If I'm reading the manual that came with my original CSI-32 correctly it has a pair of Zicor XD2212 chips (U-18 an U-19). Been to long ago to remeber what was pulled to copy. Bear in mind I'm not an elctronics whizz, the problem has been resolved for my Ham friends, and I try not to use secret codes in the first place, that I know I'll forget or misplace. I'm a devoted KISS advocate.
Doug -- Doug N3DAB/WPRX486 ---- skipp025 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ============= Hi Doug, Does your CSI-32 have the zero-power (single chip) nVram or the pair of xicor nVram chips? The fix is different depending on what you have. skipp > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Skipp, > You and I talked about this about 2 maybe 3 years ago and i think I got some feedback for Eric at the same time. At the time I don't believe you or eric had a specific answer to my question. So until i located aa local source to copy the chip we were dead in the water. Another Ham recetly pointed out that onlty the last 2 digits could be changed, prompting me to pull the manual out and carefully reread it. The hole problem turned out to be pilot error on my part. I'll look at the referenced link. but my problems for the CSI's are solved now. > > Thanks for the additonal input. Doug > -- > Doug N3DAB/WPRX486 > > ---- skipp025 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ============= > Hi Doug, > > > I don't remember if we talked about the CSI-32 tone panel. But > here's one of my www.radiowrench.com/sonic web page descriptions > for the two or three manual/information downloads I make available > for free. > > http://www.radiowrench.com/sonic/so02010.html > > There are two or three back door reset methods depending on which > csi-32 model you have. The method you use depends mostly on the > controllers internal NVRam Chip(s). There are tricks and train wrecks > depending on what you have in place. > > cheers, > skipp > skipp025 at yahoo.com > > > "n3dab" <rb_n3dab@> wrote: > > > > Many months ago I asked the group about a back door method for the > > CSI-32 multi-tone controller panelto enter the progamming mode, as I > > had a friend with a CSI-32 in which the access code was reprogammed > > and the new code had been lost or forgotten. I recieved several > > replies from the group but nothing seemed to work. Fortunately we > > were able to pull the chip out of one I had, read and copy copy it > > and insert it into my friends unit to get it working again. > > > > Below is copy of a procedure that I recently forwarded to another > > friend with a CSI-32 who had a similar prolem, this will work with > > out copying someone elses chip, (The info below should be edited and > > posted in the CSI section of the RB site for future reference.) This > > may also work on the CSI-32 super and CSI-32Plus as well. > > > > "The link below will take you to the Repeater Builder Website and > > the .PDF file for the CSI- 32 Controller Manual. > > > > If you don't have a copy of the manual, print out a complete copy for > > yourself first. Then carefully read paragraph 5.10 on resetting the > > Programming Access Code. The Default setting is"35687". It states > > that you can only change the last 2 digits of the code, however you > > can also use the A,B and D characters from the 4th row of the DTMF > > pad in the modified the access code string. > > > > If you can't enter the program mode using the Default No. 35687 then > > enter "35600" thru "35699" (100 combinations) or "356 A/B/D 0 thru 9" > > (30 combinations) or "356 0 thru 9A/B/D" (30 combinations). There > > are 160 total combinations. You must wait 5 seconds between entering > > these combinations. After you finally locate the correct > > combination to unlock the Controller and place it into the > > programming mode write that number down on a peice of paper, and/or > > reprogram the access code back to the Default No.35687 so you don't > > have to go thru the whole process again if you lose or forget the > > code." > > > > Hope this helps someone else out there who has a CSI controller > > collecting dust because they can't reprogram it. > > > > 73 Doug N3DAB > > http://www.repeater-builder.com/other-mfrs/csi-32.pdf > > >
