Unication amplified base station no longer amplifying?

[columbusgeek]

HI all. I have a Unication G5 sitting in a Unication amplified base station. The $200 one. They have been happily sitting on my desk for years, functioning as intended, until one day I noticed something sounded off. Normally when the G5 is in the base station, the volume is controlled by the front knob. Now the volume knob does nothing, and the volume is controlled by the G5 and the unit no longer amplifies. The charger still works.

Anybody experience these base stations dying?

I'd much prefer to not have to buy another $200 base station if I didn't have to. Tis a shame there seems to be only one option for these.

 

[KevinC]

HI all. I have a Unication G5 sitting in a Unication amplified base station. The $200 one. They have been happily sitting on my desk for years, functioning as intended, until one day I noticed something sounded off. Normally when the G5 is in the base station, the volume is controlled by the front knob. Now the volume knob does nothing, and the volume is controlled by the G5 and the unit no longer amplifies. The charger still works.

Anybody experience these base stations dying?

I'd much prefer to not have to buy another $200 base station if I didn't have to. Tis a shame there seems to be only one option for these.

I don't own the amplified base, but maybe clean the contacts on the base and bottom of the G5.

 

[K9KLC]

I had this happen a while back on my amplified charger. . Clean the contacts on the charger and the pager and try again.

 

[kruser]

Same here in regards to the contacts. I need to clean mine fairly often. It will drop the audio most times but I also see loss of signal when the contact that supplies the external antenna signal to my G5 seems to get dirty.
Cleaning the contacts on the G5 and in the chargers base has always restored correct operation for me.

 

[columbusgeek]

Appreciate it all. The contacts are golden and delicious. I gave them an aggressive finger rub but they are all shiny. I even tried twisting the unit around in the base a bit.
I wish I could find a working used one to buy. All the ones on Ebay are from one seller and brand new and non-returnable.

 

[mkinkade]

Appreciate it all. The contacts are golden and delicious. I gave them an aggressive finger rub but they are all shiny. I even tried twisting the unit around in the base a bit.
I wish I could find a working used one to buy. All the ones on Ebay are from one seller and brand new and non-returnable.

Try resetting the pager (hold 2 side buttons and top button). That has corrected the problem for me in the past.

 

[columbusgeek]

Try resetting the pager (hold 2 side buttons and top button). That has corrected the problem for me in the past.

eeeehhh, I'd have to reprogram, right?

 

[mkinkade]

eeeehhh, I'd have to reprogram, right?

No. It just reboots it.

 

[columbusgeek]

Try resetting the pager (hold 2 side buttons and top button). That has corrected the problem for me in the past.

my god.

You sir, get shots at the bar on me all night.

 

[mkinkade]

my god.

You sir, get shots at the bar on me all night.

Awesome! Glad it worked.