Troubleshooting
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| Recharge or replace battery 53871 battery (NTN8971 or | |
No Power | NNTN4190). Reposition or replace alkaline batteries. For Nickel- | |
Metal Hydride batteries, “Installing the | ||
| Battery” on page 17 or “Battery and Charging Options” on | |
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Message not | Make sure M is completely pressed while transmitting. | |
Recharge, replace and/or reposition batteries. | ||
transmitted | ||
Verify the transmit light is illuminated while speaking. | ||
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Hearing other | Frequency or Interference Eliminator Code may be in use, | |
noises or | ||
change on all radios if possible. See “Programming the | ||
conversation on | ||
a channel | Interference Eliminator Code” on page 33. | |
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| Scramble Code is On | |
Poor Audio | not match other radios’ settings. See “Programming the | |
Scramble Feature” on page 34. | ||
Quality | Bandwidth of radios does not match. See “Programming | |
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| Bandwidth (when FCC allowable)” on page 34. |
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Symptom | Try This: |
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Steel and/or concrete structures, heavy foliage, buildings or
vehicles decrease range. Check for clear line of sight to improve
Limited talk transmission. See “Talk Range” on page 26. range
Message not
Wearing radio close to body such as in a pocket or on a belt decreases range. Change location of radio.
Confirm radios have the same Channel, Frequency, Interference Eliminator Code and Scramble Code settings, depending upon model. See “Programming Features” on page 31.
Recharge, replace and/or reposition batteries.
received Move to another location. Obstructions and operating indoors, or in vehicles may decrease range.
Heavy static or
Verify that the radio is not in Scan mode. See “Scanning (XU2600 and XV2600 only)” on page 29.
Radios are too close, they must be at least five feet apart.
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interference Radios are too far apart or obstacles are interfering with transmission.
Keypad locked Unlock by holding \ for three seconds.
