Midland Arctic - Priority Channel Setting

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TROUBLESHOOTING
Your ARCTIC is designed to provide you with years of optimal performance. If for some reasons problems arise, refer to this chapter before contacting a service centre in your area.
SOLUTION TABLE
Problem Possible cause Solution
The radio does not turn on The batteries are not charged Charge the batteries are charged
The radio turns on but does not receive signals The volume is too low Adjust the volume level
You cannot establish contact with your party Incorrect selection of marine channel Check the channel and you can also change it!
Reception is broken and/or noisy Signal is extremely weak Keep pressed PF3 key or decrease the squelch level
Your party is too far and or transceiver antenna is shielded
by obstacles in the direction of your party
Move closer to your party and/or move the transceiver to a
less shielded area
Other users are using the same radio channel Check the radio trac on the selected channel and change
channels if necessary
ARCTIC is positioned too close to other electronic devices
(televisions, computer, transmitters etc.)
Move ARCTIC away from these devices
Wrong selection of the squelch level Adjust the squelch to a lower level
Battery life is short Excessive use of the display backlight Use less display backlight
Excessive use of the transmission Try to reduce transmission times and/or use low tx power
Low Power save Change the power save setting by the optional programming
software