7 TROUBLESHOOTING22PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF.POWER Power does not come onwhen [POWER] ispushed.• Power cable is improperly connected.• Blown fuse.• Reconnect the cable securely.• Check for cause, then replace the fusewith a spare one.p. 18p. 21RECEIVENo sound comes from thespeaker.• The [SPEAKER] switch is turned on.• Microphone is not connected.• The squelch is closed.• Turn off the [SPEAKER] switch.• Connect the microphone to the[MICROPHONE] connector.• Push the [SQL] switch to turn thesquelch off.p. 2p. 2p. 9Sensitivity is too low andonly strong signals areaudible.• Antenna is not properly matched to theoperating frequency.• Wrong tuner condition is selected in setmode.• Push [TUNE] to tune the connectedantenna tuner or select “automatictuning” using set mode when anoptional AT-130 is connected.• Set the proper condition for theconnected tuner.pgs.2, 11p. 11Received audio is unclearor distorted.• Wrong type of emission is selected.• AGC is deactivated while receiving astrong signal.• Noise blanker is turned on whenreceiving a strong signal.• The [CLARITY] control is rotated toofar clockwise or counterclockwise.• Push [MODE] to select the properoperating mode.• Push [AGC] to activate the AGCfunction.• Push [NB] to turn the noise blanker off.• Adjust the [CLARITY] control to receiveproper audio output.p. 3p. 9p. 9p. 9TRANSMITYour signal does notreach as far away asusual.• Antenna tuner is improperly matched tothe operating frequency when manualtuning is selected.• CW or FSK mode is selected for voicetransmission.• Push [TUNE] to tune the connectedantenna tuner or select “automatictuning” using set mode.• Push [MODE] to select USB mode (orAM, R3E, etc.).pgs.2, 11p. 3Transmit signal is unclearor distorted.• Wrong type of emission is selected.• Microphone is too close to your mouth.• Push [MODE] to select the properoperating mode.• Speak into the microphone naturallyand do not hold the microphone tooclose to your mouth.p. 3—DISPLAY All indicators appear andthe channel numbercannot be read.• The highest contrast is selected in setmode.• Set to the proper display contrast. p. 13What appears to be equipment malfunction may not bedamaging or difficult to solve. Check the following chartbefore making any adjustments or sending the trans-ceiver to an Icom Service Center.