Stock stereo backlight question

[ElDiablo]

I downgraded my 08 stereo to a 07 6 disk changer and i was wondering if this was normal. When light hits the screen you can see all the black lcd images.Is this the same head unit that is normal in all the versa's or is this a bad unit and i just have to put up with it. Also i notice that the light at night isnt very bright. Adjusting the level in the dash is about 30% lower then everything else. Is there some way i can fix that as well?

[rwanttaja]

Offhand, it looks like the contrast for the LCD screen is set too high. I looked through the manual to see if there's an adjustment but didn't find anything. You might fiddle with the radio menus and see if such a setting comes up....

Ron

[ElDiablo]

Thanks for checking that out for me, im going to get the windows tinted today, so hopefully that will help.

[Urq]

I do not have that problem with mine on my 07.And how is a 08 Versa S Stereo a downgrade from a Versa SL??????

[DAVPX]

I'm almost certain that the contrast can be adjusted. I'll find out for sure and let you know.

[ElDiablo]

That would be greatly appreciated.

As for the downgrade statement, I just meant that i was taking my brand new one out and putting a used one in.

So you are rite, its a step up in features for sure.

[rwanttaja]

I downgraded my 08 stereo to a 07 6 disk changer and i was wondering if this was normal. When light hits the screen you can see all the black lcd images.

Y'know, I was driving today and at one point, sunlight hit the LCD screen, and it looked *just* like your picture. So I think what you got is normal, if the ambient light level is high.

My apologies for not noticing this before, but I live in Seattle. :-)

Ron

[ElDiablo]

I guess i will learn to love it.

Another thing that crossed my mind that may have some kind of affect is if there was a set level that the radio's back light was set to when it was unplugged from the vehicle the radio originally came out of.

So i might set the light all the way up and unplug it. Then turn the brightness back down and replug it back in.

Just a crazy thought, but you never know. These things may be set to 0 at default.

Still, my blacks on the lcd even with the light set all the way up looks kind of washed out.

Wish you could find that setting for the contrast like you were talking about. I think that would still help.

[rwanttaja]

Y'know, I was driving today and at one point, sunlight hit the LCD screen, and it looked *just* like your picture. So I think what you got is normal, if the ambient light level is high.

Even stranger, later in the day, the sun was hitting it directly again, and it WASN'T showing the high-contrast background...it was perfectly readable.

In the high-contrast case, it was about noon and the sun was high and shining down through the front windshield. The second observation was in the evening, with the sun fairly low coming in through the passenger-side window.

It could be a difference in light intensity, but I'm wondering if we're seeing a polarization effect. The top surface on an LCD is polarized, and it may be reacting strange to light coming from different angles. Is the effect visible from the front passenger seat at the same time you see it in the driver's seat? Do you have window tinting, by any chance? In any case, the Versa itself may have a polarized windshield to start with.

You might see if any computer or office supply stores in your area sell polarizing or anti-glare films for computer monitors. Cut a little piece and set it over the display to see if it helps.

As a final thought, does the LCD backlight change in brightness as you rotate the Versa's panel-lighting knob? You might try cranking it from one end to the other to see if it makes a difference.

Ron

[fazer55t]

I do not have that problem with mine on my 07.And how is a 08 Versa S Stereo a downgrade from a Versa SL??????

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[zm911]

I was thinking of getting a 07 6 disk changer radio but i cant find one on sale anywhere. Do any of you know where i could get one and for how much?I leave half an hour away from Chicago,IL