Operation Manual

20
Common Questions
Problem
The radio won’t turn on
The power LED on the
charger doesn’t turn on
The radio won’t transmit
I can’t hear anything from
the speaker
Noise comes out of the
speaker all the time
I can transmit, but no one
can hear me
I’m not getting hazard
alerts
The display ashes, and I
don’t know why
Where can I nd my
radio’s serial number?
Things to Try
Charge the radio
- Don’t use the charger when the ambient tem-
perature is below 5° C (41° F) or above 40° C
(104° F)
- Make sure the charging contacts on the radio
and charger are clean
- Replace the battery
Make sure you are not in Weather or Scan
mode
Make sure you are not trying to transmit on a
receive-only channel or transmit at the wrong
power level for this channel (see the channel
lists starting on page 22)
Check the battery power level; if it’s low, charge
the battery before trying to transmit
Make sure the duration of each transmission is
less than 5 minutes
Adjust the squelch level; it is probably too high
Adjust the squelch level; it is probably too low
Check your UIC channel settings: does the area
you are in use different channel assignments?
Make sure Weather Alert Watch is turned on.
The channel number on the display will ash if
the radio is in a Watch mode or in Scan mode.
Try turning off scanning, Weather Alert Watch,
Triple Watch, or Dual Watch (see page 13).
The serial number is on a plate inside the bat-
tery compartment