Turn your transceiver off on board aircraft when requested to do so.

Do not place your radio in front of a vehicle’s air-bag. If the air-bag de- ploys, it could propel the transceiver like a projectile causing bodily injury.

Troubleshooting

Problem

Possible cause

Correction

No transmission

Weak batteries

Charge or replace batteries

while pressing

Incorrect battery polarity

Install the batteries

the PTT Button

 

following the directions in

 

 

paragraph Installing the

 

 

Batteries.

Weak or no

Weak batteries

Charge or replace batteries

signal received

Channel and privacy

Adjust the transceiver’s

 

code not set the same

settings to match those

 

as target transceiver

settings of the target

 

 

transceiver

 

Volume level too low

Increase volume level

 

PTT Button inadvertently

Release PTT Button

 

pressed

 

 

Excessive radio interference

Change to a different

 

on a particular channel

channel

 

Obstruction of radio signal

Avoid operating in or near

 

 

large buildings or vehicles

Unit beeps, but

Batteries extremely

Charge or replace batteries

will not function

discharged

 

when turned on

 

 

Reception of

CTCSS privacy mode

Turn on the CTCSS privacy

unwanted signals

not on

mode and set code number to

 

 

match the setting of the

 

 

target transceiver.

 

Interference from

Turn the devices off or move

 

electronic devices such

farther away from them.

 

as computers or TVs

 

 

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