Hi,
When i first setup my Exec using personal mode, the answer and hangup buttons on the hinge woudl illuminate when a call came in (when the unit is closed like a laptop). Now i am using it in corporate mode, the LED's don't illuminate. They only illuminate when the screen is rotated into PDA mode.
I am assuming this is a reg hack. Does anybody know what it is? or has anybody else got this problem?
Cheers
Paul
They don't illuminate when the device is closed, only when you have the screen open or facing outwards.
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They don't illuminate when the device is closed, only when you have the screen open or facing outwards.
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And very annoying it is too - especially when both buttons look so similar when not illuminated. This must be hackable?
This has got to be one of the most annoying features of the exec.
Also i have found that if the device is closed, MSVC does not recognise anything you say when activated via BT.
I have never really played with the device in personal mode as the GUI is bollox so cannot comment on if the buttons light up or not when the device is closed. But what i do know is that when it is closed the screen is switched off as if the device is in standby mode, maybe this has something to do with it.
I try to memorize the position of the green button in relation to how I always hold the phone and feel for it like a Braille board. So far I get it 75% of the time.
is anybody using the 'Personal' install on their exec? can they confirm if the LED's are illuminated or not when the phone rings when it is closed?
Cheers
Paul
Someone who's actually opened the Universal may be able to confirm this, but I suspect that the answer/hang up buttons on the hinge don't actually have LED's. I believe that they simply use the light from the screen's backlight to illuminate. As near as I can tell, they're only on when the screen backlight is on.
If that is the case, then there probably won't be a way to get them to illuminate when the case is closed, unless someone can figure out how to get the backlight to stay on when the case is closed (which would also be a big battery waster)
Brett
Yup, i can confirm this. I've just removed the cover on the top of the hinge. There is one wrapped cable coming out of the base at the right hand side. This then splits off, the main part goes up into the pivot hole, and a thinner wrapped wire brakes away from this and attaches to a small pcb which has the buttons and the LED's mounted on it.
Yes, the buttons are only illuminated when the backlight is on, but the brightness of the buttons remains constant even when the backlight brightness is turned down.
Cheers
Paul
As far as I see it, even if the backlight has to come on that wouldn't be a problem - after all, the phone is waking up in order to ring. I also often open up the screen slightly to see who's calling, then close it and press the answer button - therefore switching on the backlight initially would actually save time!
Maybe somebody knows of a "wake-on-ring" hack :lol:
I've just noticed it with my new Qtek 9000 and I was very worried, because I thought my device is broken.
But now I know this is "normal", but it's very annoying :?
I wish I had this problem! .. since yesterday my JJ seems to have those lights permanently on even when I switch the device off
Guys, I've made a program that will keep the hinge leds on all the time.
Actually this is an accidental discovery for a program I'm working on for this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=37201&highlight=
Those guys want to be able to use the keys and phone functions with the lid closed.
I'll post more in that thread, but basically closing the lid puts the hardware keys in a special state such that they are not responsive at all until the device is woken internally (eg by an incoming phone call). Actually, can someone confirm that the hinge keys work when a call comes in but the lid is closed. I presume they must, since they don't do anything else!
So, the hinge lights are on when the screen is on. But the screen is switched off when the lid reaches about 10 degrees to closing. But the hinge lights can be kept on nevertheless
Grem: are you using TCPMP or a similar program to play music etc in the background? Anything that tries to keep the phone "on" when the lid is closed will keep the hinge lights on.
V
Hi vijay555
I've actually just done a complete cold re-boot and reflashed to the original i-mate factory ROM to see if that would help, then came here in search of anyone having a similar issue.
It started yesterday, i suspect I've had an internal meltdown somewhere, plugged it into sync, noticed a few minutes later it had randomly done a warm reset and appeared stuck on the blue i-mate screen, picked it up and the sucker was hotter than an AMD without a heatsink! I suspect it's warranty time for this unit
Grem, that's worrying. What were you doing at the time? What brand/operator etc is the phone? It might be worth posting batch numbers or whatever for people that have this kind of problem so we can identify if some are worse then others.
V
It's an i-mate straight from the wholesaler no particular operator. Had it a couple of months, have seen other reports on the forum here which sound perhaps similar in that they've overheated.
Hi there,
I am looking for solutions (probably registry hacks) for two problems regarding the light of the titan.
1. Does anyone know a solution to extend the lightening time for the front keys? I have always the problem that I cannot clearly find the red phone key when finishing a phone call.
2. A more general problem: When I use my titan in an active car holder, the keyboard stops to lighten after 30 seconds. Is there a possibility to keep the light of the keyboard, when the titan is connected to an active car holder?
Unfortunately HTC is not very helpful, stating that these are desired actions in order to save battery energy (also using it in an active car holder!)
Thanks for your help, me_phi
me_phisto said:
Hi there,
I am looking for solutions (probably registry hacks) for two problems regarding the light of the titan.
1. Does anyone know a solution to extend the lightening time for the front keys? I have always the problem that I cannot clearly find the red phone key when finishing a phone call.
2. A more general problem: When I use my titan in an active car holder, the keyboard stops to lighten after 30 seconds. Is there a possibility to keep the light of the keyboard, when the titan is connected to an active car holder?
Unfortunately HTC is not very helpful, stating that these are desired actions in order to save battery energy (also using it in an active car holder!)
Thanks for your help, me_phi
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settings > backlight > set the respective timeout higher. it will keep the keys on too.
Hi guru's... I have an HTC Touch that I have had for ages and still like (I want a 3G version of this phone, HTC) but I cracked the screen on the weekend and it's now all white, so can't see anything on it.
Until I look at getting it repaired or replaced, can anyone think of a way to turn Bluetooth on so that I can still use it in the car? I turn it off before I go away to save power. I have the CPU overclocker installed that has a little BT icon in the bottom right corner to let you turn it off and on, but I can't seem to jag the right position blind.
Anything I can do via my PC? Phone works perfectly otherwise...
Umm, just had a thought, anything via remote registry?
Simon....
No-one got any ideas? At $150-$200 to repair, I think I'll hang on to it for a while and see what new stuff comes out over the next few months...
Try something like MyMobilier or SOTI Pocket Controller...
Cero92, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou... MyMobile did the job perfectly.
I have been searching the threads, tweaks and tips and i have not found the answer so please forgive me if this is obvious! There are times when I have a bluetooth headset and I would like to turn off the screen while on a phone call without having to hold phone to head or cover the sensor. does anyone know how to accomplish this?
TouchInCall should help you out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=488991
Also you can always flip over the phone
Great! Thx
Weird issue here and I need help! And I think I may have somehow did this with settings but I've been through all the settings and can't find anything. Thinking of doing a reset tomorrow, but im scared to do that. If it doesn't fix the issue I may lose my mind.
Background:
I have had my OL-6666F about a week. After wiring it up in the car (a 2012 Sonata) the first few days were great everything was perfect. I didn't have a lot of time to mess with it beyond soldering everything up with a wiring harness. Thurs/Fri I had more time and played around with adding more apps, playing around with settings, and setting up the steering wheel controls. This is when the problem started.
Issue:
Any time my car is at a FULL stop the headunit screen goes blank. It's not off, it is on as I can see light but the screen is blank, all keys on the HU stop working, as well as the steering wheel controls. However, if I had the radio or iheartradio, or nav going... the sound will reduce but continue to play. I can't control the volume at all. The very second the car begins to move forward or backwards, the screen pops back to where ever it was. I even tried it with youtube today. Youtube would pause the video/sound instead of continue playing like the other apps. Soon as the app came back, I pressed play and it resumed like nothing happened. I've tried creeping forward, I've tried using neutral, and I've tried reverse. I've tried sitting with my foot off the brake and the car in neutral. Nothing happens until the car begins to move then bang its perfect again. Also today I turned the screen off by pressing the display knob which clearly turns the screen completely off. When I stopped the screen changed to the blank but on screen. When I began moving the screen went back to where it was before I turned off the display.
WTH could cause this? I cant think of any settings I changed which have anything to do with being stopped. How does it even know I am stopped!? GPS? I did not connect the "brake" wire to anything. It is covered in electrical tape.
I can take a video of this if needed. It happens every time I stop without fail.
Do you have a canbus harness adapter? Did you accidentally connect the reverse input on the radio to a parking brake/zero speed wire of the canbus adapter?
I do not have a canbus harness. I used a Scosche Radio Wiring Harness (021HY12B).
After yanking it back out a few minutes ago this is exactly what I did. I mapped the pink reverse wire from radio to the also pink "speed signal from vehicle" in the Scosche harness. WOW. I'm glad you replied cause it made me question myself. Works perfect now.
I'm going to be shaking my head at myself for a while.