OpenGD77

Hi,

Sorry for opening a new thread for this, but providing a separate firmware for DM-1701 so the radio's body does not cover the top row of the display is still planned?
I think modifying only the channel screen would be enough like this: I think 8 pixel extra space at the top should be enough to see the header row, even if I see the display from slightly upwards.

I would not bother redesigning the menu structure, the top row only displays the 'Menu' text, so it's not a problem if it cannot be seen properly.

I was wondering the same thing. I know that even a small change like that in the firmware involves a lot of work.
If I could, I would open my radio and try to remove the sticker or paint arround the window, but I'm sure that it would be ruined in no time...

73s

BOA TARDE
Já tem alguma previsão de atualizações do DM-1701
Sobre o corte na tela superior as letras informações , e a respeito das cores que não batem com a palheta do cps
tks

As I see, nothing has changed on this topic. I even thought about a solution to mechanically move the display down. Usually, you look down at the screen and then the top bar is effectively covered, which is partly inconvenient and requires looking from the bottom, i.e. tilting the radio away from you.

Remove the plastic display cover and take away the black mask with some plastic polish.

I have two such radios and on one of them I did as in the description and it actually looks much better. This top bar on the screen can now be seen very clearly. Thank you for your help, the description was very useful.

SA0BUX wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 26, 2023 6:52 pm

Remove the plastic display cover and take away the black mask with some plastic polish.

Not in 1701, the plastic glass is integrated with a black frame. I support adding a few pixels to the code because many radios have a display "at the top"

SQ2TMC wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:58 pm

SA0BUX wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 26, 2023 6:52 pm

Remove the plastic display cover and take away the black mask with some plastic polish.

Not in 1701, the plastic glass is integrated with a black frame. I support adding a few pixels to the code because many radios have a display "at the top"

They must have changed that then, VK3KYY did the "operation" to his DM-1701 earlier.

viewtopic.php?f=25&t=2734#p22493

... same issue here with my DM1701 - clipping the screen would be very nice. hope it will be fixed in future releases!

73 OE1WWT

Now that the source code if available I could finally do it, the radio feels so much better to use.

Since the DM-1701 does not have GPS, and the GPS status does not needs to be displayed in the status bar, I could make all fields a little more spacious.

The DM-1701 has a very big display compared to the other radios, so the Channel display had plenty room even if I added 12 pixels at the top. I just had to rearrange some elements. I did not touched the menu and other pages, I think that can be skipped, but the channel screen was very important, now I think it's so much better.