[ICOM] ICOM Pro series: backlight issue

[Jim Vohland]

I may be wrong but I believe that the backlight problem and the 756 lcd "lines" issue are completely different and 
unrelated problems. Further research to follow. 




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> From: degraham at people.net.au
> To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:45:54 +0900
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] ICOM Pro series: backlight issue
> 
> Hello Vladimir and All,
> 
> That's an interesting variation on the 756 LCD problem.
> 
> I just re-checked mine here (which is on its second LCD display and after about 
> 4 years is again showing the line fault) and any setting of the display 
> brightness and contrast adjustments does not get rid of the lines. I can get 
> rid of the information that way, but not the lines, which isn't that much help!
> 
> It seems there may be more than one failure mode...
> 
> New Year's best wishes to all for a prosperous and healthful 2007...
> 
> 73...Don VK6HK
> 
> > I used to have an IC-756 which is famous for problems with its LED. Once 
> > upon a time the famous problem has hit my radio... The famous horisontal 
> > lines came up. The backlight has been put on MAX then. Having seen the 
> > lines, I have lowered the backlight to the level (60-70%), the lines 
> > disappear while the whole display remains perfectly readable.
> > 
> > It was good 5 years ago.
> > 
> > The radio has been sold to another guy who extemsively uses it every day and
> > there is not a sign of problems neither with the display itself, nor the 
> > controlling circuit.
> > 
> > 73,
> > Vladimir VE3IAE
> > 
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> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "John Hensley" <w5jv at hotmail.com>
> > To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 10:56 PM
> > Subject: [ICOM] ICOM Pro series: backlight issue
> > 
> > 
> > > What backlight setting puts the least strain on the backlight circuit. 
> > > Some internet threads awhile back were suggesting the high setting put the
> > > least strain.  Is this still true ??
> > >
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