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TROUBLE SHOOTING
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If your transceiver seems to be malfunctioning, please check the following points before sending it to a service center.
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
REF.
The transceiver does not turn
ON.
• The battery is exhausted.
• The battery polarity is reversed.
• Loose connection of a battery pack or case.
• Charge the battery pack, or replace the batteries.
• Check the battery polarity.
• Clean the battery terminals.
pp. 10–13
p. 13
p. 13
No sound comes from the
speaker.
• Volume level is too low.
• An external speaker or a cloning cable is
connected to the
[SP] jack.
• Rotate
[VOL] to adjust the volume level.
• Check the external speaker connection or remove
the cloning cable.
p. 14
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Transmitting is impossible.
• The battery is exhausted.
• TX permission is inhibited on the channel.
• The Lockout function is activated.
• Charge the battery pack, or replace the batteries.
• Ask your dealer to set the TX Inhibit function to OFF.
• Turn OFF the Lockout function.
pp. 10–13
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p. 21
Transmitting using the VOX
function is impossible.
• The VOX gain is set to OFF or too low.
• The microphone gain is too low.
• TX permission is inhibited on the channel.
• Set the VOX gain to a suitable level.
• Set the microphone gain to a suitable level.
• Ask your dealer to set the TX Inhibit function to OFF.
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p. 33
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Contacting with another sta-
tion is impossible.
• A different tone or code is used for the
tone or DTCS squelch.
• Check the tone or DTCS by performing a tone
scan.
p. 24
Channel cannot be set.
• The Key Lock function is activated.
• Push
[FUNC](
M
), and then hold down [
] for
1 second to turn OFF the Key Lock function.
p. 16
Some operations or modifica-
tions of Set mode items are
impossible.
• The transceiver is in the simple mode.
• Turn OFF the Simple Mode function.
p. 37
The display is erroneous.
• External factors have caused a fault.
• Remove and re-attach the battery pack or case.
p. 2