Automatic Brightness Control; Scu - Honeywell Thor VM1 User Manual

Screen blanking requires a user supplied cable properly connected as shown below. To enable blanking, check the
Enable screen blanking checkbox. The default is disabled.
Use the Screen on delay to specify the period of time in ms (milliseconds) between when the vehicle stops and the
Thor VM1 screen turns on. For example, use the delay if the switch end of the cable is attached to the vehicle's accel-
erator pedal. Release of the accelerator may mean the truck is coasting to a stop rather than stationary. Configure the
delay to allow time for the vehicle to coast to a stop. The default value is 1000 ms.
Specify the COM Port to which the screen blanking cable is attached, either COM1 or COM2. If a COM port is in use
by another application (such as DC Wedge), that COM port is grayed out and cannot be selected for screen blanking.
To disable screen blanking, uncheck the Enable screen blanking checkbox.
Current Level
LCD brightness displays the current LCD brightness level. The default brightness is 100%.
• LCD brightness can be manually adjusted using the 2nd plus F7 or 2nd plus F8 keypress sequences. Any changes
to brightness level using the keypresses are reflected in this section.
• If Automatic Brightness Control is enabled (outdoor display only), the value for LCD brightness depends on the
current Ambient Light value and the values for the Automatic Brightness Control thresholds.

Automatic Brightness Control

When the Thor VM1 is equipped with the outdoor display, automatic brightness control can be enabled. When
enabled, display brightness is based on ambient light detected by the ambient light sensor, located near the top right of
the display. The default is disabled. To enable, check the Enable automatic brightness control checkbox and spec-
ify the thresholds for display backlight transition.
When enabled, the thresholds can be entered for display brightness transitions.
• When a low level of ambient light is detected, the display backlight is set to low level.
• When the ambient light exceeds the threshold specified in Low to medium light level (%), the display backlight is
automatically increased to a medium level.
• When the ambient light exceeds the threshold specified in Medium to high light level (%), the display backlight is
automatically increased to a high level.
• Likewise if the Thor VM1 is returned to a lower ambient light area, the display backlight automatically transitions to
the appropriate lower display backlight level.
By default, the keypad backlight follows the display backlight. If the display backlight is on, the keypad backlight is on.

SCU

Start > Settings > Control Panel > SCU
Use this option to set parameters and manage profiles for the Summit Client Utility preloaded on your Thor VM1. If the
SCU icon is not present in the control panel (depends on the version of Summit Client Utility installed), use the
5-94) icon to access the Summit Client Utility.
See the Summit Wireless Network Configuration (page 8-1) for information and instruction.
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