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TROUBLESHOOTING
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10
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
REF.
No sound from speaker. • Squelch level is too high.
• Volume level is too low.
• Speaker has been exposed to water.
• Internal speaker is turned OFF.
p. 9
p. 9
p. 11
p. 44
• Set
[SQL]
to the threshold point.
• Set
[VOL]
to a suitable level.
• Drain water from the speaker.
• Turn the internal speaker ON in Set mode.
The transceiver does
not turn ON.
• Bad connection to the power supply.
pgs. 46,
47
• Check the connection to the transceiver.
Transmitting is impossi-
ble, or high power can
not be selected.
• Some channels are programmed for low
power or receive only in regulations.
• The output power is set to low.
pgs. 7,
8, 57
p. 9
• Change channels.
• Push
[H/L]
to select high power.
Scan does not start.
• TAG channel is not programmed.
• Set the desired channels as TAG channels.
p. 15
No beeps.
• Beep tones are turned OFF.
• The squelch is open.
• Turn the beep tone ON in Set mode.
• Set
[SQL]
to the threshold point.
p. 44
p. 9
Receive signal cannot
be understood.
• Optional voice scrambler is turned OFF.
• Scramble code is not set correctly.
• Turn the optional voice scrambler ON.
• Reset the scramble code.
pgs. 12,
45
Distress call cannot be
transmitted.
• MMSI (DSC self ID) code is not pro-
grammed.
• Program the MMSI (DSC self ID) code.
p. 16
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