help “BAD FL FMT” appears in the 5100 display

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bg8tcd
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help “BAD FL FMT” appears in the 5100 display

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my ef johnson 5100 VHF “BAD FL FMT” appears in the 5100 display,
file foemat version:5.1
DSP software version:4.13.1
controlle version:4.14.5
hardware revision: not applicable
radio serial number:f0-51-10-02-06-08-39-06
boot load version:4.4
SEM version:3.4
help me Thanks a lot
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Intrinsically Safe
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Re: help “BAD FL FMT” appears in the 5100 display

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This just means that file format of the codeplug loaded doesn't match the format the radio firmware is expecting. The way to clear this is to read out the codeplug with the appropriate version of PCC and write it back in.
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