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i posted before about a selfcal and service required messege.....well its back!!!! tonighT it kept going off...this is a 2 and half week old detector..what POS...i thought it would go away but apparently its a stubborn POS
i'm calling bel tomarrow and i dunno if i even want another 1!! maybe a v1 this time
Did you send it back? I mean... that would be response #1...
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Originally Posted by SmaartAasSaabr
not yet...i thought it would go away ...IT'S GOING BACK TOMARROW THOUGH!
it flashes randomly and then says selfcal after a beep...then after a few min it says service required...i'm guessing it can't recal itself....i dunno man but for $300 bones you'd expec t a working product!!
Yeah just call Bel and get an RMA. Alternatively, you bought it at some big-box store right? Then just go and exchange at the store, hopefully you will get a fresh "untainted" model. That way no lapse during turnaround.
Where did you buy it? I hope not Ebay! :cry:
If you got it for Roy he would probably exchange it for another detector.
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Originally Posted by crazyVOLVOrob
i hesitaded calling bel..because i saw a post by radarroy and others...that says a voltage spike could cause the "service required" so i figured if i didn't let the ignition turn it on and off...that i do it manually i'd be fine...but i guess not :oops:
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Originally Posted by SmaartAasSaabr
i bought it from WWW.BELTRONICS.COM
i might give one more a shot because.. like i posted before my area is like all Ka and the bels seem to be the best in this area
That sucks! :cry:
I thought Belscort had a timer chip that waited until just after your warranty expired before showing the error messages. :lol:
Just send it back. Unfortunately, there are bad ones. Hopefully the replacement will work.
Might as well contact BEL and see if they will replace your unit...If they give you bad service go elsewhere
its 30 day money back..but will my next one do this??? should i say f##k the RX65 and get v995 or x50 or possibly the 1970s CB looking detector :lol: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by crazyVOLVOrob
well see if they will replace if not return it for your money and Go with the Escort 8500 X50! They have a much better record in terms of problems
did you leave it in your car with the heat i saw posted on another site that if the temp gets above 140 f it messes up the self cal and wont calibrate i have one and it works perfect real good range on ka ive had a 3 mile warning once but always atleast 1.5 to 2.5 miles dont know if you want to try another one but even v1 has prob with new ones some times
no my car is a garage queen...and it started at night 8pm+.. temp was 58-60...errr only thing i can think of is i had it being power up from starting the little beastly 4 banger...which possibly gave it a voltage spike...i will power on the new one manually!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by cervan
anywho i called bel today and they are sending me some paper to send it back...then they will send me a new unit.....but to be honest i'm still worried my new one will do the same....i suppose i don't get 30 day warranty on the new one right? just from original purchase?
Well worst case you get the balance of of your 1 year warranty, you can opt for extened warranty too I believe. If you had it less than 30 days, ask for your money back and then buy another one, fresh 30 day return, heck maybe try even an Escort.Quote:
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Originally Posted by amoney
well i did the trade in program..so they have my old detector...i'm gonna try one more and keep my fingers crossed lmao...if that fails then it's X50
What happens if you do trade-in then want a return? Would be nice if they just gave you full MSRP back :D
yes it would lol...but i didn't askQuote:
Originally Posted by SmaartAasSaabr
Man STI I'm sorry to hear you're having so many problems with your RX-65. I think you should stay with Bel. I've had no trouble with mine, it works great and I couldn't be happier with it. I've heard of some people getting detectors that don't live up to the name, but the RX-65 is a great RD.
got my new one today...so far so good....but this new one didn't come with the extra suction cups and bumpers...and it was sealed
You can keep your trade-in until the end of the 30 day trial of the new one. If you decide to return it, you just return it and keep the old one. they do not credit your CC for the trade in until they get it from you.Quote:
Originally Posted by SmaartAasSaabr
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Man...we all told you send it back when you first posted the problem. Did you think I was lying when I told you it would come back for good?? Trust us brother we know what we are talking aboutQuote:
Originally Posted by ImmuneSTi
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Originally Posted by aaseavey
i'm not so sure it won't happen again....but i will post if it does :D
I am talking about your old RX65. When you first told us it flashed "Service Required" we all told you to send it back for a new one but you didn't. Then you make a post that really pushes new guys away from the RX65. I just don't get itQuote:
Originally Posted by ImmuneSTi
Sorry to hear that STI, but that's BEL quality control for you and many, many, many others including myself. 2 DAYS AFTER I TURNED IT ON, I GOT THAT MESSAGE... :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
i did...i only waited a day or soQuote:
Originally Posted by aaseavey
So your new one is junk?Quote:
Originally Posted by ImmuneSTi
No...i only waited a day to return the old oneQuote:
Originally Posted by aaseavey
So I guess my question is, is why did you make a post about your old RD. We all know that it had problems with Service Required messages
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because a brand new $300 product shouldn't have those issues.....if you just let the thread die..it will go away and new comers won't see it :D
actually just delete this thread :D
I had the same experience when i bought my rx65 2 yrs ago...i exchanged it twice for the service required message...a fellow member posted that if you disable the POP feature it would neuter the service message..it did, however the message returned after a long hiatus..now the unit has died.....the rx65 has served me somewhat adequately for the 2 yrs. i will have to make a decision to either return it to BEL to be serviced or look into buying a new detector. but one thing for sure..it will "not" be another rx65