Operator's Guide
Table Of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- Charging and installing batteries
- Attaching a ground wire to the radio
- Inserting a 6110-MP into a backpack
- Selecting and connecting your antenna
- Testing your radio before deployment
- Front panel and screen overview
- Handsets
- Speaker and mute
- Discreet mode and zeroise
- Secure communications
- Entering and editing text
- Scanning, channel and scratch modes
- HF networks
- Call types
- Answering and ending a call
- Making a 2G or 3G ALE call
- Making a Selcall call
- Stations
- Viewing GPS Information
- Update the radio profile with a USB thumb drive
- Troubleshooting
- Definitions
- Menu Navigation
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Troubleshooting
General Troubleshooting
Below is a checklist for basic troubleshooting.
In the unlikely event you have any problems with your 6110-MP radio, check that:
• all connectors are dry and free from dirt
• all connections are sound
• the battery pack is connected to the radio and has some charge
• the selected antenna is appropriate for the distance over which you want to
communicate
• the antenna is deployed correctly, oriented in a suitable direction, and connected to
the radio
• the grounding system is adequate as per instructions provided with the antenna
• the antenna type on the channel screen matches the type of antenna you are using
If required, restart your radio to invoke self-testing. The self-test checks the memory, hardware,
LCD and keys. If a serious fault is reported, contact your HF Network Administrator. Below is a
table with some general tips on troubleshooting your radio.
Problem Solution
The sound from the
front panel speaker is
muffled
Drain any moisture from the front panel of the radio by turning it front
panel down.
Communications are
not clear
Try another channel.
Press PTT.
If you are using a whip or long wire antenna, go to the menu screen,
then select User Data > Peripherals > Antenna Type, check that the
antenna selection icon is set to Auto Detect or Always Tune.
If you are communicating over a short distance, try laying the whip
horizontally for near vertical incident skywave operation.
If you are communicating over a long distance, try selecting an antenna
(page 8) with better performance for the distance you are trying to
transmit.
I get an RF burn while
transmitting
The radio is not adequately earthed. Attach an earth lead or
counterpoise as per the instructions provided with the antenna.
Troubleshooting
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