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title: How to change the brightness
description: "** **1. Open your web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Edge) 2. In the address bar, type the IP address followed by:5000 e.g., 192.168.1.194:5000, and press enter. If you don't know your IP you can find it with this [tutorial…"
url: "https://pilotmap.co/help/how-to-change-the-brightness/"
updated: "2024-07-25"
category: Customization
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# How to change the brightness

** **1. Open your web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Edge)

2. In the address bar, type the IP address followed by:5000 e.g., 192.168.1.194:5000, and press enter.
If you don't know your IP you can find it with this [tutorial here](https://pilotmap.co/help/how-to-find-the-ip-address-of-your-pilotmap/).
![](https://pilotmap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-08-03_16-59-13.png)

3. Go to Settings->Editor
![](https://pilotmap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-08-03_17-12-42-800x356.png)

4. Go to Sectional Map Settings. You can change the brightness by changing the “High Brightness” value between 0 and 255.
![](https://pilotmap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-08-03_17-14-39-369x400.png)

5. Go to Settings-> Save Config File
![](https://pilotmap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-08-03_17-18-43-800x340.png)

6. Done. Wait a couple of minutes till the new config file is reloaded. If the brightness doesn’t change, unplug the map from the power source and plug it in again.