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Is it normal operation for 'P7000' series radios with adjustable backlighting settings to jump to full brightness when a talkgroup is active and the setting is below 6?

Is there any known issue with the backlighting function when Enhanced CC scan is set for a system in the radio? I have a P7100 that when it's set to the system programmed for Enhanced CC scan,the backlight will continuously turn on and off without touching any of the radio controls.If I set the radio to any other system programmed into the radio the backlight functions as normal and doesn't come on until you touch one of the radio controls.
 
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I have XGP R2A26 on a P7200,which allows the backlighting to be adjustable and a P7100 which has the latest firmware version for it loaded.

I'm just unsure if the backlighting for the P7200 is supposed to ramp up to full brightness (if you have it set to a lower value) when the backlight is currently on and your receiving traffic on a talkgroup.

Same with the P7100,I'm unsure if the backlight is glitching when the radio is set to a system with Enhanced CC scan. The backlight keeps coming on in 2 second intervals and no radio controls are being touched. When switched to any other system in the radio the backlight works as it should.
 
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Sounds like a glitch to me. You might even want to write up as concise a report as possible on the glitch and the circumstances surrounding it, and send it to Harris. They're very good about stamping out any known glitch as quickly as possible.

Essentially, your display backlight is turning on at undesired times. For an officer in the field, at night, on a "stealthy" operation, that backlight glitch becomes an officer safety issue. Harris will want to know about that glitch and stamp it out quickly.
 
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Does it seem to come on when it finds/loses a control channel signal?

Just a fleeting thought, if it's only in enhanced CC scan that this happens.
 
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Sounds like a corrupted radio personality file due to REPLICANT ERROR.

(IE: Using a recycled personality. Reading out a radio, editing the 'read-out' personalty, and loading it back into a radio.)

SOLUTION: Start over again with a clean master personality from scratch.
 
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Does it seem to come on when it finds/loses a control channel signal?

Just a fleeting thought, if it's only in enhanced CC scan that this happens.
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It does it even if system scan is set to off and it's locked onto a strong CC.
 
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Do any of the XG series radios ramp up the backlight to full brightness when receiving a call if the backlight setting is set to one of the lower settings?
 
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