9C LCD so dim
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9C LCD so dim
I just bought a 9CAF and the LCD screen is really dim. All the pictures shown in ads and the box itself has this bright LCD with a nice "green" background. Who thought of gray lettering on gray background? No matter how I change the contrast feature (which the manual doesn't cover and I had to call Futaba), it's so dim. The ads make it look like JR 8103's nice bright screen. I was disappointed. Any thoughts?
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My display on my 9CA shows up very nice with green background, the background is not luminated green with a light, but it is green and the programs show up very nice. Daz...
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Wow!
Are you serious? I bought one and this thing has an awful screen! There's no green anywhere. I'm not kidding, it was gray on gray. Maybe I got a bad one??? Can anyone take a picture of the screen and post? I already sent mine back.
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I sent mine back yesterday to the return department since I just opened the box to look at it. I didn't mark "defective" because I wasn't sure. Looking at the picture, I'm still not sure. Thanks for all the help everyone. Maybe I'll order another one and see...
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Green screen on 9CAP ???
Originally posted by amcross
Yucho,
The backdrop is definitely a greenish color and is very clear and easy to see. Please send your radio for service/inspection.
Yucho,
The backdrop is definitely a greenish color and is very clear and easy to see. Please send your radio for service/inspection.
I agree the LCD is clear and easy to see, but I wouldn't call it greenish. It is grayish, the same color as a standard LCD back. The advertisement is actually misleading, I though it had a backlight.
Do you know if there are any mod's to add a backlight? It would be cool! Though, I see almost no use under sunlight.
Other than that, this radio is great.
Regards,
air-turk
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I am not aware of any plans to backlight the display. The photos are, of course, taken under such lighting as to make the screen easily readable in the photographs.