Common Questions - West Marine VHF650 Manual Del Usuario

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Common questions

Problem
The.radio.won't.power.on.
The.radio.won't.transmit.
Noise.comes.out.of.the.speaker.all.the.
time
I.can't.hear.anything.(no.volume).from.
the.speaker.
I.can.transmit,.but.no.one.can.hear.me. Check.your.UIC.channel.settings.(see.
The display flashes, and I don't know
why.
I.can't.read.the.display.
The.display.is.too.bright.at.night.
I.can't.see.any.words.on.the.display.
Things to Try
Check.the.power.connections.
Check.the.fuse.
Check.the.master.battery.switch.and.
branch.circuit.that.connect.to.the.radio.
Make.sure.you.are.not.in.weather.or.
scan.mode.
Make.sure.you.are.not.trying.to.trans-
mit.on.a.receive-only.channel.(see.the.
channels.and.frequency.tables.starting.
on.page.57).
Make.sure.you.are.transmitting.at.the.
correct.power.level.for.this.channel.(see.
the.channels.and.frequency.tables.start-
ing.on.page.57).
Make.sure.the.duration.of.each.trans-
mission.is.less.than.5.minutes.
Adjust.the.squelch.level;.it.is.probably.
too.low.
Adjust.the.squelch.level;.it.is.probably.
too.high.
Setting.the.UIC.channel.mode.(USA/
CAN/INT).on.page.10).
The display will flash if the radio is in a
watch.mode.or.in.scan.mode..Try.turn-
ing.off.scanning,.Weather.Alert.Watch,.
or.Triple/Dual.Watch.(see.pages.14,.15,.
and.16).
Adjust.the.contrast.and.backlight.bright-
ness.level.(see.page.23)
Adjust.the.backlight.brightness.level.
Turn.off.the.radio;.hold.menu.key.and.
turn.it.back.on.(see.page.23)
Reset.the.radio.back.to.the.default.
brightness.level:.turn.off.the.radio;.hold.
the.menu.key.and.turn.it.back.on.
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