Epson V7 User Manual

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• User-defined function switches [F1] to [F7] do not work in the STOP mode.

• When the V7 series is in the RUN mode and the switch menu by the [SYSTEM] switch 

is not displayed, the function switches can be defined by the user.

• User-defined function switches should be set in the following dialogs of the V-SFT 

editor.

- Settings for each screen

[Edit] 

→ [Local Function Switch Setting] → [Function Switch Setting] dialog

- Setting for all screens

[System Setting] 

→ [Function Switch Setting] → [Function Switch Setting] dialog

*1 When a medium or dark brightness is set, the backlight service life may become shorter.

Functions

Contents

F1

Mode

Selects the operation mode between STOP 

↔ RUN.

F2
F3
F4

Contrast

Brightness

Item

Contrast Adjustment

Brightness Adjustment

Adjust the contrast.  Holding down 
the switch for one second or more 
changes the contract rapidly.

Adjusts the screen brightness in 
three levels.

Applicable 

models

V708C

V710T, V710iT, V710S, V710iS, 

V712S, V712T

Adjustment

F2

F3

F4

Dark

Medium

Pale

F2

    F3

*1

    F4

*1

1

Bright

2

Medium

3

Dark

F5

Backlight

Turn the backlight on and off.
Backlight control should be set on the V-SFT editor.
([System Setting] 

→

 

[Unit Setting] 

→

 

[Unit Setting] dialog, [Backlight] tab window)

Always ON

Auto 1/Auto 2

Manual/Manual 2

Ignored

• When the [F5] switch is pressed, 

the backlight goes off even before 
the setting OFF time is reached. 

• This is valid when the backlight 

control bit (bit 11) in the read area 
“n + 1” in the system memory is 
reset (OFF: 0).

• The [F5] switch turns the 

backlight on and off. 

• [Backlight Power ON Time 

Control] that determines the 
backlight status at power-up 
becomes valid.

When the power is turned on:

ON

→ Backlight ON

OFF

→ Backlight OFF

The backlight will be in the 
above status.