Maintenance; Troubleshooting - Icom MA-500TR Instruction Manual

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■ Troubleshooting

The following chart is designed to help you correct problems
which are not equipment malfunctions.
PROBLEM
The transponder does not
turn ON.
Cannot transmit.
The plotter display does not
appear.
The GPS search display does
not disappear.
An error beep sounds after
pushing [DSC].
The collision alarm does not
sound.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
• Bad connection at the power source.
• 1 minute has not passed from turning
ON the transponder power.
• The results of the opening test is "NG"
(No Good).
• The transponder is still searching for
GPS satellites.
• The GPS receiver is not connected to
the transponder.
• An AIS target is not selected.
• A transceiver is not connected to the
transponder.
• The collision alarm function is OFF.
• The alarm buzzer function is OFF.

MAINTENANCE

If you are unable to locate the cause of a problem or solve
it through the use of this chart, contact your nearest Icom
Dealer or Service Center.
SOLUTION
• Check the connection to the transpon-
der.
• Wait for 1 minute from turning ON the
transponder power.
• Hold down [POWER•BRILL] for 1 sec-
ond to turn the power OFF, then push to
turn it ON again to reset the transpon-
der.
• Wait until the transponder detects a
GPS satellite.
• Connect the GPS receiver to the tran-
sponder.
• Select the desired AIS target or display
the detail screen of the AIS target.
• Connect the transceiver to the transpon-
der.
• Turn ON the collision alarm function.
• Turn ON the alarm buzzer function.
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pp. 7,
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p. 37
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pp. 15,
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p. 41
p. 31
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