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TROUBLESHOOTING
If your transceiver seems to be malfunctioning, please check
the following points before sending it to a service center.
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
REF.
No power comes ON.
• The battery is exhausted.
• Bad connection to the battery pack.
• Recharge the battery pack.
• Check the connection to the transceiver.
p. 12
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No sound comes from
the speaker.
• Volume level is too low.
• Tone squelch is activated.
• Set [VOL] to a suitable level.
• Turn the tone squelch OFF.
p. 5
p. 11
Transmitting is impossi-
ble.
• The battery is exhausted.
• Recharge the battery pack.
p. 12
The displayed channel
cannot be changed.
• Lock function is activated.
• Push [DUP] for 1 sec. to cancel the func-
tion.
p. 7
Scan does not start.
• The monitor function is activated.
• Scan tag is not programmed.
• Push [–] to cancel the function.
• Set scan tag to desired channels.
p. 6
p. 9
No beep sounds.
• Beep tones are turned OFF.
• Turn beep tones ON in SET mode.
p. 15
No contact possible with
another station.
• The transceiver is set to semi-duplex.
• The other station is using tone squelch.
• Push [DUP] to set to simplex.
• Turn ON the tone squelch function.
p. 7
p. 11