stop the clock on 6230?

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How do I stop the clock "screensaver" from appearing? I would rather be able
to see the signal strength and battery life. Looked thru all the menus but
maybe its not possible?

Chaz

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>
> Don't think it's possible. Phone is attempting to save battery life by
> turning off colour display.
> ChrisM
>

Maximum is 60 minutes

Menu 4-3-4
Settings, Display, Screensaver timeout

-mark

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"ƧØÞ" <no.spam@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 20:57:36 +1000, "Mark" <nukeleer#internode.on.net>
> wrote:
>
> >Maximum is 60 minutes
> >
> >Menu 4-3-4
> >Settings, Display, Screensaver timeout
> >
> >-mark
>
> Is the wrong answer. That relates to the screen saver, which fills
> the display and therefore doesn't show what the OP wants to see
> (signal and battery indicators).
>
> The clock is there to reduce the battery drain from the colour screen
> and can't be turned off/removed.

One question from me - I understand that the clock screensaver cant be
turned off (and for battery reasons), but would there be a battery hit if
the colour screen switched off, but still showed signal/battery lifer
indicators (instead off showing the clock). Would it make any difference to
the battery if instead of the clock it showed these indicators (still with
colour screen / backlight off?

Cheers, JL

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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 23:31:43 +0800, Chris Blunt
<chris_blunt@despammed.com> wrote:


>What I find most annoying is that the screensaver kicks in even if you
>have unread SMS messages or missed calls waiting. With my 6100, the
>clock doesn't appear if an SMS or call has been received, so you're
>able to notice them immediately just by glancing at the screen.
>
>Chris

Yes, agreed. I've occasionally missed a text arriving and not noticed
that there is a small envelope icon that scrolls down with it, on the
right-hand side of the clock display. Not sure what happens when a
call is missed, as I haven't missed any yet, but it would be better if
the clock didn't cut in in these circumstances.

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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 10:12:58 +0000, Mike Curry wrote:

> How do I stop the clock "screensaver" from appearing? I would rather be able
> to see the signal strength and battery life. Looked thru all the menus but
> maybe its not possible?

You can't. A TFT colour-screen is quite a power thirsty item, and the
*minimal* black-and-white clock screensaver kicks in to save battery life.

If it had the screen showing a full colour image continously, the
battery would only last a couple of hours(if that).

If you want a phone with no 'clock' screensaver, then you'll have to get a
phone with a *black-and-white* screen.

--
Michael Turner
Email (ROT13)
zvxr.gheare1963@ivetva.arg

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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:30:18 +0100, ƧØÞ <no.spam@nowhere.net> wrote:

>On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 20:57:36 +1000, "Mark" <nukeleer#internode.on.net>
>wrote:
>
>>Maximum is 60 minutes
>>
>>Menu 4-3-4
>>Settings, Display, Screensaver timeout
>>
>>-mark
>
>Is the wrong answer. That relates to the screen saver, which fills
>the display and therefore doesn't show what the OP wants to see
>(signal and battery indicators).

I've taken a closer look at how this works, and it does seem he's
right.

If you have the screensaver turned off, the display is replaced with
the clock after just 2 minutes. However, if you select an image from
the galley to use as the screensaver you can then set the timeout to
be anything up to 60 minutes. During that 60 minutes, the signal and
battery bars are displayed, which is what the original poster was
asking for. OK, it only works up to a maximum of 60 minutes, but
that's better than the 2 minutes you get with the screensaver set to
off.

Chris

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I tried to bvy one of these models off of Ebay and the gvy selling them was
weird. Wanted me to Western Union him the money. Very odd if yov ask me. I
also got the price for $210 shipped which is very good, bvt if he's ovt to
jvst steal my money what good is that. I can't wait to vpgrade to this
model, bvt have a real hard time finding it arovnd here in the USA, NJ.
Also, I don't want to pay $500 for a phone that will be $100 in a few
months. Any svggestions?

"Mike Cvrry" <acpweb@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> How do I stop the clock "screensaver" from appearing? I wovld rather be
able
> to see the signal strength and battery life. Looked thrv all the menvs bvt
> maybe its not possible?
>
> Chaz
>
>