Astro Spectra W4 Backlight
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Astro Spectra W4 Backlight
Its there a way to enable the button backlight on an Astro Spectra without pressing the DIM button, and bringing the display brightness down one level?
I have my conventional spectras set up with default backlight, and the Astro looks a little odd beside them all.
Is there a solder jumper, or something else I could use to do this?
Thanks
I have my conventional spectras set up with default backlight, and the Astro looks a little odd beside them all.
Is there a solder jumper, or something else I could use to do this?
Thanks
I don't think that option is available; under F4 Change/View - F3 Radio Wide, F6 Display Options - there's a Save Dim State you can enable/disable. This is on a W9 head - I don't know if it is different for the 4.
Hope this helps.
Jack
Hope this helps.
Jack
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That's what I sent back to you, I guess someone beat me to it!
I don't think you can do the same thing then. We just got some W5's in and are going to be programmed this week. I'll play with them, but I don't think it will work.
I don't think you can do the same thing then. We just got some W5's in and are going to be programmed this week. I'll play with them, but I don't think it will work.
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I'm going from memory here - but I think that from full display brightness, with no buttons backlit - the first push of the dim button keeps the display at full brightness and turns on the button backlighting. Then next push dims the display 1 level, and so on.
I am thinking that if you push the dim button until it cycles to full display brightness, no buttons lit - then 1 more dim button push will give you what you want. Then if you turn off the radio, it should come back up in that state. If you wanted, you could take out the Dim button, and push in with an insulated tool to get to the state you want - that way it couldn't be changed (if that's a worry).
Jack
I am thinking that if you push the dim button until it cycles to full display brightness, no buttons lit - then 1 more dim button push will give you what you want. Then if you turn off the radio, it should come back up in that state. If you wanted, you could take out the Dim button, and push in with an insulated tool to get to the state you want - that way it couldn't be changed (if that's a worry).
Jack
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