Turn your transceiver off on board aircraft when requested
to do so. Do not place your radio in front of a vehicle’s
Troubleshooting
Problem | Probable Cause | Remedy |
|
|
|
No trans- | Weak battery | Charge or replace battery |
mission while | Incorrect battery polarity | Correctly install battery as |
pressing the |
| outlined in battery replacement |
PTT button |
| procedure |
|
|
|
Weak, inter- | Weak battery | Charge or replace battery |
mittent or no | Channel not set to the same as | Adjust transceiver’s settings to |
received signal | target transceiver | match those of the target |
|
| transceiver |
|
|
|
| Volume level too low | Increase volume level |
| PTT button inadvertently | Release PTT button |
| pressed |
|
|
|
|
| Excessive radio interference on | Change to a different channel |
| a particular channel | Avoid operating in or near large |
| Obstruction of radio signal | buildings or vehicles |
|
|
|
Unit beeps, but | Battery extremely discharged | Charge or replace battery |
will not function |
|
|
when turned on |
|
|
Reception of | Interference from electronic | Turn the devices off or move |
unwanted | devices such as computers or | further away from them |
signals | TVs |
|
|
|
|
13
128-6781
13 of 16