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Troubleshooting - service manual

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9 RESET/TROUBLESHOOTING ■■ Troubleshooting The following chart is designed to help you correct problems that are not equipment malfunctions. If you are unable to locate the cause of a problem, or solve it through the use of this chart, contact your nearest Icom Dealer or Service Center. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF. Receiver does not turn ON. ••The battery pack/case is ••Charge the battery pack, or p. 2 exhausted. replace the batteries. •• Bad connection of a battery pack/case. ••Clean the battery terminals. - ••The battery polarity is reversed. ••Check the polarity in the case. - No sound ••Volume level is too low. ••Push [▲] to increase the level. p. 4 comes from the ••Earphone mode is ON. •• Set the "Earphone Mode" item - speaker. to "OFF" on the MENU screen. ••The squelch is set too tight. ••Set to the threshold level. p. 14 •• A Tone function (CTCSS, DTCS or ••Turn OFF the Tone function. p. 13 Digital Squelch (D.SQL)) is activated. ••An external speaker is connected ••Remove the external speaker. - to the [SP] jack. ••A Bluetooth headset is connected. ••Disconnect the headset. Sensitivity is too ••The attenuator is activated. ••Turn OFF the attenuator. p. 44 p. 18 9 low, and only ••The RF gain is reduced. ••Set the "RF Gain" item to the p. 18 strong signals ("RFG1" ~ "RFG9" is selected.) "RFG MAX" in the QUICK are audible. ••The coaxial cable is not menu window. ••Check the coaxial cable - connected, or shorted. (When an connection or replace with a external antenna is used.) new one. Sensitivity is too ••Internal antenna is not selected. •• Set the "Bar Antenna" item to - low on the BC "Use" on the MENU screen. band (1 M). Audio in the SSB ••The incorrect sideband is selected. ••Toggle between USB and LSB. p. 17 mode is unclear or distorted. The function of ••Functions assigned to [DIAL] and ••Push [DIAL SEL] to switch the p. 18 [DIAL] and are swapped. functions. [▼] is swapped. Frequency ••The Key Lock function is ON. •• Turn OFF the Key Lock function. p. 20 cannot be set. ••The Memory mode is selected. ••Push [VFO/MR] to select the p. 16 VFO mode. The displayed ••The CPU has malfunctioned. ••Reset the receiver. p. 47 frequency is ••External factors have caused a ••Remove and reattach the p. 1 erroneous. fault. battery pack or case. A Program ••The Memory mode is selected. ••Push [VFO/MR] to select the p. 16 Scan does not VFO mode. start. •• The same frequency has been ••Program different frequencies p. 33 programmed in the scan edge channels in the scan edge channels. "FREQ HIGH" and "FREQ LOW." BASIC MANUAL A Memory Scan ••The Memory mode is not selected. ••Push [VFO/MR] to select the p. 16 does not start. Memory mode. ••Only one or no memory channel ••Program two or more memory p. 28 has been programmed. channels. The Speech ••Speech Level is set to "0" on the •• Set the "SPEECH Level" item - function does not work. "SPEECH" screen. to a higher level on the MENU screen. 48

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9
RESET/TROUBLESHOOTING
9
BASIC MANUAL
Troubleshooting
The following chart is designed to help you correct problems that are not equipment
malfunctions. If you are unable to locate the cause of a problem, or solve it through the
use of this chart, contact your nearest Icom Dealer or Service Center.
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
REF.
Receiver does
not turn ON.
• The battery pack/case is
exhausted.
Bad connection of a battery pack/case.
• The battery polarity is reversed.
• Charge the battery pack, or
replace the batteries.
• Clean the battery terminals.
• Check the polarity in the case.
p. 2
No sound
comes from the
speaker.
• Volume level is too low.
• Earphone mode is ON.
• The squelch is set too tight.
A Tone function (CTCSS, DTCS or
Digital Squelch (D.SQL)) is activated.
• An external speaker is connected
to the [SP] jack.
• A Bluetooth headset is connected.
Push [▲] to increase the level.
Set the “Earphone Mode” item
to “OFF” on the MENU screen.
• Set to the threshold level.
• Turn OFF the Tone function.
• Remove the external speaker.
• Disconnect the headset.
p. 4
p. 14
p. 13
p. 44
Sensitivity is too
low, and only
strong signals
are audible.
• The attenuator is activated.
• The RF gain is reduced.
(“RFG1” ~ “RFG9” is selected.)
• The coaxial cable is not
connected, or shorted. (When an
external antenna is used.)
• Turn OFF the attenuator.
• Set the “RF Gain” item to the
“RFG MAX” in the QUICK
menu window.
• Check the coaxial cable
connection or replace with a
new one.
p. 18
p. 18
Sensitivity is too
low on the BC
band (1 M).
• Internal antenna is not selected.
Set the “Bar Antenna” item to
“Use” on the MENU screen.
Audio in the SSB
mode is unclear
or distorted.
• The incorrect sideband is selected.
• Toggle between USB and LSB. p. 17
The function of
[DIAL] and [▲]/
[▼] is swapped.
• Functions assigned to [DIAL] and
[▲]/[▼] are swapped.
• Push [DIAL SEL] to switch the
functions.
p. 18
Frequency
cannot be set.
• The Key Lock function is ON.
• The Memory mode is selected.
Turn OFF the Key Lock function.
• Push [VFO/MR] to select the
VFO mode.
p. 20
p. 16
The displayed
frequency is
erroneous.
• The CPU has malfunctioned.
• External factors have caused a
fault.
• Reset the receiver.
• Remove and reattach the
battery pack or case.
p. 47
p. 1
A Program
Scan does not
start.
• The Memory mode is selected.
The same frequency has been
programmed in the scan edge channels
“FREQ HIGH” and “FREQ LOW.”
• Push [VFO/MR] to select the
VFO mode.
• Program different frequencies
in the scan edge channels.
p. 16
p. 33
A Memory Scan
does not start.
• The Memory mode is not selected.
• Only one or no memory channel
has been programmed.
• Push [VFO/MR] to select the
Memory mode.
• Program two or more memory
channels.
p. 16
p. 28
The Speech
function does
not work.
• Speech Level is set to “0” on the
“SPEECH” screen.
Set the “SPEECH Level” item
to a higher level on the MENU
screen.