C2 Fault on Kenwood TS790E

[Peter Bennett [e-mail] [ts790]]

Hi all
I have just purchased a Kenwood TS 790 E and there is a small problem with it,
Which is a bit annoying to say the least, after programing and saving various frequencies to memory I pressed the No 3 / Call button and the main readout then showed C2 and no other buttons or functions work ? (It was totally locked up!)
My only way out was a factory reset by pressing A/B as well as Power on simultaneously this in turn loses all saved frequencies.
Is there anyone else with this problem and Please can anyone help me out of this?

RegardsPeterMW0RPB

['Drs. Andor Demarteau' hamradio-e+YpyziqBcTeAln8R6CLdWZHpeb/A1Y/@public.gmane.org [ts790]]

Peter,

I’ve seen that behaviour once or twice as well.
However, never could figure out what key combination presses let me in to that situation.
Niether have I seen the issue ever again.

VY 73 de Andor PA9D

Post by Peter Bennett mw0rpb-***@public.gmane.org [ts790]
Hi all
I have just purchased a Kenwood TS 790 E and there is a small problem with it,
Which is a bit annoying to say the least, after programing and saving various frequencies to memory I pressed the No 3 / Call button and the main readout then showed C2 and no other buttons or functions work ? (It was totally locked up!)
My only way out was a factory reset by pressing A/B as well as Power on simultaneously this in turn loses all saved frequencies.
Is there anyone else with this problem and Please can anyone help me out of this?
Regards
Peter
MW0RPB

[[e-mail] [ts790]]

I had a TS790e once but didn't see that issue. Probably because I didn't use the call button. I suppose the best solution is to reprogram the radio and then never press call.
Lyn GW8JLY

Post by 'Drs. Andor Demarteau' hamradio-e+YpyziqBcTeAln8R6CLdWZHpeb/A1Y/@public.gmane.org [ts790]
 
Peter,
I’ve seen that behaviour once or twice as well.
However, never could figure out what key combination presses let me in to that situation.
Niether have I seen the issue ever again.
VY 73 de Andor PA9D

Post by Peter Bennett mw0rpb-***@public.gmane.org [ts790]
Hi all
          I have just purchased a Kenwood TS 790 E and there is a small problem with it, 
Which is a bit annoying to say the least, after programing and saving various frequencies to memory I pressed the No 3 / Call button and the main readout then showed C2 and no other buttons or functions work ? (It was totally locked up!)
My only way out was a factory reset by pressing A/B as well as Power on simultaneously this in turn loses all saved frequencies.
Is there anyone else with this problem and Please can anyone help me out of this?
Regards
Peter
MW0RPB

[Peter Bennett [e-mail] [ts790]]

Many thanks for the prompt replies very much appreciated
The call button is also the digit No 3 button so it is not so easy to not press it,
I did think of disabling it on the rear PCB but any frequencies entered on the keypad could not be entered if it needed the No 3 in the frequency
What I did while programing the memories for odd repeater shifts using the split and vfo A and B was to enter the frequency of 433 without pressing enter first! with No 3 also being the call button it is so easy to do. By the time you realise what you have done it is to late and you have to do a factory reset! then you loose all the frequencies you previously saved.I would like to know if anyone else has had this problem and is there a way out of it without a factory reset? perhaps a mod or repair.

73
Peter BennettMW0RPB

To: ts790-***@public.gmane.org
From: ts790-***@public.gmane.org
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 03:33:57 -0700
Subject: Re: [ts790] C2 Fault on Kenwood TS790E



























I had a TS790e once but didn't see that issue. Probably because I didn't use the call button. I suppose the best solution is to reprogram the radio and then never press call.Lyn GW8JLY


On
Tuesday, 15 July 2014, 11:04, "'Drs. Andor Demarteau' hamradio-e+***@public.gmane.orgmon.nl [ts790]" <ts790-***@public.gmane.org> wrote:













Peter,I’ve seen that behaviour once or twice as well.However, never could figure out what key combination presses let me in to that situation.Niether have I seen the issue ever again.
VY 73 de Andor PA9D




On 15 Jul 2014, at 12:01, Peter Bennett mw0rpb-***@public.gmane.org [ts790] <***@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Hi all I have just purchased a Kenwood TS 790 E and there is a small problem with it, Which is a bit annoying to say the least, after programing and saving various frequencies to memory I pressed the No 3 / Call button and the main readout then showed C2 and no other buttons or functions work ? (It was totally locked up!)My
only way out was a factory reset by pressing A/B as well as Power on simultaneously this in turn loses all saved frequencies.Is there anyone else with this problem and Please can anyone help me out of this?RegardsPeterMW0RPB

[G1AKN [e-mail] [ts790]]

Peter,
I've had this. The solution is to store a call frequency, S20 for 2m
etc., for each band it does not cope with recalling an empty call
channel. This cured it for me and was quite useful as well.

Andy.

Post by Peter Bennett mw0rpb-***@public.gmane.org [ts790]
Many thanks for the prompt replies very much appreciated
The call button is also the digit No 3 button so it is not so easy to not press it,
I did think of disabling it on the rear PCB but any frequencies
entered on the keypad could not be entered if it needed the No 3 in
the frequency
What I did while programing the memories for odd repeater shifts
using the split and vfo A and B was to enter the frequency of 433
without pressing enter first! with No 3 also being the call button
it is so easy to do.
By the time you realise what you have done it is to late and you
have to do a factory reset! then you loose all the frequencies you
previously saved.
I would like to know if anyone else has had this problem and is
there a way out of it without a factory reset? perhaps a mod or
repair.
73
Peter Bennett
MW0RPB
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 03:33:57 -0700
Subject: Re: [ts790] C2 Fault on Kenwood TS790E
I had a TS790e once but didn't see that issue. Probably because I
didn't use the call button. I suppose the best solution is to
reprogram the radio and then never press call.
Lyn GW8JLY
Peter,
I’ve seen that behaviour once or twice as well.
However, never could figure out what key combination presses let me in to that situation.
Niether have I seen the issue ever again.
VY 73 de Andor PA9D
Hi all
I have just purchased a Kenwood TS 790 E and there is a small problem with it,
Which is a bit annoying to say the least, after programing and
saving various frequencies to memory I pressed the No 3 / Call
button and the main readout then showed C2 and no other buttons or
functions work ? (It was totally locked up!)
My only way out was a factory reset by pressing A/B as well as Power
on simultaneously this in turn loses all saved frequencies.
Is there anyone else with this problem and Please can anyone help me out of this?
Regards
Peter
MW0RPB

[Peter Bennett [e-mail] [ts790]]

Hi Andy
I just tried what you have suggested and it seems to have done the trick.
Many thanks for the info it is much appreciated.
73

Regards
Peter BennettMW0RPB

To: ts790-***@public.gmane.org
From: ts790-***@public.gmane.org
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 20:50:42 +0100
Subject: Re: [ts790] C2 Fault on Kenwood TS790E


























Peter,
I've had this. The solution is to store a call frequency, S20 for 2m etc., for each band it does not cope with recalling an empty call channel. This cured it for me and was quite useful as well.
Andy.

On 15 Jul 2014, at 13:45, Peter Bennett mw0rpb-***@public.gmane.org [ts790] wrote: Many thanks for the prompt replies very much appreciated
The call button is also the digit No 3 button so it is not so easy to not press it,
I did think of disabling it on the rear PCB but any frequencies entered on the keypad could not be entered if it needed the No 3 in the frequency
What I did while programing the memories for odd repeater shifts using the split and vfo A and B was to enter the frequency of 433 without pressing enter first! with No 3 also being the call button it is so easy to do. By the time you realise what you have done it is to late and you have to do a factory reset! then you loose all the frequencies you previously saved.I would like to know if anyone else has had this problem and is there a way out of it without a factory reset? perhaps a mod or repair.

73
Peter BennettMW0RPB

To: ts790-***@public.gmane.org
From: ts790-***@public.gmane.org
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 03:33:57 -0700
Subject: Re: [ts790] C2 Fault on Kenwood TS790E


I had a TS790e once but didn't see that issue. Probably because I didn't use the call button. I suppose the best solution is to reprogram the radio and then never press call.Lyn GW8JLY


On Tuesday, 15 July 2014, 11:04, "'Drs. Andor Demarteau' ***@coliseum.demon.nl [ts790]" <ts790-***@public.gmane.org> wrote:


Peter,I’ve seen that behaviour once or twice as well.However, never could figure out what key combination presses let me in to that situation.Niether have I seen the issue ever again. VY 73 de Andor PA9D On 15 Jul 2014, at 12:01, Peter Bennett mw0rpb-***@public.gmane.org [ts790] <ts790-***@public.gmane.org> wrote:Hi all I have just purchased a Kenwood TS 790 E and there is a small problem with it, Which is a bit annoying to say the least, after programing and saving various frequencies to memory I pressed the No 3 / Call button and the main readout then showed C2 and no other buttons or functions work ? (It was totally locked up!)My only way out was a factory reset by pressing A/B as well as Power on simultaneously this in turn loses all saved frequencies.Is there anyone else with this problem and Please can anyone help me out of this?RegardsPeterMW0RPB