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10
D-STAR OPERATION (BASIC)
10-16
When receiving no reply
To communicate through a repeater, your signal must access the repeater� The following chart is designed to help
you correct problems which are not equipment malfunctions�
Problem
Possible Cause
Solution
REF.
After your call, the repeater does not
return a status reply�
A repeater settings are incorrect�
Select the correct repeater�
p� 10-7
Correct the repeater frequency,
frequency offset, or duplex settings.
–
Your transmission did not reach the
repeater�
Wait until you are closer to the
repeater and try again�
–
Try to access another repeater�
–
After your call, ‘UR?’ and its call sign
are displayed�
The call was successfully sent, but
no station immediately replied�
Wait for a while, and try again�
–
After your call, ‘RX’ or ‘RPT?’ and
the access repeater’s call sign are
displayed�
Your own call sign (MY) has not been
set�
Set your own call sign (MY)�
p� 10-4
Your own call sign (MY) has not been
registered on a gateway repeater, or
the registered contents do not match
your transceiver’s settings�
Register your own call sign (MY) on
a gateway repeater, or confirm the
registration of the call sign�
p� 10-5
After your call, ‘RPT?’ and the access
repeater’s call sign are displayed�
The call sign of the destination
repeater is incorrect�
Correctly set the destination
repeater’s call sign�
–
After your call, ‘RPT?’ and the
destination repeater’s call sign are
displayed�
The repeater cannot connect to the
destination repeater�
Check the repeater settings�
–
The repeater is busy�
Wait for a while, and try it again�
–
Even when holding down
, the DR
screen is not displayed�
There is no repeater list in your
transceiver�
Import the list using an SD card�
p� 10-15
Directly enter the Repeater list data
into the transceiver�
p� 11-24
The Lock function is activated�
Hold down
for 1 second to turn
OFF the Lock function�
–
Even when you push
, the
received call sign will not be set to the
destination call sign�
The call sign has not been correctly
received�
Try it again, after the transceiver has
correctly received the call sign�
–
When a weak signal is received, or
a signal is received during scanning,
the call sign may not be received
correctly� In that case, “--------” is
displayed and error beeps sound,
and a reply call cannot be made�
A Local area call can be made, but a
Gateway call, or destination station
call, cannot be made�
MY call sign has not been registered� Register your own call sign (MY) on
a gateway repeater, or confirm the
registration of the call sign�
p� 10-5
The repeater set in “FROM” (Access
repeater) has no Gateway�
Check the repeater settings�
p� 10-5
“L” is displayed�
While receiving through the Internet,
some packets may be lost due
to a network error (or poor data
throughput performance)�
Wait a while, and try it again�
When the transceiver receives
corrupted data, and misidentifies it is
as packet loss, “L” is displayed, even
if it is a Local area call�
–
“DV” and “FM” icons alternately blink� While in the DV mode, an FM signal
is received�
Use a different operating frequency
until there are no FM signals on the
original frequency�
p� 11-17