Turning power on and off, About the el backlight – Casio SF-7100SY User Manual
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■ Turning Power On and Off
Press ON/OFF to turn power on and off.
Important!
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If nothing appears on the display after you load batteries for the first time, press
the RESET button.
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If nothing appears after you press the RESET button, it means that no power is
being supplied from the main batteries. Replace the main batteries with new ones
(page 15).
■ About the EL backlight
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This unit is equipped with an EL backlight that allows easy viewing of display
contents in a theater, or anywhere else where lighting is dim.
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Note, however, that frequent or extended use of the EL backlight shortens
battery life.
The following shows how backlight use affects battery life under controlled test
conditions*.
* Test Conditions
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“Battery Life” is the number of hours before battery failure when the unit is left on
with 5 minutes of a processing operation and 55 minutes of continuous display
only (no processing operation) per hour, plus the backlight operation described
below.
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“Backlight Operation” is the number of minutes the backlight is turned on per hour
during the display only (no processing operation) period.
Backlight Operation
Battery Life
3 minutes per hour
Approximately 120 hours
15 minutes per hour
Approximately 80 hours