Kenwood TM-V71A, TM-V71E Troubleshooting, Problem, Probable Cause, Corrective Action, Up/Dwn

TROUBLESHOOTING

The problems described in this table are commonly encountered operational malfunctions and are usually not caused by circuit failure.

Problem			Probable Cause	Corrective Action
The transceiver will		1	The power cable	1 Connect the supplied DC
not power up after			was connected	power cable correctly (red
connecting a 13.8 V			backwards.	to + terminal and black to
DC power supply and				– terminal).
pressing [	]. Nothing	2 One or more of the		2 Look for the cause of
appears on the display.
			power cable fuses	the blown fuse(s). After
			are open.	inspecting and correcting
				any problems, install a
				new fuse(s) with the same
				ratings.
The frequency cannot		Memory Recall was		Press [VFO].
be selected by turning		selected.
the Tuning control or
by pressing microphone
[UP]/[DWN].
Most keys and the		1 One of the Lock		1 Unlock all of the Lock
Tuning control do not			functions is ON.	functions.
function.		2	The transceiver is	2 With the transceiver
			in Channel Display	power OFF, press [REV] +
			mode.	Power ON to exit Channel
				Display mode.
Memory channels		No data has been stored		Store data in some Memory
cannot be selected		in any Memory channel.		channels.
by turning the Tuning
control or by pressing
microphone [UP]/[DWN].
You cannot transmit		1	The microphone plug	1 Switch the power OFF,
even though you are			was not inserted	then insert the microphone
pressing [PTT].			completely into the	plug until the locking tab
			transceiver.	clicks in place.
		2	You selected a	2 Turn the offset shift
			transmit offset that	function OFF.
			places the transmit
			frequency outside the
			allowable range.
		3 The external TNC is		3 Press [PTT] after the TNC
			transmitting.	has finished transmitting.

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