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MX700 stuck in a testing loop while programming
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Post 1 made on Thursday October 5, 2006 at 21:36
seat850
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Hi All,

I was reprogramming my faithful MX700 today, and the device got an "abort retry fail" connection error during the process, and now the device is stuck in a testing loop and I can't seem to make it stop. I have taken the batteries out for a while, replaced them with new ones, made sure I don't have a stuck button, with no success.

What I see is the normal LCD testing that goes on when you install batteries, but as the test ends (all tests pass with "GOOD!", btw) and you see the word "skip" in the lower right, it just goes right back to the test, over and over. I can't reporgram, as it won't exit the test loop. The only way to stop it is to remove the batteries. Any ideas on how to solve this?

Thanks!

Craig
Post 2 made on Thursday October 5, 2006 at 23:42
Mitch57
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Try pressing and holding the "Main" and "Stop" button for about 15 seconds. Then select "All". That should reset it to factory defaults.

Let us know how it goes.
Post 3 made on Sunday October 15, 2006 at 12:27
gmviso
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On October 5, 2006 at 23:42, Mitch57 said...
Try pressing and holding the "Main" and "Stop" button
for about 15 seconds. Then select "All". That should
reset it to factory defaults.

Let us know how it goes.

Holy Moly!!!
I have had an MX-700 that has been useless for 2 years now because of this. I tried the above mentioned procedure many times before but it would not work. Today I decided to try it again. So I got the remote out of the box, put in batteries and believe it or not it passed diagnostics and powered up to its default state. I was able to program it and it is working fine. So I guess oit just need an extended amount of time unpowered so that all residual charge is drained out of the circuitry. 2 years is probably way more than necessary, but I am not sure what the minimum amount of time would be. Good luck.


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