MAINTENANCE 4

■Troubleshooting

The following chart is designed to help correct prob-

If you are unable to locate the cause of a problem or

lems which are not equipment malfunctions.

solve it through the use of this chart, contact the near-

 

 

est Icom Dealer or Service Center.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

 

SOLUTION

REF.

Power does not come

• DC power cable is improperly connected.

• Re-connect the DC power cable correctly.

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on when [POWER] is

 

 

 

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pushed.

• Fuse is blown.

 

• Check the cause, then replace the fuse with

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a spare one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sounds from the

• Volume level is too low.

 

• Rotate [VOLUME] clockwise to obtain a

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speaker.

 

 

suitable listening level.

 

 

• The squelch is closed.

 

• While in base operating mode, rotate [SE-

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LECT] to counterclockwise to open the

 

 

 

 

squelch. (When the [SQL Level Up/Down]

 

 

 

 

key function is assigned to [SELECT].)

 

 

• The audio mute function is activated.

 

• Push [MONI] (if assigned) to the audio

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mute function OFF.

 

 

• A selective call or squelch function is acti-

• Turn the appropriate function OFF.

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vated such as 5 tone call or tone squelch.

 

 

 

• The front speaker is set to OFF.

 

• Turn the front speaker ON using the op-

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tional CS-FR5000 cloning software. Ask

 

 

 

 

your dealer for details.

 

 

 

 

 

Sensitivity is low and

• Antenna feedline or the antenna connector

• Check and re-connect (or replace if neces-

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only strong signals are

has a poor contact or is short-circuited.

sary), the antenna feedline or antenna con-

 

audible.

 

 

nector.

 

 

 

 

 

Received signal cannot

• Optional voice scrambler is turned OFF.

• Turn the optional voice scrambler ON.

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be understood.

• Scrambler code is not set correctly.

 

• Reset the scrambler code.

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Output power is too low.

• Output power is set to Low.

 

• Push [HIGH/LOW] (if assigned) to select

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the High power.

 

 

 

 

 

No contact possible with

• The other station is using tone squelch.

• Turn the tone squelch function ON.

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another station.

• While in base operating mode, the re-

• Set the repeater to simplex, when other

–

 

peater is set to duplex.

 

transceiver is set to simplex.

 

 

 

 

 

 

■ Fuse replacement

If a fuse blows or the repeater stops functioning, try to

CAUTION: DISCONNECT the DC power cable

find the source of the problem, and then replace the

from the repeater. Otherwise, there is danger of

damaged fuse with a new, rated fuse.

electric shock and/or equipment damage.

 

 

D Line fuse replacement

 

Fuse rating: 20 A

USE the 20 A fuse only.

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