KX3 Startup

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The last two days when I turn on my KX3 it hangs with the lights on but nothing on the screen.It does not respond to any buttons and I have to pull the plug to shut it off.It will do this through varying start ups and then randomly start normal. Any ideas or past experiences?
I will call Elecraft in the morning.
Bill J K7BRR
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[Joshua Gould, K8WXA]

Sounds like you need to force a firmware download. Search for forcing a firmware download in the held file for the KX3 utility.

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Joshua Gould
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KX3# 7480
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> On May 3, 2015, at 19:41, William C. Johnson via Elecraft <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> The last two days when I turn on my KX3 it hangs with the lights on but nothing on the screen.It does not respond to any buttons and I have to pull the plug to shut it off.It will do this through varying start ups and then randomly start normal. Any ideas or past experiences?
> I will call Elecraft in the morning.
> Bill J K7BRR
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[Graham Kimbell]

Hi Bill
This sounds like the problem I had, and it could be bad news.  In my
case I was advised by Elecraft support that it was due to the MCU xtal
oscillator not starting up, and the problem would likely get worse.  I
had to send the whole KX3 back to CA for repair, and pay postage both
ways from UK :-(

Graham

On 19:59, William C. Johnson via Elecraft wrote:
> The last two days when I turn on my KX3 it hangs with the lights on but nothing on the screen.It does not respond to any buttons and I have to pull the plug to shut it off.It will do this through varying start ups and then randomly start normal. Any ideas or past experiences?
> I will call Elecraft in the morning.
> Bill J K7BRR
>
>    
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