[NTLK] OMP Display Problem- Very very dim

[Michael Rankin]

William,

Let's approach this step by step. First, I would suggest putting brand new batteries in place. If the problem let us know if the problem still exists.
Do you have everything backed up? 

Best regards,

Mike


On Oct 14, 2012, at 9:06 PM, William Maloney wrote:

> I've had some more or less dead one's in the battery holder for about
> a week. Its just running next to my bed off the AC adapter. Not so
> sure about the backup. Would you suggest trying to power it off of new
> AAAs?
> 
> It may also help to mention: I did take the thing apart a few months
> back to take care of the power switch problem. The ZIF connection
> didn't cause a problem at the time.
> 
> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 11:54 PM, Michael Rankin <mcrsnap at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> William,
>> 
>> I trust that your battery levels are fine?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Mike
>> On Oct 14, 2012, at 8:51 PM, William Maloney wrote:
>> 
>>> My MP100/Vintage Alarm clock has some weird screen problem. It
>>> suddenly went very very dim. When I put it to sleep and turned it back
>>> on, the Newton Logo was bright and readable. Thinking it was a
>>> software problem, I rebooted the system and now can hardly read
>>> anything. Any ideas? Already tried to the contrast slider- it does no
>>> good.
>>> 
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