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Multiplus II GX LCD display backlight is always on

Hi Community,

my Multiplus II GX LCD Display backlight is always on. The manual says:

"When the GX Card is on, pushing the button beside the screen will increase the brightness of the backlight. The backlight will dim itself again after 5 minutes."

My backlight never dims. When I push the button beside the screen it just cycles through the different info parameteres.

Is that "backlight always on" a known bug or can I deactivate it somewhere ?

Thanks and Best regards

Daniel

Multiplus-II
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Warwick Bruce Chapman answered ·

@Guy Stewart (Victron Community Manager) this is an interesting one.

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mvader (Victron Energy) answered ·

Hey both, took me a while, but the answer is that is no option to switch it off. Its simply impossible in the current hardware design.

What there is, are two modes: "dimmed" and "on": but yes it should dim; and it does dim on the units I tested.

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daniel1976 avatar image daniel1976 commented ·

Hi Matthijs,

thank you for your investigation. Where do I find the "dimmed" an "on" modes ? Do I have to activate them ? I have VenusOS 2.42


Not a big issue anyway, I was just concerned that the lighting may fade over time if switched on for 24/7.


Other than this I am very happy with my Multiplus II GX. Very innovative product for my lead batteries on PV.


Best regards

Daniel






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mvader (Victron Energy) avatar image mvader (Victron Energy) ♦♦ daniel1976 commented ·

Hi Daniel, it can’t be configured; its fixed to switch on in a button press, and go back to being dimmed after five minutes of no button pressing

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jack-beach avatar image jack-beach mvader (Victron Energy) ♦♦ commented ·

Hi, I am having the same issue in that the backlight is on fully bright 25/7. Is there any fix for this? Thanks

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diaan answered ·

My backlight on 3000 GX does not dim at all.

Any suggestions?

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