39TROUBLE SHOOTING10If your transceiver seems to be malfunctioning, please check the following points before sending it to a service center.PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF.The transceiver does not turnON.• The battery is exhausted.• The battery polarity is reversed.• Loose connection of a battery pack or case.• Charge the battery pack, or replace the batteries.• Check the battery polarity.• Clean the battery terminals.pp. 10–13p. 13p. 13No sound comes from thespeaker.• Volume level is too low.• An external speaker or a cloning cable isconnected to the [SP] jack.• Rotate [VOL] to adjust the volume level.• Check the external speaker connection or removethe cloning cable.p. 14–Transmitting is impossible. • The battery is exhausted.• TX permission is inhibited on the channel.• The Lockout function is activated.• Charge the battery pack, or replace the batteries.• Ask your dealer to set the TX Inhibit function to OFF.• Turn OFF the Lockout function.pp. 10–13–p. 21Transmitting using the VOXfunction is impossible.• The VOX gain is set to OFF or too low.• The microphone gain is too low.• TX permission is inhibited on the channel.• Set the VOX gain to a suitable level.• Set the microphone gain to a suitable level.• Ask your dealer to set the TX Inhibit function to OFF.p. 32p. 33–Contacting with another sta-tion is impossible.• A different tone or code is used for thetone or DTCS squelch.• Check the tone or DTCS by performing a tonescan.p. 24Channel cannot be set. • The Key Lock function is activated. • Push [FUNC](M), and then hold down [ ] for1 second to turn OFF the Key Lock function.p. 16Some operations or modifica-tions of Set mode items areimpossible.• The transceiver is in the simple mode. • Turn OFF the Simple Mode function. p. 37The display is erroneous. • External factors have caused a fault. • Remove and re-attach the battery pack or case. p. 2