User Manual

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New2001
TROUBLESHOOTING
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PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF.
The transceiver does
not turn ON.
• Bad connection to the power source. • Check the connection to the transceiver and
power source.
p. 84
Little or no sound comes
from the speaker.
• Squelch level is set too high.
• Volume level is set too low.
• Speaker has been exposed to water.
• Set the squelch to the threshold point.
• Set the volume to a suitable level.
• Remove the water with the AquaQuake func-
tion.
p. 15
p. 15
p. 18
Transmitting is impossi-
ble, or high power can-
not be selected .
• Some channels are restricted to low power
or receive only by regulations.
• The output power is set to low.
• Change channels.
• Push [HI/LO] to select high power.
pp. 11,
12, 13
p. 14
Scan does not start. • Favorite channels are not entered. • Set the desired channels as Favorite chan-
nels.
p. 20
No beep sounds. • Beep tones are turned OFF. • Turn ON the beep tones in the CONFIGURA-
TION menu.
p. 78
Distress calls cannot be
transmitted.
• MMSI (DSC self ID) code is not entered. • Enter the MMSI (DSC self ID) code. p. 9
Built-in GPS receiver is
not receiving valid posi-
tion data.
( For only IC-M423G
and IC-M424G.)
• The built-in GPS antenna is covered by an
object that interrupts the GPS signals from
the satellites.
• Mount the transceiver in a place where no
objects interrupts the satellites signal.
p. 87