Index: sources/ApplicationController.cpp
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diff -u -r611bbf4dcba67768db87cf30f21fd2db788f677d -rf1c4d7f7c9cd4422f6190a5b31c8f1e74e520c04
--- sources/ApplicationController.cpp	(.../ApplicationController.cpp)	(revision 611bbf4dcba67768db87cf30f21fd2db788f677d)
+++ sources/ApplicationController.cpp	(.../ApplicationController.cpp)	(revision f1c4d7f7c9cd4422f6190a5b31c8f1e74e520c04)
@@ -531,7 +531,8 @@
     QFuture<void> mFuture = QtConcurrent::run([=](){ // made the call a lambda to make sure there is no function to accidentally being called, out of thread [developer safety].
         //TODO  The Settings shall be the Singleton SettingsController and modify the MSettings like the others.
         Storage::Settings settings;
-        settings.read();
+        int settingReadErr = settings.read();
+        _settingsReadComplete = (settingReadErr == Storage::Settings::Settings_Error::eError_None);
     });
     _settingsWatcher.setFuture(mFuture);
 }
@@ -547,13 +548,14 @@
 
     /// POST ///
     // call initialization functions when setting's ready.
+    bool isPOSTComplete = _post.isDone() && _settingsReadComplete;
     _Settings.datetimeFormat();
     emit didSettingsDone(                ); // MessageDispatcher -> MessageInterpreter   : updateUnhandledMessages
-    emit didPOSTPass    (_post.isDone(  )); // GuiController     -> GuiView              : didPOSTPass(bool)
+    emit didPOSTPass    (isPOSTComplete); // GuiController     -> GuiView              : didPOSTPass(bool)
 
     // HD POST request
     postDoneRequest     (                );
-    versionsRequest     (_post.isDone(  ));
+    versionsRequest     (isPOSTComplete);
     // UI is done, let's keep in touch
     emit didKeepAliveBegin();
 }
@@ -686,3 +688,14 @@
     //DEBUG: qDebug()<<Q_FUNC_INFO;
     emit didActionTransmit(GuiActionType::ID_AlarmTriggered, {Gui::GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_HD_UI_POST_FAILURE_SDCARD,0,0,0,0,0,0,0});
 }
+
+/*!
+ * \brief   ApplicationController::onTreatmentRangesIncorrect
+ * \details This slot is when the treatment ranges during initial post process is incorrect
+ */
+void ApplicationController::onTreatmentRangesIncorrect()
+{
+    //DEBUG: qDebug()<<Q_FUNC_INFO;
+    emit didActionTransmit(GuiActionType::ID_AlarmTriggered, {Gui::GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_HD_UI_POST_FAILURE_SETTINGS_BAD,0,0,0,0,0,0,0});
+}
+