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why does it take up too two minutes for the radio to turn off when the power button is pushed

James Kennedy-WU5E
James Kennedy-WU5E Member ✭✭
edited June 2020 in FLEX-6000 Signature Series

When powering down my radio (6500) it takes up too two minutes for the radio to turn off, one I swear it took 5 minutes. anyone else see the same thing?

thanks Jim WU5E

Answers

  • KY6LA_Howard
    KY6LA_Howard Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2017
    It's Linux doing its closing things.
  • Ned K1NJ
    Ned K1NJ Member ✭✭
    edited February 2017
    Windows 7 -  8 seconds from button push.  PC remaining on.

    Ned,  K1NJ
  • Mike_WB8CXO
    Mike_WB8CXO Member ✭✭
    edited February 2017
    I'm seeing it on my 6700 too! Linux must b pretty busy lately... 6700 shut down fast until lately. Also radio stays active after I exit SSDR. Will try power off, unplug, power on while holding ok button tomorrow in an attempt to clear that issue.
  • Iain McLachlan
    Iain McLachlan Member
    edited June 2019
    I noticed that the latest update does this. Up to a minute on my 6300 after pressing the power button.
  • Tim - W4TME
    Tim - W4TME Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited March 2017
    Please read my reply in this previous post https://community.flexradio.com/flexradio/topics/shutdown-issue-maybe
  • Iain McLachlan
    Iain McLachlan Member
    edited June 2020
    Still rather annoying. When I've finished in the shack, I like to turn everything off, but I need to wait before I can turn off the PSU. If it's really not a problem to dump it mid closure, maybe Flex could just program it to switch off within a second or two, after flushing any cache that may exist. It would add confidence that that's ok. 
  • Tim - W4TME
    Tim - W4TME Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited December 2016
    Just press and hold the power button to do a forced shutdown.
  • Alan C
    Alan C Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016
    Lain,

    Are you pushing the power button and then closing the SSDR Software?

    Or the other way around?

    Alan
  • Iain McLachlan
    Iain McLachlan Member
    edited October 2014
    Hi Tim. Yes, i get that, in fact I could just turn off the PSU. But if it's OK to force it, then from a user perspective, it would a make sense for FR Systems to just program it to turn off. After all, if it's fine to turn off immediately, then it taking a minute or more to actually turn off, looks, with the greatest of respect, a bit of a dogs breakfast.
  • James Kennedy-WU5E
    James Kennedy-WU5E Member ✭✭
    edited December 2016

    press and hold worked


  • Iain McLachlan
    Iain McLachlan Member
    edited October 2014
    It will do, as it does on every computer. But do you really want to do that on every computer?

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