To stop the K3 Utility, click the red X at the top right, or on the File menu select "Exit", or click somewhere in the K3 Utility window and then press Alt-F4 on the keyboard. Just like any other Windows program.
After stopping the K3 Utility, turn the K3 off (remove its power plug), wait 30 seconds, then plug the K3 in again, press the power button, then start the K3 Utility program again. It should find the K3. Then load firmware with the K3 Utility. Don't reconnect P3 power until after you've successfully loaded K3 firmware. I'm about to run out for a symphony tonight (Bach's Brandenburg Concerti!), but I'll check on my iPhone from time to time. Dick, K6KR From: Phil Theis [mailto:p...@k3tuf.com] Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 5:44 PM To: Dick Dievendorff Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 / P3 firmware How do I get the K3 Utility so stop attempting to contact the K3? I'm sure the MCU is only partially loaded. Every time I start the K3 Utility it just keeps trying to contact the K3. P3 is unplugged. Phil K3TUF On 10/16/2010 8:31 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: When you power the K3 power on, you should expect to see MCU LD and the tx red LED blinking because the MCU firmware needs to be completely loaded, and you probably loaded a partial load earlier. Just start the K3 Utility (but don't let the P3 power on) and load firmware. The k3 Utility should find the K3 in MCU LD state unless the P3 was turned on sometime after turning the K3 on. Dick, K6KR -----Original Message----- From: Phil Theis [mailto:p...@k3tuf.com] Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 5:27 PM To: Dick Dievendorff Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 / P3 firmware Thanks for the quick reply. I followed that procedure, but when I press K3 power on I get only MCU LD and tx red led blinking. How do I recover from this? Phil K3TUF On 10/16/2010 8:24 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: Disconnect p3 power plug. Remove K3 power by pulling its power plug. Stop K3 utility. Plug k3 power back in and press K3 power on. Do not power on P3. Start k3 utility and load K3 firmware. Then restore P3 power. Newest P3 manual has this info Dick, K6KR Sent from my iPhone On Oct 16, 2010, at 17:04, Phil Theis <mailto:p...@k3tuf.com> <p...@k3tuf.com> wrote: Got new P3 and worked fine. Went to load new firmware. Gave error dialog that needed to turn off P3 Turned off P3 Now K3 is in mid stream says MCU LD K3 Utility is just looping saying "Attempting to contact K3" at various speeds. Am I up the creek? What is my next step to get K3 back? Phil K3(352)TUF ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.862 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3200 - Release Date: 10/16/10 02:34:00 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
