Backlight Adjustments and Night Mode

If your fish finder screen appears dim, dark, black or blank, check the Backlight and Night Mode settings. These settings control screen brightness and differ depending on your fish finder model and software version.

 

A Series, X Series and APEX, XPLORE and SOLIX G3

Software Version 5.060 and Later

Use the Power menu to adjust screen brightness or turn Night Mode on or off.

To adjust the backlight:

1. Power on the fish finder.
2. Press the POWER key once to open the Power Xpress Menu.
3. Use the + or – controls at the bottom of the menu to adjust the backlight brightness.

Turn Night Mode On or Off

1. From the Power Xpress Menu, select the Gear icon to open Power Settings.
2. Set Night Mode to Auto or On as needed.

Tip: If the screen appears unusually dark, check the backlight level and Night Mode setting before troubleshooting the display further.

APEX and SOLIX

Use the General Settings menu to adjust the backlight level and Night Mode settings.

Software Version 4.210 and Earlier

To adjust the backlight:

1. From the Home screen, select Settings.
2. Select General.
3. Find Backlight.
4. Adjust the brightness from level 1 to 10.

Night Mode

• Set Night Mode to On to automatically change the backlight to level 1.
• Set Night Mode to Off to automatically return the backlight to level 10.

Note: If your SOLIX or APEX screen appears extremely dim, verify that Night Mode has not reduced the backlight to level 1.

HELIX

Use the X-Press™ Menu to adjust screen brightness and turn Night Mode on or off.

To adjust the backlight:

1. Press the POWER key to open the X-Press Menu.
2. Press the DOWN cursor once to highlight Light.
3. Press the LEFT cursor to decrease brightness or the RIGHT cursor to increase brightness.

Night Mode

1. From the X-Press Menu, press the DOWN cursor twice to highlight Night Mode.
2. Press the RIGHT cursor to turn Night Mode On.
3. Press the LEFT cursor to turn Night Mode Off.

When Night Mode is:

• On: The backlight automatically adjusts to level 6.
• Off: The backlight automatically returns to level 10.

Screen Still Dark or Blank?

If the fish finder is powered on but the display appears black, blank or unusually dim, first increase the backlight and verify the Night Mode setting using the instructions for your model.

If changing these settings restores the display, the screen brightness settings were contributing to the visibility issue.