Midland Base Tech III - Troubleshooting and Error Handling; Error Displays

Base Tech III Operating Manual
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31) Error Displays
Either RX PLL, TX PLL or PA power is defective, then ALM LED flashes on and indicates which unit
becomes faulty.
Figure-43 shows RX PLL error, Note this may be displayed in REM mode if the remote channel lines
are open or a channel is selected remotely that is not programmed. (EXXX will be displayed instead
of CXXX, where XXX is the channel number.)
Figure-44 shows TX PLL error
Figure-45 shows PA error
RX
TX
C001 Channel
RX PLL Error
Figure 43
RX
TX
C001 Channel
TX PLL Error
Figure 44
RX
TX
C001 Channel
PA Error
Figure 45
32) Firmware error detection
When the radio itself detects malfunction, the main CPU will restart automatically.
33) RS232 error detection
If the communications between PC and the radio have trouble, the following message are shown
on the LCD.
1/ Over run error
2/ Framing error
3/ Parity error
4/ Unknown command
5/ Data unmatched
6/ Send error
7/ Answer timeout
8/ Receive timeout