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troubleshooting:dead [2012/06/12 11:19]
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If your unit does not start correctly when power is turned on there are a couple of steps you can perform in order to try recovering: If your unit does not start correctly when power is turned on there are a couple of steps you can perform in order to try recovering:
  * Make sure the power supply is plugged in. //(Just joking, of course you have plugged it in, but this phrase is so common in all trouble-shooting guides we felt we need to include it too.)//   * Make sure the power supply is plugged in. //(Just joking, of course you have plugged it in, but this phrase is so common in all trouble-shooting guides we felt we need to include it too.)//
-  * **Check what is the unit's [[product_overview:display|display]] is showing:**+  * **Check what is the unit's [[product_overview:display|display]] showing:**
===== RST ===== ===== RST =====
If unit displays just RST for more than a minute then the firmware image in the unit has become damaged and cannot be loaded. If unit displays just RST for more than a minute then the firmware image in the unit has become damaged and cannot be loaded.
-You need to use the [[troubleshooting:lifeboat]] to load a new firmware image into the unit again.+If you have a dual-banked unit you can use the [[product_overview:special_modes|Time Machine]] to revert back to the firmware and configuration as it was before the last firmware upgrade: 
 +  - Hold SEL button pressed when powering on unit. 
 +  - Keep SEL button pressed until "Old" is shown in display. 
 +Now unit uses old firmware and configuration - like it was before last firmware upgrade. 
 +If "Old" does not show after one minute then your unit is not dual-banked, or the time machine cannot operate for some reason. Then you need to use the [[troubleshooting:lifeboat]] to load a new firmware image into the unit again.
===== CFG RST ===== ===== CFG RST =====
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====== Lifeboat ====== ====== Lifeboat ======
In most cases a seemingly dead unit can be brought back to life by using the [[troubleshooting:lifeboat]]. In most cases a seemingly dead unit can be brought back to life by using the [[troubleshooting:lifeboat]].
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