RSA3000, RSA3000E and RSA5000 Alternative Factory Reset and Firmware Upgrade

Posted on: December 16th, 2020 by Doug Lovell

To reset the RSA3000, RSA3000E and the RSA5000 series to factory settings without using the System menu:

1) Power cycle the instrument
2) During the boot sequence, quickly and repeatedly press the Back button directly below the keypad on the instrument. 


To upgrade the firmware on the RSA3000, RSA3000E and the RSA5000 series to factory settings without using the System menu:

1) Power cycle the instrument
2) Insert a flash drive into the front of the instrument with the latest firmware version loaded onto the root directory of the drive. 
3) During the boot sequence, quickly and repeatedly press the Preset button in the upper right hand corner of the instrument.