14MZ Problem

[Ted Sander]

Good point, Ron.  If the reason for the password is to lock in the owners
name, as a theft deterrent, than how to reset it should NOT be easily
available.  Access to the programming might be another issue - good to deter
casual playing with the radio (like when it's in the impound, and out of the
pilots control).  Then requiring a round trip to a service center for a
reset is a big inconvenience.  The old 'security vs usability" problems we
all face daily in this new world of critical systems.....

Ted

-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On
Behalf Of Ron Van Putte
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 10:38 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: 14MZ Problem


On Apr 4, 2005, at 10:25 PM, Ted Sander wrote:

> Bound to happen - was at the field Saturday, and my buddy was showing 
> off
> his brand new (less that 18 hrs old) 14MZ.  Next day he was out again, 
> with
> a long look on his face.  This VERY experienced computer 
> programmer/support
> person had password protected both his name and the program parameters.
> And, yep, you guessed it, the next morning the password he thought it 
> was
> wouldn't work.  Now he's locked out of his radio.  Went through 2 
> battery
> recharges trying to guess.
>
> Other than send it back to Futaba for a reset, anyone figured out how 
> to
> override/restore to defaults?

Not that all of us aren't trustworthy, but if anyone knows how to do 
this (Tony Stillman?), it might be a good idea to take this off line.

Ron Van Putte

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