TK-3180 Unprogram

[neggie]

Hi all im new here but the issue is i bought a brand new TK-3180 and when i turn it on the led does not come on and the LCD says 'UNPROGRAM" i contacted Kenwood and i installed the firmware. I verifyed the Check sum was correct and im using the KPG-89D V1.6 and when its finished i turned it off and back on still states unprogram.

when i read data from the device it reads it and the progress bar finishes but i recevie no results in zone field any help Please
thanks in advance!

[mikegilbert]

A brand new radio shouldn't have any frequencies programmed in it. What exactly where you expecting?

[fire_master_21]

even an old radio that someone got rid of can have a blank codepug put in so you won't have their programming If you want it to have something you will have to have it programmed up.

[cabletech]

mikegilbert not true. 98% of the time a new radio comes from the manufactor to the dealers with normally three frequency's in them.

This is so the dealer can read into the radio, make the first code plug and do bench checks to make sure the radio is working to factury spec's.

If the radio is used, and some one buys it from the likes if e-bay or craigslist, then any thing can happen.

I have had people bring me radios that they bought and yes, no code plug data and some times the radio was able to take a new code plug and I was able to get the radio to work correctly.

I have also had they where no matter what I did, they would not work and at this point I had to send to the company's service center to have it brought back to life.

[n7maq-1]

Mike Gilbert IS correct in regards to a TK3180 and MOST Kenwood radios (I'm a tech for KW shop) and only the high tier digital radios come with ONE channel programmed unless you order it with the labor code to test it.

As far as the OP's question, I would assume he has programmed it (based on the fact thet he has updated his firmware) and if that is true his radio probably has a bad flash prom. I have seen it on a few TK2180's.

Jim

Originally Posted by cabletech

mikegilbert not true. 98% of the time a new radio comes from the manufactor to the dealers with normally three frequency's in them.

This is so the dealer can read into the radio, make the first code plug and do bench checks to make sure the radio is working to factury spec's.

If the radio is used, and some one buys it from the likes if e-bay or craigslist, then any thing can happen.

I have had people bring me radios that they bought and yes, no code plug data and some times the radio was able to take a new code plug and I was able to get the radio to work correctly.

I have also had they where no matter what I did, they would not work and at this point I had to send to the company's service center to have it brought back to life.