Baofeng BF-5RA - TROUBLESHOOTING; TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

16.TROUBLESHOOTING:
Problem Possiblecause/solution
The radio does not start.
Thebatteryislow,replacethebatterywitha
chargedbatteryorproceedtothebattery.
Thebatteryisnotinstalledcorrectly,removethe
batteryandreattachit.
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Thebatteryrunsdownquickly.
The battery life has come to an end, replace the
batterywithanewone.
Thebatteryisfullycharged,makesurethebatteryis
madeinfull.
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The receiving indicator LED lights but do not hear
thespeaker.
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Makesurethevolumesettingistoolow.
Makesuretheundertones"CTCSS"orcode"DCS"
arethesameasthoseprogrammedinthe
transceiveroftheothermembersofyourgroup.
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Whentransmitting,theothermembersofhisgroup
donotreceivethecommunication.
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Makesuretheundertones"CTCSS"orcode"DCS"
programmedinyourtransceiverarethesameas
thoseprogrammedinthetransceiveroftheother
membersofyourgroup.
Yourpartneroryou,aretoofar.
YouoryourpartnerareinabadareaofRFsignal
propagation.
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In"standby"mode,thetransceivertransmits
withoutpressingthe"PTT".
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Checktheleveladjustmentfunction"VOX"isnotset
toosensitive.
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Receivecommunicationsfromotherusergroups
whilecommunicatingwithyourgroup.
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Changefrequencyorchannel.
Changetheundertones"CTCSS"orcode"DCS"in
yourgroup.
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Communicationwithothermembersofyourgroup
ispoororlowquality.
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Youoryourpartneristoofarawayorinanareaof
poorradiosignalpropagation,suchasinsidea
tunnel,insideanundergroundcarpark,ina
mountainousarea,includinglargemetalstructures,
etc..
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Oncethesechecks,ifyoustillhaveproblemswiththetransceiver,checkwithyourdistributor,dealeror
servicecenter.
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