[Premium-Rx] FW: FW: Help needed with RA3791

[George Georgevits]

Hi David,

Why not try and find the memory battery and remove it, wait for a few
minutes and replace it? That should surely set it back into default mode.

Regards,
George
VK2KGG

> -----Original Message-----
> From: premium-rx-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:premium-rx-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of David
> Sent: Sunday, 4 October 2009 11:51 AM
> To: premium-rx at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Premium-Rx] FW: Help needed with RA3791
>
>
> Like you, I would think that would do it, Andrew, but unfortunately,
> pressing the REM key and all other keys have either no effect or no
> significant effect on the receiver.  Still boots up REMOTE LINK FAILED.
>
> I will try the reset and other tips list members have provided when I get
> back home where the receiver is.
>
> I visited the Telford Website in hopes of finding a manual, but
> the nearest
> they had listed was for the "3700 series" and the "3710 series."
> Since the
> 3791 has DSP circuitry, there may be some operational
> commonalities, but the
> op/tech manuals must be different for the 3790 series.  I took
> advantage of
> their offer to "contact us if you don't see what you want" and
> will see how
> they respond.  Perhaps the 3700 or 3710 series manual would at
> least provide
> some operation similarities if they don't come up with one for the 3790
> series.
>
> Thanks, everyone, for your assistance!  I'll certainly post how this all
> turns out.
>
> David
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Holme [mailto:andrew at holmea.demon.co.uk]
> Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 5:19 PM
> To: David
> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] Help needed with RA3791
>
> What happens if you press the remote key (REM) ?  Does that not toggle
> between local and remote control?
>
> Rgds,
> Andrew.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David" <okdavid55 at cox.net>
> To: <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 1:40 PM
> Subject: [Premium-Rx] Help needed with RA3791
>
>
> > Hello -
> >
> > I have applied for membership to the list about a week ago and
> am awaiting
> > approval.  I hope I'm not overstepping by asking for assistance at this
> > point.
> >
> > Yesterday, I received a Racal RA3791 I recently purchased.  It did not
> > come
> > with an operator manual, so I had been looking online before I
> received it
> > and have been unable to find such a manual.
> >
> > I plugged it in, connected an antenna and started playing with
> it.  I ran
> > all the self tests and all passed.  As I was continuing to explore the
> > keys
> > and their functions, I hit a key combination (which I don't
> remember) that
> > resulted in the right side display showing the words STARTING
> LINK, then,
> > after a couple of seconds, REMOTE LINK FAILED.  This is
> accompanied by the
> > keys and tuning knob all being locked, with the exception of the ADDR,
> > key,
> > which only toggles a small "warning" triangle containing an exclamation
> > point off and on, the METER key, which only toggles the meter display
> > between RF and AF, and the L/S key, which causes only a small popping
> > sound
> > from the speaker.
> >
> > Unfortunately, it seems stuck in this mode as it repeats the right side
> > display showing STARTING LINK, then, after a couple of seconds, REMOTE
> > LINK
> > FAILED when the radio is powered down and then back up again.  The left
> > side
> > display shows only the words FREQUENCY and KHz along the top edge and
> > MASTER
> > along the bottom edge.  The center display shows either the RF or AF
> > meter,
> > both at full bars, and the word LOCK along the bottom edge.  The right
> > side
> > display only shows REMOTE LINK FAILED.
> >
> > Can anyone on the list please tell me how to get the receiver
> out of this
> > mode?  Also, does anyone know where I can obtain an operator/technical
> > manual for this receiver?
> >
> > Thank you very much for any assistance you can provide.
> >
> > David Stell
> >
> > Oklahoma City, USA
> >
> > okdavid55 at cox.net
> >
> > p.s., I also have the pleasure of owning and enjoying a Racal RA6790/GM
> > and
> > an Icom IC-R9000L.
> >
> >
> >
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