how to tell the difference between HC2 and HC2b?

[zr1rob]

I thought I bought an HC2b, but I've read where an HC2b has no reset button on the back. Is that correct?

[William Brillinger]

HC-2 has a Grey label at the top, HC-2B has a Blue label

[G8B4Life]

The HC-2b has the reset button on the back, not sure where the source you read got that information.

From another thread here on the same subject

Operationally, there's no difference between the HC-2 and HC-2b *. The difference is in some of the electronics; the older HC-2 charges from a standard DC barrel type jack and requires serial to USB drivers to communicate with the PC while the HC-2b charges from the USB port and doesn't need the drivers. The -2b superseded the older -2 years ago so you wouldn't be able to buy the older one unless a retailer had some very very old stock!

* the software that runs the older -2 may not get as many updates as the software for the -2b.

When you turn the HC on the welcome screen also tells you which one it is.

- Tim

[zr1rob]

The HC-2b has the reset button on the back, not sure where the source you read got that information.

here:
https://rpug.pdc.ca/index.php/topic,1027.msg7904.html#msg7904

[William Brillinger]

Page 9 of the Current HC manual:

Reset Button
The HC has a reset button on the back. The reset button should not be used for normal
operation. In the unlikely event that your HC stops responding, pressing the reset
button may restore your HC to normal operation.

IMPORTANT: Contact Ring Engineering before pressing the rest button.