2.Connect the RED wire of the accessory cable to the POSITIVE (+) WIRE of your external speaker.
3.Be certain all wire connections are secure and that all open wires are adequately covered.
##NOTE: To extend the life of the radio, use waterproof tape to seal electrical connections.
Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Due to its rugged design, your radio requires very little maintenance. However, it is a precision electronic instrument, so you should follow a few precautions:
xx If the antenna has been damaged, you should not transmit except in the case of an emergency. A defective antenna may cause damage to your radio.
xx You are responsible for continued FCC technical compliance of your radio. xx
Problem | Things to Try | |
| Check the power connections. | |
The radio won’t power on. | Check the fuse. | |
Check the master battery switch and branch circuit that | ||
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| connect to the radio. | |
| Make sure you are not in weather or scan mode. | |
| Make sure you are not trying to transmit on a receive- | |
| only channel (see the channels and frequency tables | |
The radio won’t transmit. | beginning on page 41). | |
Make sure you are transmitting at the correct power level | ||
| for this channel (see the channels and frequency tables | |
| beginning on page 41). | |
| Make sure the duration of each transmission is less than | |
| 5 minutes. | |
Noise comes out of the | Adjust the squelch level; it is probably too low. | |
speaker all the time | ||
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I can’t hear anything (no | Adjust the squelch level; it is probably too high. | |
volume) from the speaker. | ||
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I can transmit, but no one | Check your UIC channel settings (see Setting the UIC | |
can hear me. | channel mode (USA/CAN/INT) on page 10). | |
The display flashes, and I | The display will flash if the radio is in a watch mode or | |
in scan mode. Try turning off scanning, Weather Alert | ||
don’t know why. | ||
Watch, or Triple/Dual Watch (see page 10.) | ||
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I can’t read the display. | Adjust the contrast and backlight brightness level (see | |
page 20) | ||
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The display is too bright at | Adjust the backlight brightness level. | |
Turn off the radio; hold | ||
night. | ||
back on (see page 20) | ||
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