phone rings and all. I'm able to answer it as well.

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ok get this i just had it happen again last night "night worker" and of course it happens when i need it the most! "murphy's law I think covers this" and low and behold what do i see in the neon glow? a faint shadow! so i tilt the thing and realize the backlights are turned down all the way.

so with a little finese im able to hit the pulldown menu, and select settings ect. ect. and without doing a soft reset was able to turn the lights back on