K3 Error Message

[Tony McClenny]

After months of working flawlessly, my K3 displays the "ERR KEY" message.

 

If I turn the K3 off, remove the stereo cable that connects the K3 "Line
Out" port to the computer "Line In" port, and restart the K3, the problem
does not recur.  

 

I swapped out/in a different sound card and the problem continues.  Would
there be a menu setting I may have inadvertently changed?  I believe my
sound card settings remain the same as prior to having this problem.

 

Suggestions please!

 

- Tony, N3ME -


118 Ashwood Street
Bethany Beach, DE 19930-9699

Grid:  FM28lm
http://www.n3me.net
Elecraft K3 # 2462

 

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[M0XDF]

I believe this error means you've got the key down (as in morse key),  
not pluging sound card into wrong K3 socket?
Or just happen to be catching the key sometimes?
--
If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the
game, the stakes, and the quitting time. -Chinese Proverb

On 22 Dec 2009, at 16:27, Tony McClenny wrote:

> After months of working flawlessly, my K3 displays the "ERR KEY"  
> message.
>
>
>
> If I turn the K3 off, remove the stereo cable that connects the K3  
> "Line
> Out" port to the computer "Line In" port, and restart the K3, the  
> problem
> does not recur.
>
>
>
> I swapped out/in a different sound card and the problem continues.  
> Would
> there be a menu setting I may have inadvertently changed?  I believe  
> my
> sound card settings remain the same as prior to having this problem.

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[Vic K2VCO]

Tony McClenny wrote:
> After months of working flawlessly, my K3 displays the "ERR KEY" message.
>
>  
>
> If I turn the K3 off, remove the stereo cable that connects the K3 "Line
> Out" port to the computer "Line In" port, and restart the K3, the problem
> does not recur.  

The ERR KEY message means that the CW key line is closed when you turn on the K3. This
shouldn't have anything to do with the line out connection.

But... here is a real w/a guess:

Maybe you have your K3 configured for DTR keying, and the DTR line from the computer is
high, and maybe the cable from the sound card to the line out jack is the only ground
return to the computer?

See if you still have the problem if you connect the sound card to line out and pull out
the RS232 connector.

Do you have any kind of interface to key the K3 from the computer?
--
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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