Cobra Electronics Mrf 80b LCD Display Lamp Adjust, To Adjust the LCD Display Lamp Level

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Operating Your Radio

Lamp Adjustment

Setup Mode Programming

LCD Display Lamp Adjust

High/Medium/Low/Exit

Contrast

Contrast Setting

The LCD display has a backlight lamp to make it visible in the dark. The lamp can be adjusted for brightness or turned off. Make all lamp adjustments in the LAMP ADJ menu.

The lamp will operate at the HIGH level until adjusted to HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW, NIGHT or OFF.

To Adjust the LCD Display Lamp Level:

1.Enter the Setup menu and scroll to the LAMP ADJ menu.

2.Press the Enter button and observe the current backlight lamp setting — HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW, NIGHT or EXIT.

3.Move the selection arrow to the required setting.

4.Press the Enter button to select the backlight lamp setting.

5.When the changes are complete, exit the LAMP ADJ menu and return to the Setup menu.

When the backlight is turned On, the lamp remains lit anytime the radio is On.

LCD Contrast

Adjust the LCD display contrast for easy reading in different lighting. Make all contrast adjustments in the CONTRAST menu.

To Change the Contrast:

1.Enter the Setup menu and scroll to the CONTRAST menu.

2.Press the Enter button and observe the current contrast setting — a number between 1 and 16.

3.Turn the Channel knob to increase or decrease the contrast setting.

NOTE

Contrast is lighter at lower number settings and darker at higher number settings.

4.Press the Enter button to select the contrast setting.

5.When the changes are complete, exit the CONTRAST menu and return to the Setup menu.

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