FLEX-6000 Signature Series – FLEX-6000 Hardware Reference Manual
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6.7 POWER SWITCH
6.7.1 “Soft Power Control” Multiple Operations
The power control is a “soft power control” with multiple functions depending on the state
of the radio. If the radio is powered off, momentarily pressing and releasing the button
one time will start the radio software. It normally takes approximately thirty seconds from
the button press until the radio is ready for SmartSDR. Refer to SmartSDR documentation
for more information.
To shut down the radio, momentarily pressing and releasing the button one time will do an
orderly shutdown of the radio software. When the button is pressed, the front panel LED
will begin to flash green slowly. At the conclusion of the shutdown, the radio LED will either
turn off or turn solid amber if a GPSDO is installed and the radio will shut off. This can take
up to sixty seconds. It is advisable to allow the radio to shut down in this way. During a
shutdown, the radio will save settings and so ending the shutdown early by removing
power from the radio may cause a loss of settings.
Holding the power button down for 4+ seconds while the radio is running will trigger an
immediate shutdown. This skips the database writing procedure so any changes will not be
saved. This is not a recommended shutdown procedure for regular use.
FLEX-6700 and FLEX-6500 Reset Procedure
With the radio powered off, press and hold down the “OK” button on the front panel of the
radio. Momentarily press and release the power button to power on the radio. Continue
holding in the OK button until the front display counts down to 0, the power LED starts
flashing white and the “CALIBRATING…” message is displayed, then release the OK button.
Allow the radio to continue booting normally.
FLEX-6300 Reset Procedure
With the radio powered off, press and hold down the power button for approximately 5
seconds until the Power LED flashes white, then release the power button. Allow the radio
to continue booting normally.
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