Possible to Make it Totally Dark? Hi:Can someone who owns the unit tell me whether or not it's possible to make the screen totally dark (versus just very dim)?
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I just checked the screen dimmer function on my Sangean AM-FM atomic clock radio. Each time I pressed the snooze/dimmer button the clock display would increment upwards in brightness each time the snooze/dimmer button was pressed.Eventually the clock face brightness reached its maximum brightness and then each additional press of the snooze/dimmer button started over in the clock face brightness so that the clock face was completely dim and unreadable.So yes this clock radio will let you completely dim out the clock display.
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Yes, the dimmer control has 7 brightness levels, one of which is completely off - no display whatsoever and no button backlight. I use the lowest brightness visible display/button backlight with no problems. Here is the manual: http://www.sangean.com/support/download_content.asp?did=74
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Help! Same problem. Ours worked for less than 24 hours and will not turn on at all, no light, nothing. It doesn't even almost come on. Blank. Screen. Frustrated!!
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I have not had an issue with the screen being too dark but if you have the brightness at max and add this you may see a slight difference - not much though and definitely not too dark. Great screen protector, I recommend it. Just follow directions and take a lot of care on install to avoid bubbles.
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Yes. You can. It's a pain. There's a brightness option in the same settings menu where the option to chance the screen color is.
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I was able to play with the Advanced Settings in service menu, back light menu. The default is to bright, just play with it and it should correct some of the color issues,
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It will make your screen dark if that's what you want. But it will be hard to see.
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The screen is really small and very dark. My daughter doesn't really like it because she can't see it. I hope this helps
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You can adjust the brightness in a scale from 1 to 5. It's set to 3 most of the times. I used 5 one time when there was a lot of direct sunlight and I could see the screen without any problem. I hope my answer helps!
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The unit we have is bright and crisp. I am happy with the screen, so I'm thinking you may have a faulty screen.
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My screen turned almost black, I think because it got too hot, how can I fix this, how can I get a new screen? The company doesn't have an 800 number, they don't return requests for help, so does anyone know how to get a new screen? This one is so dim I can barely see anything on a good day, on a bad day I see nothing.
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I can't help you with this one Scott. Mine is somewhat slow to go from dark screen to the picture coming on, but it has the best picture I have ever had on any TV I have ever owned.
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I believe there are three digital display settings, and the darkest one is off. But I haven't tried that because I want to see the time in the morning. I have it on dim and it's great.
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I have some backlight bleeding on the bottom right. It's not too bad, but definitely noticeable when the screen is displaying black. I have not tried to fix it myself yet.
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I gave the unit away as a gift, but I believe it was backlit. I tried it before I gave it away. The person I gave it to loves it,by the way.
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Out of the box, the screen is somewhat dim, and there is an automatic dimming feature connected with energy management that can make it quite dark. The brightness can be adjusted through Windows settings. The battery won't last as long, but it's a trade off. My screen is adjusted for full brightness now and is great. I love this laptop.
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I'm not sure what you're asking? You can change the brightness and set it to go darker at night, but that depends on your preferences.
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I made setting adjustments, updated the firmware and have since watched scenes with dark backgrounds and it seems to have gone away? Don't know why for sure but so far, so good. Thought the same. Perhaps it is a HDMI cable issue but was seeing it both on tv broadcasts as well as DVD so felt it must have been related to some sort of setting? Don't think both of my HDMI cables would have been bad! Thanks.