HOW TO SET BACKLIGHT ON HP310/314

This procedure set correctly the backlight timeout on Ipaq 310/314.

From Windows CE desktop, Start -> Settings -> Control Panel:

• Open "Backlight Control" and set High backlight (max)
• You don't need to change timeouts in the two upper boxes,
• because those values are controlled by "Display Properties".
• Exit "Backlight Control".

• Open "Power Properties".
• Powerscheme: AC Power
• set to "Never" all controls.
• Exit "Power Properties".

• Open "Display Properties"
• Select "Backlight" tag
• Select "Automatically turn off backlight while on external power", and
• set it to 30 minutes, then exit with Ok.

• Open again "Display Properties"
• Select "Backlight" tag
• DESELECT "Automatically turn off backlight while on external power".
• Exit with Ok.

• Open "Backlight control" again, you will see that "AC power and device is idle for"
• box is now EMPTY, correctly. Don't do anything . Press Ok.

There will be no more timeout in Backlight now.

Please note that LK8000 has automatic backlight management, sound management and icon support on desktop for the HP310 family.