227TROUBLESHOOTINGPROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION REF.POWER ÷÷÷÷p. 18p. 21RECEIVE÷÷÷÷÷÷p. 2p. 2p. 9÷÷÷÷pgs.2, 11p. 11÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷p. 3p. 9p. 9p. 9TRANSMIT÷÷÷÷pgs.2, 11p. 3÷÷÷÷p. 3DISPLAY ÷ ÷ p. 13÷ ÷ p. 9Reconnect the cable securely.Find and repair the cause of theproblem and then replace the damagedfuse with a new one.Turn ON the [SPEAKER] switch.Connect the microphone to the[MICROPHONE] connector.Adjust the squelch to proper level orpush [SQL] to turn it OFF to receiveweak signals.Push [TUNE] to tune the using antennatuner or select “automatic tuning” in theset mode when using an optionalAT-130.Set the proper tuner for the connectedtuner.Adjust the squelch to proper level.Push [MODE] to select the properoperating mode.Push [AGC] to activate the AGCfunction.Push [NB] to turn the noise blankerOFF.Adjust the [CLARITY] control to receiveproper audio output.Push [TUNE] to tune the using antennatuner, or select “automatic tuning” inthe set mode.Push [MODE] to select USB mode (orAM, R3E, etc.).Push [MODE] to select the properoperating mode.Speak into the microphone naturallyand do not hold the microphone tooclose to your mouth.Set to the proper display contrast.Power cable is improperly connected.The DC power cable fuse or circuitryfuse is blown.The [SPEAKER] switch is turned OFF.Microphone is not connected.The squelch is closed.Antenna is not properly matched to theoperating frequency.Wrong tuner is selected in the setmode.The squelch is set to deep.No sound comes from thespeaker.Power does not come ONwhen [POWER] is pushed.Sensitivity is too low andonly strong signals areaudible.The received audio isunclear or distorted.Your signal does notreach as far away asusual.Transmit signal is unclearor distorted.All indicators appear andthe channel number cannot be read.Wrong operating mode 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.The antenna tuner is improperlymatched to the operating frequencywhen manual tuning is selected.CW or FSK mode is selected for voicetransmission.The wrong operation mode is selected.Microphone is too close to your mouth.The highest contrast is selected in theset mode.What appears to be equipment malfunction may notbe damaging or difficult to solve. Check the followingchart before making any adjustments or sending thetransceiver to an Icom Service Center.