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Controlling the Display Backlight
You can enable or disable the radio's display backlight as
needed, if poor light conditions make the display difficult to read.
Depending on how your radio is preprogrammed, you can also
maintain a minimum backlight level on the radio's front display.
Note:
The backlight setting also affects the Menu Select
buttons, the Menu Navigation buttons and the keypad
backlighting accordingly.
Procedure:
Press the preprogrammed Light/Flip button to toggle the
backlight on or off.
OR
Press either the Menu Select or Menu Navigation buttons, or
any programmable radio controls or buttons to turn the backlight
on.
Note:
The backlight remains on for a preprogrammed time
before it automatically turns off completely or returns to
the minimum backlight level.
The preprogrammed Light/Flip button of the
accessories connected to the radio such as Display
Remote Speaker Microphone (DRSM) is disabled
when the radio is in Night Vision Goggles (NVG)
display mode.
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Setting Up the Radio Display and Visual Indicators
to Suite Night Vision Goggles
During tactical nighttime operations of military entities
worldwide, the Night Vision Goggles (NVG) is used to see in the
dark. Your radio is 3rd generation NVG compatible. When the
radio is in NVG display mode, the radio's front display emits a
very low illumination backlight to allow the user to operate the
radio with the goggles on.
REMOVE your NVG if you operate the radio in
non-NVG compatible display mode.
!
Wearing the NVG to operate in non-NVG
a u t i o n
compatible display mode might injure your EYES.
Accessory connected to the radio that is in NVG display mode
such as Display Remote Speaker Microphone (DRSM) has its
backlight always in OFF state.
Intelligent lighting indicators, TX LED and RX LED are all
disabled on both the radio and the connected accessory when
the radio is in NVG display mode.
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