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The default is on but you can change it in each profile. Uncheck the permanent display or backlight (can't remember which it's called) tick box. Light comes on when you do any key functions and times out in about 10 seconds. In one of the default survelliance profiles, all lights are off as well as external audio muted.
My experience leads me to think that the APX is a power hog in any configuration, but somewhat less
with the LCD big display dimmed down. (We need someone to come up with a
large capacity battery at a decent price, despite the size of such a battery.)
Tom in D.C. In 1920, the U.S. Post Office Department ruled
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Also checking on the independant top display is a good thing. This way when you change a channel etc, the backlight for the large display will stay off, and just light the top display. The large display will not come on unless you hit a keypad button.
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Tom in D.C. wrote:My experience leads me to think that the APX is a power hog in any configuration, but somewhat less
with the LCD big display dimmed down. (We need someone to come up with a
large capacity battery at a decent price, despite the size of such a battery.)
FYI New 4100MAH Li-Ion battery coming soon, same size as the 2200MAH one. It's perfect!
"TDMA = digital and same great taste, half the bits"
Tom in D.C. wrote:My experience leads me to think that the APX is a power hog in any configuration, but somewhat less
with the LCD big display dimmed down. (We need someone to come up with a
large capacity battery at a decent price, despite the size of such a battery.)
FYI New 4100MAH Li-Ion battery coming soon, same size as the 2200MAH one. It's perfect!
There's already a 4Ah+ LiIon battery available for APX, but it's significantly longer than the ~2.5Ah models. I'm not exactly sure how they're going to get that much energy density into the same physical size...
Tom in D.C. wrote:My experience leads me to think that the APX is a power hog in any configuration, but somewhat less
with the LCD big display dimmed down. (We need someone to come up with a
large capacity battery at a decent price, despite the size of such a battery.)
FYI New 4100MAH Li-Ion battery coming soon, same size as the 2200MAH one. It's perfect!
There's already a 4Ah+ LiIon battery available for APX, but it's significantly longer than the ~2.5Ah models. I'm not exactly sure how they're going to get that much energy density into the same physical size...
The label says 4100mAH, 30.4Wh, but has a part number that disagrees with that spec. Odd.....
"TDMA = digital and same great taste, half the bits"
Unless they used one of the more exotic LiIon formulations (not likely - way too expensive), there's no way they shoehorned 4Ah into the same space as a 2.2Ah pack. I'd suspect the labels are screwed up... the 2.2Ah should extend about 3/4" beyond the bottom of the radio, where the 4Ah extends 3-4" and makes the radio unbearably long.
For whatever reason, there are about a dozen batteries for the APX. From what should be the current accessory list:
NNTN7033 - 4.1Ah IP67 FM
NNTN7034 - 4.2Ah IP67