Does the display stay on all of the time or only when you toggle through the different modes?
1443702
It's on all the time. Battery life is good for at least a year. It works great as a watch or pedometer as well
1443703
It stays on all the time so you can set it on your favorite mode and let it be so you can watch your steps as up, or just a nice watch.
961334
If you set it to the 10 second timer in the menue, it stays in that mode till you change it. Don't know about the other time modes.
538762
The time displays all the time when the clock is plugged in (either by USB or power adaptor). I don't think it can be set to keep the display on indefinitely if you are using just batteries. But since there seem to be two different versions of this clock being sent out, it's possible the model I didn't get has a way to do so.
2028587
No. The display will always show the last time it was set to. Do not concern yourself with the battery life because it will last for a long time.
400362
This unit will stay on, but after several idle minutes it will go into a power saver mode, the LCD readout will go dim and will stay that way until the unit is used again. If you turn the unit off, the readout goes into clock mode displaying the current time. For the price this is a very good item!
1775943
yes, the screen will go off with a quick press of the power button and if the button is held longer, the entire system will power down. had it for over 18 months and it is still going strong!
1086959
I don't seem to have this problem. I've not timed it, but I'm pretty sure mine stays on for well over a minute. Perhaps playing with the settings?
943932
It is not possible to turn off the display at any time, though you can adjust brightness from 0-100. The best technique to use to conserve battery life is turn the unit off when not in use. This only takes a second or so.
1816139
I'm going off memory here...but I do recall there are different modes. You can try and follow the included instructions but they're not great. Don't be afraid to press buttons, it's pretty easy to figure out what each one does after a series of hits. I do remember reading too though people having mixed issues with certain types of monitors. Hopefully that's not your situation. Hope this helps.
270382
I found all this quite reassuring . The display stays on and the logo in the bottom right hand corner continually flashes because i haven't downloaded the data. I'm still pleased with mine, but I would have thought todays technology would be able to provide a 'stand by' mode . 1st battery relaced after 3 months - because i thought the flashing logo was a low battery indicator ! - perhaps i'll update you in a few months !
1372031
Nope...I check it from time to time, but leave it on almost all the time and never had an issue.
1516088
The backlit display is white. It stays on for a few seconds, various options in time, but does not stay on permanently. I assume it would burn out after a while.
1872988
Usually. I have noticed if it is on the brightest setting when you turn it off, it sometimes drops down a notch (it has 4 settings). It only does that on the highest setting and not always. I have the previous year's model of this too and it does the same thing. It could be a safety feature because the brightest setting is really bright.
2005515
Yes and No. I first noticed the screen going off all the time. So I went to system settings and clicked on "Display" and then "Sleep" and up'ed the time to 5 minutes. No problem then except it dimmed down occasionally and just a tap got it back....Jamie Jansen
1315446
YES. The display does shut off after a preset amount of time. You can select the number of minutes in the menu. Or you can select to have it never turn off.You people saying it never shuts off are smoking crack.YES THE DISPLAY/SCREEN SHUTS OFF.
932748
I didn't really tried it because when I was about to the display turned off forever and had to switch receiver. It kept working but could't see the display... So I really can't tell...
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.