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Troubleshooting Tables: Troubleshooting Table for Receiver

 

 

8.3Troubleshooting Table for Receiver

Table Table 8-3lists the possible causes of, and corrections for, receiver problems.

Table 8-3. Receiver Troubleshooting Table

Symptom

 

Possible Causes

Corrective or Test

 

(Measurements at Room Temperature)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radio Dead; Display Does

1.

Dead Battery.

Replace with charged battery.

Not Turn On

 

 

 

2.

Blown Fuse

Send radio to depot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

On/Off Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Regulators

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Regulator fault

 

 

 

 

Radio Dead; Display Turns

Transceiver Board

Send radio to depot.

On

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Receive Audio, or

Programming

1. Does the transmitted signal match the receiver configu-

Receiver Does Not Unmute

 

 

ration (PL, DPL, etc.)?

 

 

 

2. With the monitor function enabled, can the radio be

 

 

 

unmuted?

 

 

 

Audio Distorted or Not Loud

Synthesizer Not On Fre-

Check synthesizer frequency by measuring the transmit-

Enough

quency

ter frequency; realign it off by more than ±150 Hz (VHF),

 

 

 

±500 Hz (UHF)

 

 

 

 

RF Sensitivity Poor

1.

Synthesizer Not on Fre-

Check synthesizer frequency by measuring the transmit-

 

quency

ter frequency; realign it off by more than ±150 Hz (VHF),

 

 

 

±500 Hz (UHF)

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Antenna Switch/Connec-

Send radio to depot.

 

tor

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Receiver Front End Tun-

Check RF front-end tuning for optimum sensitivity using

 

ing

the tuner.

 

 

 

Radio Will Not Turn Off

Transceiver Board

Send radio to depot.

 

 

 

 

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Motorola EP450 service manual Troubleshooting Table for Receiver

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