does the back light stay on to see the time at night or do you have to get up and push a button to se the time
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The clock is on all of the time - in fact it's bright and I wish there were a dimmer.dph
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The clock is on all of the time - in fact it's bright and I wish there were a dimmer. dph
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Sorry for the late reply. The purchase was a gift, but I can ask the recipient if you still need this answer.
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There is no back light. The display is made of LED (bar & other shape) segments which are always lit.
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Bruce, the clock button needs to be held down, then you can roll time with the arrow buttons. If you are not using the clock time to activate the lights its not worth messing with the time. I prefer the setting that is "on at dusk" and auto-off after a set number of hours. This unit has been working flawlessly for me!
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The backlight stays on until you turn off the computer or you turn it off with the keyboard button. However, the lights are customisable with the included software, so all you would have to do is use a script to turn it off after some time. But it's probably just easier to push the button.
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The light comes on when the door is open. The light will stay on all night if you forget to close the door. It is on when the unit is running.
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The light has button access to 3 backlight levels AND off. There are also buttons that you can select either the frequency or the clock but both aren't on together. I usually have light off as I use it at night. hope this helps - I like it. Ron
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The back light stays on for only a few seconds. There is setting in the menu to control it a bit. The reading stays on for a long enough time until battery saving shuts the unit down. I have never had a problem with these issues. I does have a continuous measuring mode.
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You can leave it on but it doesn't read continuously. You have to press a button to get the current reading. Therefore, there is no point in leaving it on unless someone is going to press the button and check on it at intervals during the night.
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You have to hold the bottom (back light) button and the miscellaneous timer
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No you have to physically turn the light on and off. There are two settings. You can have a steady blue color or you can have it cycle through different colors. The only light is the clock is backlit but it's so low you don't even notice it.
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Yes, the reading stays on and is blue back light for easy viewing. It has 30 second auto off to save the battery. Used it this am.Bill in NY
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You can set it either way; to stay constantly lit, or to come on only once you have pushed a button on the screen. I have found that it is very bright, so I changed the package setting so that it would go off at night.
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This one has an on off and auto switch. It doesn't have a specific day/night function.
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I looked up the manual and if you set to 0, it is ON all the time. If it is set to A, on at dusk and off at dawn. If it is set to any number, it will stay on for that many hours after dusk. You scroll through these settings using the up/down arrows.
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you can turn the backlight off or it or have it on all the time. if off, it will come on with alerts
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stays on about a minute unless there is motion but it stays on all the time like dusk and dawn light exept it gets brighter when there is motion
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No. I need good light to see the display when setting it. Minor inconvenience in my opinion. I have 4 of them and have to set them all for time changes and seasonal adjustments. I keep the manual (a scanned copy if the in-box instructions) on my computer for reference.
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Yes, you can get it to display the time constantly simply by holding in the "Menu" button (top row, far right button) from any screen.Yes, you can actually use it as a type of clock radio, by having it play music at a set time.The screen backlight is adjustable for duration, but only up to 30 seconds maximum.I don't see why you would want it to stay on constantly, though, because I'm pretty sure that you'd deplete the battery completely over a normal eight hour night's sleep, making the alarm function unusable.You can get the screen backlight to come on simply by touching and quickly releasing any button if you need to see the time, though. Yes, you can get it to display the time constantly simply by holding in the "Menu" button (top row, far right button) from any screen.Yes, you can actually use it as a type of clock radio, by having it play music at a set time.The screen backlight is adjustable for duration, but only up to 30 seconds maximum.I don't see why you would want it to stay on constantly, though, because I'm pretty sure that you'd deplete the battery completely over a normal eight hour night's sleep, making the alarm function unusable.You can get the screen backlight to come on... » Read More Yes, you can get it to display the time constantly simply by holding in the "Menu" button (top row, far right button) from any screen.Yes, you can actually use it as a type of clock radio, by having it play music at a set time.The screen backlight is adjustable for duration, but only up to 30 seconds maximum.I don't see why you would want it to stay on constantly, though, because I'm pretty sure that you'd deplete the battery completely over a normal eight hour night's sleep, making the alarm function unusable.You can get the screen backlight to come on simply by touching and quickly releasing any button if you need to see the time, though. « Show Less