[Icom] ICOM ic756 screensaver?

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 16:51:39 -0800

Hi Tom,

Well, the radio's architecture provides no means for "installing" a
screen-saver. The screen images are hard-coded in firmware.

I guess it would be fairly easy to incorporate a timer in the Pro/Pro II's
operating system to dim the display and backlight after a preset idle time
(no front-panel activity). Icom might do this if sufficient demand existed
for such a feature. In the meantime, it is easy enough to set display
contrast and brightness to 40 ~ 50%.

Blanking the display is probably not a good idea. An IC-756Pro or Pro II
with traffic on the receiver, but a blank screen, would be somewhat
disconcerting.

I feel most honoured at your designation of me as a guru!

Cheers for now, 73,
Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
Behalf Of WA2BPE
Sent: February 13, 2003 10:41
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Icom] ICOM ic756 screensaver?

Perhaps so (i.e., a 'puter screen saver with '756 images), but maybe the
thought of a display "saver" for the '756 series should be considered -
useful?, useless?, why bother?, MTBF of displays?.  ...Need a guru's
thoughts on this.  Adam??

73,  Tom - WA2BPE

[email protected] wrote:

> i think what he is looking is a SCREENSAVER FOR THE COMPUTER
> that have the picture of the radio on the monitor is that right ?
> the kenwood have a screensaver that it will show on the computer monitor
> vy 73 pAIM DL9FCC
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