Casio fx-9860G Slim Manual De Usuario
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Using the Backlight
2 Using the Backlight
Your calculator is equipped with a backlight for easy reading, even in the dark. You can
conserve battery power by limiting backlight operation to only when you need it.
conserve battery power by limiting backlight operation to only when you need it.
u To turn on the backlight
• Press
](LIGHT) to turn on the backlight.
• Backlight duration
The backlight turns off automatically if you do not perform any key operation for a preset
amount of time (30 seconds or 10 seconds).
amount of time (30 seconds or 10 seconds).
• If you perform a key operation, the backlight duration will be extended for the applicable
preset amount of time (30 seconds or 10 seconds).
• See “To specify the backlight duration” (page 11-2-2) in the fx-9860G Series Software
User’s Guide for information about how to specify 30 seconds or 10 seconds as the
backlight duration time.
backlight duration time.
• Backlight and Battery Life
• Frequent use of the backlight will shorten battery life.
• The following are guidelines that show how battery life is affected by backlight use. It is
based on a new set of alkaline batteries at a temperature of 25°C.
Backlight Use
Approximate Battery Life
5 minutes calculation, 55 minutes display per hour;
no backlight use
no backlight use
140 hours
5 minutes calculation, 55 minutes display, 3 minutes
backlight operation per hour
backlight operation per hour
130 hours
5 minutes calculation, 55 minutes display, 15 minutes
backlight operation per hour
backlight operation per hour
100 hours
5 minutes calculation, 55 minutes display per hour;
continuous backlight use
continuous backlight use
50 hours