[GreenKeys] ST 8000 Boot-up Sequence

[Dino Papas]

Lou -- (forgot to post my reply to the reflector earlier) -- now  
that's a different problem that I hadn't heard before.  Even if the  
NVRAM chip were dead the only thing that would go wrong would be that  
the unit doesn't remember the settings you have input for the  
different memory channels.

If no one else chimes in with any suggestions I recommend you contact  
Marth Prather WB9HFK at Hal....Mark has helped many of us with  
problems.  In the meanwhile I'll pull out my service manual and see  
if there's anything there that might lead you to the problem.

Dino KL0S

On 17Sep2009, at 6:04 PM, Lou Dietrich wrote:

> Dino
>
> Thanks for the info...I saw the information you posted regarding  
> the RAM...and I book marked it for future reference...you mentioned  
> that the NCRAM also caused other problems...do you remember what  
> they were?
>
> I am sure the NVRAM's battery is dead...this unit has been sitting  
> for years...if not decades....so I'm wondering if this is stopping  
> the boot-up sequence...
>
> The problem I am having is that once the version number is  
> displayed, it is not cycling to the tones on the display....it sits  
> at the version number ....no further...
>
> I now have the Ops  the manual...but I am not ready to hook it up  
> to any radio...I am just trying to get it past the initial boot-up  
> sequence....
>
> The voltages appear correct...and all the chips have been reseated,  
> along with all the connectors....they only thing left is the  
> maintenance manual for troubleshooting...
>
> Let me know about the NVRAM stuff....I eally appreciate the help....
>
> Lou Dietrich
>
>
> --- On Thu, 9/17/09, Dino Papas <kl0s at cox.net> wrote:
>
> From: Dino Papas <kl0s at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] ST 8000 Boot-up Sequence
> To: "Lou Dietrich" <n2tu at yahoo.com>
> Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 5:55 PM
>
> Lou -- that sounds like the correct boot sequence for the ST-8000  
> (actually for the ST-8000A as well).  Once you get past the  
> firmware version point the display should be indicating audio  
> tones.  Your best bet is to call Hal and order up a manual as there  
> are some things about it's operation that are not intuitively  
> obvious, and there are a number of internal settings that need to  
> either be checked or changed to meet your particular station  
> requirements.
>
> One thing to file away....if the memory function is not functioning  
> correctly, i.e. it's not remembering tones/splits etc. there is a  
> fix and I can provide the info to you....it entails replacing a  
> NVRAM chip that is easy to purchase and a snap to install.
>
> Dino KL0S
>
> On 17Sep2009, at 2:10 PM, Lou Dietrich wrote:
>
> > Guys,
> >
> > Can someone tell me...or point me in the right  
> direction...regarding the boot-up sequence for the ST8000?...When I  
> turn mine on, it appears to boot and 8000 and Version 1.4...
> >
> > I am new to the ST8000...so any information would be  
> appreciated....not only for the boot up sequence...but any other  
> information you may have....
> >
> > I have no documentation to along with this unit, so I am shooting  
> in the blind...
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Lou N2TU
>