Looking for someone to repair a concentric switch on a XTS 5000. Switch rotates but will not change from repeater mode to simplex.
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XTS 5000 concentric switch
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chrismol1
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Test it
Turn on radio
Press button above PTT 5 times until you see SERVICE
Press and hold purple top button then press orange button while still holding purple, icons will display
Release and you should see something like 3/0.
Now in button/knob/switch test mode, every change should generate a change on display
Turn on radio
Press button above PTT 5 times until you see SERVICE
Press and hold purple top button then press orange button while still holding purple, icons will display
Release and you should see something like 3/0.
Now in button/knob/switch test mode, every change should generate a change on display
Or the "PL Defeat and "Blank"" features is another easy method to try.
I'll try all options, thank you.
Checked the concentric switch with the options mentioned above, it will work in one position but not the other. You should feel a detent when switched, I do not.
Found the problem, I removed he volume knob and the dial for the channel indicator. I found that the plastic "NUB" for lack of a better name that sits in the groove of the concentric switch shaft groove was broken. The switch does in fact work fine. It was just a small broken plastic part. Now to find a part number for the concentric knob or just buy a junk radio and whore the part from it. Part is on order along with a channel number indicator. 4505375Z02 LEVER SECURE KNOB,CTR Thank you all!
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