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RobA

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How do I make the backlight stay on all the time without having to hit a button for it to turn on? I'm using the 600d with it.

I heard that you can upgrade your firmware (using the north american firmware) to make the backlight permanently on, but no idea how to do this without taking it to a engineer. I know this is the case with the RH10 so I would guess the same is true for the 600d.

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the NH900 has this option...but it comes with a backlit remote itself, so it could be logical that models that come without a backlit remote do not offer the option

Doesn't the RH10 in Japan have a backlight remote? Does it offer a menu for backlighting on the remote?

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yes, Japan rh10 has the option to keep the remote light on. The steps to do it on the 10 is to press the clickwheel for a few seconds and the menu will say "Edit, Mainplaymode, option". Click option and on next screen scroll down four lines to "backlight". Click it and choose "on". I think TLV is right, the unit has to have a backlit remote as part of it's standard package.

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I have used the 'always on'-setting for recording a concert in a dark venue to check levels whenever I wanted without risking to compromise the recording by accidentally pressing the wrong button

later I found out that one click of the scroll-wheel will light up the screen while set on 'auto' without changing levels, but be careful, two clicks changes them!! So it is a bit more risky than 'always on' but better on the battery and also a bit more stealthy

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the 'always on' recordings lasted for 6x1hour (so 6 hours :lol: ) in HiSP with fully charged gumstick (1400mAh) and AA add-on (2300mAh)... on the way home (45min) I listened to the recordings and afterwards I still had (quite) some juice left...so perhaps it uses more b-life, but I wasn't really 'limited' by that

when recording longer periods in PCM (which uses more b-power I guess) I have been careful not to use the always on function, better safe than sorry :P

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This stinks that it can't just stay on all the time. I just want to glance at it from time to time to see what song is playing at night. Is there atleast a button I can press to see whats playing without changing screens or anything?

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