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Are you SURE that your batteries are up to snuff? I.E. when they have a light current load on them they are ok but as soon as you try to increase that current load they die off quickly. With two-way radios, the actual current drain depends on whether you are transmitting or in standby (receive) mode. Transmitting requires significantly more current than standby mode. So, I would look at what kind of batteries you are using. If they are a good name brand alkaline, check to see if they measure close to 1.5 volts with a voltmeter or check them with a battery tester to ensure they are good. If they are ni-cad or ni-mh rechargeable batteries, make sure they are rated at least 1200 mah (milliamp hour). I use Sanyo eneloop rechargeable batteries. They last a long time for me. One other thing, make sure your battery compartment is clean and there is no corrosion on the contacts the batteries are placed into.
Commonly this can be a sign of a low or bad battery. It takes more power to transmit than to receive, so when you press the PTT button on a radio with a poorly charged or bad battery it will often fail. The same radio will run in standby mode (receive only) for long periods of time.
So before looking for a more complex problem, you might try swapping your battery with another radio's known good battery to see if it solves the problem.
is there not an in line fuse further up the harness if not disconect the battery and let the car power down then reconect if still nothing try the radio live directley to battery using a long pice of wire if still no power the stereo goosed hope this helps ivan
Just check any transmit buttons, or switches first. If that is ok, then the problem is in the radio, and must be fixed by a qualified technition. There is no simple fix for this im afraid. The radio needs to be removed, and serviced. You could try and disconect your battery for about 5 mins, this should clear any computer error's, and reset things, this may fix your problem.
This could be 2 thinks. First check to see if under your wireless profile that the card is set to CAM (Constantly Awake Mode). This doesn't help you battery life, but stops the radio card switch off and closing any open connections.
Next you could see what you power settings are. In control panel open up the power settings. You can change the time when the terminal goes into standby when running on battery power and also the CPU power mode.
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your going to have to call the dealer or remove the radio and get the model and searh online for radio codes and pay the going rate if you can find one and hope the code works. Or look in your glove box books. Maybe someone wrote it down somewhere.
There are three modes — standby mode, radio mode or CD mode. To enter CD mode, press the power button and then the CD button. To enter radio mode, press the power button and then the radio button. To enter standby mode, press the power button.
If you're in standby mode and press the time set button, the clock digits will blink. If they don't blink, you aren't in standby mode.
There are three modes — standby mode, radio mode or CD mode. To enter CD mode, press the power button and then the CD button. To enter radio mode, press the power button and then the radio button. To enter standby mode, press the power button. If you're in standby mode and press the time set button, the clock digits will blink. If they don't blink, you aren't in standby mode.
Hello Dave2794875, According to manufacturer specifications the NiMH rechargeable batteries should provide about 12 hours of operating time assuming a 90/5/5 operating cycle (90% standby, 5% receive, and 5% transmit). Theoretically, decreasing the volume can help somewhat but should have a minimal effect. If you are only seeing two hours of standby time then you are definitely not getting the specified amount of time. This could be indicative of a problem with the charger or the battery pack or both. Using disposable alkaline AAA batteries, you should see an increase in operating time because alkaline batteries have more capacity and last longer then rechargeable batteries. However, if yu do a lot of operating the cost of disposable AAAs can add up fast. For most users the rechargeable batteries are much less expensive in the long run. If you only use the radio occasionally then alkaline batteries are the way to go. Hope this helps, Ken "Go Ahead. Use Us."
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