Thanks Hugo for your reply. I had taken the cover off my unit & observed that there was a ribbon cable running to the front panel, but didn't remove the front panel further. I guess I'm encouraged that there are separate components for the backlight. Since the unit is new, and used less than a few hours, I'm hoping that there is just a cold solder joint or perhaps the inverter chip has failed prematurely. It's in the front panel w/the display LCD?

Do you or anyone know where pics of the FP innards might be from someone who has gone that way before?