K3 #811 Locked Up

[n6wg]

Guess it's my turn to have a problem.
Rig here is K3 #811.
Options are KAT3, KXV3, KBPF3, 400 Hz 8 pole xfil.

My problem is that at turn-on I have every icon on the LCD display on
simultaneously, almost like an LCD display test.
Rig doesn't respond to any commands.
Tried connecting to the K3 Utility, and it says,
"Cannot communicate with K3".  I've checked both serial ports,
so that doesn't "appear" to be the problem.
I've tried recycling power several times with no luck.

What can I do to break it out of this?

I've queried Tom Hammond, N0SS, but being the weekend, don't
know how long it will be before he can reply.  So thought I'd
query the E'craft brain trust :-)

Thanks and 73
Bob N6WG
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[Bill W4ZV]

Robert Tellefsen wrote

Guess it's my turn to have a problem.
Rig here is K3 #811.
Options are KAT3, KXV3, KBPF3, 400 Hz 8 pole xfil.

My problem is that at turn-on I have every icon on the LCD display on
simultaneously, almost like an LCD display test.
Rig doesn't respond to any commands.
Tried connecting to the K3 Utility, and it says,
"Cannot communicate with K3".  I've checked both serial ports,
so that doesn't "appear" to be the problem.
I've tried recycling power several times with no luck.

What can I do to break it out of this?

Try rebooting the computer with the K3 off.  Then power on the K3.  If that doesn't work, try EE INIT on page 55 of the manual.  Here are a couple of additional points I discovered when I did this once (submitted to Elecraft but not sure it's in the current docs):

******************************************************
1.  4th bullet from bottom of p 55 "When EE INIT completes..."  I found it necessary to PWR OFF and ON my K3 to continue the process.

2.  3rd bullet from bottom "If you have a computer..."  My K3 Utility had to be closed and reopened to remove an error on the Config page (something like "colon missing" at bottom of Utility Config window) which was preventing me from checking Filter Configuration to see if Restore got all the settings correct (...it did).
******************************************************

I also hope you've recently done a Config Save...otherwise you may need to go through all the Cal procedures in the manual.

73,  Bill

[n6wg]

Thanks Bill.
I'll give these a try.
73, Bob N6WG

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill W4ZV" <[hidden email]>
To: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 #811 Locked Up

>
>
>
> Robert Tellefsen wrote:
> >
> > Guess it's my turn to have a problem.
> > Rig here is K3 #811.
> > Options are KAT3, KXV3, KBPF3, 400 Hz 8 pole xfil.
> >
> > My problem is that at turn-on I have every icon on the LCD display

on

> > simultaneously, almost like an LCD display test.
> > Rig doesn't respond to any commands.
> > Tried connecting to the K3 Utility, and it says,
> > "Cannot communicate with K3".  I've checked both serial ports,
> > so that doesn't "appear" to be the problem.
> > I've tried recycling power several times with no luck.
> >
> > What can I do to break it out of this?
> >
>
> Try rebooting the computer with the K3 off.  Then power on the K3.

If that
> doesn't work, try EE INIT on page 55 of the manual.  Here are a
couple of
> additional points I discovered when I did this once (submitted to
Elecraft
> but not sure it's in the current docs):
>
> ******************************************************
> 1.  4th bullet from bottom of p 55 "When EE INIT completes..."  I
found it
> necessary to PWR OFF and ON my K3 to continue the process.
>
> 2.  3rd bullet from bottom "If you have a computer..."  My K3
Utility had to
> be closed and reopened to remove an error on the Config page
(something like
> "colon missing" at bottom of Utility Config window) which was
preventing me
> from checking Filter Configuration to see if Restore got all the
settings
> correct (...it did).
> ******************************************************
>
> I also hope you've recently done a Config Save...otherwise you may
need to
> go through all the Cal procedures in the manual.
>
> 73,  Bill
>
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