[Orion] AV? (Re: Screen Saver)

[Martin, AA6E]

Yes, I understand an image can be imprinted on the LCD, but it's reversible
if you run a pure white screen for a long enough time.  (Orion won't let you
do that, of course.)

An instruction manual is entirely possible, but only if TT incorporates
something that is closer to a general purpose PC.  You could also use it for
web browsing and email!  You get alll that and more  with the SDR-1000,
AFAIK.

73 Martin AA6E

On 1/25/06, Mike Cheponis <mac at wireless.com> wrote:
>
> Well, I'm not quite so sure; I think there is a failure mode in these
> "super-twist" panels where the crystals can assume rotation in a semi- if
> not permanent way.  But I'm not a display expert.
>
> Perhaps TT could contact the vendor of the panel and check?
>
> ALSO, I find it astonishing in a rig this stunning that the the User's
> Manual is not built-in, for instant recall to the screen.  Sure, I've read
> the manual and understand how to use most things, but things that I use
> infrequently, it sure would be helpful seeing how to do it in Text,
> Pictures, and Sound - that is, a little AV presentation of each feature
> would be very nice.
> (Memory is cheap these days, so I don't see that as a problem.)
>
> Thanks -Mike K3MC
>
>
>
> On Sun, 22 Jan 2006, Roy Koeppe wrote:
>
> > Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:14:16 -0600
> > From: Roy Koeppe <royanjoy at ncn.net>
> > To: Orion at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [Orion] Screen Saver
> >
> > "Hi,
> >
> > Is there a "screen saver" function for the O2?  I leave mine on for long
> > periods of time, and I don't want the main screen to burn into the LCD.
> >
> > Or am I needlessly worrying?"
> >
> > Thanks -Mike K3MC
> >
> > Mike,
> >
> > Everything I've heard about LCD panels is that they don't burn and don't
> > 'wear out'. How about the rear illumination lamp's life though?
> >
> > 73,    Roy     K6XK          Iowa
> >
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