Gary,

I'm trying to stay objective here.

But JimK has gone above the call of duty trying to debug this.

If you have no idea what the problem is then I would try sending him an alternate unit and perhaps with the tweak shawn mentioned.

It certainly sounds like it could be the problem Shawn mentioned and it may depend on the power source on how it boots up.

There is nothing wrong on Jim's end, he has my 861 smile

If there is a compatibility issue with Meridian equipment then you should be thanking Jim for the help in sorting it out. I'm sure others waiting inline are very concerned about the outcome and it's best for everyone concerned to resolve it quickly.

You certainly don't have that many shipped and there may be an issue.

- Fiddler (IMHO)

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