12 Troubleshooting
Problem | Possibile causes | Solution | Rifer. | |
| Power supply is not correctly | Verify that power supply is | 4.7.a | |
Device doesn’t turn | connected | properly connected | ||
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The protection fuse has shorted | Verify the cause of the |
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on |
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(located on the power cable) | problem and substitute the | - | ||
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Device turns on, but | Antenna is not correctly connected | Verify that antenna is | 4.7.c | |
doesn’t receive |
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Volume level is too low | Adjust volume level | 5.2 | ||
signals | ||||
Squelch level is too high | Adjust squelch level | 5.23 | ||
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Unable to contact | Incorrect marine channel selected | Verify channel and, if | 5.4 | |
another party |
| necessary, change channel | ||
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Other party has | Distance is too far and low | Select high transmission |
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difficulty in hearing | transmission power (LO) was | power (HI) | 5.6 | |
you | accidentally selected |
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| Squelch level is too high | Adjust squelch level | 5.23 | |
| Signal is too weak (other party is | Try to completely open the |
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| too far away and/or antenna is | squelch and/or move closer | 5.23 | |
| blocked by obstacles) | to the other party |
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Reception is broken | Other users are using the same | Verify radio traffic on desired | 5.4 | |
radio channel | channel and, if necessary, | |||
and/or disturbed |
| change channel |
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| Other interference devices | Move other interference |
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| (televisions, computers, | devices further from | - | |
| transceivers, etc.) too close to | REGATTA 2 | ||
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Impossible to | Some channels operate only on | Tune to another channel |
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transmit or use high | low power or are only for reception |
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transmission power |
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DSC, MMSI or ATIS | Individual MMIS and/or ATIS | Program the codes | 10.10 | |
functions unusable | codes have not been programmed |
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Vessel battery runs | Excessive use of transmission | Try to reduce transmission |
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down sooner than |
| times and/or use low | 5.6 | |
expected |
| transmission power |
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Scanning and/or | Squelch has not been correctly | Adjust squelch level |
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Dual/Triple Watch | adjusted |
| 5.23 | |
malfunctioning |
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