Troubleshooting - Icom IC-M59 Instruction Manual

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TROUBLESHOOTING

PROBLEM
No power comes on.
No sound comes from the
speaker.
No beeps sound even when a
switch is pushed.
Sensitivity is low and only
strong signals are audible.
Transmitting is impossible or
high power cannot be se-
lected.
Desired channel cannot be
selected.
No display backlighting.
Scan does not start.
Receive signal cannot be un-
derstood.
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POSSIBLE CAUSE
• Power cord not connected properly.
• Blown fuse.
• [SQUELCH] is rotated too far clockwise.
• Beep function is turned OFF.
• [SQUELCH] is rotated too far clockwise.
• Antenna feedline or the antenna connector sol-
der has poor contact or is short circuited.
• Transmission is restricted on some channels.
• Different channel group is selected.
• Backlight function is turned OFF.
• No "TAG" channels are programmed.
• Voice scrambler has been turned OFF.
• Voice scrambler code has not been set correctly.
SOLUTION
• Check the power cord connection.
• Check the polarity of the power connection, then,
replace the fuse.
• Rotate [SQUELCH] counterclockwise to a suit-
able position.
• Set beeps to ON in SET mode.
• Rotate [SQUELCH] counterclockwise to a suit-
able position.
• Check, and if necessary, replace the feedline or
solder the antenna connector again.
• Change channels.
• Push and hold [ • U/I/C] to select the ap-
CH/WX
propriate channel group (U.S.A., INT or CAN).
• While pushing [ • DIM], rotate the channel
HI/LO
selector to select the desired brightness.
• Set channels to be scanned as "TAG" channels.
• Install the optional UT-79, then activate the func-
tion.
• Reset the scramble code.
REF.
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