R8600 R8600 Display

[TailGator911]

Got home tonight and turned on my 86 and noticed the display is going out. Dim with some of the straight lines in the 4s 5s 7s are out. The bottom of 2s as well, all three prongs of the 3s. Egads. Phone call to Icom tomorrow, I am not looking forward to that. Someone else posted a display problem recently and I can't remember if they had the same symptoms or not and what they had to go thru with Icom for repairs. Ugh

 

[vagrant]

Batdude noted a screen reset in a post about his R8600, but his display issue was different.

R8600 - Display problem

when i turn on the 8600, i get the normal Icom boot up screen. then the display goes all white. pushing menu button does bring up the right menu items....but the radio is pretty much worthless otherwise. none of the menus display properly.... i think i managed to do a reset... but not sure...

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[TailGator911]

Yup, not the same, thanks.

 

[kruser]

Yup, not the same, thanks.

Sounds scary for a fairly expensive receiver. I hope it's not an upcoming common problem.
Keeps is advised on this and Good Luck with hopes for an easy fix!

 

[batdude]

you should try this -- please report if it works. If you didn't see in the other thread, my LCD module was bad and replaced by Icom under warranty.

 

[MrThompson]

Could it be a cable connector issue like the VR-500?

 

[majoco]

Hope your display is not going in the same direction as many Yaesu VR5000's have done. Makes a fine receiver useless as no longer supported by the manufacturer.

 

[palmerjrusa]

Could it be a cable connector issue like the VR-500?

Same problem developed in my VR-500 just after Yaesu stopped servicing this model.

There's a webpage that provides directions on how to fix this issue which eventually I'll get round to.

 

[TailGator911]

Thanks there batdude and other replies - nothing worked over the phone with iCom tech support, so I was instructed to send it in for repairs. He ticked off a list of things it could be and I believe LCD module was one of them. Just waiting till after the elections/riots before I approach my local USPS just to see if there are any disruptions of service that could affect my shipment. This was also recommended by the iCom tech, who pointed out to me that the closest Repair Center (for me) would be north of me in St. Joe, Michigan, and from my QTH the package will have to go thru Toledo and Detroit so it might be a good idea to see what happens in the next week or so. Should be an interesting week.