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7. Troubleshooting
Phenomena
Analysis
Solution
The radio cannot be
turned on.
The battery may be installed
incorrectly.
Remove and reattach the battery.
The battery power may run out.
Recharge or replace the battery.
The battery may suffer from poor
contact caused by dirty or damaged
battery contacts.
Clean the battery contacts or replace the battery.
During
reception,
the voice is weak,
intermittent,
or
totally inactive.
The battery voltage may be low.
Recharge or replace the battery.
The volume level may be low.
Increase the volume.
The antenna may be loose or may be
installed incorrectly.
Turn off the radio, remove, and reattach the
antenna.
The speaker may be blocked.
Clean the surface of the speaker.
You
cannot
communicate
with
other group
members.
The frequency or signal strength may
be low in comparison to other
members.
Verify that your TX/RX frequency and signal
strength are correct.
The channel type (digital or analog)
may be set incorrectly.
Verify that you are on the correct digital or analog
channel.
You may be too far away from other
members.
Stay close with other members.
Unknown voices or
noise is heard on the
channel.
You may be interrupted by radios using
the same frequency.
Change the frequency, or adjust the squelch level.