Does the backlight stay on or do you have to press a button each time?
773495
I forgot how I set it up or whether it needed to be set up, but the backlight now comes on whenever I start the car and it stays on. I do not need to press any button.
773496
The light comes on whenever the cig. lighter is plugged in. I took the plug apart - reused the resistors & wired it directly into the dash lights. Now the light only comes on with the dash lights. Now the wife wants one for her car also (wired the same way).
1616094
The backlight goes off by itself after about 10 seconds. You push the button to turn it back on.
451412
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.
1020391
I realize this answer is very late, but in case anyone else has this problem - there's a button to turn the backlight on and off, it is off by default. If it doesn't have that button I would suggest returning it directly to Amazon and ordering a new one.
1168990
There are 3-4 different backlighting modes...one of which is completely turned off. No issues entering bios after installation. Had this keyboard for about 6 months and I love it. The only thing that's missing is volume control, but can manage without that.
1530925
Yes, it has a small switch to allow the light to remain on without keeping the button pressed.
1735573
There's two buttons. The larger button is for the 3 light settings and the smaller button for the strobe. If you hold down the strobe button for more than three seconds it will stay on until you press the strobe or larger button again. Hope that helped!
2112247
Yes - The backlight can be set to be on all the time. I own two of these and I like them. I recommend you get the alert strobe light as well.
1915167
it has a light button on the left side that when pressed stays on for 5-10 sec.
2241041
It stays on unless you turn the button off. Hope that answers your question.
904397
The backlight has a green tint to it. Backlight only comes on when a button is pressed.
1509629
Nope; just solid; on or off. Press button to turn on; press again to turn off. It's a surprisingly bright light, given its size.
1067424
You can turn it off using the FN key and the dim backlight option until it's off.
1652575
If you press the button and release it, the light stays on for about 3-4 seconds. If you press the button and hold it down, the light will stay on for as long as you hold it down. Then when you release it, it will remain on for 3-4 seconds before turning off. Hope this helps.
2006964
Hi Toby, no, the switch is either on or off. If you slowly press the button, it latches before the LED comes on.
1616739
No. When a button is pressed, the light stays on for 5 seconds then goes dark.
341707
Yes! It has a backlight button that allows you to change the lighting or turn it completely off.