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I just got a tyt md 380 the other day, when the backlight goes out and when it comes back on it's all white there is no color screen it makes me mad/ I have to turn it off and on to get the screen to come back on.
Try reflashing the firmware. I had a different issue with mine that was fixed by doing that. Seems some dealers flash the newest firmware before shipping them but don't use the associated flashing utility version with it.
I've had my MD=380 for six months and now have the white screen.
I've looked at replies from others on reloading firmware to fix. I've downloaded the current and previous versions, run the app to install them - no fix.
Apparently different issues are fixed by reloading current or past firmware versions.
I was poking around, like others, in the zone area when this started.
Same Problem here with my MD-380. All of a sudden all I get is a white LCD screen. Radio seems to be functioning, but I am blind as far as changing channels or zones. Have tried reloading firmware, but that doesn't help. it's almost like the contrast is too high, Is the LCD blown ? My radio is only a month old.
I have had two MD380 radios with the same issue. Blank white displays. I flashed the newest firmware from TYT but it did nothing. The radios will operate but the displays will not. Nothing I have been able to do has helped. The first one happened when I had had the radio for about 3 weeks; the second one I had for about 10 weeks. I gave up on them and bought a radio from a different manufacturer.
Possible that radio was flashed with a gps firmware while radio is non gps, I did this and someone suggested I check what I flashed with. Worked so check the firmware,, for the gps or non gps, depending on your radio, just an idea.
White screen on my MD380. I flashed firmware again and again with no luck. These radios are not for me it seems. Everything is a hack to get them to work properly. Even when it did work, I spent more time messing with the settings then actually talking. The firmware software doesn't even have English characters!
I switched to Connect Systems radios after mine did this. A friend and I also had the MD9600 for a while and both radios had extremely distorted and broken audio except on the highest power level. We both have the CS800D now.
Ah yes. I did find one based on you post. Not sure if this will help my blank white screen but I am game for anything. Thanks for the tip.
Will001 - I have been to va3xpr's site. No luck. Still blank white screen. Just tried the english firmware updater (not that it matters but it looks nicer).