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SRa5P and SRa Dual Receivers
LECTROSONICS, INC.
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Troubleshooting
Symptom Possible Cause
INITIAL POWER ON
LCD display not active or lit Externalpowersupplydisconnectedorinadequate.
Wrongpolaritypowersource.Theexternalpowerinputjackrequires
POSITIVE(+)tobeonthecenterpin.Batterygetswarmanddoesn’t
work.
Batterymaybelow.Tryfreshbatteries.
Version message shows DSP or COM This indicates an internal error. Please contact the factory for
assistance.
Display indicates CHECK FREQ ThisisawarningthatastrongRFsignalispresentthatisnot
centered on the channel, and the audio is likely to be distorted.
Therearethreeprincipalcauses:
1) Thetransmitterissettothewrongchannel,butclosetothe
thecorrectchannel.Checkfrequencysettingoftransmitter.
2) Aforeignsignaliscausingthecondition,suchasfromalocal
TVstationorfromintermodulationfromanothertransmitter.
Retune the receiver and transmitter to a clear frequency.
3) Thetransmittercarrierfrequencyisnotcorrect(rareoccurrence).
Contactfactoryforrepair.
Ifanyofthesesolutionsdon’tremovethewarningmessage,the
transmitterorreceivermayneedrepair.
PILOT TONE SQUELCH
Pilot Tone indicator (P) present, but no sound (Check audio meter first)
Audiooutputcablebadordisconnected.
AudioOutputleveltoolow.Usethebuilt-intesttonetoverifylevels.
Pilot Tone Indicator (P) keeps flashing when transmitter turned on
Pilot tone detection can take several seconds. Turn on the transmitter
power(andtheaudioswitchonsomemodels)andwait3to5seconds
forthe“P”toindicatesteadily.
Transmitter and receiver not on same frequency.
Receivercompatibilitymodedoesnotmatchthetransmitterinuse.
(SeeSELSelectionsfromMainWindow,COMPATWindow.)
Noise on audio and Pilot Tone Indicator is “b”
Thepilottonebypasshasbeenactivated.HoldSELandpressUP
toreset(worksonlyfromtheMainWindow).
Pilot Tone Indicator not present but receiving audio
Receiverissettoacompatibilitymodethatdoesn’tusePilotTone.
Checkthatreceivercompatibilitymodematchesthetransmitterinuse
asanysufcientlystrongsignalcanunsquelchthereceiverinthis
mode,compatibleornot.
NOTE:Inthe400Series,200Series,IFBModeandMode6compatibilitymodes,thePILOTindicatorontheLCDshows
asasolid“P”toindicatethattheaudiohasbeenturnedonatthetransmitter,andthattheaudiooutputonthereceiveris
enabled.Whenthe“P”ison,theaudioisenabled.Ifthe“P”isashingthepilottoneisnotdetectedandtheaudiowillbemuted
(squelched).
Intheothercompatibilitymodes,nopilottoneisusedandthe“P”isneverdisplayed.Audioispresentwheneverthe
receiverdetectsasufcientlystrongsignal.
Regardlessofthecompatibilitymode,activatingthe“pilottonebypass”causesalowercase“b”toappearontheLCD
mainwindowandforcingthesquelchtoopenanddeliveraudio.Whennomatchingtransmitteristurnedon,loudnoise
willbepresentatthereceiveroutput.
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