Screen Backlighting; To Turn The Screen Backlighting On; To Turn The Screen Backlighting Off - Garmin GPS II Plus Owner's Manual & Reference

Screen Backlighting

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The GPS II ' s backlight feature illuminates the screen display for a user-defined
interval (the default is 15 seconds) after every keystroke. There are three stages of
backlighting. When backlighting is on, a bulb icon will appear at the bottom left of the
sky view (Fig. 25). To adjust the duration of the screen backlighting, refer to the opera-
tion setup section (see p. 75).

To turn the screen backlighting on:

1. Cycle through the three levels of backlight by pressing the red power key.

To turn the screen backlighting off:

1. Press the red power key.
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Whenever the GPS II
Satellite Page.
' s backlighting is off, the bulb icon disappears from the
Fig. 25
Note: Using the screen back-
lighting can greatly re d u c e
b a t t e ry life. If you're using
your GPS primarily in day-
light hours, you should keep
the backlight timeout at the
default 15-second setting.
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