Adjusting The Backlight - Hand Held Products Dolphin 9500 Quick Start Manual

Adjusting the Backlight

Both the keyboard and the display are backlit to enable better viewing in low-light
conditions. All terminal configurations contain a Backlight key that toggles the
keyboard backlight on and off; see Backlight, page 1-14. Backlight functionality
differs for color and monochrome displays.
On a Color Display
The backlight for the color display is user-defined. There are two tabs: one for
Battery and the other for External power. The options on each tab are the same.
Go to Start > Settings > System tab >
Backlight. Backlight settings open
displaying the Battery tab.
In the Turn off backlight... drop-down list,
select the number of minutes you want to
elapse before the backlight automatically
turns off.
Select the Turn on backlight... option if
you want the display backlight to turn on
when the a button is pressed or the touch
screen is tapped.
In the Dim backlight if... drop-down list,
select the number of minutes you want to
elapse before the backlight dims.
Move the Backlight Intensity slider to set
the intensity of the backlight.
Tap OK to save settings. The display
backlight functions according to the settings
saved here.
On a Monochrome Display
Backlight The backlight for monochrome displays turns on and off when you
press the Backlight key but not when you tap the screen.
Contrast In addition to the backlight, monochrome displays feature contrast
adjustment. You can adjust the contrast using the keyboard or the
system settings.
Using the Keyboard
Press and hold
• Red + ESC to decrease the contrast
• Red + TAB to increase the contrast
All three keyboards have red indicators
over each key to indicate which key to
press in combination with the red
modifier key to adjust the contrast.
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