HELP!! Screwed up my a500 in Test Mode!!!

slash_trash · 10-16-2004, 11:24 AM

HI guys,

I have a Samsung a500 and I played around with the Test Mode Command,specifically command #053 (stby mode). It's my first time doing it and when I enter the Test Mode screen,I pressed 053.It then displayed
" stby battery 212"...here's the thing:
I didnt know how to exit..so I tried the first logical(or illogical) thing,which is to try each button. When I pressed the OK button, the screen says "saved setting"(I think this is where I screwed up). When I still couldnt exit the test mode screen,I took out the battery. Now...when I turn it on again...the phone somehow reads low batt.It display the wallpaper and I can still access the menu,but somehow it just read low batt at all times.( I tried it also with my 2 other new charged battery...but it display the same thing, so I'm sure it wasnt the battery).
The funny thing is when I called somebody...the battery will display full 3 bars.as soon as I finished the phone call and go to standby, the battery status will be empty again(and display Low Batt recharge sonn). Plus the phone was on for a full 2 days with the Low Batt warning.

I think I must have reset the setting at how the phone reads the battery life in standby mode or something...but then again..like I said I'm really new at all this stuff...so im not sure....

Anyone who experienced this before pls help me get out of this situation. Help is greatly appreciated.
Thanx

mcurtiss1970 · 10-16-2004, 11:35 AM

sounds like you need a trip to the sprint store to get the phone reflashed

slash_trash · 10-16-2004, 01:16 PM

Do u know If I have to pay for it? coz I got the phone from ebay and thus no warranty at all.

kaicam75 · 10-16-2004, 02:07 PM

A lesson hard learned I guess.

Tygon · 10-16-2004, 02:49 PM

i dont think you'll have to pay... just tell them you need it flashed

**Fubar101** · 10-16-2004, 03:28 PM

Well you are lucky that it just displays low battery. I know from previous reading their is also a setting that you change for the battery which will not let the phone power on again.

slash_trash · 10-16-2004, 06:02 PM

If I have it reflashed, I will lose all the d/l and phonebooks right?

I have invested around $50+ just for the d/l...so I only want it reflashed as a last resort...plus Sprint doesnt really like to deal with phones without any warranty(bought the phone off e-bay).

Anyway i'm still kinda hoping someone could help me out....but thanks guys for your input.

**Deval** · 10-16-2004, 07:56 PM

you might loose it, plus the tech has to hopefully be able to flash it...and good luck trying to find a tech on sundays...except my store

Draggar · 10-16-2004, 08:09 PM

If it's truly stuck in 'test mode' there is a good chance, unless you can un-do what you did, the phone may say that all the time, even if the store reflashes / wipes it out.

(Not 100%, but there is a good chance of it).

**Deval** · 10-16-2004, 08:28 PM

yeah....say hello to your new paperweight

**Fubar101** · 10-16-2004, 09:17 PM

Yeah, testmode is a pain in the ass to get rid of. I flashed an a600 stuck in testmode and it still was stuck in test mode after the reflash. Think of test mode as a computer bios and when the phone boots that is windows. When the stores reflash they are reflashing windows and not the bios. So, even with a reflash the phone may still have the test mode options in the phone. Many sprint stores will not know test mode codes and be able to undo what you have done to your phone. You may want to contact samsungs cell phone side and see what the proper parameter is for you phone that you have altered. They might not be able to help but it does not hurt to ask.

slash_trash · 10-16-2004, 10:11 PM

That's what i'm afraid of, that the tech didnt know what to do...but i'm not in a hurry to get it fixed, coz I have my 8100 that im using right now...Thanks again guys for the input...appreciate it.

Anyway,Deval, which part of NJ are you? where is your store? maybe I can go to here.

NoClones · 10-17-2004, 09:28 AM

This is why some people should leave the "hidden" options alone on their phone.

**Deval** · 10-17-2004, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slash_trash

That's what i'm afraid of, that the tech didnt know what to do...but i'm not in a hurry to get it fixed, coz I have my 8100 that im using right now...Thanks again guys for the input...appreciate it.

Anyway,Deval, which part of NJ are you? where is your store? maybe I can go to here.

I'm in North NJ, by the lincoln tunnel

slash_trash · 10-17-2004, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deval

I'm in North NJ, by the lincoln tunnel

Ohh its too far up...thanks anyway

10-16-2004, 11:24 AM	#1
slash_trash Two Cans & String User Join Date: Oct 16, '04 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8 Phone: Sanyo 8100 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 10	HELP!! Screwed up my a500 in Test Mode!!! HI guys, I have a Samsung a500 and I played around with the Test Mode Command,specifically command #053 (stby mode). It's my first time doing it and when I enter the Test Mode screen,I pressed 053.It then displayed " stby battery 212"...here's the thing: I didnt know how to exit..so I tried the first logical(or illogical) thing,which is to try each button. When I pressed the OK button, the screen says "saved setting"(I think this is where I screwed up). When I still couldnt exit the test mode screen,I took out the battery. Now...when I turn it on again...the phone somehow reads low batt.It display the wallpaper and I can still access the menu,but somehow it just read low batt at all times.( I tried it also with my 2 other new charged battery...but it display the same thing, so I'm sure it wasnt the battery). The funny thing is when I called somebody...the battery will display full 3 bars.as soon as I finished the phone call and go to standby, the battery status will be empty again(and display Low Batt recharge sonn). Plus the phone was on for a full 2 days with the Low Batt warning. I think I must have reset the setting at how the phone reads the battery life in standby mode or something...but then again..like I said I'm really new at all this stuff...so im not sure.... Anyone who experienced this before pls help me get out of this situation. Help is greatly appreciated. Thanx

10-16-2004, 11:35 AM	#2
mcurtiss1970 Satellite Phone User Join Date: Oct 29, '03 Posts: 5,028 Trades: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 149	sounds like you need a trip to the sprint store to get the phone reflashed __________________

10-16-2004, 07:56 PM	#8
Deval Resident Phone Expert Join Date: Sep 30, '02 Location: Jersey Posts: 22,950 Phone: changes daily Trades: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts SU$: 86,974	you might loose it, plus the tech has to hopefully be able to flash it...and good luck trying to find a tech on sundays...except my store __________________ My replies and comments contain my opinion on the matters which have been posted, and do not represent the rules, policies and regulations of my employer and should not be taken as such. My Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/desi2smart \|\| 20,000 posts - July 11, 2007 9:55am "It's hard to just take the customer's word for issues...many people have 'forum-syndrome' in their phones."

10-16-2004, 08:09 PM	#9
Draggar Cellular Phone User Join Date: May 30, '04 Location: right here Posts: 1,262 Phone: Sprint Phone Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 982	If it's truly stuck in 'test mode' there is a good chance, unless you can un-do what you did, the phone may say that all the time, even if the store reflashes / wipes it out. (Not 100%, but there is a good chance of it). __________________ No one can predict the future, so we all might as well eat our desserts first! (Gaye from 'Into the Malestrom') The statements made in my posts are strictly my own opinions (unless other wise stated) and are not that of Sprint, or any of it's affiliates and other employees.

10-16-2004, 08:28 PM	#10
Deval Resident Phone Expert Join Date: Sep 30, '02 Location: Jersey Posts: 22,950 Phone: changes daily Trades: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts SU$: 86,974	yeah....say hello to your new paperweight __________________ My replies and comments contain my opinion on the matters which have been posted, and do not represent the rules, policies and regulations of my employer and should not be taken as such. My Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/desi2smart \|\| 20,000 posts - July 11, 2007 9:55am "It's hard to just take the customer's word for issues...many people have 'forum-syndrome' in their phones."

10-16-2004, 01:16 PM	#3
slash_trash Two Cans & String User Join Date: Oct 16, '04 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8 Phone: Sanyo 8100 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 10	Do u know If I have to pay for it? coz I got the phone from ebay and thus no warranty at all.

10-16-2004, 02:07 PM	#4
kaicam75 Account Inactive Join Date: Apr 7, '03 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 479 Phone: 7400 Trades: -1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 10	A lesson hard learned I guess.

10-16-2004, 02:49 PM	#5
Tygon Telegraph User Join Date: Mar 15, '03 Location: Cent California Posts: 58 Phone: A500 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 212	i dont think you'll have to pay... just tell them you need it flashed

10-16-2004, 03:28 PM	#6
Fubar101 Cellular Phone User Join Date: Jan 1, '04 Posts: 1,621 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts SU$: 3,960	Well you are lucky that it just displays low battery. I know from previous reading their is also a setting that you change for the battery which will not let the phone power on again.

10-16-2004, 06:02 PM	#7
slash_trash Two Cans & String User Join Date: Oct 16, '04 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8 Phone: Sanyo 8100 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 10	If I have it reflashed, I will lose all the d/l and phonebooks right? I have invested around $50+ just for the d/l...so I only want it reflashed as a last resort...plus Sprint doesnt really like to deal with phones without any warranty(bought the phone off e-bay). Anyway i'm still kinda hoping someone could help me out....but thanks guys for your input.

10-16-2004, 09:17 PM	#11
Fubar101 Cellular Phone User Join Date: Jan 1, '04 Posts: 1,621 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts SU$: 3,960	Yeah, testmode is a pain in the ass to get rid of. I flashed an a600 stuck in testmode and it still was stuck in test mode after the reflash. Think of test mode as a computer bios and when the phone boots that is windows. When the stores reflash they are reflashing windows and not the bios. So, even with a reflash the phone may still have the test mode options in the phone. Many sprint stores will not know test mode codes and be able to undo what you have done to your phone. You may want to contact samsungs cell phone side and see what the proper parameter is for you phone that you have altered. They might not be able to help but it does not hurt to ask.

10-16-2004, 10:11 PM	#12
slash_trash Two Cans & String User Join Date: Oct 16, '04 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8 Phone: Sanyo 8100 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 10	That's what i'm afraid of, that the tech didnt know what to do...but i'm not in a hurry to get it fixed, coz I have my 8100 that im using right now...Thanks again guys for the input...appreciate it. Anyway,Deval, which part of NJ are you? where is your store? maybe I can go to here.

10-17-2004, 09:28 AM	#13
NoClones Account Inactive Join Date: May 10, '04 Location: Zebulon/NC Posts: 1,279 Phone: Treo600-8200 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts SU$: 10	This is why some people should leave the "hidden" options alone on their phone.

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