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01-14-2013, 6:08 PM
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Pro-197 PROBLEM
I turned on my pro197 today in my car and the screen is completely blank. The only thing it does is produce static! Everything lights up but the software seems to be completely gone!
Is there a fix for this?! Thanks!!
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01-14-2013, 6:12 PM
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Try resetting it
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01-14-2013, 6:28 PM
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How?
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01-14-2013, 6:41 PM
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When you turn it off and as soon as you turn it back on press 0,1, then 2 then enter or SEL to confirm the reset.
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01-14-2013, 6:43 PM
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I apologize fxdscon, apparently you didn't understand my post...
there is no boot screen.
when you turn the scanner on, it does NOTHING but light up and produce squelch.
it's as if there is no software on the scanner.
hence, nothing to reset.
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01-14-2013, 6:47 PM
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It happened to me before. I think there is a reset button in back?????
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01-14-2013, 6:48 PM
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already checked, no reset button on back
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01-14-2013, 6:49 PM
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I think he meant you have to do that before it gets to anything, split second after turning on, similar to if you would look at your firmware and cpu versions but just the different number sequence.
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01-14-2013, 6:51 PM
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Just an idea, but take it in the house and power it up from your wall wart and see what happens? Also check the voltage in your car at the scanner connection with a vom. (volt/ohm meter)
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01-14-2013, 6:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KB1UAM
It happened to me before. I think there is a reset button in back?????
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There is no reset button on the back of a pro-197.
The reset is done on the keypad.
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01-14-2013, 7:13 PM
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the reset isnt working..
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01-16-2013, 3:33 PM
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ok guys, ive been trying to fix this thing for 2 days. is there a way i can download the original software and put it back into the scanner. its like this thing is bricked. nothing shows when i turn it on. it only lights up and produces squelch!!
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01-16-2013, 3:46 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnDavid
ok guys, ive been trying to fix this thing for 2 days. is there a way i can download the original software and put it back into the scanner. its like this thing is bricked. nothing shows when i turn it on. it only lights up and produces squelch!!
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Have you tried holding the PGM key while turning it on?
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01-16-2013, 3:51 PM
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yea ive tried that too. its like the software is no longer in the radio.
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01-16-2013, 5:59 PM
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Take it to RS!
the only other option, is updating the firmware. have you tried?
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01-19-2013, 7:40 AM
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Yea, tried to update but it tells me that there's no data
In the scanner. Called RS, they have no clue. So I guess I'm sending it off. Ccrrrraaaappppppp
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01-19-2013, 7:49 AM
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I hope you get your scanner back in working order soon!
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