15 TROUBLESHOOTING

TRANSMIT

DISPLAY

SCAN

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

SOLUTION

REF.

Transmitting

is impossi-

The operating frequency is not set to

Set the frequency to a ham band.

p. 29

ble.

 

a ham band.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Output power is too low.

Power is set to a lower power than

Set the output power in quick set

p. 38

 

 

maximum.

mode/initial set mode.

 

 

 

Microphone gain is set too low.

Set microphone gain to a suitable

p. 38

 

 

 

position using quick set mode.

 

 

 

The antenna is not connected properly.

Reconnect the antenna connector.

 

 

The antenna feed line is cut or shorted.

Check the feed line and correct any

 

 

 

improper conditions.

 

 

 

The antenna is not properly tuned.

Push [TUNE/CALL] to manually tune

pgs.

 

 

 

the antenna.

116, 117

 

 

 

 

No contact possible with

RIT function is activated.

Push [F-1 RIT] in the RIT/TX mode

p. 75

other stations.

 

to turn the function OFF.

 

 

 

Split function is activated.

Push [F-1 SPL] in the M-1menu to turn

p. 91

 

 

 

the function OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

Repeater cannot be ac-

Split function is not activated.

Push [F-1 SPL] in the M-1menu to turn

p. 91

cessed.

 

 

the function ON.

 

 

 

An incorrect transmit frequency is set.

Set the proper frequencies into VFO

p. 27

 

 

 

A and B or into one of the memory

 

 

 

 

channels.

 

 

 

Subaudible tone encoder is OFF and

Use [F-3 TON] in the M-3menu to se-

p. 63

 

 

repeater requires a tone for access.

lect FM-TONE.

 

 

 

Programmed subaudible tone fre-

Program the required frequency using

p. 64

 

 

quency is wrong.

FM tone set mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmitted

signals are

Microphone gain is set too high.

Set gain in quick set mode.

p. 38

distorted.

 

The compression level is set too high

Set compression level to a suitable

p. 89

 

 

 

 

with the speech compressor ON.

position.

 

Displayed

frequency

The dial lock function is activated.

Push [SPCH/LOCK] to deactivate the

p. 37

does not change proper-

 

function.

 

ly.

 

The internal CPU has malfunctioned.

Reset the CPU.

p. 25

 

 

 

 

 

(While pushing [Y(BAND)] and [Z(BAND)],

 

 

 

 

push [PWR] to turn power ON.

 

Programmed scan does

Squelch is open.

Set squelch to the threshold position.

p. 35

not stop.

 

 

 

 

Programmed scan does

The same frequencies have been

Programm different frequencies into

p. 103

not start.

 

programmed in scan edge memory

scan edge memory channels.

 

 

 

channels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memory scan does not

2 or more memory channels have not

Program 2 or more memory chan-

p. 103

start.

 

been programmed.

nels.

 

 

 

 

 

Memory select scan

2 or more memory channels have not

Designate 2 or more memory chan-

p. 106

does not start.

been designated as select channels.

nels as select channels for the scan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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