it for later use. 3.

  • Page 18: Charging The Battery

    Battery is charging Red LED solidly glows battery to malfunction and no longer Battery is fully Green LED solidly accept a charge. charged glows 2. Use only chargers specified by RCA Red LED rapidly Communications Systems. When Error flashes (0.2s on/0.2s charger’s LED illuminates red, it is an...

  • Page 19: Steps For Setting Up Your Battery Charger

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual Steps for setting up your charger: • After the battery is placed properly, the LED solidly glows red indicating the battery 1. Plug the power cord into the adapter. is charging, or flashes indicating that 2.

  • Page 20: Antenna Information

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY aluminum chassis are connected completely. Then push the battery upward until you hear a Attaching the Battery “click.” (see Fig. 1) Step 1 -Insert the battery top into the Step 3 -Hold the battery bottom and push the aluminum chassis, and make sure the battery battery upward.

  • Page 21: Attaching/Removing The Battery

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual Removing the Battery ATTACHING/REMOVING THE ANTENNA Attaching the Antenna With the radio off, loosen the screws, but 1. With the radio off, insert the antenna into never remove them from the battery. Slide the the big screw thread hole on top of the battery latch away from the battery, and slide main unit.

  • Page 22: Attaching/Removing The Belt Clip

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual ATTACHING/REMOVING THE BELT CLIP ATTACHING EARPIECE / SPEAKER MIC Attaching the Belt Clip Open (don’t remove) the accessory cover, Align the metal holder with the groove of the and plug the audio accessory firmly into the battery, and press the belt clip downwards to accessory jack.

  • Page 23: Basic Operations

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual BASIC RADIO OPERATIONS PROGRAMMABLE 1. Rotate the Radio On-Off/Volume Control AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS knob clockwise to turn the radio on, with Your dealer may assign the TK, SK1, SK2 (long green LED flashing once. You will hear a or short press) keys with the following auxiliary beep if the alert tone is already set by your functions.

  • Page 24: Advanced Operations

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual ADVANCED OPERATIONS • Scrambler • Scrambler Backup The following functions are not active by • Squelch Off default, but can be programmed by your • Squelch Off Momentary dealer upon request. • Talk Around Call1/Call2 (optional) •...

  • Page 25: Lone Worker Backup (Optional)

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual activate the Lone Worker feature. The radio is the Man Down mode, in which horizontally or set to request a response from a user at regular inversely positioning the radio will activate an intervals. Should a user not press any key as a alert tone.

  • Page 26: Monitor/Squelch Off (Optional)

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual Monitor/Squelch Off (optional) • Squelch Off Momentary • Monitor When audio signal is received on the In this mode, the receiving party can receive channel, audio will be heard. Otherwise, incoming calls from the transmitting party background noise will be heard.

  • Page 27: Scan (Optional)

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual Scan (optional) powered off and on again, the temporarily deleted channel will appear in the Scan list Press the programmed Scan key to initiate again. radio scanning from the current channel, • Nuisance Channel Delete and scanning ascends through the channel When scanning pauses on an unwanted channel numbers in the Scan list.

  • Page 28: Scrambler (Optional)

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual when a signal is received with signalling match The Scrambler status will not be memorized on a channel. Press the Scan key again to exit once the radio is powered off and on again. radio scanning.

  • Page 29: Talk Around (Optional)

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual Talk Around (optional) exit the feature. The Whisper status will not be Press the programmed function key to activate memorized once the radio is powered off and on again. the Talk Around feature. With the feature activated, the Rx frequency will be used in Whisper Backup (optional) place of the Tx frequency during transmission.

  • Page 30: Rental Timer Indicator

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual Rental Timer Indicator (optional) Press the function key. If two beeps are Upon press of the programmed Rental Time heard, the Channel Annunciation will be Indicator key, the radio sounds “1”, “2”, “3”, temporarily canceled. The current channel “4”, or “5”...

  • Page 31: Auto Contact Temporary Delete

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual Contact, the radio will automatically sound Time-out Timer (TOT) (optional) the alert tone if the user is out of the The feature allows for more efficient use of communication range. channels by limiting the maximum time of each transmission.

  • Page 32: Battery Save (Optional)

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual set on the current channel, press the PTT key Battery Save. while the channel is already in use, and the Low Battery Alert (optional) radio will sound beeps without transmission. For extra convenience, the red LED flashes and Optional Signalling: If 2-Tone/MDC1200/ the radio sounds three beeps every 30 seconds, RDC2400...

  • Page 33: Dtmf (Optional)

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual RDC2400 signalling. The preset function Your dealer may program the current channel will be performed when the radio receives an with CTCSS/CDCSS, to prevent unwanted incoming signal with match 2-Tone/MDC1200/ conversations on the same frequency. RDC2400 .

  • Page 34: Bot Id And Eot Id (Ptt Id) (Optional).33

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual CARE AND CLEANING RDC2400 condition is satisfied. • Do not directly handle the radio by its BOT ID and EOT ID (PTT ID) (optional) antenna or external microphone. Your dealer may configure whether to transmit •...

  • Page 35: Troubleshooting

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual TROUBLESHOOTING Symptom Solution a. The battery needs charging. Recharge the battery or replace it with a fresh one. Cannot power on the radio b. The battery is not properly installed. Remove the battery and reattach it.

  • Page 36: Optional Accessories (Intrinsically Safe)

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual Optional Accessories (Intrinsically Safe) Multi-Unit Rapid-Rate Charger CH850R6-IS More convenient and saves space by using one power outlet for 6 radios. Remote Speaker Microphone SM850L-IS No need to remove the radio from your waist, which prevents radio damage or loss.
  • Page 37 BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual Optional Accessories continued Leather Holster fixed belt loop HL850L Durable and strong, the leather holster offers the best protection for your BR850 radio. Leather Holster w/ swivel belt loop HL850SL Durable and strong, the leather holster offers the best protection for your BR850 radio.
  • Page 38 BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual Optional Accessories continued Nylon Holster w/ swivel belt loop HN850SL Durable and strong, nylon holster offers great protection for your BR850 radio. Copyright © 2012 Discount Two-Way Radio Corporation - North American Distributor...

  • Page 40: Glossary

    BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual GLOSSARY Short Press - Key press shorter than 1.5 seconds Long Press - Key press longer than 1.5 seconds Standby Status - In normal mode, no key operation is made on the radio and the radio is in receiving status.

  • Page 41: Warranty Statement

    VOX - The radio will automatically begin transmitting when you speak. WARRANTY STATEMENT RCA Communications Systems warrants each new radio product it supplies to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for the time period listed below, provided that the user has complied with the requirements stated herein.
  • Page 42 RCA Communications Systems shall have no obligation to repair or replace the product, if there is damage as a result of normal wear and tear or if the damage is caused in whole or in part by...
  • Page 43 INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR THE LOSS OF PROFIT, REVENUE OR DATA ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT. RCA Communications Systems endeavors to achieve the accuracy and completeness of this manual, but is not liable for any possible omission and printing mistakes.
  • Page 44 Phone: 310-224-5100 / Fax: 310-224-5101 www.discounttwo-wayradio.com RCA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS strives to achieve accuracy and completeness of this manual, but no warranty of accuracy or reliability is given. All the above specifications and design are subject to change without notice due to continuous development.
  • Page 45 BR850 Professional Two-Way Radio Instruction Manual NOTES: Copyright © 2012 Discount Two-Way Radio Corporation - North American Distributor...
  • Page 46 FCC requires users to be fully aware of and able to control their exposure to meet occupational requirements. Exposure awareness can be facilitated by the use of a product label directing users to specific user awareness information. RCA Communications Systems’ two-way radio has a RF Exposure Product Label.
  • Page 47 • When worn on the body, always place the radio in a RCA Communications Systems -approved clip, holder, holster, case, or body harness for this product. Using approved body worn accessories is important because the use of non- RCA Communications Systems -approved accessories may result in exposure levels, which exceed the FCC occupational/controlled environment RF exposure limits.

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