I know that blank displays on the PRO-2096 are a common complaint about the radio. My model went back for warranty repair after 1 year because of the black lines across the display. Now, just over 1 year later, I powered up the radio after a few days with it off and the display was completely blank. The light was on, the panel buttons worked fine, reception was fine, but no display.
I decided since it was out of warranty I'd crack it open just to see if I could see anything before sending it back for repair. I decided to disassemble the front display panel, which requires desoldering a ground strap between the display panel and the system board, disconnecting a ribbon cable and several other multi-pin connectors and removing four screws. I then removed the display and button panel PCB board from the display panel, which required desoldering another ground wire, removing four screws and separating a multipin socket.
Once that was done, the display just about fell out of the panel - it's loose under the PCB board. It's connected via a very small ribbon cable. I delicately removed and reseated that ribbon cable. I then reassembled the display panel, reconnected it to the scanner, and the display worked like a champ.
Do this procedure at your own risk and your milage may very, but I was pleased that I was able to fix this problem myself. I suspect that when my display was repaired a year ago, that ribbon cable was not reseated securely and it finally disconnected. The soldering required is pretty simple.
I hope this is helpful to some with this same problem.
I decided since it was out of warranty I'd crack it open just to see if I could see anything before sending it back for repair. I decided to disassemble the front display panel, which requires desoldering a ground strap between the display panel and the system board, disconnecting a ribbon cable and several other multi-pin connectors and removing four screws. I then removed the display and button panel PCB board from the display panel, which required desoldering another ground wire, removing four screws and separating a multipin socket.
Once that was done, the display just about fell out of the panel - it's loose under the PCB board. It's connected via a very small ribbon cable. I delicately removed and reseated that ribbon cable. I then reassembled the display panel, reconnected it to the scanner, and the display worked like a champ.
Do this procedure at your own risk and your milage may very, but I was pleased that I was able to fix this problem myself. I suspect that when my display was repaired a year ago, that ribbon cable was not reseated securely and it finally disconnected. The soldering required is pretty simple.
I hope this is helpful to some with this same problem.
