Icom ID-E880, Instruction Manual

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MAINTENANCE
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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.
Does not turn on. • Power connector has a poor contact.
• Polarity of the power connection is reversed.
• Blown fuse.
• Check the connector pins.
• Reconnect the power cable observing the proper
polarity. Replace the fuse if damaged.
• Correct the cause, then replace the fuse.
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p. 163
No sound comes from the
speaker. • Volume is too low.
• The audio mute function is activated.
• Squelch is set too high.
• A selective call or squelch function is activated
such as pocket beep or tone squelch.
• Rotate [VOL] clockwise.
• Push any key to deactivate it.
• Set the squelch level to the threshold.
• Turn the appropriate function OFF. p. VIII
p. 20
p. VIII
pgs.
146, 151
Sensitivity is low and only
strong signals are audible. • Antenna feedline or the antenna connector has a
poor contact or is short circuited.
• Squelch attenuator function is activated.
• Check, and if necessary, replace the feed line or
solder the antenna connector again.
• Set [SQL] between 10–12 o’clock position.
p. VII
p. 19
No contact possible with
another station. • The other station is using tone squelch.
• The transceiver is set to duplex. • Turn the tone squelch function ON.
• Set to simplex. p. 146
p. 23
Repeater cannot be ac-
cessed. • Wrong frequency offset is programmed.
• Wrong subaudible tone frequency is programmed. • Correct the frequency offset.
• Correct the subaudible tone frequency. p. 27
p. 25
Frequency cannot be set. • The frequency lock function is activated. • Turn the function OFF. p. 16
Frequency cannot be set
via the microphone. • The frequency lock function is activated.
• The microphone keypad lock function is activated. • Turn the function OFF
• Push [FUNC] then [
SQL Z
#(16KEY-L)] to deactivate
the microphone keypad lock function.
p. 16
p. 16
Some memory channels
cannot be selected via the
tuning dial. • The memory channel number has not been pro-
grammed yet.
• Select the channel via the microphone keypad to
check whether the channel has been programmed
or not.
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