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02-07-2003, 11:27 PM
So my trusty iPAQ 3630 that has been my daily companion for two years has finally been traded for a nice shiny new Dell Axim X5 (400). I'm fairly familiar with Pocket PC FAQs in general, and I've been trying to stay abreast of Axim-related issues for the past month or two, but this problem is one that's genuinely stumped me.
My Axim's backlight clearly functions, by which I mean it works properly when it's cradled, and under certain circumstances I can get it to come on properly when it's not in the cradle. However, it does not come on when I press the Power button (or hardware buttons). No matter what Brightness setting it is at when I turn it off, the next time I turn the device on, the backlight is completely off.
At first I thought perhaps I was holding the Power button down too long, since I know this toggles the backlight on and off. However, as I experimented with the slightest of taps to turn the device on, the backlight still failed to come on. I can press and hold the Power button for about two-three seconds and toggle the backlight on, but a tap on the button to turn the device off apparently resets the backlight again, because when I turn the device on, still no backlight.
The weird thing is that the Brightness settings show correctly even though the backlight is not on. And, if I move the Brightness slider either direction, the backlight immediately turns on at that setting. But no matter what I do, the backlight itself still fails to turn on when I press the Power button.
Any ideas from fellow Axim users? I'm really hoping this is not by design…
Thanks!
My Axim's backlight clearly functions, by which I mean it works properly when it's cradled, and under certain circumstances I can get it to come on properly when it's not in the cradle. However, it does not come on when I press the Power button (or hardware buttons). No matter what Brightness setting it is at when I turn it off, the next time I turn the device on, the backlight is completely off.
At first I thought perhaps I was holding the Power button down too long, since I know this toggles the backlight on and off. However, as I experimented with the slightest of taps to turn the device on, the backlight still failed to come on. I can press and hold the Power button for about two-three seconds and toggle the backlight on, but a tap on the button to turn the device off apparently resets the backlight again, because when I turn the device on, still no backlight.
The weird thing is that the Brightness settings show correctly even though the backlight is not on. And, if I move the Brightness slider either direction, the backlight immediately turns on at that setting. But no matter what I do, the backlight itself still fails to turn on when I press the Power button.
Any ideas from fellow Axim users? I'm really hoping this is not by design…
Thanks!