LCD contrast problems

cartj · Post by **cartj** » Sun 18 Feb, 2007 9:31 pm

I have a new 84+se and the lcd is contrast is messing up. At first the contrast was to low and had to be turned all the way to 8 to be normal. Then in the middle of playing tvf it got much dimmer and I turned the contrast all the way up and it is still to dim. Is there a way to fix this or is the calc just screwed up?

Delnar_Ersike · Post by **Delnar_Ersike** » Sun 18 Feb, 2007 10:44 pm

My friend once had a similar problem, only with a normal TI-83. I think he did something with the batteries that fixed the problem.

cartj · Post by **cartj** » Sun 18 Feb, 2007 11:11 pm

I have tried replacing the batteries with a brand new set. Every now and then it will get better for a few minutes but I still have to adjust the contrast to 8 or seven for it to appear like 5.

crzyrbl · Post by **crzyrbl** » Mon 19 Feb, 2007 3:23 am

wasnt there some sort of patch for SE/84+ calcs made for games?

Post by **tr1p1ea** » Mon 19 Feb, 2007 3:35 am

You might be talking about Jim e's LCDFix, but that doesnt have anything to do with contrast.

Have you tried re-installing your OS?

cartj · Post by **cartj** » Mon 19 Feb, 2007 3:52 am

I tried upgrading from 2.21 to 2.41 but it didn't do anything.

Post by **tr1p1ea** » Mon 19 Feb, 2007 6:51 am

Strange, it is possible that there is a problem with your calc. You could try emailing ticares@ti.com to see what they think?

cartj · Post by **cartj** » Wed 21 Feb, 2007 10:36 pm

I will definitely try that. I bought it of of ebay though so the warranty is'nt any good. (My old one was stollen and I didn't want to pay $115 dollars for another one. (I got this one for $56 dollars

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cartj · Post by **cartj** » Thu 22 Feb, 2007 10:31 pm

Guess what! The seller is sending another one for free. All the shipping is covered. I still don't know what was wrong with it though.