9 TROUBLESHOOTING

If your transceiver seems to be malfunctioning, please check the following points before sending it to a service center.

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

 

 

 

 

SOLUTION

REF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No power comes on.

• The battery is exhausted.

• Recharge the battery pack.

pgs. 12,

 

• Bad connection to the battery pack.

• Check the connection to the

14

 

 

transceiver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sound comes from the

• Squelch level is too deep.

• Set squelch to the threshold point.

pgs. 5, 6

speaker.

• Volume level is too low.

• Set [VOL] to a suitable level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmitting impossible.

• Some channels are receive only.

• Change channels.

p. 5

 

• The battery is exhausted.

• Recharge the battery pack.

p. 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The displayed channel

• Lock function is activated.

• Push

 

 

 

for 2 sec. to cancel the

p. 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

cannot be selected.

 

function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scan does not start.

• All memory channels are programmed

• Cancel the lockout settings of

p. 9

 

as lockout channels.

desired channels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No beep sounds.

Beep tones turned OFF.

Turn the beep tone ON in set mode.

p. 11

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