Troubleshooting; Solution Table - Midland PACIFIC Manual De Instrucciones

7. Troubleshooting

Your PACIFIC is designed to provide you with years of optimal performance. If for some reason
problems arise, refer to this chapter before contacting a service centre in your region.

7.1 Solution table

Problem Possible Cause
The radio does not The batteries are not charged
turn on and/or are not correctly inserted
The radio turns on, The volume is too low
but does not receive
signals
You are unsuccessful Incorrect selection of marine
in establishing channel or local band
contact with your
party
Reception is broken Signal is extremely weak
and/or with noise
Your party is too far away and/or
transceiver antenna is shielded
by obstacles in the direction of
your party
Other users are using the same
radio channel
The radio is positioned too
close to other interference
devices (televisions, computers,
transmitters, etc.)
Battery life is short Excessive use of display
backlighting
Excessive use of transmission
Memory effect is occurring with
the batteries
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Solution
Ensure the batteries are
charged and correctly inserted in
the radio
The volume is too low
Check your channel and band
Temporarily deactivate squelch
using the Monitor function
Move closer to your party and/
or move the transceiver to a less
shielded area
Check the radio traffic on the
selected channel and change
channels if necessary
Move the radio away from the
interference devices
Use less display backlighting
Try to reduce transmission times
and/or use low transmission
power
Eliminate memory effect
Ref.
4.2
4.3
5.3
5.2
5.5
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5.2
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5.7
5.6
4.4