**Disclaimer** I am new to the radio world and learning what I can, so bear with me...
I have a VHF motorola XTL5000 configured in remote mount. As stated in the subject, i am now receiving the error code of FL 01-90. From what ive read, this is some sort of communication issue. The control head is mounted in my headliner. The remote cable runs from there, down the B pillar to the rf deck which is mounted under my passenger seat. Not sure that this matters, but I am running a 5/8 wave antenna with 12' of cable. All external fuses are intact and there is power at all the connectors from what I can tell.
Backstory: the radio has been installed for about a month now and is used by myself when working in the capacity of a volunteer first responder. Here lately, someone has been keying up very often without traffic on one of our two repeaters. I decided I wanted to add the nuisance button in, and when I went to program the radio, it turned off as normal and then started up. When it started, it flashed the before mentioned error code and went into maintenance mode. I do think this is a communication issue because I connected my mic (it is the full keypad mic) to the rf deck as it lights up under normal operation when connected like this. It now is not lighting up. Additionally when using the same port with my laptop, I can not gain a connection. This being said, I'm thinking that either A.) Communication has failed at the control head, or B.) The rf deck has had an internal break down. I'm leaning towards communication as it occurred during a program.
So, my question is A.) Has anyone had this issue, and if so what was done to correct it, and B.) Does anyone know any repair shops that aren't going to break the bank? I don't want to spend alot of money on it as it doesn't make me any
I did grab a picture of the control head, but apparently the server cannot process it. But basically it has gone from green (the color I have it normally operating in) to red, saying maintenance mode in the header with remote device underneath. It would be important to add that I did try switching com ports on the rf deck, but I have not tried on the control head as that would require me dropping my visor lights and headliner which is a process I don't have time for at this point in time
Model #: M20KSS9PW1AN
FLASHcode: 540008-001484-0
I have a VHF motorola XTL5000 configured in remote mount. As stated in the subject, i am now receiving the error code of FL 01-90. From what ive read, this is some sort of communication issue. The control head is mounted in my headliner. The remote cable runs from there, down the B pillar to the rf deck which is mounted under my passenger seat. Not sure that this matters, but I am running a 5/8 wave antenna with 12' of cable. All external fuses are intact and there is power at all the connectors from what I can tell.
Backstory: the radio has been installed for about a month now and is used by myself when working in the capacity of a volunteer first responder. Here lately, someone has been keying up very often without traffic on one of our two repeaters. I decided I wanted to add the nuisance button in, and when I went to program the radio, it turned off as normal and then started up. When it started, it flashed the before mentioned error code and went into maintenance mode. I do think this is a communication issue because I connected my mic (it is the full keypad mic) to the rf deck as it lights up under normal operation when connected like this. It now is not lighting up. Additionally when using the same port with my laptop, I can not gain a connection. This being said, I'm thinking that either A.) Communication has failed at the control head, or B.) The rf deck has had an internal break down. I'm leaning towards communication as it occurred during a program.
So, my question is A.) Has anyone had this issue, and if so what was done to correct it, and B.) Does anyone know any repair shops that aren't going to break the bank? I don't want to spend alot of money on it as it doesn't make me any
I did grab a picture of the control head, but apparently the server cannot process it. But basically it has gone from green (the color I have it normally operating in) to red, saying maintenance mode in the header with remote device underneath. It would be important to add that I did try switching com ports on the rf deck, but I have not tried on the control head as that would require me dropping my visor lights and headliner which is a process I don't have time for at this point in time
Model #: M20KSS9PW1AN
FLASHcode: 540008-001484-0
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