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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.
• No power comes on.
• The battery is exhausted.
(A slight current flows in the circuits even when
the power is OFF).
• Poor plug connection to the external DC power
cable.
• Charge the battery pack or place new dry cell
batteries in the battery case.
(Remove the battery pack if you will not be using
the transceiver for a long time.)
• Check the connector or remove and replace the
cable.
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9, 10
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• No sound comes from
the speaker.
• Squelch level is too deep. (e.g. SQ8)
• Volume level is too low.
• Set squelch to automatic (AT).
• Set the desired band’s [VOL] to a suitable level.
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• Transmitting is
impossible.
• The battery is exhausted.
• Avionics band frequency (U.S.A./Asia only) or
weather channel (U.S.A. only) is selected.
• Charge the battery pack or place new dry cell
batteries in the battery case.
• Set an amateur frequency.
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9, 10
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• Frequency cannot be set.
• Memory mode or call channel is selected.
• Weather channel (U.S.A. only) is selected.
• Lock function is activated.
• Push [VFO] to select VFO mode.
• Push [BAND] to select an amateur band or
avionics band.
• Push [
(CALL)
LOCK] for 2 sec. to cancel the
function.
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• Scan does not start.
• The squelch is open.
• Call or weather channel (U.S.A. only) is
selected.
• Set squelch to automatic (AT) or the squelch
closed point (SQ1 or more).
• Push [BAND] to select an amateur band, memory
channel or avionics band.
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• No contact possible with
another station.
• The transceiver is set to semi-duplex.
• The output power is set to low.
• Set to simplex.
• Push [H/L] to select high power.
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