Troubleshooting - Icom IC-W32A Instruction Manual

If your transceiver seems to be malfunctioning, please check
the following points before sending it to a service center.
PROBLEM
• No power comes on. • The battery is exhausted.
• Poor plug connection to the external DC power
• No sound comes from • Squelch level is too deep. (e.g. SQ8)
the speaker. • Volume level is too low.
• Transmitting is • The battery is exhausted.
impossible.
• Avionics band frequency (U.S.A./Asia only) or
• No contact possible with • The transceiver is set to semi-duplex.
another station. • The output power is set to low.
• Frequency cannot be set. • Memory mode or call channel is selected.
• Weather channel (U.S.A. only) is selected.
• Lock function is activated.
• Scan does not start. • The squelch is open.
• Call or weather channel (U.S.A. only) is
POSSIBLE CAUSE
(A slight current flows in the circuits even when
the power is OFF).
cable.
weather channel (U.S.A. only) is selected.
selected.

TROUBLESHOOTING

SOLUTION
• Charge the battery pack or place new dry cell
batteries in the battery case.
(Remove the battery pack if you will not be using
the transceiver for a long time.)
• Check the connector or remove and replace the
cable.
• Set squelch to automatic (AT).
• Set the desired band's [VOL] to a suitable level.
• Charge the battery pack or place new dry cell
batteries in the battery case.
• Set an amateur frequency.
• Set to simplex.
• Push [H/L] to select high power.
• Push [VFO] to select VFO mode.
• Push [BAND] to select an amateur band or
avionics band.
• Push [ LOCK] for 2 sec. to cancel the
(CALL)
function.
• Set squelch to automatic (AT) or the squelch
closed point (SQ1 or more).
• Push [BAND] to select an amateur band, memory
channel or avionics band.
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