R: Re: Firmware update?

On 24 Nov 2012 at 23:02, Donald wrote:

> hi, are Danald (IZ8DMZ), was wondering if there 'happened to you, I have a
> problem with the display of my vr-5000, the problem is that there are strips
> of blank when I turn it on, every time you turn on change, possible to know
> if it 'a problem or e' to change the display?
> 
> but 'I do not think the display will cracked, I think that the welds are not
> going well.
> 
> please if there 'some good soul that I can help solve this problem ..
> thanks.
> 
>  
> 
> 73'  Donald IZ8DMZ. 

The problem with blank lines isn't related to firmware, and isn't 
cured by a firmware update.  The blank line thing has happened 
to many people.  It starts out with just a few blank lines, and gets 
worse. My receiver's display is about 50% gone, and I haven't 
used it for years since I couldn't read anything on the screen.  If 
you send it back to Yaesu, they want almost as much as a new 
radio to fix the problem, so that's not really an option.  Yaesu 
doesn't admit that it's a common problem, they blame it on the 
user. 
  Anyway, you just have to put up with the blank lines until it gets 
really bad.  Then look for a new receiver.