TROUBLESHOOTING 9

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. 25,

 

• Bad connection for the battery pack.

• Check the connection to the

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transceiver.

 

 

 

 

 

No sound comes from the

• Squelch level is too deep.

• Set squelch to the threshold point.

pgs. 9, 11

speaker.

• Volume level is too low.

• Set [VOL] to a suitable level.

 

 

 

 

 

Transmitting impossible.

• Some channels are receive only.

• Change channels.

p. 12

 

• The battery is exhausted.

• Recharge the battery pack.

p. 25

 

 

 

 

The displayed channel

• Lock function is activated.

• Push [F], then push [7 (KEY LOCK)].

p. 10

cannot be selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scan does not start.

• All memory channels are not

• Set the “TAG” settings of desired

p. 16

 

programmed as “TAG” channels.

channels.

 

 

 

 

 

No beep sounds.

• Beep tones turned OFF.

• Push [F], then push [8 (BEEP)] to

p. 9

 

 

adjust the beep tone level.

 

 

 

 

 

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