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Troubleshooting
Symptom Problem Solution
Radio is “dead.” No power to radio. Check vehicle battery and all cable
connections. If all are o.k., contact
your local dealer for service.
Low-pitched continuous tone
when turning the radio on.
Internal defect. Press the PTT to stop tone. Contact
your local dealer for service.
Low-pitched short tone when
turning the radio on.
Internal defect. Radio may not function properly. Con-
tact your local dealer for service.
Low-pitched continuous tone
while transmitting.
Time-Out-Timer
expired.
Retransmit last part of message.
Limit transmission time.
Low-pitched continuous tone
while pressing the PTT.
Transmission prohib-
ited (i.e. on receive-
only channel).
Contact your system administrator to
identify channels, or change to a
channel with a programmed transmit
frequency.
Low-pitched repetitive short
tones while pressing the PTT.
Channel busy. Wait for channel to clear. Try transmit-
ting again later.
Radio will not talk to other radios
in system.
Radios may be pro-
grammed for different
frequencies or groups.
Contact your local dealer to verify fre-
quencies and groups.
Constant static. Interference from elec-
tronic devices (com-
puters, etc.).
Ask your local dealer to enable coded
squelch, which screens out this type
of interference.
Limited talk range. Antenna may be placed
in or near a steel or
concrete structure,
heavy foliage, etc.
Check antenna position. Relocate
antenna to a higher position away
from interfering materials or struc-
tures.
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