6680 - How to stop the backlight from turning off?

Hi all,

Does anyone know how to prevent the screen backlight from being turned
off on a 6680?

In the settings menu you only have the option to choose a time between 5
and 60 secs ... but I'd like to be able to prevent it turning off.

Any ideas?

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Regards

Steve G

"SteveG" <_@_._> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone know how to prevent the screen backlight from being turned off
> on a 6680?
>
> In the settings menu you only have the option to choose a time between 5
> and 60 secs ... but I'd like to be able to prevent it turning off.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Steve G

Can you first promise that you don't then complain about poor battery
performance, and why you want to have lights on permanently (not just longer
than 60 seconds)?

Me wrote:
> "SteveG" <_@_._> wrote in message
> news:_mdoh.27186$k74.4517@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Does anyone know how to prevent the screen backlight from being turned off
>> on a 6680?
>>
>> In the settings menu you only have the option to choose a time between 5
>> and 60 secs ... but I'd like to be able to prevent it turning off.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>>
>> Steve G
>
> Can you first promise that you don't then complain about poor battery
> performance, and why you want to have lights on permanently (not just longer
> than 60 seconds)?
>
>
Okay, I promise not to complain about poor battery performance ... 'cos
it will be in the hands free getting topped up.

Why do I want this? A couple of reasons (one of which I will keep a
dark, closely guarded secret) but I have a really nice screen saver
which I can't enjoy because the screen goes dark. Not that I spend time
watching it when I'm driving and therefore concentrating on the road;
but I do spend time parked up too.

Now can you tell me the secret? :-))

--
Regards

Steve G

"SteveG" <_@_._> schreef in bericht
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> Me wrote:
>> "SteveG" <_@_._> wrote in message
>> news:_mdoh.27186$k74.4517@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how to prevent the screen backlight from being turned off
>>> on a 6680?
>>>
>>> In the settings menu you only have the option to choose a time between 5
>>> and 60 secs ... but I'd like to be able to prevent it turning off.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Steve G
>>
>> Can you first promise that you don't then complain about poor battery
>> performance, and why you want to have lights on permanently (not just
>> longer than 60 seconds)?
> Okay, I promise not to complain about poor battery performance ... 'cos it
> will be in the hands free getting topped up.
>
> Why do I want this? A couple of reasons (one of which I will keep a dark,
> closely guarded secret) but I have a really nice screen saver which I can't
> enjoy because the screen goes dark. Not that I spend time watching it when
> I'm driving and therefore concentrating on the road; but I do spend time
> parked up too.
>
> Now can you tell me the secret? :-))
>

Look at:
http://www.handango.com/PlatformProd...85329&R=185329
Bestlock has the choice 'only at charging'.

"Klaas Ensing" <klaase01@home.nl> wrote in message
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>
> "SteveG" <_@_._> schreef in bericht
> news:ghyoh.27739$k74.23123@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>> Me wrote:
>>> "SteveG" <_@_._> wrote in message
>>> news:_mdoh.27186$k74.4517@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know how to prevent the screen backlight from being turned
>>>> off on a 6680?
>>>>
>>>> In the settings menu you only have the option to choose a time between
>>>> 5 and 60 secs ... but I'd like to be able to prevent it turning off.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Steve G
>>>
>>> Can you first promise that you don't then complain about poor battery
>>> performance, and why you want to have lights on permanently (not just
>>> longer than 60 seconds)?
>> Okay, I promise not to complain about poor battery performance ... 'cos
>> it will be in the hands free getting topped up.
>>
>> Why do I want this? A couple of reasons (one of which I will keep a dark,
>> closely guarded secret) but I have a really nice screen saver which I
>> can't enjoy because the screen goes dark. Not that I spend time watching
>> it when I'm driving and therefore concentrating on the road; but I do
>> spend time parked up too.
>>
>> Now can you tell me the secret? :-))
>>
>
> Look at:
> http://www.handango.com/PlatformProd...85329&R=185329
> Bestlock has the choice 'only at charging'.
>
Thanks Klaas, I would only have been able to point to "some external
applications". Steve, I agree your use scenario being valid, a pity you
cannot set this on a S60 device, it used to be possible on the more simple
(?) phones.

"Me" <no@net.org> schreef in bericht
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> "Klaas Ensing" <klaase01@home.nl> wrote in message
> news:enuh3p$2e7$1@news3.zwoll1.ov.home.nl...
>>
>> "SteveG" <_@_._> schreef in bericht
>> news:ghyoh.27739$k74.23123@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>> Me wrote:
>>>> "SteveG" <_@_._> wrote in message
>>>> news:_mdoh.27186$k74.4517@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know how to prevent the screen backlight from being turned
>>>>> off on a 6680?
>>>>>
>>>>> In the settings menu you only have the option to choose a time between 5
>>>>> and 60 secs ... but I'd like to be able to prevent it turning off.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve G
>>>>
>>>> Can you first promise that you don't then complain about poor battery
>>>> performance, and why you want to have lights on permanently (not just
>>>> longer than 60 seconds)?
>>> Okay, I promise not to complain about poor battery performance ... 'cos it
>>> will be in the hands free getting topped up.
>>>
>>> Why do I want this? A couple of reasons (one of which I will keep a dark,
>>> closely guarded secret) but I have a really nice screen saver which I
>>> can't enjoy because the screen goes dark. Not that I spend time watching
>>> it when I'm driving and therefore concentrating on the road; but I do
>>> spend time parked up too.
>>>
>>> Now can you tell me the secret? :-))
>>>
>>
>> Look at:
>> http://www.handango.com/PlatformProd...85329&R=185329
>> Bestlock has the choice 'only at charging'.
>>
> Thanks Klaas, I would only have been able to point to "some external
> applications". Steve, I agree your use scenario being valid, a pity you
> cannot set this on a S60 device, it used to be possible on the more simple
> (?) phones.
For the 6680 (S60) are more solutions, like S60SpotOn (freeware)
http://www.outbank.de/index.php?id=29 (German + English (scroll down in the
page))

FExplorer is also freeware with a function 'Turn light on'.
http://www.gosymbian.com/fexplorer_new.php

Klaas Ensing wrote:
> "Me" <no@net.org> schreef in bericht
> news:N2Ioh.46068$_k2.846561@news2.nokia.com...
>> "Klaas Ensing" <klaase01@home.nl> wrote in message
>> news:enuh3p$2e7$1@news3.zwoll1.ov.home.nl...
>>> "SteveG" <_@_._> schreef in bericht
>>> news:ghyoh.27739$k74.23123@text.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
>>>> Me wrote:
>>>>> "SteveG" <_@_._> wrote in message
>>>>> news:_mdoh.27186$k74.4517@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone know how to prevent the screen backlight from being turned
>>>>>> off on a 6680?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In the settings menu you only have the option to choose a time between 5
>>>>>> and 60 secs ... but I'd like to be able to prevent it turning off.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Steve G
>>>>> Can you first promise that you don't then complain about poor battery
>>>>> performance, and why you want to have lights on permanently (not just
>>>>> longer than 60 seconds)?
>>>> Okay, I promise not to complain about poor battery performance ... 'cos it
>>>> will be in the hands free getting topped up.
>>>>
>>>> Why do I want this? A couple of reasons (one of which I will keep a dark,
>>>> closely guarded secret) but I have a really nice screen saver which I
>>>> can't enjoy because the screen goes dark. Not that I spend time watching
>>>> it when I'm driving and therefore concentrating on the road; but I do
>>>> spend time parked up too.
>>>>
>>>> Now can you tell me the secret? :-))
>>>>
>>> Look at:
>>> http://www.handango.com/PlatformProd...85329&R=185329
>>> Bestlock has the choice 'only at charging'.
>>>
>> Thanks Klaas, I would only have been able to point to "some external
>> applications". Steve, I agree your use scenario being valid, a pity you
>> cannot set this on a S60 device, it used to be possible on the more simple
>> (?) phones.
> For the 6680 (S60) are more solutions, like S60SpotOn (freeware)
> http://www.outbank.de/index.php?id=29 (German + English (scroll down in the
> page))
>
> FExplorer is also freeware with a function 'Turn light on'.
> http://www.gosymbian.com/fexplorer_new.php
>
>
Klaas,

Many thanks for your suggestions in this and other posts. I think I have
what I need now :-)

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Regards

Steve G