6 | MAINTENANCE |
For preventive maintenance and instructions on obtaining factory service, please refer to the OWNER’S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT. For general troubleshooting, refer to the Troubleshooting Chart.
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
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| Transceiver fails to | No DC voltage to | Check power cable for DC | |
| power up. | the transceiver or a | voltage or the replace the 6 A | |
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| blown fuse. | 250 V fuse. | |
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| Transceiver blows fuse | Reversed power | Be sure the RED wire is | |
| upon connection of the | connections. | connected to POSITIVE battery | |
| power supply. |
| terminal and BLACK wire to | |
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| NEGATIVE terminal. If the | |
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| transceiver still blows the fuse, | |
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| contact your SCC Dealer. | |
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| Popping or whining | Engine noise. | Reroute DC power cables away | |
| noise from speaker while |
| from engine. Add noise | |
| the engine runs. |
| suppressor to the power cable. | |
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| Change to resistive spark plug | |
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| wires and/or add an alternator | |
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| whine filter. | |
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| External speaker plug | Incorrect plug on | The external speaker jack | |
| does not fit into jack. | speaker cable. | accepts only RCA phono plugs | |
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| Internal speaker turns off | No problem. | Normal transceiver operation | |
| when external speaker is |
| causes internal speaker | |
| plugged in. |
| when external speaker is | |
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| plugged in. | |
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| Transceiver transmits | Channel mode. | The transceiver may be tuned | |
| but does not receive. |
| to a duplex channel meant for | |
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| communications. | |
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| Transceiver transmits on | Antenna | Have antenna checked or test | |
| low power only. |
| the transceiver with another | |
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| antenna. If problem persists, | |
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| contact your SCC Dealer. | |
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