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K2Freak · 01-30-2013, 07:13 PM

Hi all,

Just bought a 14MZ and am really psyched about this powerful radio.

Problem though - flipped it on yesterday and it quickly ran through colors on the Futaba emblem, and then went to fast blinking yellow. The light on the back - on the TM-14 module - is green and red together and then switches to blinking red, then back to green and red, etc. Power switch goes dead and I have to pull battery to turn it off.

I have not done anything weird that I am aware of like pull the battery while it is still shutting down, trade modules while powered up, etc. That is not to say that I didn't cause this, but I am experienced with the 9 and 10 channels and didn't notice any blunders. 8^)

I put about 15 to 20 start / stop cycles it total day before yesterday. I got it working with the phoenix sim (student mode ppm8), and was intermittently setting up my actual helis on other models. (BTW - it showed up with a Spektrum module in it - clue?)

I had not got to the point of turning on any receivers yet. I changed back and forth between models and sim several times, and also powered it up without a module like I do with the sim on 10C. When I did that I got a message at startup but it worked afterward. Anyway, there was no sign of problem when I turned it off at the end of the night.

Then I turned it on yesterday after work and got the blinking yellow. I remember thinking that this was the long bootup time that I read about, but after about 5 minutes I tested reset button several times, and then gave up and pulled the battery. I have also replicated the behavior with 4 batteries, and am pretty confident that it is not a power issue.

So, does anyone know of a reset / restore boot process? Should I get a card reader and try to update it, or is this hang happening before it would hit the CF?

Futaba said to send it in, but I wanted to fish a little first.

Suggestions?

Thanks, Scott

heli chris · 02-02-2013, 07:02 AM

http://rc.runryder.com/helicopter/t713515p1/
Very similar to my problem, hope your radio is still under warranty.

K2Freak · 02-07-2013, 08:47 AM

Yea, got the repair estimate from Futaba and it has a shot main board - $1086 to repair!

Guess I will have to return it. That isn't quite as advertised...

bossee · 02-21-2013, 06:42 PM

Will this be covered under warranty? (was it a new radio?)

/Bo

K2Freak · 02-21-2013, 06:53 PM

No. Its awful. Paypal dispute.

01-30-2013, 07:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
K2Freak Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Samish Island, WA	What happened? Hi all, Just bought a 14MZ and am really psyched about this powerful radio. Problem though - flipped it on yesterday and it quickly ran through colors on the Futaba emblem, and then went to fast blinking yellow. The light on the back - on the TM-14 module - is green and red together and then switches to blinking red, then back to green and red, etc. Power switch goes dead and I have to pull battery to turn it off. I have not done anything weird that I am aware of like pull the battery while it is still shutting down, trade modules while powered up, etc. That is not to say that I didn't cause this, but I am experienced with the 9 and 10 channels and didn't notice any blunders. 8^) I put about 15 to 20 start / stop cycles it total day before yesterday. I got it working with the phoenix sim (student mode ppm8), and was intermittently setting up my actual helis on other models. (BTW - it showed up with a Spektrum module in it - clue?) I had not got to the point of turning on any receivers yet. I changed back and forth between models and sim several times, and also powered it up without a module like I do with the sim on 10C. When I did that I got a message at startup but it worked afterward. Anyway, there was no sign of problem when I turned it off at the end of the night. Then I turned it on yesterday after work and got the blinking yellow. I remember thinking that this was the long bootup time that I read about, but after about 5 minutes I tested reset button several times, and then gave up and pulled the battery. I have also replicated the behavior with 4 batteries, and am pretty confident that it is not a power issue. So, does anyone know of a reset / restore boot process? Should I get a card reader and try to update it, or is this hang happening before it would hit the CF? Futaba said to send it in, but I wanted to fish a little first. Suggestions? Thanks, Scott __________________ AMA 373608

02-07-2013, 08:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
K2Freak Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Samish Island, WA	Yea, got the repair estimate from Futaba and it has a shot main board - $1086 to repair! Guess I will have to return it. That isn't quite as advertised... __________________ AMA 373608

02-21-2013, 06:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
K2Freak Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Samish Island, WA	No. Its awful. Paypal dispute. __________________ AMA 373608

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02-02-2013, 07:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
heli chris Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2005	http://rc.runryder.com/helicopter/t713515p1/ Very similar to my problem, hope your radio is still under warranty.

02-21-2013, 06:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
bossee Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2009	Will this be covered under warranty? (was it a new radio?) /Bo

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