Backlight on Icom M601

[Paul Beaurain]

One for Jon Brooks?

Did night passage while in Cornwall on 2 week holiday - shooting stars phosferesnce etc all fantastic but no backlight on my ICOM M601.

Should it be illuminated all the time? Is there a bulb to check, or have I missed a sub/sub menu to switch it on?

I could'nt spot in in the manual/index

Thanks in advance
Paul

[gingercoastie]

I was out on Friday night and mine was dark also.


Got the instructions out the next morning.

Press the F key, folled by number 3. then rotate the channel knob until you get to the backlight level you require. Hopefully that should help.

[roycruse]

From the manual page 54:-

Display backlighting
The function display and switches can be backlit for better
visibility under low light conditions. And the backlighting condition
can be adjusted independently from the transceiver.
q Push and hold [VOL.DIM] for 1 sec. to enter backlight adjusting
mode.
1. with number of backlight level appears in the channel comment
indicator.
w Push [UP]/[DOWN] to adjust the backlight level.
2. The backlight level is adjustable between 0 (lights OFF) and 7
(brightest).

not sure if that will help you or not

[roycruse]

or do what alex said - hes actually got one

[gingercoastie]

Actually roy is is on page 4 of the manual.


See you tommorow

[roycruse]

Its possible i got a yank manual and its different - i downloaded it out of boredom http://www.icom.co.jp/manual/externa...rs/IC-M601.pdf

actually after reading more carefully my extract from the manual is only relevant if you got the optional remote control microphone (hm-134)

Alex - it will only be the three of us again - debbie is working - or at least she says she is ...

[gingercoastie]

I am still saving up for the command mike

[Paul Beaurain]

Thank you Alex and Roy.

When I next take the cover off I will try again.

It would seem you need to use some of these electronic items almost weekly to understand all they do!

Thanks Paul

[boatbuoy]

With most electronics, if you think it should do something, it more than likely does. You just need to push all the buttons to figure out how it does it!