[ICON A5] Maximum brightness of Garmin device is almost full black

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:white_check_mark: SIM INFORMATION

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  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 or 2024: 2024

  • Version Build Number (Where do I locate that?): 1.1.7.0

  • Game Platform (Steam, Xbox, MS Store): Steam

:white_check_mark: ISSUE DESCRIPTION

  1. Description of the issue:
    Maximum brightness of Garmin device in ICON A5 is almost full black

  2. If applicable, which aircraft is experiencing this issue:
    ICON A5

  3. Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?
    Yes

:white_check_mark: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you? (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)
Every time

:white_check_mark: REPRODUCTION STEPS

Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue.

  1. Go to free flight
  2. Start a flight at night
  3. Take a look at the Garmin device. Even if you set the max brightness, it’s still very dim.

:white_check_mark: YOUR SETTINGS

If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.

  1. What peripherals are you using, if relevant:
    Keyboard and mouse

  2. [PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
    No

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Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
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Having this same issue with several aircraft on Xbox

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Yes

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Issue is as OP describes.

Partial Specs & current settings:
Build: v1.1.10.0
No 3rd-Party or Community Addons (default installation)
Developer Mode is Off
Hardware: i7-12700K (No overclocking or undervolting), 32 GB 5200 MHz DDR5 CL40, Intel Arc 770 (16GB, v32.0.101.6299).
Graphics Tab: Full Screen; HDR: Off; Resolution: 3840 x 2160; AA: TAA; Render scaling: 70; AMD FidelityFX: 100; VSync: Off; FRL: N/A; Dynamic FRT: Off; TLOD: 400; OST Pre-Cache: Ultra; Disp. Map: On; Buildings: High; Trees, Plants, Rocks, Grass: Medium; OLD: 150; Clouds, Texture Res: Ultra; AF: 16x; TS: 2x2; Water: Medium; RayTracing: On; SM: 2048; TS: 1024; CS: High; WE, AO: Medium; CR: 256; RR: Medium; LS: Ultra; DoF, MB: Off, GCRR: High; CQ: Ultra; TAQ, AT, RT, ST: High.
MSFS Version: MS-Store, Premium Deluxe

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Icon A5 Garmin
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1 Like
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Same issue with the Icon…screen was very dim and I couldn’t figure out how to fix that.

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• Same Issue for me in the DC-3

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Same here, is it some kind of auto brightness feature as it’s readable in broad daylight but as it gets dark, the display gets dimmer and dimmer until black.

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Such low hanging fruit, disappointed this wasn’t fixed in the patch that just dropped.

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Do you have the same issue if you follow the OP’s steps to reproduce it?
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• Error still reproducable in 2024 1.2.7.0

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