[P3] Firmware Reload

[Don Cunningham]

I forgot, in the heat of playing with a new toy, to pass something along that may help others.  My P3 came loaded with the latest firmware, so I was happily using it, and having some strange "issues",  like excessive display flickering, signals not centered, readout on P3 not matching K3's dial, etc.  I was in the midst of reading the calibration section of the manual, loading P3 utility and several other things at once and I just happened to reload the P3 firmware really just to see if all was okay in my cabling.  Presto, all those "issues" suddenly went away!!!  We too often take firmware for granted, I think, and I suspect I may have had some corruption in the download from the factory.  If the reload didn't fix mine, I guess I just had a "miraculous healing" of my P3, hi.
73 all,
Don, WB5HAK
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[Bill W4ZV]

Don Cunningham wrote

I forgot, in the heat of playing with a new toy, to pass something along that may help others.  My P3 came loaded with the latest firmware, so I was happily using it, and having some strange "issues",  like excessive display flickering, signals not centered, readout on P3 not matching K3's dial, etc.

Some MAJOR firmware fixes were implemented.  The first thing anyone should do after turning on their new K3 or P3 is to load the latest firmware.  Don't be afraid of this...it's very important for best performance and especially so for a newly introduced product.

[Brett Howard]

You should also do a reset of the P3 after the reload of the latest
software.  Hold the MENU/LABELS key while turning the P3 power on.
Hold the button till it says configuration reset.  You'll lose your
reference calibration and any of your FN labels but this has been
known to flush out some of the problems that existed and gives you a
clean slate from which to start from with your new firmware.

~Brett (N7MG)

On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Bill W4ZV <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
>
> Don Cunningham wrote:
>>
>> I forgot, in the heat of playing with a new toy, to pass something along
>> that may help others.  My P3 came loaded with the latest firmware, so I
>> was happily using it, and having some strange "issues",  like excessive
>> display flickering, signals not centered, readout on P3 not matching K3's
>> dial, etc.
>>
>
> Some MAJOR firmware fixes were implemented.  The first thing anyone should
> do after turning on their new K3 or P3 is to load the latest firmware.
> Don't be afraid of this...it's very important for best performance and
> especially so for a newly introduced product.
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[Craig Smith]

I just did the "reset" and it fixed the problem with the "waterfall"
function disappearing from the FN keys.  I had never done a reset
previously.  Thanks Brett!

73   Craig  AC0DS

<> You should also do a reset of the P3 after the reload of the latest
<> software.



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