Do the key and display backlights on the base stay lit during a power outage? It would be nice to see the buttons and display when dark.
1371803
No they do not. If you want to test it for yourself just unplug the power from the phone.
1632836
There is no back-light. But if I remember correctly there is an option to keep the display on via the battery. You may or may not be able to read it with just a night light. I have three of these and I really like them; but I have it optioned for the display to go out when there is no light to power the solar panel. And of course I love having the correct time all the time. I've never had any problem with any of the three, but you have to be smarter than a box of rocks to get it set up -- its cheap enough to throw it out if you can't get it going correctly!!
291355
No, they don't light up, and so the answer is, you don't know what you're pressing when it's dark. So I don't recommend using it in the dark. :-)
837727
I keep mine in the "AUTO" position. When in the holder during daylight hours it remains off, in the dark the "Night Lite" stays on unless there is a light on in the room. At any time, day or night if I grab it out of the holder the light is a constant "ON". When in hand I will turn the control to on or off depending on what I need. When it goes back in the holder I put it back to "AUTO". This question got me wondering so I went around the house and checked them all, they are all working properly. I don't see a way to replace the battery, I'll look into that.
1062313
We got this for our Granddaughter for Christmas last year. To the best of my recollection, there was no back lighting in the display. You could read the display just fine with normal room lighting. I would suspect that this is normal so that the battery life of the recharge lasts the longest time possible. At least this was my reasoning when she opened and used this constantly for many days. A year later, she still loves this. Hope this helps.
1011236
I leave it on all the time... you have a remote which let's you toggle the darker effect on and off easily or raise and lower the amount. It's a simple circuit board design and it probably doesn't use a few dollars a year in electricity. If you unplug it, it won't pass thru to your display. Just leave it on... love mine and wouldn't give it up...
995729
no....the on screen light goes into a "standbye"mode...the light goes out after a few moments on non-use but the clock/time is still displayed. You can also have the clock/time not displayed if you wish.
477602
I just received mine yesterday. The one I have has a backlit keyboard. When you first power on the device the keyboard backlight comes on, then after a moment or two of no use the light flashes briefly before then turning the backlight on. Just pressing keys does NOT turn the backlight on again. If you want the backlight again, there is a button on the side of the keyboard that lights the keyboard up again.
1784327
Are there lights hooked up and do they work when you turn the timer to the on position? If the lights don't turn on and the timer doesn't turn it's probably busted. May have taken a power surge from a nearby lightning strike.
217565
Yep! The green power light stays on, but its hardly noticeable. The night lite part is really pleasant and subtle when it is on.
1110939
All of the keys are *supposed* to be backlit. However, because of the way the backlighting in the remote is designed, some keys may be permanently dimmer than others, and there's not much that can be done about that.
728191
Hi i dont' think that the buttons light up. at least they're not lit on ours. (unless there's a setting or something that i didn't notice?) but my mother is very happy with it...
17782
No, the key board is not back lit. It's a nice keyboard if you have small hands.
656221
I haven't had any problem. My husband thought it wasn't working after the electricity went out but we notice when the time flashes on the screen the system isn't turned on, it should be a steady light even if the time is wrong. Is the light on the on/off knob red? If its red its on stand by. Great sound from this sytstem, we like it.
814053
Mine lit up when took it out of box, I didn't notice , sometimes I have to push the button on again. I don't know.
2161230
I just recently had my screen replaced and the technician said the install went great but (and there always seems to be a but) he is having trouble getting the backlight to work. The screen is on but dark. He is trying to figure out a solution.
847213
Yes you can see the display in the dark. The back light goes out after a couple of minutes. Don't know about the clock, having 24 hr settings