New Harmony owner question

[UCLAman]

Just purchased my father a Harmony 659 remote (Father's Day). My question is - Does the LCD ever turn off? After I use it, the Harmony name/logo remain on the remote - is this normal? Does it drain the batteries faster?? Should I be concerned - Help!

Thanks

[Sim reality]

My 510 does turn off, but only if left for a few hours and there is a shock sensor to turn it back on if you pick it up.

That said... As long as the backlight turns off, LCD screens don't suck up that much electicity (think pocket calculator).

[stantheman2]

I have had the 659 for over a year - great remote. The LCD DOES stay on all the time. However, that doesn't seem to affect battery life - I've only replaced the batteries twice so far.

I understand that earlier 659s had a battery life issue, but a firmware update fixed it. The first time you logged on to the Harmony site with the remote connected via USB, the latest firmware version should have been downloaded automatically to your remote, so no worries re battery life.