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XPR6550 Display Light

kevino

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Can the XPR6550 display backlight be set to come on when traffic is received? In the radio menu under 'Radio Settings' then 'Utilities', the two settings shown for the backlight are 'Auto On' and 'Off'. It would seem that the 'Auto On' setting would allow the display light to come on when traffic is received, but that isn't the case with my XPR6550.

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merlin

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Not on my 6550. I have side button 1 programmed for backlight. I hear a call, short press one, and can see the display.
No toggle on/off either.
 

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Not on my 6550. I have side button 1 programmed for backlight. I hear a call, short press one, and can see the display.
No toggle on/off either.
What EXACTLY do you have it programmed for? Because there's no Light function like on the Warris or APX series
 

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Backlight Auto on/off is whether or not the backlight will turn on for a button press or volume change. Unlike the APX or Waris series where it actually toggles the backlight of the display
 

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The Backlight Auto On/Off button assignment simply allows you to toggle between the backlight coming on automatically with a button press vs it remaining off permanently. Those are your only two options. There is no way to toggle the light on indefinitely, nor is there any sort of "on with squelch" option.
 
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