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P5100 Backlight on RX

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KG5HHS

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Hello,
I'm trying to program my M/A-COM P5100 using ProGrammer R18B02. I'm wanting the backlight to come one when the radio receives both for Conventional & Group sets. Thanks.
 

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As far as I know this functionality does not exist. Not that I've seen in ProGrammer or RPM unless there is some weird macro you could program to do it.
 

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DO NOT ASK ME FOR HELP PROGRAMMING YOUR RADIO. NO.
Auto backlight on RX is not a feature that Harris (whomever...) put into the radio because that would be a very unwise feature to have in a radio in a sensitive tactical situation. Imagine being a cop trying to avoid being seen by the suspect, and suddenly the display lights up and tells the bad guy where the cop is. Not good.


Remember, these radios were designed for police use FIRST.
 

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Also this would be a big battery drain. We set ours for 5 second back light on button press or channel change.

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I have not opened my RPM to confirm, but check the alert functions. I am told it is in there.The LPE radios would do it.
 
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Auto backlight on RX is not a feature that Harris (whomever...) put into the radio because that would be a very unwise feature to have in a radio in a sensitive tactical situation. Imagine being a cop trying to avoid being seen by the suspect, and suddenly the display lights up and tells the bad guy where the cop is. Not good.


Remember, these radios were designed for police use FIRST.

True on the designed for Police use FIRST. However, in RPM there is a Surveillance mode that can allow you to turn off the back light as well as the trans/receive light.

And I agree, it will drain your battery down big time!
 
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